College Football Playoff Management Committee Modifies Playoff Seeding for 2025-26 - College Football Playoff
Five Highest-Ranked Conference Champions Guaranteed Access; Seeding to Match Final Selection Committee Ranking IRVING, Texas – The College Football Playoff (CFP)
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“The new policy will guarantee the five highest-ranked conference champions a place in the Playoff, but will no longer include a bye for the four highest-ranked champions. The 12-team bracket will now be seeded directly based on the final ranking of the CFP Selection Committee, with the four highest-ranked teams receiving a first-round bye. If one or more of the five highest-ranked conference champions are ranked outside the top 12, that team or teams would move up to the 12th seed, 11th seed, etc., based on the number of conference champions outside the top 12.”
