CFB Playoff nearing consensus to alter seeding process, first-round byes

May 14, 2025

By Brandon Marcello, CBS Sports: AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — The College Football Playoff’s power brokers are nearing consensus to change the seeding process next season and eliminate first-round byes for conference champions, sources told CBS Sports.

The “straight seeding” proposal has gained support from the ACC and Big 12 in recent weeks, sources said. On Wednesday, ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said for the first time that the format “may be the right thing for us to consider.”

CFP administrators must approve the proposal, which could happen within the next month, sources said. The proposal requires unanimous approval from the 10 FBS conferences and Notre Dame to be enacted for the 2025-26 season.

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College Football Playoff nearing consensus to alter seeding process with changes to first-round byes

The power conferences are in agreement to move to a format that will eliminate automatic first-round byes for conference champions.

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