What future holds with college football playoff moving to straight seeding

May 22, 2025

By Ross Dellenger, Senior College Football Reporter, Yahoo Sports: The College Football Playoff is moving to a straight seeding model.

CFP executives on Thursday approved a change to how teams are seeded in the 12-team field, voting unanimously to place teams based directly on the selection committee’s rankings and not by conference championships, multiple sources tell Yahoo Sports.

In the current structure, the top four seeds in the playoff are designated to the highest-ranked conference champions. In a straight seeding format, teams are seeded in the same slot in which they are ranked, 1-12, with the top four seeds earning a bye into the quarterfinals.

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