Hancock, 72, will remain in his current position through the 2023-2024 season. He'll then take on a consultant role to the new executive director when the CFP expands from the current four-team playoff to the new 12-team format for the 2024-25 season. Hancock was named executive director...
The College Football Playoff board of managers is expected to vote Tuesday on a model that would include the five highest-ranked conference champions and the next seven highest-ranked teams in the 12-team playoff this fall.
If the Pac-12 dissolves in 2024, as many expect it to, the CFP could change how it chooses the teams in the expanded 12-team format, which also begins in 2024. The current model includes the six highest-ranked conference champions plus the next six highest-ranked teams, which allows for...
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Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images Sport / Getty The College Football Playoff released on Tuesday a schedule for the 12-team format that will be used in the 2024 and 2025 seasons, which will feature New Year's Day quarterfinal tripleheaders but no games played on Saturday. ...
The new 12-team format will begin this fall, which will prevent an undefeated Power 5 conference champion from being excluded. On Monday, the 11 presidents and chancellors who have the ultimate authority over the playoff could approve the commissioners' proposal to reward the five highest-ranked...
"The circumstances have changed, and we need to reconsider the format," Sankey said. "I'm not convinced we need to reconsider the number of teams, and I've been clear that I would have been OK with an eight-team playoff with no conference champion access. That wasn't, if you will,...
Efforts to expand the CFP from a four-team format to a 12-team playoff are underway, which could dramatically increase annual revenue. This expansion is expected to enrich not only the conferences but also the NCAA’s financial intake. Expansion promises to decentralize the current system, where...
A 14-team playoff would likely mean that the highest-ranked conference champions end up with a bye, which would incentivize those league title games. From there, the format would play out like the 12-team playoff that is debuting this season. ESPN reported earlier this month that Petitti...
IRVING, Texas -- The inaugural first-round games of a 12-team College Football Playoff will feature one game Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, and three games Dec. 21, 2024, CFP executive director Bill Hancock said Thursday following the conclusion of CFP spring meetings. ...