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CFP Board Approves 12 Team Format

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  1. Feb 20, 2024 #1
    ETGator

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    The College Football Playoff committee unanimously revised the qualifying criteria for the 12-team event Tuesday. The 5+7 format is here.

    It’ll be the five highest ranked conference champions plus the next seven highest ranked teams as determined by the CFP committee. It was all made official Tuesday after meetings.

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    “Under the 12-team playoff format that begins this fall, the four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded one through four and each will receive a first-round bye, while teams seeded five through 12 will play each other in the first round on the home field of the higher-ranked team,” the release read.

    “(The team ranked #5 will host #12; team #6 will meet team #11; team #7 will play team #10; and team #8 will meet #9.) The quarterfinals and semifinals will be played in the New Year’s Six bowl games, the national championship game will continue to be at a neutral site. No conference will qualify automatically and there will be no limit on the number of participants from a conference.”

    College Football Playoff Board of Managers unanimously approves new qualifier format
     
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  2. Feb 20, 2024 #2
    62gator

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    Is the Pac-2 still a conference?
    That means a G5 team gets an automatic slot. Don’t like that. If they’re one of the 12 “best”, that’s how they should get in, imho.

    Not a fan of the byes. Some of the the top 4 likely won’t be among the 4 “best”, it gives them a distinct unwarranted advantage.

    They should play the second round games on campus too, imho. Stop feeding the dinosaur bowls.

    UF never sniffed the little 4 team playoff, sadly. Dream of the day when we see the Gators make the field of 12, please. At least do it for wing, soon, he’s on borrowed time as it is. :D
     
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  3. Feb 20, 2024 #3
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    How many conferences get an automatic bid?
     
  4. Feb 20, 2024 #4
    62gator

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    5 highest ranked champions.
     
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  5. Feb 20, 2024 #5
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    Really hoping the Championship game gets moved to Saturday, as God intended.
     
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  6. Feb 20, 2024 #6
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    Can't wait for #13 to start whining.:D
     
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  8. Feb 21, 2024 #8
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    Agreed 100% on both. To avoid byes I thought for sure they’d go with 8 teams, or maybe 16. With 12 it’s unavoidable. I would also love to see the quarterfinals on campus. Do the semi’s and finals at big bowls, that’s fine.
     
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    I agree but the unwarranted byes were probably something the lesser conferences demanded and the SEC/Big Whatever caved. We will routinely be getting at least one conference "champion" ranked probably 15-20 with a first round bye. They may occasionally win their first game but will probably lose 75% of them to a higher ranked team from a tougher conference.

    I have an even bigger potential issue with how refs are to be assigned. LOTS of room for mistakes (or fixing) there, IMO. I've seen nothing about that.
     
  10. Feb 21, 2024 #10
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    Should’ve been 16
     
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  11. Feb 22, 2024 #11
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    So no more P5 vs G5. Just the top 5 ranked conference champions get in so essentially probably 4 P5 and 1 G5 if the PAC-12 doesn’t swallow up the Mountain West Conference.
     
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    15 they are already talking about 14 teams. You will get your wish soon enough.
     
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    You can just about guarantee that the SEC and Big Ten conference champion will be ranked high enough, but all these other conferences may not have a team in the top 10. I wonder how low that ranking will end up for that 5th team in some years
     
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    Like the emphasis on conference champions. Should be 6, though, and only 6. No at-large. Top two teams get a bye.

    Hate that it’s 12 total teams. That’s six too many. And I have a sneaking suspicion that’s a means to make sure Notre Dame gets in every year.
     
  15. Feb 22, 2024 #15
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    Yep, ND gets an automatic bid with at least 8 wins. Nothing official, but that is how it will be, because they are ND. Screw that.
     
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    Get rid of Conference Championship games and go with a full 16 team playoff.
     
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    The sec championship is dumb now anyway without an east and a west. Who goes? Bcs, vote who you wish the best two are.
     
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    14 teams are on its way. The Big Ten commish is pushing for 14 to be implemented soon.
     
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    Why even play a conference champonship game anymore? Uhhh aren't there like 2 teams left in the PAC - 10 anyway?
    How many times will they play each other? lol
     
  20. Feb 23, 2024 #20
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    You have to assume the sec and BIG will each get at least two teams in every year (champ and an at large or two), then add in other conference champs ( Big 12, ACC etc) ND with at least 8 wins and some at large teams based on rankings.
    If we do away with the sec championship game, the Birmingham touchdown club can just vote for the sec champ ;)
     
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