The transition to an expanded college football playoff system is paused due to disagreements between the SEC and Big Ten on selecting a 16-team field. While there were plans to increase participation from 12 to 16 teams, the current 12-team structure will be assessed during the 2025 season. This model includes automatic bids for five conference champions and seven at-large spots, discarding the previous restriction on top seeds being limited to conference champions. The future implications of this expansion are uncertain.
The 2025 season will play out with a 12-team format featuring automatic bids for five conference champions and seven at-large spots. Gone is last year's clunky requirement that the top four seeds could go only to conference champs.
After decades of ignoring complaints and the promise of additional revenue to claim that just two teams was more than enough, plans to move from 12 participants to 16 were underway before last season's inaugural 12-teamer even took place.
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