2025 College Football Playoffs Discussion (12 Team Format)

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Ryan Day wants College Football Playoff changes after Ohio State's title​

The Buckeyes coach offers solutions to the expanded playoff.​

College Football Playoff changes are coming, but Ohio State coach Ryan Day offered an alteration this week that goes beyond the games and enhances the experience for the players. Day and the Buckeyes waltzed through the first year of the expanded playoff with multiple convincing wins as an at-large selection, yet something felt off leading up to the national championship.

"First off, the experience is something we really got to learn from," Day said on the "Triple Option" podcast this week. "You know, I think that the player experience can be much better. I think that the focus needs to be on the players, and I think we need to look at a lot of it. Because, you know, the national championship is not run by a bowl.

"The other ones are but, even the ones that are run by a bowl, as you guys remember, there used to be events. There was a lot that came with that. Now that's no longer the case."

Day said the CFP has become formulaic and with no special offerings for players prior to kickoff like other bowl events.

"It's just like being on a road game, except you're there a day earlier, but there's no events like nobody going on any events, nobody's leaving the hotel," Day said. "I think that, you know, we need to consider moving the hotels outside of these big cities, because we're not going to these events anymore. So I think being a little bit more secluded and looking at some of those locations is just better for everybody, especially for the players. We need to pour it into the players.

"These are the guys that are doing the work. So I think that we need, you know, the best food there is that could possibly serve these guys. I think it should be the best conditions. I think we should try to find as many mementos for these guys that possibly can be done, just little things that money can't buy, but it stays with them forever."
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Big Ten, SEC set to unveil grand plans for College Football Playoff change ... but is anyone else on board?

No drastic decisions are expected on Tuesday, but the two power conferences will begin their quest for a CFP takeover

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Big Ten, SEC set to unveil grand plans for College Football Playoff change ... but is anyone else on board?

No drastic decisions are expected on Tuesday, but the two power conferences will begin their quest for a CFP takeover​

Soon, after months of talking and at least two clandestine meetings, the Big Ten and SEC may exert their newfound power. Their commissioners are expected to ask cohorts Tuesday to change seeding in the 2025 College Football Playoff, eliminating first-round byes for the four highest-ranked conference champions and basing seeding solely on the selection committee's rankings. The change would require unanimous approval among the 10 conferences and Notre Dame. If the Big Ten and SEC do not get what they want this week, they can wait until 2026, when the voting protocol of the management committee changes, people familiar with the agreement between commissioners and the CFP's board told CBS Sports. The Big Ten and SEC will control the CFP's voting power starting in 2026, and will no longer require unanimity from the 11 management committee members to pass legislation, sources told CBS Sports.
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The non-power conferences have reservations about both leaked plans for the CFP, including tweaking the seeding protocol as soon as next season. In December, the Mountain West's champion, No. 9 Boise State, was rewarded with a first-round bye as one of the four highest-ranked conference champions. Big 12 champion Arizona State, which was ranked 12th, also received a first-round bye. Seeding the tournament based solely on the committee's rankings would diminish the possibility of a non-power team receiving a first-round bye ... and getting an $8 million payout for a school appearing in the quarterfinals.
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"Winning a conference championship matters," ACC commissioner Jim Phillips told CBS Sports in December. "Now, am I open to listening to some other ideas? Absolutely. As I sit here today, it's a reward for a conference champion."
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Just sayin': I'll guess that the "top 4 conference champions" seeding won't change in the 2025 CFPs. Actually I liked it, it rewards the top 4 conference champions. #3 Texas and #4 Penn State can whine all they want; they would have got the bye had they won their CCG. I just don't think that loser of the CCG deserves a 1st round bye. Boise State and Arizona State played in their CCG (which was an extra game) and won it. Maybe it is time to eliminate CCGs with everyone playing an additional conference game; which would automatically eliminate the conference winners getting the bye in the CFP. However, that won't happen due to the money made on the CCGs.

 

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2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites

Here's the complete schedule for the College Football Playoff for the 2025-26 season, including game dates, how to watch and teams. This is the second year of the 12-team playoff.

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2025-26 College Football Playoff schedule, dates, TV channel, sites​

All times Eastern

• First round (Dec. 19-20) — on campus
  • Friday, Dec. 19: One game
  • Saturday, Dec. 20: Three games
• Quarterfinals (Dec. 31-Jan. 1)
  • Wednesday, Dec. 31: Cotton Bowl
  • Thursday, Jan. 1: Orange Bowl (early afternoon)
  • Thursday, Jan. 1: Rose Bowl (late afternoon)
  • Thursday, Jan. 1: Sugar Bowl (primetime)
• Semifinals (Jan. 8-9)
  • Thursday, Jan. 8: Fiesta Bowl
  • Friday, Jan. 9: Peach Bowl
• CFP National Championship
  • Monday, Jan. 19 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida

 

[DaiMonMoore]

I would say that the only teams eligible for a bye play in a conference title game. Title games will never go away. I disagree that the loser of a title game can't get a bye. It depends upon the rest of the teams. In the era of conference expansion, it may be common that 2 undefeated BIG or SEC teams will play for national title. In that case both teams should be seeded ahead of the Boise States of the world.

 

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CFP National Championship odds: Ohio State favored to repeat, followed by two SEC teams

See which teams have the best odds of winning the 2025-26 CFP National Championship.

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CFP National Championship odds: Ohio State favored to repeat, followed by two SEC teams​

Odds via BetMGM Sportsbook as of April 18:​

• Ohio State: +500
• Texas: +500
• Georgia: +650
• Oregon: +750
• Penn State: +900
• Notre Dame: +1400
• Alabama: +1500
• Tennessee: +2000
• Clemson: +2000
• LSU: +2000
• Michigan: +2200...
• Ole Miss: +2500
• Texas A&M: +3000
• Miami: +3000
• South Carolina: +4000

There aren’t many surprises at the top of the national championship odds board. Eight of the top 10 teams listed above made last year’s inaugural 12-team CFP.

Ohio State and Texas hold identical odds at BetMGM, but most sportsbooks give a slight edge to the Buckeyes. The teams square off at Ohio Stadium in Week 1, and the winner is guaranteed to separate from the pack. The early betting lines at FanDuel list the Buckeyes as a 3.5-point favorite.

 

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Rose Bowl's Longstanding Start Time to Change for 2025 College Football Playoff

The traditional epicenter of the sport has bowed to the god of television.

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Rose Bowl's Longstanding Start Time to Change for 2025 College Football Playoff​

The traditional epicenter of the sport has bowed to the god of television.

The Rose Bowl—once the bulwark of little-c conservatism in college football—has made another concession to modernity.

College football's oldest bowl game is moving its kickoff from 2 p.m. PT to 1 p.m. PT—or from 5 p.m. ET to 4 p.m. ET—on New Year's Day 2026, the College Football Playoff announced Tuesday afternoon. The announcement was made as part of the CFP's general announcement of its quarterfinal, semifinal and national championship schedules for the 2025 season.

"All three bowls shifting their start times allows us to place each game in an ideal window on New Year's Day and provide the optimal viewing experience. New Year's Day and college football are synonymous with each other, and these changes only strengthen that relationship," CFP executive director Rich Clark said in a statement.

Though the Rose Bowl has moved around before, the timing of the game—which coincides with the third-quarter sunset over the nearby San Gabriel Mountains—has long been considered essential to its mystique.

Just sayin': Moving the game up an hour makes it a little tighter to see the parade, have some lunch, and get to the stadium (and in your seat) before kickoff.

 

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CFP National Championship odds: Ohio State favored to repeat, followed by two SEC teams

See which teams have the best odds of winning the 2025-26 CFP National Championship.

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CFP National Championship odds: Ohio State favored to repeat, followed by two SEC teams​

Odds via BetMGM Sportsbook as of April 18:​

• Ohio State: +500
• Texas: +500
• Georgia: +650
• Oregon: +750
• Penn State: +900
• Notre Dame: +1400
• Alabama: +1500
• Tennessee: +2000
• Clemson: +2000
• LSU: +2000
• Michigan: +2200...
• Ole Miss: +2500
• Texas A&M: +3000
• Miami: +3000
• South Carolina: +4000

There aren’t many surprises at the top of the national championship odds board. Eight of the top 10 teams listed above made last year’s inaugural 12-team CFP.

Ohio State and Texas hold identical odds at BetMGM, but most sportsbooks give a slight edge to the Buckeyes. The teams square off at Ohio Stadium in Week 1, and the winner is guaranteed to separate from the pack. The early betting lines at FanDuel list the Buckeyes as a 3.5-point favorite.

How much of the Texas love is being driven by irrational Manning hype?

 

[Jagdaddy]

How much of the Texas love is being driven by irrational Manning hype?

A lot IMO.

 

[BB73]

How much of the Texas love is being driven by irrational Manning hype?

Well, they are the only team from the 4-team playoff in 2023 to make the 12-team playoff in 2024. And they were the toughest opponent for tOSU in those last 4 games.

 

[Bestbuck36]

We are going to smash the fuck out of Manning. If their Defense isn't better than this years version, they are getting ass beat. Truth

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

We need to beat them and take the all-time series lead against another blueblood.

 

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[BigWoof31]

Whew. Friday January 2nd gonna be a tough day at the office

 

[Zurp]

If I can figure this out, the playoffs would have looked like this:

1. Oregon
2. Georgia
3. Texas
4. Penn State
5. Notre Dame
6. Ohio State
7. Tennessee
8. Indiana
9. Boise State
10. SMU
12. Arizona State
16. Clemson

Notre Dame would have hosted Clemson
Ohio State would have hosted Arizona State
Tennessee would have hosted SMU
Indiana would have hosted Boise State

I would guess that the home teams would win all four of those games.

Second Round:
Rose Bowl: Oregon vs. Indiana
Sugar Bowl: Georgia vs. Tennessee
Another Bowl: Texas vs. Ohio State
Another Bowl: Penn State vs. Notre Dame

I'll guess that Oregon and Georgia would win.
We already know who won the other two games: Ohio State and Notre Dame.
So now we have Georgia vs. Ohio State and Oregon vs. Notre Dame.
Assuming Ohio State beats Georgia, it's irrelevant for who wins the other game, since Ohio State beat both of those teams.

Is that a better playoff? I like the idea that champions get byes, but I do think it's a bit silly that the #5 team would probably have the easiest trip to the Final Four and will get to the Final Four about 80% of the time.