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College Football Playoff Already Looking to Expand Beyond 12 Teams

This is the first season of the 12-team CFP, but the playoff’s executive director already has a number in mind for the event’s next iteration.
College Football Playoff Already Looking to Expand Beyond 12 Teams
The College Football Playoff logo is printed across a backdrop during a news conference in Irving, Texas on Oct. 16, 2013. Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo
Ross Kelly
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We’re on the eve of the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff (CFP), with the first quarterfinal matchup taking place on Friday, Dec. 20.

It was back in 2022 that the CFP Board of Managers agreed to expand the playoff from its previous four-team format to its current with a dozen squads. However, the powers that be in the CFP are already looking to expand beyond 12 schools.
Ross Kelly
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Ross Kelly is a sports journalist who has been published by ESPN, CBS and USA Today. He has also done statistical research for Stats Inc. and Synergy Sports Technology. A graduate of LSU, Ross resides in Houston.