O Big Ten enters the 12-team College Football Playoff this year. What about the future, though? What about 2026 and 2027? Will we see, by then, an expansion of the playoffs from 12 to 14 teams? The Big Ten might want that, for reasons explained by Mark Rogers on The Voice of College Football.
College Sports Wire noted the details in this year’s specific report 12-Team College Football Playoff Format:
“The original plan for the ‘6+6’ model was officially scrapped when the Pac-12 lost 10 of its 12 members to the ACC, Big 12 and Big Ten conferences. Originally, Power Five champions earned an automatic bid, with the highest-ranked group of five champions also earning a spot. The remaining places would be awarded to six general proposals.
“The new format would award the four power champions (ACC, Big 12, Big Ten and SEC) with a final automatic bid going to the top-ranked group of five champions and the remaining seven spots will be at-large bids.
“Beginning with the 2024 season, the top four conference champions will be ranked first. 4 and each will receive byes in the first round. The remaining eight teams will face each other in the first round of the playoffs, with the highest-seeded team hosting the game.”
Here’s the Mark Rogers Big Ten show on The Voice of College Football about playoff expansion:
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