CFP hasn't ruled out 'tweaks' to 12-team format for 2025 - ESPN

ATLANTA — No major decisions were made regarding the future format of the 12-team College Football Playoff on Sunday, but «tweaks» to the 2025 season haven't been ruled out, CFP executive director Rich Clark said.

Sunday's annual meeting of the FBS commissioners and the presidents and chancellors who control the playoff wasn't expected to produce any immediate course of action, but it was the first time that people with the power to change the playoff met in person to begin a review of the historic expanded bracket.

Clark said the group talked about «a lot of really important issues,» but the meeting at the Signia by Hilton set the stage for bigger decisions that need to be made «very soon.»

Commissioners would have to unanimously agree upon any changes to the 12-team format to implement them for the 2025 season.

«I would say it's possible, but I don't know if it's going to happen or not,» Clark said on the eve of the College Football Playoff National Championship game between Ohio State and Notre Dame. «There's probably some things that could happen in short order that might be tweaks to the 2025 season, but we haven't determined that yet.»

A source with knowledge of the conversations said nobody at this time was pushing hard for a 14-team bracket, and there wasn't an in-depth discussion of the seeding process, but talks were held about the value of having the four highest-ranked conference champions earn first-round byes.

Ultimately, the 11 presidents and chancellors who comprise the CFP's board of managers will vote on any changes, and some university leaders said they liked rewarding those conference champions with byes because of the emphasis it placed on conference title games.

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