Summary

We're entering the final stretch of the 12-team playoff era, with further expansion set to begin next season , which puts less deliberation in the hands of the selection committee and more opportunities for teams to play their way into the postseason. This marks the fourth time in the past two decades that college football's way of determining its national champions has changed, beginning with the Bowl Championship Series (1998-2013), leading into the four-team playoff (2014-2023), and culminating in the current 12-team system.

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