College Football Playoff

NCAA Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision is the highest level of Colleeg Football in the USA and made up of elite universities and colleges and which primarily the NFL and other professional leagues select their players in the annual Draft.

Prior to the 2024 season, the top 4 selected teams would compete in the playoff, which will increase to 12 teams in 2024.

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Schedule for 2024-25 Playoff
FIRST ROUND	2024
QUARTER-FINALS	2024
SEMI-FINALS	2015
NATIONAL Championship	2015

2024 NCAA Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision Season will expand to 12 teams:
1. Guaranteed bids for the top five conference champions in the CFP rankings; no conference will have an automatic bid, a conference must have a minimum of eight members for its champion to be eligible for a guaranteed bid.
2. At-large bids for the seven highest-ranked remaining teams, which could include additional conference champions.
3. The four highest-ranked conference champions will receive first-round byes.
4. The remaining teams will play each other in the first round at the home fields of the better seeds or an alternate venue of their choosing; match-ups will be 5-12, 6-11, 7-10, and 8-9.
5. The quarterfinals and semifinals will be hosted by the New Year's Six (the Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Peach, Rose, and Sugar bowls) on a rotating basis.
6. The championship game will continue to be held at a separately determined neutral site.
7. The playoff bracket will not be reseeded at any time.
8. First round games will occur in December, quarterfinal games on or around New Year's Day, semifinal games at least one week later, and the championship game one week after the semifinals.

RECENT PLAYOFF APPEARANCES

TEAM		RECENT
2024 SEASON PLAYOFFS
	MANCHESTER DEMONS	2024 BFL championship game
PREVIOUS SEASONS
	BIRMINGHAM BANDITS	2023 South Division Final

+ - BFL Champions

* - Record appearance drought

^ - Teams without a playoff win

STANDINGS

8 MOST APPEARANCES Alabama Crimson Tide	3 MOST TITLES Alabama Crimson Tide

A	Team		CONF	RPA	RT
8		Alabama Crimson Tide	SEC	2023	2020
7		Clemson Tigers	ACC	2020	2018
6		Ohio State Buckeyes	BIG TEN	2022	2014
4		Georgia Bulldogs	SEC	2022	2022
		Oklahoma Sooners	SEC	2019
3		Michigan Wolverines	BIG TEN	2023	2023
		Notre Dame Fighting Irish	IND	2020
2		Washington Huskies	BIG TEN	2023
		Texas Longhorns	SEC	2023
		Oregon Ducks	BIG TEN	2014
1		LSU Tigers	SEC	2019	2019
		Texas Christian Horned Frogs	BIG 12	2022
		Cincinnati Bearcats	BIG 12	2021
		Michigan State Spartans	BIG TEN	2015
		Florida State Seminoles	ACC	2014
		Arizona State Sun Devils	BIG 12	2024
		Boise State Broncos	MOUNTAIN WEST	2024
		Indiana Hoosiers	BIG TEN	2024
		Penn State Nittany Lions	BIG TEN	2024
		SMU MUSTANGS	ACC	2024
		Tennessee Volunteers	SEC	2024