- The College Football Playoff expands to 24 teams in 2027 (23 at-large + one Group of Six), creating a 23-game bracket and making a national title run even tougher.
- Format highlights: seeds 9–24 play a first round at higher-seed campuses, seeds 1–8 get first-round byes, and the New Year’s Six bowls are folded into the quarterfinals/semifinals.
- Conference championship games largely disappear — those weeks become CFP first-round games (so no SEC title game in 2027) and conference champs will be decided by regular-season standings.
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