A seeding structure change to the College Football Playoff format is unlikely to gain the necessary support without compromise, multiple commissioners told Yahoo Sports this week. Eliminating the format’s rule designating the top four seeds — and first-round byes — only to conference champions has been discussed as a possible shift after

College football's 2025 season is filled with marquee matchups. In the expanded College Football Playoff era, every weekend is vital toward building resumes. Many of the preseason ranked teams face out-of-conference showdowns that could be the difference in landing as an at-large or just missing out.