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CFP 5+11 model gaining traction among leaders

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A 16 -team College Football Playoff model featuring the top five conference champions and 11 at-large teams is gaining traction.

The next step in playoff expansion for 2026 and beyond will depend on how quickly the sport's leaders can make a flurry of decisions.

The SEC 's choice between staying at eight league games or moving to nine could be revisited.

The Big Ten and SEC have the bulk of control over the playoff's format in 2026 .

The SEC provided members of the media with a six -page packet that included color-coded charts using multiple metrics to illustrate the league's dominant schedule strength.

Sankey said the task for determining the CFP 's strength of schedule component is striking a balance "between human and machine" Sankey didn't rule out the possibility of the 12 -team CFP remaining in place in 2026 .

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