The expanded CFP expanded the national spotlight to more programs than ever before, but one glaring flaw remains

The CFP will never likely surpass the NFL in the attention economy, but the march through the first 12-team Playoff has been a positive one.

Now that the first-ever 12-team College Football Playoff has concluded, it’s never too early to start looking ahead to the 2026 event. The expanded format brought plenty of surprises, thanks to the addition of eight more teams from the previous four-team model.

In the new 12-team College Football Playoff, the marquee bowls and championship game location will rotate each year across the different rounds of the tournament. The Cotton Bowl (Arlington, Texas), Orange Bowl (Miami Gardens,

When Ohio State beat Notre Dame 34-23, the College Football Playoff wrapped up its biggest postseason ever, and despite the high amount of blowouts, the 12-team playoff was a success. A season ago, seven teams were vying for a spot in the playoff during conference championship week.

The game brought an end to the first edition of the expanded College Football Playoff, which features 12 teams vying for the title instead of four. The current CFP structure isnt