The 24 team playoff might be good for Notre Dame, but it’s bad for college football
There’s a big movement to change the college football playoff again, but there’s no guarantee it will be what’s best.
GLENDALE, ARIZONA - JANUARY 8: A generic view of the College Football Playoff logo before the CFP Semifinal Vrbo Fiesta Bowl between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Miami Hurricanes at State Farm Stadium on January 8, 2026 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by CFP/Getty Images) | Getty Images We have arrived at the point in the college football playoff timeline where we are now seriously considering the expansion of the format to 24 teams. It’s perhaps one of the most unsurprising storylines this offseason as so much of the college football landscape revolves almost completely around the CFP.
This is wildly different than CFB seasons of the past during the BCS era and before. The focus was on the season itself, with the postseason falling in line later in the year. But we’ll get to all of that in a bit.
(Also… save yourself from using the logistics of the FCS format to argue for 24 teams as the overall picture isn’t even remotely close to being the same). Right now the battle for expansion rests almost completely on the shoulders of the Big 10 and the SEC who will have to agree on any type of expansion. The SEC is willing to go to 16 while the Big 10 is openly campaigning for 24.
That campaign for 24 has now seen both the ACC and the Big 12 fall in line as well, and are using this spring to turn up the pressure. Commissioner Jim Phillips says the ACC supports a 24-team College Football Playoff 👀 pic. twitter.
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