How would 24-team College Football Playoff affect the Group of Six?

Another year, another college football offseason with plenty of conversation about drastic changes to the future of the sport. This offseason includes what has become a familiar conversation — playoff expansion . The NCAA recently pushed through a plan to expand the NCAA basketball tournaments, and College Football Playoff expansion could be next.

Discussions have been going on since the playoff was expanded from four to 12 teams in 2024. There have been various models, but a potential 24-team playoff now seems to be the most likely plan moving forward. The expansion to 12 teams included a guaranteed spot for one team from the Group of Five (now the Group of Six).

Would expansion to 24 teams mean more spots for Group of Six teams? Here's a look at what playoff expansion would mean for the Group of Six. Why 2025 CFP was an inflection point The conversation about a separate Group of Six playoff intensified during the 2025 playoff because both Tulane and James Madison made the 12-team field.

That happened because the ACC's ridiculous tiebreaker policies resulted in a five-loss Duke team winning the conference title, but most instead seemed to decide to blame James Madison, Tulane and the Group of Six as a whole. It also got plenty of attention before and after Tulane and James Madison lost in blowout fashion in the first round. It would be shocking if a 12-team playoff ever includes more than one Group of Six team again.