College Football Playoff
If the playoff was selected today...
Based on current rankings - 12-Team Format
🏆 Automatic Qualifiers
5 Highest-Ranked Conference Champions
#1
Kansas State
🏆 Big XII Champion
1-0
1.06
#2
Stanford
🏆 ACC Champion
1-0
1.01
#4
Western Kentucky
🏆 Conference USA Champion
1-0
0.481
#5
Fresno State
🏆 Mountain West Champion
0-1
-5.128
Automatic Qualifiers:
• The 5 highest-ranked conference champions
• Rankings determine qualification, not conference affiliation
• Any conference champion can earn an automatic bid
• The 5 highest-ranked conference champions
• Rankings determine qualification, not conference affiliation
• Any conference champion can earn an automatic bid
⭐ At-Large Bids
Highest ranked teams not auto-qualified
#5
Fresno State
Mountain West
0-1
-5.128
#6
Sam Houston
Conference USA
0-1
-5.225
#7
Iowa State
Big XII
0-1
-5.55
#8
Hawaii
Mountain West
0-1
-6.2
🎯 First Round Byes
Top 4 teams advance directly to quarterfinals
#1
Kansas State
1-0 • Big XII
🏆 Auto-Qualifier
1.06
#2
Stanford
1-0 • ACC
🏆 Auto-Qualifier
1.01
#3
Kansas
1-0 • Big XII
0.72
#4
Western Kentucky
1-0 • Conference USA
🏆 Auto-Qualifier
0.481
🏈 First Round Games
Higher seed hosts at home📊 Conference Breakdown
How many teams each conference has in the playoff
Big XII
3 teams
ACC
1 team
Conference USA
2 teams
Mountain West
2 teams
* Projection based on current computer rankings
* Automatic qualifiers are the 5 highest-ranked conference champions
* Remaining 7 spots filled by highest-ranked teams regardless of conference
* Automatic qualifiers are the 5 highest-ranked conference champions
* Remaining 7 spots filled by highest-ranked teams regardless of conference