The new 12-team CFP is already causing consternation and controversy. But how and why did they land on this specific format?

The Southeastern Conference’s losses were almost everyone else’s gain in the College Football Playoff rankings, with SMU nudging its way into the top 12 and Indiana staying in the mix at No. 10 ...

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The SEC landed eight teams in the fourth CFP rankings of the 2024 season. Here’s who’s in, who’s out, the playoff bracket and ...

A chaotic college football weekend opened up the possibilities for a Clemson at-large College Football Playoff bid. The CFP ...

If you can’t be a College Football Playoff team, the next best thing is spoiling your rival’s CFP hopes on the season's final weekend.

To hear Alabama fans, a spoiled bunch after so many national championships ... the winner at Kyle Field in College Stadium to play Georgia in Atlanta for the SEC championship and an automatic CFP slot ...

Clemson doesn't have the strongest case for the College Football Playoff, but it just needs a case better than Indiana's. And ...

The home team, Alabama football, will host the Tigers after falling to Oklahoma on the road, losing its chance at an SEC ...

SMU nudges its way into the bracket and Indiana drops just five spots to No. 10 despite a lopsided loss, as the latest ...

After a disasterous weekend for the SEC, the odds are stronger now that the ACC can send multiple teams to the College ...