The CFP will move to a 12-team straight seeding model this fall with the top four teams receiving a first-round bye.

This is the new format and how teams are picked for the College Football Playoff, where semifinals rotate among the Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Peach, Rose and Sugar Bowls.

Here's a breakdown of how the new 12-team College Football Playoff will work — starting in 2024-25 — according to CFP officials.

The College Football Playoff will use a more straightforward way of filling the bracket next season, placing teams strictly ...

The College Football Playoff will have a more straightforward bracket next season, instead of moving pieces around conference ...

Changes to the 2025 College Football Playoff are underway with a new seeding model set to debut this fall. First-round byes ...

College Football Playoff administrators approved a proposal for a straight-seeding model for the 2025 postseason, a major ...