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ESPN and CFP enter final review stage in bid to expand college football playoffs to 24 teams

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The Associated Press. (2026, November 6). ESPN and CFP enter final review stage in bid to expand college football playoffs to 24 teams. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/espn-and-cfp-enter-final-review-stage-in-bid-to-expand-college-football-playoffs-to-24-teams/article_f888c204-a49e-587b-a0a9-808acad9206f.html

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ESPN and the College Football Playoff are close to finalizing talks for expanding the college football playoff from 12 to 24 teams next year. ESPN has offered an additional $345 million annually to cover the loss of conference title games, part of a deal that would be worth nine figures. The expanded format would include automatic bids for Power Four conference champions and the highest-ranked team from the Group of Six conferences, with selection committee picks filling out the rest of the field.

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As of November 6, 2026, ESPN and the College Football Playoff (CFP) are nearing completion of their final review stage regarding an agreement to expand the playoff field from 12 to 24 teams for next year. The CFP announced that though no timeline was provided, a formal decision on the deal would follow this review period. ESPN previously offered an additional annual payment of $345 million to support the expansion, which would see the first two rounds played at college campuses with top eight teams receiving byes. Major bowls would continue hosting quarterfinals and semifinals leading up to the championship game in late January. The deal aims to compensate major conferences for losses incurred from eliminating their respective title games under a nine-figure annual media rights arrangement, part of an existing $7.8 billion six-year contract beginning this year.

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Talks between ESPN and College Football Playoff are in the final stages of review in their bid to expand the postseason to 24 teams next year, the CFP announced in a two-sentence statement on Friday. asserted

CFP → expand → Friday

Though no timeline was provided, a formal decision on the agreement will come following the review, the CFP said. asserted

CFP → provide → review

The media rights deal would cover the nine-figure sums the major conferences would lose by eliminating their respective title games. asserted

conferences → cover → games

ESPN previously reported offering an additional annual payment of $345 million to the CFP to double the playoff field from 12 to 24 teams. asserted

ESPN → report → teams

The current six-year deal which begins this year is worth $7.8 billion. asserted

which → begin → ?

The parties have been discussing a format in which the Power Four conference champs and the highest-ranked team from the Group of Six earn automatic bids, with the other 19 teams being chosen by a selection committee. asserted

teams → discuss → committee

The first two rounds of the expanded playoff would be held on college campuses, with the top eight teams getting a first-round bye and hosting games the following week. The major bowls would continue to host the quarterfinals and semifinals, with the championship game behind held in late January. ___ asserted

game → expand → January

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