Proposed 24-team College Football Playoff bracket shapes up for 2024, 2025
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 19, 2026, 6:02 PM
Last updated Oct 19, 2026
A proposed 24-team College Football Playoff (CFP) bracket is being discussed based on final 2024 and 2025 rankings. Under this model, the top eight seeds would receive byes, while 19 teams would qualify at-large. In 2024, Texas would have made the field as the No. 3 seed, earning a first-round bye. Hypothetical first-round matchups include teams like Alabama facing Duke and Miami against Iowa in 2025. The CFP has not yet finalized the format or selection criteria for this 24-team proposal.
- •Proposed model includes 19 at-large selections and four automatic bids.
- •Texas would be a No. 3 seed in 2024 with a bye.
- •Hypothetical matchups feature Alabama vs. Duke in 2025.
- •CFP is still determining the format for expansion.
- 6:02 PMYahoo Sports — While unofficial, what proposed 24-team CFP bracket would have looked like in 2024, 2025
"The Longhorns would have landed a first-round bye in 2024 and made the field last year.
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