In 10 seasons, top-seeded teams in both the AFC and NFC were 14-4 in the postseason, combining for a 28-8 overall record. Top seeds won by an average of 14.1 points per game, and their losses came by an average of 5.8 points per game.

Before the national title game Monday, college football’s power brokers will meet to discuss the debut of the 12-team playoff and what needs to be tweaked. Or trashed. Don’t expect anything Sunday. Too soon.

Eliminating the CFP’s rule designating the top four seeds and first-round byes to conference champions won't likely happen next year.

There's only one game remaining in what has been the longest college football season in history, which started way back on Aug. 24, 2024, when Georgia Tech upset then-No. 10 Florida State 24-21 in Ireland.

Notre Dame and Ohio State fans have had to endure unprecedented travel demands throughout college football’s first 12-team playoff to reach Monday night’s national championship game.

Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday in Atlanta. The Buckeyes are seeking their first title since 2014 -- the first year of the expanded four-team CFP -- while Notre Dame is trying to snap a championship drought that dates back to 1988.

On Sunday, the eve of the College Football Playoff national championship game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish, the decision-makers who have the ultimate authority over the playoff's format will hold their annual business meeting.

College Football Playoff national championship game odds, predictions, picks for Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs Ohio State Buckeyes on Monday, Jan. 20.

What followed in the College Football Playoff was somewhat of a surprise, however, as Ohio State demolished Oregon en route to a national title game appearance. That sent the Buckeyes to the No. 1 slot in our final 2024 power rankings. It’s a spot they’ll hold regardless of the result of Monday’s game.

Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price (24), offensive lineman Charles Jagusah (56) quarterback Riley Leonard (13), and coach Marcus Freeman watch the confetti drop after defeating Penn State in the NCAA Playoff semifinal.

The Ohio State Buckeyes and Notre Dame Fighting Irish are just two days away from deciding which team is the best in college football. Ohio State looked like the most dominating team in college football in its three College Football Playoff wins en route to Atlanta,