The College Football Playoff’s 10 FBS conferences and Notre Dame are set to meet Tuesday at a hotel inside Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, where the commissioners of the Big Ten and SEC “are expected to ask cohorts” to “change seeding” for the 2025 edition. Greg Sankey of the SEC and Tony Petitti of the Big Ten are expected to push new guidelines “eliminating first-round byes for the four highest-ranked conference champions and basing seeding solely on the selection committee’s rankings.” Such a change “would require unanimous approval.” If that doesn’t happen, the Big Ten and SEC “are prepared to wait until 2026” — when a new six-year TV contract with ESPN “provides them more decision-making power without the need for unanimity.” Sources said that the Big Ten and SEC “scheduled a conference call over the weekend with the ACC and Big 12” ahead of Tuesday’s meeting (CBSSPORTS.com, 2/24).
Beyond potentially changing the way teams are seeded this fall, “no major decisions are expected Tuesday that would impact how fans view the CFP.” It’s “expected to also be a routine business meeting that includes details such as TV ratings and ticket prices” (ESPN.com, 2/24).
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