国家指挥局考虑将学院足球决赛扩大到14个或16个球队, 面对不同的反应。 NCAA considers expanding College Football Playoff to 14 or 16 teams, facing mixed reactions.

美国中联和十大联盟正在探索扩大大学足球季后赛的可能性, 包括14或16支球队, 可能给他们更多的自动资格. The SEC and Big Ten conferences are exploring the possibility of expanding the College Football Playoff to include 14 or 16 teams, potentially giving them more automatic qualifiers. 这种改变可以让证交会玩九场定期赛季比赛, 并改变会议锦标赛的周末。 This change could allow the SEC to play nine regular-season games and alter conference championship weekends. 然而,诸如大12和行政协调会等其他会议对格式的公平性感到关切,ESPN对这项交易表示保留。 However, other conferences like the Big 12 and ACC are concerned about the fairness of the format, and ESPN has expressed reservations over the deal. 预计春季将就新格式作出最后决定,新格式可能包括8场第一轮比赛。 The final decision on the new format, which could include eight first-round games, is expected by spring.