College Football Playoff odds: LSU joins the party, is now favored to make 12-team field

Ole Miss had the only ranked win of the week, knocking off No. 24 Louisville on a neutral field with a last-second field goal. Kiffin’s old team is still getting plus-odds (+155 on FanDuel and +164 on DraftKings) and is in the middle of a tier with fellow SEC schools Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas A&M.

College Football Playoff executives trigger 30-day ESPN negotiating window amid expansion talks

As expansion talks continue, College Football Playoff executives have triggered a 30-day negotiating window with ESPN, Yahoo! Sports’ Ross Dellenger reported. The network can present an offer during that time which executives can either accept or reject and move to an open market.

College Football Playoff to discuss potential 24-team expansion with ESPN

The College Football Playoff announced Tuesday that it will open discussions with broadcast partner ESPN about potentially doubling the tournament to 24 teams. “The CFP has decided to move forward in its evaluation of potential playoff expansion to 24 teams by beginning a media rights discussion with ESPN,

College football bowl projections move LSU into CFP, drop Ole Miss ahead of Week 2

LSU's dominant win over Clemson reshapes the playoff picture as bowl projections get their first major shakeup of 2026.

College Football 12-Team Playoff Predictions After Week 1 of Regular Season

An early prediction of the 12-team College Football Playoffs after Week 1 of the regular season ended on Monday night. The post College Football 12-Team Playoff Predictions After Week 1 of Regular Season appeared first on HEAVY.
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College Football Playoff bracket for Week 2: Projecting top four seeds, first-round matchups, bubble teams

We finally have some data points for the CFP field.

College Football Playoff triggers 30-day window to negotiate expanding the field to 24 teams

The exclusive 30-day window allows the CFP to weigh offers for a 16- or 24-team field before a Dec. 1 deadline to enact changes for the 2027 season

B/R's 2026 College Football Playoff Bracket Projections and Predictions after Week 1

The opening game on the Big 12 docket's this season features a pesky Arizona squad heading to preseason front-runner BYU. When the programs met in 2025, BYU survived a double-overtime thriller with a 33-27 win. If Arizona wins, it'll be an early twist in both the Big 12 and Playoff races.

College Football Playoff 2026: Bubble watch after Week 1

At this time a year ago, LSU beat Clemson 17-10 in a game that prematurely pushed LSU to the forefront of the College Football Playoff conversation on Labor Day weekend. It was a statement nonconference win against what many believed would be an elite Clemson team.

2026 College Football Playoff bracket projection: Why Western Michigan cracks field despite loss to Michigan

With limited data and few good games on paper, there isn't a need to make massive changes to our preseason College Football Playoff projections. Still, there were teams that impressed ( Miami, LSU) and teams that disappointed (Texas Tech) in Week 1 that need to be taken into account.

College Football Playoff selection rules have changed for the third year in a row. Here’s why

The CFP has had a slightly different format in each of the last four years, and leaders are still wrestling with bigger changes to come.