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The College Football Playoff will expand to 12 teams after the Board of Managers approved expansion by an unanimous vote on Friday, the group that oversees the postseason system announced.
The expanded format will include the six highest ranked conference champions with the remaining spots in the field to be made up of at-large selections. The new structure that added eight more spots to the current playoff was approved by unanimous consent of the presidential representatives from each of the 10 FBS conferences and Notre Dame.
Under the new structure, the four highest-rated conference champions by the College Football Playoff committee will receive first round byes. The first round will match the teams ranked from No. 5 through No.
