The new 12-team CFP is already causing consternation and controversy. But how and why did they land on this specific format?

Oregon, ranked No. 1 in both the AP Top 25 and CFP polls, hosts Washington on Saturday in the regular-season finale.

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An Ohio State win locks up a trip to the Big Ten championship game and a rematch with No. 1 Oregon (No. 1 CFP), which handed ...

The Ohio State Buckeyes, if the season ended today, are projected to play the Arizona State Sun Devils in the first round of ...

The latest College Football Playoff bracket projection has a pair of SEC teams — Alabama and Mississippi — outside the 12-team field after each suffered upset losses Saturday.

Coach Mike Elko leads Texas A&M into its biggest game of the season against Texas with a chance at a SEC championship game on ...

The Big Ten is poised to be a major player in this season's College Football Playoff, with three of the top-four teams in the ...

A chaotic college football weekend opened up the possibilities for a Clemson at-large College Football Playoff bid. The CFP ...

Tennessee football is a win away from heading to the College Football Playoff. The Vols face Vanderbilt on Saturday in ...

Case for: The eye test and statistics favor Indiana. The Hoosiers have an electrifying offense led by quarterback Kurtis ...

I sure hope the first 12-team Playoff has a similar payoff, while fully acknowledging it could deteriorate into a month of ...