playESPNMultiple AuthorsOct 15, 2026, 04:30 PM ETOpen Extended ReactionsCollege football could soon be expanding to a 24-team playoff bracket for the 2027 season. While not all the details are known, the new bracket will double the field by adding one addtional round of games. It will also double the amount of teams who earn a bye.Using the final committee ranking after the 2025 season (which does include conference championship games), here’s what a 24-team bracket would look like: Seven SEC schools, 6 Big Ten, 5 Big 12, 4 ACC, Notre Dame and one from the Group of 6.Michigan at Ohio State or Texas at Texas Tech in the second round? It could have happened.BracketBased the the final CFP ranking of the 2025 seasonFirst-round byesNo. 1 Indiana (Big Ten champ) No. 2 Ohio State No. 3 Georgia (SEC champ) No. 4 Texas Tech (Big 12 champ) No. 5 Oregon No. 6 Ole Miss No. 7 Texas A&M No. 8 OklahomaFirst-round gamesOn campusNo. 17 Arizona at No. 16 USC No. 18 Michigan at No. 15 Utah No. 19 Virginia at No. 14 Vanderbilt No. 20 Tulane (G6) at No. 13 Texas No. 21 Houston at No. 12 BYU No. 22 Georgia Tech at No. 11 Notre Dame No. 23 Iowa at No. 10 Miami No. 24 Duke (ACC champ) at No. 9 AlabamaSecond-round gamesOn campusNo. 17 Arizona/No. 16 USC at No. 1 Indiana No. 18 Michigan/No. 15 Utah at No. 2 Ohio State No. 19 Virginia/No. 14 Vanderbilt at No. 3 Georgia No. 20 Tulane (G6)/No. 13 Texas at No. 4 Texas Tech No. 21 Houston/No. 12 BYU at No. 5 Oregon No. 22 Georgia Tech/No. 11 Notre Dame at No. 6 Ole Miss No. 23 Iowa/No. 10 Miami at No. 7 Texas A&M No. 24 Duke/No. 9 Alabama at No. 8 OklahomaQuarterfinal gamesAt the Goodyear Cotton Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Rose Bowl Presented by Prudential and Allstate Sugar BowlNo. 8 Oklahoma pod vs.
No. 1 Indiana pod No. 7 Texas A&M pod vs. No. 2 Ohio State pod No. 6 Ole Miss pod vs. No. 3 Georgia pod No. 5 Oregon pod vs. No. 4 Texas Tech pod
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