College Football Playoff moves to 'straight seeding' format
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After months of meeting to discuss things to discuss at future meetings, the people in charge of the College Football Playoff actually made a decision on Thursday, and it was one we've assumed they'd make for a while. After last year's 12-team CFP gave byes to the four most highly-ranked conference champions, this year's will not.
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ABC27 on MSNCollege Football Playoff makes change to seeding matchupThe College Football Playoff will be making a change to its seeding matchups for the upcoming year. ESPN Senior College Football Insider Heather Dinich reports a straight seeding
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