ACC Formally Backs Big Ten's Push for the College Football Playoff to Expand to 24 Teams
The ACC joins the Big Ten in favoring a larger field as the SEC presses for a 16-team model with more at-large bids.
- On Wednesday, Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner Jim Phillips announced the league officially supports the Big Ten's 24-team College Football Playoff proposal to double the current playoff model.
- Phillips argued current models leave out national championship-contending teams, citing unbeaten Florida State getting snubbed in 2023 and Notre Dame missing the 12-team field last year as evidence.
- SMU coach Rhett Lashlee, an American Football Coaches Association board member, believes expanding to 24 could fix calendar issues by eliminating conference championship games since playoff teams would likely bypass them.
- Southeastern Conference commissioner Greg Sankey stands firm on a 16-team model and shares ultimate decision-making power with Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti regarding any future expansion.
- Commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua plan to discuss formats in June, with a Dec. 1, 2026 deadline required to implement any changes for the 2027 season.
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ACC Backs Big Ten’s 24-Team College Football Playoff Expansion Plan
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Atlantic Coast Conference is backing the Big Ten’s push for a 24-team playoff, commissioner Jim Phillips said Wednesday. Speaking at the end of three days of spring meetings in a posh resort in northeast Florida, Phillips said ACC coaches and athletic directors reached consensus on wanting to double the current College Football Playoff model. “When you’re leaving national championship-contending te…
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ACC formally backs Big Ten's push for the College Football Playoff to expand to 24 teams
The Atlantic Coast Conference is backing the Big Ten’s push for a 24-team playoff. ACC commissioner Jim Phillips says coaches and athletic directors reached consensus this week on wanting to double the current College Football Playoff model.
ACC Backs Big Ten's 24-Team College Football Playoff Expansion Plan
The Atlantic Coast Conference is backing the Big Ten's push for a 24-team playoff, commissioner Jim Phillips said Wednesday.Speaking at the end of three days of spring meetings in a posh resort in northeast Florida, Phillips said ACC coaches and athletic directors reached consensus on wanting to double the current College Football Playoff model."When you’re leaving national championship-contending teams and schools out of the playoff, you don’t …
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