Year 2 of the 12-team College Football Playoff brings a sense of familiarity -- and a few lingering questions -- to a format that has already reshaped the sport's postseason. After a decade under the four-team model, the expanded bracket has changed how programs approach scheduling, roster management and late-season positioning. Teams that once fell out of contention by November now have renewed paths to the national title.

The first CFP Rankings of the 2025 season will be revealed Tuesday night, meaning less than five weeks remain until Selection Sunday on Dec. 7 when the full bracket will be set to determine the second 12-team field.

ESPN again holds primary broadcast rights to nine of the 11 playoff games. Two first-round matchups will simulcast on ABC, while TNT Sports will carry two

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