After the first season of the 12-team College Football Playoff, an expected change is reportedly coming this year.

Last year, the top four seeds — and a first-round bye — were awarded to the top four conference champions in the CFP rankings.

This season, teams will be seeded according to their final spot in the CFP selection committee’s rankings, multiple national outlets reported Thursday afternoon.

Yahoo Sports’ Ross Dellenger was first to report that there was a unanimous vote from CFP executives to make the change.

During the 2024 season, the top four seeds went to four conference champions in No. 1 Oregon (Big Ten), No. 2 Georgia (SEC), No. 3 Boise State (Mountain West Conference) and No. 4 Arizona State (Big 12).

The fifth conference champion to earn an automatic bid was SMU (AC

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