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Even in the age of the expanded playoff, college football’s postseason remains the most exclusive. None of the professional leagues (NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, WNBA) invite fewer than 40 percent of their teams. The NCAA Tournament’s acceptance rate (18.7 percent) is more than double that of the College Football Playoff (8.8), but the true FBS figure is significantly lower.

Only one of the Group of Five’s 67 teams is guaranteed a spot, essentially leaving 68 power-conference teams (and Notre Dame) to fight for the other 11. But even that is misleading, given the stranglehold on the top of the standings by the sport’s elite programs. Though f

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