College Football Playoff makes decision on expanding playoff field

Key Highlights

• Notre Dame also gets a win, as it will automatically be a part of all the fun if it finishes in the CFP committee's top 12. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementEven those slight adjustments would have meant a different field than what we saw this year.
• The Irish finished in the Top 12, so they would have been included, and so too would have the Duke Blue Devils, who won the ACC Championship Game.
• If that had been the case, Miami -- which reached the CFP Championship Game -- and James Madison would have been left out of the CFP field. The major points of contention between the Big Ten and SEC on expanding the field include the ultimate number of teams.
• Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti favors an eventual field of 24 after initially expanding to 16 teams, while SEC commissioner Greg Sankey would like to cap the field at 16.
• Both also disagree on how the teams will be selected.