The College Football Playoff is staying at 12-teams for the 2026 season, but the CFP will still have a new look.
The postseason playoff will have a new logo this season, which was announced and unveiled on Tuesday afternoon by the CFP’s official X account. The biggest difference is the chang from “College Football Playoff” to “CFP” in the logo, which also features a slightly different color and “rounded bracket corners” compared to the slightly thinner corners from the old logo.
At first glance, the change is negligible. The CFP definitely isn’t re-inventing the wheel here. Take a look at some of the closer details below:
The College Football Playoff format, as stated above, will remain with the 12-team structure that it has used the past 2 seasons through at least the 2026-27 season. The CFP Management Committee will reevaluate and further assess the best options for the format of the postseason event moving forward.
The Big Ten has won both 12-team Playoff formats so far. Ohio State breezed through the first 12-team playoff in 2024, then Indiana surprised the country by running the table, beating Miami to culminate a perfect 16-0 season.
The CFP National Championship will be played at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Monday, January 25, 2027. Here’s a look at the latest odds to win in 2027, per Kalshi.
Ethan Stone is a Saturday Down South News Editor and an advocate for the return of the Seattle Supersonics.
