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How does College Football Playoff work? Rules, dates, more

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For the first time in a decade, college football has changed the way it determines its champion. In case you've been living off the grid, the field will expand from four to 12 teams in the fall of 2024.

The 13-member selection committee remains in place, and its mission is essentially the same as it's always been, according to the College Football Playoff:

"The selection committee's task will be to select the best teams, rank the teams for inclusion in the playoff and selected other bowl games and then assign the teams to sites."

Here's everything you need to know about how that will actually work.