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College Football Playoff says it's looked at 63 — yes, 63 — ways to expand from its 4-team format

How many ways can you expand a four-team playoff? There are apparently over 60.

The College Football Playoff said Friday that it had discussed 63 different ways to expand the four-team playoff at its spring meeting. The four-team playoff has been around since 2014.

"In its analysis, the working group has reviewed some 63 possibilities for change," a statement from the playoff said. "These included 6, 8, 10, 12 and 16-team options, each with a variety of different scenarios."

"The group informed the management committee that it continues its work and anticipates making a report to the management committee about the future format at an upcoming meeting.