The College Football Playoff will go to a more straightforward way of filling the bracket next season, placing teams strictly on where they are ranked instead of moving pieces around to reward conference champions.

Last season Arizona State was one of four teams getting a first-round bye in the College Football Playoff. It won't be that easy come next season.

The College Football Playoff is moving to a straight seeding model, giving the top four teams by seed a first-round bye, the CFP committee announced Thursday.

A significant change is coming to the way College Football Playoff teams are seeded next season, and there is one school that will be significantly impacted by the new format.

Under the new format, which was announced Thursday by the CFP’s management committee, the highest-ranked teams will have an advantage over conference champions.

The 12-team College Football Playoff will move to a straight seeding model this fall, rewarding the selection committee’s top four teams with the top four seeds and a first-round bye, multiple sources told ESPN.

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USC officials insist the school is not trying to kill its prestigious college football series with Notre Dame and instead is seeking shorter contracts.