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Pac-12 drops statement, claims conference supports every expansion on the table

Grant Bricker

By Grant Bricker

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The Pac-12 conference released a statement about the idea of a CFP expansion after the committee ending its meeting about it earlier today. The committee was yet again unable to reach a conclusion about a potential CFP expansion.

One of the ways an expansion is being discussed is by adding 12 teams to the playoff format instead the way it is now with just 4 teams. The Pac-12 stated that they are in favor of the expansion and listed off its qualifications for who the best 12 teams are.

Here’s what the Pac-12 had to say about the proposed expansion:

“The Pac-12 is strongly in favor of CFP expansion, and we support all of the six most-discussed expansion models that would allow for expansion to occur in time for the final two years of the current CFP agreement,” It said. “These six models include:

1. Qualification for the best 12 teams;
2. Automatic qualifications (AQs) for the six highest rated conference champions and six at-large bids (“6+6”) (the original proposal made by the CFP sub-committee in June of 2021);
3. AQs for the Autonomy Five conferences and one AQ for the highest ranked Group of Five champion, along with six at-large bids (“5+1+6”);
4. Qualification for the best eight teams;
5. AQs for the six highest rated conference champions and two at-large bids (“6+2”); and
6. AQs for the Autonomy Five conferences and one AQ for the highest ranked Group of Five champion, along with two at-large bids (“5+1+2”)”

The Pac-12 also stated that they are one of the few conferences that doesn’t oppose using 1 of the models for figuring out who the best 12 teams are.

“Every conference other than the Pac-12 has indicated that they would be against at least one of the proposed models.”

Even if we don’t see a 12 team playoff in the future, at least there are some talks about how it’ll be organized.

Grant Bricker

Grant Bricker covers the B1G for Saturday Tradition. His previous stops include the Williamson Homepage and Nashville Post.