With College Football Playoff down to 4 teams, not much looks different with Big Ten and SEC
Those leagues combining to take more than half the playoff spots has also been the case historically. During 10 seasons with the four-team format, there were 40 playoff slots. The SEC filled 12 of them (30%) and the Big Ten had nine (22.5%). The ACC was next with seven (17.5%), even without a semifinalist since 2020.