"In an interesting wrinkle, as part of a memorandum of understanding signed by CFP officials last spring, Notre Dame will be assured of making the playoff if it is ranked in the top 12 starting next year, Bevacqua tells Yahoo Sports. For instance, if this year’s circumstances unfold next year, the final at-large team (Miami) would have gotten automatically bumped from the field for No. 11 Notre Dame."
"If the playoff is expanded to 14 teams and there are more at-large berths added to the field (from seven to nine), Notre Dame is guaranteed into the field if it is ranked No. 13 or better, according to the MOU."
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2025 CFP MOU
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- 2025 CFP MOU - AlbanyIRISH - 3:56pm 12/7/25
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- Re: 2025 CFP MOU [NT] - ndinga - 10:11pm 12/7/25
- Who gives a shit, the committee just showed they are willing to manipulate the rankings... - Chrisb - 4:11pm 12/7/25
- This is exactly how the BBall committee does it... - irishboyd - 4:40pm 12/7/25
- I've been saying "Any game with NO consequences is equally as meaningless as a game with no reward." [NT] - Chrisb - 10:47pm 12/7/25
- This is exactly how the BBall committee does it... - irishboyd - 4:40pm 12/7/25
- Read as "We're the CFP committee's (SEC's) b^*&h and they say they'll be nice to us going forward". - Clem - 4:03pm 12/7/25
- Tell them,bullspit, nobody believes you lying POS - ColeyO - 4:07pm 12/7/25
- They could just drop us to 13th if they need too - NDNEIL - 4:01pm 12/7/25
- You'd think litigation would ensue. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:45pm 12/7/25
- Exactly [NT] - Chrisb - 4:14pm 12/7/25
- True enough - AlbanyIRISH - 4:03pm 12/7/25
- If we would have beaten Miami or TAMU and lost later we probably would be in. The love of Alabama - THEISMANCARR - 5:02pm 12/7/25
- I am not sure that is safe anymore... - irishboyd - 4:35pm 12/7/25
- Agreed. They invoked the nuclear option. [NT] - DiscoRick - 4:43pm 12/7/25
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