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It is very possible that conference champions from the Group of Five conferences—comprised of the American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference and Sun Belt Conference—could still be left out of the 12-team expanded College Football Playoff depending on how the rankings shake out.
So new AAC commissioner Tim Pernetti believes the Group of Five should consider it's own postseason tournament, as he told reporters on Tuesday:
"We believe in more postseason football opportunities. To be clear, more. More means additive. The CFP is a paramount relationship to the American, providing the opportunity for all of our coaches and student-athletes every year to compete for a national championship.