The College Football Playoff has no plans to shake things up or box itself in.
The selection committee, per a brief question-and-answer session released on Sunday, will not require college football teams to play a minimum number of games to become eligible to participate in the playoff. So, even though conferences have their teams playing varying numbers of games, they will not outright be barred from contention if they fail to reach a certain threshold.
"The selection committee's job is to select the top four teams beginning November 24 and continuing through the final rankings December 20," the committee said in the Q&A.