November is almost here.
Not only does that mean the end of political ads during every commercial break on Saturdays — just one more week to go! — but it also means that conference races are entering their stretch runs. And those conference titles may mean more than ever in 2024.
Thanks to the 12-team playoff, the top four conference champions in the final College Football Playoff rankings get a first-round bye and the fifth-best conference champ is also automatically in the field. We can safely assume that the four power conference champions will occupy those top four spots, but it's hard to predict just who those four teams will be at the moment.