With the College Football Playoff expected to expand to 12 teams in two years, the arguments that we saw this year for which top five teams should be left out will become moot. Instead, there will be automatic bids, while arguments will be over which top 15 teams deserve at-large selections.
If the expanded playoffs were beginning this year, the multiple championship game upsets would play a role in seeding. First, the four higher-ranked champions earn the four byes, meaning Georgia, Michigan, Clemson and Utah would make up the top four seeds.
That means the two lower-ranked conference champions, Kansas State and Tulane this year, would be treated like at-large teams despite getting an automatic bid.