As the first official College Football Playoff ranking is revealed on Tuesday (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN App), so begins the annual hand-wringing over which team -- and conference -- will be left out. With only four teams in the current system, which is entering its sixth season of a 12-year contract, at least one Power 5 conference champion will be excluded, continuing to fuel the discussions about expansion.
Thirty Power 5 coaches think the College Football Playoff should expand, with the most support coming from the Big Ten and Big 12, according to an ESPN.com survey this past offseason of 62 of the 65 head coaches.