Seeds #1-#4 will be the highest ranked conference champions, so Notre Dame can't qualify for a top 4 seed.
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The College Football Playoff board of managers unanimously approved a new 12-team format Tuesday.
The format will feature the five highest-ranked conference champions and seven at-large participants for 2024 and 2025.
No conference will be guaranteed a berth, and there'll be no limits on the number of participants from any conference.
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Under the new format, the four highest-ranked conference champions will receive first-round byes. Teams that face off in the first round will play at the home field of the higher-ranked program: No. 5 will host No. 12, No. 6 will play No. 11, No. 7 will host No. 10, and No. 9 will visit No. 8.
Quarterfinal and semifinal games will be played in New Year's Six bowl games, while the CFP National Championship will remain a neutral-site contest.