SEC would have occupied a quarter of the CFP spots since 2021 if the 24-team bracket had existed

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A 24-team College Football Playoff format beginning in 2027 would have given the SEC one quarter of the playoff spots across the five most recent seasons. A retrospective analysis also finds five schools would have qualified every year and at least five campus-site games would have been held in cold-weather locations.

If the past five editions of the College Football Playoff had included 24 teams, as they will starting in 2027, the Southeastern Conference would have made up a quarter of the field, five schools would have been in every bracket and no fewer than five of the 16 campus-site games would have been played in cold-weather locations.College Football Playoff administrators and ESPN announced the expansion from 12 to 24 teams on Monday.