CFP Nears Deal With ESPN for 24-Team Playoff Starting in 2027

The story so far

5 publishers have covered this in 38 articles since 15 Oct 2026. feeds.bleacherreport.com published first, on 15 October at 17:48 UTC; www.espn.com followed 16 min later. The most recent article, from SI Feed, appeared on 17 October at 18:55 UTC.

Outlets reporting it: www.espn.com (major outlet), feeds.bleacherreport.com, SI Feed, CBS Sports Headlines, Quartz.

3 prediction markets price this story:

• Notre Dame — the market puts it at 65%, with $27 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 7 Feb 2027. The market resolves to Yes if Notre Dame is selected as a top four seed in the 2026-27 College Football Playoff. It resolves to No otherwise. Readers often mistake current rankings or playoff projections for the final selection.
• Notre Dame — the market puts it at 9%, with $75 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 7 Feb 2027. Notre Dame must be chosen as the number one seed for the 2026-27 College Football Playoff for the market to resolve to Yes. Any other ranking or selection results in a No resolution. Readers often mistake general playoff expansion news for this specific seeding requirement.
• LSU — the market puts it at 39%, with $1k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 29 Dec 2026. The market resolves to Yes if LSU qualifies for the College Football Playoffs. It resolves to No if they do not. Readers often mistake this question about football for the linked story about basketball recruiting.

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