COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Playoff expands to 12 teams in 2024 season

The College Football Playoff logo is shown on the field at AT&T Stadium before the Rose Bowl between Notre Dame and Alabama on Jan. 1, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. (AP FILE)
The College Football Playoff logo is shown on the field at AT&T Stadium before the Rose Bowl between Notre Dame and Alabama on Jan. 1, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. (AP FILE)

Over the past 25 years, college football's postseason format for crowning a national champion has grown from two teams to four and now, starting in 2024, to 12.

For a sport that started in 1869 and spe…