The CFP Era · 2014–present
Twelve seasons in three acts · Big Ten
Within-season power percentile against the FBS cohort, season by season.
The four-team Playoff era. The bracket is small, the margin for error none.
The last seasons before expansion — NIL arrives, the portal opens, the four-team format ends.
The twelve-team Playoff. A wider field changes what a season has to prove.
46 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.
The 2026 season opens the next chapter of the expansion era under Kirk Ferentz. See the 2014–2025 program page →