The CFP Era · 2014–present
Twelve seasons in three acts · Mid-American
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.
3 players drafted into the NFL across the CFP era.
The 2026 season opens the next chapter of the expansion era under Brian Smith. See the 2014–2025 program page →