College Football Playoff expansion boosts advertising, viewership at Disney

Disney's TV networks, including ABC and ESPN, are reaping the benefits of the expanded College Football Playoff format this season.

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First College Football Playoff Rankings Revealed

The 13-member selection committee has Oregon as the No. 1 team in the country.
Sports - The New York Times - November 6
The College Football Playoff — unofficially — starts now

Someone's going to ruin someone else's season on Saturday night — a little earlier than usual — when No. 11 Alabama visits No. 15 LSU.
Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 7
College Football Playoff picks after Week 11

Find out which teams our reporters pick for the College Football Playoff.
Sports - ESPN - November 10
In Week 12, College Football Playoff Implications Abound

All of these realigned and suddenly crowded conference races are factoring into the playoff picture.
Sports - The New York Times - November 16
College Football Playoff picks after Week 13

Find out which teams our reporters pick for the College Football Playoff following Week 13.
Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago
Explainer: How the College Football Playoff rankings are determined

College football’s national champion is about to be determined in a whole new way.
Top stories - NBC News - 4 hours ago
Predictions Ahead of the First 12-Team College Football Playoff Rankings

The biggest question on Tuesday is what the committee will do with Notre Dame, a columnist for The Athletic writes.
Sports - The New York Times - November 5
Why a weekly College Football Playoff rankings show is dumb

Ranking teams before the season ends just opens the committee up to more criticism.
Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 6