According to ESPN's Heather Dinich, both commissioners — the SEC's Greg Sankey and the Big Ten's Tony Petitti — have reportedly agreed to alter the seeding format for future CFP brackets. She reports they both want to see "straight seeding" that reflects the selection committee's final rankings rather than upgrading teams to higher seeds for winning their respective conferences.

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There may be College Football Playoff expansion in the not too distant future, but there could be other notable changes to the current 12-team format as soon as the upcoming season. ESPN's Heather Dinich reported Wednesday that both Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said they want to change the seeding format for the 2025 campaign.

SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey and Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti left New Orleans on Wednesday supporting a change to straight seeding in the new 12-team CFP

Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey met in New Orleans on Wednesday to discuss potential College Football Playoff format changes

I’m prepared to vote for seeding change,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey said. “But it has to be unanimous.” At least for next season, anyway. Sankey and Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti, speaking after joint meetings in New Orleans with their conferences' 34 athletic directors,

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Sankey was in New Orleans as part of a multi-day summit between the SEC and Big Ten regarding a number of issues surrounding the sport. He told Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports that while the 9-game schedule continues to be a point of discussion, no decision has been reached on whether to expand from the current 8-game format.

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