ESPN Considering Major Changes To College Football Playoff Rankings Show

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The College Football Playoff has been a major success for the sport. The College Football Playoff rankings shows…not so much.

The College Football Playoff rankings are initially released in early November every season. The Top 25 teams in the College Football Playoff selection committee's rankings are put out every Tuesday night, until the College Football Playoff field is unveiled on the Sunday after the conference title games.

But there's often controversy with the rankings shows.

Some have suggested that the College Football Playoff rankings should only come out once, at the end of the year, when the field is unveiled. Others claim there needs to be a lot more transparency with the rankings.

It sounds like change is coming.

According to a report from The Athletic, major changes could be coming to the show.

Everything from a change in the schedule to a change in the show's format are on the table right now.

"The show is meant to be a conversation starter, to get fans and media talking about college football in between gamedays. But with the Playoff expanding from four to 12 teams, the weekly rankings and the brief televised interviews with the committee chair explaining them have drawn more scrutiny and driven some to wonder whether they do more harm than good," The Athletic reported.

"Changing the show is on the table, with ideas ranging from adjusting the rankings release schedule to cutting back on the committee chair interviews."

College football fans agree that change is needed

"Get rid of the whole thing," one suggested.

"I wonder if they would try putting the show on a neutral network instead of the network of the SEC fanboys ?" one added.

"That show needs to be canceled. It won’t be, but it should be," one shared.

"I have an idea: just cancel it and let us watch MACtion," another joked.

"I know they won't get rid of the weekly shows entirely, but they've *at least* got to get rid of the show/rankings heading into conference championship weekend," one added.

Does the College Football Playoff need to consider drastic changes to the rankings show?

This story was originally published by The Spun on Apr 20, 2026, where it first appeared in the College Football section. Add The Spun as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

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