The College Football Playoff announced a change to the way teams that make the CFP will be seeded going forward.

Under the new format, the Buckeyes would have been the 6th seed in the College Football Playoff in 2024 instead of the 8th seed. This format gives Ohio State an advantage as they'

As it stands, this will be the third different playoff system for college football in the span of three years. For the 10 years leading into last season’s inaugural 12-team playoff, the CFP was a four-team affair. The seeding change was first reported by ESPN, which last year signed a six-year, $7.8 billion deal to televise the expanded playoff.