A big change is coming to the College Football Playoff with a new seeding model ready to debut this season, as the committee will forgo the distinction between

The College Football Playoff will go to a more straightforward way of filling the bracket next season, announcing Thursday that it will place teams strictly on where they are ranked instead of moving pieces around to reward conference champions.

In a move that was widely expected, the 12-team bracket will reward the selection committee’s top four teams with the top four seeds and a first-round bye, instead of moving pieces around to