Group of Six Experts Predict 2026 College Football Playoff: Non-Power Four Teams to Watch

Adam Eargle, CBS Sports It will be more challenging this season for the Group of Six to get multiple teams into the College Football Playoff. After crashing into last year’s bracket with two teams (Tulane, James Madison), the playoff rules have changed yet again in a way that makes that more challenging. The champions of the Power Four conferences now automatically get in — Duke was left out last year — and if Notre Dame finishes ranked in the top 12, it gets in, too. That leaves one guaranteed spot for the Group of Six. There are quite a few…