大学橄榄球季后赛扩军至24队：2027赛季生效、四大联盟冠军赛取消
大学橄榄球季后赛（College Football Playoff，CFP）与ESPN于11月9日宣布达成新协议：季后赛参赛队伍自2027赛季起由12队扩军至24队，ESPN继续担任全球独家转播方，新协议执行至2031赛季。CFP执行主任 Rich Clark 说，由10个FBS联盟专员与圣母大学体育主任 Pete Bevacqua 组成的管理委员会全票通过24队方案与收入分配安排，分配方式维持不变。
新赛制共23场比赛。24个名额包括19个外卡名额、由各联盟自行确定的四大联盟（Power Four）冠军，以及排名最高的六组联盟（Group of 6）球队一席；排名前八的球队首轮轮空，前两轮比赛在高种子球队的校园球场举行，校园赛场场次由现行赛制的4场增至16场。据路透社与《今日美国》报道，这份五年期新约价值近17亿美元，相当于ESPN每年多付约3.45亿美元，此前双方2024年3月签下的六年78亿美元合同继续有效。
赛历同步调整：常规赛改为劳动节前一周开打、感恩节周末收官；四大联盟的联盟冠军赛随之取消，陆军与海军的传统对抗赛改到原联盟冠军赛周末单独举行，季后赛球队在那一周休整。首届24队名单将于2027年11月28日（感恩节后的周日）公布，24队时代的第一场全国冠军赛定于2028年1月24日在 New Orleans 举行。本赛季（2026赛季）是12队赛制的最后一个赛季。
Clark 承认管理层清楚许多球迷不赞成扩军，球迷意见已被纳入考量，但委员会最终决定推进，并承诺把24队季后赛办成一场盛会。ESPN主席 Jimmy Pitaro 说，这次宣布体现了双方十多年合作的强度，扩军后的季后赛将成为公司版权组合中的重要资产。（来源：大学橄榄球季后赛）
College Football Playoff Expands to 24 Teams for 2027 Season, Power Four Title Games to End
The College Football Playoff (CFP) and ESPN announced on November 9 that the Playoff field will expand from 12 teams to 24 beginning with the 2027 season, with ESPN remaining the exclusive worldwide media rights holder under a new agreement running through the 2031 season. CFP executive director Rich Clark said the management committee, made up of the 10 FBS commissioners and Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua, voted unanimously for the 24-team field and a revenue distribution that remains unchanged.
The expanded format features 23 games. The 24 berths comprise 19 at-large bids, the Power Four conference champions as determined by each league, and the highest-ranked Group of 6 team. The top eight teams receive first-round byes, and the first two rounds will be played on the campus of the higher seed, lifting on-campus Playoff games from four under the current format to 16. According to Reuters and USA Today, the new five-year deal is worth nearly $1.7 billion, about $345 million a year in additional payments on top of the six-year, $7.8 billion contract the two sides signed in March 2024.
The calendar changes with it: the regular season will run from the week before Labor Day through Thanksgiving weekend, the Power Four conference championship games will be eliminated, and the Army-Navy game moves to the former championship weekend in a standalone window while Playoff teams rest. The first 24-team field will be announced on November 28, 2027, and the first national championship game of the new era is set for January 24, 2028, in New Orleans. The 2026 season will be the last under the 12-team format.
Clark acknowledged that many fans oppose expansion and said that sentiment was weighed before the committee decided to move forward, pledging to make the 24-team Playoff spectacular for fans and student-athletes. ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said the announcement reflects more than a decade of partnership and that the expanded Playoff will be an important property in the company's rights portfolio. (Source: College Football Playoff)
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图片来源：图：华盛顿大学队在2024年大学橄榄球季后赛全国冠军赛上入场（资料图，Houston NRG体育场）。美国陆军/DVIDS，公共领域。 / Photo: Washington Huskies take the field at the 2024 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at NRG Stadium in Houston (file photo). U.S. Army/DVIDS, public domain.
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