# SEC Would Have Quarter CFP Spots Since 2021

> If college football had 24 teams since 2021, the SEC would have held 25.8% of CFP spots.
- Title: SEC Would Have Quarter CFP Spots Since 2021 · Yahoo Sports
- Summary: If college football had 24 teams since 2021, the SEC would have held 25.8% of CFP spots.
- Keywords: college football, sec, cfp, college football playoff, conference realignment, 24-team bracket, college football playoff expansion, Yahoo Sports
- Source: Yahoo Sports — https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sec-occupied-quarter-cfp-spots-185611110.html
- Published: 2026-11-10T18:56:11+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: college football, sec, cfp, college football playoff, conference realignment, 24-team bracket, college football playoff expansion, sports
## CFP Expansion Announcement
College Football Playoff administrators and ESPN announced the expansion from 12 to 24 teams starting in 2027.
## SEC's Historical CFP Share
Under past conference alignments, the SEC would have made 25.8% of the 120 CFP slots since 2021.
## 2021-2025 CFP Participation
Had the 24-team format been in place from 2021-25, 60 different schools would have appeared in at least one playoff.
## 2021-2025 Conference Breakdown
The SEC would have had 14 schools with 31 appearances, the Big Ten 9 schools with 22, and the Big 12 14 schools with 18.
## 2024-2025 SEC Leadership
The SEC would have led all conferences with seven teams in the 2024 and 2025 CFP fields.
## Cold-Weather Games
Had the 24-team format been in place the last five years, cold-weather teams would have hosted seven games in 2021 and five each from 2022-25.
## 2021 CFP Matchups
In 2021, No. 17 Wake Forest faced No. 16 Oklahoma, with the winner playing No. 1 Alabama.
## 2022 CFP Matchups
In 2022, No. 17 LSU faced No. 16 Tulane, with the winner playing No. 1 Georgia.
## 2023 CFP Matchups
In 2023, No. 17 Iowa faced No. 16 Notre Dame, with the winner playing No. 1 Michigan.
## 2024 CFP Matchups
In 2024, No. 17 BYU faced No. 16 Clemson, with the winner playing No. 1 Oregon.
## 2025 CFP Matchups
In 2025, No. 17 Arizona faced No. 16 Southern California, with the winner playing No. 1 Indiana.
## Key takeaway

The SEC would have occupied 25.8% of CFP spots since 2021 under a 24-team bracket.