The NCAA released a video on social media stated that there will be no fall championships. This ruling impacts all of FCS fall sports and Division I soccer and volleyball. This does not have any bearing on the state of the College Football Playoffs. The Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) operates independently from the NCAA in terms of football championships.
“We cannot, at this point, have fall championships”-NCAA President Mark Emmert
In the video he discussed moving the fall season to spring while keeping the athletes engaged with their coaches, focusing on their academic studies and being prepared to play in the spring.
"We cannot, at this point, have fall NCAA championships."
NCAA President Mark Emmert discusses the latest developments in fall sports and looks ahead to winter and spring championships.
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The College Football Playoff committee has yet to state whether or not there will be a playoff but they are finalizing their protocols for the upcoming season. They will release the final standings on Sunday December 20th.
As it sits right now the ACC, Big 12 and SEC are the only Power Five conferences still planning on playing in the fall. American Athletic Conference, Conference USA, and the Sun Belt still remain from the Group of Five conferences.
It is a very real possibility that the three remaining Power Five conferences could be the only ones left standing. If that were to be the case you could see a scenario where the winner of each conference could get a bid into the playoff with the highest ranked team remaining make it as the fourth team.
This all hinges on what the CFP committee decides and that will likely come in the next few weeks as football season approaches. We are still not in the clear but appears as if we will have fall football at this point.