A 4-team football tournament for NCAA Division I will begin with the 2014 - 2015 season . The playoff system will replace the current -- and controversial -- Bowl Championship Series . `` It captures the excitement of a playoff while protecting the best regular seasons in sports and also tradition of the bowls . '' There will be two national semifinal games and a final , with teams selected by a committee .
A 4-team football tournament for NCAA Division I will begin with the 2014 - 2015 season . The playoff system will replace the current -- and controversial -- Bowl Championship Series . There will be two national semifinal games and a final , with teams selected by a committee .