The ASU football team could go from being picked last in the Big 12 to making the College Football Playoff quarterfinals, according to projections.

Expanding to 14 teams, as some of the conference commissioners have proposed when the new CFP contract takes effect in 2026, is not likely to increase the season's entertainment value much, if at all. But it would almost certainly provide lifelines for teams that have not achieved much on the field and have no chance of winning the championship.