at the top. Only 11 different teams have played in the CFP in the first six years. That number may not go up this year as the current top 4 are teams that have already been to the CFP. Ohio State, Alabama, Clemson and Oklahoma have figured it out and have a strangle hold on the top spot in their conferences and will be in the CFP 80% of the time moving forward. They have the brands, the money, the university support, the alumni networks and fan bases to continue to outperform. Oh sure every now and then a LSU or a Michigan State will surprise and get the bid but OSU, Bama, Clemson and Ok are just at another level. Below them I'd put ND and whoever wins the P12 (which remains the most competitive P5 conference from a parity but not quality standpoint), but the P12 is at a greater risk each year of being left behind.

Look at all the former powers becoming less relevant: Nebraska, Michigan, Texas, Penn St, USC, UCLA, FSU, Tenn, etc. They may cause a little buzz in the season but by the end it's almost always the same players.

This doesn't seem cyclical and the future of College Football sure feels like it's going to look like it has since the CFP started. I guess in the end having the same few dynasties battle it out each year makes more money than having greater parity and allowing different players to the party each year but to me it's getting boring.