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College Football Playoff

CFP Governance

The Company

CFP Administration, LLC, manages the administration operations of the College Football Playoff. Members of the company are the 10 FBS conferences (American Athletic, Atlantic Coast, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference USA, Mid-American, Mountain West, Pac-12, Southeastern and Sun Belt) and the University of Notre Dame.


CFP Board of Managers
(11 university presidents and chancellors)

The College Football Playoff’s business, property and affairs are governed by the Board of Managers. The board develops, reviews and approves annual budgets, policies and operating guidelines. It also appoints and removes officers of the CFP. It has authority over all aspects of the company’s operations.

Neeli Bendapudi Big Ten Conference
President, Penn State
Tim Caboni Conference USA
President, Western Kentucky
Jim Clements Atlantic Coast Conference
President, Clemson
Michael Fitts American Athletic Conference
President, Tulane
Gordon Gee Big 12 Conference
President, West Virginia
Jack Hawkins Sun Belt Conference
Chancellor, Troy
Rev. John Jenkins President, Notre Dame
(Independent)
Mark Keenum, Chair Southeastern Conference
President, Mississippi State
Kirk Schulz Pacific-12 Conference
President, Washington State
Satish Tripathi Mid-American Conference
President, Buffalo
Keith Whitfield Mountain West Conference
President, UNLV

CFP Management Committee
(10 conference commissioners and Notre Dame athletics director)

The Management Committee manages the day-to-day operations of the College Football Playoff. It has authority over those aspects of the CFP’s operations that are not reserved exclusively for the board, but all of its decisions are subject to review by the board.

Mike Aresco American Athletic Conference
Commissioner
Keith Gill Sun Belt Conference
Commissioner
Teresa Gould Pacific-12 Conference
Commissioner
Judy MacLeod Conference USA
Commissioner
Gloria Nevarez Mountain West Conference
Commissioner
Tony Petitti Big Ten Conference
Commissioner
Jim Phillips Atlantic Coast Conference
Commissioner
Greg Sankey Southeastern Conference
Commissioner
Jon Steinbrecher Mid-American Conference
Commissioner
Jack Swarbrick Athletics Director, Notre Dame
(Independent)
Brett Yormark Big 12 Conference
Commissioner

Company Officers (Serving at the direction of the Board of Managers)

The company president, Bill Hancock, and secretary, Byron Hatch, carry out the day-to-day operations of the College Football Playoff. Hancock’s and Hatch’s formal titles are Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, respectively.