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At meetings, Big 10 coaches push for 24-team CFP

ESPN · May 18, 2026, 7:47 AM

Key takeaways

  • RANCHOS PALOS VERDES, Calif. -- Outside the meeting rooms at a swanky resort in Southern California, the Big Ten erected some signature art for the league's annual meetings.
  • Displayed prominently are three of the national championship trophies won by the league this year -- Indiana's football trophy and the basketball trophies won by the UCLA women and Michigan men.
  • Coming off three consecutive national titles in football, the Big Ten's voice will be heard louder this offseason.

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RANCHOS PALOS VERDES, Calif. -- Outside the meeting rooms at a swanky resort in Southern California, the Big Ten erected some signature art for the league's annual meetings.

Displayed prominently are three of the national championship trophies won by the league this year -- Indiana's football trophy and the basketball trophies won by the UCLA women and Michigan men.

Coming off three consecutive national titles in football, the Big Ten's voice will be heard louder this offseason. The league formally invited media to the spring meetings, a departure from the recent past and a move that mimics the heavily covered SEC meetings that take place annually in Florida after Memorial Day.

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