No one knows exactly what the College Football Playoff selection committee will do in the first year of the 12-team playoff, but SEC commissioner Greg Sankey stumped for his conference before the Texas-Texas A&M showdown Saturday night at Kyle Field.

The Big 12 announced this week there are 256 possibilities to determine who will play in the league title game.

As college football hurtles toward championship season, the race for conference titles is heating up. Here's a quick breakdown of who has already punched their ticket and who's still in contention across the Power 4 and Group of 5 conferences: Clinched: SMU has secured a berth in the title game.