# With the expanded CFP eliminating conference championships, Missouri's Eli Drinkwitz and Wake Forest's Jake Dickert ask why conferences exist if there won't be title games > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/985936 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 3 outlets covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 11, 2026, 7:53 AM · Read it: 2026 is the final season of conference championship games as the playoff field goes from 12 teams to 24. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 10, 2026, 12:57 PM: [American Conference Still Undecided On Eliminating Conference Championship Game]() — Fox Sports (Sports, United States) The American Conference and its stakeholders met on Tuesday to determine whether to eliminate its conference title game. A final decision could come soon. - Nov 10, 2026, 6:10 PM: [What the Stats Tell Us About Wake Forest With Three Games to Play]() — Sports Illustrated (Sports, United States) Find out what some of the analytics are saying about the Demon Deacons - Nov 11, 2026, 7:53 AM: [With the expanded CFP eliminating conference championships, Missouri's Eli Drinkwitz and Wake Forest's Jake Dickert ask why conferences exist if there won't be title games]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) 2026 is the final season of conference championship games as the playoff field goes from 12 teams to 24.