I think there is a very good chance that it could. Let's make 1 simple assumption. The top four schools win out through the regular season. Notre Dame is in and idle for the CCG's. Clemson defeats a one loss Miami in the ACC CCG. And an undefeated Alabama and an undefeated Georgia meet with one of them winning a clean hard fought and close game.

The PAC's champion Washington is passed over.

The Big 10's champion Wisconsin or Ohio State/Michigan State is passed over.

The Big 12's champion Oklahoma or T.C.U. is passed over.

The PAC would clamor for more Eastern exposure and they need carriage and more venues to get it. That's a strong incentive for expansion.

The Big 10 might change position on a champs only model for the CFP. They are currently opposed as is the SEC.

The Big 12 might really feel dismissed so much that they feel the need to move earlier than 2025.

The ACC might like a guarantee of participation especially in light of the fact that Florida State is down and another Clemson loss may have left them out. Plus a Champs only would pressure N.D. to consider full membership.

That would leave the Big 12 considering early movement, the PAC needing to be proactive for markets and consideration, the ACC with an angle to land Notre Dame's clout more exclusively, and the Big 10 wanting a guarantee to make sure their champion isn't left out again.

It could easily be 4 votes to 1 (SEC) to move to a champs only format which would require the dismantling of the Big 12.

So if the top four in the CFP rankings win out for the regular season and the scenario I laid out occurs in the CCG's things could get mighty interesting during the early off-season. It might well be the catalyst to end realignment with a series of moves to dismantle the Big 12.

Oh, and the networks couldn't be too thrilled with the prospect of 2 SEC schools plus Clemson (three state area in the deep Southeast) and Notre Dame. The Northern Midwest and the Pacific West, and the Southwest would all be alienated by that field. So at a time when ESPN might like the profits they could come a cropper on the CFP. I'd say that would would add a heckuva lot of fuel to the realignment fires.