The curse of the first-round bye might be a real thing in the 12-team College Football Playoff. In the first two seasons of the new, expanded system, we have seen teams that earn a first-round bye go 0-6 in the playoff. In the 12-team format, the selection committee awards first-round byes to the top four seeds in the playoff. Usually, those four seeds are the top four conference champions. That gives the No. 1-4 seeds close to three weeks without playing a game, given the time between the first-round and quarterfinal games. Let's take a closer look at playoff teams' records with first-round byes. MORE: Biggest CFP upsets ever: Where Miami-Ohio State ranks CFP teams record after a bye...
