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Text showing the AP Stylebook entry for College Football Playoff: College Football Playoff
Use the playoff or the national championship as applicable on second reference. Use CFP, even if on first reference, when referring to a team's ranking along with its record: Michigan (7-1, 4-1, No. 3 CFP) plays on the road on Saturday. The abbreviation CFP is acceptable, though not preferred, elsewhere only after the term has been spelled out earlier in a story. The AP Top 25 ranking should be used in headlines and at the top of stories, and can be used without distinction: No. 1 Alabama, top-ranked Alabama. While deferring to AP ranking, stories should later make note of where a team stands in the College Football Playoff rankings, which is used for playoff and bowl placement, and fans will be aware of both rankings. When writing about the committee that determines the College Football Playoff, use the committee, the selection committee or playoff selection committee.

White text on a blue background with the AP Stylebook rule on courtesy titles: In general, do not use courtesy titles except in direct quotations. When it is necessary to distinguish between two people who use the same last name, as in married couples or brothers and sisters, use the first and last name.