Playoffs
Instead of posting a final poll before bowl season, I am going to lay out my playoffs scenario. I believe that the only way to decide clearly who the champions are, there needs to be a playoff. I am not going to address the arguments here, only lay out my playoffs. Therefore, we shall proceed.
The playoffs have 16 teams. This should ensure that the teams who should have a shot at the national title actually is in the hunt. We will give the bids to a combination of teams who deserve a shot and those who have earned a shot. Therefore, the conference champions of the BCS Bowl conferences will receive automatic bids. The other automatic bids will be awarded to the two highest ranked conference champions from the remaining conferences and the independents. Here are our automatic bids.
Ohio State (Big Ten)
Florida (Southeastern)
Oklahoma (Big 12)
USC (Pac 10)
Louisville (Big East)
Wake Forest (ACC)
Notre Dame (Independent)
Boise State (Western Athletic Conference)
The remaining at-large bids will belong to the highest ranked teams remaining. Just like the NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, seeds will be set based on the selection committee’s ranking which should follow one of the polls, most likely the Associated Press.
The at-large bids belong to:
Michigan (Big Ten)
LSU (SEC)
Wisconsin (Big Ten)
Auburn (SEC)
Arkansas (SEC)
West Virginia (Big East)
Virginia Tech (ACC)
Rutgers (Big East)
Our seeds are as follows.
1) Ohio State
2) Florida
3) Michigan
4) LSU
5) Louisville
6) Wisconsin
7) Oklahoma
USC
9) Boise State
10) Auburn
11) Notre Dame
12) Arkansas
13) West Virginia
14) Virginia Tech
15) Wake Forest
16) Rutgers
First rounds to be played on the campus of the higher seed.
1) Ohio State vs. 16) Rutgers
2) Florida vs. 15) Wake Forest
3) Michigan vs. 14) Virginia Tech
4) LSU vs. 13) West Virginia
5) Louisville vs. 12) Arkansas
6) Wisconsin vs. 11) Notre Dame
7) Oklahoma vs. 10) Auburn
USC vs. 9) Boise State
We will address other issues during the next post.
