One humble fan's playoff bracket...

[CDLionFL]

If I were college football czar (tsar):

Friday, December 16:
6 Utah (Pac-12 Champ) at 3 TCU (at-large) 8pm FOX

Saturday, December 17:
7 Clemson (ACC Champ) at 2 Michigan (Big 10 Champ) Noon ABC
5 Kansas State (Big 12 Champ) at 4 Ohio State (at-large) 4pm ABC
8 USC (at-large) at 1 Georgia (SEC Champ) 8pm ABC

This is based on the formula of 5 conference champions, the best G5 (if applicable), and 2 at-large. Because the G5 did not have an applicable candidate, a 3rd at-large comes into play. The 8 spot came down to USC over Tennessee and I selected the Trojans due to their advance to the conference championship game.

 

[CVLion]

Your formula also screws Penn State, which makes it highly realistic… well done.

 

[psuro]

Your formula also screws Penn State, which makes it highly realistic… well done.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is your Portland Cement Crack of The Week.

 

[Ludd]

If I were college football czar (tsar):

Friday, December 16:
6 Utah (Pac-12 Champ) at 3 TCU (at-large) 8pm FOX

Saturday, December 17:
7 Clemson (ACC Champ) at 2 Michigan (Big 10 Champ) Noon ABC
5 Kansas State (Big 12 Champ) at 4 Ohio State (at-large) 4pm ABC
8 USC (at-large) at 1 Georgia (SEC Champ) 8pm ABC

This is based on the formula of 5 conference champions, the best G5 (if applicable), and 2 at-large. Because the G5 did not have an applicable candidate, a 3rd at-large comes into play. The 8 spot came down to USC over Tennessee and I selected the Trojans due to their advance to the conference championship game.

Two PAC 12 teams and two Big 12 teams, but only one SEC team? That shows an immediate flaw in your system. I’m not one of those “SEC is the greatest conference by a long shot” type of posters, but I think everyone agrees that the SEC is the strongest conference and if you have an eight team playoff where two of the weaker conferences make up half the field and the best conference has only one participant, it’s wrong. USC out and either Bama or Tennessee in, then you’re on to something.

 

[TiogaLion]

I'd like to eliminate the "Eye" test as best we can, so here's my bracket. Only conference champions get into the playoffs, regardless of record. The eye test is used to give one G5 team an automatic and to pick the game pairings. Oh how I wish Purdue had won yesterday.

1. Georgia vs winner of (UTSA vs Toledo)
2. Michigan vs winner of (Troy vs Fresno State)
3. Utah vs Tulane
4. Clemson vs Kansas State

 

[CDLionFL]

Two PAC 12 teams and two Big 12 teams, but only one SEC team? That shows an immediate flaw in your system. I’m not one of those “SEC is the greatest conference by a long shot” type of posters, but I think everyone agrees that the SEC is the strongest conference and if you have an eight team playoff where two of the weaker conferences make up half the field and the best conference has only one participant, it’s wrong. USC out and either Bama or Tennessee in, then you’re on to something.

Like the basketball tournament, you're gonna have bid stealers involved. Utah & K State were those two thieves. I have Tennessee above Alabama simply because of head to head so that makes Tennessee the first team out. Just felt that USC making their conference championship game has to mean something in a sport that has a finite amount of data points.

Looking back on it, I made a mistake in not including Tulane in the 8 thanks to their win over Kansas State and beating a team that they lost to in a conference championship game.

Fortunately, we only have one more year of this charade before we can get into a more inclusive, less controversial (hopefully) bracket.

 

[PSUFTG]

If I were college football czar (tsar):

Friday, December 16:
6 Utah (Pac-12 Champ) at 3 TCU (at-large) 8pm FOX

Saturday, December 17:
7 Clemson (ACC Champ) at 2 Michigan (Big 10 Champ) Noon ABC
5 Kansas State (Big 12 Champ) at 4 Ohio State (at-large) 4pm ABC
8 USC (at-large) at 1 Georgia (SEC Champ) 8pm ABC

This is based on the formula of 5 conference champions, the best G5 (if applicable), and 2 at-large. Because the G5 did not have an applicable candidate, a 3rd at-large comes into play. The 8 spot came down to USC over Tennessee and I selected the Trojans due to their advance to the conference championship game.

Replace TCU / USC w Alabama / PSU, and you'd have it nailed - IMO

 

[Ludd]

Like the basketball tournament, you're gonna have bid stealers involved. Utah & K State were those two thieves. I have Tennessee above Alabama simply because of head to head so that makes Tennessee the first team out. Just felt that USC making their conference championship game has to mean something in a sport that has a finite amount of data points.

Looking back on it, I made a mistake in not including Tulane in the 8 thanks to their win over Kansas State and beating a team that they lost to in a conference championship game.

Fortunately, we only have one more year of this charade before we can get into a more inclusive, less controversial (hopefully) bracket.

USC made the championship game, but got their butts handed to them. Winning 10+ games is easier in some conferences, so if there’s a bid stealer out of a weak conference, then their 10+ win team that doesn’t win the co Terence should be out. If you can’t win an easy conference, you don’t deserve a playoff invite unless you have a really impressive OOC resume. I feel the same way about basketball teams.

 

[blion72]

Your formula also screws Penn State, which makes it highly realistic… well done.

if the system rewards teams who are NOT in the top 12 rankings by the committee, then it lackes credibility.