We all know the BCS has been terrible recently, so I have decided to design a playoff system for the college football season.
16 teams would qualify for the tournament
- There are 6 automatic bids: the winner of the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-10 and the SEC. These 6 spots are the top 6 spots in the tournament. Whoever is ranked higher in the AP Poll, receive the 1 spot and so on.
- The remaining 10 spots are awarded to the top teams in the AP Poll who are not conference winners.
- A non-major conference team who finishes the season undefeated is able to make the tournament. If 2+ teams finish undefeated from a Non-Major conference, the team who is ranked higher gets an automatic bid. The other remaining teams can get in the same way as the other teams, by being ranked high in the AP Poll.
- Similar to March Madness, it would start as a Sweet 16, Elite 8, Final 4.
- The championship game would be held in alternating stadiums each year, just as the Super Bowl.
If this system was in place this year, it would go like this. ( For demonstational purposes, I will put Florida as winner of SEC, Oklahoma as winner of Big 12, Boston College winner of ACC, USC winner of Pac-10)
1 Florida (SEC) vs 16 Georgia Tech
8 Alabama vs 9 Utah
6 Boston College (ACC) vs 11 Boise State
4 PSU (Big 10) vs 13 TCU
3 USC (Pac-10) vs 14 Ball State
5 Cincinatti (Big East) vs 12 Ohio State
7 Texas vs Texas Tech
2 Oklahoma (Big 12) vs 15 Oklahoma State
Let me know what you think of this system... and tell me what games in this playoff would entertain you.
