Post by tapsgator on Dec 4, 2023 13:02:53 GMT -5
they suck and in typical NCAA fashion no longer would work as intended. Also in true NCAA fashion they didn't write in any flexibility so we'll probably be stuck with this format for 8-10 years and in the meantime they'll put in a bunch of "unwritten rules." Anyways here's roughly what the 12 team playoff would look like based on the current rankings and then factoring in re-alignment and the automatic bids. The only thing I'm not clear on as I review the NCAA website (https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2023-12-03/how-12-team-college-football-playoff-will-work-teams-schedule-bids) is if the top 4 automatic qualifiers get a bid or it's just the top 4 teams. This section certainly reads like it's the top 4 automatic qualifiers:
"The new 12-team College Football Playoff field will include the six highest-ranked conference champions, which will receive automatic bids. The top four teams will receive a first-round bye to the quarterfinals.
The six highest-ranked teams remaining will round out the 12-team format. "
I don't know if they re-seed. Here's your potential playoff in 24:
1) Michigan (bye) (calling Michigan big 10 champ because they're ranked higher than Washington)
2) Texas (same deal with SEC because they're ranked higher than Bama based on 3 months ago which is really stupid but whatever)
3) FSU (ACC champ because nobody wants them in the Big 2)
4) Oregon State (Pac 2 Champ)
there's your 4 highest ranked conference champs
5) Liberty- Conference USA Champ, if they don't consider a 2 team conference a qualifier Liberty would get their much deserved bye, SMU moves up, and troy is the new 6 seed, take out Oregon State
6) SMU- AAC champ
7) Washington
8) Alabama
9) Georgia
10) Ohio State
11) Oregon
12) Mizzou
Round 1- Either Liberty or Troy plays Mizzou and loses, SMU plays Oregon and gets fucking smoked, Washington plays Ohio State where they beat the hell out of each other and whoever survives goes on to play Texas, Bama and Georgia rematch.
Round 2- Michigan v. Alabama Georgia winner; Texas v. Ohio State Washington Winner; FSU v. Oregon, Mizzou v. Oregon State or Liberty
Semis- Georgia, Bama, or Michigan (huge advantage) v. either Mizzou, Oregon State, or Troy
Texas/Ohio State/Washington v. Oregon/FSU
Finals- Real team v. Oregon whose path would have been SMU/Liberty then FSU then Mizzou/Oregon St./Troy
Sooooo, yeah, that is not a "solution," but you heard it here first.
"The new 12-team College Football Playoff field will include the six highest-ranked conference champions, which will receive automatic bids. The top four teams will receive a first-round bye to the quarterfinals.
The six highest-ranked teams remaining will round out the 12-team format. "
I don't know if they re-seed. Here's your potential playoff in 24:
1) Michigan (bye) (calling Michigan big 10 champ because they're ranked higher than Washington)
2) Texas (same deal with SEC because they're ranked higher than Bama based on 3 months ago which is really stupid but whatever)
3) FSU (ACC champ because nobody wants them in the Big 2)
4) Oregon State (Pac 2 Champ)
there's your 4 highest ranked conference champs
5) Liberty- Conference USA Champ, if they don't consider a 2 team conference a qualifier Liberty would get their much deserved bye, SMU moves up, and troy is the new 6 seed, take out Oregon State
6) SMU- AAC champ
7) Washington
8) Alabama
9) Georgia
10) Ohio State
11) Oregon
12) Mizzou
Round 1- Either Liberty or Troy plays Mizzou and loses, SMU plays Oregon and gets fucking smoked, Washington plays Ohio State where they beat the hell out of each other and whoever survives goes on to play Texas, Bama and Georgia rematch.
Round 2- Michigan v. Alabama Georgia winner; Texas v. Ohio State Washington Winner; FSU v. Oregon, Mizzou v. Oregon State or Liberty
Semis- Georgia, Bama, or Michigan (huge advantage) v. either Mizzou, Oregon State, or Troy
Texas/Ohio State/Washington v. Oregon/FSU
Finals- Real team v. Oregon whose path would have been SMU/Liberty then FSU then Mizzou/Oregon St./Troy
Sooooo, yeah, that is not a "solution," but you heard it here first.