Thursday, December 8, 2011

BCS Playoffs?

Yes it is that time of year again... every Tom, Dick and Harry come out of the woodwork and attempt to solve the Bowl Championship Series, and create a playoff..... Here is my idea.

I would start with the 11 conference champions, then add 5 at large teams, and then rank the teams 1-16 and go from there. The first 3 rounds would be on campus sites, the finals would be in Pasadena, California at the Rose Bowl Stadium.

Here is my bracket:

11 Conference Champions (in alphabetical order by conference):
ACC- Clemson 10-3 (6-2)
Big 12- Oklahoma State 11-1 (8-1)
Big East- West Virginia 9-3 (5-2)
Big Ten- Wisconsin 11-2 (6-2)
C-USA- Southern Miss 11-2 (6-2)
MAC- Northern Illinois 10-3 (7-1)
MWC- TCU 10-2 (7-0)
Pac 12- Oregon 11-2 (8-1)
SEC- LSU 13-0 (8-0)
Sun Belt- Arkansas State 10-2 (8-0)
WAC- Louisiana Tech 8-4 (6-1)

5 At Large Berths
SEC- Alabama 11-1 (7-1)
Pac 12- Stanford 11-1 (8-1)
C-USA- Houston 12-1 (8-0)
SEC- Arkansas 10-2 (6-2)
MWC- Boise State 11-1 (6-1)

First 2 Out: Virginia Tech, Michigan State
Next 3 Out: South Carolina, Michigan, Oklahoma

Bracket:

#16 Louisiana Tech (WAC Champ) @ #1 LSU (SEC Champ)
#9 Wisconsin (Big 10 Champ) @ #8 Boise State (At Large)

#13 Southern Miss (C-USA Champ) @ #4 Stanford (At Large)
#12 West Virginia (Big East Champ) @ #5 Houston (At Large)

#11 Clemson (ACC Champ) @ #6 Oregon (Pac 12 Champ)
#14 Northern Illinois (MAC Champ) @ #3 Alabama (At Large)

#10 TCU (MWC Champ) @ #7 Arkansas (At Large)
#15 Arkansas State (Sun Belt Champ) @ #2 Oklahoma State (Big 12 Champ)

Conference Champion Rankings
#1 LSU (SEC)
#2 Oklahoma State (Big 12)
#6 Oregon (Pac 12)
#9 Wisconsin (Big 10)
#10 TCU (MWC)
#11 Clemson (ACC)
#12 West Virginia (Big East)
#13 Southern Miss (C-USA)
#14 Northern Illinois (MAC)
#15 Arkansas State (Sun Belt)
#16 Louisiana Tech (WAC)

At-Large Rankings
#3 Alabama (SEC)
#4 Stanford (Pac 12)
#5 Houston (C-USA)
#7 Arkansas (SEC)
#8 Boise State (MWC)

By the way, make sure to read Death to the BCS by Dan Wetzel, et al, it is a fantastic book, and outlines what is wrong with the BCS and how to solve it. There is also a 2011 version out now.

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