Memphis Lagniappe's Fabled College Football Playoff Predictions Week Of 9/17/2007

Memphis Lagniappe's Fabled College Football Playoff Predictions are published weekly on Monday afternoons to show a possible college football playoff format. Similar to the NCAA basketball tournament, 11 conference champions receive automatic bids. 5 additional spots are available for at-large bids.

Round 1 games would be hosted by the higher ranked seeds. Rounds 2 - 4 would incorporate the bowl system with host cities/bowls bidding to host the games. The "Big 4" BCS bowls would be permanent playoff hosts on a round-rotating basis (Championship, semi-finals and 1 round 2 game).

The playoff field for the week of 9/17/2007:

1. USC (PAC 10 Champion)
2. LSU (SEC Champion)
3. Oklahoma (Big 12 Champion)
4. Florida (At Large SEC)
5. West Virginia (Big East Champion)
6. Wisconsin (Big 10 Champion)
7. California (At Large Pac 10)
8. Ohio State (At Large Big 10)
9. Texas (At Large Big 12)
10. Rutgers (At Large Big East)
11. Boston College (ACC Champion)
12. Hawaii (WAC Champion)
13. Air Force (MWC Champion)
14. Southern Miss (CUSA Champion)
15. Central Michigan (MAC Champion)
16. Troy (Sunbelt Champion)

Dropped Out: Louisville (#8, At Large Big East), Georgia Tech (#11, ACC Champion), TCU (#13, MWC Champion)

Number Of Teams by Conference:
Big 10 (2), Big 12 (2), Big East (2), Pac 10 (2), SEC (2),ACC (1), CUSA (1), MAC (1), MWC (1), Sunbelt (1), WAC (1), Independent (0)

Match ups round by round assuming higher seeds win.

Round 1
(16) Troy vs (1) USC
(9) Texas vs (8) Ohio State
(12) Hawaii vs (5) West Virginia
(13) Air Force vs (4) Florida
(11) Boston College vs (6) Wisconsin
(14) Southern Miss vs (3) Oklahoma
(10) Rutgers vs (7) California
(15) Central Michigan vs (2) LSU

Round 2
(8) Ohio State vs (1) USC
(5) West Virginia vs (4) Florida
(6) Wisconsin vs (3) Oklahoma
(7) California vs (2) LSU

Round 3
(4) Florida vs (1) USC
(3) Oklahoma vs (2) LSU

Championship Game
(2) LSU vs (1) USC