Memphis Lagniappe's Fabled College Football Playoff Predictions Week Of 9/24/2007

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 9/24/2007:

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. California (At Large Pac 10)
7. Ohio State (Big 10 Champion)
8. Wisconsin (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. Southern Miss (CUSA Champion)
14. BYU (MWC Champion)
15. Ball State (MAC Champion)
16. Troy (Sunbelt Champion)

Dropped Out: Air Force (#13, MWC Champion), Central Michigan(#15, MAC 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) Wisconsin
(12) Hawaii vs (5) West Virginia
(13) Southern Miss vs (4) Florida
(11) Boston College vs (6) California
(14) BYU vs (3) Oklahoma
(10) Rutgers vs (7) Ohio State
(15) Ball State vs (2) LSU

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

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

Championship Game
(2) LSU vs (1) USC