Memphis Lagniappe's Fabled College Football Playoff Predictions Week Of 10/1/2007

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 10/1/2007:

1. USC (PAC 10 Champion)
2. LSU (SEC Champion)
3. California (At Large PAC 10)
4. Ohio State (Big 10 Champion)
5. Wisconsin (At Large Big 10)
6. Boston College (ACC Champion)
7. South Florida (Big East Champion)
8. Kentucky (At Large SEC)
9. Florida (At Large SEC)
10. Oklahoma (Big 12 Champion)
11. Virginia Tech (At Large ACC)
12. Hawaii (WAC Champion)
13. BYU (MWC Champion)
14. Central Florida (CUSA Champion)
15. Ball State (MAC Champion)
16. Troy (Sunbelt Champion)

Dropped Out: West Virginia (#5, Big East Champion), Texas (#9, Big 12 Champion), Rutgers (#10, At Large Big East), Southern Miss (#13, CUSA Champion)

Number Of Teams by Conference:
SEC (3), ACC (2), Big 10 (2), Pac 10 (2), Big 12 (1), Big East (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) Florida vs (8) Kentucky
(12) Hawaii vs (5) Wisconsin
(13) BYU vs (4) Ohio State
(11) Virginia Tech vs (6) Boston College
(14) Central Florida vs (3) California
(10) Oklahoma vs (7) South Florida
(15) Ball State vs (2) LSU

Round 2
(8) Kentucky vs (1) USC
(5) Wisconsin vs (4) Ohio State
(6) Boston College vs (3) California
(7) South Florida vs (2) LSU

Round 3
(4) Ohio State vs (1) USC
(3) California vs (2) LSU

Championship Game
(2) LSU vs (1) USC