Memphis Lagniappe's Fabled College Football Playoff Predictions Week Of 10/15/2007

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 10/15/2007:

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

Dropped Out: Missouri (#10, At Large Big 12), UTEP (#14, CUSA Champion)

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

Round 2
(8) South Carolina vs (1) Ohio State
(5) LSU vs (4) Oklahoma
(6) Oregon vs (3) South Florida
(7) Kentucky vs (2) Boston College

Round 3
(4) Oklahoma vs (1) Ohio State
(3) South Florida vs (2) Boston College

Championship Game
(2) Boston College vs (1) Ohio State