Memphis Lagniappe's Fabled College Football Playoff Predictions Week Of 11/5/2007

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 11/5/2007:

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

Dropped Out: Southern Miss (#15, CUSA Champion)

Number Of Teams by Conference:
Big 12 (3), ACC (2), Pac 10 (2), SEC (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) Arizona State vs (8) Boston College
(12) Virginia Tech vs (5) Kansas
(13) BYU vs (4) Oklahoma
(11) Georgia vs (6) Missouri
(14) Troy vs (3) LSU
(10) Hawaii vs (7) West Virginia
(15) East Carolnia vs (2) Oregon

Round 2
(8) Boston College vs (1) Ohio State
(5) Kansas vs (4) Oklahoma
(6) Missouri vs (3) LSU
(7) West Virginia vs (2) Oregon

Round 3
(4) Oklahoma vs (1) Ohio State
(3) LSU vs (2) Oregon

Championship Game
(2) Oregon vs (1) Ohio State