Memphis Lagniappe's Fabled College Football Playoff Predictions Week Of 11/12/2007

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 11/12/2007:

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

Dropped Out: Boston College (#8, ACC Champion), East Carolina (#15, CUSA Champion)

Number Of Teams by Conference:
Big 12 (3), Pac 10 (2), SEC (2), WAC (2), ACC (1), Big 10 (1), Big East (1), CUSA (1), MAC (1), MWC (1), Sunbelt (1), Independent (0)

Match ups round by round assuming higher seeds win.

Round 1
(16) Central Michigan vs (1) Oregon
(9) Georgia vs (8) Arizona State
(12) Boise State vs (5) Missouri
(13) BYU vs (4) Oklahoma
(11) Virginia Tech vs (6) West Virginia
(14) Troy vs (3) Kansas
(10) Hawaii vs (7) Ohio State
(15) Central Florida vs (2) LSU

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

Round 3
(4) Oklahoma vs (1) Oregon
(3) Kansas vs (2) LSU

Championship Game
(2) LSU vs (1) Oregon