Memphis Lagniappe's Fabled College Football Playoff Predictions Week Of 10/20/2008

Memphis Lagniappe's Fabled College Football Playoff Predictions are published weekly 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).

For the week of October 20, 2008:

1. Texas (Big 12 Champion)
2. Alabama (SEC Champion)
3. Penn State (Big 10 Champion)
4. Oklahoma (At Large Big 12)
5. USC (Pac 10 Champion)
6. Texas Tech (At Large Big 12)
7. Florida (At Large SEC)
8. Oklahoma State (At Large Big 12)
9. Georgia (At Large SEC)
10. Utah (MWC Champion)
11. Boise State (WAC Champion)
12. South Florida (Big East Champion)
13. Ball State (MAC Champion)
14. Tulsa (CUSA Champion)
15. Georgia Tech (ACC Champion)
16. Troy(Sunbelt Champion)

Dropped out: BYU (#8, MWC Champion), Virginia Tech (#12, ACC Champion)

Number Of Teams by Conference:
Big 12 (4), SEC (3), ACC (1), Big 10 (1), Big East (1), CUSA (1), MAC (1), MWC (1), Pac 10 (1), Sunbelt (1), WAC (1), Independent (0)

Match ups round by round assuming higher seeds win.

Round 1
(16) Troy at (1) Texas
(9) Georgia at (8) Oklahoma State
(12) South Florida at (5) USC
(13) Ball State at (4) Oklahoma
(11) Boise State at (6) Texas Tech
(14) Tulsa at (3) Penn State
(10) Utah at (7) Florida
(15) Georgia Tech at (2) Alabama

Round 2
(8) Oklahoma State vs (1) Texas
(5) USC vs (4) Oklahoma
(6) Texas Tech vs (3) Penn State
(7) Florida vs (2) Alabama

Round 3
(4) Oklahoma vs (1) Texas
(3) Penn State vs (2) Alabama

Championship Game
(2) Alabama vs (1) Texas