Memphis Lagniappe's Fabled College Football Playoff Predictions Week Of 12/1/2008

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 December 1, 2008:

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

Dropped out: Oklahoma State (#10, At Large Big 12), Oregon State (#13, PAC 10 Champion), Houston (#15, CUSA Champion)

Number Of Teams by Conference:
Big 12 (3), Big 10 (2), MWC (2), SEC (2), ACC (1), Big East (1), CUSA (1), MAC (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) Alabama
(9) Boise State at (8) Utah
(12) Ball State at (5) USC
(13) Cincinnati at (4) Texas
(11) TCU at (6) Texas Tech
(14) Boston College at (3) Oklahoma
(10) Ohio State at (7) Penn State
(15) Tulsa at (2) Florida

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

Round 3
(4) Texas vs (1) Alabama
(3) Oklahoma vs (2) Florida

Championship Game
(2) Florida vs (1) Alabama