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 11, 2010:
1. Ohio State (Big 10 Champion)
2. Oregon (PAC 10 Champion)
3. Boise State (WAC Champion)
4. Nebraska (Big 12 Champion)
5. TCU (Mountain West Champion)
6. Oklahoma (At Large Big 12)
7. Auburn (SEC Champion)
8. South Carolina (At Large SEC)
9. Alabama (At Large SEC)
10. Utah (At Large Mountain West)
11. LSU (At Large SEC)
12. Florida State (ACC Champion)
13. West Virginia (Big East Champion)
14. SMU (C-USA Champion)
15. Northern Illinois (MAC Champion)
16. Troy (Sun Belt Champion)
Dropped out: Arizona (#10, At Large PAC 10), Michigan (#11, At Large Big 10), Miami (#12, ACC Champion), Temple (#14, MAC Champion), Houston (#15, C-USA Champion)
Number Of Teams by Conference:
SEC (4), Big 12 (2), Mountain West (2), ACC (1), Big 10 (1), Big East (1), C-USA (1), MAC (1), PAC 10 (1), Sun Belt (1), WAC (1), Independent (0)
Match ups round by round assuming higher seeds win.
Round 1
(16) Troy at (1) Ohio State
(9) Alabama at (8) South Carolina
(12) Florida State at (5) TCU
(13) West Virginia at (4) Nebraska
(11) LSU at (6) Oklahoma
(14) SMU at (3) Boise State
(10) Utah at (7) Auburn
(15) Northern Illinois at (2) Oregon
Round 2
(8) South Carolina vs (1) Ohio State
(5) TCU vs (4) Nebraska
(6) Oklahoma vs (3) Boise State
(7) Auburn vs (2) Oregon
Round 3
(4) Nebraska vs (1) Ohio State
(3) Boise State vs (2) Oregon
Championship Game
(2) Oregon vs (1) Ohio State
