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 25, 2010:
1.Oregon (PAC 10 Champion)
2. Auburn (SEC Champion)
3. Boise State (WAC Champion)
4. TCU (Mountain West Champion)
5. Michigan State (Big 10 Champion)
6. Missouri (Big 12 Champion)
7. Alabama (At Large SEC)
8. Wisconsin (At Large Big 10)
9. Utah (At Large Mountain West)
10. Stanford (At Large PAC 10)
11. Ohio State (At Large Big 10)
12. Florida State (ACC Champion)
13. East Carolina (C-USA Champion)
14. Pittsburgh (Big East Champion)
15. Northern Illinois (MAC Champion)
16. Troy (Sun Belt Champion)
Dropped out: Oklahoma (#4, Big 12 Champion), LSU (#7, At Large SEC), West Virginia (#13, Big East Champion)
Number Of Teams by Conference:
Big 10 (3), PAC 10 (2), SEC (2), Mountain West (2), ACC (1), Big 12 (1), Big East (1), C-USA (1), MAC (1), Sun Belt (1), WAC (1), Independent (0)
Match ups round by round assuming higher seeds win.
Round 1
(16) Troy at (1) Oregon
(9) Utah at (8) Wisconsin
(12) Florida State at (5) Michigan State
(13) East Carolina at (4) TCU
(11) Ohio State at (6) Missouri
(14) Pittsburgh at (3) Boise State
(10) Stanford at (7) Alabama
(15) Northern Illinois at (2) Auburn
Round 2
(8) Wisconsin vs (1) Oregon
(5) Michigan State vs (4) TCU
(6) Missouri vs (3) Boise State
(7) Alabama vs (2) Auburn
Round 3
(4) TCU vs (1) Oregon
(3) Boise State vs (2) Auburn
Championship Game
(2) Auburn vs (1) Oregon
