Memphis Lagniappe's Fabled College Football Playoff Predictions Week Of 11/8/10

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 November 1, 2010:

1. Oregon (PAC 10 Champion)
2. Auburn (SEC Champion)
3. TCU (Mountain West Champion)
4. Boise State (WAC Champion)
5. Wisconsin (At large Big 10)
6. Nebraska (Big 12 Champion)
7. LSU (At Large SEC)
8. Stanford (At Large PAC 10)
9. Ohio State (At Large Big 10)
10. Oklahoma State (At Large Big 12)
11. Michigan State (Big 10 Champion)
12. Virginia Tech (ACC Champion)
13. Central Florida (C-USA Champion)
14. Northern Illinois (MAC Champion) 
15. Pittsburgh (Big East Champion)
16. Troy (Sun Belt Champion)

Dropped out: Alabama (#5, At Large SEC), Utah (#6, At Large Mountain West), Oklahoma (#10, At Large Big 12)

Number Of Teams by Conference:
Big 10 (3), Big 12 (2), PAC 10 (2), SEC (2), ACC (1), Big East (1), C-USA (1), MAC (1), Mountain West (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) Ohio State at (8) Stanford
(12) Virginia Tech at (5) Wisconsin
(13) Central Florida at (4) Boise State
(11) Michigan State at (6) Nebraska
(14) Northern Illinois at (3) TCU
(10) Oklahoma State at (7) LSU
(15) Pittsburgh at (2) Auburn

Round 2
(8) Stanford vs (1) Oregon
(5) Wisconsin vs (4) Boise State
(6) Nebraska vs (3) TCU
(7) LSU vs (2) Auburn

Round 3
(4) Boise State vs (1) Oregon
(3) TCU vs (2) Auburn

Championship Game
(2) Auburn vs (1) Oregon