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 6, 2010:
1. Oregon (PAC 10 Champion)
2. Auburn (SEC Champion)
3. TCU (Mountain West Champion)
4. Wisconsin (Big 10 Champion)
5. Stanford (At Large PAC 10)
6. Ohio State (At Large Big 10)
7. Michigan State (At Large Big 10)
8. Arkansas (At Large SEC)
9. Boise State (WAC Champion)
10. Virginia Tech (ACC Champion)
11. LSU (At Large SEC)
12. Oklahoma (Big 12 Champion)
13. Central Florida (C-USA Champion)
14. Connecticut (Big East Champion)
15. Miami (MAC Champion)
16. Florida International (Sun Belt Champion)
Dropped out: Northern Illinois (#13, MAC Champion)
Number Of Teams by Conference:
Big 10 (3), SEC (3), PAC 10 (2), ACC (1), Big East (1), Big 12 (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) Florida International at (1) Oregon
(9) Boise State at (8) Arkansas
(12) Oklahoma at (5) Stanford
(13) Central Florida at (4) Wisconsin
(11) LSU at (6) Ohio State
(14) Connecticut at (3) TCU
(10) Virginia Tech at (7) Michigan State
(15) Miami at (2) Auburn
Round 2
(8) Arkansas vs (1) Oregon
(5) Stanford vs (4) Wisconsin
(6) Ohio State vs (3) TCU
(7) Michigan State vs (2) Auburn
Round 3
(4) Wisconsin vs (1) Oregon
(3) TCU vs (2) Auburn
Championship Game
(2) Auburn vs (1) Oregon