Memphis Lagniappe's Fabled College Football Playoff Predictions are published weekly on Monday afternoons 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).
The pre-season playoff field for the 2011 season is:
1. Alabama (SEC Champion)
2. Oklahoma (Big 12 Champion)
3. Oregon (PAC 12 Champion)
4. Boise State (Mountain West Champion)
5. Florida State (ACC Champion)
6. LSU (At Large SEC)
7. Stanford (At Large PAC 12)
8. Nebraska (Big 10 Champion)
9. Texas A&M (At Large Big 12)
10. Oklahoma State (At Large Big 12)
11. Virginia Tech (At Large ACC)
12. West Virginia (Big East Champion)
13. UCF (C-USA Champion)
14. Troy (Sun Belt Champion)
15. Ohio (MAC Champion)
16. Hawaii (WAC Champion)
Number Of Teams by Conference:
Big 12 (3), ACC (2), PAC 12 (2), SEC (2), Big 10 (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) Hawaii at (1) Alabama
(9) Texas A&M at (8) Nebraska
(12) West Virginia at (5) Florida State
(13) Central Florida at (4) Boise State
(11) Virginia Tech at (6) LSU
(14) Troy at (3) Oregon
(10) Oklahoma State at (7) Stanford
(15) Ohio at (2) Oklahoma
Round 2
(8) Nebraska vs (1) Alabama
(5) Florida State vs (4) Boise State
(6) LSU vs (3) Oregon
(7) Stanford vs (2) Oklahoma
Round 3
(4) Boise State vs (1) Alabama
(3) Oregon vs (2) Oklahoma
Championship Game
(2) Oklahoma vs (1) Alabama
