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 September 19, 2011:
1. Oklahoma (Big 12 Champion)
2. LSU (SEC Champion)
3. Alabama (At Large SEC)
4. Boise State (Mountain West Champion)
5. Stanford (PAC 12 Champion)
6. Wisconsin (Big 10 Champion)
7. Oklahoma State (At Large Big 12)
8. Texas A&M (At Large Big 12 )
9. Nebraska (At Large Big 10)
10. Oregon (At Large PAC 12)
11. Florida State (ACC Champion)
12. West Virginia (Big East Champion)
13. Houston (C-USA Champion)
14. Florida International (Sun Belt Champion)
15. Ohio (MAC Champion)
16. Nevada (WAC Champion)
Dropped out: South Carolina (#11, At Large SEC), Temple (#14, MAC Champion), Hawaii (#15, WAC Champion)
Number Of Teams by Conference:
Big 12 (3), Big 10 (2), PAC 12 (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) Nevada at (1) Oklahoma
(9) Nebraska at (8) Texas A&M
(12) West Virginia at (5) Stanford
(13) Houston at (4) Boise State
(11) Florida State at (6) Wisconsin
(14) Florida International at (3) Alabama
(10) Oregon at (7) Oklahoma State
(15) Ohio at (2) LSU
Round 2
(8) Texas A&M vs (1) Oklahoma
(5) Stanford vs (4) Boise State
(6) Wisconsin vs (3) Alabama
(7) Oklahoma State vs (2) LSU
Round 3
(4) Boise State vs (1) Oklahoma
(3) Alabama vs (2) LSU
Championship Game
(2) LSU vs (1) Oklahoma
