Memphis Lagniappe's Fabled College Football Playoff Predictions Week of 11/7/2011

Now in its 6th season, 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 7, 2011:

1. LSU (SEC Champion)
2. Oklahoma State (Big 12 Champion)
3. Stanford (PAC 12 Champion)
4. Alabama (At Large SEC)
5. Boise State (Mountain West Champion)
6. Oregon (At Large PAC 12)
7. Oklahoma (At Large Big 12)
8. Arkansas (At Large SEC)
9. Clemson (ACC Champion)
10. Virginia Tech (At Large ACC)
11. Houston (C-USA Champion)
12. Penn State (Big 10 Champion)
13. Cincinnati (Big East Champion)
14. Arkansas State (Sun Belt Champion)
15. Nevada (WAC Champion)
16. Northern Illinois (MAC Champion)

Dropped out: Nebraska (#9, At Large Big 10), Toledo (#14, MAC Champion)

Number Of Teams by Conference:
SEC (3), ACC (2), Big 10 (1), Big 12 (2), PAC 12 (2), 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) Northern Illinois at (1) LSU
(9) Clemson at (8) Arkansas
(12) Penn State at (5) Boise State
(13) Cincinnati at (4) Alabama
(11) Houston at (6) Oregon
(14) Arkansas State at (3) Stanford
(10) Virginia Tech at (7) Oklahoma
(15) Nevada at (2) Oklahoma State

Round 2
(8) Arkansas vs (1) LSU
(5) Boise State vs (4) Alabama
(6) Oregon vs (3) Stanford
(7) Oklahoma vs (2) Oklahoma State

Round 3
(4) Alabama vs (1) LSU
(3) Stanford vs (2) Oklahoma State

Championship Game
(2) Oklahoma State vs (1) LSU