In my previous blog, I proposed setting up a playoffs to decide the national college football champion, using the champions of the 11 individual conferences, plus the top five at-large teams. Since then, the conference championship games have been played. We now know the identities of the 11 conference champions:
Florida outlasted Alabama to win the SEC. The Gators are 12-1.
Oklahoma had the highest BCS ranking of the three teams tied for first place in the Big 12's North Division. The Sooners throttled Missouri in the Big 12 title game and also finished 12-1.
Oregon State, which had the inside track to the Rose Bowl after beating USC earlier in the season, got a good whipping from Oregon in the Civil War. USC followed up by dusting off UCLA and the Trojans won the PAC 10 with an overall record of 11-1.
Virginia Tech capped a great comeback from four regular season losses, battering Boston College for their ninth victory and winning the ACC.
Penn State finished 11-1 and won the Big 10.
Cincinnati won the Big East. They came from behind to beat Hawaii and finished the regular season 11-2.
Utah polished off BYU to finish undefeated at 12-0 and win the Mountain West.
Boise State also had an unbeaten campaign at 12-0. The Broncos again won the WAC.
East Carolina upset Tulsa in Tulsa to claim the Conference USA crown.
Buffalo shocked previously undefeated Ball State and won the MAC title.
Troy came out on top in the Sun Belt Conference.
Going back to my previous blog and substituting, the five at-large entries would be Texas (11-1), Texas Tech (11-1), Alabama (12-1), Ohio State (10-2), and TCU (10-2). Seed these 16 teams according to their BCS standing (or Sagarin rating) and you get the following matchups for a national playoff (probable winners are assumed after the first round):
(First Round)
Oklahoma vs. Troy
Florida vs. Buffalo
Texas vs. East Carolina
Alabama vs. Virginia Tech
USC vs. Cincinnati
Utah vs. TCU
Texas Tech vs. Ohio State
Penn State vs. Boise State
(National Quarterfinals)
Oklahoma vs. Penn State
Florida vs. Ohio State
Texas vs. Utah
Alabama vs. USC
(National Semi-Finals)
Oklahoma vs. USC
Florida vs. Texas
(National Championship)
Florida vs. USC
Now, who couldn't get fired up over that?
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