College Football Playoff Prediction Series: Week Five
There was little change among the playoff proposals from last week. The largest change will actually be the fact that our poll no longer lists the size of each playoff but rather provides the name of the source. While the number of votes will likely decrease, the poll as a whole will be more representative.
Last Week
The highest ranked team to suffer a loss was the previous No. 12, Oklahoma, losing to the new No. 12, Miami. Miami thus replaced Oklahoma in the “Add Two” playoff which has teams playing into the final BCS berths instead of being selected by bowls and polls. Miami also replaced Oklahoma in the 16-team models.
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LSU dropped Florida out of the top two, riding a first place vote in almost every computer poll. Also, USC and Iowa replaced TCU, who fell from No. 8 to No. 11, in the two Eight-Team playoffs.
The Poll
If you have proposals that you'd like displayed next week, then link to them or describe them in the comments section. Up to two may be added for each new iteration of this series.
Each week, there will also be a poll for which proposals make the most sense. The playoff with the least amount of support may not appear next week, at my discretion.
Enjoy the playoffs below, given in an order considering last week's vote.
The Playoffs
Crayton B playoff (top conference champions in BCS Top-Five and top at-larges in playoff)
New Year's Bowls:
No. 1 Alabama – No. 5 Boise State (Sugar Bowl)
No. 2 LSU – No. 4 Texas (Rose Bowl)
Daniel's playoff (first two rounds on campuses in early December; January Final Four at neutral sites)
Sun Belt Champion @ No. 1 Alabama
No. 9 Iowa @ No. 8 Cincinnati
No. 13 Oregon @ No. 4 Texas
No. 12 Miami @ No. 5 Boise State
CUSA Champion @ No. 2 LSU
No. 10 Ohio State @ No. 7 USC
Central Michigan @ No. 3 Florida
No. 11 TCU @ No. 6 Virginia Tech
Add Two playoff (top two teams play in NC; top four at larges play for two BCS spots, like CCG's)
Dec. 5 Games
No. 2 LSU—No. 12 Miami (Eastern play-in Game)
No. 10 Ohio State—No. 11 TCU (Western play-in Game)
The final BCS spot goes to the highest ranked team not yet in a BCS bowl.
Add One playoff (top two teams play in NC; a single, high-profile BCS play-in game added)
Dec. 5 Games:
No. 1 Alabama—No. 3 Florida (SEC Championship Game)
No. 2 LSU—No. 10 Ohio State (BCS play-in Game)
No. 4 Texas —No. 16 Kansas (Big 12 Championship Game)
Crayton C playoff (turns SEC and Big 12 championships into two of four play-in games)
Dec. 5th Games:
No. 1 Alabama—No. 3 Florida (SEC play-in Game)
No. 4 Texas—No. 9 Iowa (Big 12 play-in Game)
No. 5 Boise State—No. 8 Cincinnati (Western play-in Game)
No. 6 Virginia Tech—No. 7 USC (Eastern play-in Game)
BCS Bowls:
No. 1 Alabama—No. 2 LSU (BCS Championship)
No. 13 Oregon—No. 9 Iowa (Rose Bowl)
No. 6 Virginia Tech—No. 7 USC (Orange Bowl)
No. 4 Texas—No. 8 Cincinnati (Fiesta Bowl) – Maybe Fiesta selects Boise State
No. 10 Ohio State—No. 5 Boise State (Sugar Bowl)
Modified MWC playoff (BCS bowls host each of three playoff rounds in January)
BCS Bowls: (Rankings modified to seedings)
No. 1 Alabama—No. 8 Cincinnati (Sugar Bowl)
No. 2 LSU—No. 7 Virginia Tech (Orange Bowl)
No. 3 Texas—No. 6 Boise State (Fiesta Bowl)
No. 4 USC—No. 5 Iowa (Rose Bowl)
Cotton Bowl: (a third SEC or Big 12 team may be taken)
No. 13 Oregon—No. 3 Florida
Regional playoff (first two rounds on campuses in early December; next round in bowl games)
West Region Games: (winner to Rose Bowl)
No. 4 USC @ No. 1 Boise State
No. 3 Oregon @ No. 2 TCU
South Region Games: (winner to Sugar Bowl)
No. 4 Miami @ No. 1 Texas
No. 3 CUSA/Sun Belt @ No. 2 Virginia Tech
East Region Games: (winner to Sugar Bowl)
No. 4 Florida @ No. 1 Alabama
No. 3 CUSA/Sun Belt @ No. 2 LSU
North Region Games: (winner to Rose Bowl)
No. 4 Ohio State @ No. 1 Cincinnati
No. 3 Central Michigan @ No. 2 Iowa
Tyler's playoff (Eight automatic bids; Top eight teams pick opponents for each week)
Teams with first round picks:
No. 1 Alabama (SEC Champion)
No. 2 LSU (At Large #1)
No. 3 Florida (At Large #2)
No. 4 Texas (Big 12 Champion)
No. 5 Boise State (Mid Major Champion)
No. 6 Virginia Tech (ACC Champion)
No. 7 USC (At Large #3)
No. 8 Cincinnati (Big East Champion)
Teams to be selected from: (Conference match-ups are disallowed the first round)
No. 9 Iowa (Big Ten Champion)
No. 10 Ohio State (At Large #4)
No. 11 TCU (Mountain West Champion)
No. 12 Miami (At Large #5)
No. 13 Oregon (Pac-10 Champion)
No. 14 Auburn (At Large #6)
No. 15 Penn State (At Large #7)
No. 16 Kansas (At Large #8)
Playoff Proposal Graveyard:
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