College Football Playoff Prediction Series: Week Seven
This week's results are official. The BCS has finally released their first poll. All computers are in and Florida, Alabama, and Texas all seem to be in control of their own destiny. Boise State is ranked astoundingly in fourth place—the highest ranking of a non-BCS team ever.
The playoff picture changed again this week as No. 3 Virginia Tech lost to No. 17 Georgia Tech. Undefeated Cincinnati has now ascended into the Four-Team playoff.
Surprisingly, Virginia (the Cavaliers not the Hokies) are now leading the ACC, with zero losses. According to the rules of this article series the Cavaliers will represent the ACC in each case where a playoff calls for the ACC Champion.
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Oregon, by virtue of Virginia Tech's loss, is now included in the Eight-Team playoff. Iowa has now taken sole possession of the Big Ten lead after Ohio State's inexplicable loss to lowly Purdue. Oklahoma State and Penn State also advanced back into two of the larger 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 whichever proposal makes 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
Daniel's playoff (first two rounds on campuses in early December; January Final Four at neutral sites)
Virginia @ No. 1 Florida
No. 9 LSU @ No. 8 TCU
Central Michigan @ No. 4 Boise State
No. 12 Georgia Tech @ No. 5 Cincinnati
C-USA Champ @ No. 2 Alabama
No. 10 Miami @ No. 7 USC
Troy @ No. 3 Texas
No. 11 Oregon @ No. 6 Iowa
Add Two playoff (top four at larges play for two BCS spots, like CCG's)
Dec. 5 Games
No. 8 TCU—No. 13 Penn State (Western play-in Game)
No. 9 LSU—No. 10 Miami (Eastern play-in Game)
The 10th and final BCS spot goes to the highest ranked team not yet in a BCS bowl.
Crayton's playoff (top conference champions in BCS Top-Five and top at-larges in playoff)
New Year's Bowls
No. 1 Florida—No. 5 Cincinnati (Sugar Bowl)
No. 3 Texas—No. 4 Boise State (Rose Bowl)
BCS Bowls
No. 1 Florida—No. 2 Alabama (BCS Championship)
No. 11 Oregon—No. 6 Iowa (Rose Bowl)
(unranked) Virginia—No. 7 USC (Orange Bowl)
No. 3 Texas—No. 4 Boise State (Fiesta Bowl)
No. 10 Miami—No. 5 Cincinnati (Sugar Bowl)
Add One playoff (top two teams still play in NC; another high-profile BCS play-in game added)
Dec. 5 Games
No. 1 Florida—No. 2 Alabama (SEC Championship Game)
No. 3 Texas—No. 25 Kansas (Big 12 Championship Game)
No. 6 Iowa—No. 8 TCU (BCS play-in Game)
Tyler's playoff (Eight automatic bids; Top eight teams pick opponents for each week)
Teams with first round picks
No. 1 Florida (SEC Champion)
No. 2 Alabama (At Large No. 1)
No. 3 Texas (Big 12 Champion)
No. 4 Boise State (Mid Major Champion)
No. 5 Cincinnati (Big East Champion)
No. 6 Iowa (Big Ten Champion)
No. 7 USC (At Large No. 2)
No. 8 TCU (Mountain West Champion)
Teams to be selected from (Conference matchups are disallowed the first round)
No. 9 LSU (At Large No. 3)
No. 10 Miami (At Large No. 4)
No. 11 Oregon (Pac-10 Champion)
No. 12 Georgia Tech (At Large No. 5)
No. 13 Penn State (At Large No. 6)
No. 14 Virginia Tech (At Large No. 7)
No. 15 Oklahoma State (At Large No. 8)
(unranked) Virginia (ACC Champion)
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 St
No. 3 CUSA Champ @ No. 2 Oregon
South Region Games (winner to Sugar Bowl)
No. 4 LSU @ No. 1 Florida
No. 3 Troy @ No. 2 Alabama
East Region Games (winner to Sugar Bowl)
No. 4 Virginia @ No. 1 Texas
No. 3 Georgia Tech @ No. 2 Miami
North Region Games (winner to Rose Bowl)
No. 4 Central Michigan @ No. 1 Iowa
No. 3 TCU @ No. 2 Cincinnati
Modified MWC playoff (BCS bowls host each of three playoff rounds in January)
BCS Bowls (Rankings modified to seedings)
No. 1 Florida—No. 8 Oregon (Sugar Bowl)
No. 2 Alabama—No. 7 Cincinnati (Orange Bowl)
No. 3 Texas—No. 6 Boise State (Fiesta Bowl)
No. 4 Iowa—No. 5 USC (Rose Bowl)
Cotton Bowl (a third SEC or Big-12 team may be taken)
No. 7 LSU—(unranked) Virginia
Playoff Proposal Graveyard
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