College Football Playoff Prediction Series: Week 11

Last Week

Nothing much has changed at the top of the BCS Standings since last week . Ohio State defeated Iowa in overtime to claim the Big Ten title, and a trip into our eight team playoff.

Iowa is not out, however, as they can still vie against Penn State for a likely second Big Ten BCS berth.

USC took a mighty fall this past week to the Stanford Cardinal, dropping out of all of the playoffs. Oklahoma State has now slid into the larger playoffs in place of the ailing Trojans.

The Houston Cougars were upset by the Knights of Central Florida (my brother's school) and the Conference USA lead now falls to the (6-4) Southern Methodist Mustangs.

The "Expanded MWC" proposal took three times its share of the votes last week and moved up a spot.

I was the only one–again–who voted for the Add One playoff, but that was one more than the votes for Tyler's playoff, which has been removed.

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)

SMU @ No. 1 Florida
No. 9 Pittsburgh @ No. 8 LSU

No. 13 Iowa @ No. 4 TCU
No. 11 Oregon @ No. 5 Cincinnati

Troy @ No. 2 Alabama
No. 10 Ohio State @ No. 7 Georgia Tech

Temple @ No. 3 Texas
No. 12 Oklahoma St @ No. 6 Boise State


Crayton's Playoff (top conference champions in BCS Top Five and top at-larges in playoff)

New Year's Bowls
No. 1 Florida/Alabama-No. 4 Cincinnati (Sugar Bowl)
No. 2 Texas-No. 3 TCU (Rose Bowl)


Add Two Playoff (top four at-larges play for two BCS spots, like CCGs)

Dec. 5 Games
No. 6 Boise State-No. 12 Oklahoma State (western play-in game)
No. 8 LSU-No. 9 Pittsburgh (eastern play-in game)

The 10th and final BCS spot goes to the highest-ranked team not yet in a BCS bowl.


Current BCS Playoff

BCS Bowls
No. 1 Florida-No. 3 Texas (BCS Championship)
No. 11 Oregon-No. 10 Ohio State (Rose Bowl)
No. 7 Ga Tech-No. 5 Cincinnati (Orange Bowl)
No. 12 Oklahoma St-No. 4 TCU (Fiesta Bowl)
No. 2 Alabama-No. 13 Iowa (Sugar Bowl)


Expanded MWC Playoff (eight-team playoff beginning Jan. 1)

BCS Bowl Quarterfinals (rankings modified to seedings)
No. 1 Florida-No. 8 Boise State (Sugar Bowl)
No. 2 Alabama-No. 7 Ohio State (Rose Bowl)
No. 3 Texas-No. 6 Cincinnati (Fiesta Bowl)
No. 4 TCU-No. 5 Georgia Tech (Orange Bowl)

Second Tier BCS Bowls
No. 8 LSU-No. 12 Oklahoma State (Cotton Bowl)
No. 11 Oregon-No. 9 Pittsburgh (Sun Bowl)
No. 15 Virginia Tech-No. 13 Iowa (Citrus Bowl)


Regional Playoff (first two rounds on campuses in early December; next round in bowl games)

West Region Games (winner to Rose Bowl)

No. 4 Oregon @ No. 1 TCU
No. 3 SMU @ No. 2 Boise State

South Region Games (winner to Sugar Bowl)

No. 4 Temple @ No. 1 Texas
No. 3 Oklahoma St @ No. 2 Ga Tech

East Region Games (winner to Sugar Bowl)

No. 4 LSU @ No. 1 Florida
No. 3 Troy @ No. 2 Alabama

North Region Games (winner to Rose Bowl)

No. 4 Iowa @ No. 1 Cincinnati
No. 3 Pittsburgh @ No. 2 Ohio State


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-(un-ranked) Nebraska (Big 12 Championship Game)
No. 4 TCU-No. 8 LSU (BCS play-in Game)


Playoff Proposal Graveyard

Five-Team playoff

Crayton C playoff

Tyler's playoff