(12-07-2018 09:09 AM)Eldonabe Wrote:  

(12-06-2018 11:24 AM)ken d Wrote:  What I'd rather see is elimination of all CCGs, to be replaced by a 16 team playoff that includes any division champion ranked in the Top 25. So, instead of Alabama vs Georgia that effectively eliminated one of them from the playoff, they would likely both have been high seeds with a possibility of both reaching the Final Four by their play on the field.

Ken I think you are on to something here.....

Whether you have a CCG or just win your conference without one of those.... the stipulation of being in the top 25 (or maybe even top 20??) to qualify has some legs I think?

I still say 16 is too many teams as there is a "cliff" in there someplace after the best 6-8 teams of who can really win the National Championship, but at least the MAC Champion is not getting in just because they were the best sh*tty team who won their sh*tty conference.

I agree that some of the 16 teams that would make this field will have no realistic chance of winning four games in this tournament. My intent in this model is to insure that every team that does have a realistic chance is included.

I was also trying to be sure that no G5 team would be left out solely as a result of poll bias. That is, I am giving them the benefit of the doubt over marginal P5 division champions. This model also provides a path for all Independent teams. None of the top ranked teams get a bye. They should beat their first round opponent easily, but not as easily as if it were a body bag opponent. Hopefully, it's not a completely unwatchable game.

This year, using a composite of human polls and computer rankings, 8 out of 10 P5 division champions would have made the field, along with 3 of 10 G5 champs and 1 Independent. The lowest ranked at-large team was #12 LSU.

The highest ranked champion left out was Northwestern ranked #30. The highest ranked G5 champ was Appalachian State at #35. I would argue that neither had a chance of winning a 16 team tournament.