I think the next playoff format should go like this...
6 teams...5 Power 5 Comference Champions And then the winner of the two highest rated non-power 5 conference champions in a winner makes it game to be held on the same weekend as the Power 5 CCG...
No voting, no humans picking...winners qualify to be in ... seed and play...
CCG become de facto first round games so basically you have a 12 team playoff...if you can’t win your conference then you do t deserve to be the Natty Champ...includes non-power 5 teams so every Team has a chance to make it...you play your way in...also Keeps every region of the country engaged each year and takes out all biases!!!
I agree it needs to be won on the field, and I agree with your sentiment. However, alabama would get a bye every year ? Plus one other team not Clemson ? Hmmmm no thanks. It's gotta be 4, 8, or 16. I'm good with 4 for now.
If we’re going to expand it to 12 why not have it more like a traditional playoff like the NFL.
-Conference Champions are automatic qualifiers. -Non-Power 5 teams or independents that go undefeated are automatic qualifiers.
After the conference champions take them and rank the teams 1-5 based. Then any independents/Non Power 5 teams will be ranked the last 1-2 teams in (11 or 12). The others would be at large bids.
Rank Teams 1-12: NFL Playoff Style 1. Round 1: (Played one week after Conference Championships are Traditionally Played (1st weekend of December) 12/12/2020 * Top 4 Teams get a Bye: * Teams 5-12 Play each other at Higher Team’s Ranked Home Field * 12 vs 5 * 11 vs. 6 * 10 vs. 7 * 9 vs. 8
Gives conference champions a bye and rewards the regular season because the rank could determine everything. Getting a bye vs being on the road would be huge. Not to mention it gives the “Cinderella” opportunity for the smaller schools so we could get another Boise State vs. Oklahoma albeit a small one.
2. Round 2: (Played one week later) * Winners play the top 4 Teams at the top 4 Team’s Home Field * 8 vs. 1 * 7 vs. 2 * 6 vs. 3 * 5 vs. 4
3. Round 3: Played 1 week later (12/26/2020) * Played at 2 of 4 Major Bowl Sites (Sugar, Fiesta, Orange, Rose) as currently done
4. Championship Round: Played 2 Weeks later (After first full week of January as currently done * Played at 1 of the 2 Bowl sites not picked for the Semi-final games as currently fond