Who else thinks that the NCAA needs a playoff in football?

Question

I mean theres been controversy throughout the past few years with who should be in the National Championship game. Auburn got shuned a few years ago, and this year tons of controversy! Should Michigan play again? Should USC play OSU. I say take the top 16 teams in the polls, and do a single elimination playoff! That would settle everthing.

Answer 1

i agree now if michagan and ohio state meet again and michigan
wins,is it far to ohio state or would there be a split championship
and yes it can happen

Answer 2

This response is very similar to the one given by Frank S. I have been working on a playoff proposal for the NCAA for about three months now, and it is pretty similar to yours, with a few slight differences. First, the BCS was designed by, and is designed for, the "Big Six" conferences. The ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10, and SEC all benefit greatly from the BCS formula, and the smaller schools suffer. Because of this, if there would ever be a playoff, it would have to be geared toward favoring those six conferences. I can't get into too much detail on my idea, because I am still working out all of the smaller points of it, but it basically boils down to this: Those six conference champions are seeded 1-6, and the top twelve teams get the other spots, with the top seed playing at home until the championship game.

Either way, eventually, college football will finally have a playoff. It's all a matter of finding a way to make it benefit the "Big Six" conferences.

Answer 3

I would love to see it, but first every D1 school needs a conference championship then every champion should get in... then the rest of the schools can be filled with an at large school. If not then it wouldnt be fair. Only the top 16 would be in, if that were the case then the smaller conferences would never have a chance.

Top 16 Playoff if the season was over right now BCS Standings
1.)Ohio State (Big 10)
2.)Michigan (Big 10)
3.)USC (pac 10)
4.)Florida (SEC)
5.)Notre Dame
6.)Arkansas (SEC)
7.)West Virginia (Big East)
8.)Wisconsin (Big 10)
9.)Lousiville (Big East)
10.)LSU (SEC)
11.)Bosie State (WAC)
12.)Auburn (SEC)
13.)Texas (Big 12)
14.)Rutgers (Big East)
15.)Oklahoma (Big 12)
16.)Georgia Tech (ACC)

That makes it
Big 10-3
Pac 10-1
SEC-4
Big East-3
WAC-1
Big 12-2
ACC-1
CUSA-0
MAC-0
MWC-0
Sun Belt-0

Last I checked, top teams from the CUSA, MAC,and MWC have all beat teams from the BCS conferences. Yes TCU beat Oklahoma once.

Make the regular season 11 games. Make the top 2 in each league playoff in a championship like the SEC and Big 12. Champ gets an automatic in. Use the BCS for seeding purposes.

That means 11 automatic bids. ANY independent ranked in top 16 automatically gets in (THE NOTRE DAME CLAUSE) and make the rest at large teams.


THE BCS should recruit several other bowls so that ALL15 games of the playoff would be at a bowl site. and rotate the 4 BCS bowls as the semis and championship. The rest of the NON BCS bowls can still have their bowl game for pride.

Answer 4

I agree. Use the BCS to rank the teams based on records against strength of schedule, and use the BCS bowl sites as playoff games.

Answer 5

Theres no MONEY to be made with a playoff system. The season is long already with teams going 12 games deep, plus any windfall the Div. 1-AA teams get for playing a Div. 1-A marquee program. Hell...Troy State made a killing this year just playing Div. 1-A teams.

Answer 6

No play off.