The Committee comes out with their first poll tonight. We’ll see how that goes. My poll goes twelve deep showing what we could have if we had a twelve team playoff in place. My poll allows me to have some flexibity, whereas the current system in place maybe six teams are in play every season….with maybe an outlier every now and again with an Auburn or Michigan State or Oregon making the field.
Here’s what I’m going to do moving forward…place Cincy where they belong in the poll in a twelve team concept and then project what my first round would look like if the playoffs started next week-end.
But of course we have a ton of football to be played so all of this is fluid.
But the point being imagine what the first round could look like if we had a twelve team tournament.
If you think Alabama is the second best team then tell them to beat two loss Texas A&M.
My poll:
1 Georgia
2 Michigan State
3 Oklahoma
4 Alabama
5 Oregon
6 Ohio State
7 Cincy
8 Notre Dame
9 Michigan
10 Auburn
11 Oklahoma State
12 Texas A&M
On my bubble;
13 Wake Forest
14 Baylor
15 Houston
Top four teams get a bye into the Elite 8. First round games are played between teams ranked 5 thru 12 with higher ranked team getting home field.
Round One matchups:
# 12 Texas A&M vs. #5 Oregon
#11 Oklahoma State vs. #6 Ohio State
# 10 Auburn vs. #7 Cincy
#9 Michigan vs. #8 Notre Dame
My Game Day will be in College Station this weekend with two hot SEC teams playing what in effect would be an elimination game using my format….Auburn vs. Texas A&M. This should be a great game. Imagine what it would be like if both teams knew twelve teams would make the field.