Sixteen team College Football Playoff who would be in?

12/12/15-Author:Tali

”2016

College Football Faniacs is the main proponent of a 16 team College Football Playoff.

Our main reasoning:
  • Four teams leaves out one power conference
  • Team selection is still selective and not settled on the field
  • Mathematically 16 teams means the best team wins 99.7% of the time
  • A four-team playoff skews teams to schedule Cup Cake games
  • 16 is so much more fun!
College Football Faniacs also proposes that the 16 teams in the playoffs come from the 11 FBS conference champions and five at-large teams. The five at-large teams and seeding would be set by the playoff committee.

Let’s concentrate on “16 is so much more fun.” If there were a 16 team playoff, here are the teams that would be in:
Projected SeedTeamProjected Conference ChampionAP Top 25 RankingConference
1 Clemson TigersYes1 Atlantic Coast Conference
2Alabama Crimson TideYes2SEC
3Michigan State SpartansYes5Big Ten
4Oklahoma SoonersYes3 Big 12 Conference
5 Stanford Cardinal Yes5Pac-12
6Iowa HawkeyesAt Large6Big Ten
7The Ohio State BuckeyesAt Large7Big 10
8Notre Dame Fighting IrishAt Large8Independent
9 Florida State Seminoles At Large9ACC
10North Carolina Tar HeelsAt Large10ACC
11 TCU Horned FrogsAt Large11Big-12
12Houston CougarsYes17American Athletic Conference
13Western Kentucky HilltoppersYes25 Conference USA
14 Bowling Green FalconsYesNRMid-American Conference
15San Diego State AztecsYesNR Mountain West Conference
16Arkansas StateYesNR Sun Belt


Here would be the first round of games and we compare the Faniacs 16 vs. The College Football Playoff Committee’s:

MatchupsFaniacs - Home Team (Higher Seed)Faniacs Visiting College Football Playoff Committee - Home Team (Higher Seed) College Football Playoff Committee - Visiting
1 vs. 16Clemson TigersArkansas State Clemson Tigers Oklahoma State
2 vs. 15 Alabama Crimson TideSan Diego State Alabama Crimson TideOregon Ducks
3 vs. 14Michigan State Spartans Bowling Green Falcons Michigan State Spartans Michigan Wolverines
4 vs. 13 Oklahoma Sooners Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Oklahoma Sooners Northwestern Wildcats
5 vs. 12 Stanford CardinalHouston Cougars Iowa HawkeyesOle Miss
6 vs. 11 Iowa Hawkeyes TCU Horned Frogs Stanford CardinalTCU Horned Frogs
7 vs. 10 The Ohio State BuckeyesNorth Carolina Tar Heels Ohio State Buckeyes North Carolina Tar Heels
8 vs. 9Notre Dame Fighting Irish Florida State Seminoles Notre Dame Fighting IrishFlorida State Seminoles


This week we compared the matchups in the “16 Team Playoff” with the College Football Playoff Committee rankings. One thing that jumps out the non-power conferences wouldn’t get to participate if left to just the College Football Playoff Committee.

The other thing that jumps out is the Number One Seed gets no reward for being the number one seed in the Committee rankings; playing the Oregon Ducks is never easy. We would say that 11 spots for each Conference winner is very appropriate and rewards the Number One Seed by having to play a weaker team in the first round.

As we have always advocated we are for the winner being determined on the field and not in committee. Our proposed 11 conference champion automatic bids does achieve that. It would also force Notre Dame to finally join a conference (LOL).

Do you agree with our predictions and present breakout? What would you change?

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