My proposal of a NCAA (Division I-A) Bowl Championship Tournament

Last year I did this to show what a NCAA Division I-A Tournament would look like. Unfortunately, one individual on here really showed his because he didnt want a tournament. But this is for the people that want it. If you dont like it or dont want it...Dont respond or dont show your , make it fun for the rest of us.

Last year I put 16 teams in a generic form. This year, Im expanding it to 24 teams to give more teams an opportunity to play for the national championship. With 11 teams automatically qualifying by winning their conference championship, I was giving only five teams a chance....Now I'm giving 13 teams a chance. Hey, more is better right?

All seeds are based on the final BCS poll and all teams not seeded are seeded by records. All game sites are at the sites of current bowl games. I will simulate all the way to show where sites will be held with winners indicated in bold. Ok.... Here goes nothing...

(#): Seeds

Conference Champions

ACC: Wake Forest (17)
Big East: Louisville (6)
Big Ten: Ohio State (1)
Big XII: Oklahoma (12)
C-USA: Houston (22)
MAC: Central Michigan (23)
MWC: BYU (21)
Pac-10: Southern California* (2)
SEC: Florida (4)
Sun Belt: Troy** (24)
WAC: Boise State (8)

*: Tied with California, won head-to-head matchup
**: Tied with Middle Tennessee State, won head-to-head matchup

At-Large Teams

Michigan (3)
LSU (5)
Wisconsin (7)
Arkansas (9)
Notre Dame (10)
Auburn (11)
Rutgers (13)
Virginia Tech (14)
West Virginia (15)
Tennessee (16)
California (18)
Texas (19)
Nebraska (20)



First Round

Ohio State Regional

(1) Ohio State
BYE

Music City Bowl
Nashville, TN
(17) Wake Forest
(16) Tennessee

Armed Services Bowl
Fort Worth, TX
(24) Troy
(9) Arkansas


(8) Boise State
BYE


Florida Regional

(5) Louisiana State
BYE

Texas Bowl
Houston, TX
(21) BYU
(12) Oklahoma

International Bowl
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
(20) Nebraska
(13) Rutgers

(4) Florida
BYE


Michigan Regional

(3) Michigan
BYE


Meineke Car Care Bowl
Charlotte, NC
(19) Texas
(14) Virginia Tech


Papa John's Bowl
Birmingham, AL
(22) Houston
(11) Auburn

(6) Louisville
BYE


Southern California Regional

(7) Wisconsin
BYE

Liberty Bowl
Memphis, TN
(23) Central Michigan
(10) Notre Dame

Champs Sports Bowl
Orlando, FL
(18) California
(15) West Virginia

(2) Southern California
BYE


Round of 16


Ohio State Regional

Capital One Bowl
Orlando, FL
(16) Tennessee
(1) Ohio State

New Mexico Bowl
Albequerque, NM
(9) Arkansas
(8) Boise State


Florida Regional

New Orleans Bowl
New Orleans, LA
(12) Oklahoma
(5) Louisiana State

Outback Bowl
Tampa, FL
(20) Nebraska
(4) Florida


Michigan Regional

Motor City Bowl
Detroit, MI
(19) Texas
(3) Michigan

Independence Bowl
Shreveport, LA
(11) Auburn
(6) Louisville


Southern California Regional

MPC Computers Bowl
Boise, ID
(10) Notre Dame
(7) Wisconsin

Poinsettia Bowl
San Diego, CA
(15) West Virginia
(2) Southern California



Regional Finals


Ohio State Regional

Peach Bowl
Atlanta, GA
(9) Arkansas
(1) Ohio State


Florida Regional

Gator Bowl
Jacksonville, FL
(5) Louisiana State
(4) Florida


Michigan Regional

Rose Bowl
Pasadena, CA
(11) Auburn
(3) Michigan


Southern California Regional

Emerald Bowl
San Francisco, CA
(10) Notre Dame
(2) Southern California


National Semifinals

Orange Bowl
Miami, FL
(4) Florida
(1) Ohio State

Sugar Bowl
New Orleans, LA
(3) Michigan
(2) Southern California


National Championship Game

Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, AZ
(3) Michigan
(1) Ohio State


I really believe that the best teams can decide the national champion on the field instead of in the polls and that it would be one of the biggest, if not the biggest TV audience in history. What do you guys think??

 

Far too many teams. Presidents will never, ever, go for that.

It'd make a lot of money, but pure fantasy.

It's far more likely that we come up with an "and one" type of playoff system. You can keep the bowls, and make the BCS championship game the winner between 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3. You'll still have #5 and #6 teams complianing, but you'll get that regardless. It's not like a #5 team really has ever had that much of a case.

 

8 teams would be more than plenty. At best, 16 since that's four weeks of football. But Piper's right, in all honesty there are 4 teams at the most in any year that really deserve any shot at this.

 

that's a lot of empty stadiums

 

8 would be plenty as long as everyone realizes that Notre Dame is NOT going to be a Top 8 team every year.

 

To be safe, lets go with 4. The Dumbasses will be sure to get Notre Dame in if their are 8 spots.

 

So in other words if you're not apart of the BCS schools, then you're screwed...

C'mon guys, all conference champions should be allowed the opportunity to represent their conference and contend for the national championship.