Showing posts with label What If. Show all posts
Showing posts with label What If. Show all posts

Sunday, December 4, 2022

12 team playoff "what if": 2022

 2022 - Semifinals:  Peach and Fiesta

Top 4QuarterfinalFirst Round
#1 GeorgiaSugar#9 Kansas State @ #8 Tennessee
#2 MichiganRose#10 USC @ #7 Alabama
#3 ClemsonOrange#11 Penn State @ #6 Ohio State
#4 UtahCotton#12 Tulane @ #5 TCU

This format still allow for the same 12 teams in the New Year's Six.  Due to the uneven match-ups in the conference title games and a couple of upsets, the four teams getting first round byes are actually ranked #1, #2, #7, and #8.

The only guaranteed rematch comes from the Big Ten, where OSU had previously beaten PSU.

Sunday, September 4, 2022

12 team playoff "What If": CFP era

They finally took the vote and made it official to expand the CFP to 12 teams.  By the end of the 2026 season, we'll be seeing a full tournament of playoff games.  Let's play "what if" and see how the 12 team playoff would have looked since 2014.

Saturday, October 8, 2016

What if . . . ACC divisions

It's always a hot topic in a conference that has 14 teams, but only 8 games per year.  So, what are the different ways to restructure the ACC, that could help out on some of the scheduling issues?