How the 12-team College Football Playoff Will Work: Teams, schedule, bids

I have been wondering just how the 12 team playoff teams play-out. This article below explains what you need to know.


https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/...ootball-playoff-will-work-teams-schedule-bids

 

Here is why we need a computerized strength of schedule component to the formula... No way on Earth was Liberty the 12th best team in college football last year. The problem with more teams, in a playoff format, is that crappy teams from crappy conferences want to get in. Sorry... only the very best teams should be considered to play in the playoffs to make it truly a Championship Playoff..

We need to have a fair playoffs made up of the best teams... period!


Where CFP games will be played
As mentioned before, the four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded Nos. 1-4 and receive a first-round bye. Seeds 5-12 will play each other in the first round. The higher-seeded teams will play host in their first round games. Here's a breakdown of the first round matchups:

• No. 5 vs. No. 12
• No. 6 vs. No. 11
• No. 7 vs. No. 10
• No. 8 vs. No. 9

New Year's Six bowl games will be introduced in the quarterfinal round. The semifinals will be played in bowls on a rotating basis while the national championship host site is determined through bids by prospective host sites.

 

I like the preseason rankings though they are very sketchy to me. FSU is ranked like on the top 5? Why? Because they play in the Almost College Conference. They lost their superstar QB and that is not a plug and play position in college football. The have no real competition in the ACC except for 2 or 3 real games that could be considered competitive.

Here is their schedule:

Georgia Tech
Boston College
Off
Memphis
California
SMU
Clemson
Off
Duke
Miami
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Off
Charleston Southern
Gators

Look at how perfectly staggered their bye weeks are laid out for them? It's as if they told the ACC which dates they wanted to have off.

I see Clemson, Miami, Notre Dame, Gators and maybe Duke as games worth a damn as far as tough games for them.

That is why they are ranked in the top 5. These preseason ranking services take these schedules into account, that's why the Gators will not be on anyone's preseason top 25 or even top 30...

Yeah, it pays off the be in the Almost College Conference.

 

If we let the crazies take control of college football, more than they already have, we will see 16 and 18 team playoffs with cut-outs so that these crappy conference champions can get their participation trophy/money... BS! That is the antithesis of a playoff.