Death to the BCS

As in the book Death to the BCS states, there is a much better way to determine a national champion in college football.  It is of course… a playoff.

For years my plan has been to put the 11 FBS Conference Champions in with automatic bids and then take 5 at large schools to fill out a 16 team bracket.  It puts a premium on winning your conference championship, making sure the regular season still has meaning, but also makes sure to include the top teams in the country that may have tripped up somewhere along the way.

Here is what the brackets would look like this year.

1.    LSU – SEC Champion

16. Louisiana Tech – WAC Champion

8.   Kansas St. – At Large #5

9.   Wisconsin – Big 10 Champion

5.   Oregon – Pac 12 Champion

12. Southern Mississippi – Conference USA Champion

4.   Stanford – At Large #2

13. West Virginia – Big East Champion

6.   Arkansas – At Large #3

11. TCU – Mountain West Champion

3.   Oklahoma St. – Big XII Champion

14. Arkansas St. – Sun Belt Champion

7.   Boise St. – At Large #4

10. Clemson – ACC Champion

2.   Alabama – At Large #1

15. Northern Illinois – MAC Champion

I used the final BCS standings to determine the seeds, but a committee could be used as well.  The final three seeds (14-16) were determined based on the “others receiving votes” in the AP Poll.

In the coming days we will play out the bracket.