College Football Playoff Top 25

[16thBBall Fan]

 1. Ohio State 8-0

 2. Indiana 9-0

 3. Texas A&M 8-0

 4. Alabama 7-1

 5. Georgia 7-1

 6. Ole Miss 8-1

 7. BYU 8-0

 8. Texas Tech 8-1

 9. Oregon 7-1

10. Notre Dame 6-2

11. Texas 7-2

12. Oklahoma 7-2

13. Utah 7-2

14. Virginia 8-1

15. Louisville 7-1

16. Vanderbilt 7-2

17. Georgia Tech 8-1

18. Miami 6-2

19. USC 6-2

20. Iowa 6-2

21. Michigan 7-2

22. Missouri 6-2

23. Washington 6-2

24. Pitt 7-2

25. Tennessee 6-3

[theguru]

I don't know enough not to like it.  I like it! 🙂

[16thBBall Fan]

Here is how the bracket would look if the playoffs started today. 
 

 

[theguru]

Memphis!!

[theguru]

Let's make it 16 teams.  You can put one more charity team in and three more rated teams in. 

[16thBBall Fan]

Conference Breakdown:

SEC- 9

Big 10- 7

ACC- 5

Big 12- 3

Ind.- 1

 

Conference Breakdown Teams Currently in the Playoff:

SEC- 4

Big 10- 3

Big 12- 2

ACC- 1

Ind.- 1

Non Power 4 team-1 (Memphis)

[theguru]

Here is a pretty one!

[Calico Jack]

My biggest take away(s) from now, year 2 of the new CFB Football Playoff?

1- Best thing ever and long overdue, as we all feel.

Butttttt....

2- The G5 schools need their own Division. FCS has theirs, the P4 has theirs (even though one G5 is thrown a bone). Pretending as though they, or even the ONE that gets in every year has a legitimate chance to compete for a title is about like our current KYHSFB district/playoff set up where 80% (and, more as it pertains to G5 vs P4) are nothing more than shark bait. 

That's not an "everybody deserves a trophy" observation, either. Actually it's for selfish reasons of more football playoffs 🤪. Plus, I think those schools could reallllllllly cash in, especially if some of those lower tier Bowl games that they play in were tied to it (they'd kick in even more than what they do already, along with potential others)

[Jumper_Dad]

[bugatti]

9 minutes ago, Jumper_Dad said:

This is not moving the needle for me.

[Jumper_Dad]

My early take aways...

1) Indiana should be #1 over Ohio State based on on-field performance this year.

2) I'm reminded that in the first year of the CFP, all four top seeds were eliminated in their first game.

3) Old Miss and Georgia my early picks to reach the semi-finals, but I think that's as far as either can go.

4) I think IU is playing for the title this year.

5) Georgia or Alabama "could" beat Ohio State, but I'm not leaning that way.

6) I still hate Automatic qualifiers, talking to you Memphis. If a non P4 team is ranked highly enough, they deserve to get in. Jumping them from beyond top 25 into the CFP just doesn't seem right. If it expands to 16 teams, maybe then give the non P4 a pitty selection. 

[theguru]

4 minutes ago, bugatti said:

This is not moving the needle for me.

What is missing and/or what would move the needle for you?

[bugatti]

13 minutes ago, theguru said:

What is missing and/or what would move the needle for you?

The AQs, to start. In the last ESPN power index, Memphis is the 42nd-ranked team. Virginia is 46th. What are we doing here? Move both of them up 20 spots, and it is still bad. Granted, I give more credence to power ranking polls than I do the AP/Coaches polls, in which case these teams would be 22nd and 11th, respectively. 

[theguru]

10 hours ago, bugatti said:

The AQs, to start. In the last ESPN power index, Memphis is the 42nd-ranked team. Virginia is 46th. What are we doing here? Move both of them up 20 spots, and it is still bad. Granted, I give more credence to power ranking polls than I do actual polls, in which case these teams would be 22nd and 11th, respectively. 

I see.  Yes, I hate the process.  I see it as old men in a room deciding what they think best, in other words, the powers that be.

We need straight up power ratings to rank the teams and then the top 12 get in, period.  Anything beyond that is garbage. 

I will add, college football is perfect for meaningful power rankings. 

[BlueBloodedColonel]

Indiana has a better team than they did last year. A first round bye might bode well for them. Time will tell. They need to win a playoff game or two. I don't see them making it far. OSU is a different animal.