2025 College Football Playoffs Discussion (12 Team Format)

[ORD_Buckeye]

I think we'll end up with 5 SEC teams. Since they'll avoid conference matchips in the 1st round, we're pretty much looking at an SEC invitational for the first round. They fall on their face, and it'll be glorious. If they win 3 or 4 we'll never hear the end of it.

 

[Zurp]

This worked out so well for last year's #1 seed.

It should have worked out. They didn't count on the best team being an 8-seed.
Note that I strategically used the word "theoretically".

 

[CincyInterloper]

This worked out so well for last year's #1 seed.

Didn't the 1-4 seeds all get knocked out in their first game? Doesn't say much for winning a conference championship or getting a first round bye.

 

[exhawg]

Didn't the 1-4 seeds all get knocked out in their first game? Doesn't say much for winning a conference championship or getting a first round bye.

It will be different this year. Last year, bad conference champs got the byes, and the #1 overall seed ended up having to play the real best team in the second round. If Oregon had been on the opposite side of the bracket, that rematch might have been the championship game. If an undefeated tOSU and Indiana play in the Big 10 CCG both will likely still get a bye this year, barring a tOSU/Oregon style curb stomping in Indy.

 

[ORD_Buckeye]

Look for tejas to get every possible benefit of the doubt. They want Starch in that playoff. They need Starch in that playoff.