[JustAnotherFan]

Snorlax,

Outside of the five Power 5 conferences, how do you determine the sixth conference champion that's in?

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Here's my proposed CFP (which I also posted in another thread):

There should be 8 teams in the playoff.  The eight should consist of the five Power 5 conference champions, the top two highest ranked Group of 5 teams, and the 8th slot would go to the highest ranked team not already in.  Each of the two highest ranked Group of 5 teams would have to be ranked in the top 15 to get in.  If there isn't a Group of 5 team to fill one or both of those slots, then the highest ranked team not already in would get that slot.  Once the eight teams are established, seed them based on ranking.  Losing your Power 5 CCG should cost you a spot in the playoff unless you're ranked high enough to snag that 8th spot.

With such a system, the eight teams this season would have been Alabama, Clemson, tOSU, Oklahoma, Oregon, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, and ND.  That would be an exciting 3 weekend playoff with plenty of opportunity to root for an underdog.  The end result would most likely be Alabama vs Clemson in the final, but at least other teams would have a shot.

What's the Power 5? It seems pretty clear that there are only four Power 5 conferences anymore. The Pac-12 is an afterthought in terms of the CFP. Pac-12 champ Oregon is ranked 25th by the CFP. The leaders of the other conferences and their rankings are: SEC #1, ACC #2, BigTen (LOL) #3, Big 12 #6, AAC #8, Sun Belt #12, Independent #16, Mountain West #22.

[JustAnotherFan]

Snorlax,

Outside of the five Power 5 conferences, how do you determine the sixth conference champion that's in?

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Here's my proposed CFP (which I also posted in another thread):

There should be 8 teams in the playoff.  The eight should consist of the five Power 5 conference champions, the top two highest ranked Group of 5 teams, and the 8th slot would go to the highest ranked team not already in.  Each of the two highest ranked Group of 5 teams would have to be ranked in the top 15 to get in.  If there isn't a Group of 5 team to fill one or both of those slots, then the highest ranked team not already in would get that slot.  Once the eight teams are established, seed them based on ranking.  Losing your Power 5 CCG should cost you a spot in the playoff unless you're ranked high enough to snag that 8th spot.

With such a system, the eight teams this season would have been Alabama, Clemson, tOSU, Oklahoma, Oregon, Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, and ND.  That would be an exciting 3 weekend playoff with plenty of opportunity to root for an underdog.  The end result would most likely be Alabama vs Clemson in the final, but at least other teams would have a shot.

What's the Power 5? It seems pretty clear that there are only four Power 5 conferences anymore. The Pac-12 is an afterthought in terms of the CFP. Pac-12 champ Oregon is ranked 25th by the CFP. The leaders of the other conferences and their rankings are: SEC #1, ACC #2, BigTen (LOL) #3, Big 12 #6, AAC #8, Sun Belt #12, Independent #16, Mountain West #22.