Obviously with the death of the Pac 12, they are out. So the 5 auto bids to P5 conf champs and +1 to the highest ranked Group of 5 making 6 auto bids and 6 at large.
So I would guess it now would be 5 auto now with 7 at large.
But the greed of the SEC and Big 10 seemingly knows no boundaries. And the networks want no upstarts in their invitational, which essentially the 4 team CFP was.
Also, they don't want to see the loser of say the SEC title game to now move from a bye to having to be the first non bye (5th seed).
Because the top 4 seeds get byes. If I am running college football, here is how I would set this up (channeling my inner SMF)
4 Auto Qualifiers from the P4 Conference Champs
1 Auto Qualifier from the best Group of Five, provided they are ranked. If no ranked teams, then there is an additional at large team.
The 4 byes are the 4 conference champions. Sorry folks, This isn't fantasy football. In all sports there are weaker divisions. Sometimes a Div Champ has a worse record than the wild card teams in MLB or the NFL. Tough shit. You want these uber conferences, then win it.
If the best Group of 5 Champ is top 10, they get the 5th seed.
Seeds 5 thru 8 host the opening rd.
5vs12
6vs11
7vs10
8vs9
Then the winners of the open round are reseeded accordingly. If say 11 beats 6, then 11 plays the 1 seed. If 6 beats ll then they play 2nd seed. Makes sense??
So I would guess it now would be 5 auto now with 7 at large.
But the greed of the SEC and Big 10 seemingly knows no boundaries. And the networks want no upstarts in their invitational, which essentially the 4 team CFP was.
Also, they don't want to see the loser of say the SEC title game to now move from a bye to having to be the first non bye (5th seed).
Because the top 4 seeds get byes. If I am running college football, here is how I would set this up (channeling my inner SMF)
4 Auto Qualifiers from the P4 Conference Champs
1 Auto Qualifier from the best Group of Five, provided they are ranked. If no ranked teams, then there is an additional at large team.
The 4 byes are the 4 conference champions. Sorry folks, This isn't fantasy football. In all sports there are weaker divisions. Sometimes a Div Champ has a worse record than the wild card teams in MLB or the NFL. Tough shit. You want these uber conferences, then win it.
If the best Group of 5 Champ is top 10, they get the 5th seed.
Seeds 5 thru 8 host the opening rd.
5vs12
6vs11
7vs10
8vs9
Then the winners of the open round are reseeded accordingly. If say 11 beats 6, then 11 plays the 1 seed. If 6 beats ll then they play 2nd seed. Makes sense??