From: rsfcmoderator@gmail.com   
      
   If we had next years conferences and rules and this years teams, how would a   
   playoff play out?   
      
   As I understand it, the 4 top conference champions get the 4 top seeds and a   
   bye, the 5th champion gets an auto invite.   
      
   For who is actually good, I am using the prebowl Sagarin predictor (SP).   
      
   Seeding/Name/CFP Ranking/(Sagarin Predictor rank)   
   1 Michigan(B1G) 1 (1)   
   2 Texas (SEC) 3  (5)   
   3 FSU (ACC) 5 (13)   
   4 Zona (B12) 14 (19)   
   5 Washington 2 (11)   
   6 Bama 4 (6)   
   7 Georgia 6 (7)   
   8 tOSU 7 (2)   
   9 Oregon 8 (3)   
   10 Missou 9 (21)   
   11 PSU 10 (4)   
   12 Liberty(CUSA) 23 (51)   
      
   Not clear who to give the B12 autobid to--- the CFP likes Zona,   OSU was the   
   closest this year and KSU was by far Sagarin's favorite (#9).   I went with   
   the CFP.   
      
   The best team left out is Oklahoma (#8 SP)---  this isn't a gross injustice as   
   they were jumped by 3 Conference champions+ Missou..   
      
   Playing it out using SP.   
      
   1st Round:  at stadium of better seed.   
   Washington -18.5 > Liberty   
   Bama -2.5 > PSU  --home field is the margin   
   Georgia -13.5 > Missou   
   tOSU -3 > Oregon  --mostly home field   
      
   Quarters   
   Mich -2 > tOSU   
   Texas -0.5 > Georgia   
   Bama -4.5 > FSU   
   Wash -6.5 > Zona   
      
   Semis   
   Mich -7 > Wash   
   Texas -0 > Bama   
      
   Final   
   Mich -4 > Texas   
      
   #5 is a good place to be: getting the 2 weakest autobids---- most years this   
   is probably an easier spot than 1,2 or 3.   
      
   #8--- tOSU who is Sagarin #2--- played 2 games against the third and best   
   teams, but I don't think this would be typical for the #8 seed.   
      
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