(04-08-2020 07:56 PM)bullet Wrote:  

(04-08-2020 06:04 PM)10thMountain Wrote:  I don’t think more than 4 is necessary.

I think what people really want is transparent, objective criteria for picking those 4 teams like a points system anyone can follow like:

2 pts Great Win: Top 10 opponent either On the Road/Neutral Site and by more than 10 points

1.5 pts Good Win: Top 25 opponent

1 pts Win: any win over a Top 100 team

.05 pts Win: any win over a non Top 100 team

-0 pts Great Loss: Top 10 opponent either on the road/neutral site or by less than 7 points

-0.5 pts Good Loss: any loss to Top 25 team

-1 pts: Loss any loss to a Top 100 team

-1.5 pts Bad Loss: any loss to a non Top 100 team

Rewards tough wins while not severely punishing risk taking losses and doesn’t let you feast on cupcakes and expect to play for a title

There is no perfect system. That's the problem. The best system is an objective one. One where its decided on the field. There are clear objective standards for a conference champion. With all 5 in, you don't have to argue whether a 1 loss TCU, 1 loss Stanford, 1 loss Clemson and 1 loss Ohio St. are better than a 2 loss Alabama.

Not all champions are created equal as not all conferences are created equal. There are plenty of years where the champ of a league is nowhere near one of the best 4 teams so Auto bids should be a complete non starter.

Besides in my system, if your league is any good, your champ gets an extra 2 point bonus