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Would a 4 or 6 team conference playoff work in an 18-24 member Mega Conference?
What are everyone’s thoughts on Mega Conferences that have 18-24 members and either a 4 or 6 team playoff?

Examples:

18 teams, 3 divisions of 6, 4 team playoff w/ 1 wildcard

20 teams, 4 divisions of 5, 4 team playoff w/ 0 wildcards

20 teams, 4 divisions of 5, 6 team playoff w/ 2 wildcards

24 teams, 3 divisions of 8, 4 team playoff w/ 1 wildcard

24 teams, 3 divisions of 8, 6 team playoff w/ 3 wildcards

24 teams, 4 divisions of 6, 6 team playoff w/ 2 wildcards
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RE: Would a 4 or 6 team conference playoff work in an 18-24 member Mega Conference?
So these would be conference playoffs prior to the CFP?

12-game regular season + 2-3 conference playoff games + 2 CFP games = 16-17 total games.

I don't think it'd happen but I'd like it!
03-18-2020 01:57 PM
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RE: Would a 4 or 6 team conference playoff work in an 18-24 member Mega Conference?
My thoughts are, in a world where there are two big time conferences, their champs will meet in a national title game—they might not be able to call it that but it would function as such.
03-18-2020 03:14 PM
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RE: Would a 4 or 6 team conference playoff work in an 18-24 member Mega Conference?
With university presidents in charge there's only so many college football games they will agree to. Maybe they can do two round 4 team conference playoffs and then a final four but they will never agree to two round playoffs and a final eight.
03-18-2020 05:20 PM
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RE: Would a 4 or 6 team conference playoff work in an 18-24 member Mega Conference?
(03-18-2020 01:42 PM)Fighting Muskie Wrote:  What are everyone’s thoughts on Mega Conferences that have 18-24 members and either a 4 or 6 team playoff?

Examples:

18 teams, 3 divisions of 6, 4 team playoff w/ 1 wildcard

20 teams, 4 divisions of 5, 4 team playoff w/ 0 wildcards

20 teams, 4 divisions of 5, 6 team playoff w/ 2 wildcards

24 teams, 3 divisions of 8, 4 team playoff w/ 1 wildcard

24 teams, 3 divisions of 8, 6 team playoff w/ 3 wildcards

24 teams, 4 divisions of 6, 6 team playoff w/ 2 wildcards

If there are basically 2 conferences you still keep 4 divisions no matter if we 4 divisions of 8, or 4 divisions of 7, or 4 divisions of 6.

So the final upper tier would have either 48, 56, or 64 schools, and I'm betting if we go to two "Leagues" that it will be more likely to be 56.

But not matter which happens you would have 4 division winner facing each other in the "League" semis and then the finals.

The two champs play for the national championship.

That amounts to an 8 team playoff. That's as good as it will get. The motivation is that the two leagues would have more negotiating leverage for the carriage of their sports and they would keep the proceeds from the sale of the semis and finals. The championship game would be split evenly.
03-18-2020 10:03 PM
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