(01-12-2024 01:46 AM)BePcr07 Wrote:  If the 5-7 model were utilized since the start of the BCS. For this, the final BCS/CFP polls were used. Conference championship ties broke for the higher ranked school. The semifinals/quarterfinal bowl locations follow the current pattern retroactively. Then-current conferences. Numbers are seedings. A total of 63 schools.

First, bids by school and future conference:

School
20 - Ohio St
17 - Oklahoma
15 - Alabama
13 - Georgia
12 - Florida
11 - LSU, Oregon
10 - Florida St, Penn St, USC
9 - Kansas St, Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas
8 - Clemson, Wisconsin
7 - Auburn, Virginia Tech
6 - Boise St, Miami (FL), Michigan St, Stanford, TCU, Washington
5 - Baylor, Tennessee, Utah
4 - Cincinnati, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska
3 - Arkansas, Oklahoma St, South Carolina, Texas A&M
2 - Arizona, Central Florida, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Washington St, West Virginia
1 - Arizona St, California, Coastal Carolina, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa St, Kansas, Marshall, Maryland, Miami (OH), Mississippi St, North Carolina, Northern Illinois, Oregon St, Pittsburgh, Texas Tech, Tulane, UCLA, Virginia

Future power schools with 0 appearances: Boston College, BYU, Duke, Houston, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina St, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, SMU, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest

Future Conference
107 - SEC
92 - B1G
45 - ACC
44 - XII
7 - MWC
3 - Unknown
2 - MAC, SBC
1 - AAC
0 - CUSA

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1998

First Round:
A - #12 Virginia @ #5 Kansas St
B - #11 Nebraska @ #6 Texas A&M
C - #10 Tulane @ #7 Arizona
D - #9 Wisconsin @ #8 Florida

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Tennessee vs Winner of D
Orange Bowl - #2 Florida St vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Ohio St vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 UCLA vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

1999

First Round:
A - #12 Marshall @ #5 Tennessee
B - #11 Penn St @ #6 Kansas St
C - #10 Florida @ #7 Wisconsin
D - #9 Michigan St @ #8 Michigan

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Florida St vs Winner of D
Peach Bowl - #2 Virginia Tech vs Winner of C
Cotton Bowl - #3 Nebraska vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 Alabama vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2000

First Round:
A - #12 Texas @ #5 Virginia Tech
B - #11 Notre Dame @ #6 Oregon St
C - #10 Oregon @ #7 Florida
D - #9 Kansas St @ #8 Nebraska

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Oklahoma vs Winner of D
Peach Bowl - #2 Florida St vs Winner of C
Fiesta Bowl - #3 Miami (FL) vs Winner of B
Rose Bowl - #4 Washington vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2001

First Round:
A - #12 Washington St @ #5 Nebraska
B - #11 Oklahoma @ #6 Florida
C - #10 Maryland @ #7 Tennessee
D - #9 Stanford @ #8 Texas

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Miami (FL) vs Winner of D
Cotton Bowl - #2 Colorado vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Oregon vs Winner of B
Sugar Bowl - #4 Illinois vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2002

First Round:
A - #12 Penn St @ #5 Iowa
B - #11 Michigan @ #6 Washington St
C - #10 Texas @ #7 Oklahoma
D - #9 Notre Dame @ #8 Kansas St

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Miami (FL) vs Winner of D
Cotton Bowl - #2 Ohio St vs Winner of C
Peach Bowl - #3 Georgia vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 USC vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2003

First Round:
A - #12 Georgia @ #5 Oklahoma
B - #11 Miami (OH) @ #6 Ohio St
C - #10 Kansas St @ #7 Texas
D - #9 Miami (FL) @ #8 Tennessee

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 LSU vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 USC vs Winner of C
Fiesta Bowl - #3 Michigan vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Florida St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2004

First Round:
A - #12 Iowa @ #5 Texas
B - #11 LSU @ #6 California
C - #10 Louisville @ #7 Georgia
D - #9 Boise St @ #8 Virginia Tech

Quarterfinal:
Rose Bowl - #1 USC vs Winner of D
Cotton Bowl - #2 Oklahoma vs Winner of C
Sugar Bowl - #3 Auburn vs Winner of B
Orange Bowl - #4 Utah vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2005

First Round:
A - #12 LSU @ #5 Ohio St
B - #11 West Virginia @ #6 Oregon
C - #10 Virginia Tech @ #7 Notre Dame
D - #9 Auburn @ #8 Miami (FL)

Quarterfinal:
Fiesta Bowl - #1 USC vs Winner of D
Cotton Bowl - #2 Texas vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Penn St vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Georgia vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2006

First Round:
A - #12 Arkansas @ #5 Michigan
B - #11 Notre Dame @ #6 LSU
C - #10 Oklahoma @ #7 Wisconsin
D - #9 Auburn @ #8 Boise St

Quarterfinal:
Rose Bowl - #1 Ohio St vs Winner of D
Peach Bowl - #2 Florida vs Winner of C
Fiesta Bowl - #3 USC vs Winner of B
Sugar Bowl - #4 Louisville vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2007

First Round:
A - #12 Florida @ #5 Georgia
B - #11 Arizona St @ #6 Missouri
C - #10 Hawaii @ #7 USC
D - #9 West Virginia @ #8 Kansas

Quarterfinal:
Rose Bowl - #1 Ohio St vs Winner of D
Sugar Bowl - #2 LSU vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Virginia Tech vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Oklahoma vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2008

First Round:
A - #12 Cincinnati @ #5 Texas
B - #11 TCU @ #6 Alabama
C - #10 Ohio St @ #7 Texas Tech
D - #9 Boise St @ #8 Penn St

Quarterfinal:
Cotton Bowl - #1 Oklahoma vs Winner of D
Orange Bowl - #2 Florida vs Winner of C
Fiesta Bowl - #3 USC vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Utah vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2009

First Round:
A - #12 LSU @ #5 Florida
B - #11 Virginia Tech @ #6 Boise St
C - #10 Iowa @ #7 Oregon
D - #9 Georgia Tech @ #8 Ohio St

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 Texas vs Winner of C
Peach Bowl - #3 Cincinnati vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 TCU vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2010

First Round:
A - #12 Missouri @ #5 Stanford
B - #11 LSU @ #6 Ohio St
C - #10 Boise St @ #7 Oklahoma
D - #9 Michigan St @ #8 Arkansas

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Auburn vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 Oregon vs Winner of C
Cotton Bowl - #3 TCU vs Winner of B
Orange Bowl - #4 Wisconsin vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2011

First Round:
A - #12 Marshall @ #5 Tennessee
B - #11 Penn St @ #6 Kansas St
C - #10 Florida @ #7 Wisconsin
D - #9 Michigan St @ #8 Michigan

Quarterfinal:
Cotton Bowl - #1 LSU vs Winner of D
Fiesta Bowl - #2 Oklahoma St vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Oregon vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Boise St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2012

First Round:
A - #12 Northern Illinois @ #5 Notre Dame
B - #11 South Carolina @ #6 Florida
C - #10 Texas A&M @ #7 Oregon
D - #9 LSU @ #8 Georgia

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Fiesta Bowl - #2 Kansas St vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Stanford vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Florida St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2013

First Round:
A - #12 Clemson @ #5 Alabama
B - #11 Oklahoma @ #6 Baylor
C - #10 Oregon @ #7 Ohio St
D - #9 South Carolina @ #8 Missouri

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Florida St vs Winner of D
Sugar Bowl - #2 Auburn vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Michigan St vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Stanford vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2014

First Round:
A - #12 Georgia Tech @ #5 Baylor
B - #11 Kansas St @ #6 TCU
C - #10 Arizona @ #7 Mississippi St
D - #9 Mississippi @ #8 Michigan St

Quarterfinal:
Peach Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Fiesta Bowl - #2 Oregon vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Florida St vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Ohio St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2015

First Round:
A - #12 Mississippi @ #5 Iowa
B - #11 TCU @ #6 Stanford
C - #10 North Carolina @ #7 Ohio St
D - #9 Florida St @ #8 Notre Dame

Quarterfinal:
Peach Bowl - #1 Clemson vs Winner of D
Sugar Bowl - #2 Alabama vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Michigan St vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 Oklahoma vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2016

First Round:
A - #12 Oklahoma St @ #5 Ohio St
B - #11 Florida St @ #6 Michigan
C - #10 Colorado @ #7 Oklahoma
D - #9 USC @ #8 Wisconsin

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Orange Bowl - #2 Clemson vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Washington vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Penn St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2017

First Round:
A - #12 Central Florida @ #5 Alabama
B - #11 Washington @ #6 Wisconsin
C - #10 Miami (FL) @ #7 Auburn
D - #9 Penn St @ #8 USC

Quarterfinal:
Peach Bowl - #1 Clemson vs Winner of D
Cotton Bowl - #2 Oklahoma vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Georgia vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 Ohio St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2018

First Round:
A - #12 Penn St @ #5 Notre Dame
B - #11 LSU @ #6 Georgia
C - #10 Florida @ #7 Michigan
D - #9 Washington @ #8 Central Florida

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Peach Bowl - #2 Clemson vs Winner of C
Fiesta Bowl - #3 Oklahoma vs Winner of B
Rose Bowl - #4 Ohio St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2019

First Round:
A - #12 Auburn @ #5 Georgia
B - #11 Utah @ #6 Oregon
C - #10 Penn St @ #7 Baylor
D - #9 Florida @ #8 Wisconsin

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 LSU vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 Ohio St vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Clemson vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Oklahoma vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2020

First Round:
A - #12 Coastal Carolina @ #5 Notre Dame
B - #11 Indiana @ #6 Texas A&M
C - #10 Iowa St @ #7 Florida
D - #9 Georgia @ #8 Cincinnati

Quarterfinal:
Peach Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Orange Bowl - #2 Clemson vs Winner of C
Cotton Bowl - #3 Ohio St vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 Oklahoma vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2021

First Round:
A - #12 Pittsburgh @ #5 Georgia
B - #11 Utah @ #6 Notre Dame
C - #10 Michigan St @ #7 Ohio St
D - #9 Oklahoma St @ #8 Mississippi

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 Michigan vs Winner of C
Peach Bowl - #3 Cincinnati vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 Baylor vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2022

First Round:
A - #12 Washington @ #5 TCU
B - #11 Penn St @ #6 Ohio St
C - #10 USC @ #7 Alabama
D - #9 Kansas St @ #8 Tennessee

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Georgia vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 Michigan vs Winner of C
Sugar Bowl - #3 Clemson vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Utah vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2023

First Round:
A - #12 Oklahoma @ #5 Florida St
B - #11 Mississippi @ #6 Georgia
C - #10 Penn St @ #7 Ohio St
D - #9 Missouri @ #8 Oregon

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Michigan vs Winner of D
Fiesta Bowl - #2 Washington vs Winner of C
Cotton Bowl - #3 Texas vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Alabama vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

Tennessee finished 5-7 in the 2011-2012 season. They wouldn't be eligible for anything in the postseason.

(01-12-2024 11:23 AM)Crayton Wrote:  

(01-12-2024 10:03 AM)HP-TBDPITL Wrote:  During this time period you should have used the 6-6 model.

One reason I noticed this is major flaw is that Wake Forest won the ACC in 2006 and played in a BCS game. Yet they are listed as never making your playoff.

Wake Forest would not have made a 6+6 either. They were the 7th champion behind Boise State.

You could go a step further and assign teams to their future conferences… but you’d have situations like this year when Washington and Michigan both go undefeated but would have played each other if they were in the same conference.

Restrospectives are interesting and probably best done with then-existing conferences. But the 5+7 is built for 2024 not 1998. Almost all of the OP brackets are identical to a 4+8 or Straight 12. I don’t see much value in a 5+7 look back.

Now, if you built a playoff qualification structure that was agnostic to how many power conferences there were (like Straight 12), you’d be able to do a real retrospective. My favorite is that a low-ranked champion can pass an at large if their rank is no more than 2x the at large.

Sure that's why this exercise is not straightforward in meaning. You had more conferences then you have now. BCS mandated 6 particular conferences. So saying this is what would have been at 5-7 has no real meaning.

Sorry if I already posted this, but Alabama 2011 is missing.

(01-12-2024 10:09 AM)UofMstateU Wrote:  

(01-12-2024 10:03 AM)HP-TBDPITL Wrote:  During this time period you should have used the 6-6 model.

One reason I noticed this is major flaw is that Wake Forest won the ACC in 2006 and played in a BCS game. Yet they are listed as never making your playoff.

Exactly correct. The entire reason for the 5-7 model is because the PAC is no more, and they dont want 2 automatic G5 schools in.

The same with 2005 when an 8-4 FSU beat Virginia Tech in the ACC title game.

(01-12-2024 01:46 AM)BePcr07 Wrote:  If the 5-7 model were utilized since the start of the BCS. For this, the final BCS/CFP polls were used. Conference championship ties broke for the higher ranked school. The semifinals/quarterfinal bowl locations follow the current pattern retroactively. Then-current conferences. Numbers are seedings. A total of 63 schools.

First, bids by school and future conference:

School
20 - Ohio St
17 - Oklahoma
15 - Alabama
13 - Georgia
12 - Florida
11 - LSU, Oregon
10 - Florida St, Penn St, USC
9 - Kansas St, Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas
8 - Clemson, Wisconsin
7 - Auburn, Virginia Tech
6 - Boise St, Miami (FL), Michigan St, Stanford, TCU, Washington
5 - Baylor, Tennessee, Utah
4 - Cincinnati, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska
3 - Arkansas, Oklahoma St, South Carolina, Texas A&M
2 - Arizona, Central Florida, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Washington St, West Virginia
1 - Arizona St, California, Coastal Carolina, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa St, Kansas, Marshall, Maryland, Miami (OH), Mississippi St, North Carolina, Northern Illinois, Oregon St, Pittsburgh, Texas Tech, Tulane, UCLA, Virginia

Future power schools with 0 appearances: Boston College, BYU, Duke, Houston, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina St, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, SMU, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest

Future Conference
107 - SEC
92 - B1G
45 - ACC
44 - XII
7 - MWC
3 - Unknown
2 - MAC, SBC
1 - AAC
0 - CUSA

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1998

First Round:
A - #12 Virginia @ #5 Kansas St
B - #11 Nebraska @ #6 Texas A&M
C - #10 Tulane @ #7 Arizona
D - #9 Wisconsin @ #8 Florida

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Tennessee vs Winner of D
Orange Bowl - #2 Florida St vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Ohio St vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 UCLA vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

1999

First Round:
A - #12 Marshall @ #5 Tennessee
B - #11 Penn St @ #6 Kansas St
C - #10 Florida @ #7 Wisconsin
D - #9 Michigan St @ #8 Michigan

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Florida St vs Winner of D
Peach Bowl - #2 Virginia Tech vs Winner of C
Cotton Bowl - #3 Nebraska vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 Alabama vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2000

First Round:
A - #12 Texas @ #5 Virginia Tech
B - #11 Notre Dame @ #6 Oregon St
C - #10 Oregon @ #7 Florida
D - #9 Kansas St @ #8 Nebraska

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Oklahoma vs Winner of D
Peach Bowl - #2 Florida St vs Winner of C
Fiesta Bowl - #3 Miami (FL) vs Winner of B
Rose Bowl - #4 Washington vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2001

First Round:
A - #12 Washington St @ #5 Nebraska
B - #11 Oklahoma @ #6 Florida
C - #10 Maryland @ #7 Tennessee
D - #9 Stanford @ #8 Texas

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Miami (FL) vs Winner of D
Cotton Bowl - #2 Colorado vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Oregon vs Winner of B
Sugar Bowl - #4 Illinois vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2002

First Round:
A - #12 Penn St @ #5 Iowa
B - #11 Michigan @ #6 Washington St
C - #10 Texas @ #7 Oklahoma
D - #9 Notre Dame @ #8 Kansas St

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Miami (FL) vs Winner of D
Cotton Bowl - #2 Ohio St vs Winner of C
Peach Bowl - #3 Georgia vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 USC vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2003

First Round:
A - #12 Georgia @ #5 Oklahoma
B - #11 Miami (OH) @ #6 Ohio St
C - #10 Kansas St @ #7 Texas
D - #9 Miami (FL) @ #8 Tennessee

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 LSU vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 USC vs Winner of C
Fiesta Bowl - #3 Michigan vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Florida St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2004

First Round:
A - #12 Iowa @ #5 Texas
B - #11 LSU @ #6 California
C - #10 Louisville @ #7 Georgia
D - #9 Boise St @ #8 Virginia Tech

Quarterfinal:
Rose Bowl - #1 USC vs Winner of D
Cotton Bowl - #2 Oklahoma vs Winner of C
Sugar Bowl - #3 Auburn vs Winner of B
Orange Bowl - #4 Utah vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2005

First Round:
A - #12 LSU @ #5 Ohio St
B - #11 West Virginia @ #6 Oregon
C - #10 Virginia Tech @ #7 Notre Dame
D - #9 Auburn @ #8 Miami (FL)

Quarterfinal:
Fiesta Bowl - #1 USC vs Winner of D
Cotton Bowl - #2 Texas vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Penn St vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Georgia vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2006

First Round:
A - #12 Arkansas @ #5 Michigan
B - #11 Notre Dame @ #6 LSU
C - #10 Oklahoma @ #7 Wisconsin
D - #9 Auburn @ #8 Boise St

Quarterfinal:
Rose Bowl - #1 Ohio St vs Winner of D
Peach Bowl - #2 Florida vs Winner of C
Fiesta Bowl - #3 USC vs Winner of B
Sugar Bowl - #4 Louisville vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2007

First Round:
A - #12 Florida @ #5 Georgia
B - #11 Arizona St @ #6 Missouri
C - #10 Hawaii @ #7 USC
D - #9 West Virginia @ #8 Kansas

Quarterfinal:
Rose Bowl - #1 Ohio St vs Winner of D
Sugar Bowl - #2 LSU vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Virginia Tech vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Oklahoma vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2008

First Round:
A - #12 Cincinnati @ #5 Texas
B - #11 TCU @ #6 Alabama
C - #10 Ohio St @ #7 Texas Tech
D - #9 Boise St @ #8 Penn St

Quarterfinal:
Cotton Bowl - #1 Oklahoma vs Winner of D
Orange Bowl - #2 Florida vs Winner of C
Fiesta Bowl - #3 USC vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Utah vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2009

First Round:
A - #12 LSU @ #5 Florida
B - #11 Virginia Tech @ #6 Boise St
C - #10 Iowa @ #7 Oregon
D - #9 Georgia Tech @ #8 Ohio St

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 Texas vs Winner of C
Peach Bowl - #3 Cincinnati vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 TCU vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2010

First Round:
A - #12 Missouri @ #5 Stanford
B - #11 LSU @ #6 Ohio St
C - #10 Boise St @ #7 Oklahoma
D - #9 Michigan St @ #8 Arkansas

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Auburn vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 Oregon vs Winner of C
Cotton Bowl - #3 TCU vs Winner of B
Orange Bowl - #4 Wisconsin vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2011

First Round:
A - #12 Marshall @ #5 Tennessee
B - #11 Penn St @ #6 Kansas St
C - #10 Florida @ #7 Wisconsin
D - #9 Michigan St @ #8 Michigan

Quarterfinal:
Cotton Bowl - #1 LSU vs Winner of D
Fiesta Bowl - #2 Oklahoma St vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Oregon vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Boise St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2012

First Round:
A - #12 Northern Illinois @ #5 Notre Dame
B - #11 South Carolina @ #6 Florida
C - #10 Texas A&M @ #7 Oregon
D - #9 LSU @ #8 Georgia

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Fiesta Bowl - #2 Kansas St vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Stanford vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Florida St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2013

First Round:
A - #12 Clemson @ #5 Alabama
B - #11 Oklahoma @ #6 Baylor
C - #10 Oregon @ #7 Ohio St
D - #9 South Carolina @ #8 Missouri

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Florida St vs Winner of D
Sugar Bowl - #2 Auburn vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Michigan St vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Stanford vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2014

First Round:
A - #12 Georgia Tech @ #5 Baylor
B - #11 Kansas St @ #6 TCU
C - #10 Arizona @ #7 Mississippi St
D - #9 Mississippi @ #8 Michigan St

Quarterfinal:
Peach Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Fiesta Bowl - #2 Oregon vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Florida St vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Ohio St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2015

First Round:
A - #12 Mississippi @ #5 Iowa
B - #11 TCU @ #6 Stanford
C - #10 North Carolina @ #7 Ohio St
D - #9 Florida St @ #8 Notre Dame

Quarterfinal:
Peach Bowl - #1 Clemson vs Winner of D
Sugar Bowl - #2 Alabama vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Michigan St vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 Oklahoma vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2016

First Round:
A - #12 Oklahoma St @ #5 Ohio St
B - #11 Florida St @ #6 Michigan
C - #10 Colorado @ #7 Oklahoma
D - #9 USC @ #8 Wisconsin

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Orange Bowl - #2 Clemson vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Washington vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Penn St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2017

First Round:
A - #12 Central Florida @ #5 Alabama
B - #11 Washington @ #6 Wisconsin
C - #10 Miami (FL) @ #7 Auburn
D - #9 Penn St @ #8 USC

Quarterfinal:
Peach Bowl - #1 Clemson vs Winner of D
Cotton Bowl - #2 Oklahoma vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Georgia vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 Ohio St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2018

First Round:
A - #12 Penn St @ #5 Notre Dame
B - #11 LSU @ #6 Georgia
C - #10 Florida @ #7 Michigan
D - #9 Washington @ #8 Central Florida

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Peach Bowl - #2 Clemson vs Winner of C
Fiesta Bowl - #3 Oklahoma vs Winner of B
Rose Bowl - #4 Ohio St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2019

First Round:
A - #12 Auburn @ #5 Georgia
B - #11 Utah @ #6 Oregon
C - #10 Penn St @ #7 Baylor
D - #9 Florida @ #8 Wisconsin

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 LSU vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 Ohio St vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Clemson vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Oklahoma vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2020

First Round:
A - #12 Coastal Carolina @ #5 Notre Dame
B - #11 Indiana @ #6 Texas A&M
C - #10 Iowa St @ #7 Florida
D - #9 Georgia @ #8 Cincinnati

Quarterfinal:
Peach Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Orange Bowl - #2 Clemson vs Winner of C
Cotton Bowl - #3 Ohio St vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 Oklahoma vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2021

First Round:
A - #12 Pittsburgh @ #5 Georgia
B - #11 Utah @ #6 Notre Dame
C - #10 Michigan St @ #7 Ohio St
D - #9 Oklahoma St @ #8 Mississippi

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 Michigan vs Winner of C
Peach Bowl - #3 Cincinnati vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 Baylor vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2022

First Round:
A - #12 Washington @ #5 TCU
B - #11 Penn St @ #6 Ohio St
C - #10 USC @ #7 Alabama
D - #9 Kansas St @ #8 Tennessee

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Georgia vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 Michigan vs Winner of C
Sugar Bowl - #3 Clemson vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Utah vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2023

First Round:
A - #12 Oklahoma @ #5 Florida St
B - #11 Mississippi @ #6 Georgia
C - #10 Penn St @ #7 Ohio St
D - #9 Missouri @ #8 Oregon

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Michigan vs Winner of D
Fiesta Bowl - #2 Washington vs Winner of C
Cotton Bowl - #3 Texas vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Alabama vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

Yes Sir! The 5-7 model saves CFB!

(01-12-2024 01:44 PM)BePcr07 Wrote:  

(01-12-2024 01:18 PM)YNot Wrote:  

(01-12-2024 11:24 AM)BePcr07 Wrote:  

(01-12-2024 11:18 AM)HP-TBDPITL Wrote:  

(01-12-2024 10:25 AM)BePcr07 Wrote:  The premises was 5-7. If you look, many times the non-power schools were represented with 6 power conferences. But y’all are arguing for the wrong format. 7-5 is what you should be saying for that time frame.

Well then do a 7-5 format. Just assume the 6 BCS conference champs and highest ranked G5 and then 5 more.

With programs like Utah, TCU, & Louisville all non BCS at some point you have to include them and the 6 BCS champs.

Leaving out teams that played in BCS games in revisionist history.

It’s not. I didn’t pick the 5-7 model because I thought it the best. I picked it because it’s what seems likely to be in place in the future. There’s a lot of reasons it doesn’t work to go backwards. The 5-7 model isn’t in the Top 3 reasons.

Personally, I’d prefer a Straight 12 model.

I know Notre Dame's AD has suggested 5-7, but I believe the first 12-team CFP will follow the 6-6 model for at least 2 years.

https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/artic...edule-bids

Regardless, looking backwards, it is more likely that the 12-team CFP would have followed the 6-6 model rather than a 5-7 model, at least since 2006, because the BCS bowls and NY6 bowl games did, in fact, include 6 autobids.

I agree. I think it may have been closer to 8-4 because, while we did have power conferences, we also had a couple incredibly strong mid-conferences like the MWC and CUSA who were light years ahead of the WAC, SBC, and, to a lesser extent, MAC.

WAC had some great teams during that time period with Boise State, Fresno State, UNR and Hawaii. C-USA lost the teams to the Big East/AAC. After losing schools like Lousivilee? The WAC took over with WAC vs MWC going on.

MWC:
TCU
BYU
Utah
Air Force

WAC:
Boise State
Hawaii
Fresno State
UNR

They were pretty much equals. Imagine if the MWC and WAC merged back before 2010

BYU
TCU
Air Force
Utah
Boise State
Hawaii
Fresno State
UNR
Wyoming
Colorado State
San Diego State

Were the top teams then.

New Mexico State and Idaho would be in the MWC today along with La. Tech. Then when C-USA take La. Tech? UTSA and Texas State might replaced TCU, Utah and BYU.

If we are talking what the playoff “would have” been, I think we use the historical BCS qualifications with no AQ and all at larges chosen by rank instead of bowl-selection. Any byes exclusive to champs.

1998-2005
6+2, with ND taking a “champ” spot if in the Top 8

2006-2013
6+4, with a 7th champ qualifying if in the Top 12

2014-2023
6+6

2024->
5+7 (probably)

(01-12-2024 01:46 AM)BePcr07 Wrote:  If the 5-7 model were utilized since the start of the BCS. For this, the final BCS/CFP polls were used. Conference championship ties broke for the higher ranked school. The semifinals/quarterfinal bowl locations follow the current pattern retroactively. Then-current conferences. Numbers are seedings. A total of 63 schools.

First, bids by school and future conference:

School
20 - Ohio St
17 - Oklahoma
15 - Alabama
13 - Georgia
12 - Florida
11 - LSU, Oregon
10 - Florida St, Penn St, USC
9 - Kansas St, Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas
8 - Clemson, Wisconsin
7 - Auburn, Virginia Tech
6 - Boise St, Miami (FL), Michigan St, Stanford, TCU, Washington
5 - Baylor, Tennessee, Utah
4 - Cincinnati, Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska
3 - Arkansas, Oklahoma St, South Carolina, Texas A&M
2 - Arizona, Central Florida, Colorado, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Washington St, West Virginia
1 - Arizona St, California, Coastal Carolina, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa St, Kansas, Marshall, Maryland, Miami (OH), Mississippi St, North Carolina, Northern Illinois, Oregon St, Pittsburgh, Texas Tech, Tulane, UCLA, Virginia

Future power schools with 0 appearances: Boston College, BYU, Duke, Houston, Kentucky, Minnesota, North Carolina St, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers, SMU, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest

Future Conference
107 - SEC
92 - B1G
45 - ACC
44 - XII
7 - MWC
3 - Unknown
2 - MAC, SBC
1 - AAC
0 - CUSA

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1998

First Round:
A - #12 Virginia @ #5 Kansas St
B - #11 Nebraska @ #6 Texas A&M
C - #10 Tulane @ #7 Arizona
D - #9 Wisconsin @ #8 Florida

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Tennessee vs Winner of D
Orange Bowl - #2 Florida St vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Ohio St vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 UCLA vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

1999

First Round:
A - #12 Marshall @ #5 Tennessee
B - #11 Penn St @ #6 Kansas St
C - #10 Florida @ #7 Wisconsin
D - #9 Michigan St @ #8 Michigan

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Florida St vs Winner of D
Peach Bowl - #2 Virginia Tech vs Winner of C
Cotton Bowl - #3 Nebraska vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 Alabama vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2000

First Round:
A - #12 Texas @ #5 Virginia Tech
B - #11 Notre Dame @ #6 Oregon St
C - #10 Oregon @ #7 Florida
D - #9 Kansas St @ #8 Nebraska

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Oklahoma vs Winner of D
Peach Bowl - #2 Florida St vs Winner of C
Fiesta Bowl - #3 Miami (FL) vs Winner of B
Rose Bowl - #4 Washington vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2001

First Round:
A - #12 Washington St @ #5 Nebraska
B - #11 Oklahoma @ #6 Florida
C - #10 Maryland @ #7 Tennessee
D - #9 Stanford @ #8 Texas

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Miami (FL) vs Winner of D
Cotton Bowl - #2 Colorado vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Oregon vs Winner of B
Sugar Bowl - #4 Illinois vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2002

First Round:
A - #12 Penn St @ #5 Iowa
B - #11 Michigan @ #6 Washington St
C - #10 Texas @ #7 Oklahoma
D - #9 Notre Dame @ #8 Kansas St

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Miami (FL) vs Winner of D
Cotton Bowl - #2 Ohio St vs Winner of C
Peach Bowl - #3 Georgia vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 USC vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2003

First Round:
A - #12 Georgia @ #5 Oklahoma
B - #11 Miami (OH) @ #6 Ohio St
C - #10 Kansas St @ #7 Texas
D - #9 Miami (FL) @ #8 Tennessee

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 LSU vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 USC vs Winner of C
Fiesta Bowl - #3 Michigan vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Florida St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2004

First Round:
A - #12 Iowa @ #5 Texas
B - #11 LSU @ #6 California
C - #10 Louisville @ #7 Georgia
D - #9 Boise St @ #8 Virginia Tech

Quarterfinal:
Rose Bowl - #1 USC vs Winner of D
Cotton Bowl - #2 Oklahoma vs Winner of C
Sugar Bowl - #3 Auburn vs Winner of B
Orange Bowl - #4 Utah vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2005

First Round:
A - #12 LSU @ #5 Ohio St
B - #11 West Virginia @ #6 Oregon
C - #10 Virginia Tech @ #7 Notre Dame
D - #9 Auburn @ #8 Miami (FL)

Quarterfinal:
Fiesta Bowl - #1 USC vs Winner of D
Cotton Bowl - #2 Texas vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Penn St vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Georgia vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2006

First Round:
A - #12 Arkansas @ #5 Michigan
B - #11 Notre Dame @ #6 LSU
C - #10 Oklahoma @ #7 Wisconsin
D - #9 Auburn @ #8 Boise St

Quarterfinal:
Rose Bowl - #1 Ohio St vs Winner of D
Peach Bowl - #2 Florida vs Winner of C
Fiesta Bowl - #3 USC vs Winner of B
Sugar Bowl - #4 Louisville vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2007

First Round:
A - #12 Florida @ #5 Georgia
B - #11 Arizona St @ #6 Missouri
C - #10 Hawaii @ #7 USC
D - #9 West Virginia @ #8 Kansas

Quarterfinal:
Rose Bowl - #1 Ohio St vs Winner of D
Sugar Bowl - #2 LSU vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Virginia Tech vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Oklahoma vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2008

First Round:
A - #12 Cincinnati @ #5 Texas
B - #11 TCU @ #6 Alabama
C - #10 Ohio St @ #7 Texas Tech
D - #9 Boise St @ #8 Penn St

Quarterfinal:
Cotton Bowl - #1 Oklahoma vs Winner of D
Orange Bowl - #2 Florida vs Winner of C
Fiesta Bowl - #3 USC vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Utah vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2009

First Round:
A - #12 LSU @ #5 Florida
B - #11 Virginia Tech @ #6 Boise St
C - #10 Iowa @ #7 Oregon
D - #9 Georgia Tech @ #8 Ohio St

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 Texas vs Winner of C
Peach Bowl - #3 Cincinnati vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 TCU vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2010

First Round:
A - #12 Missouri @ #5 Stanford
B - #11 LSU @ #6 Ohio St
C - #10 Boise St @ #7 Oklahoma
D - #9 Michigan St @ #8 Arkansas

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Auburn vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 Oregon vs Winner of C
Cotton Bowl - #3 TCU vs Winner of B
Orange Bowl - #4 Wisconsin vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2011

First Round:
A - #12 Marshall @ #5 Tennessee
B - #11 Penn St @ #6 Kansas St
C - #10 Florida @ #7 Wisconsin
D - #9 Michigan St @ #8 Michigan

Quarterfinal:
Cotton Bowl - #1 LSU vs Winner of D
Fiesta Bowl - #2 Oklahoma St vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Oregon vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Boise St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2012

First Round:
A - #12 Northern Illinois @ #5 Notre Dame
B - #11 South Carolina @ #6 Florida
C - #10 Texas A&M @ #7 Oregon
D - #9 LSU @ #8 Georgia

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Fiesta Bowl - #2 Kansas St vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Stanford vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Florida St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2013

First Round:
A - #12 Clemson @ #5 Alabama
B - #11 Oklahoma @ #6 Baylor
C - #10 Oregon @ #7 Ohio St
D - #9 South Carolina @ #8 Missouri

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Florida St vs Winner of D
Sugar Bowl - #2 Auburn vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Michigan St vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Stanford vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2014

First Round:
A - #12 Georgia Tech @ #5 Baylor
B - #11 Kansas St @ #6 TCU
C - #10 Arizona @ #7 Mississippi St
D - #9 Mississippi @ #8 Michigan St

Quarterfinal:
Peach Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Fiesta Bowl - #2 Oregon vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Florida St vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Ohio St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2015

First Round:
A - #12 Mississippi @ #5 Iowa
B - #11 TCU @ #6 Stanford
C - #10 North Carolina @ #7 Ohio St
D - #9 Florida St @ #8 Notre Dame

Quarterfinal:
Peach Bowl - #1 Clemson vs Winner of D
Sugar Bowl - #2 Alabama vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Michigan St vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 Oklahoma vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2016

First Round:
A - #12 Oklahoma St @ #5 Ohio St
B - #11 Florida St @ #6 Michigan
C - #10 Colorado @ #7 Oklahoma
D - #9 USC @ #8 Wisconsin

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Orange Bowl - #2 Clemson vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Washington vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Penn St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2017

First Round:
A - #12 Central Florida @ #5 Alabama
B - #11 Washington @ #6 Wisconsin
C - #10 Miami (FL) @ #7 Auburn
D - #9 Penn St @ #8 USC

Quarterfinal:
Peach Bowl - #1 Clemson vs Winner of D
Cotton Bowl - #2 Oklahoma vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Georgia vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 Ohio St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2018

First Round:
A - #12 Penn St @ #5 Notre Dame
B - #11 LSU @ #6 Georgia
C - #10 Florida @ #7 Michigan
D - #9 Washington @ #8 Central Florida

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Peach Bowl - #2 Clemson vs Winner of C
Fiesta Bowl - #3 Oklahoma vs Winner of B
Rose Bowl - #4 Ohio St vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2019

First Round:
A - #12 Auburn @ #5 Georgia
B - #11 Utah @ #6 Oregon
C - #10 Penn St @ #7 Baylor
D - #9 Florida @ #8 Wisconsin

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 LSU vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 Ohio St vs Winner of C
Orange Bowl - #3 Clemson vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Oklahoma vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2020

First Round:
A - #12 Coastal Carolina @ #5 Notre Dame
B - #11 Indiana @ #6 Texas A&M
C - #10 Iowa St @ #7 Florida
D - #9 Georgia @ #8 Cincinnati

Quarterfinal:
Peach Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Orange Bowl - #2 Clemson vs Winner of C
Cotton Bowl - #3 Ohio St vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 Oklahoma vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

2021

First Round:
A - #12 Pittsburgh @ #5 Georgia
B - #11 Utah @ #6 Notre Dame
C - #10 Michigan St @ #7 Ohio St
D - #9 Oklahoma St @ #8 Mississippi

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Alabama vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 Michigan vs Winner of C
Peach Bowl - #3 Cincinnati vs Winner of B
Fiesta Bowl - #4 Baylor vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Cotton Bowl & Orange Bowl

2022

First Round:
A - #12 Washington @ #5 TCU
B - #11 Penn St @ #6 Ohio St
C - #10 USC @ #7 Alabama
D - #9 Kansas St @ #8 Tennessee

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Georgia vs Winner of D
Rose Bowl - #2 Michigan vs Winner of C
Sugar Bowl - #3 Clemson vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 Utah vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

2023

First Round:
A - #12 Oklahoma @ #5 Florida St
B - #11 Mississippi @ #6 Georgia
C - #10 Penn St @ #7 Ohio St
D - #9 Missouri @ #8 Oregon

Quarterfinal:
Orange Bowl - #1 Michigan vs Winner of D
Fiesta Bowl - #2 Washington vs Winner of C
Cotton Bowl - #3 Texas vs Winner of B
Peach Bowl - #4 Alabama vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Rose Bowl & Sugar Bowl

Shouldn't 1998 have Georgia Tech over UVA??? Or am I missing something? Putting Georgia Tech at 3 and UVA at 1???

1998

First Round:
A - #12 Georgia Tech @ #5 Kansas St
B - #11 Nebraska @ #6 Texas A&M
C - #10 Tulane @ #7 Arizona
D - #9 Wisconsin @ #8 Florida

Quarterfinal:
Sugar Bowl - #1 Tennessee vs Winner of D
Orange Bowl - #2 Florida St vs Winner of C
Rose Bowl - #3 Ohio St vs Winner of B
Cotton Bowl - #4 UCLA vs Winner of A

Semifinal:
Fiesta Bowl & Peach Bowl

AP Poll
https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/yea...polls.html