The BCS years (1998-2013) featured 6 power conference and up to 11 total conferences at any given time. With the current playoff now at a 5+7 with 4 power conferences, what if a 12-school playoff were enacted with the BCS poll at a 7+5 format? 7 autobids assures each power conference gets a spot (essentially allowing for the regionality of the sport to thrive in the postseason) and during the first half of the BCS years, each power conference won at least once. The 2nd half of the BCS belonged to the SEC, however.

Now down to the playoffs. I am assuming the same formatting with:
- Top 4 ranked conference champions having a bye to the quarterfinals.
- First round played at home.
- Second and third rounds played in New Years' Six bowls.
- I am back-tracking the rotation of the semifinals from the CFP era.
- The rankings are the playoff seeding and the higher BCS ranked school with a shared title gets the autobid.
- Schools with an asterisk (*) are assumptions because there weren't enough ranked conference champions.
- Parentheticals indicate conference champion autobid.

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1998

#1 Tennessee (SEC)
#2 Florida St (ACC)
#3 Ohio St (B1G)
#4 UCLA (PAC)
#5 Kansas St
#6 Texas A&M (XII)
#7 Arizona
#8 Florida
#9 Wisconsin
#10 Tulane (CUSA)
#11 Nebraska
#12 Syracuse (Big East)

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

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

Semifinals: Fiesta / Peach

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1999

#1 Florida St (ACC)
#2 Virginia Tech (Big East)
#3 Nebraska (XII)
#4 Alabama (SEC)
#5 Tennessee
#6 Kansas St
#7 Wisconsin (B1G)
#8 Michigan
#9 Michigan St
#10 Florida
#11 Marshall (MAC)
#12 Southern Miss* (CUSA)

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

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

Semifinals: Rose / Sugar

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2000

#1 Oklahoma (XII)
#2 Florida St (ACC)
#3 Miami FL (Big East)
#4 Washington (PAC)
#5 Virginia Tech
#6 Oregon St
#7 Florida (SEC)
#8 Nebraska
#9 Kansas St
#10 Oregon
#11 Purdue* (B1G)
#12 TCU* (WAC)

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

Quarterfinals
Fiesta: #3 Miami FL vs Winner of B
Peach: #2 Florida St vs Winner of C
Rose: #4 Washington vs Winner of A
Sugar: #1 Oklahoma vs Winner of D

Semifinals: Cotton / Orange

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2001

#1 Miami FL (Big East)
#2 Colorado (XII)
#3 Oregon (PAC)
#4 Illinois (B1G)
#5 Nebraska
#6 Florida
#7 Tennessee
#8 Texas
#9 Stanford
#10 Maryland (ACC)
#11 LSU (SEC)
#12 BYU* (MWC)

First Round
A: #12 BYU @ #5 Nebraska
B: #11 LSU @ #6 Florida
C: #10 Maryland @ #7 Tennessee
D: #9 Stanford @ #8 Texas

Quarterfinals
Cotton: #3 Oregon vs Winner of B
Orange: #1 Miami FL vs Winner of D
Rose: #2 Colorado vs Winner of C
Sugar: #4 Illinois vs Winner of A

Semifinals: Fiesta / Peach

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2002

#1 Miami FL (Big East)
#2 Ohio St (B1G)
#3 Georgia (SEC)
#4 USC (PAC)
#5 Iowa
#6 Washington St
#7 Oklahoma (XII)
#8 Kansas St
#9 Notre Dame
#10 Texas
#11 Florida St (ACC)
#12 Boise St (WAC)

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

Quarterfinals
Cotton: #3 Georgia vs Winner of B
Fiesta: #4 USC vs Winner of A
Orange: #1 Miami FL vs Winner of D
Peach: #2 Ohio St vs Winner of C

Semifinals: Rose / Sugar

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2003

#1 LSU (SEC)
#2 USC (PAC)
#3 Michigan (B1G)
#4 Florida St (ACC)
#5 Oklahoma
#6 Ohio St
#7 Texas
#8 Tennessee
#9 Miami FL (Big East)
#10 Kansas St (XII)
#11 Miami OH (MAC)
#12 Georgia

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

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

Semifinals: Cotton / Orange

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2004

#1 USC (PAC)
#2 Oklahoma (XII)
#3 Auburn (SEC)
#4 Utah (MWC)
#5 Texas
#6 California
#7 Georgia
#8 Virginia Tech (ACC)
#9 Boise St (WAC)
#10 Louisville (CUSA)
#11 LSU
#12 Iowa

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

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

Semifinals: Fiesta / Peach

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2005

#1 USC (PAC)
#2 Texas (XII)
#3 Penn St (B1G)
#4 Georgia (SEC)
#5 Ohio St
#6 Oregon
#7 Notre Dame
#8 Miami FL
#9 Auburn
#10 West Virginia (Big East)
#11 TCU (MWC)
#12 Florida St (ACC)

First Round
A: #12 Florida St @ #5 Ohio St
B: #11 TCU @ #6 Oregon
C: #10 West Virginia @ #7 Notre Dame
D: #9 Auburn @ #8 Miami FL

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

Semifinals: Rose / Sugar

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2006

#1 Ohio St (B1G)
#2 Florida (SEC)
#3 USC (PAC)
#4 Louisville (Big East)
#5 Michigan
#6 LSU
#7 Wisconsin
#8 Boise St (WAC)
#9 Auburn
#10 Oklahoma (XII)
#11 Notre Dame
#12 Wake Forest (ACC)

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

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

Semifinals: Cotton / Orange

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2007

#1 Ohio St (B1G)
#2 LSU (SEC)
#3 Virginia Tech (ACC)
#4 Oklahoma (XII)
#5 Georgia
#6 Missouri
#7 USC (PAC)
#8 Kansas
#9 West Virginia (Big East)
#10 Hawaii (WAC)
#11 Arizona St
#12 Florida

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

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

Semifinals: Fiesta / Peach

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2008

#1 Oklahoma (XII)
#2 Florida (SEC)
#3 USC (PAC)
#4 Utah (MWC)
#5 Texas
#6 Alabama
#7 Texas Tech
#8 Penn St (B1G)
#9 Boise St (WAC)
#10 Ohio St
#11 TCU
#12 Cincinnati (Big East)

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

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

Semifinals: Rose / Sugar

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2009

#1 Alabama (SEC)
#2 Texas (XII)
#3 Cincinnati (Big East)
#4 TCU (MWC)
#5 Florida
#6 Boise St (WAC)
#7 Oregon (PAC)
#8 Ohio St
#9 Georgia Tech (ACC)
#10 Iowa
#11 Virginia Tech
#12 LSU

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

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

Semifinals: Cotton / Orange

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2010

#1 Auburn (SEC)
#2 Oregon (PAC)
#3 TCU (MWC)
#4 Wisconsin (B1G)
#5 Stanford
#6 Ohio St
#7 Oklahoma (XII)
#8 Arkansas
#9 Michigan St
#10 Boise St (WAC)
#11 LSU
#12 Virginia Tech (ACC)

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

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

Semifinals: Fiesta / Peach

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2011

#1 LSU (SEC)
#2 Oklahoma St (XII)
#3 Oregon (PAC)
#4 Wisconsin (B1G)
#5 Alabama
#6 Stanford
#7 Arkansas
#8 Boise St
#9 Kansas St
#10 Clemson (ACC)
#11 TCU (MWC)
#12 Southern Miss (CUSA)

First Round
A: #12 Southern Miss @ #5 Alabama
B: #11 TCU @ #6 Stanford
C: #10 Clemson @ #7 Arkansas
D: #9 Kansas St @ #8 Boise St

Quarterfinals
Cotton: #2 Oklahoma St vs Winner of C
Fiesta: #3 Oregon vs Winner of B
Orange: #1 LSU vs Winner of D
Peach: #4 Wisconsin vs Winner of A

Semifinals: Rose / Sugar

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2012

#1 Alabama (SEC)
#2 Kansas St (XII)
#3 Stanford (PAC)
#4 Florida St (ACC)
#5 Notre Dame
#6 Florida
#7 Oregon
#8 Georgia
#9 LSU
#10 Northern Illinois (MAC)
#11 Boise St (MWC)
#12 Louisville (Big East)

First Round
A: #12 Louisville @ #5 Notre Dame
B: #11 Boise St @ #6 Florida
C: #10 Northern Illinois @ #7 Oregon
D: #9 LSU @ #8 Georgia

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

Semifinals: Cotton / Orange

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2013

#1 Florida St (ACC)
#2 Auburn (SEC)
#3 Michigan St (B1G)
#4 Stanford (PAC)
#5 Alabama
#6 Baylor (XII)
#7 Ohio St
#8 Missouri
#9 South Carolina
#10 Oregon
#11 Central Florida (AAC)
#12 Fresno St (MWC)

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

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

Semifinals: Fiesta / Peach

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Autobids by Conference
16 - SEC, XII
15 - ACC, PAC
14 - Big East/AAC
13 - B1G
9 - MWC
8 - WAC
4 - CUSA
3 - MAC

Total Bids by Conference
43 - SEC
33 - XII
28 - B1G
27 - PAC
17 - ACC
14 - Big East/AAC
11 - MWC
8 - WAC
4 - CUSA, IND
3 - MAC
0 - Big West, SBC

Total Bids by School
10 - Ohio St
9 - Florida, LSU
8 - Boise St, Florida St, Oklahoma, Oregon
7 - Kansas St, Texas, USC
6 - Alabama, Georgia, TCU, Virginia Tech
5 - Auburn, Miami FL, Stanford, Wisconsin
4 - Nebraska, Notre Dame, Tennessee
3 - Iowa, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan St
2 - Arkansas, Cincinnati, Missouri, Penn St, Southern Miss, Utah, West Virginia
1 - Arizona, Arizona St, Baylor, BYU, California, Central Florida, Clemson, Colorado, Fresno St, Georgia Tech, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Marshall, Maryland, Miami OH, Northern Illinois, Oklahoma St, Oregon St, Purdue, South Carolina, Syracuse, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Tulane, UCLA, Wake Forest, Washington, Washington St

Today's Power 70 with 0 Bids in the Above Project
Boston College
Duke
Houston
Indiana
Iowa St
Minnesota
North Carolina St
Northwestern
Pittsburgh
Rutgers
SMU
Virginia

This highlights just how well Boise St., Kansas St. and TCU have performed.

(02-21-2024 06:24 PM)bullet Wrote:  This highlights just how well Boise St., Kansas St. and TCU have performed.

Yeah, when computer algorithms were part of the equation. If we had the current CFP committee back then, Boise and TCU would've never cracked the top 8, let alone the top 4.

(02-21-2024 06:34 PM)Yosef181 Wrote:  

(02-21-2024 06:24 PM)bullet Wrote:  This highlights just how well Boise St., Kansas St. and TCU have performed.

Yeah, when computer algorithms were part of the equation. If we had the current CFP committee back then, Boise and TCU would've never cracked the top 8, let alone the top 4.

(02-21-2024 06:34 PM)Yosef181 Wrote:  

(02-21-2024 06:24 PM)bullet Wrote:  This highlights just how well Boise St., Kansas St. and TCU have performed.

Yeah, when computer algorithms were part of the equation. If we had the current CFP committee back then, Boise and TCU would've never cracked the top 8, let alone the top 4.

in their heyday I disagree. I mean Cincy cracked the top 4 even.