re: Does college basketball or football more accurately decide a champion?

Football easily. I enjoy the way basketball does it as it's entertaining and includes all the conference winners, but it's almost like the regular season does not matter at all as long as you can win a conference tourney or just be ranked.

In football by the end of the season you clearly know who the top teams are and usually can't argue against those chosen for the title game unless you are a fan of a team left out.