re: Indiana is not only the only Conference champion left in the playoff

Posted on 1/2/26 at 2:32 pm to TheePalmetto

Posted by RB10

Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 1/2/26 at 2:32 pm to TheePalmetto

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And 2007 LSU lost to two 5 loss teams and you have no problem calling yourself a “champion” that year.

Who were the 0 or 1 loss teams that deserved their spot?

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Posted by kingbob

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Member since Nov 2010

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Posted on 1/2/26 at 2:52 pm to kingbob

Let’s imagine the leagues (hypothetically division winners in bold, * for at large teams):
SEC
East
Tennessee
Vanderbilt*
Kentucky
Georgia
South Carolina
Florida

West
LSU
Arkansas
Alabama
Auburn
Ole Miss*
Miss State

ACC
North
Boston College
Maryland
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Miami
Wake Forest

South
North Carolina
NC State
Duke
Georgia Tech
Clemson
Florida State

Big 12
North
Iowa State
Mizzou
Kansas
Kansas State
Nebraska
Colorado

South
Texas
Texas A&M*
Texas Tech
Baylor
Oklahoma
Okie State

Big 10
West
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Notre Dame
Northwestern

East
Michigan
Michigan State
Indiana
Ohio State*
Purdue
Penn State

PAC 12
North
Wazzou
Washington
Oregon
Oregon State
Stanford
Cal

South
USC
UCLA
ZONA
Ariz state
BYU
Utah

American
East
Syracuse
Rutgers
UCONN
Pitt
West Virginia
UCF

West
Memphis
Tulane
SMU
TCU
Louisville
Cinci

Championship weekend would thus feature:
SEC: Alabama vs Georgia
ACC: Miami vs GA Tech
PAC 12: BYU vs Oregon
Big 12: Mizzou vs Texas Tech
Big 10: Indiana vs Notre Dame
American: Tulane vs Pitt

Your “play in” tournament would feature
Ohio State vs Vanderbilt
Ole Miss vs Texas A&M

Your Bowl Games would be:
Rose Bowl (PAC 10 vs Big 10)
Oregon vs Indiana

Sugar Bowl (SEC vs Big 12)
Georgia vs Texas Tech

Orange Bowl (ACC vs American)
Miami vs Tulane

Fiesta (at large vs At large)
Ohio State vs Ole Miss

Final 4 would be seeded based on poll rankings:
1. Indiana hosts 4. Miami
2. Georgia hosts 3. Ole Miss

Final game gets the winners in a neutral site.

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