If any conference should be left out if undefeated, it is the Big 12. Preseason polls show them to be weak across the board. Top 25 TCU and Baylor then Oklahoma and sometimes a fourth. Their SoS is weak.Yesterday, three "experts" were asked: Could an undefeated ACC champion get left out and all three said yes!
My solution is 10 conference champs, bottom 4 'play in' to a 8 team tourney.On the right track with this:
I would like to see the four championship spots be picked from the five conference champs (you MUST win your conference).
Settle selection from 5 to 4 based by heavily favoring out of conference record (good wins and bad losses).
If you don't play anyone out of conference (SEC West) and you win your conference you get left out.
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Wouldn't that just be a 12 team playoff with the top 4 getting 1st round bye's? I prefer 8 conference champions but the only conferences that are eligible are conferences that play every other team in the conference every year. No conference champion games.My solution is 10 conference champs, bottom 4 'play in' to a 8 team tourney.
The point would be to force conferences to downsize, "right size". If that isn't going to happen then your solution would be a close second and something I easily could live with.There are too many teams to have every conference have all teams play each other. The remaining independents can choice one of the conferences. By having all ten conferences, every FBS team has the possibility of winning the NC every year. Winning your conference (whatever method the conference chooses) is the first step of winning the NC.......don't win your conference......you are not eligible to win the NC.