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2024 Hypothetical 12 Team Playoff
Posted on 5/2/24 at 8:53 am
Posted on 5/2/24 at 8:53 am
This is more about structure than the teams listed..
see questions below
Questions:
1) If the committee used these rankings, would this be the format?
2) Do you think they should be able to slide a team up or down 1 spot to avoid rematches? conference games?
3) Will the 5 seed always have a huge advantage?
They get a home game vs the weakest seed.
The next game would be vs the weakest conference champ.
Pretty easy path to the Final 4.
Link: Fox 2024 Early Rankings
Link: NCAA Playoff Format
see questions below
Questions:
1) If the committee used these rankings, would this be the format?
2) Do you think they should be able to slide a team up or down 1 spot to avoid rematches? conference games?
3) Will the 5 seed always have a huge advantage?
They get a home game vs the weakest seed.
The next game would be vs the weakest conference champ.
Pretty easy path to the Final 4.
Link: Fox 2024 Early Rankings
Link: NCAA Playoff Format
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Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:00 am to BigBro
Looks very official. PDFlyer or Microsoft paint?
Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:03 am to PeleofAnalytics
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Looks very official. PDFlyer or Microsoft paint?
excel
Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:11 am to BigBro
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2) Do you think they should be able to slide a team up or down 1 spot to avoid rematches? conference games?
No because, usually, the CCG is a rematch.
Also, what do you do if to avoid a rematch you have to use the 13th team on the list? Good luck explaining that to the team that you drop in its place.
Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:15 am to BigBro
ISWYD
Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:19 am to southernboisb
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Also, what do you do if to avoid a rematch you have to use the 13th team on the list? Good luck explaining that to the team that you drop in its place.
Yeah I definitely didn't mean to drop a team off the list..
For example..
1 Georgia
2 Ohio State
7 Michigan
8 LSU
9 Alabama
10 Penn State
The games would be..
1 Georgia vs the winner of 8 LSU & 9 Alabama
2 Ohio State vs the winner of 7 Michigan & 10 Penn State
If you swapped 9 and 10..
you get matchups that haven't already been played
1 Georgia vs (8 LSU vs 9 Penn State)
2 Ohio State vs (7 Michigan vs 10 Alabama)
Even this presents other issues..
ie Michigan vs Ohio State in the 2nd round
A team will play another team 3x in a year (it will happen imo)
Idk if that is good or bad
It could happen this year.
Texas vs Georgia (regular season)
Texas vs Georgia (SEC)
Texas vs Georgia (playoffs)
Georgia vs Alabama (regular season)
etc
etc
Michigan vs Ohio State (regular season)
like I said.. idk if that is good or bad
Posted on 5/2/24 at 9:22 am to BigBro
quote:This looks great. But, likely the format & teams will be decided by ESPN.
2024 Hypothetical 12 Team Playoff
Posted on 5/2/24 at 10:07 am to BigBro
THat looks pretty accurate. There shouldn't be any moving of teams to avoid a rematch. Play the games and there will be upsets that you just won't be able to see coming that will inevitably set up rematches. Some teams may play each other 3 times in a season.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 9:35 pm to BigBro
A - From what I saw on YouTube, the concern is only the 1st round (so Teams 5-12).
B - Still would like to know the solution if you (the committee) have to drop a team to prevent a rematch in the 1st round.
B - Still would like to know the solution if you (the committee) have to drop a team to prevent a rematch in the 1st round.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 9:39 pm to southernboisb
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B - Still would like to know the solution if you (the committee) have to drop a team to prevent a rematch in the 1st round.
this should never be an option.. the 12 teams should be the 12 teams.. the top 4 should be set most of the time. only have to figure out fhe seeding..
so that leaves 8 teams.. try to get the matchups as fair as possible and try to avoid rematches..
It could be simple. but of course it won’t be.
Posted on 5/3/24 at 10:58 pm to BigBro
quote:I seem to remember looking at that when they first announced the format.
3) Will the 5 seed always have a huge advantage?
They get a home game vs the weakest seed.
The next game would be vs the weakest conference champ.
Pretty easy path to the Final 4.
#5 gets a fantastic draw, arguably better than the Top 4 seeds, and certainly better (IMO) than the 4 seed.
Instead of a bye, you get a home game against someone like Liberty, who they should maul. Barring injury, they take momentum into the 4/5 matchup at a neutral field. If those teams are close in matchups, I give the edge to #5 for that reason.
If that was this past year and it's UGA, I see them building a head of steam and winning the tourney.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 11:45 am to BigBro
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It could be simple. but of course it won’t be.
Just like the old way: 4 slots for 5 conferences WITH the allowance of multiple slots for any conference.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 11:49 am to Scoob
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#5 gets a fantastic draw, arguably better than the Top 4 seeds, and certainly better (IMO) than the 4 seed.
Not necessarily. The #4 seed is a conference champion who gets an extra week of practice to prepare for their opponent & that time to heal.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 11:50 am to BigBro
Rematches will happen. They happen all the time in the NFL. It’s just part of the playoffs.
There will always be teams that get an “unfair” advantage. It’s just how it goes. At some point, you just have to accept that there may never be a perfect system.
There will always be teams that get an “unfair” advantage. It’s just how it goes. At some point, you just have to accept that there may never be a perfect system.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 1:39 pm to BigBro
The list of teams looks fairly accurate, but I'd bet on Utah or possibly Arizona winning the Big12 instead of Okie Lite.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 1:58 pm to 49 to nada
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The list of teams looks fairly accurate, but I'd bet on Utah or possibly Arizona winning the Big12 instead of Okie Lite.
Last bowl game no one expected OSU to lose to Missouri. Anything can happen. That is why we play the games.
Posted on 5/4/24 at 3:55 pm to TrueLefty
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Last bowl game no one expected OSU to lose to Missouri.
That’s before everyone found out that that osu’s starting offense wasn’t playing.
Posted on 5/6/24 at 7:52 am to DeafJam73
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Rematches will happen. They happen all the time in the NFL. It’s just part of the playoffs.
There will always be teams that get an “unfair” advantage. It’s just how it goes. At some point, you just have to accept that there may never be a perfect system.
I agree. How many complain if a CCG is a rematch from the season?
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