A few months before the NCAA Football season started I proposed a BCS playoff system.  I did what I could to not only come out and say that we needed a playoff system, I actually gave times and dates for all of the games. This showed that a playoff system was not only probable, but practical as well.

As we have seen the 2007 season throw us for a curve week in and week out.  Now we are left with two teams that not everyone agrees with. On Sports Center they had a poll titled "Did the BCS get it right?".  48 states voted that the BCS had not picked the two best teams to play on January 7th. I will let you guess what two states thought it was right on the money.

The truth is that you can make a case for a number of teams this year, so why not playoffs?

My system is pretty simple, it is a 12 team playoff set up similar to the NFL's system. The seeding will be given based on your BCS ranking and if you won your respected conference. With the system I made earlier in the year I picked winners for each game, this time I have elected to pass, the point of this is to show a system, not to say who I feel should play in the big game.

Now, we start with our 6 BCS conference winners-
ACC- Virginia Tech
Big 12- Oklahoma
Big East- West Virginia
Big 10- Ohio State
Pac 10- USC
SEC- LSU

Those teams will be re-seeded to the #1-6 spots based on their BCS ranking.

Now we will also have 6 at-large bids.  Those will go to the 6 non BCS conference teams ranked the highest in the BCS.  Based on the polls they would be.
Georgia
Missouri
Kansas
Florida
Hawaii
Arizona State

These teems will be seeded 6-12 based on their BCS rankings.

Teams with a higher seed will be given home field advantage. It is only right to reward the better teams from the regular season. There also would not be re-seeding in each round. This would allow for some office pools and such, also it will make the system a little easier to follow.

Here is how the games would break down.

ROUND 1-

(9) Kansas
(8) Missouri
4:00 PM (EST)
December 7th, 2007

(11) Hawaii
(6) West Virginia
8:00 PM (EST)
December 7th, 2007

(10) Florida
(7) Georgia
12:00 PM (EST)
December 8th, 2007

(12) Arizona State
(5) USC
4:00 PM (EST)
December 8th, 2007

Round 2-

8 vs. 9 winner
(1) Ohio State
4:00 PM (EST)
December 14th, 2007

10 vs. 7 winner
(3) Oklahoma
8:00 PM (EST)
December 14th, 2007

5 vs. 12 winner
(4) Virginia Tech
4:00 PM (EST)
December 15th 2007

6 vs. 11 winner
(2) LSU
8:00 PM (EST)
December 15th 2007

Round 3

Winner game in Blacksburg
Winner game in Columbus
4:00 PM (EST)
December 22nd 2007

Winner game in Norman
Winner game in Baton Rouge
8:00 PM (EST)
December 22nd 2007

Title game

Top two teams meet in New Orleans
January 7th, 2008 

This will change the number of off days for the team that actually goes to the title game, (Ohio State this year will have 51 days off, LSU will have 37). Think about the Super Bowl champs playing another game in mid April. Do you think they will be as sharp as they would be in early February? In this system both teams that play for the title will have 16 days of rest prior to the title game.

Also with this schedule teams will have ample time if they lose in the semi-finals.  The would then likely play in a January 1st or 2nd bowl.

You may love or hate the idea of playoffs, but as I see it this system leaves out the 13th team in the nation, the current system leave out the #3. A plus 1 format would still be up for debate with the rankings this season. Also, this way you will usually have a mid-major in the mix, which leaves a good shot at upsets and a Cinderella story.

Also you can't tell me you wouldn't watch these match ups, it would make for some good football.