How would a potential BCS playoff work?

[DSUrocks07]

My idea for a BCS playoff system:

12 teams, top four seeds get first round byes. Six automatic qualifiers for BCS conferences, six at-larges determined by final BCS rankings. Higher ranked teams host in the first two rounds.

Any non-BCS team in the top 12 of the BCS standings qualifies for an automatic at-large berth.

First Round starts the week after the season ends:

#1 - bye
#2 - bye

#3 vs #12
#4 vs #11
#5 vs #10
#6 vs #9
#7 vs #8

So in this years scenario, you would have:

#1 Alabama - first round bye (SEC Champion)
#2 Texas - first round bye (Big 12 Champion)
#3 Cincinnati - first round bye (Big East Champion)
#4 TCU - first round bye (Mountain West at-large)
#5 Florida - (SEC at-large)
#6 Boise State - (WAC at-large)
#7 Oregon - (PAC-10 Champion)
#8 Ohio State - (Big Ten Champion)
#9 Georgia Tech - (ACC Champion)
#10 Iowa - (Big Ten at-large)
#11 Virginia Tech - (ACC at-large)
#12 LSU (SEC at-large)


First Round - December 12, 2009

#12 LSU @ #5 Florida
#11 Virginia Tech @ #6 Boise State
#10 Iowa @ #7 Oregon
#9 Georgia Tech @ #8 Ohio State

BYE - #1 Alabama, #2 Texas, #3 Cincinnati, #4 TCU
*winners

For arguments sake here's what the second round would look like

Second Round - December 19, 2009

#8 Ohio State @ #1 Alabama
#7 Oregon @ #2 Texas
#6 Boise State @ #3 Cincinnati
#5 Florida @ #4 TCU

*winners



BYE week for Finals



BCS Semifinals January 2, 2010

#4 TCU vs #1 Alabama (at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta)
#3 Cincinnati vs #2 Texas (at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles)

BCS National Championship Game - January 9, 2010

#2 Texas vs #1 Alabama (at Dolphins (Land Shark) Stadium in Miami)


Works for everybody

Bye week for finals

Gives teams something to play for all year (best teams to get that first round bye, teams fighting for home games, teams in the Top 12 fighting to hold on to their spot, teams in the top 20 fighting to get in, etc.)

And plus it fits in with the non-BCS qualifier (Notre Dame) rule of the Top 12 teams.

12 is a perfect number IMO...

[superman7515]

The only caveat I would add to that, the #1 seed gets the lowest seed to advance. For example:

#1 Alabama - first round bye (SEC Champion)
#2 Texas - first round bye (Big 12 Champion)
#3 Cincinnati - first round bye (Big East Champion)
#4 TCU - first round bye (Mountain West at-large)
#5 Florida - (SEC at-large)
#6 Boise State - (WAC at-large)
#7 Oregon - (PAC-10 Champion)
#8 Ohio State - (Big Ten Champion)
#9 Georgia Tech - (ACC Champion)
#10 Iowa - (Big Ten at-large)
#11 Virginia Tech - (ACC at-large)
#12 LSU (SEC at-large)

First Round

#12 LSU @ #5 Florida
#11 Virginia Tech @ #6 Boise State
#10 Iowa @ #7 Oregon
#9 Georgia Tech @ #8 Ohio State

Second Round

#8 Ohio State @ #1 Alabama
#7 Oregon @ #2 Texas
#6 Boise State @ #3 Cincinnati
#5 Florida @ #4 TCU

Say that #10 Iowa knocks off # 7 Oregon, it would be:

#10 Iowa @ #1 Alabama
#8 Ohio State @ #2 Texas
#6 Boise State @ #3 Cincinnati
#5 Florida @ #4 TCU

As a reward for the #1 seed, they should always have the "easiest" road by facing the lowest ranked team remaining. #2 should have the second lowest ranked team... etc.