Here is a playoff format that more than triples the games for TV, gives every conference a seat at the table and does not extend the season by a single day.
Start the season on Week 0, something that has been proposed many times.
Expand the playoff to 32 teams with autobids for all four P4 champs and all five G5 champs. Seed the teams in the playoff as is done in March Madness, e.g., four #1 seeds, four #2 seeds, etc. Place the seeds in brackets that avoid repeat games to the greatest extent possible. Also, spread out teams from the same conference to the greatest extent possible.
Cancel all conference championship games.
“Rivalry Weekend” (Purdue vs Indiana, etc.) would then be the week before Thanksgiving. This is better for most colleges because the students are still on campus. These rivalries were played on the week before Thankgiving for many years until about 30 years ago.
Round One of an extravaganza of 16 games is then played over the 4-day Turkey Holiday.
Round Two of 8 games is the first weekend in December.
Round Three of 4 games is the second weekend in December.
Round Four of 2 games is the third weekend in December.
NC game is then Dec 31 or New Year’s Day.
Start the season on Week 0, something that has been proposed many times.
Expand the playoff to 32 teams with autobids for all four P4 champs and all five G5 champs. Seed the teams in the playoff as is done in March Madness, e.g., four #1 seeds, four #2 seeds, etc. Place the seeds in brackets that avoid repeat games to the greatest extent possible. Also, spread out teams from the same conference to the greatest extent possible.
Cancel all conference championship games.
“Rivalry Weekend” (Purdue vs Indiana, etc.) would then be the week before Thanksgiving. This is better for most colleges because the students are still on campus. These rivalries were played on the week before Thankgiving for many years until about 30 years ago.
Round One of an extravaganza of 16 games is then played over the 4-day Turkey Holiday.
Round Two of 8 games is the first weekend in December.
Round Three of 4 games is the second weekend in December.
Round Four of 2 games is the third weekend in December.
NC game is then Dec 31 or New Year’s Day.
