NCAA: 12 team playoff, what could’ve been?

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So one weekend I was bored and decided to see what a 12 team playoff could’ve looked like from 2014-2023. Mainly because I’ll swear to this day that if there was an expanded playoff Ohio State would’ve won B2B titles in 14-15. So with that here’s what a 12 team playoff would’ve looked like under the current rules of the top 4 seeds being conference champs and the highest seeded Group of 5 champ. Some years the top 4 will look different due to the rule of conference champs getting the bye.

Asterisk will denote conference champion

2014 (OSU natl champ):
1. Alabama*
2. Oregon*
3. Florida St*
4. Ohio St*

5. Baylor* (B12 co champ)
6. TCU* (B12 co champ)
7. Mississippi St
8. Michigan St
9. Ole Miss
10. Arizona
11. Kansas St
12. Boise St* (MWC champ)


2015 (Alabama natl champ)
1. Clemson*
2. Alabama*
3. Michigan St*
4. Oklahoma*

5. Iowa
6. Stanford*
7. Ohio St
8. Notre Dame
9. Florida St
10. UNC
11. TCU
12. Houston* (American conference champ)


2016 (Clemson natl champ)
1. Alabama*
2. Clemson*
3. Washington*
4. Penn St*

5. Ohio St
6. Michigan
7. Oklahoma*
8. Wisconsin
9. USC
10. Colorado
11. Florida St
12. Western Michigan* (MAC champ)

 

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2017 (Alabama natl champ)
1. Clemson*
2. Oklahoma*
3. Georgia*
4. Ohio St*

5. Alabama
6. Wisconsin
7. Auburn
8. USC*
9. Penn St
10. Miami Fl
11. Washington
12. UCF* (American con champ)


2018 (Clemson natl champ)
1. Alabama*
2. Clemson*
3. Oklahoma*
4. UCF*

5. Notre Dame
6. Georgia
7. Ohio St*
8. Michigan
9. Washington*
10. Florida
11. LSU
12. Penn St


2019 (LSU natl champ)
1. LSU*
2. Ohio St*
3. Clemson*
4. Oklahoma*

5. Georgia
6. Oregon*
7. Baylor
8. Wisconsin
9. Florida
10. Penn St
11. Utah
12. Memphis* (American con champ)

 

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No 2020 since it’s a clusterf***


2021 (Georgia natl champ)
1. Alabama*
2. Michigan*
3. Cincinnati*
4. Baylor*

5. Georgia
6. Notre Dame
7. Ohio St
8. Ole Miss
9. Oklahoma St
10. Michigan St
11. Utah*
12. Pitt*


2022 (Georgia natl champ)
1. Georgia*
2. Michigan*
3. Clemson*
4. Utah*

5. TCU
6. Ohio St
7. Alabama
8. Tennessee
9. Kansas St*
10. USC
11. Penn St
12. Tulane* (American con champ)


2023 (Michigan natl champ)
1. Michigan*
2. Washington*
3. Texas*
4. Alabama*

5. Florida St*
6. Georgia
7. Ohio St
8. Oregon
9. Mizzou
10. Penn St
11. Ole Miss
12. Liberty* (American con champ)

 

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Also did the same parameters for the BCS era and that was a clusterf*** as well. If anyone is interested in what that looks like I can post it as well.