Busting the BCS...The 2010 Playoff Race

I will examine the College Football Playoffs had there been no BCS. In 2010, the FCS played a 20-team playoff. 4 Play-in games in the first to eliminate the field to 16. Eventually, the NCAA could play a 32 team play off. Ten Bowls would have been eliminated to make way for the playoffs: Humanitarian, New Mexico, Armed Forces, New Orleans, Beef O' Brady's, Little Caesars (Detroit), Military, Pinstripe, Ticket City and Compass.

The Automatic Bids

ACC-Virginia Tech
Big 12--Oklahoma
Big East--Connecticut
Big 10--Wisconsin
Conference USA--Central Florida
Mid America--Miami (Ohio)
Mountain West--Texas Christian
Pacific 10--Oregon
Southeastern--Auburn
Sun Belt--Florida International
Western Athletic--Nevada

Seedings

1. Auburn (SEC)
2. Oregon (PAC-10)
3. Texas Christian (MWC)
4. Stanford*
5. Wisconsin (Big 10)
6. Ohio State*
7. Oklahoma (Big 12)
8. Arkansas*
9. Michigan State*
10. Boise State*
11. Louisiana State*
12. Missouri*
13. Virginia Tech (ACC)
14. Oklahoma State*
15. Alabama*
16. Nevada (WAC)
17. Central Florida (C-USA)
18. Connecticut (Big East)
19. Miami (Ohio) (MAC)
20. Florida International (Sun Belt)

First Round Games (Saturday, December 11)
Game 1
FIU at Virginia Tech

Game 2
Miami (OH) at Oklahoma State

Game 3
UConn at Alabama

Game 4
UCF at Nevada

Second Round Games (Saturday, December 18)

Game 4 Winner at 1. Auburn
9. Michigan State at 8. Arkansas

Game 1 Winner at 4. Stanford
12. Missouri at 5. Wisconsin

Game 2 Winner at 3. Texas Christian
11. LSU at 6. Ohio State

Game 3 Winner at 2. Oregon
10. Boise State at 7. Oklahoma

Third Round Games (Round of 8) (Friday, December 24)
Semi-finals Saturday, January 1, 2011--See Below
Championship Game: Saturday, January 8, 2011: Glendale, Arizona

Bowls
Sugar Bowl
Semi-Final Game 1

Rose Bowl
Semi-Final Game 2

Orange Bowl
Florida State vs West Virginia

Fiesta Bowl
Nebraska vs Utah

Cotton Bowl
Mississippi State vs Texas A&M

And so on...