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BYU Football: A case for a 20, yes 20 team playoff

By Adam Gibby

Jan 12, 2020; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; The National Championship trophy seen before the head coaches press conference for the CFP with LSU Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron and Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney at the Sheraton New Orleans, Grand Ballroom. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 12, 2020; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; The National Championship trophy seen before the head coaches press conference for the CFP with LSU Tigers head coach Ed Orgeron and Clemson Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney at the Sheraton New Orleans, Grand Ballroom. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 27, 2021; Los Angeles, California, USA; BYU Cougars tight end Dallin Holker (32) is pursued by Southern California Trojans defensive lineman Jamar Sekona (77) in the second half at United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 27, 2021; Los Angeles, California, USA; BYU Cougars tight end Dallin Holker (32) is pursued by Southern California Trojans defensive lineman Jamar Sekona (77) in the second half at United Airlines Field at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

At-Large Bids

For the seeds No. 7 through No. 16 it would be off of an at-large basis. These teams would be selected from the rankings in the order that they appear. The exception to this rule would be in a situation where two teams from the same conference would be squared off to face each other in the first round. For example, No. 7 and No. 10 would normally play each other, but if those two teams were from the same conference No. 10 would drop to No. 11 to avoid the matchup.

This year, those rankings would look as follows:

7 – Georgia

8 – Notre Dame

9 – Ohio State

10 – Ole Miss

11 – Oklahoma State

12 – Michigan State

13 – BYU

14 – Oregon

15 – Iowa

16 – Oklahoma

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