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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 26, 2021; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks running back Trelon Smith (22) rushes for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Missouri Tigers at Donald W. Reynolds Razorbacks Stadium. The touchdown was called back due to a holding penalty. Arkansas won 34-17. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 26, 2021; Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA; Arkansas Razorbacks running back Trelon Smith (22) rushes for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Missouri Tigers at Donald W. Reynolds Razorbacks Stadium. The touchdown was called back due to a holding penalty. Arkansas won 34-17. Mandatory Credit: Nelson Chenault-USA TODAY Sports /

Format of the Playoff

The format would be very similar to the NCAA Tournament except that teams 14-20 have a play in game to get into the normal tournament. For a visual of what that would look like see the tweet below.

While this model would receive criticism for having too many games, the FCS model already follows this exact model and you don’t hear them up in arms complaining about too many games.

Of the 24 teams in the tournament, only eight would likely play two games (an occasional bottom seed may upset moving that up to nine teams), and only four would play three games.

Yes, the Champion and runner up would both end up playing four games, but that is two teams out of 130, or about 1.7% of teams in college football.

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