If it were a Top 12 Playoff Today

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The field will be composed of the selection committee's six highest-ranked conference champions and its next six highest-ranked teams. The four highest-ranked conference champions will earn the top seeds and a first-round bye. The other eight teams will play in the first round, with the higher seeds hosting the lower seeds on campus or at another site of their choice.

Here's what the playoff would look like if the 12-team format were in place today:

Seeds with byes

1. Tennessee
2. Ohio State
3. Clemson
4. TCU

Remaining seeds
(conference champs in bold)

5. Georgia
6. Michigan
7. Alabama
8. Oregon
9. USC
10. LSU
11. Ole Miss
12. Tulane

First-round games

No. 12 Tulane at No. 5 Georgia
No. 11 Ole Miss at No. 6 Michigan
No. 10 LSU at No. 7 Alabama
No. 9 USC at No. 8 Oregon

Quarterfinal games

No. 9 USC-No. 8 Oregon winner vs. No. 1 Tennessee
No. 10 LSU-No. 7 Alabama winner vs. No. 2 Ohio State
No. 11 Ole Miss-No. 6 Michigan winner vs. No. 3 Clemson
No. 12 Tulane-No. 5 Georgia winner vs. No. 4 TCU

 

My thoughts: 

Why would they not do the top 4 teams in the country get a bye?

And then do 5 V 12, 6 V 11, 7 V 10, 8 V 9

And then the moving into the later rounds the highest seed V the lowest seed like in the NFL? 

It would only make sense that you have more of a potential to get the two highest seeds in the Championship!!