From: acdendy@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (ROGER DENDY)
Subject: Proposed Playoff system (long)
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
Date: 16 Dec 1992 18:20 EST  

I've gone to the effort of laying out how a playoff system might be 
structured within the existing bowls.  I reason that since currently 36 
teams go to bowl games, a playoff system ought to include 32 teams, so as 
to offer nearly as many schools the chance for post-season play.  Also, 
there is just enough time to play 5 rounds between the end of the season 
and New Years Day, when the Champion is crowned.  In order to round out the 
full slate, I had to revive some bowls (hence my request, which spawned a 
thread of its own).

Then, to see how well it would work, and what kind of matchups it could 
provide, I went ahead and assigned teams (offered bids), and predicted some 
winners.  Bids and seedings are based on AP rankings plus automatic bids for  
conference champions and the military academy winner, and seedings preserve 
traditional conference tie-ins, though the conference winner has to get 
through early round games to get to the traditional bowl.  Seedings also 
are intended to maximize the number of regional fans who can come, i.e. 
teams are kept close to home when possible.  Projected winners are based on 
my computer rankings plus some bogus home field factor to generate some 
upsets.  Comments are welcome.

December 5				December 12
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SOUTHWEST BRACKET

Raisin Bowl:	Texas A&M
Fresno CA	Nevada			Sun Bowl:	Texas A&M
					El Paso TX	Washington St
Bluebonnet:	Boston College
Houston TX	Washington St

Alamo Bowl:	Colorado
San Antonio	Southern California	Freedom Bowl:	Colorado
					Anaheim CA	Notre Dame
Silver Bowl:	Notre Dame
Las Vegas NV	Bowling Green


WEST BRACKET

Mercy Bowl:	Alabama
Los Angeles	Kansas			Aloha Bowl:	Alabama
					Honolulu HI	Stanford
Salad Bowl:	Stanford
Phoenix AZ	North Carolina

Cherry Bowl:	Michigan
Detroit MI	Hawaii			Holiday Bowl:	Michigan
					San Diego CA	Arizona
Copper Bowl:	Florida
Tucson AZ	Arizona


SOUTH BRACKET

All-American:	Florida State
Birmingham AL	Air Force		Liberty Bowl:	Florida St
					Memphis TN	Tennessee
Oil Bowl:	North Carolina St
Houston		Tennessee

Independence:	Georgia
Shreveport LA	Brigham Young		Peach Bowl:	Georgia
					Atlanta GA	Washington
Bluegrass Bowl:	Washington
Louisville	Mississippi St


EAST BRACKET

Garden State:	Miami
E Rutherfd NJ	Wake Forest		Hall of Fame:	Miami
					Tampa FL	Ohio State
Great Lakes:	Ohio State
Cleveland OH	Mississippi

Aviation Bowl:	Nebraska
Dayton OH	Penn State		Gator Bowl:	Penn State
					Jacksonville	Syracuse
Gotham Bowl:	Syracuse
New York NY	Fresno State


December 19				December 25
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SOUTHWEST

Cotton Bowl:	Texas A&M
Dallas TX	Colorado

WEST					Sugar Bowl:	Texas A&M
							Arizona
Fiesta Bowl:	Stanford
Tempe AZ	Arizona

SOUTH

Citrus Bowl:	Florida St
Orlando FL	Georgia

EAST					Orange Bowl:	Florida State
							Miami
Blockbuster:	Miami
Miami FL	Penn State


January 1
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Rose Bowl:	Texas A&M
		Florida State


There's a whole lot of good football here.  Pick some games the other way, 
you get some different good matchups.  You get some rematches.  You get 
some upsets.  And you get a National Champion.  (And it's Texas A&M).

R Dendy

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