Can you imagine Lane Kiffin and his Ole Miss Rebels heading north for a playoff game in the chilly Big House? How about Willie Fritz and Tulane meeting Georgia in Athens? And a rematch of LSU-Alabama, but this time in Tuscaloosa?
An expanded 12-team playoff would give us all of these goodies. The CFP selection committee unveiled its first rankings of 2022, and while it’s fun to complain and bicker about your team’s placement, it’s much more fun to imagine that the expanded 12-team playoff adopted this summer would begin this week.
Don’t worry, we did the work for you! In the bracket below you’ll find a 12-team playoff using the CFP selection committee’s rankings. Remember, we are following the format that CFP presidents adopted on Sept. 1. The six highest-ranked conference champions get an automatic bid, and the next six highest-ranked teams get an at-large spot. The top four conference champions receive byes into the quarterfinals. First-round games are hosted by the better seed, and the quarterfinals and semifinals are hosted at bowl sites.
