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[QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4113978, member: 289"]
The NAIA has 98 teams and a 16-team playoff.

NCAA Division 3 has 241 teams and a 32-team playoff.

NCAA Division 2 has 166 teams and a 28-team playoff.

NCAA FCS has 127 teams and a 24-team playoff.

NCAA Division 1 has 130 teams and 4 team playoff.

Yes, we are having a hard time getting competitive games in the 4-team playoff and teams that would be added would be unlikely to do better. if you asked me if the best team in the country had been present in each of the eight 4 team playoff, I'd have to say "Yes". These other divisions have had dominant teams, too, (North Dakota State, Mount Union). Maybe FBS is doing it right and the other divisions should cut down their playoffs to a top 4.

But schools, coaches, players and fans want a shot. Cincinnati isn't sorry that they had to play Alabama, any more than Michigan is sorry they got a shot at Georgia. if you want more competitive games, they are likely to come from the games between teams like Cincinnati and Michigan and the teams allowed in my expansion. If a team wins all its games, they deserve a shot at the championship and would get it in the other divisions. They should get it in FBS, too. An expanded playoff would increase interest in the regular season, especially if the conferences get automatic bids. it's in the pros where they have 30 teams and expand the playoffs from, say, 12 to 16 teams, that the regular season gets devalued, not from expanding from 4 to 8 or 16 teams in a 130-school division.
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