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Message: [QUOTE="OrlandoCuse, post: 20227, member: 115"] 4x16 gets you 64 teams. While that seems like a nice, simple number (similar to the NCAA tourney), it leaves quite a few quality teams out of the picture. The other option is 5x16, but the 5th conference (Big East/B 12 remnants) will be very weak, especially if WVU and some others go elsewhere. 4 x 18 seems like a much better arrangement. You really have 8 conferences of 9 teams. 9 teams is ideal because you have 4home/4away games each year in your division. You play 1 or 2 crossover games vs the other division. You are able to schedule a game vs another conference. It's possible they expand the season to 13 games to allow for more flexibility in scheduling. With 4x18 you have 72 total teams in the BCS conferences. I haven't done the cuts, but it appears that would give enough room for all of the teams that risk being left out (Boise St, Lville, Cinci, TCU), but it would also force the independents IN (BYU, Notre Dame). [/QUOTE]