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[QUOTE="omniorange, post: 1222542, member: 636"]
This assumes an auto bid for the conference champ in an era where divisions are still in play.  Will the P5 (not to mention ESPN behind the scenes) go for that and risk a 7-5 team upsetting the 12-0 or 11-1 other divisional champ for immediate inclusion in the CFP?  I realize that a lot was made of rewarding those teams who won a true conference championship game, but that factor was still tertiary to record and SOS.

To avoid the 7-5 team upsetting the 12-0 or 11-1 team in the CCG is another reason why I see the divisional requirement eventually going away so that conferences can set up their championship game to ensure (as much as possible) the two best teams compete.

We are a long way away from expansion to 8.  And we haven't even gotten to the other big fly in the ointment on this topic - the top qualifier from the G5 - in or out?  Don't think the P5 conferences want to have that debate in the current climate.  It is any easy one to avoid with 4, but much harder to exclude them in an 8-team playoff.

Cheers,
Neil
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