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[QUOTE="HRE Otto IV, post: 4171006, member: 5685"]
If every conference gets an auto bid then I think you need to go to at least a 16 team playoff, 12 isn't enough. I would then give the Top 4 a double bye. The teams that sneak into the playoff should need to play their way in.

So this year:

1. [B]Bama[/B] vs winner of...
8. [B]Baylor[/B] vs winner of...
9. Michigan State vs 16. [B]Northern Illinois [/B](nice regional matchup)

2. [B]Michigan[/B] vs winner of...
7. Ole Miss vs winner of...
10. Okie State vs 15. [B]UTSA[/B] (nice regional matchup)

3. UGA vs winner of...
6. Notre Dame vs winner of...
11. [B]Utah[/B] vs 14. [B]Utah State [/B](in state battle)

4. [B]Cincy[/B] vs winner of... (potential in state battle or regional with Pitt)
5. Ohio State vs winner of... (potential regional battle with Pitt)
12. [B]Pitt [/B]vs 13. [B]Louisiana[/B]

Or if you want to reward conference champs and make the at larges earn it then you can have a 1st four like in the NCAAT. That helps Utah and Pitt, while hurting Ohio State and Ole Miss.

1. [B]Bama[/B] vs winner of...
8. [B]Pitt [/B]vs winner of... (potential regional battle with Ohio State)
9.  Ohio State vs Okie State

2. [B]Michigan[/B] vs winner of... (potential Rose vs Utah or rematch vs Michigan State)
7. [B]Utah[/B] vs winner of...
10. Ole Miss vs Michigan State

3. UGA vs winner of...
6. Notre Dame vs winner of... (potential regional vs NIU)
11. [B]Louisiana[/B] vs [B]Northern Illinois[/B]

4. [B]Cincy[/B] vs winner of...
5. [B]Baylor[/B] vs winner of... (potential in state vs UTSA)
12. [B]Utah State[/B] vs [B]UTSA[/B]

Yes, this sets up a potential Michigan vs Michigan State rematch, but the latter would need to win at Ole Miss and at Utah to get there.

The bigger draw back IMO is that the 4 seed has the easiest road to the semis, and the 1 seed has it pretty hard.
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