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Nobody in college football’s upper hierarchy can seem to agree on anything remotely related to playoff expansion, so we’ll do it for them.
Truth is we’ve been way ahead of the curve for years.
So once again, we’ll count it down from 64 teams (not just four), and that way, just about everybody has a shot and not just the usual suspects.
Here’s the format for ESPN’s fictional 2022 NCAA football tournament: We’ve seeded the teams 1 through 64, and the seeds are based to some degree on ESPN’s latest SP+ projections entering the 2022 season.
The top four teams are Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia and Michigan (yes, with 14 playoff appearances among them). With the Wolverines being the fourth No. 1 seed, that means they will travel to the West Region. The seeds are just seeds. So, yes, there will be upsets. There always are, especially in the early rounds. We’ll keep things interesting and create some compelling storylines to make it even more fun and potentially create a little angst among certain fan bases.
We’re braced for all the criticism and skepticism the playoff selection committee faces every year, particularly in the seeding — claims of SEC bias, snubbing our noses at Group of 5 teams, favoring the big brands and relying too much on the eye test.
So, yes, we get it. But with 64 teams, it’s not like the party will be a smaller, exclusive affair.
Today, we will examine the field and work our way through the first two rounds of the tournament, narrowing the pool from 64 to 16. We’ll then play the rest of the games and crown a champion. For the record, we had Alabama beating Clemson a year ago in the national title game and Georgia (the eventual national champion) and Iowa State both losing in the semifinals.
The Bracket
1-seeds: Alabama, Ohio State, Georgia, Michigan
2-seeds: Clemson, Texas A&M, Notre Dame, Utah
3-seeds: Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Cincinnati, N.C. State
4-seeds: USC, Penn State, Oklahoma State, Florida
5-seeds: Baylor, Miami, Michigan State, Arkansas
6-seeds: Wake…
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