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Originally Posted by alnorth
AKA the SEC's plan. That plan may be what the SEC is hoping for, but most articles have still said that the Big 10 plan is still the most likely, and why wouldn't it be? If the Big 12 and Pac 12 are pretty sure they can almost always have a top-6 champ, they'd back it too. Why do UND any favors?
http://blogs.wsj.com/dailyfix/2012/0...ogle_news_blog
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Well first off, the all conference champs plan likely sets the NCAA up for antitrust issues if it excludes independents like ND or BYU, or non-power conference teams like Boise. ND is in the playoff committee along with conference commissioners. If no one valued ND they would have been excluded.
Second, any playoff that could potentially not include teams ranked #2 or #3 would not be acceptable to the public. The point of this entire process is to improve the system of crowning a champion.
I think we will see a straight 1-4 ranking system, but the Big Ten and Pac want to ensure that they have access to the Rose Bowl.