Starting next year we'll have 4 teams in a playoff.  Ironically this year everybody seems pretty content with an FSU-Auburn title game.  Next year I think choosing 4 will create more controversy than a 2 team BCS will.  Anyways, who would your 4 teams be and how would you seed them?  How do you pick them?  Based on who you think is best?  Based on winning conference?  Based on number of losses?  Some fleeting combination?

 

FSU and Auburn would be locks.  But who would the remaining two be?  Alabama who is still arguably the best team in the country but not a conference winner?  Baylor a one loss Big12 champ?  Mich St a one loss Big10 champ?  Stanford, a 2 loss Pac12 champ?

 

I'd pick...

 

FSU

Auburn

Alabama

Stanford

 

The first thee are easy for me.  The 4th is the hardest.  I realize Stanford has two losses but I think they would beat Mich St and Baylor on a neutral field.  And I'll overlook the two losses as their schedule was significantly harder.  In fact Sagarin has it as one of the 5 hardest in the country.

 

I'd seed them...

 

#1 FSU vs #4 Bama

#2 Auburn vs #3 Stanford

 

I still think Bama is the best team but dont want to seed them above Auburn.  And dont want a re-match of the Iron Bowl in round 1.  Maybe its a tough first round matchup for FSU but hey they havent played anybody really good all year.  Beat two good teams.

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