What if there was an eight team Playoff in the 2017-18 season?
Rules
Who gets in?
Power Five Conference Champions
Best Group of Five Conference Champion
Two At-Larges
Schedule
Christmas Day,Night
New Year’s Eve
Monday after New Year’s Day
Match Ups
1.Clemson (ACC Champion)
8.Alabama (SEC At-Large)
4.Ohio State (Big 10 Champion)
5.USC (Pac-12 Champion)
3.Georgia (SEC Champion)
6.UCF (American Athletic Champion)
2.Oklahoma (Big 12 Champion)
7.Auburn (SEC At-Large)
First Round (Christmas Day)
8.Alabama 11-1 vs. 1.Clemson 12-1
In Alabama,Clemson number three,we see Clemson dominate Alabama’s offensive line.Its not Alabama’s year this year,is what we find out on Christmas Day.Score:Clemson,42,Alabama,28
4.Ohio State 11-2 vs. 5.USC 11-2
This game is the original Cotton Bowl that will happen on New Year’s day but is now a Playoff Game.With Sam Darnold and JT Barrett go back and forth, but in the end its Ohio State’s defense who wins them the game.Score:Ohio State,28,USC,24
3.Georgia 12-1 vs. 6.UCF 12-0
The best Group of Five team in the country,Central Florida,hasn’t seen one of the best defenses in the country.Georgia makes a late stand to hold off UCF.Score:Georgia,17,UCF,10
2.Oklahoma 12-1 vs. 7.Auburn 10-3
With star Running Back Kerryon Johnson back to full health for Auburn,they run all over Oklahoma.But the Heisman winner,Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield throws for over three hundred yards and five touchdowns,leading Oklahoma to a win.Score:Oklahoma,49,Auburn,38
Second Round (New Years Eve)
1.Clemson 13-1 vs. 4.Ohio State 12-2
In a battle of two of the top QBs and defenses in the country,Ohio State uses a last second field goal to stun Clemson.Score:Ohio State,31,Clemson,28
2.Oklahoma 13-1 vs. 3.Georgia 13-1
The original semifinal match up goes down to the wire.Freshman Georgia QB Jake Fromm and Oklahoma Heisman QB Baker Mayfield battle it out.With his team down, Heisman winner Baker Mayfield wins it for Oklahoma with two fourth quarter touchdowns in the last four minutes.Score:Oklahoma,49,Georgia,42
National Championship (January 8,2018)
2.Oklahoma 14-1 vs. 4.Ohio State 13-2
In a battle between two of the top Quarterbacks in the nation (Baker Mayfield,JT Barrett),yet again Heisman winner Baker Mayfield and his receivers lead Oklahoma to a victory.This is Oklahoma’s first ever College Football Playoff National Championship.Score:Oklahoma,45,Ohio State,28
