if they are going to keep that motto I believe they need to expand the field to 8 teams. There is still too much politics involved in the process.  

What does high school do? They have a whole 5 extra games in Ohio for playoffs 

D 2,3 have a larger playoffs pools

D 1 should as well 

guarantee all conference champs a seat at the table plus 3 other perceived best teams in the country. That's all