Stealing the idea from the previous thread. What if a 12 team playoff existed in the 2000-2013 seasons? Every bracket is set up in the format of:
Highest ranked conference champ
Second highest ranked conference champ
Third highest ranked conference champ
Fourth highest ranked conference champ
5-seed vs 12-seed
6-seed vs 11-seed
7-seed vs 10-seed
8-seed vs 9-seed
2000:
#1 Oklahoma (Big 12 champ) - BYE
#2 Florida State (ACC champ) - BYE
#3 Miami (Big East champ) - BYE
#4 Washington (PAC-12 champ) - BYE
#5 Virginia Tech vs #14 TCU (WAC champ)
#6 Oregon State vs #11 Notre Dame
#7 Florida (SEC champ) vs #10 Oregon
#8 Nebraska vs #9 Kansas State
2001:
#1 Miami (Big East champ) - BYE
#3 Colorado (Big 12 champ) - BYE
#4 Oregon (PAC-10 champ) - BYE
#8 Illinois (B1G champ) - BYE
#2 Nebraska vs #13 LSU (SEC champ)
#5 Florida vs #11 Oklahoma
#6 Tennessee vs #10 Maryland (ACC champ)
#7 Texas vs #9 Stanford
2002:
#1 Miami (#1, Big East champ) - BYE
#2 Ohio State (#2, B1G champ) - BYE
#3 Georgia (#3, SEC champ) - BYE
#6 Washington State (#6, PAC-10 champ) - BYE
#4 USC vs #14 Florida State (ACC champ)
#5 Iowa vs #11 Michigan
#7 Oklahoma (Big 12 champ) vs #10 Texas
#8 Kansas State vs #9 Notre Dame
2003:
#2 LSU (SEC champ) - BYE
#3 USC (PAC-10 champ) - BYE
#4 Michigan (B1G champ) - BYE
#7 Florida State (ACC champ) - BYE
#1 Oklahoma vs #12 Georgia
#5 Ohio State vs #11 Miami OH (MAC champ)
#6 Texas vs #10 Kansas State (Big 12 champ)
#8 Tennessee vs #9 Miami FL (Big East champ)
2004:
#1 USC (PAC-10 champ) - BYE
#2 Oklahoma (Big 12 champ) - BYE
#3 Auburn (SEC champ) - BYE
#6 Utah (MWC champ) - BYE
#4 Texas vs #12 Iowa (B1G champ)
#5 California vs #11 LSU
#7 Georgia vs #10 Louisville (C-USA champ)
#8 Virginia Tech (ACC champ) vs #9 Boise State (WAC champ)
2005:
#1 USC (PAC-10 champ) - BYE
#2 Texas (Big 12 champ) - BYE
#3 Penn State (higher ranked B1G co-champ) - BYE
#7 Georgia (SEC champ) - BYE
#4 Ohio State vs #14 TCU (MWC champ)
#5 Oregon vs #11 West Virginia (Big East champ)
#6 Notre Dame vs #10 Virginia Tech
#8 Miami vs #9 Auburn
2006:
#1 Ohio State (B1G champ) - BYE
#2 Florida State (SEC champ) - BYE
#5 USC (PAC-10 champ) - BYE
#6 Louisville (Big East champ) - BYE
#3 Michigan vs #12 Arkansas
#4 LSU vs #11 Notre Dame
#7 Wisconsin vs #10 Oklahoma (Big 12 champ)
#8 Boise State (WAC champ) vs #9 Auburn
2007:
#1 Ohio State (B1G champ) - BYE
#2 LSU (SEC champ) - BYE
#3 Virginia Tech (ACC champ) - BYE
#4 Oklahoma (Big 12 champ) - BYE
#5 Georgia vs #12 Florida
#6 Missouri vs #11 Arizona State
#7 USC (PAC-10 champ) vs #10 Hawaii (WAC champ)
#8 Kansas vs #9 West Virginia (Big East champ)
2008:
#1 Oklahoma (Big 12 champ) - BYE
#2 Florida (SEC champ) - BYE
#5 USC (PAC-10 champ) - BYE
#6 Utah (MWC champ) - BYE
#3 Texas vs #12 Cincinnati (Big East champ)
#4 Alabama vs #11 TCU
#7 Texas Tech vs #10 Ohio State
#8 Penn State (B1G champ) vs #9 Boise State (WAC champ)
2009:
#1 Alabama (SEC champ) - BYE
#2 Texas (Big 12 champ) - BYE
#3 Cincinnati (Big East champ) - BYE
#4 TCU (MWC champ) - BYE
#5 Florida vs #12 LSU
#6 Boise State (WAC champ) vs #11 Virginia Tech
#7 Oregon (PAC-10 champ) vs #10 Iowa
#8 Ohio State (B1G champ) vs #9 Georgia Tech (ACC champ)
2010:
#1 Auburn (SEC champ) - BYE
#2 Oregon (PAC-10 champ) - BYE
#3 TCU (MWC champ) - BYE
#5 Wisconsin (higher ranked B1G co-champ) - BYE
#4 Stanford vs #12 Missouri (#12)
#6 Ohio State vs #11 LSU (#11)
#7 Oklahoma (Big 12 champ) vs #10 Boise State (higher ranked WAC co-champ)
#8 Arkansas vs #9 Michigan State
2011:
#1 LSU (SEC champ) - BYE
#3 Oklahoma State (Big 12 champ) - BYE
#5 Oregon (PAC-12 champ) - BYE
#10 Wisconsin (B1G champ) - BYE
#2 Alabama vs #18 TCU (MWC champ)
#4 Stanford vs #15 Clemson (ACC champ)
#7 Boise State vs #11 Virginia Tech
#8 Kansas State vs #9 South Carolina
2012:
#2 Alabama (SEC champ) - BYE
#5 Kansas State (Big 12 champ) - BYE
#6 Stanford (PAC-12 champ) - BYE
#12 Florida State (ACC champ) - BYE
#1 Notre Dame vs #18 Boise State (MWC champ)
#3 Florida vs #15 Northern Illinois (MAC champ)
#4 Oregon vs #9 Texas A&M
#7 Georgia vs #8 LSU
2013:
#1 Florida State (ACC champ) - BYE
#2 Auburn (SEC champ) - BYE
#4 Michigan State (B1G champ) - BYE
#5 Stanford (PAC-12 champ) - BYE
#3 Alabama vs #15 UCF (AAC champ)
#6 Baylor (Big 12 champ) vs #10 Oklahoma
#7 Ohio State vs #10 Oregon
#8 Missouri vs #9 South Carolina
