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<blockquote data-quote="michaelwalkerbr" data-source="post: 129564648" data-attributes="member: 1601483">The way I read it, it would not be conference based. Under the current format a Big 12 team ranked fourth or possibly third by the playoff committee would get knocked out of the playoffs by a fifth, sixth and possibly seventh ranked team who was their highest ranked conference member and won their CCG. That extra win is very compelling. They also beat up on each other much less throughout the season by playing only eight of twelve to sixteen members.You can get a pretty accurate picture by going back to the rankings just before the bowl games since the FBS went to 12 games per season. Under the proposed changes, a Big 12 team ranked fourth and won the CCG is a lock for the playoffs. Therefore the team that could bump or leapfrog the Big 12 team now will nearly always lose out if the changes are implemented. Who loses out is random and changes from year to year.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="michaelwalkerbr, post: 129564648, member: 1601483"] The way I read it, it would not be conference based. Under the current format a Big 12 team ranked fourth or possibly third by the playoff committee would get knocked out of the playoffs by a fifth, sixth and possibly seventh ranked team who was their highest ranked conference member and won their CCG. That extra win is very compelling. They also beat up on each other much less throughout the season by playing only eight of twelve to sixteen members. You can get a pretty accurate picture by going back to the rankings just before the bowl games since the FBS went to 12 games per season. Under the proposed changes, a Big 12 team ranked fourth and won the CCG is a lock for the playoffs. Therefore the team that could bump or leapfrog the Big 12 team now will nearly always lose out if the changes are implemented. Who loses out is random and changes from year to year. [/QUOTE]

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