Post by Eberry on Jan 12, 2012 12:57:15 GMT -6
Seeding is as follows:
Bear Bryant:
1) Tennessee*
2) West Virginia*
3) Florida*,**
4) South Carolina*,**
5) North Carolina***
6) Clemson***
7) Georgia***
8) Arkansas****
*Top 4 teams all had 6 conference wins. UT had 10 overall wins, West Virginia had 9, South Carolina and Florida had 8.
**UF/Scar tiebreaker came down to Strength of Victory (skipping head-to-head since they didn't play). Florida's opponents (who they beat) had 41 wins while South Carolina's opponents (who they beat) had 39 wins.
***North Carolina, Clemson, and Georgia had 5 conference wins, but North Carolina had 8 total wins compared to Clemson's 7 and Georgia's 5 (again skipping head-to-head since they didn't all play eachother).
****Arkansas and Virginia Tech had 4 conference wins. Both had 5 overall wins. Skipping head-to-head since they didn't play, Arkansas opponents (who they beat) had 29 wins compared to Virginia Tech's 27.
Knute Rockne:
1) Oregon*
2) Boise State*
3) Wisconsin**
4) USC**,***
5) Notre Dame**,***
6) Ohio State**,***
7) Cincinnati
8) Oklahoma****
*Oregon and Boise both had 7 conference wins, but Oregon had 11 overall compared to Boise's 9. Oregon will host the Conference Championship as a result.
**Wisconsin, USC, ND and OSU all had 6 conference wins. Wisconsin's 9 overall wins made them the 3 seed over the other teams who had 8.
***ND, OSU and USC tie-breaker then came down to SOV (skipped head-to-head since they didn't all play eachother). USC opponents (who they beat) had 40 wins, ND's 35 and OSU's 32.
****Oklahoma and TAMU both had 4 conference wins, but Oklahoma had 7 total wins compared to TAMU's 6.
The format and matchups will be as follows:
1)
A) #1 Oregon will play #2 Boise State for the Knute Rockne Championship and 1st round bye.
B) #1 Tennessee will play #2 West Virginia for the Bear Bryant Championship and 1st round bye.
2)
A) #7 Cincinnati will play #8 Oklahoma for the 1st round play-in game for the Knute Rockne side of the bracket.
B) #7 Georgia will play #8 Arkansas for the 1st round play-in game for the Bear Bryant side of the bracket.
3)
A)
i) Loser of the Oregon/Boise CC game will play winner of the Cincinnati/Oklahoma play-in game.
ii) #3 Wisconsin will play #6 Ohio State and #4 USC will play #5 Notre Dame in first round matchups on the Knute Rockne side of the playoffs
B)
i) Loser of Tennessee/West Virginia CC game will play winner of the Georgia/Arkansas play-in game.
ii) #3 Florida will play #6 Clemson and #4 South Carolina will play #5 North Carolina in first round matchups on the Bear Bryant side of the playoffs.
*****After the first round, the Conference Champion (and recipient of first round bye) will play the lowest remaining seed.
I don't have enough time to make a visual of this at the moment, but will certainly make one up later tonight.
Let them begin!!!!!!!
Bear Bryant:
1) Tennessee*
2) West Virginia*
3) Florida*,**
4) South Carolina*,**
5) North Carolina***
6) Clemson***
7) Georgia***
8) Arkansas****
*Top 4 teams all had 6 conference wins. UT had 10 overall wins, West Virginia had 9, South Carolina and Florida had 8.
**UF/Scar tiebreaker came down to Strength of Victory (skipping head-to-head since they didn't play). Florida's opponents (who they beat) had 41 wins while South Carolina's opponents (who they beat) had 39 wins.
***North Carolina, Clemson, and Georgia had 5 conference wins, but North Carolina had 8 total wins compared to Clemson's 7 and Georgia's 5 (again skipping head-to-head since they didn't all play eachother).
****Arkansas and Virginia Tech had 4 conference wins. Both had 5 overall wins. Skipping head-to-head since they didn't play, Arkansas opponents (who they beat) had 29 wins compared to Virginia Tech's 27.
Knute Rockne:
1) Oregon*
2) Boise State*
3) Wisconsin**
4) USC**,***
5) Notre Dame**,***
6) Ohio State**,***
7) Cincinnati
8) Oklahoma****
*Oregon and Boise both had 7 conference wins, but Oregon had 11 overall compared to Boise's 9. Oregon will host the Conference Championship as a result.
**Wisconsin, USC, ND and OSU all had 6 conference wins. Wisconsin's 9 overall wins made them the 3 seed over the other teams who had 8.
***ND, OSU and USC tie-breaker then came down to SOV (skipped head-to-head since they didn't all play eachother). USC opponents (who they beat) had 40 wins, ND's 35 and OSU's 32.
****Oklahoma and TAMU both had 4 conference wins, but Oklahoma had 7 total wins compared to TAMU's 6.
The format and matchups will be as follows:
1)
A) #1 Oregon will play #2 Boise State for the Knute Rockne Championship and 1st round bye.
B) #1 Tennessee will play #2 West Virginia for the Bear Bryant Championship and 1st round bye.
2)
A) #7 Cincinnati will play #8 Oklahoma for the 1st round play-in game for the Knute Rockne side of the bracket.
B) #7 Georgia will play #8 Arkansas for the 1st round play-in game for the Bear Bryant side of the bracket.
3)
A)
i) Loser of the Oregon/Boise CC game will play winner of the Cincinnati/Oklahoma play-in game.
ii) #3 Wisconsin will play #6 Ohio State and #4 USC will play #5 Notre Dame in first round matchups on the Knute Rockne side of the playoffs
B)
i) Loser of Tennessee/West Virginia CC game will play winner of the Georgia/Arkansas play-in game.
ii) #3 Florida will play #6 Clemson and #4 South Carolina will play #5 North Carolina in first round matchups on the Bear Bryant side of the playoffs.
*****After the first round, the Conference Champion (and recipient of first round bye) will play the lowest remaining seed.
I don't have enough time to make a visual of this at the moment, but will certainly make one up later tonight.
Let them begin!!!!!!!