People gripe because they think the playoffs have devalued the regular season and conference championships. A clear solution is an 8 team playoff,.. 5 conference Champions, and 3 more chosen by committee.

Then the conference Championship would mean everything,.. and it would devalue the importance of ooc games, losing one or all of them would not destroy a Big 5 team's chance to be National Champions,.. and there'd be no reason to play it safe and schedule cupcakes.

An 8 team playoff would also provide a door for the "little guys" to get their shot at the title.

I agree fully. I think 8 is the sweet spot.

Agree with everything except there should be an objective path for smaller schools before the committee gets involved.

will be 6 before 8 but i'm all in

If there had been 8 teams this year the wild cards would have been Alabama, Wisconsin and Miami. You can't honestly think that UCF was better than any of them.

they should schedule better. have ooc opportunities out there to make a statement

MOST CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES School (Division) Total Team Titles 1. Stanford (I) 115 2. UCLA (I) &&114 3. Southern California (I) 104 4. Kenyon (III) 60 5. Abilene Christian (I) 57 6. Oklahoma St. (I) 51 7. Penn St. (I) 49 8. Texas (I) 45 9. Arkansas (I) ††44 10. LSU (I) @ 43 North Carolina (I) 43 12. Wis.-La Crosse (III) 42 13. TCNJ (III) #39 Saint Augustine’s (II) ^^39 15. Adams St. (II) 36 California (I) 36 Williams (III) 36 18. Cal Poly (I) ^35 Michigan (I) 35 Florida (I) 34 Wis.-Oshkosh (III) >34 22. Oregon (I) 33 23. Denver (I) 32 Middlebury (III) 32 25. CSUN (I) 30 Fla. Southern (II) 30 North Central (IL) 30 Ohio St. 30 29.. CSU Bakersfield (I) 29 Georgia (I) 29 Maryland (I) 29 Oklahoma (I) 29

hmmm....looking, looking.....don't see A...L...A...B...A...M...A

Wait, maybe it's most titles in one sport....
MOST TITLES IN ONE SPORT School (Division), Sport Total Team Titles 1. Kenyon (III), Men’s Swimming and Diving 34 Oklahoma St. (I), Wrestling 34 3. Southern California (I), Men’s Outdoor Track and Field 26 4. Denver (I), Skiing 23 Iowa (I), Wrestling 23 Kenyon (III), Women’s Swimming and Diving 23 7. North Carolina (I), Women’s Soccer 21 Yale (I), Men’s Golf 21 Southern California (I), Men’s Tennis 21 10. Arkansas (I), Men’s Indoor Track and Field 20 11. Abilene Christian (I), Men’s Outdoor Track and Field 19 Colorado (I), Skiing 19 UCLA (I), Men’s Volleyball 19 West Virginia (I), Rifle 19 15. North Central (IL) (III), Men’s Cross Country 18 Stanford (I), Women’s Tennis 18 Wis.-La Crosse (III), Men’s Indoor Track and Field 18 18. Adams St. (II), Women’s Cross Country 17 Stanford (I), Men’s Tennis 17 Houston (I), Men’s Golf 16 Methodist (III), Women’s Golf †16 Saint Augustine’s (II), Men’s Outdoor Track and Field 16 UCLA (I), Men’s Tennis 16 24. Columbia (I), Fencing 15 Wis.-La Crosse (III), Men’s Outdoor Track and Field 15 26. California (I), Men’s Water Polo 14 LSU (I), Women’s Outdoor Track and Field @14 28. Abilene Christian (I), Men’s Indoor Track and Field 13 Adams St. (II), Men’s Cross Country 13 Bloomsburg (II), Field Hockey 13 CSU Bakersfield (I), Men’s Swimming and Diving 13 Fla. Southern (II), Men’s Golf 13 Hobart (III), Men’s Lacrosse 13 Maryland (I), Women’s Lacrosse 13 Penn St. (I), Fencing 13 Saint Augustine’s (II), Men’s Indoor Track and Field ^13 Texas (I), Men’s Swimming and Diving 13 Wartburg (III), Wrestling 13


hmmm....looking, looking. I see lots o' Pac teams, LSU and Arkie.....no Bama.

Let's just go straight to what I said.....

Team Championships....
TOTAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS (Note: Each school involved in a tie is credited with one championship. The boxing championships began in 1932 and were discontinued after the 1960 championships. The following schools are credited with unofficial team championships in the following sports: Boxing—Wisconsin 4, Idaho 2, Catholic, Penn St., Syracuse, Virginia, Washington St., West Virginia, one each. Outdoor Track and Field—Illinois, Southern California, Stanford, one each. Wrestling—Oklahoma St. 3, Iowa St., Indiana, one each. All other figures denote official team championships. Women’s fencing was contested from 1982 through 1989; a coed championship has been held since 1990. Coed championships [fencing, rifle, skiing] are recorded in the mixed section because mixed teams of men and women competitors are designated as men’s teams in NCAA legislation.) +Division II school. ++Division III school. School Baseball M Basketball W Basketball Beach Volleyball Bowling Boxing M Cross Country W Cross Country Fencing W Fencing Field Hockey Football M Golf W Golf M Gymnastics W Gymnastics M Ice Hockey W Ice Hockey M Indoor Track W Indoor Track M Lacrosse W Lacrosse M Outdoor Track W Outdoor Track Rifle Rowing Skiing M Soccer W Soccer Softball M Swimming W Swimming M Tennis W Tennis M Volleyball W Volleyball M Water Polo W Water Polo Wrestling Totals Akron — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 — — — — — — — — — — — 1 Alabama — — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1 — 6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 1 — — — — — — — — — 10
http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/champs_records_book/Overall.pdf

Absolutely correct. But you didn't see me trying to make an argument otherwise.

are you transforming into a peach?

Well played....