OCT. 28First ranking
released
BIG GAMES10/11: Oregon
at UCLA10/25: Texas at Kansas State, Arizona State
at Washington, Ole Miss at LSU, South Carolina
at Auburn
NOV. 4Second ranking
BIG GAMES11/1: Stanford
at Oregon, Auburn at Ole Miss, Florida
vs. Georgia (in Jacksonville,
Fla.)
NOV. 11Third
ranking
BIG GAMES11/8: Baylor at Oklahoma,
Notre Dame at Arizona State,
Alabama at LSU, Texas
A&M at Auburn, Ohio State at
Michigan State
NOV. 18Fourth ranking
BIG GAMES11/15:
Nebraska at Wisconsin, Auburn at Georgia,
South Carolina at Florida,
Missouri at Texas A&M
NOV. 25Fifth
ranking
BIG GAMES11/22: USC
at UCLA, Oklahoma
State at Baylor, Louisville at Notre Dame
DEC. 2Sixth
ranking
BIG GAMES11/27: LSU at
Texas A&M11/28: Stanford
at UCLA11/29: Oregon
at Oregon State, Notre
Dame at USC, Auburn at Alabama
DEC. 7Selection Sunday
Final four: The selection committee will compile the final rankings, assign seeds to the top four teams and select the teams for the other four top bowls.
Talking playoffsOut with the BCS computers, in with 13 selectors who will decide which teams make the Final Four
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SELECTION COMMITTEEThe 13-member panel will rank the top 25 teams beginning Tuesday, Oct. 28, replacing ESPN’s Sunday BCS weekly reveal. The panel will select the top four teams for the playoff semifinals and the eight teams for the other four top-tier bowls.
Jeff Long (chairman)Athletic director at Arkansas
Barry AlvarezAthletic director, Hall of Fame coach at Wisconsin
Lt. Gen. Mike GouldFormer superintendent U.S. Air Force Academy
Pat HadenAthletic director, former star quarterback at USC
TomJernstedtUO grad (’67) is a former NCAA executive vice president
Oliver LuckAthletic director, former quarterback at West Virginia
ArchieManningFormer Ole Miss star and all-pro quarterback
TomOsborneAthletic director, Hall of Fame coach at Nebraska
Dan RadakovichAthletic director at Clemson
CondoleezaRiceFormer U.S. Secretary of State is a Stan-ford professor
UNDERSTANDING THE SELECTION PROCESSNew era: College football fans finally get to say R.I.P. to the Bowl Championship Series. Thirteen selectors will now determine which teams will play for the national championship.
Members of the College Football Playoff committee don’t even need a Ph.D. in mathematics from M.I.T. to serve.Gang of 13: The plug has been pulled on the complicated BCS standings, which used computers to spit out the
numbers that sent Oregon to the Fiesta Bowl and Nebraska to the national title game in 2001. A selection committee — which includes a former U.S. secretary of state, current athletic directors, legendary coaches and even a sports writer —
will choose four teams for the playoff.Decision day: The committee will release its first ranking on Oct. 28 and will ultimately pick college football’s Final Four based on some of the criteria used for the wildly popular
NCAA Tournament every March — strength of schedule, win-loss record, head-to-head results, conference championships and injuries. So Oregon’s coaches might want to speak up the next time one of their key players goes down.
AUG. 27First game: Abilene Christian at Georgia State opens the college FBS Division 1-A season. Expected big games on opening weekend include Texas A&M at South Carolina, Clemson at Georgia and LSU vs. Wisconsin (in Houston).
DEC. 31The undercard: Three of the six top-tier bowls, called the “New Year’s Six,” will be played on New Year’s Eve. This year, those bowls will be the Peach, Fiesta and Orange.
THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF SELECTION COMMITTEEThe 13-member panel will rank the top 25 teams beginning Tuesday, Oct. 28, replacing ESPN’s Sunday BCS weekly reveal. The panel will select the top four teams for the playoff semifinals and the eight teams for the other four top-tier bowls.
CondoleezaRiceFormer U.S. Secretary of State is a Stan-ford professor
JAN. 12, 2015National championship: Winners of the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl will meet at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, for the first national title game under the new format.
The College Football Playoff semifinals: The Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl will be played on New Year’s Day, with the winners advancing to the title game. The
last of the six big bowls, the Cotton Bowl, also will be played.
MikeTrangheseFormer Big East commissioner led BCS in 2003-04
SteveWiebergFormer college football reporter for USA Today
TyroneWillinghamFormer coach at Stanford, Notre Dame and Washington
DEC. 31The undercard: Three of the six top-tier bowls, called the “New Year’s Six,” will be played on New Year’s Eve. This year, those bowls will be the Peach, Fiesta and Orange.
TICKET PRICESBring a fat wallet: While the cheapest face-value tickets are priced at $450 each, premium-seat tickets start at about $1,900.
JAN. 1, 2015
THE TROPHYNo more crystal: The new 35-pound national championship trophy glitters with 24-karat gold, bronze and stainless steel, and features a design that is the shape and size of an actual football at its apex.
p More onthe Web
at collegefoot-ballplayoff.com
Graphic by Tom Penix/
The Register-Guard
WHAT IF THERE HAD BEEN NO BCSMemory lane: Did Oregon’s appearance in the 2011 BCS Championship game make up for the snub in 2001 when the second-ranked Ducks were dubbed fourth best by the computers? Of course not, so here’s a look back at what the BCS era might have been with a playoff system.
1998
1. Tennessee 2. Florida St.
3. Kansas St. 4. Ohio St.
1999
1. Florida St. 2. Virginia Tech
3. Nebraska 4. Alabama
2000
1. Oklahoma 2. Florida St.
3. Miami 4. Washington
2001
1. Miami 2. Nebraska
3. Colorado 4. Oregon
2002
1. Miami 2. Ohio St.
3. Georgia 4. USC
2003
1. Oklahoma 2. LSU
3. USC 4. Michigan
2004
1. USC 2. Oklahoma
3. Auburn 4. Texas
2005
1. USC 2. Texas
3. Penn St. 4. Ohio St.
2006
1. Ohio St. 2. Florida
3. Michigan 4. LSU
2007
1. Ohio St. 2. LSU
3. Virginia Tech 4. Oklahoma
2008
1. Oklahoma 2. Florida
3. Texas 4. Alabama
2009
1. Alabama 2. Texas
3. Cincinnati 4. TCU
2010
1. Auburn 2. Oregon
3. TCU 4. Stanford
2011
1. LSU 2. Alabama
3. Oklahoma St. 4. Stanford
2012
1. Notre Dame 2. Alabama
3. Florida 4. Oregon
2013
1. Florida St. 2. Auburn
3. Alabama 4. Michigan St.
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