Conference Champs getting auto-bids but not auto-byes is the answer, but if you went back to the original seeding now you'd get;
1. Oregon vs 12 Arizona State (Rose Bowl)
2. Georgia vs 9 Boise State (Peach Bowl)
3. Texas vs 6 Ohio State (Sugar Bowl)
4. Penn State vs 5 Notre Dame (Fiesta Bowl)
Instead the 1 and 2 seed are playing tougher matchups than the 3 and 4 seed.
The next round includes 1 vs 6, 2 vs 5, 3 vs 12, and 6 vs 9.
This was designed for the Power 5 that existed before the recent expansion, but not seeing this coming is a failure.
We would have had a Pac-12 champ Oregon, SEC Georgia, Big 12 Texas, Big 10 Penn State/OSU, ACC Clemson/Miami, G5 Boise, and six at-large teams.
Changes are coming in 2026, and those, too, might be outdated by then. They need to fix this now for 2025.
1. Oregon vs 12 Arizona State (Rose Bowl)
2. Georgia vs 9 Boise State (Peach Bowl)
3. Texas vs 6 Ohio State (Sugar Bowl)
4. Penn State vs 5 Notre Dame (Fiesta Bowl)
Instead the 1 and 2 seed are playing tougher matchups than the 3 and 4 seed.
The next round includes 1 vs 6, 2 vs 5, 3 vs 12, and 6 vs 9.
This was designed for the Power 5 that existed before the recent expansion, but not seeing this coming is a failure.
We would have had a Pac-12 champ Oregon, SEC Georgia, Big 12 Texas, Big 10 Penn State/OSU, ACC Clemson/Miami, G5 Boise, and six at-large teams.
Changes are coming in 2026, and those, too, might be outdated by then. They need to fix this now for 2025.
