An 8 team playoff would be MUCH better. Take all five Power Five champs automatically. (Lets nearly every major team control their own destiny. Want in? Win your conference!) After that, take the top NON-Power Five team. Finally, take 2 wild cards from the best two teams not yet in.
Still a bit subjective, but would have included a Big10 and Pac12 team this year, and UCF. Likely Wisconsin, too.
Yep. It will limit the committee’s ability to give it to the SEC, but I have a feeling those two open spots would be SEC heavy (even when they don’t deserve it).
Maybe no more than 2 teams from one conference in the 8 team playoff should be a rule too. Sure it will always get two SEC teams that way (ESPN needs to make their money back) but at least it will keep them from stacking 3 teams from the SEC in the playoff.