1. 11-game schedule, with eight in-conference and three out-of-conference games. And no more Division 1 FBS teams can play Division 1 FCS teams.
2. No poll rankings until after 4th week of the season.
3. New ranking system based on an updated version of the old BCS ranking (computer polls plus AP human poll). This starts after the 7th week of the season.
4. Two highest-ranked teams in the Big 5 conferences play in a 12th game for the conference championship. There will be no more splitting conferences into divisions.
5. After the conference championships, new ranking system determines #1 to #8 team, with the top four teams hosting games at their home stadiums in early December (#1 vs #8, #2 vs #7, #3 vs #6 and #4 vs #5).
6. Winners of the first four games are re-ranked. With new rankings, #1 plays #4 and #2 plays #3 on New Year's Day bowl games (games will start at 3 pm and 7 pm Eastern time on New Year's Day).
7. Last two teams play for championship seven to eight days later.
‘we need a total rethink of the entire college football season’
indeed...
‘11-game schedule, with eight in-conference and three out-of-conference games. And no more Division 1 FBS teams can play Division 1 FCS teams.’
good so far...
‘Two highest-ranked teams in the Big 5 conferences play in a 12th game for the conference championship.’
that yields 5 teams; where do the other three come from...?
‘Winners of the first four games are re-ranked. With new rankings, #1 plays #4 and #2 plays #3 on New Year’s Day bowl games...’
good...but I still think determining 40 teams with a realistic shot of competing for a title and arranging them in 4 ten team conferences, with round robin scheduling would be the way to go...