Semifinal championship format in the works?
Yesterday the New York Post ran an article that hinted at NCAA football having a “plus-1″ semifinal playoff format as early as 2011.
The information on a possible “final four” format is speculative rather than substantive at this point, but interesting nonetheless. One has to wonder who the reporter’s sources are, and how they know what they know.
Whatever the change is, one thing is clear - the playoff format must change. The BCS is arbitrary at best, and at its worst excludes teams that by anyone’s standards should have a shot at the “national championship.” Perhaps we’ll never see a true “final four” like there is in NCAA basketball, but having semifinal and final bowls would at least lend some legitimacy to selecting a college football champion.
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