If 2017 football playoffs were like the (once in 35 years) Virginia bracket scenario as the “best case,” since fans want all conference champs in the playoff. First round winners in bold.
1 Clemson
16 Toledo. . . . . .Toledo
8 USC
9 Penn State. . . .Penn State
5 Ohio State. . . .Ohio State
12 UCF
4 Alabama
13 Boise State. . Boise State
6 Wisconsin
11 Washington. . Washington
3 Georgia. . . . . . Georgia
14 Troy
7 Auburn. . . . . . .Auburn
10 Miami
2 Oklahoma. . . .Oklahoma
15 Florida Atlantic
I used RPI to seed Florida Atlantic, Toledo and Troy since the CFP committee (the equivalent of the basketball committee) only ranks the top 25.
I’ll continue to update this as that bracket plays through.