college football playoffs

as the college football season winds down, let's revisit the idea of a college football playoff. granted, i understand the pageantry of the bowl games and the money it brings to universities (the real reason we will never get a playoff). an idea, though, to tie in the spatial aspect, is to divvy up the top 10 bcs teams (those which would make the bcs anyway) and create a regional playoff system. those other 34 teams which go to bowls still could - this would be on top of that. i'll update again after conference championships before the actual bowls begin.

the big six conferences get a team automatically entered (sec, big 10, big 12, big east, acc and pac 10). the other sixspots are based on the bcs rankings. if a conference champ is outside the top 12 in the bcs, the lowest ranked, non-champion team does not make it. top four teams get a bye. (think nfl playoff system) that simple.
games - regionals played at home sites for higher ranked team

Southeast Regional: (7) georgia tech v. (12) oklahoma state
Western Regional: (6) boise state v. (8) oregon
Northeast Regional: (9) pittsburgh v. (10) ohio state
Central States Regional: (5) cincinnati v. (11) iowa

West Finals: (4) tcu vs. western regional winner (played at rose bowl)
Southeast Finals: (1) florida vs. southeast winner (played at orange bowl)
Northeast Finals: (2) alabama vs. northeast winner (played at sugar bowl)
Central States Finals: (3) texas v. central states winner (played at fiesta bowl)

National Semifinal #1: lowest remaining ranked team vs. highest ranked team
National Semifinal #2: second lowest remaining ranked team vs. second highest ranked team
(these games could be played at rotating sites, as the national championship game - but not at the four major bowls. sites could include indoor cold weather sites or nfl stadiums)

National Final: remaining two teams (played at national championship site)

how would i see this shaking out? aside from the influx of funds for more teams and greater opportunities for students and fans to see a true national champion?

• Southeast Regional: (7) georgia tech v. (12) oklahoma state
• Western Regional: (6) boise state v. (8) oregon
• Northeast Regional: (9) pittsburgh v. (10) ohio state
• Central States Regional: (5) cincinnati v. (11) iowa
• West Finals: (4) tcu vs. (8) oregon
• Southeast Finals: (1) florida vs. (7) georgia tech
• Northeast Finals: (2) alabama vs. pittsburgh
• Central States Finals: (3) texas v. cincinnati
• National Semifinal #1: (8) oregon v. (1) florida
  
• National Semifinal #2: (3) texas v. (2) alabama
• National Final: oregon v. alabama

ok - so maybe oregon makes it through because i wanted an upset. still - it could work.