Hello, everyone! I've explained the rules of the Stupid Playoff elsewhere, so let's just get to it. From this week forward until after Championship Week, I'll do weekly Stupid Playoff brackets so we can see how things change. Tiebreakers are: (1) Head to head; (2) Overall record; (3) Massey Composite rating.
The field:
Ohio State (B1G East)
Minnesota (B1G West)
Alabama (SEC West)
Florida (SEC East)
Baylor (Big XII #1)
Oklahoma (Big XII #2)
Oregon (Pac-12 North)
Utah (Pac-12 South)
Clemson (ACC Atlantic)
Virginia (ACC Coastal)
SMU (American)
Louisiana Tech (Conference USA)
Boise State (Mountain West)
Miami of Ohio (Mid-American)
Appalachian State (Sun Belt)
Wildcard team: Cincinnati
Sorting these teams from best to worst gives us:
Ohio State (1)
Clemson (3)
Alabama (5)
Oregon (7)
Florida (8)
Oklahoma (9)
Utah (10)
Baylor (11)
Minnesota (14)
Cincinnati (15)
SMU (17)
Appalachian State (19)
Boise State (22)
Virginia (38)
Louisiana Tech (54)
Miami of Ohio (85)
Therefore, this week's Stupid Playoff bracket is:
16 Miami of Ohio at 1 Ohio State
9 Minnesota at 8 Baylor
13 Boise State at 4 Oregon
12 Appalachian State at 5 Florida
15 Louisiana Tech at 2 Clemson
10 Cincinnati at 7 Utah
14 Virginia at 3 Alabama
11 SMU at 6 Oklahoma
We will update again next week!