Imagining what a 64-team 2021 College Football Playoff would look like
By John Scimeca
No. 6 seed Oregon vs. No. 11 seed Boise State would be one of many entertaining first-round matchups in a 64-team playoff. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)
64-team College Football Playoff
This is what the 64-team College Football Playoff field would like like.
South Region
- No. 1 Alabama vs. No. 16 Wofford
- No. 8 Memphis vs. No. 9 UAB
- No. 5 Louisiana vs. No. 12 Virginia
- No. 4 Northwestern vs. No. 13 Northern Iowa
- No. 6 Oklahoma State vs. No. 11 Colorado
- No. 3 North Carolina vs. No. 14 Kennesaw State
- No. 7 NC State vs. No. 10 Auburn
- No. 2 Cincinnati vs. No. 15 Florida A&M
West Region
- No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 16 Dayton
- No. 8 TCU vs. No. 9 Washington
- No. 5 Texas vs. No. 12 San Diego State
- No. 4 USC vs. No. 13 North Dakota State
- No. 6 San José State vs. No. 11 SMU
- No. 3 Iowa State vs. No. 14 Weber State
- No. 7 Tulsa vs. No. 10 Utah
- No. 2 Texas A&M vs. No. 15 Central Arkansas
East Region
- No. 1 Clemson vs. No. 16 Holy Cross
- No. 8 Appalachian State vs. No. 9 Wisconsin
- No. 5 Iowa vs. No. 12 Stanford
- No. 4 Coastal Carolina vs. No. 13 Boston College
- No. 6 Liberty vs. No. 11 Marshall
- No. 3 Indiana vs. No. 14 James Madison
- No. 7 Buffalo vs. No. 10 West Virginia
- No. 2 Florida vs. No. 15 Southern
Midwest Region
- No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 16 Central Connecticut
- No. 8 Army vs. No. 9 Nevada
- No. 5 Miami (Fla.) vs. No. 12 LSU
- No. 4 BYU vs. No. 13 Pittsburgh
- No. 6 Oregon vs. No. 11 Boise State
- No. 3 Georgia vs. No. 14 Austin Peay
- No. 7 Ball State vs. No. 10 Missouri
- No. 2 Oklahoma vs. No. 15 Dartmouth