Skip navigation
Favorites
Sign up to follow your favorites on all your devices.
Sign up

2002-2011: Top-four vs. champs-only playoff models

2011

TOP FOUR
LSU (SEC)
Alabama (SEC)
Oklahoma State (Big 12)
Stanford (Pac-12)

CHAMPS-ONLY
LSU (SEC)
Oklahoma State (Big 12)
Oregon (Pac-12)
Alabama (SEC, wildcard)
2010

TOP FOUR
Auburn (SEC)
Oregon (Pac-12)
TCU (Mountain West)
Stanford (Pac-12)

CHAMPS-ONLY
Auburn (SEC)
Oregon (Pac-12)
TCU (Mountain West)
Wisconsin (Big Ten)

2009

TOP FOUR
Alabama (SEC)
Texas (Big 12)
Cincinnati (Big East)
TCU (Mountain West)

CHAMPS-ONLY
Alabama (SEC)
Texas (Big 12)
Cincinnati (Big East)
TCU (Mountain West)

2008

TOP FOUR
Oklahoma (Big 12)
Florida (SEC)
Texas (Big 12)
Alabama (SEC)

CHAMPS-ONLY
Oklahoma (Big 12)
Florida (SEC)
USC (Pac-12)
Utah (Mountain West)

2007

TOP FOUR
Ohio State (Big Ten)
LSU (SEC)
Virginia Tech (ACC)
Oklahoma (Big 12)

CHAMPS-ONLY
Ohio State (Big Ten)
LSU (SEC)
Virginia Tech (ACC)
Oklahoma (Big 12)

2006

TOP FOUR
Ohio State (Big Ten)
Florida (SEC)
Michigan (Big Ten)
LSU (SEC)

CHAMPS-ONLY
Ohio State (Big Ten)
Florida (SEC)
Louisville (Big East)
Michigan (Big Ten, wildcard)

2005

TOP FOUR
USC (Pac-12)
Texas (Big 12)
Penn State (Big Ten)
Ohio State (Big Ten)

CHAMPS-ONLY
USC (Pac-12)
Texas (Big 12)
Penn State (Big Ten)
Ohio State (Big Ten, wildcard)

2004

TOP FOUR
USC (Pac-12)
Oklahoma (Big 12)
Auburn (SEC)
Cal (Pac-12)

CHAMPS-ONLY
USC (Pac-12)
Oklahoma (Big 12)
Auburn (SEC)
Utah (Mountain West)

2003

TOP FOUR
Oklahoma (Big 12)
USC (Pac-12)
LSU (SEC)
Michigan (Big Ten)

CHAMPS-ONLY
USC (Pac-12)
LSU (SEC)
Michigan (Big Ten)
Oklahoma (Big 12, wildcard)

2002

TOP FOUR
Miami (Big East)
Ohio State (Big Ten)
Iowa (Big Ten)
Georgia (SEC)

CHAMPS-ONLY
Miami (Big East)
Ohio State (Big Ten)
Georgia (SEC)
Iowa (Big Ten, wildcard)