How the 2021 CFP rankings would look compared to the BCS raknings

The final 2021 CFP rankings are in but how do they compare to what the BCS would have if that system was in place to determine the College Football Playoff?

The College Football Playoff replaced the BCS system that was used to determine the two teams that would play for the national championship. The various rankings that were used to then determine the BCS rankings had some merit to them but also had some serious flaws that led to the four-team playoff. Now, it’s the four-team playoff that has some college football fans wanting to go back to the BCS system to determine the teams because of inconsistencies with the playoff committee members.

Another element of consternation is the playoff is only four teams. It’s why playoff expansion is likely coming in the next few years. The only question is whether it’ll be an eight-team playoff or a 12-team playoff. But playoff expansion is definitely coming when the conference commissioners can finally agree to what everyone wants.

BCS rankings mirror what the College Football Playoff committee had

The BCS for all its faults was mostly critiqued for the debate of the No. 2 and No. 3 teams. The No. 1 team was often easy to identify, but there were some close calls where the No. 3 team was a worthy challenger for the national championship, but teams like 2004 Auburn and 2011 Oklahoma State, in particular, never got the chance.

So what if the College Football Playoff ditched the committee members and instead relied on the BCS to determine the four best teams? Would the BCS still have the same four teams as the committee? Would their order be any different? Would a team on the outside of the top four crash the playoff party?

Thanks to BCSKnowHow.com, that information is at our disposal. Did you know the BCS would have had the same playoff fields that were chosen by the playoff committee for all eight playoffs?

BCS would have had exact same 2021 College Football Playoff field

The BCS would have had the same top four teams, and the same top seven.

Alabama, Michigan, Georgia, Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Ohio State and Baylor are in the top seven of the BCS and represent the same top seven in the final CFP rankings.

Oklahoma is the biggest variant from the BCS to the CFP rankings with a five-spot differential from the No. 11 in the BCS and No. 16 in the CFP.

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