Simulated 2015 CFB Season (alternate universe)
Posted 12-02-2015 at 11:51 AM by chadgates
Thought this would be fun, at least to me. Maybe others will also enjoy it.
What I've done is created an alternate universe where there are 8 super conferences aligned regionally. There will be an 11 game regular season, where each team will play the 7 teams in their division and then half of the teams in the opposite division. Then a conference championship week, and finally an eight team playoff consisting of those 8 conference winners.
The brackets will be similar to the NFL, in that every round is a "regional game" rather than a seeded tourney-style format. So, like in the NFL, where the NFC never plays the AFC until the Superbowl, likewise in this format regions 1-4 (The West) will play each other and regions 5-8 (The East) will play each other and the championship will always feature an East representative vs a West representative. This allows for home games during each round.
In this alternate universe, there are still "bowl games", but they begin after the first round is over and the bowl committees may only select from teams which have been eliminated from the playoffs. This will allow one final game for each losing team, and still create some pretty great bowl games which will always feature an East/West matchup.
First let's take a look at the new CFB conference alignments, which should be fun all on its own:
WESTERN Region
REGION 1 - Pacific Conference
PAC West
California
Fresno State
Hawai'i
San Diego State
San Jose State
Stanford
UCLA
USC
PAC East
Arizona
Arizona State
Nevada
Oregon
Oregon State
UNLV
Washington
Washington State
Region 2 - Midwest Conference
MidWest North
Boise State
Idaho
Iowa
Iowa State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Wyoming
MidWest South
Air Force
BYU
Colorado
Colorado State
Kansas
Kansas State
Utah
Utah State
Region 3 -Texas Conference
TEXAS East
Houston
North Texas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Rice
SMU
TCU
Texas A&M
TEXAS West
Baylor
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Texas
Texas State
Texas Tech
UTEP
UTSA
Region 4 - Delta Conference
Delta West
Arkansas
Arkansas State
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
LSU
Tulane
Tulsa
Delta East
Alabama
Auburn
Memphis
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
South Alabama
Southern Miss
Troy
EASTERN Region
Region 5 - Atlantic Conference
ACC South
FIU
Florida
Florida Atlantic
Florida State
Georgia Southern
Miami (FL)
South Florida
UCF
ACC North
Charlotte
Clemson
East Carolina
Georgia
Georgia State
Georgia Tech
South Carolina
Wake Forest
Region 6 - Smokey Mountain Conference
Smokey South
Appalachian State
Duke
Middle Tennessee
Missouri
NC State
North Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Smokey North
Cincinnati
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisville
Marshall
NIU
Northwestern
Western Kentucky
Region 7 - New England Conference
NE North
Army
Boston College
Buffalo
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rutgers
Syracuse
Temple
NE South
Maryland
Navy
Old Dominion
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Virginia
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
Region 8 - Great Lakes Conference
Great Lakes North
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Miami (OH)
Michigan
Michigan State
Notre Dame
Western Michigan
Great Lakes South
Akron
Ball State
Bowling Green
Indiana
Ohio
Ohio State
Purdue
Toledo
Alright so there you have it. Beginning sometime soon I will begin simulating matchups from the 2014 season using a pretty neat site I found called "Whatifsports".
They have the 2014 teams but won't have the 2015 teams until after the New Year I am guessing...
What I've done is created an alternate universe where there are 8 super conferences aligned regionally. There will be an 11 game regular season, where each team will play the 7 teams in their division and then half of the teams in the opposite division. Then a conference championship week, and finally an eight team playoff consisting of those 8 conference winners.
The brackets will be similar to the NFL, in that every round is a "regional game" rather than a seeded tourney-style format. So, like in the NFL, where the NFC never plays the AFC until the Superbowl, likewise in this format regions 1-4 (The West) will play each other and regions 5-8 (The East) will play each other and the championship will always feature an East representative vs a West representative. This allows for home games during each round.
In this alternate universe, there are still "bowl games", but they begin after the first round is over and the bowl committees may only select from teams which have been eliminated from the playoffs. This will allow one final game for each losing team, and still create some pretty great bowl games which will always feature an East/West matchup.
First let's take a look at the new CFB conference alignments, which should be fun all on its own:
WESTERN Region
REGION 1 - Pacific Conference
PAC West
California
Fresno State
Hawai'i
San Diego State
San Jose State
Stanford
UCLA
USC
PAC East
Arizona
Arizona State
Nevada
Oregon
Oregon State
UNLV
Washington
Washington State
Region 2 - Midwest Conference
MidWest North
Boise State
Idaho
Iowa
Iowa State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Wyoming
MidWest South
Air Force
BYU
Colorado
Colorado State
Kansas
Kansas State
Utah
Utah State
Region 3 -Texas Conference
TEXAS East
Houston
North Texas
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Rice
SMU
TCU
Texas A&M
TEXAS West
Baylor
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Texas
Texas State
Texas Tech
UTEP
UTSA
Region 4 - Delta Conference
Delta West
Arkansas
Arkansas State
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
LSU
Tulane
Tulsa
Delta East
Alabama
Auburn
Memphis
Mississippi State
Ole Miss
South Alabama
Southern Miss
Troy
EASTERN Region
Region 5 - Atlantic Conference
ACC South
FIU
Florida
Florida Atlantic
Florida State
Georgia Southern
Miami (FL)
South Florida
UCF
ACC North
Charlotte
Clemson
East Carolina
Georgia
Georgia State
Georgia Tech
South Carolina
Wake Forest
Region 6 - Smokey Mountain Conference
Smokey South
Appalachian State
Duke
Middle Tennessee
Missouri
NC State
North Carolina
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Smokey North
Cincinnati
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisville
Marshall
NIU
Northwestern
Western Kentucky
Region 7 - New England Conference
NE North
Army
Boston College
Buffalo
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rutgers
Syracuse
Temple
NE South
Maryland
Navy
Old Dominion
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Virginia
Virginia Tech
West Virginia
Region 8 - Great Lakes Conference
Great Lakes North
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Miami (OH)
Michigan
Michigan State
Notre Dame
Western Michigan
Great Lakes South
Akron
Ball State
Bowling Green
Indiana
Ohio
Ohio State
Purdue
Toledo
Alright so there you have it. Beginning sometime soon I will begin simulating matchups from the 2014 season using a pretty neat site I found called "Whatifsports".
They have the 2014 teams but won't have the 2015 teams until after the New Year I am guessing...
Total Comments 3
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Ohio St. is in a very weak division and probably wins it every season for the foreseeable future. LSU probably also.
I like the NE conference with West Virginia and Pitt playing every season again, but that North division is very very weak.
The Smokey Mountain conference is pretty neat. If I'm not mistaken 7 different current conferences are represented. That North division is interesting as every one of them, with the exception of Kentucky and Illinois have had some degree of success in the conferences they are really in.
The way you have the schedule set up, would make judging teams tough, since each conference is essentially in a vacuum. IDK if I like that, but it is intriguing.
I don't understand the bowl thing. If they don't start until after the first round, and they can only choose teams that have been eliminated, then you only have like 2 bowls one week and then 1 the following week. How does that work?Posted 12-02-2015 at 03:48 PM by waltergulick
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Yeah, I mis-typed the Bowl thing. What I meant was that the Big Bowls would choose from the losers. The main thing is that every bowl will feature an East vs West match-up.Posted 12-03-2015 at 07:21 AM by chadgates
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OK, I like it.
Nice 1st week.Posted 12-03-2015 at 08:30 PM by waltergulick
