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With the last piece of the simulated BCS puzzle locked into place, the official side-by-side bracket ends up looking a bit closer than it did this morning.
However the key difference remains: the BCS prefers Notre Dame, the committee preferred Miami.
However the key difference remains: the BCS prefers Notre Dame, the committee preferred Miami.
December 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
With the last piece of the simulated BCS puzzle locked into place, the official side-by-side bracket ends up looking a bit closer than it did this morning.
However the key difference remains: the BCS prefers Notre Dame, the committee preferred Miami.
However the key difference remains: the BCS prefers Notre Dame, the committee preferred Miami.
Here it is, the final simulated BCS rankings of the 2025 college football season:
December 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Here it is, the final simulated BCS rankings of the 2025 college football season:
A mostly official, but not completely official, side-by-side of the playoff brackets the committee and the simulated BCS would've generated at season's end:
December 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A mostly official, but not completely official, side-by-side of the playoff brackets the committee and the simulated BCS would've generated at season's end:
We've got four of our national computer rankings finalized this morning — let's take a look at them side-by-side:
December 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We've got four of our national computer rankings finalized this morning — let's take a look at them side-by-side:
With just the conference championship games left, let's compare how the current committee rankings and simulated BCS would seed their respective 12-team playoffs:
(Assuming higher ranked teams win their respective conference auto-bids)
(Assuming higher ranked teams win their respective conference auto-bids)
December 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
With just the conference championship games left, let's compare how the current committee rankings and simulated BCS would seed their respective 12-team playoffs:
(Assuming higher ranked teams win their respective conference auto-bids)
(Assuming higher ranked teams win their respective conference auto-bids)
For easy comparison: Tonight's just-released committee rankings side by side with our simulated BCS:
December 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
For easy comparison: Tonight's just-released committee rankings side by side with our simulated BCS:
This season’s penultimate simulated BCS standings are here:
November 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This season’s penultimate simulated BCS standings are here:
With last night’s committee rankings release, let’s compare how the committee would seed a 12-team playoff vs. how the BCS would seed one:
(And yes, know that Miami has a tough road to that 11-seed in both brackets — choosing conference champion by highest rank here).
(And yes, know that Miami has a tough road to that 11-seed in both brackets — choosing conference champion by highest rank here).
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
With last night’s committee rankings release, let’s compare how the committee would seed a 12-team playoff vs. how the BCS would seed one:
(And yes, know that Miami has a tough road to that 11-seed in both brackets — choosing conference champion by highest rank here).
(And yes, know that Miami has a tough road to that 11-seed in both brackets — choosing conference champion by highest rank here).
FIXED: This week's latest simulated BCS rankings are here:
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
FIXED: This week's latest simulated BCS rankings are here:
This week's simulated BCS rankings are here:
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This week's simulated BCS rankings are here:
For ease of comparison: Tonight’s latest committee rankings against our most up-to-date simulated BCS:
November 19, 2025 at 3:13 AM
For ease of comparison: Tonight’s latest committee rankings against our most up-to-date simulated BCS:
Let's take a look at this week's simulated BCS rankings:
November 17, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Let's take a look at this week's simulated BCS rankings:
Based on our latest side-by-side, here's how the two systems would fill out a 12-team playoff bracket:
November 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Based on our latest side-by-side, here's how the two systems would fill out a 12-team playoff bracket:
For easy comparison, let's take a look at last night's committee rankings side-by-side with our simulated BCS:
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
For easy comparison, let's take a look at last night's committee rankings side-by-side with our simulated BCS:
Here's a look at our latest simulated BCS rankings:
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Here's a look at our latest simulated BCS rankings:
Based on our first side-by-side of the season, here's another comparison — potential 12-team playoff brackets via the simulated #BCS and the playoff committee
November 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Based on our first side-by-side of the season, here's another comparison — potential 12-team playoff brackets via the simulated #BCS and the playoff committee
For the first time this season, let's take a look at a side-by-side of our simulated BCS and the committee rankings:
November 5, 2025 at 1:58 AM
For the first time this season, let's take a look at a side-by-side of our simulated BCS and the committee rankings:
With the first committee rankings of the year set to be released Tuesday night, here's how the BCS might've viewed this college football season so far:
November 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
With the first committee rankings of the year set to be released Tuesday night, here's how the BCS might've viewed this college football season so far:
Let's take a look at our latest set of simulated BCS rankings:
October 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Let's take a look at our latest set of simulated BCS rankings:
Hello again! We're back! For the first time this season, let’s take a look at what the “BCS” would have had to say about this fascinating college football season so far:
October 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Hello again! We're back! For the first time this season, let’s take a look at what the “BCS” would have had to say about this fascinating college football season so far:
In the first 12-team edition of the college football playoff, the simulated #BCS and the committee include 11 of the same teams, disagreeing only on Alabama vs. SMU. Here's your side-by-side brackets under both:
December 8, 2024 at 5:40 PM
In the first 12-team edition of the college football playoff, the simulated #BCS and the committee include 11 of the same teams, disagreeing only on Alabama vs. SMU. Here's your side-by-side brackets under both:
