The Playoff Solution Schedule

The Playoff Solution would schedule games in late December and January at the four BCS Bowls. The playoffs would start around Christmas with two play-in games at the Fiesta Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. The six automatically qualifying conference champions (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC) would have a bye this first week. Around New Year's, the four BCS Bowls would be played on their regular schedule, and the winners of those Bowls would meet in semifinal games the next week. The Eastern Semifinal would be played at the Orange Bowl, and the Western Semifinal would be played at the Rose Bowl. The championship would be held on the next Saturday at a BCS Bowl site on a rotating schedule.


The Playoff Schedule: Bye Weeks & Play-Ins [ << \| Christmas Week \| New Year's \| Early January \| Late January \| >> ] The Playoff Solution would schedule games in late December and January at the four BCS Bowls. The playoffs would start around Christmas with two play-in games at the Fiesta Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. The six automatically qualifying conference champions (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC) would have a bye this first week. Around New Year's, the four BCS Bowls would be played on their regular schedule, and the winners of those Bowls would meet in semifinal games the next week. The Eastern Semifinal would be played at the Orange Bowl, and the Western Semifinal would be played at the Rose Bowl. The championship would be held on the next Saturday at a BCS Bowl site on a rotating schedule.
Christmas Week Play-In Games December	The bowl season starts every year around Christmas, and the Playoff Solution would start at the same time with two play-in games at the Fiesta Bowl and the Sugar Bowl. The champions of the automatic qualifying conferences would have a bye week, waiting for New Year's Day to play their first games. Sugar Bowl Play-In Two At-Large teams (preferably from outside the SEC, ACC, or Big East) Winner plays in the Sugar Bowl Fiesta Bowl Play-In Two At-Large teams (preferably from outside the Big 12, Pac-12, or Big Ten) Winner plays in the Fiesta Bowl Bye Week for BCS Conference Champions (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC)
New Year's Day Bowl Games January	As it has been for decades, New Year's Day will be the center of the college football postseason. The four BCS Bowls will be played either on New Year's Day or in the nights immediately afterward. These games would match the champions of the major conferences against each other and against the play-in winners. Sugar Bowl SEC Champion vs. Play-In Winner Winner goes to Miami for the Eastern Semifinal Orange Bowl ACC Champion vs. Big East Champion Winner plays in Eastern Semifinal Fiesta Bowl Big 12 Champion vs. Play-In Winner Winner goes to Pasadena for the Western Semifinal Rose Bowl Pac-12 Champion vs. Big Ten Champion Winner plays in Western Semifinal
Semifinal Week January	One week after the New Year's Day games, two semifinal games would be played: an eastern semifinal between the Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl champions and a western semifinal between the Rose Bowl and Fiesta Bowl winners. Eastern Semifinal Played at the Orange Bowl Sugar Bowl Champion vs. Orange Bowl Champion Winner goes to National Championship Game Western Semifinal Played at the Rose Bowl Fiesta Bowl Champion vs. Rose Bowl Champion Winner goes to National Championship Game
National Championship Game January	The National Championship Game would be played in mid-January, on the Saturday in the week after the semifinals. There would be at least one week for the teams to travel. There are no NFL games on this Saturday because it is the week of the Conference Championship games, so the game could draw a very large TV audience. National Championship Game: Site rotates each year among the BCS Bowls Held on the Saturday of the week after the semifinals