2008 NCAA FBS Playoff Simulation
Results: 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008
Seedings are based on the pre-bowl rankings. The top 16 teams, regardless of conference affiliation, are placed in the tournament. First and second round games are hosted at the home site of the higher seeded team.
This year's field consists of:















1-Texas (11-1), 2-Oklahoma (12-1), 3-Florida (12-1), 4-Boise State (12-0), 5-USC (11-1), 6-Utah (12-0), 7-Alabama (12-1), 8-Penn State (11-1), 9-Texas Tech (11-1), 10-Ohio State (10-2), 11-Ball State (12-1), 12-TCU (10-2), 13-Cincinnati (11-2), 14-Pittsburgh (9-3), 15-Michigan State (9-3), and 16-Georgia (9-3).
The tournament bracket and results follow.
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1 Texas |
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38-24 |
Texas |
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16 Georgia |
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37-24 |
Texas |
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9 Texas Tech |
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32-30 |
Penn State |
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8 Penn State |
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Rose Bowl |
Texas |
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5 USC |
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31-23 |
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26-20 |
USC |
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12 TCU |
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30-21 |
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13 Cincinnati |
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31-28 (ot) |
Boise State |
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4 Boise State |
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Orange Bowl |
Texas |
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3 Florida |
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35-34 |
2008 RogersPoll.com Tournament Champions |
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35-21 |
Florida |
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14 Pittsburgh |
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42-19 |
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11 Ball State |
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39-20 |
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6 Utah |
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Fiesta Bowl |
Oklahoma |
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7 Alabama |
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34-33 |
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25-19 |
Ohio State |
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10 Ohio State |
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34-26 |
Oklahoma |
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15 Michigan St. |
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42-23 |
Oklahoma |
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2 Oklahoma |
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