I went through and organized these 64 teams georgraphically, and it came out interestingly convenient.
16 teams from the west. That's one region, right there.
The midwest has 14 teams.
The east (PA) has 3.
The southest has 31.
We could take 2 from the east, throw them in with the midwest, and that's another region.
Then split the SE + 1 East into to 2 regionsl.
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It'd be more like March Madness. But in the fall. Not going to replace what we already have, but here's what it would look like:
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West Regional: 05 Texas, 04 USC, 03 USC, 67 USC, 69 Texas, 70 Texas, 72 USC, 74 USC, 74 OU, 75 OU, 00 OU, 91 Washington, 78 USC, 84 BYU, 85 OU, 90 CU
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Midwest Regional: 14 OSU, 66 MSU, 66 ND, 68 OSU, 70 Neb, 71 Neb, 73 ND, 02 OSU, 97 UM, 97 Neb, 95 Neb, 94 Neb, 88 ND, 77 ND
Here's where we could throw in both Penn States if we wanted, to get to 16........82 PSU, 86 PSU
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To split up all the SE teams, I was thinking 'deep south' vs FL teams + others? I know there's 11 from FL and a whole lot of Bama, so let's see:
Regional 3: 19 LSU, 18 Clem, 17 Ala, 16 Clem, 15 Ala, 12 Ala, 11 Ala, 07 LSU, 72 Ala, 73 Ala, 03 LSU, 92 Ala, 10 Auburn, 09 Ala, 78 Ala, 79 Ala
So basically, it's Alabama, LSU, Clemson, and Auburn
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Which means, Regional 4 is the FL teams, GA teams, and a couple others.
13 FSU, 08 Fla, 06 Fla, 76 Pitt, 01 Miami, 99 FSU, 98 Tenn, 96 Fla, 93 FSU, 91 Miami, 80 UGA, 83 Miami, 87 Miami, 89 Miami, 90 GT
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Meh, I lost someone along the way, but you get it. LA, AL, FL, GA, and SC are responsible for A LOT of NCs these past 30 years.
