An increase in the number of seeds in the FCS playoffs?

[GAD]

Auto bids are good because at the start of the season everyone can say "We can win a national championship". With at large bids someone will always be left out their is no way to avoid that

[MR. CHICKEN]

Top 12 from the MVFC and Top 4 from the Big Sky, of course. What a silly question!

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Neither situation works. The committee is a joke as they change or don’t follow the same criteria year after year. Their picks are often embarrassing for legitimate tourney selections, picking those most deserving and competitive. The weak conferences send a “ champ” in as an auto bid get get their arse stomped by a third, fourth or fifth place team from a power conference. It is what it is. Most who follow this FCS brand gives little credence to the “ tourney”. Hell the selections for D-II & III are better run than FCS. However all suffer from regionalization and lack proper seeding.

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[clenz]

Top 12 from the MVFC and Top 4 from the Big Sky, of course. What a silly question!

Valley is at 11 again with WIU going OVC.

The rest of the NCAA can rejoice for an extra bid.

[OhioHen]

There are a lot of teams that make the playoff field besides the autobids that don't deserve to get in. Look at some of the schools that get one of the last spots and then lose every year or win once every 10 years. It's time to make the playoffs for serious teams only.

So you advocate a committee that selects the top 4 and leaves out an undefeated SoCon champion in favor of the one loss CAA champion and the second team from the Big Sky?

[kdinva]

So you advocate a committee that .....leaves out an undefeated SoCon champion in favor of the one loss CAA champion and the second team from the Big Sky?

or a 3-loss Valley team?

[OhioHen]

or a 3-loss Valley team?

I was fully intentional in not including a second team from the Valley.

[SDFS]

or a 3-loss Valley team?

2023 - I think NDSU has 5-3 in conference this year. I think they made it to the semi-finals this year before losing in 2OT to Montana.
2022 - Only 3 bids - Two teams in the championship game.
2021 - SDSU was 5-3 tied for third and they made it to the semi-finals.

It seems like the MVFC has held it's own.

[Bisonator]

So you advocate a committee that selects the top 4 and leaves out an undefeated SoCon champion in favor of the one loss CAA champion and the second team from the Big Sky?

How would an undefeated SoCon champion ever be left out? That would be incredibly hard to accomplish even if there were no autobids.

[KnightoftheRedFlash]

Some folks here are making the exact same arguments that Big 10 and SEC fans make. The same arguments they supposedly hate and that the FCS format is supposed to avoid.

[ElCid]

Some folks here are making the exact same arguments that Big 10 and SEC fans make. The same arguments they supposedly hate and that the FCS format is supposed to avoid.

I really think they are just trying to sound reasonable and logical, but they just have self interest and ulterior motives at heart.