After an interesting Saturday of conference championship games, we are now to the day when the 2009 NCAA college football backet will be unveiled. What a great day this would be if this were real. For the sake of this site, we pretend that it is, and enjoy every minute of breaking down the games to recreate some of the excitement of the games that would be happening next weekend.
Here is what we know. The 11 automatic qualifiers for the 2009 NCAA football playoffs:
ACC Champion – Georgia Tech
Big 12 Champion – Texas
Big East Champion – Cincinnati
Big 10 Champion – Ohio State
Conference USA Champion – East Carolina
MAC Champions – Central Michigan
Mountain West Champions – TCU
Pac 10 Champions – Oregon
SEC Champions – Alabama
Sun Belt Champions – Troy
WAC Champions – Boise St.
These 11 schools will have a spot in the bracket later today, along with 5 at large teams. Currently, those five at large teams project to be Florida, Iowa, Penn State, Virginia Tech, and LSU – but those will not be official until the final BCS rankings come out later today. We’ll have the official bracket unveiled this evening, along with game dates and locations and the complete bowl breakdown as well. Come back later today for the official pairings and help us get ready for the 2009 NCAA College Football Playoffs!