User:Quidster4040/sandbox/2017 NCAA Division I FBS Tournament

Automatic qualifiers

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The following 10 teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2016 NCAA field by virtue of winning their conference's automatic bid:

Conference Team Appearance Last bid
American UCF 1st
ACC Clemson 3rd 2016
Big Ten Ohio State 2nd 2015
Big 12 Oklahoma 3rd 2016
Conference USA Florida Atlantic 1st
MAC Toledo 1st
Mountain West Boise State 1st
Pac-12 USC 1st
SEC Georgia 3rd
Sun Belt Appalachain State 2nd 2016

Tournament seeds

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Eastern Regional – Peach Bowl, Atlanta
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Alabama SEC 13–0 Auto 1
2 Ohio State Big Ten 11–1 At-large 3
3 Penn State Big Ten 11–2 Auto 5
4 Oklahoma Big 12 11–2 Auto 7
5 USC Pac-12 9–3 At-large 9
6 Florida State ACC 9–3 At-large 11
7 Louisville ACC 9–3 At-large 13
8 Western Michigan MAC 13–0 Auto 15
9 Florida SEC 8–4 At-large 17
10 Utah Pac-12 8–4 At-large 19
11 Tennesee SEC 8–4 At-large 21
12 Pittsburgh ACC 8–4 At-large 23
13 Navy American 9–3 At-large 25
14 Iowa Big Ten 8–4 At-large 27
15 Nebraska Big Ten 9–3 At-large 29
WKU Conference USA 11–3 Auto 31
16 South Floria American 10–2 At-large 33
Appalachain State Sun Belt 11–3 Auto 35
Western Regional – Fiesta Bowl, Phoenix
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Clemson ACC 12–1 Auto 2
2 Washington Pac-12 12–1 Auto 4
3 Michigan Big Ten 10–2 At-large 6
4 Wisconsin Big Ten 10–3 At-large 8
5 Colorado Pac-12 10–3 At-large 10
6 Oklahoma State Big 12 9–3 At-large 12
7 Auburn SEC 8–4 At-large 14
8 West Virginia Big 12 10–2 At-large 16
9 Stanford Pac-12 9–3 At-large 18
10 LSU SEC 7–4 At-large 20
11 Virginia Tech ACC 9–4 At-large 22
12 Temple American 10–3 Auto 24
13 Houston American 9–4 At-large 26
14 Texas A&M SEC 8–4 At-large 28
15 Kansas State Big 12 8–4 At-large 30
Boise State Mountain West 10–2 At-large 32
16 North Carolina ACC 8–4 At-large 34
San Diego State Mountain West 11–3 Auto 36

Bracket

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Play-in round

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Nov. 29 – Eastern Region
   
15 Nebraska 36
15 WKU 21
Nov. 30 – Eastern Region
   
16 South Florida 45
16 Appalachian State 55
Nov. 29 – Western Region
   
15 Kansas State 6
15 Boise State 7
Nov. 30 – Western Region
   
16 North Carolina 27
16 San Diego State 21

Eastern Regional

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Round of 32
Dec. 3
Round of 16
Dec. 10
Quarterfinals
Dec. 17
Semifinal
Dec. 24
            
1 Alabama 56
16 Appalachian State 20
1 Alabama 37
9 Florida 14
8 Western Michigan 27
9 Florida 31
1 Alabama 33
5 USC 31
5 USC 47
12 Pittsburgh 20
5 USC 24
4 Oklahoma 20
4 Oklahoma 30
13 Navy 13
1 Alabama
2 Ohio State
6 Florida State (OT) 38
11 Tennessee 35
6 Florida State 30
14 Iowa 6
3 Penn State 17
14 Iowa 27
6 Florida State 7
2 Ohio State 10
7 Louisville 26
10 Utah 17
7 Louisville 17
2 Ohio State 21**
2 Ohio State
15 Nebraska

Western Regional

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Round of 32
Dec. 3
Round of 16
Dec. 10
Quarterfinals
Dec. 17
Semifinal
Dec. 24
            
1 Clemson 37
16 North Carolina 23
1 Clemson 35
8 West Virginia 17
8 West Virginia 24
9 Stanford 20
1 Clemson 47
13 Houston 31
5 Colorado 34
12 Temple 10
5 Colorado 28
13 Houston (OT) 30
4 Wisconsin 14
13 Houston 28
1 Clemson
2 Washington
6 Oklahoma State 35
11 Virginia Tech 40
11 Virginia Tech 14
14 Texas A&M 23
3 Michigan 40
14 Texas A&M 47
14 Texas A&M 20
2 Washington 24
7 Auburn 26
10 LSU 10
7 Auburn 16
2 Washington 17
2 Washington 21
15 Boise State 0