Bracketology Hits the Gridiron: the 2011-12 NCAA 1-A Football Tournament (NCAA 12)

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Rose Bowl (Jan 2, 2012): Penn State vs. Arizona State
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 2, 2012): Georgia vs. Rutgers
Cotton Bowl (Jan. 3, 2012): Texas vs. Auburn
Hoosier Bowl (Jan. 4, 2012): Cincinnati vs. Virginia
Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 5, 2012): Baylor vs. Tulsa
Orange Bowl (Jan. 6, 2012): Florida State vs. Texas A&M

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The following teams will earn conference championships and automatic bids into the NCAA Tournament with a win in their next game:

TCU, Arkansas State

The following teams are eligible for at-large bids for the NCAA Tournament:

Clemson, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, Houston, Southern Mississippi, Oregon, Stanford, Alabama, Arkansas, LSU

The following teams will be eligible for at-large bids for the NCAA Tournament with a win in their next game:

Oklahoma, Kansas State, Michigan State, Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State, Wisconsin, Boise State, Georgia, South Carolina, Louisiana-Lafayette

The following teams are still mathematically alive for at-large eligibility:

Florida State, Virginia, Georgia Tech, Baylor, Texas, Cincinnati, Rutgers, West Virginia, Tulsa, Notre Dame, Brigham Young, Ohio, Northern Illinois, Wyoming, San Diego State, Nevada

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Rose Bowl (Jan. 2, 2012): Nebraska vs. Utah
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 2, 2012): Georgia vs. Southern Mississippi
Cotton Bowl (Jan. 3, 2012): Auburn vs. Texas A&M
Hoosier Bowl (Jan. 4, 2012): Rutgers vs. Brigham Young
Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 5, 2012): Iowa State vs. Virginia
Orange Bowl (Jan. 6, 2012): Georgia Tech vs. Missouri

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The following teams have won their conference championships and have earned automatic bids into the NCAA Tournament:

TCU, Arkansas State

The following team will earn its conference championship and an automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament with a win in its next game:

Louisiana Tech

The following teams are eligible for at-large bids for the NCAA Tournament:

Clemson, Virginia Tech, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, Wisconsin, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Houston, Southern Mississippi, Boise State, Oregon, Stanford, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, LSU, South Carolina

The following teams will be eligible for at-large bids for the NCAA Tournament with a win in their next game:

Georgia Tech, Virginia, Rutgers, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tulsa, Brigham Young, Notre Dame, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Louisiana-Lafayette

The following teams are still mathematically alive for at-large eligibility:

Cincinnati, West Virginia, Baylor, Wyoming

Additional playoff scenario:

Oklahoma State will clinch Big Twelve title and automatic berth into NCAA Tournament with an Oklahoma loss to Iowa State.

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The playoff scenarios have been updated to include Louisiana Tech's and Oklahoma State's clinching possibilities.

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I will be doing daily updates heading into Selection Sunday. The final brackets will be posted Sunday night in a "Selection Show" format.

As for playing the games out, I'm going to try and stick with the schedule as best I can, although there may be some overrun into Sunday, Monday, etc. We'll see how it goes.

Hope everyone's enjoying the updates and seeing how things are playing out, and I can't wait to get the games started.