Conferences

[AntiBandwagoner]

The relagation thing seems really cool. I'm in year 6 of my dynasty and I am loving it, but if I ever get bored then I will implement the relagation. Currently at UTSA and the Big 12 being Texas only interests me.

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[midero]

is it possible to create a playoff system just like in the NFL? And then let the BCS Championship game be between the winners of the two conferences (despite them maybe not being the highest ranked teams in the country)??

Just wanted to ask before spending hours on NCAA trying to create something that might not be possible lol

[Brave22]

I know I am probably late to the party here is what I did....

If you have Excel, you may want to try to copy and paste into that as thats where I had this document...


School Name State Conference Division
Air Force Falcons CO MW Mountain
Akron Zips OH MAC Lakes
Alabama Crimson Tide AL SEC Land
Alabama-Birmingham Blazers AL SEC Land
Arizona St. Sun Devils AZ MW Desert
Arizona Wildcats AZ MW Desert
Arkansas Razorbacks AR SEC Land
Arkansas St. Indians AR CUSA American
Army Black Knights NY AM Union
Auburn Tigers AL SEC Gulf
Ball St. Cardinals IN MAC Towns
Baylor Bears TX B12 Border
Boise St. Broncos ID PAC Valley
Boston College Eagles MA AM Union
Bowling Green Falcons OH MAC Lakes
Brigham Young Cougars UT MW Mountain
Buffalo Bulls NY AM Union
California Golden Bears CA PAC Valley
Central Florida Knights FL ACC
Central Michigan Chippewas MI B10
Cincinnati Bearcats OH MAC Towns
Clemson Tigers SC SB Moon
Colorado Buffaloes CO MW Mountain
Colorado St. Rams CO MW Mountain
Connecticut Huskies CT AM Union
Duke Blue Devils NC SB Moon
East Carolina Pirates NC ACC
Eastern Michigan Eagles MI B10
Florida Atlantic Owls FL ACC
Florida Gators FL ACC
Florida International Golden Panthers FL IND
Florida St. Seminoles FL ACC
Fresno St. Bulldogs CA PAC Bayside
South Alabama Jaguars AL SEC Gulf
Troy Trojans AL SEC Gulf
Georgia Bulldogs GA SB Moon
Hawaii Warriors HI CUSA National
Houston Cougars TX B12 Border
Idaho Vandals ID CUSA National
Illinois Fighting Illini IL B10
Indiana Hoosiers IN MAC Towns
Iowa Hawkeyes IA CUSA American
Iowa St. Cyclones IA CUSA American
Kansas Jayhawks KS CUSA National
Kansas St. Wildcats KS CUSA National
Kent St. Golden Flashes OH MAC Lakes
Kentucky Wildcats KY SB Sun
Georgia State Panthers GA IND
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets GA SB Moon
Louisiana St. Tigers LA SEC Gulf
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs LA SEC Land
Louisville Cardinals KY SB Sun
Marshall Thundering Herd WV SB Sun
Maryland Terrapins MD AM Confederates
Massachusetts Minutemen MA AM Union
Memphis Tigers TN SB Sun
Miami (FL) Hurricanes FL ACC
Miami (OH) RedHawks OH MAC Towns
Michigan St. Spartans MI B10
Michigan Wolverines MI B10
Middle Tennessee St. Blue Raiders TN SB Moon
Minnesota Golden Gophers MN B10
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns LA SEC Gulf
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks LA SEC Land
Missouri Tigers MO CUSA American
Navy Midshipmen MD AM Confederates
Nebraska Cornhuskers NE CUSA American
Nevada Wolf Pack NV MW Desert
Nevada-Las Vegas Runnin' Rebels NV MW Desert
New Mexico Lobos NM MW Desert
New Mexico St. Aggies NM MW Desert
North Carolina St. Wolfpack NC ACC
North Carolina Tar Heels NC ACC
North Texas Mean Green TX B12 Territory
Northern Illinois Huskies IL B10
Northwestern Wildcats IL B10
Notre Dame Fighting Irish IN MAC Lakes
Ohio Bobcats OH MAC Towns
Ohio St. Buckeyes OH MAC Towns
Oklahoma Sooners OK CUSA National
Oklahoma St. Cowboys OK CUSA National
Old Dominion Monarchs VA AM Confederates
Oregon Ducks OR PAC Valley
Oregon St. Beavers OR PAC Valley
Penn St. Nittany Lions PA AM Confederates
Pittsburgh Panthers PA AM Confederates
Purdue Boilermakers IN MAC Lakes
Rice Owls TX B12 Border
Rutgers Scarlet Knights NJ AM Union
San Diego St. Aztecs CA PAC Bayside
San Jose St. Spartans CA PAC Bayside
Tulane Green Wave LA SEC Gulf
South Carolina Gamecocks SC SB Moon
South Florida Bulls FL ACC
Southern California Trojans CA PAC Bayside
Southern Methodist Mustangs TX B12 Territory
Mississippi Rebels MS SEC Land
Stanford Cardinal CA PAC Bayside
Syracuse Orange NY AM Union
Temple Owls PA CUSA American
Tennessee Volunteers TN SB Moon
Texas A&M Aggies TX B12 Territory
Texas Christian Horned Frogs TX B12 Territory
Texas Longhorns TX B12 Territory
Texas State Bobcats TX B12 Border
Texas Tech Red Raiders TX B12 Territory
Texas-El Paso Miners TX B12 Border
Toledo Rockets OH MAC Lakes
Mississippi St. Bulldogs MS SEC Land
Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles MS SEC Gulf
Tulsa Golden Hurricane OK CUSA National
UCLA Bruins CA PAC Bayside
UTSA Roadrunners TX B12 Border
Utah St. Aggies UT MW Mountain
Utah Utes UT MW Mountain
Vanderbilt Commodores TN SB Sun
Virginia Cavaliers VA AM Confederates
Virginia Tech Hokies VA AM Confederates
Wake Forest Demon Deacons NC ACC
Washington Huskies WA PAC Valley
Washington St. Cougars WA PAC Valley
West Virginia Mountaineers WV SB Sun
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers KY SB Sun
Western Michigan Broncos MI B10
Wisconsin Badgers WI B10
Wyoming Cowboys WY CUSA American



Mainly I went by geographical location and it gave me some interesting pairings....

Examples:

Arizona & St to the MW
Clemson, Georgia, Louisville, and Tech to the Sun Belt
SAlabama, Troy, and ALL Louisiana schools to the SEC
Iowa, Mizzou, Oklahoma, and Nebraska to CUSA
Penn St and Pitt to the American
Notre Dame and Ohio St to the MAC


And the most interesting thing, ALL 12 schools in the Big 12 are Texas based.


Geographical has made for some interesting conference title games and rivalries thus far...I have also noticed some lower teams, namely Arkansas St, UTSA, and Akron getting progressively better based on their competition....

I am curious as to how it will play out over a longer period of time (IE Notre Dame in the MAC) but so far its looking like a home run for creating more parity.

[Brave22]

Quote: Originally Posted by midero

is it possible to create a playoff system just like in the NFL? And then let the BCS Championship game be between the winners of the two conferences (despite them maybe not being the highest ranked teams in the country)?? Just wanted to ask before spending hours on NCAA trying to create something that might not be possible lol

Doubtful....

The BCS tie in's work if teams do not achieve the #1 or #2 ranking, but the BCS rankings supersede everything you could try to program from our end....

I usually try to leave the tie-in's completely blank, that way the game programming and CPU usually places everything greatly in line once it comes to the major bowls...

Ex.

BCS NC - 1 vs 2

Orange Bowl - 3 v 4

Rose Bowl - 5 v 6 or 7

Fiesta Bowl - 6 or 7 v 8

Sugar Bowl - 9 v 10


That was just an example but many times it goes just like that with the numbers off by say 1-2 at most....and lets be honest, most ppl aren't going to be upset if the 4th best game decided to pit 6 v 10 (as long as you weren't the 7-9 ranking)

[jello1717]

Quote: Originally Posted by midero

is it possible to create a playoff system just like in the NFL? And then let the BCS Championship game be between the winners of the two conferences (despite them maybe not being the highest ranked teams in the country)?? Just wanted to ask before spending hours on NCAA trying to create something that might not be possible lol

Yes, if you use the editor like described in here:
http://www.operationsports.com/forum...e-modding.html

(Mainly check out post #303 and the OP for the mechanics on how to do this).
I've done a 4 team playoff like Yengator described and have all records/stats updated correctly. I'm sure it'd work for a 6 or 8 team playoff too, but I'm not sure I'd want that many teams.

Right now I have #4 and #1 play in 1 BCS bowl, #s 2 and 3 in another, and then the winner of that game plays in the NCG.

I may try a 6 team playoff where 5 conference champs get a bid (ACC, B1G, Big XII, Pac12, SEC) and there's 1 at large. I could also try an 8 team playoff with 5 autos and 3 at larges.

Using Yengator and pocketscout's technique you should be able to have something like this (all off the top of my head as far as bowls are concerned):
(1)#8 @ #1 in Cotton
(2)#7 @ #2 in Capital 1
(3)#6 @ #3 in Rose
(4)#5 @ #4 in Fiesta
(5)Winner(1) v. Winner(4) in Orange
(6)Winner(2) v. Winner(3) in Sugar
Winner(5) v. Winner(6) in BCSNCG

[midero]

been reading that guide on how to create a playoff system but I'm not sure if I'm gonna give it a try......it's not that important to have a playoff system.


to make the game a bit more interesting I'm considering to move teams around so that every conference is just as strong.

is it possible to create an own conference? (am at work so I can't check)