College Football 2011 Wrap-up - What-if Playoff

Time to tie a bow on the 2011 College Football Season.  As a huge proponent of a playoff system, I like to imagine what would have happened had 2011 brought us this format.  Plus-one is great, but I would rather see an 8 or a 16 team playoff.  I even threw out a 14 team model this year.  With the help of What-if-Sports, here is how a 16-team playoff field played out (Each game is determined using a best of 7 simulation, with the score used being the clinching game for the winning team.  The first round is played at the higher seed, with the remaining games played on neutral fields.)  The playoff field includes the 11 conference champions and 5 at-large berths, with no maximum in regards to a conference.  Final BCS rankings used for seeding.

(16) Arkansas State (Sun Belt) at (1) LSU (SEC)
(9)  Wisconsin (Big 10) at (8) Kansas State (at-large)
(13) West Virginia (Big East) at (4) Stanford (at-large)
(12) Southern Miss (C-USA) at (5) Oregon (PAC-12)
(11) TCU (Mountain West) at (6) Arkansas (at-large)
(14) Northern Illinois (MAC) at (3) Oklahoma State (Big 12)
(10) Clemson (ACC) at (7) Boise State (at-large)
(15) Louisiana Tech (WAC) at (2) Alabama (at-large)

First Round
LSU 37, Arkansas State 10  Boxscore from WhatifSports
Wisconsin 34, Kansas State 13  Boxscore from WhatifSports
Stanford 33, West Virginia 31  Boxscore from WhatifSports
Oregon 63, Southern Miss 45  Boxscore from WhatifSports
Arkansas 44, TCU 37, 2OT  Boxscore from WhatifSports
Oklahoma State 66, Northern Illinois 7  Boxscore from WhatifSports
Boise State 70, Clemson 21  Boxscore from WhatifSports
Alabama 28, Louisiana Tech 20  Boxscore from WhatifSports

Quarterfinals
LSU 32, Wisconsin 30  Boxscore from WhatifSports
Stanford 45, Oregon 34  Boxscore from WhatifSports
Oklahoma State 45, Arkansas 24  Boxscore from WhatifSports
Alabama 48, Boise State 16  Boxscore from WhatifSports
(I guess the +1 format might be fine)

Semifinals
LSU 43, Stanford 22  Boxscore from WhatifSports
Alabama 47, Oklahoma State 44  Boxscore from WhatifSports
(The BCS got it right??)

Championship
Alabama 38, LSU 6  Boxscore from WhatifSports
(Wow, same result.  Oh well, I still think Oklahoma State deserved their shot)