Project Playoffs: 2009 post-bowls final standings and seedings

Standings in realigned conferences with seedings for a 16-team playoff. Seedings are derived from the Massey Comparison Rankings, which take every poll and computer rating into account. There is no reason to consider the BCS rankings as the ultimate authority for determining the top 16.

First-round match-ups:
16 USC at 1 Alabama
15 Nebraska at 2 Florida
14 LSU at 3 Texas
13 BYU at 4 Boise State
12 Georgia Tech at 5 TCU
11 Iowa at 6 Ohio State
10 Penn State at 7 Cincinnati
9 Oregon at 8 Virginia Tech

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Southern
1 Alabama (14-0)
14 LSU (9-4)
Ole Miss (9-4)
Auburn (8-5)
Tennessee (7-6)
Mississippi State (5-7)
Southern Miss (7-6)
Vanderbilt (2-10)
Memphis (2-10)

Southeast
2 Florida (13-1)
12 Georgia Tech (11-3)
Miami (9-4)
Clemson (9-5)
Georgia (8-5)
Florida State (7-6)
South Carolina (7-6)
South Florida (8-5)
Central Florida (8-5)

Mid-South
3 Texas (13-1)
5 TCU (12-1)
Oklahoma (8-5)
Arkansas (8-5)
Texas Tech (9-4)
Oklahoma State (9-4)
Texas A&M (6-7)
Baylor (4-8)
UTEP (4-8)

Northwest
4 Boise State (14-0)
9 Oregon (10-3)
13 BYU (11-2)
Utah (10-3)
Oregon State (8-5)
Air Force (8-5)
Washington (5-7)
Colorado (3-9)
Washington State (1-11)

North Central
6 Ohio State (11-2)
7 Cincinnati (12-1)
Notre Dame (6-6)
Michigan State (6-7)
Purdue (5-7)
Michigan (5-7)
Louisville (4-8)
Illinois (3-9)
Indiana (4-8)

Atlantic
8 Virginia Tech (10-3)
North Carolina (8-5)
East Carolina (9-5)
Kentucky (7-6)
Wake Forest (5-7)
North Carolina State (5-7)
Duke (5-7)
Virginia (3-9)
Maryland (2-10)

Northeast
10 Penn State (11-2)
Pittsburgh (10-3)
West Virginia (9-4)
Connecticut (8-5)
Navy (10-4)
Rutgers (9-4)
Boston College (8-5)
Syracuse (4-8)
Army (5-7)

Midwest
11 Iowa (11-2)
15 Nebraska (10-4)
Wisconsin (10-3)
Missouri (8-5)
Northwestern (8-5)
Minnesota (6-7)
Iowa State (7-6)
Kansas State (6-6)
Kansas (5-7)

Southwest
16 USC (9-4)
Stanford (8-5)
Arizona (8-5)
California (8-5)
UCLA (7-6)
Fresno State (8-5)
Arizona State (4-8)
Hawaii (6-7)
New Mexico (1-11)