This weeks "If I were King" is coming within an hour of the end of the selection show to demonstrate the simplicity of the selection process.  I will be resuming my original format, as I don't need to reiterate my defense against the BCS' playoff problems.

I will also be starting a series going back year by year once per week comparing my design to what we actually got.

Qualifying teams: 7

Top group: Alabama, Texas, Cincinnati, TCU, Florida, Boise State, Oregon

This includes all 5 undefeated teams.

Tournament:

Alabama would receive a first round bye and be seeded into the Sugar Bowl.  The Fiesta Bowl's Texas tie-in is the highest remaining BCS bowl tie in, so the Fiesta Bowl would be the other semifinal.

On December 19th:
Texas would host Oregon
Cincinnati would host Boise State
TCU would host Florida

The lowest seeded team to advance would play Alabama in the Sugar Bowl, with the other two team meeting in the Fiesta Bowl.  The winners of these games would go to the National Championship game.

The Rose Bowl would have Ohio State and the Orange Bowl would have Georgia Tech.  Each would then have a selection among Virginia Tech, Iowa, Penn State and BYU.  The Rose Bowl would have first selection for losing Oregon to the tournament.

The Rose Bowl would select either BYU or Virginia Tech while the Orange Bowl would select Iowa.

Imagine three teams from at large conferences in the tournament or a BCS bowl ...

A look at  my Tier Based plus-one after the jump:

Also, I would love to see what would happen if you were king in the comments.

Semi-finals:
- Alabama vs. TCU
- Texas vs. Cincinnati

These teams would be playing for the National Championship Game, with a BCS bowl guarantee if they miss.

Direct Participation:

Oregon and Ohio State would be selected for direct BCS participation for being the highest ranked automatic qualifying conference teams, since no automatic qualifying champions failed to win enough games to qualify.

First Round Games:
The top eight 10-2 or better teams would be selected, provided no conference gets three teams until no other options remain.  All four current semifinal seeds have earned eligibility.

Teams guaranteed a spot:  Boise St, Georgia Tech

Teams that will be eligible for selection: Florida, Iowa, Penn State, BYU, C. Michigan, Houston

Mid West: Iowa vs. Houston
West Coast: Boise St. vs. BYU
South East: Georgia Tech vs. Florida
North East: Penn St. vs. C. Michigan

The winners of these games would advance to a BCS bowl, guaranteeing that at least half of the BCS participants had to win their way into them.

The losers would fall to New Years Eve or later bowls that left a spot open for later selection during the initial round of selections.