The Solution -- 16 Team Playoff

This is the idea of the Playoff I would suggest. Of course the teams would be decided by polls, but the winner of the whole season will not be decided by the polls. While the Top 16 teams in the country will play for the Championship, the other teams will play the Bowls like normal, still allowing teams to play their meaningless games, which still allow everyone to make money.

The National Championship game will still be played in Pasadena, CA and it will be called the Rose Bowl. The Fiesta Bowl and the Orange Bowl will be kept to be played in the Final Four. The Elite Eight will have the Sugar Bowl and the Cotton Bowl. The 16 format will have the Gator, Outback, Capital One, Chick-Fil-A, Insight, Texas, Brut Sun, and the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl.

Obviously all connections will be severed from each respectable conference to allow this playoff to occur.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/08/11/bowl-schedule/index.html

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/ncaa/11/22/college.football.poll/index.html

http://football.about.com/od/bowlchampionship/i/bcsvsplayoffs.htm