College Football Insider Discusses Why Teams Should Want No. 5 Seed in Playoff

In the College Football Playoff, it might be more optimal to secure the No. 5 seed than the No. 1 seed.

J.D. PicKell discussed why that could be the case in the upcoming football season on " The Hard Count with J.D. PicKell. "

"I want to talk about this five-seed in the College Football Playoff, because I am dying on the hill that it's going to be an advantageous spot to say the least."

PicKell described how the matchups for the No. 5 seed could facilitate a playoff run.

"The scenario I keep running through in my mind is, what if a team like Georgia , let's say they drop a game at Texas , let's say they drop a game in Tuscaloosa, they're 10-2. ... They draw some poor, unsuspecting G5 team in the first round, that might as well be a bye."

The matchup awaiting the highest rated Group of Five champion projects to be the Big Ten or SEC runner-up. Moreover, a one-loss Oregon or Ohio State could also find itself ranked as the five-seed at season's end.

Consider another scenario where Georgia wins the SEC and secures the No. 1 seed.

In that scenario, the Bulldogs could face a matchup against Alabama or LSU to get to the next round.

On the other end of the bracket, a No. 5 seeded SEC squad could play against a Group of Five team before playing a Big 12 or ACC champion to reach the playoff's final four.

While the five-seed has to play more games, those games would project to be more manageable than the No. 1 seed's first game.

It's not hard to imagine that some SEC teams would prefer to play two games against Group of Five and Big 12 teams rather than a coin-flip game against a fellow SEC squad in its first matchup.

The college football season is set to kickoff in late August.

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