ODB Staff Predictions for 2016 Season

Tonight marks the official beginning of a brand new season in college football as Cal and Hawaii open up with a game in Sydney, Australia. To celebrate, we got a seven person panel together of the ODB staff to predict how the 2016 college football season would play out on a national level. As someone who picked Auburn to win the national championship last year, I can tell you that everyone that participated knows exactly what he is talking about and should be viewed as nothing other than an esteemed expert.

College Football Playoff

Contributor	Rk	Team	National Champion
Mark Seymour	1	Alabama
	2	Clemson
	3	Ohio State
	4	LSU
Peter Pope	1	Oklahoma
	2	Alabama
	3	Clemson
	4	Ohio State
Kendall Kaut	1	Florida State
	2	Oklahoma
	3	Stanford
	4	Tennessee
David Fankhauser	1	Clemson
	2	LSU
	3	TCU
	4	Notre Dame
Matt Wilson	1	Clemson
	2	Alabama
	3	Oklahoma
	4	Houston
Matthew Tennant	1	Oklahoma
	2	Florida State
	3	LSU
	4	Alabama
Matt McBrayer	1	Oklahoma
	2	Clemson
	3	Stanford
	4	Michigan

Conference Championships

ACC

Championship Game: Clemson over North Carolina
Atlantic Division: Clemson (5), Florida State (2)
Coastal Division: North Carolina (3), Pittsburgh (2), Miami (1), Virginia Tech (1)

Big 12

Champion: Oklahoma
Total: Oklahoma (6), TCU (1)

Big Ten

Championship Game: Ohio State over Nebraska
East Division: Ohio State (4), Michigan (3)
West Division: Nebraska (3), Iowa (2), Minnesota (1), Wisconsin (1)

Pac-12

Championship Game: Stanford over UCLA
North Division: Stanford (5), Oregon (1), Washington (1)
South Division: UCLA (4), USC (3)

SEC

Championship Game: Alabama over Tennessee
East Division: Tennessee (4), Florida (2), Georgia (1)
West Division: Alabama (4), LSU (3)

Group of 5

Representative: Houston
Total: Houston (5), Boise State (1), San Diego State (1)