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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)