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Simplified Football 2016 Season Preview

NCAA · Steve Poyner · August 18, 2016

Well I hope everyone is ready for the 2016 season! It's year 3 of the playoff system. We'll start this season off with a Power Poll of the top 25 Rated teams, as well as a prediction of the final Top 25 and Conference Champions.

SF Pre-Season Top 25

Rank Team Rating
1 Alabama 4.96
2 FSU 4.84
3 LSU 4.83
4 Michigan 4.69
5 UCLA 4.62
6 Texas A&M 4.56
7 Southern Cal 4.55
8 Notre Dame 4.54
9 Ohio St 4.54
10 Auburn 4.52
11 Clemson 4.51
12 West Virginia 4.50
13 Georgia 4.45
14 Tennessee 4.44
15 Stanford 4.44
16 Miami 4.43
17 Oklahoma St 4.42
18 Washington 4.41
19 Oklahoma 4.40
20 Oregon 4.36
21 Baylor 4.36
22 North Carolina 4.36
23 Ole Miss 4.31
24 Arkansas 4.29
25 Michigan St 4.25

SF 2016 Predictions

  • SEC: Alabama (12-1) over Georgia (9-4)
  • ACC: FSU (12-1) over UNC (9-4)
  • Big 12: Oklahoma 10-2
  • Pac 12: UCLA (11-2) over Stanford (10-3)
  • Big 10: Ohio St (11-2) over Iowa (8-5)
  • American: Houston (10-3) over Cincinnati (8-5)
  • MWC: San Diego St (10-3) over Boise St (8-5)
  • C-USA: Western Kentucky (10-3) over Southern Miss (9-4)
  • MAC: Bowling Green (9-4) over Western Michigan (8-5)
  • Sun Belt: Arkansas St (10-2)

Championship Game in Tampa: Florida State v Oklahoma. 2016 Champion: Florida State.

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