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Simplified Football 2017 Season Preview

NCAA · Steve Poyner · June 27, 2017

Year 4 of the playoff. We start with a Power Poll of the top 25 rated teams plus predictions of the final Top 25 and conference champions. Last year 15 of the Power Poll top 25 finished in the final top 25, and 16 of our predicted top 25 did. The top 20 average 4.67 this year, up from 4.55, so the teams are better.

SF Pre-Season Top 25

  1. Alabama (5.25)
  2. FSU (5.15)
  3. Ohio St (4.93)
  4. Auburn (4.91)
  5. Washington (4.80)
  6. Penn St (4.76)
  7. LSU (4.73)
  8. USC (4.68)
  9. Stanford (4.64)
  10. Wisconsin (4.59)
  11. Clemson (4.59)
  12. Georgia (4.59)
  13. Oklahoma St (4.58)
  14. Oklahoma (4.54)
  15. Florida (4.49)
  16. UCLA (4.49)
  17. Miami (4.47)
  18. Michigan (4.45)
  19. Texas (4.43)
  20. Arizona St (4.42)
  21. Ole Miss (4.40)
  22. Tennessee (4.36)
  23. TCU (4.30)
  24. Houston (4.29)
  25. Vanderbilt (4.28)

Predicted Champions

SEC: Alabama over Georgia · ACC: FSU over Miami · Big 12: Oklahoma over Texas · Pac 12: USC over Washington · Big Ten: Ohio St over Wisconsin · American: USF over Houston · MWC: Boise St over San Diego St · CUSA: Southern Miss over Marshall · MAC: Western Michigan over Bowling Green · Sun Belt: Appalachian State

Final CFP Top 25 Prediction

  1. Alabama
  2. FSU
  3. Ohio St
  4. USC
  5. Penn St
  6. Washington
  7. Clemson
  8. Michigan
  9. Notre Dame
  10. Wisconsin
  11. Auburn
  12. Stanford
  13. Oklahoma
  14. Georgia
  15. Oklahoma St
  16. Miami
  17. USF
  18. Louisville
  19. Northwestern
  20. LSU
  21. Houston
  22. Western Michigan
  23. Arizona State
  24. Virginia Tech
  25. NC State

Playoff: Sugar — Alabama v USC; Rose — Florida State v Ohio St. Championship in Tampa: Florida State v Alabama. 2017 Champion: Alabama.

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