The trophy that goes to the winner of the national championship.

The top three teams get in the College Football Playoffs with wins in their respective conference championship games (which is easier said than done). If teams four through six all win, again it won’t be easy, I think, the fourth team will be Baylor. The Bears will be Big 12 champions and have the head-to-head win over TCU. Also, their loss to West Virginia in Morgantown is not as bad as Ohio State’s loss, at home, to Virginia Tech.

1 – Alabama (11-1, 7-1 SEC)
2 – Florida State (12-0, 8-0 ACC)
3 – Oregon (11-1, 8-1 Pac-12)
4 – TCU (10-1, 7-1 Big 12)
5 – Ohio State (11-1, 8-0 Big 10)
6 – Baylor (10-1, 7-1 Big 12)
7 – Michigan State (10-2, 7-1 Big 10)
8 – Kansas State (9-2, 7-1 Big 12)
9 – Arizona (10-2, 7-2 Pac-12)
10 – Mississippi State (10-2, 6-2 SEC)
11 – Wisconsin (10-2, 7-1 Big 10)
12 – Missouri (10-2, 7-1 SEC)
13 – Georgia Tech (10-2, 6-2 ACC)
14 – Ole Miss (9-3, 5-3 SEC)
15 – Georgia (9-3, 6-2 SEC)
16 – Clemson (9-3, 6-2 ACC)
17 – UCLA (9-3, 6-3 Pac-12)
18 – Arizona State (9-3, 6-3 Pac-12)
19 – Oklahoma (8-3, 5-3 Big 12)
20 – Louisville (9-3, 5-3 ACC)

5 to Watch –Nebraska (9-3, 5-3 Big 10), Boise State (10-2, 7-1 MWC), Auburn (8-4, 4-4 SEC), LSU (8-4, 4-4 SEC), Northern Illinois (10-2, 7-1 MAC)

Dropped out – Marshall (11-1, 7-1 Conf. USA), Minnesota (8-4, 5-3 Big 10), Colorado State (10-2, 6-2 MWC)

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