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2016 NCAA Football Preview

Projected conference winners, projected national championship winnner, and more!

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2016 NCAA Football Preview
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College football is finally back this week! The first full week provides plenty of great matchups such as USC-Alabama, OU-Houston, and Florida State-Ole Miss, but the rest of the season should be full of ecstasy, agony, and, of course, upsets! In order to be fully prepared for another great season, sit back, relax, and read about the major conferences: who will win each conference, coaches who are on the hot seat, the team most likely to disappoint, and the team who could be a surprise contender. Oh, and also about the teams who will be the final four in the College Football Playoff as well as the national championship winner. Enjoy!


American Athletic Conference

American East Winner: South Florida

American West Winner: Houston

Conference Champion: Houston over South Florida

Coaches on the Hot Seat: Tommy Tuberville- Cincinnati, Bob Diaco- Connecticut

Most Disappointing Team: Cincinnati

Most Surprising Team: Tulsa


Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

ACC Atlantic Winner: Clemson

ACC Coastal Winner: North Carolina

Conference Champion: Clemson over North Carolina

Coaches on the Hot Seat: Steve Addazio- Boston College, Dave Clawson- Wake Forest, Dave Doeren- North Carolina State

Most Disappointing Team: Florida State

Most Surprising Team: Miami (FL)


Big 12 Conference

Conference Champion: Oklahoma

Coaches on the Hot Seat: Dana Holgorsen- West Virginia, Kliff Kingsbury- Texas Tech, Charlie Strong- Texas

Most Disappointing Team: Baylor

Most Surprising Team: Texas


Big Ten Conference

Big Ten East Winner: Ohio State

Big Ten West Winner: Wisconsin

Conference Champion: Ohio State over Wisconsin

Coach on the Hot Seat: James Franklin- Penn State

Most Disappointing Team: Iowa

Most Surprising Team: Nebraska


Pac-12 Conference

Pac-12 North Winner: Stanford

Pac-12 South Winner: UCLA

Conference Champion: Stanford over UCLA

Coaches on the Hot Seat: Rich Rodriguez- Arizona, Todd Graham- Arizona State, Mike MacIntyre- Colorado

Most Disappointing Team: Washington

Most Surprising Team: Oregon


Southeastern Conference (SEC)

SEC East Winner: Tennessee

SEC West Winner: Alabama

Conference Champion: Alabama over Tennessee

Coaches on the Hot Seat: Mark Stoops- Kentucky, Derek Mason- Vanderbilt, Gus Malzahn- Auburn, Les Miles- LSU

Most Disappointing Team: Florida

Most Surprising Team: Ole Miss


FBS Independents

All Notre Dame, of course! Take that Army, BYU, and Massachusetts!


College Football Playoff

Projected Teams

(1) Alabama

(2) Clemson

(3) Ohio State

(4) Oklahoma


National Champion: Alabama over Ohio State

Agree or disagree, this college football season will be amazing!

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