Bowl Predictions: College Football Playoff Predictions

The added challenges don’t mean we’ll stop making our postseason predictions, though. It just means they’ll be harder and will likely require a lot of trial and error as we work through the initial difficulties. Expect a large number of SEC and Big Ten teams. This year’s preseason prediction includes four teams from the former and three from the latter. There are two teams from the ACC, one independent team and Group of Five winner, and one representative from the Big 12.

Oklahoma is a great example of how people need to recalibrate their evaluation of teams beyond their win-loss record. The Sooners face five teams ranked in the top 15 in the preseason US LBM Coaches Poll, three on the road and one on neutral ground. A 9-3 record should probably be enough to beat a 10-2 team that doesn’t have the same quality of wins.