Athlon Sports came out with their Top 25 preseason rankings and they have Alabama ranked as the favorite to win the national championship. Ohio State is ranked as the second best team in the country. In other preseason predictions I have seen thus far, the Crimson Tide and the Buckeyes seem to be everyone’s favorite to finish one and two, just sometimes the order is reversed.
Florida State is again predicted to make the playoffs from the ACC Conference. Many have USC being included in the final four, but Athlon has Pac 12 Conference foe Washington edging them out for the last playoff spot.