Last week I broke down my take on the tiers in CFB and the three building blocks that influence a program’s success. There are the Title Contenders, NY6Contenders, and the Conference Contenders, and each tier is comprised of teams that have similar annual expectations in the near future. As I wrote last week, sustained success or mediocrity can change expectations over a few years, but over the next 3-5 years (the full eligibility of a single recruiting class) this is how I broke down my tiers:
Title Contenders: Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson
NY6 Contenders: Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Georgia, LSU, Florida, Texas A&M,
Conference Contenders: Auburn, Michigan, Wisconsin, Penn State, USC, Miami, Texas, Oregon
*Since last week, I’ve added Auburn so that every team that meets the Blue Chip Ratio should be considered a Contender at some level.