Phil Steele's predictions for New Year's Six bowl games
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF
Championship Game
No. 1 Ohio State beats No. 2 TCU for the national championship
Semifinals
No. 1 Ohio State beats No. 4 USC in the Orange Bowl
No. 2 TCU defeated No. 3 Alabama in the Cotton Bowl
New Year's Six Bowl games
Peach Bowl - Florida State vs. LSU
Fiesta Bowl - Notre Dame vs. Boise State
Rose Bowl - Michigan State vs. Stanford
Sugar Bowl - Georgia vs. Baylor
Associated Press
According to the AP’s way too early predictions, it will be Ohio State, Auburn, Notre Dame, and Baylor competing in the playoffs. That means both Notre Dame and Auburn will have some nice improvements on the season, while Ohio State remains among the elite.
Athlon
CFP playoff: (1) Ohio State vs. (4) Auburn; (2) Alabama vs. (3) Baylor.
ESPN
CFP playoff: (1) Ohio State vs. (4) USC; (2) Auburn vs. (3) Oklahoma State.
Lindy's
CFP playoff: (1) Ohio State vs. (4) USC; (2) Auburn vs. (3) Oklahoma State.
Sporting News
FP playoff: (1) Ohio State vs. (4) Oregon; (2) Texas Christian vs. (3) Auburn
Bovada Odds to make playoffs
Alabama - 7/4
Auburn - 3/1
Baylor - 4/1
Clemson - 9/2
Florida State - 3/1
Georgia - 4/1
LSU - 11/2
Michigan State - 11/2
Notre Dame - 6/1
Ohio State - 2/5
Oklahoma - 8/1
Oregon - 3/1
TCU - 7/5
UCLA - 6/1
USC - 3/1
5-Dimes
Thu 9/3 28091 SEC team wins NCAA Champ +235 12:00PM 28092 Field wins NCAA Championship -275
Thu 9/3 28101 Ohio State makes 4 team playoff -230 12:00PM 28102 Not selected for 4 team playoff +170 Thu 9/3 28103 Alabama makes 4 team playoff +190 12:00PM 28104 Not selected for 4 team playoff -270 Thu 9/3 28105 TCU makes 4 team playoff +190 12:00PM 28106 Not selected for 4 team playoff -270 Thu 9/3 28107 Auburn makes 4 team playoff +350 12:00PM 28108 Not selected for 4 team playoff -530 Thu 9/3 28109 USC makes 4 team playoff +340 12:00PM 28110 Not selected for 4 team playoff -510 Thu 9/3 28111 Florida State makes 4 team playoff +315 12:00PM 28112 Not selected for 4 team playoff -445 Thu 9/3 28113 Oregon makes 4 team playoff +400 12:00PM 28114 Not selected for 4 team playoff -600 Thu 9/3 28115 Baylor makes 4 team playoff +425 12:00PM 28116 Not selected for 4 team playoff -675 Thu 9/3 28117 Michigan State makes 4 team playoff +550 12:00PM 28118 Not selected for 4 team playoff -1050 Thu 9/3 28119 LSU makes 4 team playoff +550 12:00PM 28120 Not selected for 4 team playoff -1050 Thu 9/3 28121 Georgia makes 4 team playoff +450 12:00PM 28122 Not selected for 4 team playoff -750 Thu 9/3 28123 Notre Dame makes 4 team playoff +600 12:00PM 28124 Not selected for 4 team playoff -1200 Thu 9/3 28125 UCLA makes 4 team playoff +600 12:00PM 28126 Not selected for 4 team playoff -1200 Thu 9/3 28127 Clemson makes 4 team playoff +525 12:00PM 28128 Not selected for 4 team playoff -975 Thu 9/3 28129 Oklahoma makes 4 team playoff +800 12:00PM 28130 Not selected for 4 team playoff -1700 Thu 9/3 28131 Wisconsin makes 4 team playoff +1400 12:00PM 28132 Not selected for 4 team playoff -3600 Thu 9/3 28133 Arizona State makes 4 team playoff +1400 12:00PM 28134 Not selected for 4 team playoff -3600 Thu 9/3 28137 Tennessee makes 4 team playoff +1300 12:00PM 28138 Not selected for 4 team playoff -3000 Thu 9/3 28139 Boise State makes 4 team playoff +2100 12:00PM 28140 Not selected for 4 team playoff -6300 Thu 9/3 28141 Arkansas makes 4 team playoff +1000 12:00PM 28142 Not selected for 4 team playoff -2000 Thu 9/3 28143 Mississippi makes 4 team playoff +975 12:00PM 28144 Not selected for 4 team playoff -1975 Thu 9/3 28145 Georgia Tech makes 4 team playoff +1700 12:00PM 28146 Not selected for 4 team playoff -5100 Thu 9/3 28147 Stanford makes 4 team playoff +1150 12:00PM 28148 Not selected for 4 team playoff -2450 Thu 9/3 28153 2+ teams from same conference in playoff +325 8:00AM 28154 No conference has 2+ teams in playoff -475 Thu 9/3 28155 A two loss team selected for playoff +180 12:00PM 28156 No two loss team selected for playoff -260
CAA Football 2016 NCAA National Champion
Sat 9/5 12:00PM
College Playoff Championship Game - University of Phoenix Stadium - Glendal...*Ohio State +370 Alabama +900 TCU +1050 Auburn +1600 USC +1600 Florida State +1800 Baylor +2500 Oregon +2550 LSU +2600 Georgia +2700 Michigan State +2800 Clemson +3300 UCLA +3300 Notre Dame +3400 Oklahoma +4000 Mississippi +5000 Arkansas +5100 Stanford +6100 Texas A&M +6500 Tennessee +7000 Arizona State +8000 Texas +8000 Wisconsin +8000 Florida +8500 Michigan +9000 Mississippi State +9000 Oklahoma State +9000 Georgia Tech +10500