If there was ever any doubt, Alabama is clearly the best team in the country after their dominating 29-0 win over LSU. It seems very likely that the Crimson Tide will once again meet Clemson in the finals of the playoffs. There will be some teams like Notre Dame and Michigan who will not just be happy to get to the playoffs, if they do, but right now Alabama and Clemson is the matchup that nearly everyone will want to see…again.
American: Cincinnati, Houston, Memphis, South Florida, Temple, Tulane, UCF
ACC: Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina State, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech
Big 12: Baylor, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia
Big Ten: Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
C-USA: Florida International, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, North Texas, UAB
Independent: Army, BYU, Notre Dame
MAC: Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan
MWC: Boise State, Fresno State, Hawaii, Nevada, San Diego State, Utah State
Pac-12: Arizona, Arizona State, California, Oregon, Stanford, USC, Utah, Washington, Washington State
SEC: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Texas A&M
Sun Belt: Appalachian State, Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana-Monroe, Troy
