If you’re a college football betting enthusiast, then you know that it’s never too soon to get started formulating your betting plan for a brand new season. With that thought in mind, I’m going to offer up my expert opinion on just which conferences stand the best chances of being represented in the new, four-team playoff system whose inaugural voyage left critics and supporters alike, pleasantly surprised. Before we look ahead to the coming 2015 season and ensuing 2016 national championship playoffs, let’s take a look back at some of the past BCS champs starting in 1998 and the league’s they represented in an effort to predict the likely participants in next season’s national title tilt.
Season – School
- 1998 Tennessee
- 1999 Florida State
- 2000 Oklahoma
- 2001 Miami
- 2002 Ohio State
- 2003 LSU
- 2004 USC
- 2005 Texas
- 2006 Florida
- 2007 LSU
- 2008 Florida
- 2009 Alabama
- 2010 Auburn
- 2011 Alabama
- 2012 Alabama
- 2013 Florida State
- 2014 Ohio State
SEC
Possible SEC National Playoff Contenders
- Alabama +650
- Auburn +1500
- Georgia +2500
- Mississippi +1500
Big 12
Possible Big 12 National Playoff Contenders
- TCU +550
- Baylor +1200
Big Ten
Possible Big Ten National Playoff Contenders
- Ohio State +300
- Michigan State +1500
- Wisconsin +5000
ACC
Possible ACC National Playoff Contenders
- Florida State +2500
- Clemson +1500
- Georgia Tech +5000
Pac-12
Possible Pac-12 National Playoff Contenders
- Oregon +2000
- USC +1200