CONFERENCE PREDICTIONS
(defending champions in bold; *will make bowl game)

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
1. Clemson*
2. Florida State*
3. Boston College*
4. Maryland*
5. N.C. State
6. Wake Forest

Coastal Division
1. Miami*
2. Georgia Tech*
3. Virginia Tech*
4. North Carolina*
5. Virginia
6. Duke

BIG EAST CONFERENCE
1. West Virginia*
2. Louisville*
3. Pittsburgh*
4. South Florida*
5. Rutgers*
6. Connecticut*
7. Syracuse
8. Cincinnati

BIG TEN CONFERENCE
1. Ohio State*
2. Michigan*
3. Iowa*
4. Penn State*
5. Wisconsin*
6. Purdue*
7. Minnesota*
8. Michigan State*
9. Illinois
10. Indiana
11. Northwestern

BIG 12 CONFERENCE
North Division
1. Nebraska*
2. Iowa State*
3. Missouri*
4. Colorado*
5. Kansas
6. Kansas State

South Division
1. Texas*
2. Oklahoma*
3. Texas Tech*
4. Texas A&M*
5. Baylor
6. Oklahoma State

CONFERENCE USA
East Division
1. Central Florida*
2. Southern Miss*
3. Marshall*
4. Memphis
5. East Carolina
6. UAB

West Division
1. UTEP*
2. Tulsa*
3. Houston
4. SMU
5. Tulane
6. Rice

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East Division
1. Akron*
2. Bowling Green
3. Miami, Ohio
4. Ohio
5. Kent State
6. Buffalo

West Division
1. Northern Illinois*
2. Toledo*
3. Western Michigan
4. Ball State
5. Central Michigan
6. Eastern Michigan

MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE
1. TCU*
2. Utah*
3. BYU*
4. New Mexico
5. Colorado State
6. San Diego State
7. Wyoming
8. Air Force
9. UNLV

PACIFIC 10 CONFERENCE
1. USC*
2. California*
3. Oregon*
4. Arizona State*
5. Arizona*
6. UCLA*
7. Oregon State*
8. Washington State
9. Stanford
10. Washington

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE
East Division
1. Florida*
2. Georgia*
3. South Carolina*
4. Tennessee*
5. Kentucky
6. Vanderbilt

West Division
1. LSU*
2. Auburn*
3. Alabama*
4. Arkansas*
5. Mississippi
6. Mississippi State

SUN BELT CONFERENCE
1. North Texas*
2. Louisiana-Lafayette
3. Middle Tennessee
4. Arkansas State
5. Troy
6. Florida International
7. Louisiana-Monroe
8. Florida Atlantic

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE
1. Boise State*
2. Fresno State*
3. Nevada*
4. Hawaii
5. Louisiana Tech
6. San Jose State
7. Utah State
8. Idaho
9. New Mexico State 

INDEPENDENTS
1. Notre Dame*
2. Navy*
3. Army
4. Temple

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