Based off of all of my conference predictions, I expect to see Florida State as the #1 seed, Michigan as the #2 seed, Oklahoma as the #3 seed, and Tennessee as the fourth seed. All of these teams are extremely good and not much separates them. Michigan is the team that will surprise people will how good their offense actually is as compared to these other three teams that have high powered offenses that put up a ton of points.
In the first semifinal game, we'll have Florida State and Tennessee. This game features two high powered offenses with very talented defenses to go along with, so it'll be interesting to see if it'll be a battle of the defenses or whoever has the ball last will win. This is a great match-up and I expect Florida State to come out on top in a very exciting, close game.
For the second semifinal game, it'll be Michigan and Oklahoma. Michigan's defense is better than Oklahoma's and it will need to be in order to handle Baker Mayfield and Semaje Perine. Michigan's secondary is one of the best in the country and their front is arguably better and I believe they'll be able to handle Oklahoma's offense. Michigan's offense is also surprisingly explosive with a good receiving core, a solid quarterback who can manage a game, and a mix of powerful backs to carry some of the load as well. I expect Michigan to win this battle in a close game, to make it to their first title game under coach Harbaugh.
If all goes well, the title game will feature Florida State and Michigan. These two are quite similar with their teams and skill levels at the skill positions. Obviously Florida State has the better run game with Dalvin Cook and their quarterback is more explosive than Michigan's but Michigan's defense is better and can handle Florida State's offense. This game will be a toss up but I expect Michigan to win it all for the first time since '97.
That will wrap it up for the preview series. Let us know what you think!
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