Prediction Machine predicts the College Football conference standings
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They ultimately came out with a final for of the Florida State Seminoles vs. the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Oregon Ducks vs. the Alabama Crimson Tide with the Seminoles ultimately defeating the Ducks in the Championship game.
They didn’t just find a final four – they simulated enough to figure out each and every conference champion, where every team stands in their conference and every bowl game a team will appear in.
You can see their complete prediction from every conference below.
| Conf. | Team | Wins | Losses | Bowl Name | Final Four | |
| AAC | 1 | Houston Cougars | 8.9 | 3.1 | Birmingham | Rose Bowl: |
| AAC | 2 | UCF Knights | 8.7 | 3.3 | Miami Beach | FSU 39 – OSU 27 |
| AAC | 3 | Cincinnati Bearcats | 8.4 | 3.6 | Armed Forces | |
| AAC | 4 | East Carolina Pirates | 7.9 | 4.1 | Beef O’Brady’s | Sugar Bowl: |
| AAC | 5 | Connecticut Huskies | 5.7 | 6.3 | Military | Oregon 38 – Alabama 34 |
| AAC | 6 | Temple Owls | 5.1 | 6.9 | ||
| AAC | 7 | South Florida Bulls | 5.0 | 7.0 | Championship: | |
| AAC | 8 | Memphis Tigers | 4.5 | 7.5 | FSU 41 – Oregon 34 | |
| AAC | 9 | Tulane Wave | 4.2 | 7.8 | ||
| AAC | 10 | Tulsa Hurricane | 3.9 | 8.1 | ||
| AAC | 11 | Southern Methodist Mustangs | 3.9 | 8.1 | ||
| ACC | 1 | Florida State Seminoles | 11.0 | 1.0 | Rose, Championship | Conference Championship Games |
| ACC | 2 | Clemson Tigers | 9.0 | 3.0 | Peach | |
| ACC | 3 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 8.4 | 3.6 | Orange | FSU 42 – UNC 17 |
| ACC | 4 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 8.3 | 3.7 | Russell Athletic | Alabama 34 – South Carolina 31 |
| ACC | 5 | Louisville Cardinals | 7.5 | 4.5 | Belk | Marshall 28 – UTSA 24 |
| ACC | 6 | Duke Devils | 7.4 | 4.6 | Sun | Oregon 45 – UCLA 33 |
| ACC | 7 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 7.2 | 4.8 | Detroit | OSU 33 – Wisconsin 30 |
| ACC | 8 | Miami (FL) Hurricanes | 7.1 | 4.9 | Pinstripe | Toledo 27 – Bowling Gren 24 |
| ACC | 9 | Syracuse Orange | 6.2 | 5.8 | Beef ‘O’ Brady’s | Utah State 29 – San Diego State 23 |
| ACC | 10 | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 6.1 | 5.9 | Independence | |
| ACC | 11 | Georgia Tech Jackets | 6.1 | 5.9 | Music City | |
| ACC | 12 | Virginia Cavaliers | 3.9 | 8.1 | ||
| ACC | 13 | Boston College Eagles | 3.9 | 8.1 | ||
| ACC | 14 | Wake Forest Deacons | 3.5 | 8.5 | ||
| Big 12 | 1 | Baylor Bears | 9.9 | 2.1 | Cotton | |
| Big 12 | 2 | Oklahoma Sooners | 9.6 | 2.4 | Fiesta | |
| Big 12 | 3 | Texas Tech Raiders | 7.5 | 4.5 | Russell Athletic | |
| Big 12 | 4 | Kansas State Wildcats | 7.5 | 4.5 | Alamo | |
| Big 12 | 5 | Texas Longhorns | 7.2 | 4.8 | Liberty | |
| Big 12 | 6 | TCU Frogs | 7.1 | 4.9 | Buffalo Wild Wings | |
| Big 12 | 7 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 6.6 | 5.4 | Texas | |
| Big 12 | 8 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 4.2 | 7.8 | ||
| Big 12 | 9 | Iowa State Cyclones | 3.6 | 8.4 | ||
| Big 12 | 10 | Kansas Jayhawks | 2.8 | 9.2 | ||
| Big Ten | 1 | Wisconsin Badgers | 10.1 | 1.9 | Cotton | |
| Big Ten | 2 | Ohio State Buckeyes | 10.0 | 2.0 | Rose | |
| Big Ten | 3 | Michigan State Spartans | 9.6 | 2.4 | Capitol One | |
| Big Ten | 4 | Northwestern Wildcats | 8.0 | 4.0 | Outback | |
| Big Ten | 5 | Michigan Wolverines | 8.0 | 4.0 | Holiday | |
| Big Ten | 6 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 7.7 | 4.3 | Pinstripe | |
| Big Ten | 7 | Maryland Terrapins | 7.1 | 4.9 | Heart of Dallas | |
| Big Ten | 8 | Nebraska Cornhuskers | 7.1 | 4.9 | San Francisco | |
| Big Ten | 9 | Penn State Lions | 6.6 | 5.4 | ||
| Big Ten | 10 | Indiana Hoosiers | 5.5 | 6.5 | Detroit | |
| Big Ten | 11 | Illinois Illini | 4.9 | 7.1 | ||
| Big Ten | 12 | Minnesota Gophers | 4.3 | 7.7 | ||
| Big Ten | 13 | Rutgers Knights | 3.6 | 8.4 | ||
| Big Ten | 14 | Purdue Boilermakers | 3.2 | 8.8 | ||
| C-USA | 1 | Marshall Herd | 8.9 | 3.1 | Heart of Dallas | |
| C-USA | 2 | UTSA Roadrunners | 8.3 | 3.7 | New Mexico | |
| C-USA | 3 | Rice Owls | 6.0 | 6.0 | Military | |
| C-USA | 4 | North Texas Green | 6.0 | 6.0 | Bahamas | |
| C-USA | 5 | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | 5.8 | 6.2 | Boca Raton | |
| C-USA | 6 | Middle Tennessee Raiders | 5.6 | 6.4 | Independence | |
| C-USA | 7 | Florida Atlantic Owls | 5.2 | 6.8 | ||
| C-USA | 8 | Louisiana Tech Bulldogs | 3.6 | 8.4 | ||
| C-USA | 9 | Southern Miss Eagles | 3.0 | 9.0 | ||
| C-USA | 10 | Old Dominion Monarchs | 3.0 | 9.0 | ||
| C-USA | 11 | UTEP Miners | 3.0 | 9.0 | ||
| C-USA | 12 | UAB Blazers | 2.6 | 9.4 | ||
| C-USA | 13 | Florida International Panthers | 1.6 | 10.4 | ||
| IND | 1 | Brigham Young Cougars | 9.2 | 2.8 | Miami Beach | |
| IND | 2 | Navy Midshipmen | 7.7 | 4.3 | Poinsettia | |
| IND | 3 | Notre Dame Irish | 7.4 | 4.6 | Gator | |
| IND | 4 | Army Knights | 4.2 | 7.8 | ||
| MAC | 1 | Toledo Rockets | 8.8 | 3.2 | Potato | |
| MAC | 2 | Bowling Green Falcons | 8.4 | 3.6 | Boca Raton | |
| MAC | 3 | Northern Illinois Huskies | 8.3 | 3.7 | Bahamas | |
| MAC | 4 | Ball State Cardinals | 8.1 | 3.9 | GoDaddy | |
| MAC | 5 | Central Michigan Chippewas | 7.6 | 4.4 | Camellia | |
| MAC | 6 | Buffalo Bulls | 7.2 | 4.8 | Armed Forces | |
| MAC | 7 | Akron Zips | 6.1 | 5.9 | ||
| MAC | 8 | Ohio Bobcats | 5.8 | 6.2 | ||
| MAC | 9 | Kent State Flashes | 5.1 | 6.9 | ||
| MAC | 10 | Western Michigan Broncos | 4.5 | 7.5 | ||
| MAC | 11 | Eastern Michigan Eagles | 3.5 | 8.5 | ||
| MAC | 12 | Miami (OH) Redhawks | 2.9 | 9.1 | ||
| MAC | 13 | Massachusetts Minutemen | 1.9 | 10.1 | ||
| MWC | 1 | Utah State Aggies | 8.9 | 3.1 | Las Vegas | |
| MWC | 2 | Boise State Broncos | 8.7 | 3.3 | Potato | |
| MWC | 3 | Colorado State Rams | 7.7 | 4.3 | Hawaii | |
| MWC | 4 | San Diego State Aztecs | 7.2 | 4.8 | Poinsettia | |
| MWC | 5 | Nevada Pack | 7.0 | 5.0 | New Mexico | |
| MWC | 6 | Fresno State Bulldogs | 6.7 | 5.3 | New Orleans | |
| MWC | 7 | San Jose State Spartans | 5.4 | 6.6 | ||
| MWC | 8 | Wyoming Cowboys | 5.0 | 7.0 | ||
| MWC | 9 | Air Force Falcons | 4.7 | 7.3 | ||
| MWC | 10 | UNLV Rebels | 4.5 | 7.5 | ||
| MWC | 11 | New Mexico Lobos | 3.0 | 9.0 | ||
| MWC | 12 | Hawaii Warriors | 2.8 | 10.2 | ||
| Pac-12 | 1 | Oregon Ducks | 10.1 | 1.9 | Playoff | |
| Pac-12 | 2 | UCLA Bruins | 9.2 | 2.8 | Fiesta | |
| Pac-12 | 3 | Stanford Cardinal | 8.2 | 3.8 | Alamo | |
| Pac-12 | 4 | USC Trojans | 8.1 | 3.9 | Holiday | |
| Pac-12 | 5 | Washington Huskies | 8.0 | 5.0 | San Francisco | |
| Pac-12 | 6 | Oregon State Beavers | 7.0 | 5.0 | Las Vegas | |
| Pac-12 | 7 | Arizona State Devils | 7.3 | 4.7 | Sun | |
| Pac-12 | 8 | Arizona Wildcats | 6.4 | 5.6 | Buffalo Wild Wings | |
| Pac-12 | 9 | Washington State Cougars | 5.7 | 6.3 | Hawaii | |
| Pac-12 | 10 | Utah Utes | 4.6 | 7.4 | ||
| Pac-12 | 11 | Colorado Buffaloes | 4.1 | 7.9 | ||
| Pac-12 | 12 | California Bears | 2.3 | 9.7 | ||
| SBC | 1 | Louisiana-Lafayette Cajuns | 8.5 | 3.5 | GoDaddy | |
| SBC | 2 | South Alabama Jaguars | 7.2 | 4.8 | New Orleans | |
| SBC | 3 | Georgia Southern Eagles | 7.1 | 4.9 | Camellia | |
| SBC | 4 | Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks | 6.7 | 5.3 | ||
| SBC | 5 | Texas State Bobcats | 6.4 | 5.6 | ||
| SBC | 6 | Arkansas State Wolves | 5.8 | 6.2 | ||
| SBC | 7 | Idaho Vandals | 5.5 | 6.5 | ||
| SBC | 8 | Troy Trojans | 5.1 | 6.9 | ||
| SBC | 9 | Appalachian State Mountaineers | 5.0 | 7.0 | ||
| SBC | 10 | New Mexico State Aggies | 3.9 | 8.1 | ||
| SBC | 11 | Georgia State Panthers | 1.4 | 10.6 | ||
| SEC | 1 | Alabama Tide | 10.0 | 2.0 | Playoff | |
| SEC | 2 | South Carolina Gamecocks | 9.5 | 2.5 | Peach | |
| SEC | 3 | Georgia Bulldogs | 9.5 | 2.5 | Orange | |
| SEC | 4 | Auburn Tigers | 8.2 | 3.8 | Capitol One | |
| SEC | 5 | LSU Tigers | 8.0 | 4.0 | Outback | |
| SEC | 6 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 7.7 | 4.3 | Gator | |
| SEC | 7 | Ole Miss Rebels | 7.7 | 4.3 | Music City | |
| SEC | 8 | Texas A&M Aggies | 7.3 | 4.7 | Belk | |
| SEC | 9 | Missouri Tigers | 6.4 | 5.6 | Liberty | |
| SEC | 10 | Florida Gators | 6.6 | 5.4 | Birmingham | |
| SEC | 11 | Tennessee Volunteers | 5.7 | 6.3 | Texas | |
| SEC | 12 | Vanderbilt Commodores | 4.9 | 7.1 | ||
| SEC | 13 | Arkansas Razorbacks | 4.5 | 7.5 | ||
| SEC | 14 | Kentucky Wildcats | 3.6 | 8.4 |
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