The Usual Suspects: It's Not Hard to Narrow Down the List of College Football Contenders

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By Chris Preston

No, I’m no prognosticator. No, I’m not a Mayan descendant who thinks he’s inherited his ancestors’ gift for knowing all things 2012. No, I don’t have access to Biff Tannen’s sports betting book from Back to the Future 2.

The Pretenders

Clemson, Kansas State, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Virginia Tech, West Virginia

The Has-Beens

The Enigmas

Auburn, Georgia

The Bowl-Banned

The Up-and-Comers

The Contenders

Alabama, Florida, Florida State, LSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, USC

I’ve given you the once-in-a-blue-moon, past-their-prime and never-will-be national championship candidates. But here are this year’s true contenders.

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