Evaluating the playoff contenders: 4-1

Which of the conference championship favorites are best positioned to make noise in the ensuing college football playoffs?

We’re down to our final four.

The four prognosticated (by me) conference champions who each get a 1st round bye in the expanded college football playoff.

I did 12-9 here and 8-5 here. Ole Miss and Texas stood out in the second tier for their potential for meeting the criteria I believe will settle the title. Here’s our criteria:

And here are our final four teams, each picked by yours truly to win their respective conferences.