The conference championship is the most interesting.
There is only one other championship that matters: the Big 12 Championship. The other ones are just for positioning.
If SMU wins, everything is clear. It will be number three, number four, and the Big 12 champion. Alabama will be number eleven and number twelve in some way. Boom. But the fight will happen if Clemson wins.
If not for the committee’s choice to put SMU in and leave Alabama out, the Tigers would likely be number 12.
The experts at CFN share their picks for the ACC Championship.
Clemson vs SMU Expert Picks, How To Watch
Game Time: 8:00 pm ET
How To Watch: ABC
Venue: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC
Line: SMU -2.5, o/u: 55.5
* next to the pick means the team will win, but not cover
Big Game Ben, CFN
SMU
E, CFN
Clemson
Jackson Caudell
SMU
Nathan Erbach, ND on SI
SMU
Pete Fiutak, CFN
SMU
John Kennedy, ND on SI
Clemson
Andrew Margolick, CFN
Clemson
Doug Millen, CFN
SMU
Johnny Rosenstein
SMU
Nick Shepkowski, ND on SI
Clemson
Jake Margolick, CFN
Clemson
Clucko the Chicken (a coin flip)
Clemson
CONSENSUS PICK
Clemson
