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Teams w/ National Championship chances - Dennis Dodd

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August 31, 2016 at 3:54pm
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Typically annoying Dennis Dodd from CBS Sports took time away from writing stories about Jim Tressel, and surmises that only 18 teams have a chance at winning a National Championship this year (and it's really less than that).

1. The last first-time NC winner was Florida 20 seasons ago in 1996.

2. Since 1998 (BCS era) only 17 teams have played for a National Championship.

3. Since 1998, there has been more than two undefeated Power Five champions in the regular season just once (2004 -- USC, Auburn, Oklahoma)

His list of 18 can be found at the linked article.  If Houston, Iowa, Ole Miss, or Stanford make it, they would be first timers. Other 14 have been there before.

Four teams from the Big 10:

Big Ten -- Ohio State, Michigan, Michigan State, Iowa: Lots of depth here. Ohio State is favored. Michigan State is the defending champ. Michigan continues to coast under Jim Harbaugh. Iowa should coast to the West Division title.

Don't understand what "Michigan continues to coast" means......

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