** 2023 Previews: ESPN CFB Picks & Predictions **

[Saunders]

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2023 college football picks, predictions by conference

Just when it looked like college football was settling down for the final season of a four-team playoff, conference realignment shook up the sport once again.

UCLA and USC are leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten in 2024, along with Oregon and Washington. Arizona, Arizona State, Colorado and Utah are jumping to the Big 12, leaving the Pac-12 on life support.

What else has changed? Matt Rhule is coaching Nebraska, Deion Sanders is at Colorado, Hugh Freeze is back at Auburn and Luke Fickell will be on Wisconsin's sideline.

What hasn't changed? Two-time defending national champion Georgia is still the team to beat in the FBS. The Bulldogs, 29-1 the past two seasons, will attempt to join Minnesota (1934 to 1936) as the sport's only teams to win three national titles in a row.

Before the 2023 season kicks off with seven games Saturday, here are predictions heading into the year.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/38221760/college-football-picks-predictions-champions-conferences

 

Predicted Finish: Big Ten

EAST	OVERALL	CONF.
Michigan	11-1	8-1
Ohio State	11-1	8-1
Penn State	10-2	7-2
Maryland	7-5	4-5
Michigan State	5-7	3-6
Rutgers	4-8	2-7
Indiana	3-9	1-8
WEST	OVERALL	CONF.
Wisconsin	9-3	6-3
Iowa	9-3	6-3
Minnesota	8-4	6-3
Illinois	7-5	5-4
Nebraska	7-5	4-5
Purdue	4-8	3-6
Northwestern	2-10	0-9

Edited August 21, 2023 by Saunders

[Undone]

Means they think we'll beat Colorado. I'll take it.    

[Red Five]

Being the last year of the East/West, I think we need a 3 way tie at 8-1 in the East and a 4 way tie at 5-4 in the West.