The USA TODAY Sports college football staff projects the winners of college football’s five power conferences and the College Football Playoff:

NICOLE AUERBACH

Conference picks

ACC

ATLANTIC: Florida State | COASTAL: Virginia Tech

CHAMPION: Florida State

BIG TEN

EAST: Michigan State | WEST: Iowa

CHAMPION: Michigan State

BIG 12

CHAMPION: Baylor

PAC-12

NORTH: Oregon | SOUTH: UCLA

CHAMPION: Oregon

SEC

EAST: Georgia | WEST: Alabama

CHAMPION: Alabama

College Football Playoff picks

SEMINFINALISTS: Florida State, Alabama, Oregon and Baylor

CHAMPION: Florida State

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PAUL MYERBERG

Conference picks

ACC

ATLANTIC: Florida State | COASTAL: North Carolina

Champion: Florida State

BIG TEN

EAST: Michigan State | WEST: Nebraska

CHAMPION: Michigan State

BIG 12

CHAMPION: Baylor

PAC-12

NORTH: Oregon | SOUTH: UCLA

CHAMPION: Oregon

SEC

EAST: South Carolina | WEST: Alabama

CHAMPION: Alabama

College Football Playoff picks

SEMIFINALISTS: Florida State, Alabama, Oregon, South Carolina

CHAMPION: Florida State

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GEORGE SCHROEDER

Conference picks

ACC

ATLANTIC: Florida State | COASTAL: Miami

CHAMPION: Florida State

BIG TEN

EAST: Michigan State | WEST: Nebraska

CHAMPION: Michigan State

BIG 12

CHAMPION: Oklahoma

PAC-12

NORTH: Oregon | SOUTH: UCLA

CHAMPION: Oregon

SEC

EAST: Georgia | WEST: Alabama

CHAMPION: Alabama

College Football Playoff picks

SEMIFINALISTS: Florida State, Alabama, Oregon, Oklahoma

CHAMPION: Oregon

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DANIEL UTHMAN

Conference picks

ACC

ATLANTIC: Florida State | COASTAL: Miami

CHAMPION: Florida State

BIG TEN

EAST: Michigan State | WEST: Wisconsin

CHAMPION: Michigan State

BIG 12

CHAMPION: Baylor

PAC-12

NORTH: Oregon | SOUTH: UCLA

CHAMPION: Oregon

SEC

EAST: South Carolina | WEST: LSU

CHAMPION: LSU

College Football Playoff picks

SEMIFINALISTS: Florida State, LSU, Oregon, Michigan State

CHAMPION: Florida State

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DAN WOLKEN

Conference picks

ACC

ATLANTIC: Florida State | COASTAL: Pittsburgh

CHAMPION: Florida State

BIG TEN

EAST: Michigan State | WEST: Wisconsin

CHAMPION: Michigan State

BIG 12

CHAMPION: Baylor

PAC-12

NORTH: Stanford | SOUTH: Arizona State

CHAMPION: Arizona State

SEC

EAST: Florida | WEST: Alabama

CHAMPION: Alabama

College Football Playoff picks

SEMIFINALISTS: Alabama, Baylor, Florida State, Michigan State

CHAMPION: Florida State