The Heisman Trophy ceremony (8 p.m ET Saturday) should be a coronation of Oregon QB Marcus Mariota.

Florida State QB and resident villain Jameis Winston also will be in attendance — as a past winner, not as a finalist. He’s thrown 17 interceptions heading into Saturday night’s ACC championship game.

Who else will make the trip to New York next weekend? Usually there are four or five finalists, though six got invited last year.

We’re guessing four again in 2014.

MARCUS MARIOTA, QB, OREGON

All due respect to Amari Cooper and every other player in college football, but those screaming that the Alabama receiver is the most valuable player in college football haven’t watched the Ducks play this season.

Keeping up with the injuries to Oregon’s offensive line this season has been like trying to drill a hummingbird with a paper airplane. The team’s defense is 49th in the country in points per possession allowed. Star tight end Pharaoh Brown suffered a devastating leg injury that hospitalized him for several days.

To be fair, Mariota has a wealth of skill players at his disposal, including Royce Freeman, Byron Marshall, Devon Allen and Thomas Tyner.

But Oregon (12-1) will be in the College Football Playoff as the No. 1 or No. 2 overall seed because of Mariota.

He’s lost a few fumbles, including late in a home loss to Arizona, but he’s also accounted for 52 touchdowns, 38 passing and 14 rushing. (For reference, Cooper has 14 total touchdowns.) He’s generated 4,452 yards of total offense. He’s thrown 372 passes and just two of them have ended up in the hands of an opposing defender.

The award is his.

MELVIN GORDON, RB, WISCONSIN

He broke LaDainian Tomlinson’s single-game NCAA rushing record with 408 yards against Nebraska. His 2,260 rushing yards entering Saturday night’s Big Ten championship put him within striking distance of Barry Sanders’ single-season record.

Yet he has little chance to wrest the award from Mariota. Such is life for a Big Ten running back in 2014.

Gordon is a no-doubter to go to New York, and there’s probably only two of them.

The running back has the luxury of an Arkansas-like offensive line. But Wisconsin’s quarterbacks have combined for a slightly worse season statistically than LSU’s despite Gordon’s presence, underscoring his ability.

AMARI COOPER, WR, ALABAMA

He only reached 100 receiving yards once in the last five games. But that one was pretty memorable — 13 catches for 224 yards and three TDs.

His 115 catches are mind-blowing. Remember, he plays receiver at Alabama.

Are the Tide in position to make the College Football Playoff as the No. 1 or No. 2 overall seed without Cooper? I don’t think so.

He’s broken pretty much every record at Alabama and outpaced anything Julio Jones ever did for the Crimson Tide with a new offensive coordinator and a first-year starter at quarterback. Compiling 1,656 receiving yards in 13 games is darned impressive.

TREVONE BOYKIN, QB, TCU

See any commonalities here? Other than Melvin Gordon and Wisconsin, the three other players are all part of College Football Playoff teams (we’re assuming TCU makes the field).

The Horned Frogs brought in a new offensive coordinator, and Boykin blossomed into one of the most productive players in the country. His 26 touchdowns against 6 interceptions are good, not great. But he’s keyed an offense averaging 46.8 points per game, second in the country.

TCU under Gary Patterson traditionally fields a tough defense, but this newfound explosive offense got the Horned Frogs to 11-1.

Others considered: Ohio State QB J.T. Barrett, Indiana RB Tevin Coleman, Mississippi State QB Dak Prescott, Arizona LB Scooby Wright.