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According to 107 of the 128 FBS head coaches, Alabama is the favorite to win the playoff.
The Crimson Tide were picked by 60 percent of the coaches in ESPN.com’s weekly poll, #1Qfor128. Oregon came in second with 28 percent of the vote, followed by Florida State and Ohio State who received six percent of the vote.
When asked the pick the semifinal matchups, Alabama was chosen over Ohio State by a 90-10 percent margin. Oregon was selected over Florida State by a 73-27 percent margin.
Alabama-Oregon was selected as the national championship matchup on Jan. 12 by 67 percent of the coaches polled. Alabama-Florida State, Oregon-Ohio State and Florida State-Ohio State rounded out the selections.
Nearly one-third of the coaches polled believe the College Football Playoff selection committee didn’t choose the best four teams. A higher percentage of Power 5 head coaches believed the committee did select the best four teams (72 percent yes, 28 percent no) compared to Group of 5 coaches (67 percent yes, 33 percent no).
You can find more information from the poll conducted by ESPN’s Brett McMurphy here.
#1Qfor128 Voting Breakdown
Did the selection committee select the best four teams?
Yes: 69 percent
No: 31 percent
How Power 5 coaches voted:
Yes: 72 percent
No: 28 percent
How the Group of 5 coaches voted:
Yes: 67 percent
No: 33 percent
Who will win the College Football Playoff:
Alabama: 60 percent
Oregon: 28 percent
Florida State: 6 percent
Ohio State: 6 percent
How the Power 5 coaches voted:
Alabama: 58 percent
Oregon: 32 percent
Florida State: 7 percent
Ohio State: 3 percent
How the Group of 5 coaches voted:
Alabama: 62 percent
Oregon: 24 percent
Ohio State: 8 percent
Florida State: 6 percent
Who will win the Rose Bowl semifinal?
Oregon: 73 percent
Florida State: 27 percent
How the Power 5 coaches voted:
Oregon: 67 percent
Florida State: 33 percent
How the Group of 5 coaches voted:
Oregon: 77 percent
Florida State: 23 percent
Who will win the Sugar Bowl semifinal?
Alabama: 90 percent
Ohio State: 10 percent
How the Power 5 coaches voted:
Alabama: 91 percent
Ohio State: 9 percent
How the Group of 5 coaches voted:
Alabama: 89 percent
Ohio State: 11 percent
Who will meet in the College Football Playoff final?
Alabama-Oregon: 67 percent
Alabama-Florida State: 24 percent
Oregon-Ohio State: 5 percent
Ohio State-Florida State: 4 percent
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