Kirk Herbstreit’s final four teams at the end of the regular season includes all conference champions including his alma-mater Ohio State.

Goodbye TCU.

The Buckeyes’ 59-0 spanking of Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship on Saturday was all the noted ESPN analyst needed to see in his final evaluation of the nation’s best teams. Heading into the final College Football Playoff rankings, Herbstreit likes Alabama, Oregon, Florida State and Ohio State:

Herbsreit was also impressed by Mizzou’s effort in defeat, though it won’t matter since the three-loss Tigers aren’t going to qualify for a New Year’s Six bid.