Sometimes, even the best experts can stumble on preseason predictions. A look back at our panel's preseason picks for conference winners and who they thought would be in the Rose Bowl.

And here's a quick rundown of the right answers:
Orange Bowl: Nebraska vs. Miami
ACC: Maryland
Big East: Miami
Big Ten: Illinois
Big 12: Colorado
C-USA: Louisville
MAC: Toledo
Mtn. West: BYU
Pac-10: Oregon
SEC: LSU
Sun Belt: North Texas
WAC: Louisiana Tech

Kirk Herbstreit ROSE BOWL: Miami vs. Oklahoma CONFERENCES: ACC: Florida St. BIG EAST: Miami BIG TEN: Ohio St. BIG 12: Oklahoma C-USA: East Carolina MAC: Toledo MTN. WEST: Col. St. PAC-10: Oregon SEC: Florida SUN BELT: MTSU WAC: Fresno St.	Lee Corso ROSE BOWL: Oregon vs. Va. Tech CONFERENCES: ACC: Florida St. BIG EAST: Va. Tech BIG TEN: Michigan BIG 12: Nebraska C-USA: Louisville MAC: Toledo MTN. WEST: BYU PAC-10 Oregon SEC: Florida SUN BELT: MTSU WAC: Fresno St.	Rod Gilmore ROSE BOWL: Florida vs. Oklahoma CONFERENCES: ACC: Florida St. BIG EAST: Va. Tech BIG TEN: Ohio State BIG 12: Oklahoma C-USA: East Carolina MAC: Toledo MTN. WEST: Col. St. PAC-10: Oregon SEC: Florida SUN BELT: Idaho WAC: Fresno St.	Bill Curry ROSE BOWL: Florida vs. Virginia Tech CONFERENCES: ACC: Ga. Tech BIG EAST: Va. Tech. BIG TEN: Michigan BIG 12: Oklahoma C-USA: Louisville MAC: Marshall MTN. WEST: Col. St. PAC-10: Oregon St. SEC: Florida SUN BELT: Idaho WAC: Fresno St.
Rece Davis ROSE BOWL: Florida vs. Oklahoma CONFERENCES: ACC: Georgia Tech BIG EAST: Miami BIG TEN: Purdue BIG 12: Oklahoma C-USA: Louisville MAC: Toledo MTN. WEST: UNLV PAC-10: Oregon SEC: Florida SUN BELT: MTSU WAC: Fresno St.	Mel Kiper, Jr. ROSE BOWL: Texas vs. Miami CONFERENCES: ACC: Georgia Tech BIG EAST: Miami BIG TEN: Illinois BIG 12: Texas C-USA: East Carolina MAC: Toledo MTN. WEST: BYU PAC-10: UCLA SEC: Florida SUN BELT: MTSU WAC: Fresno St.	Gene Wojciechowski ROSE BOWL: UCLA vs. Georgia Tech CONFERENCES: ACC: Ga. Tech BIG EAST: Miami BIG TEN: Wisconsin BIG 12: Oklahoma C-USA: East Carolina MAC: Toledo MTN. WEST: Col. St. PAC-10: UCLA SEC: Florida SUN BELT: MTSU WAC: San Jose St.	Mike Gottfried ROSE BOWL: Florida vs. Nebraska CONFERENCES: ACC: Florida St. BIG EAST: Va. Tech BIG TEN: Mich./Ohio St. BIG 12: Nebraska C-USA: E. Carolina MAC: Marshall/W. Mich. MTN. WEST: Col. St. PAC-10: Oregon SEC: Florida SUN BELT: MTSU WAC: Fresno St.
Beano Cook ROSE BOWL: Florida vs. Nebraska CONFERENCES: ACC: Clemson BIG EAST: Miami BIG TEN: Michigan BIG 12: Nebraska C-USA: Louisville MAC: Toledo MTN. WEST: BYU PAC-10: Oregon SEC: Florida SUN BELT: MTSU WAC: Fresno St.	Todd Christensen ROSE BOWL: Miami vs. Nebraska CONFERENCES: ACC: Florida St. BIG EAST: Miami BIG TEN: Wisconsin BIG 12: Nebraska C-USA: East Carolina MAC: Marshall MTN. WEST: Col. St. PAC-10: Oregon SEC: Florida SUN BELT: MTSU WAC: Fresno St.