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Experts: No consensus on Fiesta Bowl pick

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Here's a quick look at our experts' picks for the upcoming season. Each has predicted 11 conference winners and the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl matchup that will decide the national champion. Check back in January to see who got it right.


Kirk Herbstreit
FIESTA BOWL:
Oklahoma vs. Tennessee
CONFERENCES:
ACC: Florida St.
BIG EAST: Miami
BIG TEN: Ohio St.
BIG 12: Oklahoma
C-USA: Louisville
MAC: Marshall
MTN. WEST: Utah
PAC-10: Oregon
SEC: Tennessee
SUN BELT: MTSU
WAC: Hawaii

Lee Corso
FIESTA BOWL:
Texas vs. LSU
CONFERENCES:
ACC: Florida St.
BIG EAST: Miami
BIG TEN: Ohio St.
BIG 12: Okla./Colo.
C-USA: Louisville
MAC: Marshall
MTN. WEST: Colo. St.
PAC-10: Washington St.
SEC: Tennessee/LSU
SUN BELT: Idaho
WAC: Hawaii

Bill Curry
FIESTA BOWL:
Miami vs.Texas
CONFERENCES:
ACC: Florida St.
BIG EAST: Miami
BIG TEN: Ohio St.
BIG 12: Texas
C-USA: Louisville
MAC: Marshall
MTN. WEST: Utah
PAC-10: Oregon
SEC: Tennessee
SUN BELT: MTSU
WAC: Louisiana Tech

Rece Davis
FIESTA BOWL:
Florida St. vs. Oklahoma
CONFERENCES:
ACC: Florida St.
BIG EAST: Miami
BIG TEN: Ohio St.
BIG 12: Okla./Colo.
C-USA: Louisville
MAC: Marshall
MTN. WEST: Colo. St.
PAC-10: Washington
SEC: Tennessee/LSU
SUN BELT: MTSU
WAC: Louisiana Tech
 

Mel Kiper, Jr.
FIESTA BOWL:
Texas vs. Florida St.
CONFERENCES:
ACC: Florida St.
BIG EAST: Miami
BIG TEN: Michigan St.
BIG 12: Texas
C-USA: Louisville
MAC: Marshall
MTN. WEST: Utah
PAC-10: Washington St.
SEC: Tennessee
SUN BELT: MTSU
WAC: Boise St.

Gene Wojciechowski
FIESTA BOWL:
Florida St. vs. Oklahoma
CONFERENCES:
ACC: Florida St.
BIG EAST: Miami
BIG TEN: Michigan St.
BIG 12: Oklahoma
C-USA: Louisville
MAC: Marshall
MTN. WEST: Utah
PAC-10: Oregon
SEC: Georgia
SUN BELT: MTSU
WAC: Hawaii

Mike Gottfried
FIESTA BOWL:
Florida St. vs. Oklahoma
CONFERENCES:
ACC: Florida St.
BIG EAST: Miami
BIG TEN: Ohio St.
BIG 12: Oklahoma
C-USA: Louisville
MAC: Marshall
MTN. WEST: BYU
PAC-10: Wash./USC
SEC: Tennessee
SUN BELT: MTSU
WAC: Fresno St.

Beano Cook
FIESTA BOWL:
TBA
CONFERENCES:
ACC: Florida St.
BIG EAST: Miami
BIG TEN: Ohio St.
BIG 12: Texas
C-USA: Louisville
MAC: Marshall
MTN. WEST: BYU
PAC-10: USC
SEC: Tennessee
SUN BELT: MTSU
WAC: Fresno St.
 

Todd Christensen
FIESTA BOWL:
Miami vs. Oklahoma
CONFERENCES:
ACC: Florida St.
BIG EAST: Miami
BIG TEN: Michigan
BIG 12: Texas
C-USA: Louisville
MAC: Marshall
MTN. WEST: Colo. St.
PAC-10: Washington
SEC: Tennessee
SUN BELT: NM St.
WAC: Boise St.

Trev Alberts
FIESTA BOWL:
Miami vs. Oklahoma
CONFERENCES:
ACC: Florida St.
BIG EAST: Miami
BIG TEN: Ohio St.
BIG 12: Oklahoma
C-USA: Louisville
MAC: Marshall
MTN. WEST: Utah
PAC-10: Washington
SEC: Georgia
SUN BELT: North Texas
WAC: Boise St.





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