By Lincoln Iakopo, Sports Editor | December 14th, 2023
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The playoff seedings are set for New Years. The final four are Michigan, Washington, Texas, and Alabama with Florida State and Georgia barely missing the cut. The big question is who's going to come out on top and win the 2024 College Football National Championship?
Although Florida State was ranked in the top 4 all year, went undefeated and won their conference championship with a record of 13-0, they dropped to the fifth seed in the final ranking causing their historic season to come to an end.
The same thing happened with Georgia, they were ranked as number 1 all season long but dropped to the sixth seed after a narrow 27-24 loss to Alabama in their conference championship. This caused Alabama to jump from the eighth seed to the fourth seed ending Florida State and Georgia’s chances to win the National Championship.
Cooper Anderson, a junior at the Academy of Medical Arts said, “I’m a ride or die Oregon fan so no matter their record, they’re still the best team to me.”
WIth the current standing, there are predictions being made regarding who will win it all.
“Alabama definitely deserves to get in over Florida State. They were 12-1 conference champions with a way tougher schedule, but I do think Michigan is going to win the National Championship though,” Anderson said.
“As nice as Oregon’s uniforms are, USC is my hometown team, so I’m obligated to root for them,” said Carson High School senior Christian Ferrell. “The only reason Alabama made it to the playoffs over Florida State is because of the money. That’s all the playoff committee cares about anymore, and it’s ruining the sport.”
The question that many are contemplating is: should Florida State be in the playoffs over Texas and Alabama?
“It’s very simple really. Florida State was an undefeated Power 5 conference champion so they should automatically be in the playoffs. Texas beat Alabama in the regular season, so they should be in too. The playoffs should be Michigan, Washington, Florida State, and Texas,” Ferrell also said.
Academies of Education and Empowerment freshman Troy Taulua said, “Alabama is the best team in the country and no one can debate that. They’re going to blowout Michigan in the Rose Bowl and steamroll into the National Championship and hopefully get their revenge on Texas.”
And who’s going to come out on top and win the 2024 College Football National Championship?