The Clemson Tigers’ victory over the Alabama Crimson Tide in last season’s College Football Playoff National Championship gave the Atlantic Coast Conference its second title in the past four years. Alabama’s loss also means that the Southeastern Conference has won just one of the past four championships after claiming seven consecutive from 2006-2012. While the Crimson Tide are expected to be a top contender again in the 2017 season, it’s apparent that the rest of the Power Five conferences have closed the gap on the SEC. Here are our conference rankings heading into the 2017 college football season:
