It’s hard to believe that college football is only two weeks away. Preseason camps have grown somewhat boring. Fans want to see their team get on the field and actually take on another opponent. They won’t have to wait long now. With the season being so close, some of the top national college football analysts are turning in their picks for the College Football Playoff.

On Friday afternoon, Bruce Feldman of The Athletic joined “The Paul Finebaum Show” and was asked about which four teams would be left standing at the end of the 2018 season. Feldman did make a couple of predictable picks, but he did have one or two that may draw some debate. He has Alabama and Clemson getting back to the playoff yet again, he has Washington making its second appearance in three seasons, and he has Wisconsin surviving the gauntlet of the Big Ten.

“I’ve got Alabama. I’m going with Clemson out off the ACC. I’ve got Washington out of the Pac-12, and I have Wisconsin, even though I think they have a tricky schedule with some good road opponents,” Feldman told Finebaum.

The toughest call Feldman had to make when making his playoff picks was to decide which Big Ten team would get the nod. Earlier in the summer Feldman was going back and forth on Wisconsin and Ohio State, but the recent scandal involving Urban Meyer and Ohio State made his decision a little bit easier. Even if Meyer does return to work next week, the whole saga has been a big distraction. That’s not to take anything away from the Badgers. Feldman sees 2018 as a big year for that program with the amount of talent it has.

“I think Wisconsin is going to be the team to beat in the Big Ten. I was torn a little bit this summer on Ohio State or Wisconsin, but I don’t think all this drama around Urban Meyer and the program has helped any,” Feldman said. “Just from talking to people who have been through at Wisconsin, I think this is a big year for them. They’re going to have the best offensive line in the country. They’re more athletic than people give them credit for, Their quarterback finished last year by lighting up an athletic Miami defense in a bowl game. I think this is going to be a big year for them.”

ESPN College GameDay host Rece Davis also made his College Football Playoff picks recently, and he seems to concur with Feldman. Davis picked the same four teams at a panel hosted by ESPN yesterday.

With both pundits selecting Alabama and Clemson, it looks like there is a distinct possibility we get Part IV of that matchup in the College Football Playoff. The Crimson Tide have taken two out of the first three, including the Semi-Final game last season. If any fans are growing tired of seeing Dabo Swinney and Nick Saban go head to head, they may not like the playoff picks of many national experts.