| SEC Champion - Alabama Crimson Tide - The | | | | like the Hokies to reclaim the ACC crown. Odds |
| defending BCS champions haven't lost a regular | | | | makers have listed Virginia Tech at +1500 to win |
| season conference game since the 2007 season. | | | | the BCS championship. |
| That kind of track record under coach Nick Saban | | | | Big East Champion - Pittsburgh Panthers - Pitt is |
| gives them an excellent chance to bring home the | | | | coming off its best season in nearly 30 years, and |
| SEC title again in 2010, especially now that a guy | | | | the scary thing is that the season could have |
| named Tim Tebow is no longer in the league. | | | | been a lot better. Pitt had 10 defeats in 2009, and |
| Odds makers have listed Alabama at +600 to win | | | | all three of them came by a combined 11 points. |
| the BCS championship. | | | | With explosive tailback Dion Lewis ready to make |
| Big 12 Champion - Oklahoma Sooners - The | | | | a run at the Heisman, Pitt appears poised to win |
| experience that Landry Jones gained while filling in | | | | the Big East. Odds makers have listed Pitt at |
| for the injured Sam Bradford gives the Sooners | | | | +4000 to win the BCS championship. |
| an excellent chance to find the top of the Big 12 | | | | Mountain West Champion - TCU Horned Frogs - |
| ranks again in 2010. Without Colt McCoy under | | | | The Horned Frogs are not only the most |
| center, Texas could endure some growing pains, | | | | complete team in the MWC, but one of the most |
| and Big 12 North challenger Nebraska doesn't | | | | complete football teams in the country. Their only |
| figure to be as dominant without Ndamukong Suh. | | | | blemish was a 7-point loss to Boise State in the |
| Odds makers have listed Oklahoma at +500 to | | | | Fiesta Bowl last season. Odds makers have listed |
| win the BCS championship. | | | | TCU at +1500 to win the BCS championship. |
| Big 10 Champion - Ohio State Buckeyes - With | | | | WAC Champion - Boise State Broncos - Boise |
| plenty of returning talent on both sides of the | | | | State has won a pair of BCS bowls in recent |
| football, and a favorable schedule, the Buckeyes | | | | years, and it would love to take things up another |
| have an excellent opportunity to win their sixth | | | | notch with an overall BCS championship this |
| straight Big Ten championship. If they can handle | | | | season. With nine starters returning on both sides |
| Miami at home in their second game of the | | | | of the ball from a team that ran the table last |
| season, and Iowa on the road in their second to | | | | season, the Broncos might just get their chance. |
| last game of the season, the Buckeyes may find | | | | Odds makers have listed Boise State at +700 to |
| themselves playing for a national title. Odds | | | | win the BCS championship. |
| makers have listed Ohio State at +600 to win the | | | | Conference USA Champion - Houston Cougars - |
| BCS championship. | | | | Houston led the entire country by scoring 42.2 |
| Pac-10 Champion - USC Trojans - The NCAA has | | | | points per game in 2009, and with star |
| taken action against USC, enforcing a two-year | | | | quarterback Case Keenum back for his senior |
| bowl ban and reducing the amount of scholarships | | | | season, we can expect the Cougars to light up |
| available. This means new head coach Lane Kiffin | | | | the scoreboard again in 2010. The result should be |
| will have his work cut out for himself in the long | | | | a conference title. Odds makers have grouped |
| run, but year one should be a success. He already | | | | Houston as part of the field at +10000 to win the |
| has strong-armed quarterback Matt Barkley in | | | | BCS championship. |
| place along with plenty of other offensive | | | | Mid-American Champion - Northern Illinois Huskies - |
| weapons. The Pac-10 is down, and that gives the | | | | The Huskies could take some non-conference |
| Trojans a great chance to take the league. Plus, | | | | losses early as they play three BCS schools in the |
| they'll make every game count knowing there will | | | | opening weeks, but those games should have |
| be nothing to play for in January. | | | | them ahead of the curve when conference play |
| ACC Champion - Virginia Tech Hokies - Under | | | | kicks off. The Huskies return nine starters on a |
| head coach Frank Beamer, the Hokies have put | | | | defensive unit that led the league in yards allowed, |
| together six consecutive 10-win campaigns. | | | | and that defense will be the driving force behind a |
| Virginia Tech has been among the best defensive | | | | very successful season. Odds makers have listed |
| teams in the country each of those six seasons, | | | | Northern Illinois as part of the field at +10000 to |
| and with seven offensive starters back from a | | | | win the BCS championship. |
| unit that finished second in the ACC in scoring, I | | | | |