The offseason brings dreams of a national championship to many college football programs, but the ugly truth is there's only a small group of legitimate contenders for the 2018 crown.
We've narrowed the list to 10 teams, which unsurprisingly include each of the four 2017 College Football Playoff qualifiers.
And in complete honesty, if required to make a choice between taking Alabama, Clemson and Georgia or the field, there's a compelling case for the three-school group. Throw in Ohio State, and most people are probably taking those four.
Late transfers, suspensions or injuries—as Florida State experienced with Deondre Francois last season—may eventually affect the list.