Our first 2026 national champion predictions: Drafting top contenders

Can the SEC put an end to the Big Ten's national championship streak? That quest begins with four SEC teams, although one ACC team might be the most dangerous threat to the Big Ten's string of dominance in 2026.

On today's episode, hosts Blake Toppmeyer and John Adams go head-to-head drafting their top six national championship contenders.

Adams, with the first pick in the draft, plucks a frontrunner from the SEC, but Toppmeyer ventures outside the SEC for his first two picks. Adams stealthily steals one team that Toppmeyer badly wanted on his lineup of national championship contenders.

In the end, they each select two SEC teams among their six-pack of national championship contenders.