SI college football predictions

SI has predictions up for the second half of the season on their front page. All 6 of their writers pick Alabama as one of the participants in the MNC game. 5 of the 6 pick the Tide to be the MNC. Interestingly, 5of 6 pick USC to be the TIde's opponent inthe title game. One guy picked UT. None of them really outlines the specifics of how their respective title game participants will get there, but we can probably assume they think usc will run the table and UT will lose in Stillwater and Iowa will lose somewhere (most likely in columbus). One guy mentions later that he thinks an unbeaten cincinatti will be shut out of the title game. But I was really struck by their unanimity in picking bama over florida and near unanimity in picking usc as their opponent-especially over an undefeated cincinatti . Any thoughts?