2012 college football survey results

Scout.com surveyed 100 of its top college football experts, scouts and publishers about the upcoming 2012 season. Here's what they had to say.

From national champion to top uniforms, Scout.com's 2012 college football survey covered the biggest and best topics for the year ahead in the sport. Check out who gets the early season nods from our experts in a variety of categories. (Only most significant answers displayed for each)

National champion
School	Votes
Southern Cal	29
Alabama	25
Louisiana State	24

Paper Tiger (won't live up to hype)
School	Votes
Arkansas	13
Florida State	12
West Virginia	10

Heisman Trophy winner
Player	Votes
Matt Barkley, QB, USC	50
Landry Jones, QB, Oklahoma	12
Montee Ball, RB, Wisconsin	9
Denard Robinson, QB, Mich.	7

Biggest sleeper team
School	Votes
Washington State	11
Ohio State	8
Texas	7

Sleeping giant (ready for top 10)
School	Votes
Washington	9
UCLA, Miami, UNC	6
34 other teams received votes

Game of the year (non-conference)
Game	Votes
Alabama vs. Michigan	44
Notre Dame at Oklahoma	8
Boise State at Michigan State	8

Game of the year (conference)
Game	Votes
Alabama at LSU	47
Oregon at USC	17

Best traditional rivalry
Rivalry	Votes
Auburn vs. Alabama	21
Michigan vs. Ohio State	20
Texas vs. Oklahoma	14
Army vs. Navy	13

Stadium I'd love to go to
Stadium	Votes
Notre Dame	20
Louisiana State	14
Michigan	11

Best game day atmosphere
School	Votes
Louisiana State	16
Ole Miss	9
Alabama	7

Best active coach
Coach	Votes
Nick Saban, Alabama	60
Gary Patterson, TCU	6
Les Miles, LSU	5

Best recruiter (head coach)
Coach	Votes
Nick Saban, Alabama	38
Lane Kiffin, USC	17
Mack Brown, Texas	8

New coach with best future
Coach	Votes
Urban Meyer, Ohio State	43
Mike Leach, Washington State	13
Rich Rodriguez, Arizona	9

Who will win the SEC?
School	Votes
Alabama	46
LSU	43

Who will win the ACC?
School	Votes
Florida State	52
Virginia Tech	21
Clemson	16

Who will win the Big East?
School	Votes
Louisville	38
Pittsburgh	17
South Florida	15

Who will win the Pac-12?
School	Votes
USC	76
Oregon	19

Who will win the Big Ten?
School	Votes
Michigan	53
Wisconsin	16
Ohio State	14

Who will win the Big 12?
School	Votes
Oklahoma	68
Texas	15
Oklahoma State	8

Who will win Conference USA?
School	Votes
Houston	27
SMU	18
Southern Miss	17

Who will win the MAC?
School	Votes
Northern Illinois	22
Ohio	18
Toledo	13

Who will win the Mountain West?
School	Votes
Boise State	80
Air Force	5
San Diego State	5

Who will win the Sun Belt?
School	Votes
Arkansas State	35
Troy	17
Florida International	16

Who will win the WAC?
School	Votes
Louisiana Tech	50
Utah State	25
San Jose State	8

What is the best conference?
School	Votes
SEC	81
Pac-12	11

You'd want your son to play at ...
School	Votes
Stanford	24
Alabama	11
Notre Dame	5

Thoughts on new playoff system?
Answer	Votes
Prefer eight-team playoff	57
It's perfect	16
Prefer 16-team playoff	15

Should college athletes get paid?
School	Votes
Yes -- added cost of living	43
No	35
Yes -- revenue sports only	12

Who has the best uniforms?
School	Votes
Oregon	20
Michigan	11
Penn State	6

Who has the worst uniforms?
School	Votes
Oregon	26
Maryland	20
Penn State	7