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The National Media is a bit more split on tonight's National Championship Game than you might think.
Not counting CBS' lame Against the Spread picks* or the ones of your RBR staff, the national media has predicted the Crimson Tide to successfully defend their crown by a count of 31 to 28.
| Name | Affiliate | Winner | Pick |
| Andrea Adelson | ESPN | Clemson | 28-24 |
| Edward Aschoff | ESPN | Alabama | 27-20 |
| Anthony Becht | ESPN | Clemson | 27-24 |
| Mike Bellotti | ESPN | Clemson | 27-24 |
| Mack Brown | ESPN | Clemson | 31-28 |
| Heather Dinich | ESPN | Alabama | 21-20 |
| Brock Huard | ESPN | Alabama | 30-28 |
| Chris Low | ESPN | Alabama | 34-24 |
| Ivan Maisel | ESPN | Alabama | 27-24 |
| Ryan McGee | ESPN | Alabama | 31-28 |
| Brett McMurphy | ESPN | Alabama | 34-17 |
| Todd McShay | ESPN | Alabama | 27-20 |
| Andy Staples | Sports Illustrated | Alabama | 31-28 |
| Pete Thamel | Sports Illustrated | Clemson | 28-27 |
| Lindsay Schnell | Sports Illustrated | Clemson | 38-35 |
| Brian Hamilton | Sports Illustrated | Clemson | 24-20 |
| Joan Niesen | Sports Illustrated | Clemson | 35-31 |
| Colin Becht | Sports Illustrated | Alabama | 24-20 |
| Gabriel Baumgaertner | Sports Illustrated | Clemson | 24-20 |
| Barton Simmons | 247Sports | Clemson | 24-23 |
| Travis Haney | 247Sports | Alabama | 28-17 |
| Chris Hummer | 247Sports | Alabama | 31-28 |
| Charlie Potter | 247Sports | Alabama | 31-24 |
| Anna Hickey | 247Sports | Clemson | 33-30 |
| Stewart Mandel | FoxSports | Clemson | 24-20 |
| Bruce Feldman | FoxSports | Clemson | no score given. |
| Michael Casagrande | AL.com | Alabama | 21-20 |
| Drew Champlin | AL.com | Alabama | 38-31 |
| Joseph Goodman | AL.com | Clemson | 27-24 |
| Rainer Sabin | AL.com | Alabama | 28-20 |
| Kevin Scarbinsky | AL.com | Alabama | 28-27 |
| John Talty | AL.com | Alabama | 27-24 |
| Creg Stephenson | AL.com | Alabama | 33-29 |
| Steven Lassan | Athlon | Alabama | 31-27 |
| Mitch Light | Athlon | Alabama | 27-24 |
| John Gworek | Athlon | Clemson | 23-21 |
| Rich McVey | Athlon | Alabama | 34-24 |
| Mark Ross | Athlon | Clemson | 27-24 |
| Braden Gall | Athlon | Clemson |
34-31 |
| Allen Kenney | Athlon | Clemson | 24-21 |
| Bryan Fischer | Athlon | Alabama | 31-27 |
| Jim Weber | Athlon | Clemson | 31-30 |
| Kevin McGuire | Athlon | Alabama | 26-23 |
| J.P. Scott | Athlon | Clemson | 31-20 |
| Matt Connolly | The State (Columbia, SC) | Clemson | no score given. |
| Josh Kendall | The State (Columbia, SC) | Alabama | no score given. |
| Nancy Armour | USA Today | Alabama | no score given. |
| Nicole Auerbach | USA Today | Clemson | 31-24 |
| Paul Myerberg | USA Today | Clemson | no score given. |
| George Schroeder | USA Today | Clemson | no score given. |
| Dan Wolken | USA Today | Alabama | 27-20 |
| Scott Keepfer | Greenville (SC) News | Clemson | 24-17 |
| Manie Robinson | Greenville (SC) News | Clemson | 26-18 |
| Duane Rankin | Montgomery Advertiser | Alabama | 28-27 |
| Brad Senkiw | Anderson (SC) Independent Mail | Alabama | no score given. |
| David Wharton | Los Angeles Times | Clemson | 38-35 |
| Jon Solomon | CBS | Clemson | 20-17 |
| Tom Fornelli | CBS | Alabama** | no score given. |
| Dennis Dodd | CBS | Clemson* | no score given. |
| Jerry Palm | CBS | Alabama** | no score given. |
| Robby Kalland | CBS | Clemson* | no score given. |
| Ben Kercheval | CBS | Clemson* | no score given. |
| Chip Patterson | CBS | Clemson* | no score given. |
| Josh | RollBamaRoll.com | Alabama | 26-17 |
| Brent | RollBamaRoll.com | Alabama | 31-21 |
| CB969 | RollBamaRoll.com | Alabama | 38-23 |
| Erik | RollBamaRoll.com | Alabama | 31-17 |
*Against the Spread only.
**Against the Spread but picking Bama to cover is a Bama win; counted in the 31.
Almost all casinos and offshore bookings have steadfastly stayed at Alabama -6.5.