Can Sports Illustrated be wrong?

This weekend starts the College Football Season. Sports Illustrated magazine has given their preview and predictions for the season. Below is SI’s top 20:

1. Ohio State
2. Notre Dame
3. Texas
4. LSU
5. USC
6. West Virginia
7. Auburn
8. Cal
9. Florida
10. Michigan
11. Georgia
12. Florida State
13. Louisville
14. Oklahoma
15. Clemson
16. Arizona State
17. Miami
18. Nebraska
19. Penn State
20. Oregon

Now here is the quote directly from the August 21, 2006 Sports Illustrated magazine:

“It looks like another January date in the Arizona Desert for Ohio State and Notre Dame. Matched in the Fiesta Bowl last season, they will butt heads again, but this time in new Cardinal’s Stadium and for higher stakes—in the BCS national championship game.”