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ESPN picks: Who will win the College Football Playoff semifinals?

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Saban calls Washington 'best all-around team' Tide have faced (1:25)

Nick Saban praises Washington's ability to excel in all three phases of the game: "You don't have to watch much to see how challenging a team this is to prepare for." (1:25)

ESPN's college football experts offer their predictions for the 2016 College Football Playoff semifinals.

On Saturday, No. 4 Washington will face No. 1 Alabama at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl in Atlanta at 3 p.m. ET, while No. 3 Ohio State will play No. 2 Clemson at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, at 7 p.m. Both games will be on ESPN and the ESPN App.

Among the 20 selectors, Alabama was a consensus pick, while 14 chose Clemson over Ohio State. Here are their picks and final-score predictions: