...to discuss.
I know, the comments are coming, so I'll start, "CC, you're such a narcissist."
At any rate, every week of the season since I've obsessed with college football I do my own rankings and name my own national champion. I'm posting these here as I'm pretty sure they'll spark some decent debates, and we don't have much of anything else to talk about so why not.
Notes:
1) No one on probation is eligible for anything under my system.
2) I heavily favor win totals, and tend to give teams with better records a huge bump assuming they play within 1-2 amount of teams ranked in the top 25 at the date of their games. If that's even, I tend to favor teams who play more P5 teams along the way.
3) I tend to favor teams who should have gotten a crack at the title assuming their house is in order in my view. Comparable schedule, mitigating factors in any losses accumulated, etc.
What I think will generate some debate:
1) Nick Saban has won only 1 national title at Bama.
2) Pete Carroll's USC teams failed to win any national championships. They had one, but it was vacated - an NCAA decision I agreed with 100%.
3) Ped State is permanently ineligible until they serve the 4 year death penalty they should have received - so, you know, forever.
4) Teams choosing to play Ped State get no credit for a win, and are automatically ineligible for ranking if losing to Ped St. This does not apply to B1G opponents since they have no choice.
So, anyway, here we go:
National Champions:
1.1988: Notre Dame (1) 12-0 Lou Holtz Tony Rice
2.1989: Miami (1) 12-1 Dennis Erickson C. Erickson
3.1990: Georgia Tech (1) 11-0-1 Bobby Ross Shawn Jones
4.1991: Miami (2) 12-0 Dennis Erickson Gino Toretta
5.1992: Alabama (1) 13-0 Gene Stallings Jay Barker
6.1993: Florida St. (1) 12-0 Bobby Bowden Charlie Ward
7.1994: Nebraska (1) 13-0 Tom Osbourne Tommy Frazier
8.1995: Nebraska (2) 12-0 Tom Osbourne Tommy Frazier
9.1996: Florida (1) 12-1 Steve Spurrier Danny Wuerffel
10.1997: Nebraska (3) 13-0 Tom Osbourne Scott Frost
Decade 1 Champ: Nebraska Cornhuskers (1994, 1995, 1997)
11.1998: Tennessee (1) 13-0 Phil Fulmer Tee Martin
12.1999: Florida St. (2) 12-0 Bobby Bowden Chris Weinke
13.2000: Oklahoma (1) 13-0 Bob Stoops Josh Heupel
14.2001: Miami (3) 12-0 Larry Coker Ken Dorsey
15.2002: Ohio St. (1) 14-0 Jim Tressel Craig Krenzel
16.2003: LSU (1) 13-1 Nick Saban Matt Mauck
17.2004: Auburn (1) 13-0 Tommy Tuberville Jason Campbell
18.2005: Texas (1) 13-0 Mack Brown Vince Young
19.2006: Florida (2) 13-1 Urban Meyer Chris Leak
20.2007: Georgia (1) 12-2 Mark Richt Matthew Stafford
Decade 2 Champ: No team won more than once.
21.2008: Utah (1) 13-0 Kyle Whittingham Brian Johnson
22.2009: Alabama (2) 14-0 Nick Saban Greg McElroy
23.2010: Auburn (2) 14-0 Gene Chizik Cam Newton
24.2011: Oklahoma St. (1) 12-1 Mike Gundy Brandon Weeden
25.2012: Oregon (1) 12-1 Chip Kelly Marcus Mariota
26.2013: Florida St. (3) 14-0 Jimbo Fisher Jameis Winston
27.2014: Ohio State (2) 14-1 Urban Meyer Cardale Jones
28.2015:
29.2016:
30.2017:
Aggregate National Champions in the CC era (1988-Present)
1. Nebraska 3 1994, 1995, 1997
2. Miami 3 1989, 1991, 2001
3. Florida State 3 1993, 1999, 2013
4. Florida 2 1996, 2006
5. Alabama 2 1992, 2009
6. Auburn 2 2004, 2010
7. Ohio State 2 2002, 2014
8. Notre Dame 1 1988
9. Georgia Tech 1 1990
10. Tennessee 1 1998
11. Oklahoma 1 2000
12. LSU 1 2003
13. Texas 1 2005
14. Georgia 1 2007
15. Utah 1 2008
16. Oklahoma St. 1 2011
17. Oregon 1 2012
I know, the comments are coming, so I'll start, "CC, you're such a narcissist."
At any rate, every week of the season since I've obsessed with college football I do my own rankings and name my own national champion. I'm posting these here as I'm pretty sure they'll spark some decent debates, and we don't have much of anything else to talk about so why not.
Notes:
1) No one on probation is eligible for anything under my system.
2) I heavily favor win totals, and tend to give teams with better records a huge bump assuming they play within 1-2 amount of teams ranked in the top 25 at the date of their games. If that's even, I tend to favor teams who play more P5 teams along the way.
3) I tend to favor teams who should have gotten a crack at the title assuming their house is in order in my view. Comparable schedule, mitigating factors in any losses accumulated, etc.
What I think will generate some debate:
1) Nick Saban has won only 1 national title at Bama.
2) Pete Carroll's USC teams failed to win any national championships. They had one, but it was vacated - an NCAA decision I agreed with 100%.
3) Ped State is permanently ineligible until they serve the 4 year death penalty they should have received - so, you know, forever.
4) Teams choosing to play Ped State get no credit for a win, and are automatically ineligible for ranking if losing to Ped St. This does not apply to B1G opponents since they have no choice.
So, anyway, here we go:
National Champions:
1.1988: Notre Dame (1) 12-0 Lou Holtz Tony Rice
2.1989: Miami (1) 12-1 Dennis Erickson C. Erickson
3.1990: Georgia Tech (1) 11-0-1 Bobby Ross Shawn Jones
4.1991: Miami (2) 12-0 Dennis Erickson Gino Toretta
5.1992: Alabama (1) 13-0 Gene Stallings Jay Barker
6.1993: Florida St. (1) 12-0 Bobby Bowden Charlie Ward
7.1994: Nebraska (1) 13-0 Tom Osbourne Tommy Frazier
8.1995: Nebraska (2) 12-0 Tom Osbourne Tommy Frazier
9.1996: Florida (1) 12-1 Steve Spurrier Danny Wuerffel
10.1997: Nebraska (3) 13-0 Tom Osbourne Scott Frost
Decade 1 Champ: Nebraska Cornhuskers (1994, 1995, 1997)
11.1998: Tennessee (1) 13-0 Phil Fulmer Tee Martin
12.1999: Florida St. (2) 12-0 Bobby Bowden Chris Weinke
13.2000: Oklahoma (1) 13-0 Bob Stoops Josh Heupel
14.2001: Miami (3) 12-0 Larry Coker Ken Dorsey
15.2002: Ohio St. (1) 14-0 Jim Tressel Craig Krenzel
16.2003: LSU (1) 13-1 Nick Saban Matt Mauck
17.2004: Auburn (1) 13-0 Tommy Tuberville Jason Campbell
18.2005: Texas (1) 13-0 Mack Brown Vince Young
19.2006: Florida (2) 13-1 Urban Meyer Chris Leak
20.2007: Georgia (1) 12-2 Mark Richt Matthew Stafford
Decade 2 Champ: No team won more than once.
21.2008: Utah (1) 13-0 Kyle Whittingham Brian Johnson
22.2009: Alabama (2) 14-0 Nick Saban Greg McElroy
23.2010: Auburn (2) 14-0 Gene Chizik Cam Newton
24.2011: Oklahoma St. (1) 12-1 Mike Gundy Brandon Weeden
25.2012: Oregon (1) 12-1 Chip Kelly Marcus Mariota
26.2013: Florida St. (3) 14-0 Jimbo Fisher Jameis Winston
27.2014: Ohio State (2) 14-1 Urban Meyer Cardale Jones
28.2015:
29.2016:
30.2017:
Aggregate National Champions in the CC era (1988-Present)
1. Nebraska 3 1994, 1995, 1997
2. Miami 3 1989, 1991, 2001
3. Florida State 3 1993, 1999, 2013
4. Florida 2 1996, 2006
5. Alabama 2 1992, 2009
6. Auburn 2 2004, 2010
7. Ohio State 2 2002, 2014
8. Notre Dame 1 1988
9. Georgia Tech 1 1990
10. Tennessee 1 1998
11. Oklahoma 1 2000
12. LSU 1 2003
13. Texas 1 2005
14. Georgia 1 2007
15. Utah 1 2008
16. Oklahoma St. 1 2011
17. Oregon 1 2012
