Sagarin Rankings of the Last 20 National champions

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20345]

1. 2005 Texas 106.93
2. 2001 Miami 106.36
3. 2016 Clemson 105.35
4. 2019 LSU 104.88
5. 2011 Alabama 104.17
6. 2004 USC 103.37
7. 2018 Clemson 103.16
8. 2013 Florida State 101.90
9. 2000 Oklahoma 101.63
10. 2017 Alabama 101.18
11. 2015 Alabama 100.92
12. 2014 Ohio State 100.81
13. 2009 Alabama 100.25
14. 2012 Alabama 99.40
15. 2008 Florida 98.74
16. 2010 Auburn 98.06
17. 2003 LSU 97.43
18. 2006 Florida 96.18
19. 2007 LSU 93.39
20. 2002 Ohio State 93.26

[TexArcher 37533]

Only 3 SEC teams in the top 10?  Unpossible.

[Dennis Taylor 18712]

[BurntOrange&White 39689]

Is he using the same formula he’s always used

[utee94 15746]

Looks about right to me.  I wonder where he has the 1995 Huskers?

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

Would be interested in where the championship runners up ranked.  Obviously 2005 usc would have been ranked -50.

[MAUFRAIS 6584]

Hopefully he does it again next year and OU is removed.

[JFKFC 4878]

Link to this? 

[berlinerbaer 670]

Total no-brainer to put that '02 tOSU team at #20

[utee94 15746]

21 hours ago, JFKFC said:

Link to this? 

Yeah, same here, I was looking for it and couldn't find it?

@Horn Under a Bad Sign

[TrashMaster G 17393]

But where's aggy?  

😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣

[Billy Pilgrim 1913]

That 2009 Alabama team should’ve gotten its ass kicked.

[CurlyDumps 4441]

36 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

But where's aggy?  

😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣

Look pal, if this was a list of the last 81 years of actual and mythical national champions, they'd definitely be on there, okay?

[Aqua Buddha 14525]

That Miami team should be #1 on that list.

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

1 hour ago, TrashMaster G said:

But where's aggy?  

😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣

Dude, look again: #4,5,10,11,13,14

[Huckleberry 32707]

10 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

That Miami team should be #1 on that list.

Nope. 

[SA-KC_Horn 1295]

21 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

That Miami team should be #1 on that list.

Talent wise, yes.

[Huckleberry 32707]

Maybe in full roster depth. But we're talking about college football teams and at the most important position on the field Texas had Vince Young and Miami had Ken Dorsey. 

And teams should be ranked based on what the team did, not how many players got drafted. 

[TrashMaster G 17393]

41 minutes ago, Aqua Buddha said:

That Miami team should be #1 on that list.

Wrong.

[Surly Bevo 24698]

There's an increasingly shitty number in the OP.  And that number is 2005.

[Vic Mackey 46936]

5 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

Maybe in full roster depth. But we're talking about college football teams and at the most important position on the field Texas had Vince Young and Miami had Ken Dorsey. 

And teams should be ranked based on what the team did, not how many players got drafted. 

Yeah too many people look at that roster and how many players ended up in the NFL and automatically think they are one of the best ever. That is not how college football works. I still always wonder how 2001 Texas would have fared against them in the national championship had they not tripped over their own dick against Colorado.

And if we are going to play hypothetical matchups between these teams, I like my chances against with VY under center. You have a great chance to win against anyone because of him alone. 

I believe 2013 Florida St sent all 22 starters to the NFL. Didn't they? 2005 Texas was not even close to that. And they are much higher than them.

[StruggleBus 3922]

5 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

Nope. 

I get it. You’re a Texas fan. I am too.

But yeah, that Miami team should have been #1.

[Huckleberry 32707]

1 minute ago, StruggleBus said:

I get it. You’re a Texas fan. I am too.

But yeah, that Miami team should have been #1.

I get it, you're wrong. 

Support your argument. I mean the argument that 2001 Miami was better. The argument that they should be on top of this list is obviously and factually incorrect considering this list is based on a given algorithm that applies evenly to both teams. 

[Mole 4320]

Lulz from the 2001 Miami Wikipedia page:

 

Quote

Prior to the 2006 Rose Bowl, ESPN's SportsCenter ran a special in which the 2005 USC Trojans, led by stars Matt Leinart, Reggie Bush, and LenDale White, were compared with the greatest college teams of the past 50 years, as picked by sports fans voting on ESPN.com, to determine their place in history. The 2001 Miami Hurricanes were the only team picked by fans to defeat the '05 Trojan squad, reflecting the esteem with which the 2001 Hurricanes are held in the college football world.[16]

 

[Mikey4 2476]

Our 2008 team would beat* at least half the teams on that list.

* Assuming we're not playing against Crabtree on Halloween night.

[Redneck Mutha 7935]

1 hour ago, StruggleBus said:

I get it. You’re a Texas fan. I am too.

But yeah, that Miami team should have been #1.

7-5 Pitt and 8-4 VaTech played them to the wire. 

Texas won in the shoe. At night. 

[HenryJames 65891]

7 hours ago, Aqua Buddha said:

That Miami team should be #1 on that list.

[Laga4 1270]

#1 on the list is right.  

The rest don't matter.

[n64ra 1078]

That's odd. Where is 2017 UCF? 🤣

[ousux 5587]

BOMC

Too many gotdam sips in the media, sagarin is dead to me.
/aggy

[tx 3 putt 76422]

1 v 2 would be one hell of a game 

[Houtexjhawk 7]

Found this link.  Interesting how much higher the teams of the past are rated.

 

https://www.tidefans.com/forums/threads/all-time-sagarin-ratings.305346/

[Jhawkmvp 1489]

Back in those days the top schools could have well over a hundred guys on scholarship and bogart all the top talent. Some teams prior to 1973 had over 150 players on scholarship as it was only limited by what you could afford.  In 1973 schools were limited to 105 scholarships (to free up money for women's sports), in 1978 to 95, then later in 1992 to 85.  It was easier to be very dominant pre-1990, and especially  before 1978.

Edited January 21, 2020 by Jhawkmvp

[BurntOrange&White 39689]

Back in those days the top schools could have well over a hundred guys on scholarship and bogart all the top talent. Some teams prior to 1973 had over 150 players on scholarship as it was only limited by what you could afford.  In 1973 schools were limited to 105 scholarships (to free up money for women's sports), in 1978 to 95, then later in 1992 to 85.  It was easier to be very dominant pre-1990, and especially  before 1978.

Women literally ruin everything.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21782]

I still prefer to have sex with one though

[bluto 4895]

Yeah too many people look at that roster and how many players ended up in the NFL and automatically think they are one of the best ever. That is not how college football works. I still always wonder how 2001 Texas would have fared against them in the national championship had they not tripped over their own dick against Colorado.
And if we are going to play hypothetical matchups between these teams, I like my chances against with VY under center. You have a great chance to win against anyone because of him alone. 
I believe 2013 Florida St sent all 22 starters to the NFL. Didn't they? 2005 Texas was not even close to that. And they are much higher than them.

If you go nickel Texas sent at least 8 starters on D to the league. Linebackers were lacking, secondary was not.

On offense all but wr2 and maybe an OL went to the league, so that’s 9 or 10. Ahmad hall at fullback plus 2 RB’s as well. (Uggh on ramonce)

In total I’m saying it was at least 17-18 starters depending on alignment with many making significant impacts at the next level.

[Al Bundy's Napoleon Hand 13553]

On 1/15/2020 at 7:15 PM, Redneck Mutha said:

7-5 Pitt and 8-4 VaTech played them to the wire. 

Texas won in the shoe. At night. 

They came damn close to losing at BC who was at Miami's 9 yd line poised to go in for the go ahead touchdown with less than a minute left when BC threw an int.