To answer the question surfacing from the quiz about National Championships. I researched this, its not going to help Im sure lol. You know me for being long in writing, in this case its honestly unavoidable. If youre curious read on my friend, read on! After reading this you might now understand the confusion in counting Championships because the standards have changed over the years. The biggest problem is explaining to some the National Championship count, is the lack of knowledge of the history of football, when it started, what teams were there etc. Sometimes you just cant fix stupid, but you can beat it with a stick for satisfaction hahaha. Its why I never get into that conversation with anyone, there are too many variables, hard to explain variables to an idiot with an agenda. Here we go. This includes the following selection systems in alphabetical order: Anderson & Hester, Alderson, Berryman, BCS, Billinsley, Boand, Congrove, Colley, Caspar, Devold, Dickinson, Dunkel, Eck Ratings, Houlgate, Litkenhous, Massey, Matthews Grid, NY Times, Poling Systems, Rothman, Sagarin, Wolfe, and Williamson. Some of these selection systems go back to 1885... yes that says 1885, its not a typo lol. According to the College Football Data Warehouse: Total championship selections from major selectors by school: (listed below is a culmination of all championship awarded since 1869, regardless of consensus or non-consensus status, ) 1. Princeton 28 2. Yale 27 3. Notre Dame 22 4. Alabama 19 5. Oklahoma 17 Recognized National Championships: (These include the National Championship Foundation (1869–1882), the Helms Athletic Foundation (1883–1935), the College Football Researchers Association (1919–1935), the Associated Press Poll (1936–present), and the Coaches Poll (1950–present) 1. Princeton 26 2. Yale 18 3. Alabama 14 4. Notre Dame 13 5. Michigan 11 National Championships claimed by Schools: (The following is a table of known schools claims on national championships at the highest level of play in college football. Several of these schools no longer compete at the highest level, which is currently NCAA Division I FBS, but nonetheless maintain claims to titles from when they did compete at the highest level.) 1. Princeton 28 2. Yale 27 3. Alabama 15 4. Michigan 11 5. Notre Dame 11 BCS National Championships by school: (1998–2013) 1. Alabama 3 2009, 2011, 2012 2. Florida 2 2006, 2008 3. FSU 2 1999, 2013 4. LSU 2 2003, 2007 5. Auburn 1 2010 Happy Thursday! Roll Tide! ~Charlie #rolltide #collegefootballhistory #damnhesgood
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 10:53:08 +0000
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