Interesting. Here are the Sagarin ratings of 1998-2022 champions. As far back as the website goes

1. 2020 Alabama - 108.82
2. 2005 Texas - 106.93
3. 2001 Miami - 106.36
4. 2016 Clemson - 105.35
5. 2019 LSU - 104.88
6. 2011 Alabama - 104.17
7. 2004 USC - 103.37
8. 2018 Clemson - 103.16
9. 1999 Florida State - 102.07
10. 2013 Florida State - 101.90
11. 2000 Oklahoma - 101.63
12. 2017 Alabama - 101.18
13. 2015 Alabama - 100.92
14. 2014 Ohio State - 100.81
15. 2009 Alabama - 100.25
16. 2021 Georgia - 99.62
17. 2022 Georgia - 99.43
18. 2012 Alabama - 99.40
19. 2008 Florida - 98.74
20. 1998 Tennessee - 98.49
21. 2010 Auburn - 98.06
22. 2003 LSU - 97.43
23. 2006 Florida - 96.18
24. 2007 LSU - 93.39
25. 2002 Ohio State - 93.26

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Posted on 1/12/23 at 7:12 am to whowasbert

quote:
1. 2020 Alabama - 108.82
2. 2005 Texas - 106.93
3. 2001 Miami - 106.36
4. 2016 Clemson - 105.35
5. 2019 LSU - 104.88
6. 2011 Alabama - 104.17
7. 2004 USC - 103.37
8. 2018 Clemson - 103.16
9. 1999 Florida State - 102.07
10. 2013 Florida State - 101.90
11. 2000 Oklahoma - 101.63
12. 2017 Alabama - 101.18
13. 2015 Alabama - 100.92
14. 2014 Ohio State - 100.81
15. 2009 Alabama - 100.25
16. 2021 Georgia - 99.62
17. 2022 Georgia - 99.43
18. 2012 Alabama - 99.40
19. 2008 Florida - 98.74
20. 1998 Tennessee - 98.49
21. 2010 Auburn - 98.06
22. 2003 LSU - 97.43
23. 2006 Florida - 96.18
24. 2007 LSU - 93.39
25. 2002 Ohio State - 93.26

Those are awful. The worst one is Clemson 2016. That team was not nearly as good as the one that lost to Bama the year before. Watson carried them and their net yards per play ranking was one of the lowest for any CFP champion.

This post was edited on 1/12/23 at 8:55 am

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