ESPN ranks the 52 greatest teams in college football playoff history...

Coming in at number one is unsurprisingly the 2020 Alabama team, which USA Today also designated as the best team of the playoff era.

There are a select few (those boasting a higher chromosome count than IQ) who might attempt to discredit 2020 by arguing Bama had an easier path due to limited stadium capacity, however, that claim can easily be debunked considering said games were also held in stadiums Bama has historically dominated (ie Tiger Stadium).

Number 2 is 2019 LDU which is bewildering given the fact that they had struggle wins over the likes of Texas, Auburn and Bama.

Plus consider Tua entered the game unpracticed due to missing nearly a month of action which resulted in an uncharacteristically sluggish start. Once he shook the rust off by the end of the second quarter, he balled out and even out performed the QB who won the *Heisman that year. Everyone knows had Tua not missed a month of action, Bama wins that game running away.

We can all agree (even the LSU faithful) that 2019 LDU ranking is unduly inflated. We can also agree 2022 UG would shove a fat man bomb up 2019 LDU's arse and nuke them into orbit (as would 2020 Bama).

Here is the entire list, presented in order from last to first, for your reference:

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52.) 2024 Arizona State

51.) 2024 Boise State

50.) 2024 Clemson

49.) 2015 Michigan State

48.) 2019 Oklahoma

47.) 2024 SMU

46.) 2020 Notre Dame

45.) 2014 Florida State

44.) 2018 Notre Dame

43.) 2024 Indiana

42.) 2021 Cincinnati

41.) 2018 Oklahoma

40.)2024 Penn State

39.) 2015 Oklahoma

38.) 2016 Ohio State

37.) 2017 Clemson

36.) 2023 Alabama

35.) 2021 Michigan

34.) 2024 Tennessee

33.) 2023 Texas

32.) 2022 TCU

31.) 2024 Notre Dame

30.) 2016 Washington

29.)2017 Oklahoma

28.) 2024 Texas

27.) 2024 Ohio State

26.) 2023 Washington

25.) 2024 Georgia

24.) 2022 Ohio State

23.) 2020 Clemson

22.) 2022 Michigan

21.) 2014 Oregon

20.) 2014 Alabama

19.) 2015 Clemson

18.) 2017 Georgia

17.) 2020 Ohio State

16.) 2021 Alabama

15.) 2024 Oregon

14.) 2016 Alabama

13.) 2019 Ohio State

12.) 2019 Clemson

11.) 2015 Alabama

10.) 2016 Clemson

9.) 2014 Ohio State

8.) 2018 Alabama

7.) 2017 Alabama

6.) 2021 Georgia

5.) 2018 Clemson

4.) 2023 Michigan

3.) 2022 Georgia

2.) 2019 LSU

1.) 2020 Alabama

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