re: Starting next year, no more crystal ball

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So Bama will always have more crystal balls than EVERYONE.

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Bama has 4 - 3 BCS and 1 Bowl Coalition for 1992.

According to this Bama could ask for 4 more that they won before the trophy was given out, 1961, 64, 73, and 79.

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In 2009, the AFCA issued the trophy to schools whose teams were voted number one by the Coaches' Poll in years before the trophy was first issued in 1986. Through the 1973 season, the final Coaches' Poll was released in early December, after the regular season, but before the bowl games. Beginning with the 1974 season, the Coaches' Poll would conduct its final poll after the bowl games.

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By school
School Number Seasons
Alabama 8 - 1961, 1964, 1973, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012
Oklahoma 6 - 1950, 1955, 1956, 1975, 1985, 2000
USC 5 - 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978, 2004*
Nebraska 4 - 1971, 1994, 1995, 1997
Miami (FL) 4 - 1983, 1987, 1989, 2001
Texas 4 - 1963, 1969, 1970, 2005
Florida 3 - 1996, 2006, 2008
LSU 3 - 1958, 2003, 2007
Notre Dame 3 - 1966, 1977, 1988
Ohio State 3 - 1957, 1968, 2002
Florida State 2 - 1993, 1999
Penn State 2 - 1982, 1986
Michigan State 2 - 1952, 1965
Tennessee 2 - 1951, 1998
Auburn 1 - 2010
BYU 1 - 1984
Clemson 1 - 1981
Georgia 1 - 1980
Georgia Tech 1 - 1990
Maryland 1 - 1953
Minnesota 1 - 1960
Pittsburgh 1 - 1976
Syracuse 1 - 1959
UCLA 1 - 1954
Washington 1 - 1991

Big 6.

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Fixed that for you.

But actually I would imagine the winner of the coaches poll will still be awarded the crystal ball trophy so conceivably some team could still catch up with Alabama in the future, although it's not likely.

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Y'all currently have 4. Miami, Nebraska, and us have 3.