re: Teams Claiming More National Championships Than They Should (Updated OP)

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I saw an Aggie on a different board stating that A&M has 3 national championships. A poster questioned them, so I went back and looked myself. It appears that of their 3 National Championships they claim:
1919 - 2 out of 15 publications named them the National Champion
1927 - 1 out of 10 publications named them the National Champion
1939 - Seems legit because 12 out of 15 publications named them the National Champion

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The problem with 1919 is that there weren't any selectors at that time.
In 1928, there were only 2 selectors - the Dickinson (which selected Illinois) and the Houlgate (which selected Notre Dame) systems.
1939 is indeed legit because they were selected by the AP.