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Alabama was the first preseason #1 to win the national championship since 2004 USC
Posted on 1/9/18 at 11:11 pm
Posted on 1/9/18 at 11:11 pm
2016
Preseason #1 - Alabama
Champion - Clemson
2015
Preseason #1 - Ohio State
Champion - Alabama
2014
Preseason #1 - Florida State
Champion - Ohio State
2013
Preseason #1 - Alabama
Champion - Florida State
2012
Preseason #1 - USC
Champion - Alabama
2011
Preseason #1 - Oklahoma
Champion - Alabama
2010
Preseason #1 - Alabama
Champion - Auburn
2009
Preseason #1 - Florida
Champion - Alabama
2008
Preseason #1 - USC
Champion - Florida
2007
Preseason #1 - USC
Champion - LSU
2006
Preseason #1 - Ohio State
Champion - Florida
2005
Preseason #1 - USC
Champion - Texas
Preseason #1 - Alabama
Champion - Clemson
2015
Preseason #1 - Ohio State
Champion - Alabama
2014
Preseason #1 - Florida State
Champion - Ohio State
2013
Preseason #1 - Alabama
Champion - Florida State
2012
Preseason #1 - USC
Champion - Alabama
2011
Preseason #1 - Oklahoma
Champion - Alabama
2010
Preseason #1 - Alabama
Champion - Auburn
2009
Preseason #1 - Florida
Champion - Alabama
2008
Preseason #1 - USC
Champion - Florida
2007
Preseason #1 - USC
Champion - LSU
2006
Preseason #1 - Ohio State
Champion - Florida
2005
Preseason #1 - USC
Champion - Texas
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Posted on 1/9/18 at 11:14 pm to RollTide1987
And how they got there is not what we expected.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 11:24 pm to RollTide1987
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2012
Preseason #1 - USC
Da frick. They went 7-6 that year. How were they preseason #1 after what Alabama did the year before?
Posted on 1/9/18 at 11:27 pm to RollTide1987
Not true. I decided we should claim 2009.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 11:27 pm to LSUbase13
Because they went 10-2 the year before. Matt Barkley was the preseason Heisman favorite too.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 11:28 pm to RollTide1987
Just dropping in to say that USC did not win the title that year and 2004 will forever trigger me. Congrats on the unintended troll of this Aubie
Posted on 1/9/18 at 11:29 pm to LSUbase13
USC had a great season in 2011 and returned most of their starters the following year.
Posted on 1/9/18 at 11:30 pm to RollTide1987
Well in the BCS era you had to be perfect and/or near-perfect to get in.
This post was edited on 1/9/18 at 11:31 pm
Posted on 1/9/18 at 11:32 pm to UsingUpAllTheLetters
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USC had a great season in 2011 and returned most of their starters the following year.
Come the frick on. They had Ed Orgeron on staff for crying out loud.
Posted on 1/10/18 at 12:36 am to RollTide1987
Since USC had their title revoked, technically Florida State in '99 was the last team to achieve this.
This post was edited on 1/10/18 at 12:37 am
Posted on 1/10/18 at 12:44 am to RollTide1987
So which team was the last to go start to finish without losing the #1 ranking? USC? I assume nobody toppled them since they were undefeated.
Posted on 1/10/18 at 12:45 am to randomways
USC if you don't count the fact that they had their whole season vacated. Besides that, Florida State in 1999.
Edit: Nevermind, they only had their final two games vacated. Not the whole season. Point still stands.
Edit: Nevermind, they only had their final two games vacated. Not the whole season. Point still stands.
This post was edited on 1/10/18 at 12:46 am
Posted on 1/10/18 at 12:53 am to VagueMessage
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USC if you don't count the fact that they had their whole season vacated. Besides that, Florida State in 1999.
Edit: Nevermind, they only had their final two games vacated. Not the whole season. Point still stands.
Okay. Though actually point doesn't stand specifically because the AP (I assume we're talking AP) has a history of completely ignoring the NCAA's attempts to vacate games.
Posted on 1/10/18 at 12:58 am to RollTide1987
Preseason rankings are completely arbitrary when it comes to the playoff. They should rid them and not release an official Top 25 until Week 6.
Posted on 1/10/18 at 1:02 am to LSUShock
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Preseason rankings are completely arbitrary when it comes to the playoff. They should rid them and not release an official Top 25 until Week 6.
That's pretty much exactly what they do. The playoff rankings are the 'official' rankings and don't start until late October. The AP and others have no relevance to the playoffs.
Posted on 1/10/18 at 1:07 am to RollTide1987
Just put Saban preseason #1 and you are right half the time (last decade)
Crazy they have actually missed for this long, all the times they put Bama just fell on the random year Bama doesn’t win
Crazy they have actually missed for this long, all the times they put Bama just fell on the random year Bama doesn’t win
This post was edited on 1/10/18 at 1:08 am
Posted on 1/10/18 at 2:10 am to randomways
I guess we are talking about the AP, since the BCS didn't do preseason polls. But the entire point of the BCS was to centralize and legitimize the Mythical National Championship, so my gut reaction is who cares what the AP thinks beyond preseason. Interesting semantics and distinction.
Posted on 1/10/18 at 2:18 am to LSUShock
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Preseason rankings are completely arbitrary when it comes to the playoff. They should rid them and not release an official Top 25 until Week 6.
The CFP rankings only come out late season for that very reason.
And the committee has done a good job of ignoring the polls when they create their rankings, especially at the top 4.
Posted on 1/10/18 at 3:19 am to TigerTalker16
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And how they got there is not what we expected.
I feel like each year Saban tries more and more bizarre ways to end up in the championship game.
It's like going undefeated in 2009 bored him so he's been nuzlocke challenging himself ever since.
Posted on 1/10/18 at 7:20 am to LSUShock
The point is that it's rare to be preseason AP#1 and actually win it all. Being preseason is a nice honor but it puts a bullseye on your back and sets a high level of expectation while also being rat poison. It's just odd that it's so rare especially going wire to wire (twice '99 and '04).
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