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re: Conference dynasties from the SEC all-time
Posted on 12/16/25 at 12:25 pm to DawgsLife
Posted on 12/16/25 at 12:25 pm to DawgsLife
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If we only count AP named titles, then Alabama has 12 they can count.
You talk like that's bad that Bama had only 12 AP titles. What you don't say is Alabama has 12, the most of any college football team all-time. The next nearest team is Notre Dame with 8. Georgia has 3.
So, I will take the AP titles & all the other titles from different means & celebrate them.
AP National Champions
Team Total Seasons
Alabama 12 1961, 1964-19651, 19782-1979, 1992, 2009, 2011-2012, 2015, 2017, 2020
Notre Dame 8 1943, 1946-1947, 1949, 1966, 19733, 1977, 1988
Oklahoma 7 1950, 1955-1956, 19744-1975, 1985, 2000
Ohio State 6 1942, 19545, 1968, 2002, 2014, 2024
USC 5 1962, 1967, 1972, 20036-2004
Miami (FL) 5 1983, 1987, 1989, 19917, 2001
Nebraska 4 19708-1971, 1994-1995
Minnesota 4 1936, 1940-1941, 1960
Michigan 3 1948, 199710, 2023
Georgia 3 1980, 2021-2022
LSU 3 1958, 2007, 2019
Each era has counted college football championships with different polls or means. Bama has the most Coaches Poll titles, the most MacArthur Bowl (NFF) titles; the most FWAA titles; the most BCS titles; and so far, the most CFP titles. (Back to the SEC conference titles, Bama has the most there too).
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Posted on 12/16/25 at 12:46 pm to Uga Alum
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LSU really hasn’t sustained success throughout their football history.
Correct, and this will continue to be the case.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 12:50 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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It's all subjective, but I consider a dynasty to be 3 championships in 5 years.
2009
2011
2012
Posted on 12/16/25 at 12:53 pm to DawgsLife
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I have seen many Alabama fans claim Georgia's 1942 title does not count because they were not AP named champions, even thought they were consensus National Champions
I doubt that... most of us don't care if you claim 1942 or not.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 1:22 pm to TideSaint
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2009
2011
2012
First sentence of the thread
Posted on 12/16/25 at 3:02 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
I think a dynasty is long sustained success at an elite level...
The Alabama dynasty is obvious, but since 2000, LSU, Ohio State, and Oklahoma have had long term success.
LSU has fallen off lately, but they had:
Several 10+ win seasons
5 SEC Titles
4 National Title Appearances
3 National Titles
I would definitely say Georgia has a dynasty going under Kirby Smart since 2017. They have:
4 SEC Titles
3 National Title Appearances
2 National Titles
They are the top team to beat in the SEC right now. Would not surprise me if they won it all again this year
I definitely don't think dynasties are 3 year spurts. This is the mini-dynasty crap ESPN was spewing with USC and Miami back in the 2000s.
The Alabama dynasty is obvious, but since 2000, LSU, Ohio State, and Oklahoma have had long term success.
LSU has fallen off lately, but they had:
Several 10+ win seasons
5 SEC Titles
4 National Title Appearances
3 National Titles
I would definitely say Georgia has a dynasty going under Kirby Smart since 2017. They have:
4 SEC Titles
3 National Title Appearances
2 National Titles
They are the top team to beat in the SEC right now. Would not surprise me if they won it all again this year
I definitely don't think dynasties are 3 year spurts. This is the mini-dynasty crap ESPN was spewing with USC and Miami back in the 2000s.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 3:22 pm to skrayper
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One could make the argument for Spurrier
Spurrier and Florida definitely had a dynasty IMO...'91-'01.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 3:26 pm to remaster916
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Bama 09-23
I think it could be argued that it's still going...
Bama 09-->
IMO, as long as Alabama is still making the playoffs and playing for conference titles, its still going...
Posted on 12/16/25 at 3:30 pm to Uga Alum
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LSU really hasn’t sustained success throughout their football history
They just had a sustained period of success...from 2001 - 2019 is pretty sustained
Posted on 12/16/25 at 4:05 pm to jatebe
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You talk like that's bad that Bama had only 12 AP titles.
Not at all. I wish we had 12. I think it's great! But when you go around bragging you have 18, I mean a third are not legitimate? Point being, either only AP titles are recognized, or you have tor ecognize everyone elses titles that were not AP driven. That's all.
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Each era has counted college football championships with different polls or means. Bama has the most Coaches Poll titles, the most MacArthur Bowl (NFF) titles; the most FWAA titles; the most BCS titles; and so far, the most CFP titles. (Back to the SEC conference titles, Bama has the most there too).
See? here is where I get confused. If you are going to count all of the titles Alabama claims, then you must count all of the titles that Yale and Princeton claim too. I mean, I don't care how many any other team claims....just be consistent about it.
This post was edited on 12/16/25 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 12/16/25 at 4:07 pm to skrayper
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I have seen many
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I doubt that... most of us don't care if you claim 1942 or not.
I didn't say all. I said many. And yes, I have seen many say we can't claim 1942.
But, then again...how many would it take to make "many"? It's kind of a vague claim, isn't it?
Posted on 12/16/25 at 4:18 pm to EV
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I think it could be argued that it's still going...
Bama 09-->
First the OP is talking about Conference titles.
Next he sets his definition of dynasty as:
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I consider a dynasty to be 3 championships in 5 years.
You may not agree with him limiting it to conference championship dynasties, and you may not even agree with his definition of a dynasty....but it's his thread and he set the parameters.
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IMO, as long as Alabama is still making the playoffs and playing for conference titles, its still going.
You think making a 12 team playoff is dynasty talk worthy? Playing for a conference title is dynasty worthy and not having to actually win any?
Posted on 12/16/25 at 4:28 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
Oh no we don’t fit your stupid parameters
Anyways… when you’re done let’s talk about UGA’s dynasty having a losing record to Orgeron/LSU.
Anyways… when you’re done let’s talk about UGA’s dynasty having a losing record to Orgeron/LSU.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 4:44 pm to GoGators1995
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88 is weird, LSU beat Auburn head to head but it's still shared for some reason?
Before the championship game, champions were determined solely by conference winning percentage. If two teams finished with the exact same record, they shared the title, regardless of any head-to-head results.
If both teams finished undefeated, they shared the title, even if one team was 7-0 and the other was 6-0, they had the same win%.
The real arse-suck of 1988 was that while LSU won head-to-head, Auburn got the Sugar Bowl invite for being the higher ranked champion, as LSU lost to Miami and Ohio State OOC during the regular season, and Auburn went undefeated against UNC and Kansas.
Posted on 12/16/25 at 4:48 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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Even before that season, Bama had 1 national title in the previous 5 seasons.
But they won the SEC in 18, 20, 21 and 23. I thought you were doing SEC Dynasties
Posted on 12/16/25 at 6:01 pm to DawgsLife
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You may not agree with him limiting it to conference championship dynasties, and you may not even agree with his definition of a dynasty....but it's his thread and he set the parameters.
well, the entire subject is subjective...honestly, the idea of "conference dynasties" doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Why not just role that component into what a real dynasty is, because most schools that have real dynasties usually dominate their conference
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You think making a 12 team playoff is dynasty talk worthy? Playing for a conference title is dynasty worthy and not having to actually win any?
...in relation to the whole of Alabama's dynasty, yes. The 12 team playoff is the sole goal for every team. Show me proof that Alabama's dynasty is in fact dead
Posted on 12/16/25 at 6:37 pm to Violent Hip Swivel
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Conference dynasties from the SEC all-time
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I consider a dynasty to be 3 championships in 5 years.
This won't age well
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