Interesting stats in the Atlanta paper this morning. Shows who has been #1 and how many times in the 25 years since Georgia Tech won their game over UVA in 1990.
School #games #1 most recent
FSU 54 2014
Ohio St. 36 2015
Alabama 35 2014
Miami 34 2002
USC 34 2012
Florida 31 2009
Oklahoma 26 2011
Nebraska 21 2000
LSU 14 2011
Oregon 7 2012
Notre Dame 5 2012
Penn St. 5 1997
Tennessee 5 1998
Washington 5 1992
Mississippi St. 4 2014
Michigan 3 1997
Texas 3 2008
Auburn 1 2010
Colorado 1 1990
Georgia 1 2008
Missouri 1 2007

Only 10 schools have spent more than 5 weeks at number 1 in a 25 year span. Its amazing how little parity there has been over that long of a time. Also surprised Texas, Tennessee, Penn State, Michigan, and Notre Dame have spent so little time at the top. And seriously, Auburn only 1 week?

That's because we're dealing with humans and their biases. For example, Oregon kept receiving votes despite doing nothing to earn them. It was just based on reputation.

(10-31-2015 06:39 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  That's because we're dealing with humans and their biases. For example, Oregon kept receiving votes despite doing nothing to earn them. It was just based on reputation.

that may have something with being in the poll- but being #1 totally different animal....

last 25 years- only 16 teams have even shared a piece of the national championship- and 8 of them won at least twice. There really hasn't been anywhere near as much parity as you would think.

Even this- the 16 years of the BCS and the 1 year of the CFP- the loser in the title game- only 3 teams haven't won a title in the last 25 years- Oregon, Va Tech, and Notre Dame.

Even you go back to 1978 and the split- there have been only 21 champions in that period. With 26 championships between Alabama, Miami, Florida St, Nebraska, Florida, and USC.

(10-31-2015 04:05 PM)Phlipper33 Wrote:  Only 10 schools have spent more than 5 weeks at number 1 in a 25 year span. Its amazing how little parity there has been over that long of a time. Also surprised Texas, Tennessee, Penn State, Michigan, and Notre Dame have spent so little time at the top. And seriously, Auburn only 1 week?

Auburn was #1 one week when it counted.

Texas spent much of 2008 and 2009 #2 behind Alabama and #2 behind USC in 2005.

(10-31-2015 07:00 PM)stever20 Wrote:  

(10-31-2015 06:39 PM)_C2_ Wrote:  That's because we're dealing with humans and their biases. For example, Oregon kept receiving votes despite doing nothing to earn them. It was just based on reputation.

that may have something with being in the poll- but being #1 totally different animal....

last 25 years- only 16 teams have even shared a piece of the national championship- and 8 of them won at least twice. There really hasn't been anywhere near as much parity as you would think.

Even this- the 16 years of the BCS and the 1 year of the CFP- the loser in the title game- only 3 teams haven't won a title in the last 25 years- Oregon, Va Tech, and Notre Dame.

Even you go back to 1978 and the split- there have been only 21 champions in that period. With 26 championships between Alabama, Miami, Florida St, Nebraska, Florida, and USC.

If you go back to 1986, the year after BYU won, the 16 champions not only accounted for all 30 championships, they accounted for 77 of the 90 top 3 final finishes in the AP poll. If you throw in Georgia and Oregon, its 83 of the 90. 4 of the remaining 7 have been in the last 5 years (TCU twice, Ok. St. and Mich. St.). For a 25 year period only Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech and Utah broke those 18 teams domination. Even going to the top 5-its 116 of 150 for those 16 teams and 124 of 150 with the 18 teams.

And all 18 of those teams have at least 2 top 3 and 3 top 5 finishes. Only TCU has 2 top 3 among the rest and nobody other than those 18 has 3 top 5. Arizona St., West Virginia, Missouri, Boise all have 2 4th or 5th place finishes and Michigan St. has a #3 and a #5 and Utah a #2 and #4. 12 other schools have one top 5 finish in the last 30 years.