ARBITRARY TOP FIVE LISThttp://www.presnapread.com/no-17-kansas-state/ (http://www.presnapread.com/no-17-kansas-state/)
Programs that did not win a title (1990-2003)
1. Kansas State.
2. Penn State.
3. Texas A&M.
4. Wisconsin.
5. Virginia Tech.
Rank Team name Win % Won Lost Tied Played Nat Title? 1 Florida 0.77402 217 63 1 281 Y 2 Ohio State 0.75947 199 62 3 264 Y 3 Nebraska 0.75536 211 68 1 280 Y 4 Florida State 0.75468 201 65 1 267 Y 5 Miami-Florida 0.73234 197 72 0 269 Y 6 Texas 0.72263 197 75 2 274 Y 7 Virginia Tech 0.7192 198 77 1 276 N 8 Michigan 0.7114 192 77 3 272 Y 9 Tennessee 0.70545 193 80 2 275 Y 10 Oklahoma 0.70471 193 80 3 276 Y 11 Georgia 0.68566 186 85 1 272 Y 12 Auburn 0.68216 182 84 3 269 Y 13 Southern Cal 0.67692 174 82 4 260 Y 14 Oregon 0.67037 181 89 0 270 N 15 Brigham Young 0.66547 184 92 2 278 N 16 Utah 0.66038 175 90 0 265 N 17 Louisiana State 0.65741 177 92 1 270 N 18 Wisconsin 0.65693 178 92 4 274 N 19 Kansas State 0.65242 175 93 1 269 N 20 Texas Christian 0.65076 170 91 1 262 N 21 West Virginia 0.64045 170 95 2 267 N 22 Texas A&M 0.63971 173 97 2 272 Y 23 Alabama 0.63922 163 92 0 255 Y 24 Notre Dame 0.63569 170 97 2 269 Y 25 Toledo 0.62644 162 96 3 261 N |
Interesting take here:I took that as our 1998 team was one of the top 5 teams of the period that did not win a title in the year that team existed. Make sense?QuoteARBITRARY TOP FIVE LISThttp://www.presnapread.com/no-17-kansas-state/ (http://www.presnapread.com/no-17-kansas-state/)
Programs that did not win a title (1990-2003)
1. Kansas State.
2. Penn State.
3. Texas A&M.
4. Wisconsin.
5. Virginia Tech.
Are we a top 5 best team since we started actually playing fb (1990)-now to never win a natty title?
My rankings:
1.) Va Tech
2.) Oregon
3.) Cats
4.) Wiscy
5.) WV
total wins from 1990-2011:
Rank Team name Win % Won Lost Tied Played Nat Title?
1 Florida 0.77402 217 63 1 281 Y
2 Ohio State 0.75947 199 62 3 264 Y
3 Nebraska 0.75536 211 68 1 280 Y
4 Florida State 0.75468 201 65 1 267 Y
5 Miami-Florida 0.73234 197 72 0 269 Y
6 Texas 0.72263 197 75 2 274 Y
7 Virginia Tech 0.7192 198 77 1 276 N
8 Michigan 0.7114 192 77 3 272 Y
9 Tennessee 0.70545 193 80 2 275 Y
10 Oklahoma 0.70471 193 80 3 276 Y
11 Georgia 0.68566 186 85 1 272 Y
12 Auburn 0.68216 182 84 3 269 Y
13 Southern Cal 0.67692 174 82 4 260 Y
14 Oregon 0.67037 181 89 0 270 N
15 Brigham Young 0.66547 184 92 2 278 N
16 Utah 0.66038 175 90 0 265 N
17 Louisiana State 0.65741 177 92 1 270 N
18 Wisconsin 0.65693 178 92 4 274 N
19 Kansas State 0.65242 175 93 1 269 N
20 Texas Christian 0.65076 170 91 1 262 N
21 West Virginia 0.64045 170 95 2 267 N
22 Texas A&M 0.63971 173 97 2 272 Y
23 Alabama 0.63922 163 92 0 255 Y
24 Notre Dame 0.63569 170 97 2 269 Y
25 Toledo 0.62644 162 96 3 261 N
Dream season Kansas State wins 12 games by a combined 18 points, shocking the Big 12 and the F.B.S. en route to a shot at an SEC team in the B.C.S. title game.