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BamaDude
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Even though I pull for the SEC - Alabama, in particular - due to Clemson's recent rise to the upper echelons of college football, it didn't really occur to me how dominating the SEC has been. How's this for a scorecard:
Since 2006, there has only been one National Championship Game that didn't involve an SEC team. That happened in 2014 when the two best teams - Ohio St. & Alabama - happened to meet in the first round of the playoffs, with the Buckeye's pulling off the 7-point upset before going on to crush Oregon in the title game. That's one championship game in the last 15 years without an SEC team in attendance!
There were two title games - 2011 & 2017 - in which two SEC teams met to settle the championship.
Alabama has appeared in over half the title games (8), winning 6. Four other SEC schools have made appearances in that time period, and 3 of them have taken home the National Championship Trophy.
Here's the breakdown by conferences & schools:
Alabama 8 appearances, 6 titles+
LSU 3 appearances, 2 titles*
Florida 2 appearances, 2 titles
Auburn 2 appearances, 1 title
Georgia 1 appearance, 0 titles*
SEC TOTAL 16 appearances, 11 titles#
+ 2 of Alabama's wins were over fellow SEC schools
* Lost title game to a fellow SEC school
# Won-loss totals against non-SEC schools is 9-3 (.750)
Clemson 4 appearances, 2 titles
Florida St. 1 appearance, 1 title
ACC TOTAL 5 appearances, 3 titles
Won-loss totals are 3-2 (.600)
Ohio St. 4 appearances, 1 title
BIG 10 TOTALS 4 appearances, 1 title
Won-loss total 1-3 (.250)
Oregon 2 appearances, 0 titles
PAC-12 TOTALS 2 appearances, 0 titles
Won-loss totals 0-2 (.000)
Oklahoma 1 appearance, 0 titles
Texas 1 appearance, 0 titles
BIG 12 TOTALS 2 appearances, 0 titles
Won-loss totals 0-2 (.000)
Notre Dame 1 appearance, 0 titles
INDEPENDENTS TOTALS 1 appearance, 0 titles
Won-loss totals 0-1 (.000)
These are the only 12 teams to make the National Championship Game in the past 15 years.
Since 2006, there has only been one National Championship Game that didn't involve an SEC team. That happened in 2014 when the two best teams - Ohio St. & Alabama - happened to meet in the first round of the playoffs, with the Buckeye's pulling off the 7-point upset before going on to crush Oregon in the title game. That's one championship game in the last 15 years without an SEC team in attendance!
There were two title games - 2011 & 2017 - in which two SEC teams met to settle the championship.
Alabama has appeared in over half the title games (8), winning 6. Four other SEC schools have made appearances in that time period, and 3 of them have taken home the National Championship Trophy.
Here's the breakdown by conferences & schools:
Alabama 8 appearances, 6 titles+
LSU 3 appearances, 2 titles*
Florida 2 appearances, 2 titles
Auburn 2 appearances, 1 title
Georgia 1 appearance, 0 titles*
SEC TOTAL 16 appearances, 11 titles#
+ 2 of Alabama's wins were over fellow SEC schools
* Lost title game to a fellow SEC school
# Won-loss totals against non-SEC schools is 9-3 (.750)
Clemson 4 appearances, 2 titles
Florida St. 1 appearance, 1 title
ACC TOTAL 5 appearances, 3 titles
Won-loss totals are 3-2 (.600)
Ohio St. 4 appearances, 1 title
BIG 10 TOTALS 4 appearances, 1 title
Won-loss total 1-3 (.250)
Oregon 2 appearances, 0 titles
PAC-12 TOTALS 2 appearances, 0 titles
Won-loss totals 0-2 (.000)
Oklahoma 1 appearance, 0 titles
Texas 1 appearance, 0 titles
BIG 12 TOTALS 2 appearances, 0 titles
Won-loss totals 0-2 (.000)
Notre Dame 1 appearance, 0 titles
INDEPENDENTS TOTALS 1 appearance, 0 titles
Won-loss totals 0-1 (.000)
These are the only 12 teams to make the National Championship Game in the past 15 years.