Best School to have never won a National Championdship/pick your time frame

[GoldRusher]

WVU, VT, Wisky, Oregon, A&M (boggles the mind when you think about it), Auburn

 

[Sgt Brutus]

WVU, VT, Wisky, Oregon, A&M (boggles the mind when you think about it), Auburn

Auburn

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

I'm going to go with Wisconsin or Iowa.

 

[Across The Field]

Gotta say michigan

 

[mcnabb7542]

A list in college football where it pains me to put Oregon at the top.

Um yeah the topic is " Best" not what their mental midgets of fans think!

 

[Sgt Brutus]

I'm going to go with Wisconsin or Iowa.

Not sure about iowa

 

[Clayton]

Just from a talent standpoint, Wisconsin stands out. They've had some really good NFL talent there that puts even some champions to shame.

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

Not sure about iowa

Iowa has 5 10+ win seasons since 2000. So one every 4-5 years. Like Wisconsin, it seems like it just should have come together once.

 

[Sgt Brutus]

Iowa has 5 10+ win seasons since 2000. So one every 4-5 years. Like Wisconsin, it seems like it just should have come together once.

I may be wrong, but I can't remember any of those years thinking, 'damn Iowa has an elite team'

 

[MAIZEandBLUE09]

I may be wrong, but I can't remember any of those years thinking, 'damn Iowa has an elite team'

Wisconsin and Iowa are never the flashiest of teams, but shock teams in bowl games here and there.

 

[Sgt Brutus]

I don't think Wisconsin and Iowa are equals

 

[rmilia1]

I don't think Wisconsin and Iowa are equals

Iowa is better historically and has been the closest to winning one ( 85 ). Wisconsin has been great the last 20 years or so but before that was pretty awful

 

[rmilia1]

That said I'm pretty sure Iowa won a Natty in the 50s? Could be wrong but I think it was a UPI title . Anyway carry on

 

[bamabear82]

Auburn

Neither of theirs count.

 

[Across The Field]

Iowa is better historically and has been the closest to winning one ( 85 ). Wisconsin has been great the last 20 years or so but before that was pretty awful

Wisconsin is better historically, and by a pretty wide margin:

Wisconsin: 697-490; .583 winning percentage
Iowa: 641-553; .535 winning percentage

Wisconsin also has a better bowl winning percentage

 

[963BUSC]

Ya'll were close during the George Welsh era... Georgia Tech stole your half of the title the one year IIRC?

First ACC team to beat FSU... I remember it like it was yesterday. REALLY thought Warrick Dunn made it on that last play (Still thought it was dumb to run it from 4 or yards out as well.)...

That aside, UNC had some decent teams in the 90s under Mack Brown too... FSU always got in their way as well.

Oregon had their run, WVU and Va Tech, yes...

Wisconsin is funny because they sucked for SOOOOO long and have now been pretty solid for over a decade at least...

UCLA had their shot during the Cade McNown era.

One DOES stick out to me I think... Texas A&M... They had a run in like the late 80s and 90s where they were literally the only team worth a damn in the old SWC (sorry Texas, it was true) and they simply blew it every year and I don't think EVER even played for a National Championship (Might be wrong on that, but don't remember for sure...)... Anyway, for A&M it was ripe for the taking and they just refused.

1954 a 9-0 ucla claimed a UPI does that count?

 

[Deep Creek]

 

[The Derski]

Iowa is better historically and has been the closest to winning one ( 85 ). Wisconsin has been great the last 20 years or so but before that was pretty awful

Wisconsin is better head to head, better all time winning %, more conference championships, more all time wins, better bowl record, more all Americans, more heisman winners, more NFL draft picks and more weeks ranked.

 

[tducey]

Since 1992, Michigan.

 

[rmilia1]

Wisconsin is better head to head, better all time winning %, more conference championships, more all time wins, better bowl record, more all Americans, more heisman winners, more NFL draft picks and more weeks ranked.

Sure but most of that is due to the last 2 decades which was my point . If we were having this discussion in 1998 ko one would've picked Wisky over Iowa historically . Right now it's relatively close with a small edge to the Badgers. I think both teams made the Top 25 all time programs at 24 and 25 respectively