Two questions..........

[LucklessPadresFan]

1. Which team holds the record for the lowest preseason ranking in the coaches poll and ended up winning the national championship?


2. On a more subjective level, what team won a national championship that you felt had no chance in hell at the beginning of the season?

 

[ericd7633]

1. Which team holds the record for the lowest preseason ranking in the coaches poll and ended up winning the national championship?


2. On a more subjective level, what team won a national championship that you felt had no chance in hell at the beginning of the season?

In the BCS era? I think Auburn is the answer to #1 and they'd be my answer to the second question.

 

[963BUSC]

Not sure on question #1 Auburn is right I think they started at #22 and moved up.


The next biggest climb I can think of was Oklahoma who started #19 in the preseason polls the year they won the National Championship in 2000.

 

[TheRobotDevil]

Not sure on question #1 Auburn is right I think they started at #22 and moved up.


The next biggest climb I can think of was Oklahoma who started #19 in the preseason polls the year they won the National Championship in 2000.

Bcs may have been LSU can't remember I think they started lower

 

[romeo212000]

Not sure on question #1 Auburn is right I think they started at #22 and moved up.


The next biggest climb I can think of was Oklahoma who started #19 in the preseason polls the year they won the National Championship in 2000.

Was wondering if Oklahoma was the team.

 

[ericd7633]

Auburn is the answer in the BCS era. Before that Georgia Tech(1990), BYU(1984), Miami(1983) and Clemson(1981) were all unranked entering the season.

 

[olympicoscar]

I believe some unranked teams have won the AP poll. I remember that happened during my lifetime, but can't recall who it was.

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20120718162225AA0uUAV

Just looked it up. Clemson, Miami, and BYU. 1981, 83, and 84 respectively.

 

[pennstatenut]

Nobody thought BYU would win a NC.