3 West Virginia (34-21)Ĭonsensus All-Americans: Two (Frank Stams, Michael Stonebreaker)
1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irishįinished: Beat No. There is no question that this is one of the greatest teams ever fielded, but that matchup with Auburn would have been one for the ages. Auburn also went undefeated and the cracks in the BCS system became more apparent and the argument for a College Football Playoff became stronger. 2 Oklahoma (55-19)Ĭonsensus All-Americans: Four (Reggie Bush, Shaun Cody, Matt Groodegoed, Matt Leinart)Īfter going 12-1 the season before and splitting the national title with LSU, USC entered the 2004 season with the motto of “Leave No Doubt.” The Trojans did their part, going undefeated and blowing out Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl, but still left doubt. The Seminoles knocked off five ranked opponents, including an undefeated Virginia Tech team led by Michael Vick, to win Bowden’s second national championship. 1 and held the ranking throughout the entire season. 2 Virginia Tech (46-29)Ĭonsensus All-Americans: Three (Sebastian Janikowski, Corey Simon, Peter Warrick)īobby Bowden’s best team was the first in history to go “wire-to-wire” in the modern era, meaning it started the preseason at No. 1999 Florida State Seminolesįinished: Beat No. The repeat national championship was the sixth and last of Bear Bryant’s career. They also shut out five of their 12 opponents and only trailed twice during the season. The 1979 squad picked up right where the '78 team left off, going undefeated and winning all but four of its games by 20 points or more. 1979 Alabama Crimson Tideįinished: Beat No. Frazier returned for the Orange Bowl and led a fourth-quarter comeback to clinch Tom Osborne’s first national championship. With an offensive line that included two Consensus All-Americans, Nebraska averaged 340 rushing yards a game and blew through the Big 8. "While we disagree with the NCAA's decision, it is time for the university to close this chapter and move forward with a stronger commitment to excellence on and off the court.When quarterback Tommie Frazier was lost for much of the season, backup Brook Berringer took over and the team did not miss a beat. "This dark cloud has hung over our heads for more than two years, and it has had a negative impact on our athletics program, our fans and the entire university family," he added. Postel asserted, as he said the school did in its appeal, that the program had apologized, cooperated and imposed penalties on itself - actions that "should have been a factor in the severity of the punishment," he said. "I cannot say this strongly enough: We believe the NCAA is simply wrong," the university's interim president, Greg Postel, said in a statement Tuesday. Louisville, for its part, has staunchly objected to the decision. OWzSJO0aWs- ESPN Stats & Info February 20, 2018 That was the 2nd-most in D-I men's basketball in that span. Louisville will vacate 123 wins from the 2011-12 through 2014-15 seasons (including 15 NCAA Tournament wins). The ruling last June specifically faulted Andre McGee, the school's former director of basketball operations, for acting "unethically when he committed serious violations." It also singled out former coach Rick Pitino, who was fired last fall after a federal fraud investigation implicated Louisville in still another massive scandal.
"The violations in the case resulted in some men's basketball student-athletes competing while ineligible," the NCAA explained in its announcement Tuesday, later adding: "The appeals committee stated when student-athletes participate while ineligible, these types of penalties are appropriate." The NCAA has confirmed the University of Louisville must give up its 2013 national championship in men's basketball, denying the school's appeal of a decision last year that penalized the Cardinals' program for "arranging striptease dances and sex acts for prospects, student-athletes and others." On Tuesday, the NCAA upheld its 2017 ruling that Louisville must vacate its records from 2011 to 2015, including its national title. The Louisville Cardinals celebrate after they won the 2013 NCAA men's basketball national championship against Michigan.
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