The 2009 College Football 50
Written by Ben Pogany
Another college football season is in the books, and we're left with a national championship most of us can feel pretty good about (minus the fact that the team they beat lost their star quarterback in the first 5 minutes of the game or that the team that currently sits at #2 team also went undefeated.) Still, Bama is truly a great team and really can't be blamed for a broken system. They are also now all tied up with Notre Dame for the most national championships in 1-A history with 12. So while there may still be some debate about who really should have been the big winner this bowl season, one thing seems for certain: Charlie Weis and his Fightin' Irish were certainly the big losers....
Here's how the top 50 finally stacked up:
- Alabama (SEC)-SEC Champions, National Championships (beat Texas)
- Boise St (WAC)-WAC Champions, Beat TCU in Fiesta Bowl
- Texas (Big 12)-Big 12 Champions, Lost National Championship to Alabama
- Florida (SEC)-Beat Cincinnati in Sugar Bowl
- TCU (Mountain West)-Lost Fiesta Bowl to Boise St
- Cincinnati (Big East)-Big East Champions, Lost Sugar Bowl to Florida
- Ohio State (Big Ten)- Big Ten Champions, Beat Oregon in Rose Bowl
- Iowa (Big Ten)-Beat Georgia Tech in Orange Bowl
- Penn State (Big Ten)-Beat LSU in Capital One Bowl
- Oregon (Pac-10)-Pac-10 Champions, Lost Rose Bowl to Ohio St
- Georgia Tech (ACC)-ACC Champions, Lost Orange Bowl to Iowa
- LSU (SEC)-Lost Capital One Bowl to Penn St
- Virginia Tech (ACC)-Beat Tennessee in Chick-fil-A Bowl
- BYU (Mountain West)- Beat Oregon St in MAACO Las Vegas Bowl
- Nebraska (Big 12)-Beat Arizona in Holiday Bowl
- Oklahoma (Big 12)-Beat Stanford in Sun Bowl
- Pitt (Big East)- Beat UNC in Meineke Car Care Bowl
- Utah (Mountain West)- Beat Cal in Poinsettia Bowl
- Mississippi (SEC)- Beat Oklahoma St in Cotton Bowl
- Oklahoma St (Big 12)-Lost Cotton Bowl to Ole Miss
- Arizona (Pac-10)-Lost Holiday Bowl to Nebraska
- West Viginia (Big East)-Lost Gator Bowl to Florida St
- Stanford (Pac-10)-Lost Sun Bowl to Oklahoma
- South Carolina (SEC)-Lost Papajohns.com Bowl to UConn
- USC (Pac-10)-Beat BC in Emerald Bowl
- Texas Tech (Big 12)-Beat Michigan St in Alamo Bowl
- Clemson (ACC)-Beat Kentucky in Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
- Wisconsin (Big Ten)-Beat Miami in Champs Sports Bowl
- Miami (FL) (ACC)- Lost Champs Sports Bowl to Wisconsin
- Oregon St (Pac-10)-Lost MAACO Las Vegas Bowl to BYU
- UNC (ACC)-Lost Meineke Car Bowl to Pitt
- Cal (Pac-10)-Lost Poinsettia Bowl to Utah
- Arkansas (SEC)-Beat East Carolina in Liberty Bowl
- Auburn (SEC)-Beat Northwestern in Outback Bowl
- Rutgers (Big East)-Beat UCF in St. Petersburg Bowl
- Central Michigan (Mid-American)-MAC Champions, GMAC Bowl vs Troy
- Houston (Conference USA)- Lost Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl to Army
- Montana- (Big Sky)
- UConn (Big East)-Beat South Carolina in Papajohns.com Bowl
- Tennessee (SEC)-Lost Chick-fil-A Bowl to Virginia Tech
- BC (ACC)-Lost Emerald Bowl to USC
- Georgia (SEC)-Beat Texas A&M in Independence Bowl
- Michigan St (Big Ten)
- Kentucky (SEC)-Lost Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl to Clemson
- Notre Dame (IA Independents)
- Washington (Pac-10)
- Navy (IA Independents)-Beat Missouri in Texas Bowl
- Kansas (Big 12)
- Missouri (Big 12)-Lost Texas Bowl to Navy
- Florida St- Beat West Virginia in Gator Bowl
