Sentences with phrase «coaches poll title»

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Winning «the crystal football» became the common term for winning a title in the BCS era, as the Coaches Poll was bound by contract to instantly award its No. 1 to the BCS champ.

In the 2003 season, the BCS title game, Coaches Poll, and National Football Foundation decided LSU was the champion, while the Associated Press and Football Writers Association of America decided it was USC.

The Tigers ranked ahead of the Canes in the AP poll until the end of the season, when Miami beat No. 1 Nebraska in the Orange Bowl by one point (when Huskers coach Tom Osborne elected to go for two and the win despite needing only a tie to clinch the title) and somehow vaulted from No. 5 to No. 1.

It's also surprising to see that Pomeroy ranks North Carolina at just the 20th best team in the country despite having the 5th best title odds and the # 4 ranking in the initial USA Today Coaches Poll.

The table below compares each school's preseason Coaches Poll rank and AP Poll rank with how their title odds rank at 5Dimes.

Alabama is seeking a second straight title and Nick Saban is looking to join Bear Bryant as the only coaches to win six national championships in the poll era.