Most Dominant National Champions Since 1912
Comparing individual teams across eras is extremely difficult. These rankings, consisting only of national champions as recognized by this system, reflect dominance over a given year: what did a given team accomplish on the field (its rating score, weighted 1/3), and the rating score margin that separated the national champion from the second ranked team in its given year (2/3).
Rk | Year | National Champions | W | L | T | Dominance |
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1 | 2022 | Georgia | 15 | 0 | 0.4192 | |
2 | 2020 | Alabama | 13 | 0 | 0.4060 | |
3 | 1945 | Army | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.4018 |
4 | 1940 | Minnesota | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.4013 |
5 | 1973 | Oklahoma | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.3987 |
6 | 1918 | Texas | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.3957 |
7 | 1919 | Illinois | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.3955 |
8 | 2015 | Alabama | 14 | 1 | 0.3853 | |
9 | 1931 | Southern California | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.3812 |
10 | 1954 | Ohio State | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.3759 |
11 | 1937 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0.3730 |
12 | 1995 | Nebraska | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.3700 |
13 | 1933 | Michigan | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.3695 |
14 | 1930 | Notre Dame | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.3694 |
15 | 2004 | Southern California | 13 | 0 | 0.3693 | |
16 | 1972 | Southern California | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.3640 |
17 | 1983 | Auburn | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.3613 |
18 | 1949 | Notre Dame | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.3608 |
19 | 1957 | Navy | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0.3589 |
20 | 1914 | Illinois | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.3585 |
21 | 1962 | Southern California | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.3582 |
22 | 1964 | Michigan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.3570 |
23 | 2005 | Texas | 13 | 0 | 0.3556 | |
24 | 1979 | Southern California | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0.3541 |
25 | 2018 | Clemson | 15 | 0 | 0.3532 |