Throughout the past 10 years college football has unfortunately been saddled with having to deal with the BCS and its bogus formula. This year marks the 10 year anniversary of the first BCS National Title game which pitted the Tennessee Volunteers against the Florida State Seminoles with the Vols coming out on top 23-17.
So, given that it's the 10 year anniversary, we figured we would rank the past 10 champions to see just who is the greatest team from the past decade.
(Note the champions were the BCS champions so sorry USC your supposed title in 2003 doesn't count for this list)
10. 2002 Ohio State Buckeyes
This shouldn't come as a shock to anyone. I'm still not quite sure how the Buckeyes won the National Title, but they did. This was a team that had managed to escape numerous close calls all season such as Michael Jenkins hauling in Craig Krenzel's prayer against Purdue on 4th down.
The Buckeyes won seven games by a touchdown or less. Couple this team's numerous close calls with the disputed pass interference call against the Hurricanes in the title game, and anyone can see that it wasn't a tough call to start with the '02 Buckeyes.
Notable players from team: RB Maurice Clarett, QB Craig Krenzel, WR Michael Jenkins, S Mike Doss, CB Chris Gamble, DE Will Smith.
9. 2003 LSU Tigers
This was a tough call because there was a lot to like about this team. Part of the reason I chose to list them here was because at the time when the final rankings were released I thought that USC should've gotten in over them.
The thing about these Tigers was that much like the Buckeyes of '02, there was never a big WOW factor with this team. Although they had no stars they were an unbelievably sound team. They did have one loss to Florida during the season, but didn't have as many close games as the Bucks did the previous year which is why they get the nod in this case.
Notable players from team: RB Joseph Addai, WR Devrey Henderson, WR Michael Clayton, DE Marcus Spears, CB Corey Webster.
8. 2006 Florida Gators
I'd say the Urban Meyer era got off to a good start in his first year. Combining the leadership and experience of quarterback Chris Leak with the athleticism of Tim Tebow, the Gators cruised to the title after baptizing Ohio State in the title game.
But people forget that this team was anything but dominant in the regular season. They had two one point victories (Tennessee, South Carolina) and won three other games by under a touchdown. If this list was based on performances in the title game they would be at the top, but with their struggles in the regular season they end up at No. 8.
Notable players from team: DE Jarvis Moss, QB Chris Leak, QB Tim Tebow, WR Andrew Caldwell, S Reggie Nelson, DE Derrick Harvey
7. 2007 LSU Tigers
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