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Comparing Power5 Teams in the 21st Century

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All Power5 Teams ranked by Winning Percentage from 2001 to present.

RankPower5 TeamOverall RecordWinning PctMajor BowlsConf TitlesNatl Titles
01Ohio State Buckeyes162-33.8318-482
02Oklahoma Sooners159-41.7953-680
03Louisiana State Tigers152-44.7764-142
04Southern Cal Trojans149-46.7646-172
05Texas Christian Horned Frogs143-46.7572-110
06Oregon Ducks146-48.7534-350
07Alabama Crimson Tide148-50.7475-344
08Georgia Bulldogs146-51.7412-120
09Texas Longhorns142-51.7363-121
10Florida State Seminoles142-56.7172-561
11Florida Gators137-57.7064-122
12Virginia Tech Hokies139-60.6981-440
13Wisconsin Badgers137-60.6950-330
14Utah Utes129-58.6902-000
15Auburn Tigers131-62.6792-131
16Clemson Tigers132-63.6772-220
17Louisville Cardinals128-62.6742-030
18Miami Hurricanes124-65.6562-131
19West Virginia Mountaineers124-66.6533-060
20Nebraska Cornhuskers127-69.6480-100
21Iowa Hawkeyes123-68.6441-220
22Oklahoma State Cowboys122-68.6421-110
23Michigan Wolverines120-69.6351-320
24Penn State Nittany Lions117-70.6261-120
25Michigan State Spartans120-72.6252-130
26Texas Tech Red Raiders118-73.6180-000
26Missouri Tigers118-73.6180-000
28Notre Dame Fighting Irish116-72.6170-400
29South Carolina Gamecocks112-76.5960-000
30Tennessee Volunteers112-78.5890-000
31Kansas State Wildcats111-78.5870-220
32Georgia Tech Yellowjackets114-82.5821-110
33Boston College Eagles111-80.5810-010
34Stanford Cardinal108-78.5813-230
35Texas A+M Aggies108-80.5740-000
36Pittsburgh Panthers108-81.5710-120
36Arkansas Razorbacks108-81.5710-100
38UCLA Bruins108-83.5650-000
39Arizona State Sun Devils105-84.5560-010
40Oregon State Beavers100-87.5350-000
41North Carolina State Wolfpack99-89.5270-000
42Maryland Terrapins98-89.5240-110
43Mississippi Rebels96-89.5191-100
44California Golden Bears97-90.5190-010
45Northwestern Wildcats96-90.5160-000
46Rutgers Scarlet Knights96-91.5130-010
47North Carolina Tar Heels94-94.5000-000
48Baylor Bears89-94.4860-220
49Minnesota Golden Gophers90-98.4790-000
50Arizona Wildcats88-97.4760-100
51Virginia Cavaliers86-99.4650-000
52Mississippi State Bulldogs84-100.4570-100
53Wake Forest Demon Deacons83-100.4540-110
54Washington Huskies83-104.4440-000
55Purdue Boilermakers82-104.4410-000
56Washington State Cougars80-103.4370-110
57Syracuse Orange75-108.4100-020
58Kentucky Wildcats73-109.4010-000
59Colorado Buffaloes74-114.3940-110
60Illinois Fighting Illini71-111.3900-210
61Iowa State Cyclones71-114.3840-000
62Kansas Jayhawks65-116.3591-000
63Vanderbilt Commodores64-117.3540-000
64Indiana Hoosiers61-118.3410-000
65Duke Blue Devils58-124.3190-000
 
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Some interesting notes:

1. The Winningest Program in College Football hasn't done so well in the 21st Century. From 1879 to 2000, Michigan had a record of 805-262-36, for a winning percentage of .746 (2nd best in CFB). From 2001 to 2015, Michigan has a record of 120-69, for a winning percentage of .635 (23rd best in CFB), or 111 points below their performance in the 19th and 20th Centuries.

2. Notre Dame has regressed even further in the 21st Century. From 1887 to 2000, Notre Dame had a record of 776-241-42, for a winning percentage of .753 (best in CFB). From 2001 to 2015, Notre Dame has a record of of 116-72, for a winning percentage of .617 (28th in CFB), or 136 points below their performance in the 19th and 20th Centuries.

3. On the other hand, Ohio State has clearly been the best program in the 21st Century, with the most wins (162), best winning percentage (.831), most major bowl victories (8), and tied (with Oklahoma) for most conference championships (8). Ohio State also has two national championships, trailing only Alabama which has four.

4. Oklahoma is second in wins (159) and winning percentage (.795), but the Sooners have choked on the big stage. After winning the last national championship of the 20th Century, Oklahoma is 3-6 in major bowl games, including 0-3 in BCS Title Games and 0-1 in CFB Playoff Games.

5. Miami began the 21st Century with 24 straight wins, their first loss coming against Ohio State in the 2002 BCS Title Game. Since that 24-game winning streak, Miami has a record of 100-65 (.606 winning percentage).

6. From 1970 to 2000, Nebraska played in 22 major bowl games, compiling a record of 13-9 and winning five national championships. Nebraska lost to Miami in the 2001 BCS Title Game and has not played in a major bowl in the following 14 seasons.

7. Despite Baylor's recent success, they still have a losing record (89-94) in the 21st Century.

8. It's hard to believe that the lowly Kansas Jayhawks actually have a BCS bowl victory to their credit. Kansas went 12-1 in 2007 and capped the season with a 24-21 win over #3 Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. Take out that aberration of a season and Kansas's record since 2001 falls to 53-115 (.315 winning percentage).

9. Illinois (.390 winning percentage) is the worst team to win a conference championship in the 21st Century. The Fighting Illini won the Big Ten title way back in 2001. That same year, Colorado (.394 winning percentage) also won the Big XII conference title.

10. Alabama has only four conference titles since 2001. However, the Crimson Tide have also won four national championships during that span.

11. Despite the claim that the SEC has been the best conference top to bottom, the SEC has had the fewest different teams win a conference title since 2001. The Big Ten, Big XII, and Big East had 7 different champions; the PAC-12 and ACC had 6 each; while the SEC had only 5 (Alabama, Louisiana State, Auburn, Georgia, and Florida).

12. Duke has been the worst Power5 team since 2001, with an overall record of 58-124 (.319 winning percentage), but the Blue Devils' record against other Power5 teams is even worse: 31-112 (.217 winning percentage).

13. Duke began the new millennium with a record of 10-71 (.123 winning percentage) from 2001 to 2007. Since then the Blue Devils record has been an almost respectable 48-53 (.475 winning percentage).

14. I have restored all vacated wins and titles and used only the results that actually occurred on the field, and not in some fantasy world created by the NCAA.

15. Also, please note that some current Power5 teams (TCU, Louisville, Rutgers, Utah) have not been in a Power5 conference for the entire 21st Century. I have used each team's overall record from 2001 to 2015 and have not removed wins and losses from their non-Power5 seasons. However, I have listed only Power5 conference championships for those teams.
 
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LordJeffBuck said:
10. Alabama has only four conference titles since 2001. However, each time that Alabama has won the SEC, the Crimson Tide have also won the national championship.
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They were not conference champs for the rematch against LSU and they were conference champs last year, but lost to the Buckeyes. That 4 conference titles and 4 national champs is what stood out to me immediately. So how important is a conference championship? Bama has definitely taken advantage of their chances.
 
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Also, Bama is 5-3 in major bowls. Those five wins all led to a NC. Whether it was the three BCS or the CFP this year. They are 5-1 when a NC is on the line and 0-2 in non-championship BCS games. This explains there excuse about the players not caring about the game.
 
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LovelandBuckeye said:
They were not conference champs for the rematch against LSU and they were conference champs last year, but lost to the Buckeyes. That 4 conference titles and 4 national champs is what stood out to me immediately. So how important is a conference championship? Bama has definitely taken advantage of their chances.
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Thanks - I corrected my post.
 
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