College Football Belt Holders vs. BCS Champs

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Using as sources for the data …

http://collegefootballbelt.com/Seasons.htm

… here’s a summary of how the two systems vary in terms of National Champion at the time of the BCS Championship Games

Entries marked “<<<<<<<” are where they differ.

Discuss?

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History and schedule
The games are listed in chronological order, the rankings reflect the final BCS standings,
and the win-loss data is prior to the BCS Bowls.

1998-99 season

Monday, January 4, 1999
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, (National Championship):

#1 Tennessee (12-0, BCS #1, SEC champion) 23,
#2 Florida State (11-1, BCS #2, ACC champion) 16

>>> BELT: Texas 1 11/27/1998 8/28/1999 <<<<<<<

1999-2000 season

Tuesday, January 4, 2000
Nokia Sugar Bowl (National Championship):

#1 Florida State (11-0, BCS #1, ACC champion) 46,
#2 Virginia Tech (11-0, BCS #2, Big East champion) 29

>>> BELT: Florida State 14 9/18/1999 10/7/2000

2000-01 season

Wednesday, January 3, 2001
FedEx Orange Bowl (National Championship):

#1 Oklahoma (11-0, BCS #1, Big 12 champion) 13,
#2 Florida State (10-1, BCS #2, ACC champion) 2

>>> BELT: Miami, FLA 31 10/7/2000 1/3/2003 <<<<<<<

2001-02 season

Thursday, January 3, 2002
Rose Bowl Game presented by AT&T (National Championship):

#1 Miami (11-0, BCS #1, Big East champion) 37,
#2 Nebraska (11-1, BCS #2) 14

>>> BELT: Miami, FLA 31 10/7/2000 1/3/2003

2002-03 season

Friday, January 3, 2003
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (National Championship):

#2 Ohio State[18] (13-0, BCS #2, Big Ten champion) 31,
#1 Miami (FL) (12-0, BCS #1, Big East champion) 24 (2 OT)

>>> BELT: Ohio State 5 1/3/2003 10/11/2003

2003-04 season

Sunday, January 4, 2004
Nokia Sugar Bowl (National Championship)

#2 LSU (12-1, BCS #2, SEC champion) 21,
#1 Oklahoma (12-1, BCS #1) 14

>>> BELT: Southern Cal 11 1/1/2004 12/4/2004 <<<<<<<

** Though winning the BCS National Championship, the LSU Tigers were not consensus national champions. The USC Trojans ended the regular season ranked #3 in the final BCS standings, with three Coaches Poll voting coaches defecting from their agreement with the BCS to vote its designated game winner as champion, instead voting for USC.[20] USC was voted #1 in the Associated Press poll, and the AP awarded USC their National Championship. So, the 2003 Season ended with split champions which is what the BCS was organized to prevent. Because of this split championship, changes were made to the BCS formula for the 2004-05 season.

2004-05 season

Tuesday, January 4, 2005
FedEx Orange Bowl (National Championship):

#1 Southern California (11-0, BCS #1, Pac-10 champion) 55,
#2 Oklahoma (12-0, BCS #2, Big 12 champion) 19

>>> BELT: Vacated 13 12/4/2004 1/4/2006 <<<<<<<

** Pursuant to NCAA sanctions, running back Reggie Bush was declared retroactively ineligible for the 2005 Orange Bowl. The 2004 BCS championship held by USC (as well as their participation in the game)[22] was vacated by the BCS committee on June 6, 2011 after the NCAA denied appeal of sanctions.

2005-06 season

Wednesday, January 4, 2006
Rose Bowl Game presented by Citi (National Championship):

#2 Texas (12-0, BCS #2, Big 12 champion) 41,
#1 Southern California (0-0, BCS #1, Pac-10 champion now vacated) 38

>>> BELT: Texas 1 1/4/2006 9/9/2006

** Pursuant to NCAA sanctions, running back Reggie Bush was declared retroactively ineligible for the 2005 Orange Bowl and the entire 2005–06 season. USC’s participation in the 2006 Rose Bowl[22] was vacated by the BCS committee on June 6, 2011 after the NCAA denied appeal of sanctions.

2006-07 season

Monday, January 8, 2007
Tostitos BCS National Championship:

#2 Florida (11-1, BCS #2, SEC champion) 41,
#1 Ohio State (12-0, BCS #1, Big Ten champion) 14

>>> BELT: Florida 4 1/8/2007 9/27/2007

2007-08 season

Monday, January 7, 2008
Allstate BCS National Championship:

#2 LSU (11-2, BCS #2, SEC champion), 38,
#1 Ohio State (11-1, BCS #1, Big Ten champion) 24

>>> BELT: Missouri 5 1/1/2008 10/11/2008 <<<<<<<

2008-09 season

Thursday, January 8, 2009
FedEx BCS National Championship:

#2 Florida (12-1, BCS #2, SEC champion) 24,
#1 Oklahoma (12-1, BCS #1, Big 12 champion) 14

>>> BELT: Florida 12 1/8/2009 12/5/2009

2009-10 season

Thursday, January 7, 2010
Citi BCS National Championship:

#1 Alabama (13-0, BCS #1, SEC Champion) 37 vs
#2 Texas (13-0, BCS #2, Big 12 Champion) 21

>>> BELT: Alabama 6 12/5/2009 10/9/2010

2010-11 season

Monday, January 10, 2011
Tostitos BCS National Championship:

#1 Auburn (13-0, BCS #1, SEC Champion) 22 vs.
#2 Oregon (12-0, BCS #2, Pac-10 Champion) 19

>>> BELT: Auburn 3 12/4/2010 9/17/2011

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Woo, Hurricanes! Miami’s held the belt longest (by far!) in the BCS era.

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That’s going to be a hard record to beat, too.

What’s most interesting to me about the discrepancies between The Belt and the BCS is that there are so few of them and they can be relatively easy to explain.

The fact that The Belt is not in play this BCSCG just points to the apparent parity of the “best teams” at the moment. Seeing another dynasty like Miami, USCw, Florida State and the older Nebraska era may take a while to build.

Getting The Belt into the hands of LSU, Bama, or whatever other contender exists these days may take a season to happen, what with scheduling being the main barrier.

I have still not found reliable 2012 schedules for WVU and Clemson so we can begin playing games with how The Belt will change hands this year.

Ideas?

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Here’s a stripped-down version of the OP that shows where The Belt was when the BCS Champ didn’t win it. The “Vacated” period is hopefully self-explanatory.

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Sources:
Bowl Championship Series - Wikipedia
http://collegefootballbelt.com/Seasons.htm

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1998-99 season

Monday, January 4, 1999
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, (National Championship):

#1 Tennessee (12-0, BCS #1, SEC champion) 23,
#2 Florida State (11-1, BCS #2, ACC champion) 16

>>> BELT: Texas 1 11/27/1998 8/28/1999 <<<<<<<

Mississippi State - Cotton Bowl 1/1/1999 38-11 2-0 Mack Brown

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2000-01 season

Wednesday, January 3, 2001
FedEx Orange Bowl (National Championship):

#1 Oklahoma (11-0, BCS #1, Big 12 champion) 13,
#2 Florida State (10-1, BCS #2, ACC champion) 2

>>> BELT: Miami, FLA 31 10/7/2000 1/3/2003 <<<<<<<

Florida - Sugar Bowl 1/2/2001 37-20 10-7 Butch Davis

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2003-04 season

Sunday, January 4, 2004
Nokia Sugar Bowl (National Championship)

#2 LSU (12-1, BCS #2, SEC champion) 21,
#1 Oklahoma (12-1, BCS #1) 14

>>> BELT: Southern Cal 11 1/1/2004 12/4/2004 <<<<<<<

Michigan - Rose Bowl 1/1/2004 28-14 45-10-3 Pete Carroll

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2004-05 season

Tuesday, January 4, 2005
FedEx Orange Bowl (National Championship):

#1 Southern California (11-0, BCS #1, Pac-10 champion) 55,
#2 Oklahoma (12-0, BCS #2, Big 12 champion) 19

>>> BELT: Vacated 13 12/4/2004 1/4/2006 <<<<<<<

2007-08 season

Monday, January 7, 2008
Allstate BCS National Championship:

#2 LSU (11-2, BCS #2, SEC champion), 38,
#1 Ohio State (11-1, BCS #1, Big Ten champion) 24

>>> BELT: Missouri 5 1/1/2008 10/11/2008 <<<<<<<

Arkansas - Cotton Bowl 1/1/2008 38-7 1-5 Gary Pinkel

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Here’s some more food for thought/discussion that was collected from

http://collegefootballbelt.com/Seasons.htm

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Lineage of Champions 

Champion        Successful 
                Defenses 
                      Date Belt Won 
                                Date Belt Lost
                                               Conference 
                                              as of 1/4/2012 

Clemson              0 12/3/2011                 ACC
Virginia Tech        2 11/10/2011 12/3/2011 
Georgia Tech         0 10/29/2011 11/10/2011 
Clemson              5 9/17/2011  10/29/2011 
Auburn               3 12/4/2010   9/17/2011     SEC
South Carolina       2 11/13/2010 12/4/2010 
Florida              1 10/30/2010 11/13/2010 
Georgia              0 10/23/2010 10/30/2010 
Kentucky             0 10/16/2010 10/23/2010 
South Carolina       0 10/9/2010  10/16/2010 
Alabama              6 12/5/2009  10/9/2010 
Florida             12 1/8/2009   12/5/2009 
Oklahoma             2 11/22/2008  1/8/2009      Big XII
Texas Tech           1 11/1/2008  11/22/2008 
Texas                0 10/25/2008 11/1/2008 
Oklahoma State       1 10/11/2008 10/25/2008 
Missouri             5 1/1/2008   10/11/2008 
Arkansas             0 11/23/2007  1/1/2008      SEC
Louisiana State      3 10/20/2007 11/23/2007 
Auburn               2 9/27/2007  10/20/2007 
Florida              4 1/8/2007    9/27/2007 
Ohio State          10 9/9/2006    1/8/2007      B1G
Texas                1 1/4/2006    9/9/2006      Big XII 
Vacated             13 12/4/2004   1/4/2006      ===
Southern Cal        11 1/1/2004   12/4/2004      PAC-12
Michigan             3 10/25/2003  1/1/2004      B1G
Purdue               0 10/18/2003 10/25/2003 
Wisconsin            0 10/11/2003 10/18/2003 
Ohio State           5 1/3/2003   10/11/2003 
Miami, FLA          31 10/7/2000   1/3/2003      ACC    
Florida State       14 9/18/1999  10/7/2000 
North Carolina State 2 8/28/1999   9/18/1999 
Texas                1 11/27/1998  8/28/1999     Big XII 
Texas A&M            5 10/10/1998 11/27/1998 
Nebraska            15 9/20/1997  10/10/1998     B1G
Washington           1 9/6/1997    9/20/1997     PAC-12
Brigham Young        7 10/19/1996  9/6/1997      IND
Tulsa                2 9/21/1996  10/19/1996     C-USA
Iowa                 1 9/7/1996    9/21/1996     B1G
Arizona              1 11/24/1995  9/7/1996      PAC-12 
Arizona State        3 10/14/1995 11/24/1995 
Brigham Young        0 9/30/1995  10/14/1995     IND
Colorado State       0 9/16/1995   9/30/1995     MWC 
Air Force            0 9/9/1995    9/16/1995 
Wyoming              1 11/12/1994  9/9/1995 
New Mexico           0 11/5/1994  11/12/1994 
Utah                 1 10/22/1994 11/5/1994      PAC-12 
Colorado State       1 10/8/1994  10/22/1994     MWC
Arizona              5 11/26/1993 10/8/1994      PAC-12 
Arizona State        0 11/13/1993 11/26/1993 
UCLA                 3 10/16/1993 11/13/1993 
Washington           0 10/9/1993  10/16/1993 
California           4 9/4/1993   10/9/1993 
UCLA                 0 11/21/1992  9/4/1993 
Southern Cal         0 11/14/1992 11/21/1992 
Arizona              0 11/7/1992  11/14/1992 
Washington           4 10/3/1992  11/7/1992 
Southern Cal         0 9/19/1992  10/3/1992 
Oklahoma             1 9/3/1992    9/19/1992     Big XII     
Texas Tech           1 11/16/1991  9/3/1992 
Baylor               1 10/26/1991 11/16/1991 
Texas Christian      0 10/19/1991 10/26/1991     MWC
Rice                 0 10/12/1991 10/19/1991     C-USA
Baylor               3 9/14/1991  10/12/1991     Big XII 
Colorado             1 1/1/1991    9/14/1991     PAC-12
Notre Dame           0 11/24/1990  1/1/1991      IND
Southern Cal         0 11/17/1990 11/24/1990     PAC-12
UCLA                 0 11/10/1990 11/17/1990 
Washington           1 10/27/1990 11/10/1990 
California           3 9/29/1990  10/27/1990 
Arizona              2 9/8/1990    9/29/1990 
Illinois             0 1/1/1990    9/8/1990      B1G
Virginia             2 11/4/1989   1/1/1990      ACC
North Carolina State 0 10/28/1989 11/4/1989 
South Carolina       2 9/30/1989  10/28/1989     SEC 
Georgia              0 9/23/1989   9/30/1989 
Mississippi State    0 9/9/1989    9/23/1989 
Southern Miss        0 9/2/1989    9/9/1989      C-USA
Florida State        9 9/17/1988   9/2/1989      ACC
Clemson              2 1/1/1988    9/17/1988 
Penn State           0 11/21/1987  1/1/1988      B1G
Notre Dame           0 11/14/1987 11/21/1987     IND
Alabama              0 11/7/1987  11/14/1987     SEC
Louisiana State      3 10/3/1987  11/7/1987 
Florida              1 9/19/1987  10/3/1987 
Alabama              0 9/12/1987   9/19/1987 
Penn State           6 10/25/1986  9/12/1987     B1G
Alabama              7 12/28/1985 10/25/1986     SEC
Southern Cal         1 11/23/1985 12/28/1985     PAC-12
UCLA                 1 11/9/1985  11/23/1985 
Arizona              0 11/2/1985  11/9/1985 
Oregon State         0 10/19/1985 11/2/1985 
Washington           2 9/28/1985  10/19/1985 
UCLA                 4 11/17/1984  9/28/1985 
Southern Cal         0 11/10/1984 11/17/1984 
Washington           7 9/15/1984  11/10/1984 
Michigan             0 9/8/1984    9/15/1984     B1G
Miami, FLA           1 8/27/1984   9/8/1984      ACC 
Auburn               4 10/29/1983  8/27/1984     SEC 
Florida              2 10/1/1983  10/29/1983 
Louisiana State      0 9/24/1983  10/1/1983 
Washington           0 9/17/1983   9/24/1983     PAC-12 
Michigan             0 9/10/1983   9/17/1983     B1G
Washington State     1 11/20/1982  9/10/1983     PAC-12 
Washington           0 11/13/1982 11/20/1982 
Arizona State        3 10/9/1982  11/13/1982 
Stanford             1 9/25/1982  10/9/1982 
Ohio State           3 11/21/1981  9/25/1982     B1G
Michigan             2 10/31/1981 11/21/1981 
Minnesota            0 10/24/1981 10/31/1981 
Iowa                 3 9/26/1981  10/24/1981 
UCLA                 0 9/19/1981   9/26/1981     PAC-12 
Wisconsin            0 9/12/1981   9/19/1981     B1G
Michigan             0 1/1/1981    9/12/1981 
Washington           1 11/15/1980  1/1/1981      PAC-12 
Southern Cal        24 11/11/1978 11/15/1980 
Washington           1 10/28/1978 11/11/1978 
Arizona State        0 10/14/1978 10/28/1978 
Southern Cal         2 9/23/1978  10/14/1978 
Alabama              9 10/8/1977   9/23/1978     SEC 
Southern Cal         6 11/20/1976 10/8/1977      PAC-12 
UCLA                10 1/1/1976   11/20/1976 
Ohio State           7 10/4/1975   1/1/1976      B1G
UCLA                 1 9/20/1975  10/4/1975      PAC-12 
Tennessee            6 10/26/1974  9/20/1975     SEC
Clemson              0 10/19/1974 10/26/1974     ACC
Duke                 1 10/5/1974  10/19/1974 
Purdue               0 9/28/1974  10/5/1974      B1G
Notre Dame           7 10/27/1973  9/28/1974     IND
Southern Cal         6 1/1/1973   10/27/1973     PAC-12 
Ohio State           0 11/25/1972  1/1/1973      B1G
Michigan             8 9/23/1972  11/25/1972 
UCLA                 1 9/9/1972    9/23/1972     PAC-12  
Nebraska             0 1/1/1972    9/9/1972      B1G