The College Football 50

Written by Ben Pogany

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Another college football season is in the books, and we're left with a national championship most of us can feel pretty good about (minus the fact that the team they beat lost their star quarterback in the first 5 minutes of the game or that the team that currently sits at #2 team also went undefeated.)  Still, Bama is truly a great team and really can't be blamed for a broken system.  They are also now all tied up with Notre Dame for the most national championships in 1-A history with 12.  So while there may still be some debate about who really should have been the big winner this bowl season, one thing seems for certain: Charlie Weis and his Fightin' Irish were certainly the big losers....

Here's how the top 50 finally stacked up:

1. Alabama (SEC)-SEC Champions, National Championships (beat Texas)
2. Boise St (WAC)-WAC Champions, Beat TCU in Fiesta Bowl
3. Texas (Big 12)-Big 12 Champions, Lost National Championship to Alabama
4. Florida (SEC)-Beat Cincinnati in Sugar Bowl
5. TCU (Mountain West)-Lost Fiesta Bowl to Boise St
6. Cincinnati (Big East)-Big East Champions, Lost Sugar Bowl to Florida
7. Ohio State (Big Ten)- Big Ten Champions, Beat Oregon in Rose Bowl
8. Iowa (Big Ten)-Beat Georgia Tech in Orange Bowl
9. Penn State (Big Ten)-Beat LSU in Capital One Bowl 
10. Oregon (Pac-10)-Pac-10 Champions, Lost Rose Bowl to Ohio St
11. Georgia Tech (ACC)-ACC Champions, Lost Orange Bowl to Iowa
12. LSU (SEC)-Lost Capital One Bowl to Penn St
13. Virginia Tech (ACC)-Beat Tennessee in Chick-fil-A Bowl
14. BYU (Mountain West)- Beat Oregon St in MAACO Las Vegas Bowl
15. Nebraska (Big 12)-Beat Arizona in Holiday Bowl
16. Oklahoma (Big 12)-Beat Stanford in Sun Bowl
17. Pitt (Big East)- Beat UNC in Meineke Car Care Bowl
18. Utah (Mountain West)- Beat Cal in Poinsettia Bowl
19. Mississippi (SEC)- Beat Oklahoma St in Cotton Bowl
20. Oklahoma St (Big 12)-Lost Cotton Bowl to Ole Miss
21. Arizona (Pac-10)-Lost Holiday Bowl to Nebraska
22. West Viginia (Big East)-Lost Gator Bowl to Florida St
23. Stanford (Pac-10)-Lost Sun Bowl to Oklahoma
24. South Carolina (SEC)-Lost Papajohns.com Bowl to UConn
25. USC (Pac-10)-Beat BC in Emerald Bowl
26. Texas Tech (Big 12)-Beat Michigan St in Alamo Bowl
27. Clemson (ACC)-Beat Kentucky in Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl
28. Wisconsin (Big Ten)-Beat Miami in Champs Sports Bowl
29. Miami (FL) (ACC)- Lost Champs Sports Bowl to Wisconsin
30. Oregon St (Pac-10)-Lost MAACO Las Vegas Bowl to BYU
31. UNC (ACC)-Lost Meineke Car Bowl to Pitt
32. Cal (Pac-10)-Lost Poinsettia Bowl to Utah
33. Arkansas (SEC)-Beat East Carolina in Liberty Bowl
34. Auburn (SEC)-Beat Northwestern in Outback Bowl
35. Rutgers (Big East)-Beat UCF in St. Petersburg Bowl
36. Central Michigan (Mid-American)-MAC Champions, GMAC Bowl vs Troy
37. Houston (Conference USA)- Lost Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl to Army
38. Montana- (Big Sky)
39. UConn (Big East)-Beat South Carolina in Papajohns.com Bowl
40. Tennessee (SEC)-Lost Chick-fil-A Bowl to Virginia Tech
41. BC (ACC)-Lost Emerald Bowl to USC
42. Georgia (SEC)-Beat Texas A&M in Independence Bowl
43. Michigan St (Big Ten)
44. Kentucky (SEC)-Lost Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl to Clemson
45. Notre Dame (IA Independents)
46. Washington (Pac-10)
47. Navy (IA Independents)-Beat Missouri in Texas Bowl
48. Kansas (Big 12)
49. Missouri (Big 12)-Lost Texas Bowl to Navy
50. Florida St- Beat West Virginia in Gator Bowl