Computer Model Ranks The 9 Best CFB Teams This Century

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JANUARY 13: Joe Burrow of the LSU Tigers raises the Nationwide Championship Trophy with Ed Orgeron, Grant Delpit #7, and Patrick Queen #eight after the Faculty Soccer Playoff Nationwide Championship recreation on the Mercedes Benz Superdome on January 13, 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The LSU Tigers topped the Clemson Tigers, 42-25. (Photograph by Alika Jenner/Getty Photos)

On Monday evening, the LSU Tigers took down the reigning nationwide champion Clemson Tigers by a ultimate rating of 42-25. It’s this system’s first nationwide title since Les Miles led the workforce to a championship in 2007.

Instantly following the win, a typical query was requested of this LSU workforce. Are the 2019 LSU Tigers the very best school soccer workforce in historical past?

Properly, in response to one laptop mannequin, the reply is not any.

In keeping with Jeff Sagarin’s laptop rankings, the 2005 Texas Longhorns are the very best school soccer program since 1998. The Longhorns are adopted carefully by the 2001 Miami Hurricanes – which is taken into account the very best workforce of all time by many.

The 2019 LSU Tigers are available in at No. three, adopted by the 2019 Ohio State Buckeyes, who did not make the nationwide title recreation.

Right here’s the complete prime 9:

In keeping with Jeff Sagarin’s Laptop Rankings, listed below are the High CFB groups of the BCS/Playoff Period (Since 1998):

2005 Texas 106.9
2001 Miami, FL 106.four
2019 LSU 104.9
2019 Ohio State 104.eight
2016 Clemson 105.four
2016 Alabama 105.three
2011 Alabama 104.2
2004 USC 103.four
2018 Clemson 103.2

— Brad Powers (@BradPowers7) January 14, 2020

Clemson and Alabama are the one packages to have two groups ranked inside the highest 9.

This yr’s LSU workforce set a number of SEC and school soccer data. Within the win over Clemson on Monday evening, Joe Burrow set the mark for many landing passes in a single season.

After lighting the faculty soccer world on hearth this season, Burrow is off to the NFL. He’s the presumptive No. 1 decide – which belongs to the Cincinnati Bengals.