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The final Coaches Poll of the 2008 season (technically taking place in 2009) was notable in that the winner of the BCS Championship Game was not the unanimous number 1. . While the coaches are obligated to vote the winner of that game, Utah coach Kyle Whittingham voted his team number 1 after they defeated favored Alabama in the 2009 Sugar Bowl and completed the only undefeated season (13
The 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The regular season began on August 28, 2008, and ended on December 6, 2008.
The AP Poll began with the 1936 college football season. [6] The Coaches Poll began with the 1950 college football season and became the second major polling system. [7] [better source needed] In 1978, Division I football was split into two distinct divisions and a second poll was added for the new Division I-AA.
While the NCAA has never officially endorsed a championship team, it has documented the choices of some selectors in its official NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records publication. [8] [10] In addition, various analysts have independently published their own choices for each season. These opinions can often diverge with others as well as ...
2008 Southeastern Conference football season; League: NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision: Sport: Football: Duration: September 4, 2008 through January 2009: Number of teams: 12: TV partner(s) CBS, CBSSN, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, ESPNU, ABC, Raycom: 2009 NFL Draft; Top draft pick: Matthew Stafford (Georgia) Picked by: Detroit Lions, 1st ...
The 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season, the 2008 season of college football for teams in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), began on August 28, 2008, and concluded on December 19, 2008, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the 2008 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game, where the Richmond Spiders defeated the Montana Grizzlies to win the NCAA Division I Football Championship.
$ – Conference champion; x – Division champion/co-champions † – Ineligible for the postseason due to NCAA probation. * – Alabama later forfeited all regular-season wins and one tie due to NCAA violations, giving an official record of 1–12 overall and 0–8 SEC. The forfeit of the tie retroactively gave Tennessee a share of the East ...
2008 Big Ten Conference football season; League: NCAA Division I FBS (Football Bowl Subdivision) Sport: football: Duration: September, 2008 through January, 2009: Number of teams: 11: TV partner(s) ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Big Ten Network: 2009 NFL Draft; Top draft pick: Aaron Maybin (Penn State) Picked by: Buffalo Bills, first round (11th overall ...