Credible football polls of the past.

[BTEXDAD]

Speaking of polls and their credibility or lack thereof, I've become aware that USC was actually going for a four peat last year. See below. They had won the Dunkel, Matthews and Sagarin poll in 2002.
Also there were three football national championships for Texas that I had completely forgotten about. 1981, 1977 and 1968.
Website with all this useless information at bottom of page.

2004
Southern California : AP, BCS, Berryman, Billingsley, Colley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, FW, Massey, Matthews, NFF, NY Times, Sagarin, Seattle Times, Sporting News, USA/ESPN, Wolfe

2003
LSU: BCS, Billingsley, Colley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT, Massey, NFF, Sagarin, Seattle Times, USA/ESPN
Oklahoma: Berryman
Southern California: AP, Eck, Matthews, NY Times

2002
Ohio State: AP, BCS, Berryman, Billingsley, Colley, DeVold, Eck, FACT, FB News, FW, Massey, NFF, NY Times, Seattle Times, Sporting News, USA/ESPN, Wolfe
Southern California: Dunkel, Matthews, Sagarin


1981
Clemson: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, Litkenhous, Matthews, National Championship Foundation*, NFF, NY Times, Poling, Sagarin, Sporting News, UPI
Nebraska: National Championship Foundation*
Penn St.: Dunkel
Pittsburgh: National Championship Foundation*
Texas: National Championship Foundation* <-----------------
Southern Methodist: National Championship Foundation*

1977
Alabama: Football Research*
Arkansas: FACT*
Notre Dame: AP, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FACT*, FB News, Football Research*, FW, Helms, Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Poling, Sagarin, Sporting News, UPI
Texas: Berryman, FACT* <-------------------

1968
Georgia: Litkenhous
Ohio St.: AP, Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW, Helms, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Poling, UPI
Texas: DeVold, Matthews, Sagarin <------------------


* = tie


http://www.ncaa.org/champadmin/ia_football_past_champs.html

[Adidas410s]

you also forgot about Texas in 1941 and A&M in 1919.

[BTEXDAD]

thanks, adidas. I honestly got tired of looking back.

[Phil C]

Texas also was picked by Billingsley in 1914.