Poling System
The Poling System was a mathematical rating system used to select college football national championship teams on a current basis from 1935 to 1984 and on a retroactive basis from 1924 to 1934.[1] While there was no official method for naming a national championship in the sport during the system's existence, it is considered to have been a "National Champion Major Selector" by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. [1]: 108 The system was developed by Richard Poling, a native of Mansfield, Ohio who had played college football at Ohio Wesleyan University. The Poling System named contemporary champions from 1935 to 1984 and retroactively named champions from 1924 to 1934. Its selections were published in the Football Review Supplement and several newspapers.[2]
Recipients
- Teams listed in bold reflect the NCAA's designation as "Consensus National Champions" by virtue of their selection from 1950 onward by one or more selectors from Associated Press, United Press/UPI, Football Writers Association of America, NFF/College Football Hall of Fame, and USA Today.
- Selections from 1924 to 1934 were retroactive.
References
- ^ a b National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2017). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I FBS Football Records. NCAA. pp. 108–109, 111–114. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
- ^ Knute Rockne's Record at Notre Dame, CBS Sports, retrieved October 24, 2010.
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