The 20 most dominant college football teams
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Alabama will take on Clemson — again — at The College Football Playoff National Championship Game Presented by AT&T on Monday.
On Monday, Clemson University and the University of Alabama will face off for the second year in a row at The College Football Playoff National Championship Game Presented by AT&T.
And though fans will be deciding whether to cheer “Go Tigers!” or yell their loudest “Roll Tide!” on January 9, these two teams aren’t the only ones to inspire some serious school pride.
Niche, a company that researches and compiles information on schools, ranked the best college football programs in its 2016 college rankings.
The list primarily looked at the number of BCS bowl appearances, number of NCAA championship wins, and average attendance at home games. It also took factors such as BCS bowl game wins, number of alumni in the NFL, and student survey responses into consideration.
For its ranking, Niche used the number of National Championships won recently (since 2000), but we included the number in the modern poll era — since 1936 — for reference.
Niche recently released its 2017 college rankings, sans an updated version of this list, so please note that this ranking comes from Niche’s 2016 report, released at the end of 2015. You’ll notice that while Alabama is near the top of the list, Clemson didn’t make the top 20.
Scroll down to see the 20 best colleges for anyone obsessed with college football.
20. West Virginia University
Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
National championships: 0
Average attendance at home games: 52,910
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 180
19. University of Tennessee
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
National championships: 2
Average attendance at home games: 95,584
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 310
18. Penn State
Location: State College, Pennsylvania
National championships: 2
Average attendance at home games: 96,587
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 343
17. Stanford University
Location: Stanford, California
National championships: 0
Average attendance at home games: 50,726
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 232
16. Auburn University
Location: Auburn, Alabama
National championships: 2
Average attendance at home games: 85,657
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 241
15. University of Georgia
Location: Athens, Georgia
National championships: 1
Average attendance at home games: 92,746
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 281
14. Virginia Tech
Location: Blacksburg, Virginia
National championships: 0
Average attendance at home games: 63,999
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 131
13. University of Notre Dame
Location: South Bend, Indiana
National championships: 8
Average attendance at home games: 80,795
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 536
12. University of Wisconsin
Location: Madison, Wisconsin
National championships: 0
Average attendance at home games: 78,911
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 294
11. University of Oregon
Location: Eugene, Oregon
National championships: 0
Average attendance at home games: 57,660
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 207
10. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
National championships: 2
Average attendance at home games: 111,592
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 346
9. University of Texas at Austin
Location: Austin, Texas
National championships: 4
Average attendance at home games: 98,976
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 288
8. University of Miami
Location: Coral Gables, Florida
Average attendance at home games: 53,837
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 304
7. Florida State University
Location: Tallahassee, Florida
National championships: 3
Average attendance at home games: 75,421
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 261
6. University of Oklahoma
Location: Norman, Oklahoma
National championships: 7
Average attendance at home games: 84,722
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 324
5. Louisiana State University
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
National championships: 3
Average attendance at home games: 91,418
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 313
4. University of Alabama
Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
National championships: 11
Average attendance at home games: 101,505
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 298
3. University of Florida
Location: Gainesville, Florida
National championships: 3
Average attendance at home games: 87,440
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 278
2. University of Southern California
Location: Los Angeles
National championships: 7
Average attendance at home games: 73,126
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 471
1. Ohio State University
Location: Columbus, Ohio
National championships: 6
Average attendance at home games: 104,933
Number of alumni who have played in the NFL: 409
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