Ranking The 2015-16 Alabama Team Among The Last 10 College Football National Championship Winners

By Jason Fletcher

Nick Saban proved himself once again last night as the best head coach in college football as he led the Alabama Crimson Tide to their fourth national championship in the last seven seasons. While it was certainly an impressive feat, where does this team rank among the last 10 college football national champions? You’re about to find out.

Ranking The 2015-16 Alabama Team Among The Last 10 College Football National Championship Winners

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2007 LSU Tigers (12-2) — Amazingly, Les Miles' Tigers lost two games and were still selected to play in the national championship game against Ohio State. The main reason being that both of LSU's losses were triple-overtime defeats at the hands of Kentucky and Arkansas. With Matt Flynn at the helm, the Tigers were able to take down the Buckeyes, 38-24.

2006 Florida Gators (13-1) — This team didn't possess a whole lot of NFL talent, but they gelled together on the football field. With Chris Leak as the starting quarterback, the Gators blasted Ohio State in the BCS title game by a score of 41-14.

2015 Alabama Crimson Tide (14-1) — This year's Alabama team was certainly impressive, but it wasn't all-time great. The front-seven, offensive line and Derrick Henry were the best in college football, but the secondary and wide receiving corps left a lot to be desired.

2012 Alabama Crimson Tide (13-1) — A home loss to Johnny Manziel and the Texas A&M Aggies was the only thing standing between the Crimson Tide and another perfect season. A.J. McCarron would regroup his team to lead them to back-to-back BCS championships.

2014 Ohio State Buckeyes (14-1) — Following an early-season loss to Virginia Tech, the Buckeyes won the rest of their games including the CFP National Championship Game over Oregon. Amazingly, Urban Meyer won the Big 10 Title Game, CFP Semis and CFP Finals with third-string quarterback Cardale Jones at the helm.

2011 Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1) — The Crimson Tide were selected to play a rematch against LSU in the national championship game following a 9-6 overtime loss to the Tigers earlier in the year. Alabama responded with a dominating 21-0 performance and another national championship for Saban.

2013 Florida State Seminoles (14-0) — Led by Jameis Winston, the Seminoles dominated their competition until the national championship game against Auburn. Instead of giving in, Florida State responded to adversity when Winston hit Kelvin Benjamin for the game-winning touchdown pass with less than a minute remaining.

2010 Auburn Tigers (14-0) — I still can't believe what Cam Newton did that season. He took the Tigers on his back and carried them to an impressive undefeated season that culminated in a victory over the Oregon Ducks in the BCS National Championship Game.

2008 Florida Gators (13-1) — This was the year that Tim Tebow gave the most inspiring speech from a player of all time following an early-season loss to Ole Miss. The Gators would rebound to win their last 10 games of the season and hoist the BCS Trophy following a 24-14 victory over the Oklahoma Sooners in the national championship game.

2009 Alabama Crimson Tide (14-0) — Nick Saban's 2009 squad was absolutely ridiculous. They rolled through their regular season schedule, defeated Florida 32-13 in the SEC Championship Game and beat Texas 37-21 in the BCS National Championship Game. The team featured Mark Ingram, Julio Jones, Trent Richardson, Marcell Dareus, Rolando McClain, Dont'a Hightower, Mark Barron, Courtney Upshaw, Kareem Jackson, Brandon Deaderick, Terrence Cody, Javier Arenas, Dre Kirkpatrick, Barrett Jones and James Carpenter, all of whom played in the NFL.

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