Thursday, January 13, 2011

Plus One Championship Game

Listed below are the pairings for a Plus One Championship Game matching the top two bowl winners according to the Power Points System. The number in parentheses indicates the number of games removed from the Power Points System matching the AP and/or CP's results.

1978-Southern California vs Alabama (0)
1979-Southern California vs Alabama (0)
1980-Pittsburgh vs Brigham Young (1)
1981-Pitsburgh vs Clemson (0)
1982-Penn State vs Nebraska (2)
1983-Auburn vs Georgia (1)
1984-Washington vs Brigham Young (0)
1985-Oklahoma vs Michigan (0)
1986-Penn State vs Oklahoma (0)
1987-Miami-Florida vs Florida State (0)
1988-Notre Dame vs Miami-Florida (0)
1989-Notre Dame vs Tennessee (1)
1990-Colorado vs Miami-Florida (1)
1991-Miami-Florida vs Washington (0)
1992-Alabama vs Florida State (0)
1993-Florida State vs Florida (1)
1994-Nebraska vs Penn State (0)
1995-Nebraska vs Tennessee (0)
1996-Florida vs Ohio State (0)
1997-Nebraska vs Michigan (0)
1998-Tennessee vs Ohio State (0)
1999-Florida State vs Nebraska (0)
2000-Oklahoma vs Miami-Florida (0)
2001-Miami-Florida vs Tennessee (1)
2002-Ohio State vs Georgia (0)
2003-Louisiana State vs Southern California (0)
2004-Southern California vs Auburn (0)
2005-Texas vs Penn State (0)
2006-Florida vs Boise State (1)
2007-Louisiana State vs Missouri (1)
2008-Florida vs Texas (1)
2009-Alabama vs Florida (0)
2010-Auburn vs Oklahoma (1)

Listed below are the instances where the Power Points System disagreed with the AP and/or Coaches' Poll. The numbers in parentheses denote the rank amongst bowl winners in the Power Points System for those teams favored by the AP and/or CP and the rank amongst bowl winners in the AP and CP poll for those teams favored by the Power Points System.

1980-AP and CP favored Georgia (3) over Brigham Young (9-9).
1981-AP favored Texas (4) over Pitsburgh (4-4)
1982-AP and CP favored Southern Methodist (4) over Nebraska (3-3).
1983-AP and CP favored Miami-Florida (3) over Georgia (3-3).
1989-AP favored Miami-Florida (3) over Tennessee (4). CP favored Miami-Florida (3) and Florida State (4) over Notre Dame (3) and Tennessee (4).
1990-AP and CP favored Georgia Tech (3) over Miami-Florida (3-3).
1993-AP and CP favored Notre Dame (3) over Florida ((3-3).
2001-AP and CP favored Oregon (3) over Tennessee (4-4).
2006-AP and CP favored Louisiana State (5) over Boise State (4-5).
2007-AP favored Georgia (4) over Missouri (4). CP favored Southern California (6) over Missouri (4).
2008-AP and CP favored Utah (3) over Texas (4-4).
2010-AP and CP favored Texas Christian (3) over Oklahoma (5-5).

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