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5 best college football teams to never win BCS or CFP championship

By Zach Bigalke

ARLINGTON, TX - JANUARY 12: The Oregon Ducks take the field prior to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at AT&T Stadium on January 12, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TX - JANUARY 12: The Oregon Ducks take the field prior to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game against the Ohio State Buckeyes at AT&T Stadium on January 12, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – JANUARY 04: The Boise State Broncos enter the field to take on the TCU Horned Frogs before the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl at the Universtity of Phoenix Stadium on January 4, 2010 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – JANUARY 04: The Boise State Broncos enter the field to take on the TCU Horned Frogs before the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl at the Universtity of Phoenix Stadium on January 4, 2010 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

No team has won more games since 1998 than Boise State. Over that period, the Broncos finished with at least 10 wins in 14 of 19 seasons. That matches Oklahoma and Ohio State for the most double-digit winning seasons over the span. Despite undefeated regular seasons in 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2009, Boise State has never played for the national championship.

That is because the Broncos have played in the Big West, the WAC, and the Mountain West over the past 20 years. Always affiliated with a mid-major conference, Boise State has been glossed over for power-conference contenders. What sets Boise State apart from other smaller schools, though, is its consistence across time. The Broncos have enjoyed 10-win seasons under four different head coaches over that period.

Boise State has had to settle for three wins in three Fiesta Bowl appearances. The closest the Broncos came was finishing sixth in the final BCS standings in 2009. They capped that season with a Fiesta Bowl win over TCU while Alabama and Texas played for the championship.

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