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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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ATLANTA – JANUARY 2: Russ Tanner #50 of the Georgia Bulldogs and teammates walk onto the field to play the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Nokia Sugar Bowl game at the Georgia Dome on January 2, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia. The West Virginia Mountaineers defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 38-35. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty images)
ATLANTA – JANUARY 2: Russ Tanner #50 of the Georgia Bulldogs and teammates walk onto the field to play the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Nokia Sugar Bowl game at the Georgia Dome on January 2, 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia. The West Virginia Mountaineers defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 38-35. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty images) /

Like Wisconsin, Georgia never has managed to play for the national title over the past two decades. But the Bulldogs have been right there in the thick of things throughout the period. For them, the biggest problem has been membership in a loaded SEC that has seen five of its schools win BCS or CFP titles.

The one SEC school that has been in the mix but unable to make that final leap has been Georgia. It has been over a decade since the Bulldogs last won a conference title. In 2002, a loss to Florida kept Georgia out of the BCS championship. Three years later, the Bulldogs lost twice during the regular season. Returns to the SEC championship in 2011 and 2012 only yielded more heartache as Georgia lost to LSU and Alabama respectively.

Ultimately, the failure to keep up with other SEC powerhouses cost Mark Richt his job as head coach. Georgia has had the misfortune of being good during a time when the SEC became the most cutthroat league in the country.

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