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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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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) /

Only one team without a national title has played in both a BCS championship game and the College Football Playoff final. That team, of course, is Oregon. The Ducks were a Michael Dyer tackle away from the championship after the 2010-2011 season. They also made the inaugural CFP title game in 2014-2015, but were blown out by Ohio State.

Oregon’s rise started in 2001, when they were passed over by the BCS in favor of Nebraska. The Cornhuskers were routed by Miami, while the Ducks clobbered Colorado at the Fiesta Bowl. Over the past two decades, Oregon has built its brand not just with wacky uniform combinations but also high-stakes competition and a frenetic pace. While other teams have expanded color combinations and up-tempo offenses, though, Oregon remains the vanguard of this movement.

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Unfortunately, though, being a trendsetter doesn’t always equate to a championship. Whether under Mike Bellotti, Chip Kelly, or Mark Helfrich, the Ducks just haven’t been able to fly over that last obstacle in their path to the top of college football.

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