Curiously, football national championship claims are in fact independent of polls (and other NCAA-recognized selectors). All but one of Princeton’s claims predate the first poll in 1936. In its claimed 1950 championship, Princeton only finished 6th in the Associated Press poll but went undefeated and was recognized as the national champion by two math-based selection systems.
Curiously, football national championship claims are in fact independent of polls (and other NCAA-recognized selectors). All but one of Princeton’s claims predate the first poll in 1936. In its claimed 1950 championship, Princeton only finished 6th in the Associated Press poll but went undefeated and was recognized as the national champion by two math-based selection systems.
Editor’s note: The Princeton Athletics site lists 28 national championships, 15 of which are also on the NCAA website’s official list.