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Published: December 27, 2008

No. 2: 1987 MIAMI (12-0)
Coach: Jimmy Johnson
First-Team All-Americans: DB Bennie Blades (Thorpe winner), DE Daniel Stubbs
Other Prominent Players: RB Melvin Bratton, WR Michael Irvin, DT Greg Mark, CB Bubba McDowell, LB Randy Shannon, QB Steve Walsh
Preseason Ranking: 10th
Season Synopsis: Hurricanes replaced Heisman Trophy QB Vinny Testaverde with Walsh and registered their second straight unbeaten regular season. In the Orange Bowl, Miami held Oklahoma to 179 yards rushing (Oklahoma was averaging 428.8 yards).

Game By Game
W…No. 20 Florida, 31-4
W…at No. 10 Arkansas, 51-7
W…at No. 4 Florida State, 26-25
W…Maryland 46-16
W…at Cincinnati, 48-10
W…at East Carolina, 41-3
W…Miami (Ohio), 54-3
W…Virginia Tech, 27-3
W…Toledo, 24-14
W…No. 10 Notre Dame, 24-0
W…No. 8 South Carolina, 20-16
ORANGE BOWL
W…vs. No. 1 Oklahoma, 20-14

No. 3: 1999 FLORIDA STATE (12-0)
Coach: Bobby Bowden
First-Team All-Americans: PK Sebastian Janikowski (Groza winner), DT Corey Simon, WR Peter Warrick, OG Jason Whitaker
Other Prominent Players: CB Derrick Gibson, FS Sean Key, RB Travis Minor, LB Tommy Polley, DE Jamal Reynolds, QB Chris Weinke
Preseason Ranking: 1st
Season Synopsis: The Seminoles, whose closest game was a three-point escape at Clemson in the first "Bowden Bowl," became the first wire-to-wire No. 1-ranked team in college football.

Game By Game
W…Louisiana Tech, 41-7
W…No. 10 Georgia Tech, 41-35
W…No. 20 N.C. State, 42-11
W…at North Carolina 42-10
W…vs. Duke (Jacksonville), 51-23
W…No. 19 Miami, 31-21
W…Wake Forest, 33-10
W…at Clemson, 17-14
W…at Virginia, 35-10
W…Maryland, 49-10
W…at No. 3 Florida, 30-23
SUGAR BOWL
W…vs. No. 2 Virginia Tech, 46-29

No. 4: 1993 FLORIDA STATE (12-1)
Coach: Bobby Bowden
First-Team All-Americans: DE Derrick Alexander, LB Derrick Brooks, CB Corey Sawyer, QB Charlie Ward (Heisman, Maxwell, O'Brien, Unitas winner)
Other Prominent Players: CB Clifton Abraham, SS Devin Bush, FB William Floyd, OT Juan Laureano, LB Todd Rebol, C Clay Shiver
Preseason Ranking: 1st
Season Synopsis: Seminoles were ranked No..1 through the first 11 weeks before losing at Notre Dame. When the Irish lost at Boston College the following week, FSU moved back to No..1. One-loss Notre Dame beat Texas A&M at the Cotton Bowl, but FSU was voted No..1 in both polls.

Game By Game
W…vs. Kansas (Kickoff !Classic), 42-0
W…at Duke, 45-7
W…No. 17 Clemson, 57-0
W…at No. 13 N. Carolina, 33-7
W…Georgia Tech, 51-0
W…No. 3 Miami, 28-10
W…No. 15 Virginia, 40-14
W…Wake Forest, 54-0
W…at Maryland, 49-20
L…at No. 2 Notre Dame, 31-24
W…N.C. State, 62-3
W…at No. 7 Florida, 33-21
ORANGE BOWL
W…vs. No. 2 Nebraska, 18-16

No. 5: 1996 FLORIDA (12-1)
Coach: Steve Spurrier
First-Team All-Americans: WR Reidel Anthony, QB Danny Wuerffel (Heisman, Maxwell, O'Brien, Unitas winner)
Other Prominent Players: WR Ike Hilliard, CB Anthone Lott, C Jeff Mitchell, RB Fred Taylor, CB Fred Weary, SS Lawrence Wright (Thorpe winner), OG Donnie Young
Preseason Ranking: 4th
Season Synopsis: After spending nine weeks at No..1, Florida was beaten at Florida State. The Gators got a Sugar Bowl rematch with FSU when Texas upset Nebraska in the Big 12 title game. Florida's national title was set up when Ohio State beat undefeated Arizona State in the Rose Bowl.

Game By Game
W…SW Louisiana, 55-21
W…Georgia Southern, 62-14
W…at No. 2 Tennessee, 35-29
W…Kentucky, 65-0
W…at Arkansas, 42-7
W…No. 12 LSU, 56-13
W…No. 16 Auburn, 51-10
W…Georgia (Jacksonville), 47-7
W…at Vanderbilt, 28-21
W…South Carolina, 52-25
L…at No. 2 Florida State, 24-21
SEC CHAMPIONSHIP
W…vs. No. 11 Alabama, 45-30
SUGAR BOWL
W…vs. No. 1 Florida State, 52-20

No. 6: 1991 MIAMI (12-0)
Coach: Dennis Erickson
First-Team All-Americans: PK Carlos Huerta, OT Leon Searcy, LB Darrin Smith, FS Darryl Williams
Other Prominent Players: LB Jessie Armstead, LB Michael Barrow, CB Ryan McNeil, DE Rusty Medearis, WR Lamar Thomas, QB Gino Torretta
Preseason Ranking: 3rd
Season Synopsis: Hurricanes were boosted by road victory at top-ranked Florida State in the first "Wide Right" game. Miami finished No..1 in the AP rankings. The coaches' poll No..1 was Washington (12-0), which won the Rose Bowl.

Game By Game
W…at Arkansas, 31-3
W…No. 10 Houston, 40-10
W…at Tulsa, 34-10
W…Oklahoma State, 40-3
W…No. 9 Penn State, 26-20
W…Long Beach State, 55-0
W…at Arizona, 36-9
W…West Virginia, 27-3
W…at No. 1 Florida State, 17-16
W…at Boston College, 19-14
W…San Diego State, 39-12
ORANGE BOWL
W…vs. No. 11 Nebraska, 22-0

No. 7: 1983 MIAMI (11-1)
Coach: Howard Schnellenberger
First-Team All-Americans: LB Jay Brophy
Other Prominent Players: QB Bernie Kosar, WR Eddie Brown, OT Dave Heffernan, DT Kevin Fagan, DT Tony Fitzpatrick, SS Kenny Calhoun
Preseason Ranking: None
Season Synopsis: Miami was ranked No..5 going into the Orange Bowl. After beating top-ranked Nebraska, the Hurricanes also jumped ahead of No..2 Texas (Cotton Bowl loser) and No..4 Illinois (Rose Bowl loser), while leapfrogging No..3 Auburn (Sugar Bowl winner).

Game By Game
L….at No. 7 Florida, 28-3
W…at Houston, 29-7
W…Purdue, 35-0
W…No. 13 Notre Dame, 20-0
W…at Duke, 56-17
W…Louisville, 42-14
W…at Mississippi State, 31-7
W…at Cincinnati, 17-7
W…No. 12 West Virginia, 20-3
W…East Carolina, 12-7
W…at Florida State, 17-16
ORANGE BOWL
W…vs. No. 1 Nebraska, 31-30

No. 8: 1989 MIAMI (11-1)
Coach: Dennis Erickson
First-Team All-Americans: DE Greg Mark
Other Prominent Players: LB Bernard Clark, LB Maurice Crum, QB Craig Erickson, WR Randal Hill, DT Cortez Kennedy, DT Russell Maryland, OT Leon Searcy
Preseason Ranking: 3rd
Season Synopsis: Hurricanes recovered from a loss at Florida State. After beating top-ranked Notre Dame, Miami was ranked second going into its Sugar Bowl win against Alabama. Then top-ranked Colorado lost against Notre Dame at the Orange Bowl.

Game By Game
W…at Wisconsin, 51-3
W…California, 31-3
W…at Missouri, 38-7
W…at Michigan State, 26-20
W…Cincinnati, 56-0
W…San Jose State, 48-16
L…at No. 6 Florida State, 24-10
W…East Carolina, 40-10
W…at No. 14 Pittsburgh, 24-3
W…San Diego State, 42-6
W…No. 1 Notre Dame, 27-10
SUGAR BOWL
W…vs. No. 7 Alabama 33-25

No. 9: 2006 FLORIDA (13-1)
Coach: Urban Meyer
First-Team All-Americans: SS Reggie Nelson
Other Prominent Players: WR Andre Caldwell, LB Earl Everett, WR Percy Harvin, QB Chris Leak, DL Ray McDonald, LB Brandon Siler, CB Ryan Smith
Preseason Ranking: 7th
Season Synopsis: One-loss Florida jumped from No..3 to No..2 in the final BCS standings after beating Arkansas for the SEC title. Idle one-loss Michigan, seeking a title-game rematch with Ohio State, fell from No..2 to No..3.

Game By Game
W…Southern Miss, 34-7
W…UCF, 42-0
W…at No. 13 Tennessee, 21-20
W…Kentucky, 26-7
W…Alabama, 28-13
W…No. 9 LSU, 23-10
L…at No. 11 Auburn, 27-17
W…No. 25 Georgia (J'ville), 21-14
W…at Vanderbilt, 25-19
W…South Carolina, 17-16
W…Western Carolina, 62-0
W…at Florida State, 21-14
SEC CHAMPIONSHIP
W…vs. No. 8 Arkansas, 38-28
BCS CHAMPIONSHIP
W…vs. No. 1 Ohio State, 41-14

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