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The Poling System was a mathematical rating system used to rank college football teams.^[1] Its selections were published in the Football Review Supplement and several newspapers.^[1] The system was developed by Richard R. Poling, a native of Mansfield, Ohio who had played college football at Ohio Wesleyan University.

The Poling System is considered by the NCAA to have been a "major selector" of national championships for the years 1935–1984.^[1]^: 108

Champions

The Poling System named contemporary champions from 1935 to 1984 and retroactively named champions from 1924 to 1934.^[1]^{: 108–109, 111–114, 120}

Season	Champion(s)	Record	Coach
Retrospective selections
1924	Notre Dame	10–0	Knute Rockne
1925	Alabama	10–0	Wallace Wade
1926	Alabama	9–0–1	Wallace Wade
1927	Georgia	9–1	George Cecil Woodruff
1928	Georgia Tech	10–0	William Alexander
1929	Notre Dame	9–0	Knute Rockne
1930	Notre Dame	10–0	Knute Rockne
1931	USC	10–1	Howard Jones
1932	USC	10–0	Howard Jones
1933	Michigan	7–0–1	Harry Kipke
1934	Alabama	10–0	Frank Thomas
Poling System rating
1935	Minnesota	8–0	Bernie Bierman
1936	Minnesota	7–1	Bernie Bierman
1937	Pittsburgh	9–0–1	Jock Sutherland
1938	Tennessee	11–0	Robert Neyland
1939	Texas A&M	11–0	Homer Norton
1940^[2]^[3]	Stanford	10–0	Clark Shaughnessy
1941	Minnesota	8–0	Bernie Bierman
1942	Georgia	11–1	Wally Butts
1943	Notre Dame	9–1	Frank Leahy
1944	Army	9–0	Earl Blaik
1945	Army	9–0	Earl Blaik
1946	Army	9–0–1	Earl Blaik
1946	Notre Dame	8–0–1	Frank Leahy
1947	Michigan	10–0	Fritz Crisler
1948	Michigan	9–0	Bennie Oosterbaan
1949	Notre Dame	10–0	Frank Leahy
1950	Princeton	9–0	Charley Caldwell
1951	Michigan State	9–0	Biggie Munn
1952	Georgia Tech	12–0	Bobby Dodd
1953	Notre Dame	9–0–1	Frank Leahy
1954	Ohio State	10–0	Woody Hayes
1955	Oklahoma	11–0	Bud Wilkinson
1956^[4]	Oklahoma	10–0	Bud Wilkinson
1957	Auburn	10–0	Ralph Jordan
1958	LSU	11–0	Paul Dietzel
1959	Syracuse	11–0	Ben Schwartzwalder
1960	Missouri	11–0	Dan Devine
1961	Ohio State	8–0–1	Woody Hayes
1962	USC	11–0	John McKay
1963	Texas	11–0	Darrell Royal
1964	Arkansas	11–0	Frank Broyles
1965	Michigan State	10–1	Duffy Daugherty
1966	Notre Dame	9–0–1	Ara Parseghian
1967	Oklahoma	10–1	Chuck Fairbanks
1968	Ohio State	10–0	Woody Hayes
1969	Texas	11–0	Darrell Royal
1970	Arizona State	11–0	Frank Kush
1971	Nebraska	13–0	Bob Devaney
1972	USC	12–0	John McKay
1973	Michigan	10–0–1	Bo Schembechler
1973	Ohio State	10–0–1	Woody Hayes
1974	Oklahoma	11–0	Barry Switzer
1975	Ohio State	11–1	Woody Hayes
1976	Pittsburgh	12–0	Johnny Majors
1977	Notre Dame	11–1	Dan Devine
1978	Oklahoma	11–1	Barry Switzer
1979	Alabama	12–0	Paul "Bear" Bryant
1980	Georgia	12–0	Vince Dooley
1981^[4]	Clemson	12–0	Danny Ford
1982	Penn State	11–1	Joe Paterno
1983	Nebraska	12–1	Tom Osborne
1984	BYU	13–0	LaVell Edwards

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2017). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I FBS Football Records. NCAA. pp. 108–109, 111–114. Retrieved December 7, 2017. Poling System (1935-84), a mathematical rating system for college football teams developed by Richard Poling from Mansfield, Ohio, a former football player at Ohio Wesleyan. Poling's football ratings were published annually in the Football Review Supplement and in various newspapers. Predated national champions from 1924 to 1934.
^ Poling, Richard R. (1941). "Top Teams of 1940". The 1940 Supplement of the Football Review. Mansfield, Ohio: Poling's Football Ratings. We predicted that STANFORD would beat NEBRASKA by from seven to ten points, and this game came home to us right – final score STANFORD 21 NEBRASKA 13. This game bore us out and thus made STANFORD NATIONAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS OF 1940. [...] No. 1 Stanford 45.06, No. 2 Minnesota 43.13, No 3. Boston College 43.0
^ Poling, Richard R. "Poling’s Football Review Supplement, 1940" (1941). John Gunn Sports Collection, Box: 422. Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives and History, William M. Randall Library, University of North Carolina Wilmington.
^ ^a ^b Poling, Richard R. (1981). "Poling's National Champions over the Years". Supplement for the 1981 Football Season. Mansfield, Ohio: Poling's Football Ratings — The 1981 Football Review.

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[NCAA-1] National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2017). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I FBS Football Records. NCAA. pp. 108–109, 111–114. Retrieved December 7, 2017. Poling System (1935-84), a mathematical rating system for college football teams developed by Richard Poling from Mansfield, Ohio, a former football player at Ohio Wesleyan. Poling's football ratings were published annually in the Football Review Supplement and in various newspapers. Predated national champions from 1924 to 1934.

[PolingSupplement1940-2] Poling, Richard R. (1941). "Top Teams of 1940". The 1940 Supplement of the Football Review. Mansfield, Ohio: Poling's Football Ratings. We predicted that STANFORD would beat NEBRASKA by from seven to ten points, and this game came home to us right – final score STANFORD 21 NEBRASKA 13. This game bore us out and thus made STANFORD NATIONAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS OF 1940. [...] No. 1 Stanford 45.06, No. 2 Minnesota 43.13, No 3. Boston College 43.0

[UNCW_Poling_1940-3] Poling, Richard R. "Poling’s Football Review Supplement, 1940" (1941). John Gunn Sports Collection, Box: 422. Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives and History, William M. Randall Library, University of North Carolina Wilmington.

[PolingSupplement1981-4] Poling, Richard R. (1981). "Poling's National Champions over the Years". Supplement for the 1981 Football Season. Mansfield, Ohio: Poling's Football Ratings — The 1981 Football Review.

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+The '''Poling System''' was a mathematical rating system used to rank [[college football]] teams.<ref name=NCAA/> Its selections were published in the ''Football Review Supplement'' and several newspapers.<ref name=NCAA/> The system was developed by '''Richard R. Poling''', a native of [[Mansfield, Ohio]] who had played [[college football]] at [[Ohio Wesleyan University]].
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-The '''Poling System''' was a mathematical rating system used to select [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|college football national championship]] teams on a current basis from 1935 to 1984.<ref name=NCAA>{{cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2017/FBS.pdf |title=National Poll Rankings |author=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) |year=2017|work=NCAA Division I FBS Football Records |publisher=NCAA |pages=108–109, 111–114 |accessdate=December 7, 2017 |format=PDF}}</ref><!--NOTE, NCAA DELETES THE ANNUAL PDF AT URL. YOU MAY NEED TO INCREMENT BOTH /20XX/ AND PAGES--> Its selections were published in the ''Football Review Supplement'' and several newspapers.<ref name=cbs>[http://www.cbssports.com/u/ce/feature/0,1518,3708818_56,00.html Knute Rockne's Record at Notre Dame], CBS Sports, retrieved October 24, 2010.</ref> The system was developed by Richard Poling, a native of [[Mansfield, Ohio]] who had played [[college football]] at [[Ohio Wesleyan University]]. While there was no official method for naming a national championship in the sport during the system's existence, it is considered to have been a "National Champion Major Selector" by the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]].<ref name=NCAA />{{rp|108}}
+The Poling System is considered by the [[NCAA]] to have been a "major selector" of [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national championships]] for the years 1935–1984.<ref name=NCAA>{{cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2017/FBS.pdf |title=National Poll Rankings |author=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) |year=2017|work=NCAA Division I FBS Football Records |publisher=NCAA |pages=108–109, 111–114 |accessdate=December 7, 2017 |quote=Poling System (1935-84), a mathematical rating system for college football teams developed by Richard Poling from Mansfield, Ohio, a former football player at Ohio Wesleyan. Poling’s football ratings were published annually in the Football Review Supplement and in various newspapers. Predated national champions from 1924 to 1934.}}</ref>{{rp|108}}
 ==Champions==
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 ! Season || Champion(s) || Record || Coach
+|-
+| colspan=4 {{rh2|align=center}} | Retrospective selections
 |-
 | [[1924 college football season|1924]] || [[1924 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 10–0 || [[Knute Rockne]]
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 |-
 | [[1934 college football season|1934]] || [[1934 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] || 10–0 || [[Frank Thomas (American football)|Frank Thomas]]
+|-
+| colspan=4 {{rh2|align=center}} | Poling System rating
 |-
 | [[1935 college football season|1935]] || [[1935 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]] || 8–0 || [[Bernie Bierman]]
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 | [[1939 college football season|1939]] || [[1939 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]] || 11–0 || [[Homer H. Norton|Homer Norton]]
 |-
+| [[1940 college football season|1940]]<ref name="PolingSupplement1940">{{cite book |last=Poling |first=Richard R. |author-link=Poling System |date=1941 |title=The 1940 Supplement of the Football Review |url= |location=Mansfield, Ohio |publisher=Poling's Football Ratings |section=Top Teams of 1940 |quote=We predicted that STANFORD would beat NEBRASKA by from seven to ten points, and this game came home to us right – final score STANFORD 21 NEBRASKA 13. This game bore us out and thus made STANFORD NATIONAL FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS OF 1940. [...] No. 1 Stanford 45.06, No. 2 Minnesota 43.13, No 3. Boston College 43.0 }}</ref><ref name="UNCW_Poling_1940">{{cite archive |first=Richard R. |last=Poling |item=Poling’s Football Review Supplement, 1940 |item-url=https://archivesspace.uncw.edu/repositories/5/archival_objects/73613 |type= |item-id= |date=1941 |page= |pages= |fonds= |series= |file= |box=422 |collection=John Gunn Sports Collection |collection-url= |repository=Center for Southeast North Carolina Archives and History, William M. Randall Library |institution=University of North Carolina Wilmington |location= |oclc= |accession= }}</ref> || [[1940 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford]] || 10–0 || [[Clark Shaughnessy]]
-| [[1940 college football season|1940]] || [[1940 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford]] || 10–0 || [[Clark Shaughnessy]]
 |-
 | [[1941 college football season|1941]] || [[1941 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]] || 8–0 || [[Bernie Bierman]]
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 | [[1953 college football season|1953]] || [[1953 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 9–0–1 || [[Frank Leahy]]
 |-
-| [[1954 college football season|1954]] || '''[[1954 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]''' || 10–0 || [[Woody Hayes]]
+| [[1954 college football season|1954]] || [[1954 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] || 10–0 || [[Woody Hayes]]
 |-
-| [[1955 college football season|1955]] || '''[[1955 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]]''' || 11–0 || [[Bud Wilkinson]]
+| [[1955 college football season|1955]] || [[1955 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] || 11–0 || [[Bud Wilkinson]]
 |-
-| [[1956 NCAA University Division football season|1956]] || ''unknown'' || || <!-- NCAA RECORD BOOK DOES NOT DISPLAY A 1956 SELECTION, NEED ALT SOURCE -->
+| [[1956 college football season|1956]]<ref name="PolingSupplement1981"/> || [[1956 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] || 10–0 || [[Bud Wilkinson]]
 |-
-| [[1957 NCAA University Division football season|1957]] || '''[[1957 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]]''' || 10–0 || [[Ralph Jordan]]
+| [[1957 college football season|1957]] || [[1957 Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn]] || 10–0 || [[Ralph Jordan]]
 |-
-| [[1958 NCAA University Division football season|1958]] || '''[[1958 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]]''' || 11–0 || [[Paul Dietzel]]
+| [[1958 college football season|1958]] || [[1958 LSU Tigers football team|LSU]] || 11–0 || [[Paul Dietzel]]
 |-
-| [[1959 NCAA University Division football season|1959]] || '''[[1959 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]]''' || 11–0 || [[Ben Schwartzwalder]]
+| [[1959 college football season|1959]] || [[1959 Syracuse Orangemen football team|Syracuse]] || 11–0 || [[Ben Schwartzwalder]]
 |-
-| [[1960 NCAA University Division football season|1960]] || [[1960 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]] || 11–0 || [[Dan Devine]]
+| [[1960 college football season|1960]] || [[1960 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]] || 11–0 || [[Dan Devine]]
 |-
-| [[1961 NCAA University Division football season|1961]] || '''[[1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]''' || 8–0–1 || [[Woody Hayes]]
+| [[1961 college football season|1961]] || [[1961 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] || 8–0–1 || [[Woody Hayes]]
 |-
 | [[1962 NCAA University Division football season|1962]] || [[1962 USC Trojans football team|USC]] || 11–0 || [[John McKay (American football)|John McKay]]
 |-
-| [[1963 NCAA University Division football season|1963]] || '''[[1963 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]]''' || 11–0 || [[Darrell Royal]]
+| [[1963 NCAA University Division football season|1963]] || [[1963 Texas Longhorns football team|Texas]] || 11–0 || [[Darrell Royal]]
 |-
 | [[1964 NCAA University Division football season|1964]] || [[1964 Arkansas Razorbacks football team|Arkansas]] || 11–0 || [[Frank Broyles]]
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 | [[1970 NCAA University Division football season|1970]] || [[1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football team|Arizona State]] || 11–0 || [[Frank Kush]]
 |-
-|  [[1971 NCAA University Division football season|1971]] || '''[[1971 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]]''' || 13–0 || [[Bob Devaney]]
+|  [[1971 NCAA University Division football season|1971]] || [[1971 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] || 13–0 || [[Bob Devaney]]
 |-
-| [[1972 NCAA University Division football season|1972]] || '''[[1972 USC Trojans football team|USC]]''' || 12–0 || [[John McKay (American football)|John McKay]]
+| [[1972 NCAA University Division football season|1972]] || [[1972 USC Trojans football team|USC]] || 12–0 || [[John McKay (American football)|John McKay]]
 |-
 | rowspan="2" | [[1973 NCAA Division I football season|1973]] || [[1973 Michigan Wolverines football team|Michigan]] || 10–0–1 || [[Bo Schembechler]]
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 | [[1975 NCAA Division I football season|1975]] || [[1975 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]] || 11–1 || [[Woody Hayes]]
 |-
-| [[1976 NCAA Division I football season|1976]] || '''[[1976 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]]''' || 12–0 || [[Johnny Majors]]
+| [[1976 NCAA Division I football season|1976]] || [[1976 Pittsburgh Panthers football team|Pittsburgh]] || 12–0 || [[Johnny Majors]]
 |-
 | [[1977 NCAA Division I football season|1977]] || [[1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]] || 11–1 || [[Dan Devine]]
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 | [[1978 NCAA Division I-A football season|1978]] || [[1978 Oklahoma Sooners football team|Oklahoma]] || 11–1 || [[Barry Switzer]]
 |-
-| [[1979 NCAA Division I-A football season|1979]] || '''[[1979 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]''' || 12–0 || [[Bear Bryant|Paul "Bear" Bryant]]
+| [[1979 NCAA Division I-A football season|1979]] || [[1979 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]] || 12–0 || [[Bear Bryant|Paul "Bear" Bryant]]
 |-
-| [[1980 NCAA Division I-A football season|1980]] ||  '''[[1980 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]]''' || 12–0 || [[Vince Dooley]]
+| [[1980 NCAA Division I-A football season|1980]] ||  [[1980 Georgia Bulldogs football team|Georgia]] || 12–0 || [[Vince Dooley]]
 |-
-| [[1981 NCAA Division I-A football season|1981]] || '''[[1981 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]]''' || 12–0 || [[Danny Ford]]
+| [[1981 NCAA Division I-A football season|1981]]<ref name="PolingSupplement1981">{{cite book |last=Poling |first=Richard R. |author-link=Poling System |date=1981 |title=Supplement for the 1981 Football Season |number=44 |url= |location=Mansfield, Ohio |publisher=Poling's Football Ratings — The 1981 Football Review |section=Poling's National Champions over the Years }}</ref> || [[1981 Clemson Tigers football team|Clemson]] || 12–0 || [[Danny Ford]]
 |-
-| [[1982 NCAA Division I-A football season|1982]] || '''[[1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]]''' || 11–1 || [[Joe Paterno]]
+| [[1982 NCAA Division I-A football season|1982]] || [[1982 Penn State Nittany Lions football team|Penn State]] || 11–1 || [[Joe Paterno]]
 |-
 | [[1983 NCAA Division I-A football season|1983]] || [[1983 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team|Nebraska]] || 12–1 || [[Tom Osborne]]
 |-
-| [[1984 NCAA Division I-A football season|1984]] || '''[[1984 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]]''' || 13–0 || [[LaVell Edwards]]
+| [[1984 NCAA Division I-A football season|1984]] || [[1984 BYU Cougars football team|BYU]] || 13–0 || [[LaVell Edwards]]
 |-
 |}
-* Teams listed in '''bold''' reflect the NCAA's designation as "Consensus National Champions" by virtue of their selection from 1950 onward by one or more selectors from [[AP Poll|Associated Press]], [[United Press International|United Press/UPI]], [[Football Writers Association of America]], [[National Football Foundation|NFF]]/[[College Football Hall of Fame]], and [[USA Today Coaches Poll|USA Today]].
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