Question for the stat geeks

[Robbymoto]

Has a team ever won a division in a P5 conference and been unranked? I'm guessing not but think the Coastal may pull the feat this year.

 

[OrangeBowlMagic]

It literally happened last year in this exact division.

 

[305to954]

 

[ddann]

It literally happened last year in this exact division.

Way to kill the vibe. This thread had epic potential, too.

 

[Robbymoto]

It literally happened last year in this exact division.

Back to Back baby! Consistency is key!

 

[90scane]

The Coastal does it almost every year! Miami did it under Golden when we had to give it up for unranked UNC to take it I believe. The Coastal sucks!

 

[bacane]

Back to Back baby! Consistency is key!

Good luck against the Dawgs.

 

[Madabs]

Pitt was ranked #24 going into our final game last season when we beat them. They were 6-2 in conference play, lost to Clemson in the ACCC, lost to Stanford in their bowl game, and ended up 7-7.

 

[JD08]

Has any team ever won a division and not been bowl eligible?

 

[canesarchitect]

It literally happened last year in this exact division.

Probably actually happened.

 

[segundo82]

Has any team ever won a division and not been bowl eligible?

I think UCLA a few years back and had to get a waiver to play in a bowl game. 5-7 was their record overall.

 

[90scane]

Has any team ever won a division and not been bowl eligible?

Yes, Miami due to NCAA sanctions.

 

[#1cane]

The Coastal does it almost every year! Miami did it under Golden when we had to give it up for unranked UNC to take it I believe. The Coastal sucks!

Hey N. Carolina almost beat Clemson that has to count for something.

 

[305407cane]

Has a team ever won a division in a P5 conference and been unranked? I'm guessing not but think the Coastal may pull the feat this year.

We beat Pitt last year when they were ranked 24th but they had already wrapped up the coastal

 

[ItsAUThing.com]

The Coastal does it almost every year! Miami did it under Golden when we had to give it up for unranked UNC to take it I believe. The Coastal sucks!

Georgia Tech won the Coastal in 2012—in a three-way tie with Miami and North Carolina (all were 5-3 in conference). Miami self-imposed a post-season ban while North Carolina was on one year post-season probation. The Yellow Jackets fell to Florida State, 21-15 in Charlotte.

Still never got how the whole tiebreaker worked that year for the three teams, if UNC and UM weren't banned. Canes lost to the Tar Heels and had a 7-5 overall record to UNC's 8-4—while both with the same division record. Georgia Tech was 6-6, having lost in OT to Miami, but beating North Carolina.

 

[ItsAUThing.com]

We beat Pitt last year when they were ranked 24th but they had already wrapped up the coastal

They "clinched" the Coastal as no one could catch up going into the final season, but still lost the game to fall to 6-2 in conference and 7-5 overall, leaving them unranked going into the conference title game.

 

[5Rings&an Asterisk]

Yes, Miami due to NCAA sanctions.

We self imposed that year when we thought the Shapiro scandal was going to be bad.

 

[TheEye]

The Coastal does it almost every year! Miami did it under Golden when we had to give it up for unranked UNC to take it I believe. The Coastal sucks!

Wait, UNC had to give it up to US and we gave it up to GT.