UPI data 1970 – 2019 << This link reveals every UPI / Coaches Poll since 1970. Please sort the data below to review the number of opponents in this poll each national champion faced in the year they won their title.
Year Team # Opp. in Final UPI Top 20 % Opp. in UPI Top 20 SoS Sched Strength Opp W/L% PAM W/L % POTAB BPP
1970 Nebraska 4 0.333 10.21 23 / 123 0.474 0.604 0.250 0.273
1970 Ohio State 2 0.200 9.04 29 / 123 0.481 0.563 0.200 0.182
1970 Texas 3 0.273 10.93 14 / 123 0.525 0.549 0.273 0.273
1971 Nebraska 4 0.308
8.79 12 / 128 0.565 0.759 0.308 0.333
1972 USC 4 0.333 9.08 19 / 127 0.523 0.740 0.167 0.182
1973 Alabama 3 0.250 7.68 32 / 129 0.533 0.714 0.417 0.455
1973 Notre Dame 2 0.182 7.40 36 / 129 0.493 0.673 0.273 0.273
1974 Oklahoma 2 0.182
7.43 26 / 129 0.520 0.577 0.273 0.273
1974 USC 2 0.167 6.32 40 / 129 0.493 0.673 0.167 0.182
1975 Oklahoma 4 0.333 11.32 03 / 137 0.562 0.726 0.500 0.545
1976 Pitt 2 0.167 4.98 56 / 137 0.467 0.558 0.250 0.250
1977 Notre Dame 3 0.250 9.93 04 / 145 0.559 0.582 0.333 0.308
1978 Alabama 4 0.333 11.83 05 / 138 0.591 0.696 0.417 0.333
1978 USC 6 0.462 13.20 02 / 138 0.631 0.741 0.462 0.400
1979 Alabama 2 0.167 4.04 62 / 120 0.431 0.653 0.333 0.267
1980 Georgia 2 0.167 5.64 51 / 138 0.407 0.537 0.250 0.200
1981 Clemson 3
0.250 5.84 37 / 137 0.485 0.615 0.250 0.188
1982 Penn State 6 0.500 10.27 03 / 113 0.629 0.820 0.583 0.438
1983 Miami 3 0.250 6.68 15 / 112 0.522 0.702 0.417 0.313
1984 BYU 0 0.000 -1.63 82 / 110 0.409 0.396 0.154 0.111
1985 Oklahoma 3 0.250 5.03 19 / 110 0.564 0.707 0.500 0.333
1986 Penn State 3 0.250 5.91 13 / 105 0.529 0.660 0.250 0.167
1987 Miami 3 0.250 4.98 22 / 104 0.547 0.621 0.500 0.333
1988 Notre Dame 4 0.333 7.68 02 /105 0.529 0.654 0.417 0.294
1989 Miami 5 0.417 3.04 40 / 106 0.532 0.820 0.417 0.278
1991 Colorado 5 0.385 9.06 02 / 107 0.587 0.608 0.538 0.368
1990 Georgia Tech 3 0.250 4.28 28 / 107 0.547 0.566 0.417 0.263
1991 Miami 3 0.250 4.17 26 / 107 0.532 0.650 0.500 0.333
1991 Washington 3 0.250 5.97 08 / 107 0.515 0.471 0.333 0.222
1992 Alabama 4 0.308
2.74 32 / 107 0.523 0.667 0.308 0.222
1993 Florida State 4 0.308 5.76 21 / 106 0.597 0.702 0.462 0.316
1994 Nebraska 3 0.231 2.26 40 / 107 0.513 0.588 0.462 0.316
1995 Nebraska 4 0.333 3.78 24 / 108 0.540 0.784 0.417 0.278
1996 Florida 5 0.385 5.3 17 / 111 0.600 0.714 0.462 0.333
1997 Michigan 3 0.250 4.47 32 / 112 0.521 0.793 0.583 0.350
1997 Nebraska 3 0.231
2.53 41 / 112 0.503 0.593 0.385 0.250
1998 Tennessee 4 0.308 4.42 26 / 112 0.536 0.644 0.615 0.364
1999 Florida State 3 0.250 5.58 13 / 114 0.577 0.692 0.583 0.304
2000 Oklahoma 5 0.385
5.32 14 / 116 0.554 0.645 0.539 0.280
2001 Miami 5 0.417 5.08 22 / 117 0.574 0.754 0.500 0.240
2002 Ohio State 4 0.286 3.99 21 / 117 0.552 0.719 0.571 0.286
2003 LSU 4 0.286 3.28 41 / 117 0.539 0.719 0.429 0.214
2003 USC 2 0.154
3.6 36 / 117 0.518 0.673 0.538 0.250
2004 USC 4 0.308 8.22 05 / 120 0.539 0.579 0.538 0.250
2005 Texas 3 0.231 4.98 23 / 119 0.571 0.632 0.538 0.250
2006 Florida 4 0.286 6.95 04 / 119 0.611 0.629 0.643 0.281
2007 LSU 5 0.357
5.77 14 / 120 0.581 0.635 0.571 0.250
2008 Florida 3 0.214 5.58 05 / 120 0.599 0.723 0.643 0.265
2009 Alabama 4 0.286 6.62 02 / 120 0.598 0.771 0.643 0.265
2010 Auburn 5 0.357
5.95 09 / 120 0.598 0.717 0.643 0.257
2011 Alabama 3 0.231 4.21 17 / 120 0.612 0.789 0.615 0.229
2012 Alabama 4 0.286 5.51 14 / 124 0.545 0.661 0.571 0.229
2013 Florida State 2 0.143 1.29 59 / 125 0.549 0.563 0.500 0.200
2014 Ohio State 4 0.267 5.17 17 / 128 0.604 0.732 0.733 0.282
2015 Alabama 4 0.267 7.46 01 / 128 0.682 0.841 0.800 0.293
2016 Clemson 4 0.267
6.55 04 / 128 0.641 0.750 0.867 0.317
2017 Alabama 5 0.357 5.46 22 / 130 0.606 0.810 0.643 0.225
2018 Clemson 4 0.267 5.19 19 / 130 0.619 0.747 0.733 0.282
2019 LSU 6 0.400 6.60 06 / 130 0.604 0.694 0.667 0.250