Boand System
The Boand System was a system for determining the
national championship.[1] It was also known as the Azzi Ratem system (derived from "As I rate 'em").[2] The system was developed by William F. Boand.[2] The rankings were based on mathematical formula.[3] The Boand System is recognized as a "National Champion Major Selector" by the Official NCAA Division I Records Book.[4]
Boand announced annual national champions on a current basis from 1930 to 1960. He also chose national champions on a retroactive basis for the years from 1919 to 1929. In the 1937 edition of The Illustrated Football Annual Boand went back and re-rated the seasons since 1924, this time including bowl game results in his calculations.[5][6]
The rankings appeared in many newspapers, the Illustrated Football Annual from 1932 to 1942, and Pop Warner consulted with Boand on the rankings.[3] At various times, the system was applied to high school football rankings.[3]
National champions
Boand trophy
In February 1955 coach
Football News magazine, which carried Boand's ratings.[16]
See also
- NCAA Division I FBS national football championship
Further reading
- Boand, William F. (1950). Azzi Ratem-Boand football ranking system: featuring famous coaches who have had top-rated teams in past years. Football News.
- Boand, William F. (1941). National Football Champions.
References
- ^ "Boand System National Championship Selections". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-60078-034-9.
- ^ a b c d Boand, William F. (November 2, 1961). "Bill Boand's Baffling System Explained In Briefest Manner". The New Mexican. Sante Fe. Associated Press. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2015). "National Poll Rankings" (PDF). NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA. pp. 105–106. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
- ^ Jenkins, Dan (September 11, 1967), "This Year The Fight Will Be in the Open", Sports Illustrated, 27 (11), Chicago, IL: Time Inc.: 28–34, retrieved March 16, 2016
- ^ a b Reiss, Malcolm, ed. (1937). "Ranking the Champions; A Review of National Football Ranking for the Past 13 Years". Illustrated Football Annual 1937. New York City: Fiction House, Inc. pp. 86–87.
The final revision of the AZZI RATEM System was completed in the spring of 1936. This revision was used to re-rate previous years.
- ^ "Champion Must Pass Severe Tests on Grid". Arizona Daily Star. August 26, 1931.
More than 500 universities and colleges made their bid for glory, but only one was granted the honor of being hailed as national champion. Of course, that was Notre Dame. — Notre Dame 164; Alabama 157;
- ^ "Trojans Again Powerful". Arizona Daily Star. September 27, 1932. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
Southern California won the undisputed national football championship of the United States for 1931. According to Azzi Ratem... This calculation includes the Rose Bowl game.
- ^ "New Grid Rating System Gives 1932 Title to Trojans". The Tampa Times. January 4, 1933.
Southern California 166; Michigan 158; Purdue 151
- ^ Quinn, Frank (September 9, 1937). "The National football rankings for the 1936 season under the Azzi Ratem system". The Butte Daily Post. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
Pittsburgh, 81.1; Minnesota, 79.6;
- ^ Boand, William F. (January 5, 1938). "1937 Grid Ratings — Azzi Ratems System — By William F. Boand, Chicago". Chattanooga Daily Times. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
1. Pittsburgh: 83.6; 2. California: 82.4; 3. Fordham: 79.3;
- ^ "Boand Gives Grid Top to Tennessee Eleven". Omaha World-Herald. Chicago Tribune Press Service. January 3, 1939. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
1. Tennessee; 2. Notre Dame; 3. Texas Christian;
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