Factoid 218 - Odds to Win National Championships (summary)

We have been analyzing various variables and how they affect your team’s chances of winning the national championship:

• The century a team started playing football
• The capacity of a team’s stadium
• The state your team plays in
• The conference your team plays in

• Starting a football program in the 19th century (before the year 1901)
• Playing in a stadium with a capacity of 100,000 or more
• Playing football in the state of Nebraska
• Playing as an FBS Independent

• Starting a football program in the 21st century (after the year 2000)
• Playing in a stadium with a capacity of under 60,000
• Playing football in any of these states: Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
• Playing in any of these conferences: Conference USA, Mid-American Conference, Mountain West Conference, Sun Belt Conference