Commentary
Winless teams come back strong
Originally Published: September 24, 2009
By ESPN Stats & Information | Special to ESPN.com
1. USC's loss at Washington on Saturday shocked most people, but did you really expect the Trojans to go unbeaten in the Pac-10? In the past three seasons, only one of the 18 BCS automatic-qualifying-conference champions (Ohio State in 2006) was undefeated in league play. And those expecting the winner of this Saturday's Miami-Virginia Tech game to become a permanent fixture in the BCS title chase should be aware that no team has run the table in the ACC since 2000, the longest drought among the 11 FBS conferences.
Last Champion Unbeaten in Conference Play
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