In the 2000 season, Bob Stoops' Oklahoma team had low expectations but defied them by winning a national title. They started 19th in the AP poll and won their first five games decisively. After defeating top teams like Kansas State and Nebraska, they triumphed over Florida State in the Orange Bowl. Historically, since that winning season, national champions have emerged from a select group of favorites, with no team ending the season as champion having had odds over +5000.%20This pattern continues into the current season.
Twenty-five years ago, Bob Stoops' second Oklahoma team headed into the 2000 season with lukewarm expectations, ranked 19th in the AP preseason poll.
The Sooners won their first five games by an average score of 48-13, including a shocking 63-14 walloping of Mack Brown's Texas.
No national title winner over the past 24 seasons has begun the season with title odds longer than +5000, making the pool of champions predictable.
Fourteen teams are at +5000 or shorter this season, with teams like Heupel's Tennessee and Venables' Oklahoma narrowly missing the cut.
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