The Boand System was a system for determining the college football national championship. It was also known as the Azzi Ratem system (derived from "As I rate 'em"). The system was developed by William F. Boand. The rankings were based on mathematical formula. The Boand System is recognized as a "National Champion Major Selector" by the Official NCAA Division I Records Book.
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.
The rankings appeared in many newspapers, the Illustrated Football Annual from 1932 to 1942, and Football News from 1942 to 1944 and again from 1951 to 1960. The design of the system sought to combine the best parts of the Dickinson System, with mathematical systems developed by Ralph Powell of Ohio State University and William T. Van de Graaff, football coach and mathematics instructor at Colorado College. Prominent football coaches Knute Rockne, Howard Jones, and Pop Warner consulted with Boand on the rankings. At various times, the system was applied to high school football rankings.
National champions Season Champion Retrospective selections 1919 Illinois 1920 HarvardPrinceton 1921 CaliforniaLafayetteWashington & Jefferson 1922 Princeton 1923 Illinois 1924 Notre Dame 1925 Alabama 1926 Navy 1927 Georgia Yale 1928 Georgia Tech 1929 Notre Dame Boand System rankings 1930 Notre Dame 1931 Southern California 1932 Southern California 1933 Michigan 1934 Minnesota 1935 Minnesota 1936 Pittsburgh 1937 Pittsburgh 1938 Tennessee 1939 Texas A&M 1940 Minnesota 1941 Minnesota 1942 Ohio State 1943 Notre Dame 1944 Army 1945 Army 1946 ArmyNotre Dame 1947 Notre Dame Michigan 1948 Michigan 1949 Notre Dame 1950 Princeton 1951 Georgia TechIllinois 1952 Michigan State 1953 Notre Dame 1954 Ohio State 1955 Michigan State 1956 Oklahoma 1957 Ohio State 1958 Louisiana State 1959 Syracuse 1960 Iowa
Boand trophy In February 1955, coach Woody Hayes was presented with the William F. Boand trophy in recognition of the 1954 Buckeyes' No. 1 selection in the year's final Azzi Ratem rankings. The award was presented by Byron F. Boyd, editor of Football News magazine, which carried Boand's ratings.
See also NCAA Division I FBS national football championship
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