The Big Ten still isn't the SEC despite back-to-back titles

Jan 20, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Jack Sawyer (33) and Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day celebrate on the podium after defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the CFP National Championship college football game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Jan 20, 2025; Atlanta, GA, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes defensive end Jack Sawyer (33) and Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Ryan Day celebrate on the podium after defeating the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the CFP National Championship college football game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Photo credit © Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

After Ohio State wrapped up the college football season with a national championship -- the Big Ten Conference's second straight title -- some felt compelled to crown them and declare the SEC's stranglehold on the sport over.

It might be a bit premature to do that.

If you go back 25 years to the start of the century (2000), the SEC has won 16 national championships with eight different schools having at least one title while the Big Ten has won three titles with just two schools making up its total.

It's easy to get caught up in recency bias, but it's going to take a lot more than a two-year title drought to claim the downfall of the SEC is legit.

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