The "Bracket of Champions" boasts a whopping 23 teams that won or shared a national championship. That means not all the national champs made it through the many land mines placed in front of them in The Greatest Tournament of All Time. The following are the 14 teams that won or shared titles who weren't lucky enough to make it to the Final 64.
1978 Alabama (11-1)
Head Coach: Bear Bryant
Who Beat Them: 1990 Miami
1979 Alabama (12-0)
Head Coach: Bear Bryant
Who Beat Them: 2003 Oklahoma
1980 Georgia (12-0)
Head Coach: Vince Dooley
Who Beat Them: 1991 Michigan
1981 Clemson (12-0)
Head Coach: Danny Ford
Who Beat Them: 2003 Oklahoma
1983 Miami (11-1)
Head Coach: Howard Schnellenberger
Who Beat Them: 1992 Florida State
1984 BYU (13-0)
Head Coach: LaVell Edwards
Who Beat Them: 2004 USC
1988 Notre Dame (12-0)
Head Coach: Lou Holtz
Who Beat Them: 2001 Florida
1990 Colorado (11-1-1)
Head Coach: Bill McCartney
Who Beat Them: 1989 Colorado
1990 Georgia Tech (11-0-1)
Head Coach: Bobby Ross
Who Beat Them: 1982 Nebraska
1998 Tennessee (13-0)
Head Coach: Phil Fulmer
Who Beat Them: 2003 LSU
2002 Ohio State (14-0)
Head Coach: Jim Tressel
Who Beat Them: 2008 USC
2003 USC (12-1)
Head Coach: Pete Carroll
Who Beat Them: 1994 Nebraska
2006 Florida (13-1)
Head Coach: Urban Meyer
Who Beat Them: 2002 Oklahoma
2007 LSU (12-2)
Head Coach: Les Miles
Who Beat Them: 2001 Nebraska
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