CollegeFootballNews.com 20th Anniversary Top 20 Teams, Players & Coaches

Who were the top 20 teams, players and coaches since CFN started in 1998? Here are our rankings of all the greatest to play and coach over the last 20 years, and ranking the greatest national champions.

CFN Era Top 20 Teams, Players & Coaches

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CollegeFootballNews.com is turning 20 this season, so we’re looking back on the greatest players, teams, coaches and more since we first kicked things off back in 1998 – which just so happened to be the first year of the BCS, which led into the College Football Playoff era.

For the Top 20 Players since CFN started, the rules are simple. Who made the biggest impact, who were the most important, and who were ones who generated the most buzz – for good and bad?

For the teams, it’s not about talent or opinion. The rankings are based on the tried, true, tested and tweaked CFN Historical Season Ranking Formula (criteria breakdown at the bottom of each team write-up) – who had the best and most impressive seasons?

The coaches are ranked on consistency, championships, resume, and even personality – who were the biggest coaching figures over the last two years?

Basically, which players, coaches and teams defended the world of college football over the last 20 seasons?

Click on each team, player and coach for explanation and breakdown.

CFN 20th Anniversary All-America Teams 
Offense | Defense | Special Teams