Sentence examples for split championship from inspiring English sources

So there is a possibility of a split championship.

This resulted in the only split championship in the BCS era and led to the replacement of the AP poll by the Harris poll in the BCS formula.

It would be the first split championship since 1997, before the B.C.S., when Michigan won the A.P. poll and Nebraska took the coaches poll.

If the Trojans defeat the Wolverines, they will retain the top spot in the A.P. poll and could give college football its first split championship since 1997.

sideline was worrying about a split championship or how a team that won its first national title since 1958 might be remembered.

But neither the Tigers nor the Sooners bemoaned the fact that college football was heading to its first split championship since 1997, though they sounded a certain note of defiance.

That would mean a split national championship, with Southern Cal earning the title in the journalists' poll, and the winner of the Sugar Bowl, which will pair Louisiana State and Oklahoma, capturing the mandated top spot in the coaches' poll.

If not, the Hurricanes will probably have to hope for a split national championship.

Even if the Hurricanes are left out of the Orange Bowl, it's quite possible they can be part of a split national championship.

So a split national championship -- something that has not happened since 1997, the year before the B.C.S. was formed -- is a possibility.

He has the Hurricanes at 10-1 and poised for a share of a possible split national championship, provided Miami defeats Florida and then Florida State, a loser to Miami in the regular season, defeats unbeaten Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl.