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FBS Football National Champions, 1998-2020 “The 2021 CFP (College Football Playoff) championship game between Alabama and Georgia was played Monday, January 10th, with Georgia winning 33-18. This week’s proportional symbol map displays the National Champions since the various poll ranking ‘mythical’ champions were replaced with a Bowl Championship Series from 1998-2013 and the current College

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This week’s major college football map features the 1,493 players by hometowns from the 12 teams that played in the New Year’s Six (NY6) Bowl games.  This group includes the Cotton, Fiesta, Orange, Peach, Rose and Sugar Bowls, representing college teams from 11 different states.  The leading states include Mississippi, Utah, Alabama, Ohio, Georgia, Oklahoma

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The 2021 NCAA Women’s Volleyball National Championship was held recently in Columbus, OH.  Wisconsin won the national title for the first time, in a very close match with Big Ten rival Nebraska.  Over the course of 41 years (1981-2021) only twelve different teams have been crowned champions.  During the first 20 years (1981-2000) schools with

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It’s that time of year for college football’s post-season individual honors.  The ‘cream of the crop’ or stars of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams as selected by the Associated Press (AP).  This map displays the 1st Team All-Americans by their hometowns. Texas (5), California (4) and Michigan (3) account for 12 of the 27

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CFP Player Origins, 2021 The CFP or College Football Playoff teams for the 2021 season have now been determined. They are Alabama, Cincinnati, Georgia and Michigan. This player production map is based on where the 522 CFP players attended high school.  There is no surprise that the map indicates a strong regional affiliation with the

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The central part of the country dominates per capita production of women’s major college basketball players.  The South Central region along with Maryland, Iowa, and Minnesota include states that are well above the national average (norm) in production. There are 5,005 players on over 350 Div. I teams.  A little more than 14% of the

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