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NCAA Division I football is filled with 117 eclectic teams; each with its own fabled traditions; each with its own legendary coaches and stadiums. Hearing "Hail to the Victors" energize the Big House in Ann Arbor, Michigan makes the hair stand up on every college football fan's neck, not just the Wolverine faithful. Seeing the Cotton Bowl split down the middle in Oklahoma Sooner crimson and Texas Longhorns burnt orange for the annual Red River Shootout is like an instant shot of adrenaline. The instate rivalry between the Alabama Crimson Tide and Auburn Tigers has been known to divide families in the southeast. College football is all about passion.

The turn of the century has seen the resurgence of past powers. After winning three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, Charlie Weis has brought Notre Dame football back into the forefront. "The Old Ball Coach," Steve Spurrier, after a brief stint with the NFL's Washington Redskins, is back where he belongs, trying to take the South Carolina Gamecocks to a new level. After an unthinkable stretch of losing seasons, Penn State head coach Joe Paterno has the Nittany Lions on the prowl once again. Those big timers from Florida, the Gators, Seminoles and Hurricanes, also always seem to have a say in the national title picture. But no team has risen from the ashes to near the heights that Pete Carroll's Southern California Trojans have reached. The beginning of the 21st century will be remembered as the years the Trojan Dynasty ruled the college football landscape.

How long will USC's rule last? That's what Mac Brown's Texas Longhorns, Jim Tressell's Ohio State Buckeyes, Les Miles LSU Tigers, Frank Beemer's Virginia Tech Hokies and Mark Richt's Georgia Bulldogs are waiting to find out. From which conference will the next sleeping giant emerge? The SEC? ACC? Big 12? Which program is waiting in the wings to start its own dynasty, and when will it begin? Which one of the rising programs, like the Fresno State Bulldogs, Northwestern Wildcats, Texas Tech Red Raiders and Oregon Ducks, will take that next step and become a national title contender?

Select a team from the left-side menu for our report and outlook.

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