The Boand System was a system for determining the

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. It was also known as the Azzi Ratem system (derived from "As I rate 'em"). The system was developed by William F. Boand. The rankings were based on mathematical formula. The Boand System is recognized as a "National Champion Major Selector" by the ''Official NCAA Division I Records Book.'' Boand announced annual national champions on a current basis from 1930 to 1960. He also chose national champions on a retroactive basis for the years from 1919 to 1929. In the 1937 edition of ''The Illustrated Football Annual'' Boand went back and re-rated the seasons since 1924, this time including bowl game results in his calculations. The rankings appeared in many newspapers, the ''Illustrated Football Annual'' from 1932 to 1942, and ''

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'' from 1942 to 1944 and again from 1951 to 1960. The design of the system sought to combine the best parts of the

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, with mathematical systems developed by

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and William T. Van de Graaff, football coach and mathematics instructor at

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. Prominent football coaches

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, Howard Jones, and

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consulted with Boand on the rankings. At various times, the system was applied to

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rankings.

National champions

Boand trophy

In February 1955, coach

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was presented with the William F. Boand trophy in recognition of the 1954 Buckeyes' No. 1 selection in the year's final Azzi Ratem rankings. The award was presented by Byron F. Boyd, editor of ''

'' magazine, which carried Boand's ratings.

References

{{reflist , refs= {{cite book , editor-last=Reiss , editor-first=Malcolm , date=1937 , title=Illustrated Football Annual 1937 , url=https://archive.org/details/illustrated-football-annual-1937-boand , location=New York City , publisher=Fiction House, Inc. , chapter=Ranking the Champions; A Review of National Football Ranking for the Past 13 Years , pages=86–87 , quote=The final revision of the AZZI RATEM System was completed in the spring of 1936. This revision was used to re-rate previous years. College football championships College football awards organizations

National champions

Boand trophy

See also

Further reading

References