Submitted by Lexington49 t3_10khwj1 in dataisbeautiful
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Brayrand t1_j5qqbwf wrote
Hm, pretty interesting. Makes sense that it starts in the south, then you get that brief flick out to the west before it comes back.
SuccotashNumerous461 t1_j5qqesy wrote
Matt Leinart and Reggie Bush singlehandely moving the average to Texas for a few years
pantaloonsofJUSTICE t1_j5qu4tt wrote
The location of the championship is where the game is held, which is not the same as who the champions are. A little ambiguous.
Brayrand t1_j5qvw9r wrote
Yeah, I think the post title is a bit more clear than the graph title
niceguybadboy t1_j5qz43o wrote
When you talk about two people, it's pretty hard to talk about single hands.
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RD__III t1_j5rzd6s wrote
Which championship decider did you use?
RD__III t1_j5rzow4 wrote
I'm curious how its defined in the off years. Going by straight BCS to CFP, the Average probably wouldn't have gone west of Louisiana.
1800TurdFerguson t1_j5s7a6k wrote
Not quite. The champions for the 2003, 2004, and 2005 seasons were LSU, USC, and Texas.
ETA that Oklahoma and Ohio State were the 2000 and 2002 champions.
Lexington49 OP t1_j5s7xee wrote
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS
I went with the AP Poll. Forgot to mention this in the description.
RD__III t1_j5s8o75 wrote
Why AP over BCS/CFP?
PlofkimPlooie t1_j5sa0mv wrote
Coming from New England it’s always shocking experiencing a Southerner’s love for college football
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Guacanagariz t1_j5shm8p wrote
If you rotate 180o, it’s a penis!!!
mcduke3 t1_j5sm2lu wrote
This kind of data sounds nonsense to me. It’s like measuring an average temperature of human bodies in hospital, including those in morgue.
cervidaetech t1_j5sw52s wrote
I always find it weird how the South is the center of CFB but historically dog shit at professional football
whooguyy t1_j5t2iw9 wrote
Maybe it’s because the weather in this area is generally nicer than the rest of the states during the winter?
cervidaetech t1_j5t7mos wrote
They get soft
Lexington49 OP t1_j5qq18n wrote
This was made with coordinates obtained via Apple Maps by searching each university. Data on championships was found on Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS). A rolling average of latitude/longitude was then made for 5-year periods starting from 1980. Data was then loaded into Tableau & visualization was created!