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Miami football 2001 National Champions best ever via Bleacher Report

3 Jan 2002: DIGITAL IMAGE. Mandatory Credit: Brian Bahr/Getty Images

Every offseason the debate emerges about who the best team in the history of college football is. The 2001 Miami football National Championship team had the most talent in the history of the sport. Seventeen Hurricanes from the 2001 Miami football team became first-round picks and 38 would go on to be drafted.

Miami averaged 42.7 points per game which was third out of 117 teams nationally. The Hurricanes led the nation allowing 9.8 PPG. Miami held eight of their 12 opponents to a touchdown or less.