The Boand System was a system for determining the

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national championship. 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 1932-1942, and '' Football News'' 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 Ralph Powell of

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and William T. Van de Graaf, football coach and mathematics instructor at Colorado College. Prominent football coaches Knute Rockne, 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

References

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National champions

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Further reading

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