The conference was home to national champions in eight of the 21 sports it sponsors. Among that list of sports that includes SEC teams, the Big Ten had the next most titles with six. The ACC had four, the Big 12 had three. The SEC was home to 13 of the top 30 teams in the standings, with nobody finishing lower than Vanderbilt at No. 58.

CBS Sports did not have a set methodology for ranking the best college football players since 2000. Statistical and team success are both vital, of course, but there’s not just one metric involved. So, with that in mind, here are the 25 best true freshman performers since 2000.