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ESPN ranks Vince Young's 2005 Longhorns as the best college football team of the past 20 years

Has the Greatest College Football Team Ever debate been settled?

C'mon, there's no truly settling that. But ESPN certainly did its part by ranking every championship team of the past 20 years -- since the formation of the Bowl Championship Series.

ESPN calculated overall, offensive and defensive ratings to find the true strength of a champion through a comparison of the titlists across those 20 seasons. [Read more on their complex rating system here.]

And when it's all said and done, a familiar face is perched atop this summit of college football greatness: Vince Young and the 2005 Texas Longhorns.