247Sports: Teams that could bust the ‘Blue-Chip Ratio’ in 2023

By Chris Hummer, 247Sports: Who can win a national championship in 2023? 247Sports’ Bud Elliott attempted to answer that question Tuesday morning with the release of his annual blue-chip ratio. That metric is an annual cutoff based on a roster’s high school recruiting makeup that says if a team does or does not have the necessary talent to win a national title.

If your roster has over 50% blue chips? Great, you have legitimate championship hopes. If not? Then things are grim. Blue-chip ratio has been accurate every year since Elliott debuted it in 2013. But even he would tell you there have been some scares thinking back to Oregon in 2014 and Clemson in 2015.

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Teams that could bust the "Blue-Chip Ratio" in 2023

History suggests teams must have a blue-chip ratio of at least 50% to win a national title in the modern era. But there will always be an exception. Here are six teams that could bust blue-chip ratio during the 2023 season.

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