What is the most surprising team to have never made the CFB in either 12 or 4 format?

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Some good programs that have never made it in either format:

USC

Florida

Iowa

Wisconsin

Virginia Tech

Oklahoma State

Kansas State

Nebraska? (I mean they probably should have been good enough to play and it’s a surprise they haven’t been)

Auburn (forgot Auburn so I’m adding them in post)

Any other big or otherwise successful programs that probably should have been in at least once so far and it’s weird they haven’t been yet?