Top 25 college football programs of all-time using the AP Poll
If someone were to ask you for a knee-jerk reaction of what program is the best all-time in college football, a few names would come to mind, and Ohio State would be one of them without a doubt. However, the question can be rather subjective and opinion-based. There are several metrics that can be used like conference championships, wins, winning percentage, national titles, and all, but there’s no real, clear way to settle the argument.
But that didn’t stop Pete Fiutak of College Football News from trying, but by using data from the AP Poll to try and do so.
The method to the madness is simple: College Football News took the AP Poll final rankings dating all the way back to 1936 and used a scoring system that awarded 25 points for a No. 1 finish (national title), 24 points for the No. 2 ranking, and on down.
Ohio State has been a fixture in the poll, arguably showing the greatest consistency of any program in college football, so it’s no surprise that the Buckeyes should be up there right?
Well, yes. Here are the top 25 greatest college football programs of all time judged solely on the AP Poll scoring method used by CFN’s Fiutak. After sorting through the madness, tell us what you think by commenting below the article. Is this a good judge? How would you go about determining the best college program of all time?
25
Iowa Hawkeyes
Total Points
344
24
Ole Miss Rebels
Total Points
362
23
Washington Huskies
Total Points
376
22
Wisconsin Badgers
Total Points
376
21
Texas A&M Aggies
Total Points
397
20
Arkansas Razorbacks
Total Points
444
19
Michigan State Spartans
Total Points
472
18
UCLA Bruins
Total Points
481
17
Clemson Tigers
Total Points
484
16
Miami Hurricanes
Total Points
534
15
Florida Gators
Total Points
551
14
Florida State Seminoles
Total Points
570
13
Auburn Tigers
Total Points
584
12
Georgia Bulldogs
Total Points
657
11
LSU Tigers
Total Points
678
10
Tennessee Volunteers
Total Points
686
9
Penn State Nittany Lions
Total Points
702
8
Texas Longhorns
Total Points
797
7
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Total Points
798
6
USC Trojans
Total Points
837
5
Michigan Wolverines
Total Points
1,016
4
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Total Points
1,028
3
Ohio State Buckeyes
Total Points
1,119
2
Alabama Crimson Tide
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