CFN's AP College Football Rankings: Greatest Programs Of All-Time

(based on the AP rankings since 1936) ...

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There were times when the AP rankings went rogue – making the biggest splash in 2003 naming USC the national champion, and not BCS Champion LSU – and they’ve played a part in the past when it comes to split title winners. They just keep on marching along.

Here’s the drill. Taking all the AP final rankings, CFN devised a scoring system giving every AP national champion 25 points, the No. 2 team 24, No. 3 23, and so on down to the bottom – currently No. 25, but the rankings were only a top ten for a bit, and was later a top 20.

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AP College Football Rankings: Greatest Programs Of All-Time




Rankings from 1935 through to Clemson’s national championship after the 2018 season. Who earned the most respect and attention from the AP voters?

Rank Teams Points Previous Rank
1 Oklahoma .....1182 .....1
2 Alabama .....1062 .....2
3 Ohio State .....1052 .....3
4 Michigan .....985 .....4
5 Notre Dame .....975 .....5
6 USC ..... 832 .....6
7 Texas .....789 .....8
8 Nebraska .....783 .....7
9 Penn State .....694 10
10 Tennessee .....686 9
11 LSU ..... 653 .....11
12 Georgia .....591 .....14
13 Auburn .....572 .....13
14 Florida St .....563 .....12
15 Miami .....530 .....15
16 Florida .....518 .....17
17 UCLA .....503 .....16
18 Michigan St .....454 .....18
19 Arkansas .....439 .....19
20 Clemson .....424 .....20
21 Washington .....376 .....22
22 Texas A&M .....375 .....21
23 Wisconsin .....363 .....22
24 Ole Miss .....347 .....24
25 Georgia Tech .....343 .....25









LSU is about to be in the top 10.