Top CFB Programs All-Time (based on AP finish)

[Buffnik]

Pretty simple way of looking at it.beginning in 1936, if you finished a season ranked #1, you earned 25 points while finishing #25 earned you 1 point.

Here's the Top 40:

1. Alabama (SEC)
2. Ohio State (B1G)
3. Oklahoma (SEC)
4. Michigan (B1G)
5. Notre Dame (Ind)
6. USC (B1G)
7. Texas (SEC)
8. Nebraska (B1G)
9. Penn State (B1G)
10. Tennessee (SEC)
11. Georgia (SEC)
12. LSU (SEC)
13. Florida State (ACC)
14. Auburn (SEC)
15. Florida (SEC)
16. Miami (ACC)
17. Clemson (ACC)
18. UCLA (B1G)
19. Michigan State (B1G)
20. Arkansas (SEC)
21. Washington (B1G)
22. Texas A&M (SEC)
23. Ole Miss (SEC)
24. Wisconsin (B1G)
25. Iowa (B1G)
26. Georgia Tech (ACC)
27. TCU (B12)
28. Oregon (B1G)
29. Oklahoma State (B12)
30. Pitt (ACC)
31. Stanford (ACC)
32. Colorado (B12)
33. Missouri (SEC)
34. Minnesota (B1G)
35. Maryland (B1G)
36. Army (AAC)
37. Arizona State (B12)
38. Virginia Tech (ACC)
39. Baylor (B12)
40. North Carolina (ACC)

CU is 17 points behind Stanford, so would need to finish 8th or better in the AP this year to move up.

https://collegefootballnews.com/rankings/ap-college-football-poll-rankings-greatest-programs-of-all-time

 

[pmoney52]

Jeez the last 18 ish years did a number on CU. They used to put this in the media guide and around 2005/6 we were definitely top-30. Im almost positive we were top 25 bc VT was top 25 and it shocked a friend of mine who went there. (Speaking of VT - the past decade has not been kind to them either yikes)

 

[Bread]

TCU is surprising to me at 27 and also the top in the new big 12

 

[Tatanka™]

Jeez the last 18 ish years did a number on CU. They used to put this in the media guide and around 2005/6 we were definitely top-30. Im almost positive we were top 25 bc VT was top 25 and it shocked a friend of mine who went there. (Speaking of VT - the past decade has not been kind to them either yikes)

Pretty sure we were up as high as #18 or #19 in the mid/late ‘90s.

 

[leftybuff]

Pretty simple way of looking at it.beginning in 1936, if you finished a season ranked #1, you earned 25 points while finishing #25 earned you 1 point.

Here's the Top 40:

1. Alabama (SEC)
2. Ohio State (B1G)
3. Oklahoma (SEC)
4. Michigan (B1G)
5. Notre Dame (Ind)
6. USC (B1G)
7. Texas (SEC)
8. Nebraska (B1G)
9. Penn State (B1G)
10. Tennessee (SEC)
11. Georgia (SEC)
12. LSU (SEC)
13. Florida State (ACC)
14. Auburn (SEC)
15. Florida (SEC)
16. Miami (ACC)
17. Clemson (ACC)
18. UCLA (B1G)
19. Michigan State (B1G)
20. Arkansas (SEC)
21. Washington (B1G)
22. Texas A&M (SEC)
23. Ole Miss (SEC)
24. Wisconsin (B1G)
25. Iowa (B1G)
26. Georgia Tech (ACC)
27. TCU (B12)
28. Oregon (B1G)
29. Oklahoma State (B12)
30. Pitt (ACC)
31. Stanford (ACC)
32. Colorado (B12)
33. Missouri (SEC)
34. Minnesota (B1G)
35. Maryland (B1G)
36. Army (AAC)
37. Arizona State (B12)
38. Virginia Tech (ACC)
39. Baylor (B12)
40. North Carolina (ACC)

CU is 17 points behind Stanford, so would need to finish 8th or better in the AP this year to move up.

https://collegefootballnews.com/rankings/ap-college-football-poll-rankings-greatest-programs-of-all-time

CSewe isn't there? I was pretty sure they would be the way average goat fan talks...