BCS Rankings: College Football Teams Ranked Historically
BCS Rankings: College Football Teams Ranked Historically – The best college football teams of all time
BCS Rankings: A few weeks ago someone left us a suggestion in our comment section: they said we should rank all of the BCS? CFP? College football teams ranked historically? What exactly are we calling big boy college football now? I didn’t give it a second look at first; seemed like something someone would’ve done long ago. I was wrong, though, as my 15 year old informed me that night.
Not only has no one bothered to do this, its a harder question to answer than you’d think. Could be why no one has done it.
You look at the question: if you look at every team, and judge them by their entire body of work, not just this year, or decade, or even era…. every game of top tier football they’ve ever played… who’s best? Who’s worst?
We started in what seemed like the most obvious place: Wins. You want to know who wins the most, it seems like a reasonable place to begin. Only… it wasn’t. The top few teams were the ones we’d all expect, but beyond that, you started to see teams you know damn well aren’t anything close to one of the best teams. It turns out there are a lot of teams high up on that list not because they’ve been good, but because they’ve been playing damn near since the civil war.
So we tried the next obvious stop: Winning percentage. Only that proved just as worthless when we saw the top team on that list…. the team with the highest winning percentage in history? Boise State.
We realized this was going to be a matter of gathering the info. But we didn’t want to just make a subjective list. Big dreams here. We wanted to build a little system… one based on numbers, not opinions. But nothing too damn complicated; you ever seen the formula to figure out QB Rating? Holy sh@t. No, we wanted to make something that answers the question, but in a way everybody can understand. And damned if, after a good two weeks of bumbling around and experimenting, we don’t think we did.
BCS Rankings
Here’s how it works. 7 categories for the college football teams ranked historically.
We ranked all 130 teams in each category. Yes, there were others we could have included, but these covered the basics well enough to gather a good size cross section. And these numbers are all fixed points; how many wins and conference titles aren’t questions… they’re facts. And we kept it simple. The number one team gets 130. Number 2 gets 129, and so on, all the way to 130, which gets one point. Because we wanted to make it so anyone can understand it, we plugged those numbers into this:
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 37 | 60 | 64 | 32 | 47 | 52 | +36 | -26 |
You’ll notice “conf. titles” is in red. In the actual rankings, you can click any of them. Click “wins” and you’ll go straight to the actual list of teams’ wins ranked. The last two columns? + seasons are simply seasons in which they won more games than they lost. – seasons? You guessed it… the years in which they didn’t. 2 points were given for each +, and one deducted for each minus.
That’s it. we added the totals, put the teams in order, and below is what you get. Looking at it all after nearly 3 weeks, it’s a pretty damn good list. Most of it is hard to argue with.
If you’re a football nerd or a stat geek, which we obviously are, you’ll probably enjoy this. Some of the numbers, if you’re any kind of student of the game, are actually really damned interesting.
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BCS Rankings: College Football Teams Ranked Historically – Which are best college football teams of all time?
130 Charlotte 49ers
75
75
80
127 UMass Minutemen
82
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 29 | +8 | -19 |
94
104
124 UTSA Roadrunners
111
116
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 29 | +16 | -38 |
121 FIU Panthers
119
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 10 | 20 | 27 | 9 | 18 | 29 | +8 | -13 |
121 ULM Warhawks
119
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 9 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 18 | 29 | +6 | -31 |
124
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 30 | 25 | 29 | +18 | -50 |
119 Akron Zips
127
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 14 | 18 | 29 | +18 | -26 |
118 UAB Blazers
134
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 22 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 29 | +14 | -16 |
117 Buffalo Bulls
145
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 13 | 23 | 29 | +22 | -20 |
116 UNLV Runnin Rebels
147
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 35 | 18 | 29 | +18 | -34 |
115 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
150
114 FAU Owls
157
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 24 | 20 | 42 | 10 | 18 | 29 | +12 | -11 |
113 UConn Huskies
176
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 15 | 23 | 37 | 34 | 28 | 29 | +12 | -16 |
184
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 8 | 18 | 50 | 40 | 28 | 40 | +32 | -71 |
111 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
203
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 43 | 29 | 37 | 22 | 18 | 29 | +20 | -12 |
207
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 89 | 18 | 27 | 12 | 18 | 29 | +10 | -5 |
109 Liberty Flames
211
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 117 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 30 | 29 | +4 | -1 |
108 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
218
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 49 | 23 | 37 | 24 | 23 | 40 | +16 | -6 |
107 UTEP Miners
239
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 12 | 55 | 37 | 52 | 25 | 29 | +48 | -59 |
106 Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
244
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 33 | 25 | 58 | 26 | 36 | 29 | +36 | -30 |
105 New Mexico Lobos
254
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | 18 | 45 | 50 | 43 | 18 | 27 | +58 | -60 |
255
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 34 | 37 | 69 | 36 | 18 | 29 | +30 | -24 |
103 Ohio Bobcats
256
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 25 | 50 | 42 | 25 | 31 | 40 | +44 | -37 |
102 Troy Trojans
261
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 69 | 29 | 64 | 23 | 19 | 29 | +20 | -10 |
266
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 46 | 25 | 58 | 18 | 35 | 29 | +46 | -23 |
BCS Rankings: Top 100 College Football Teams Ranked Historically.
100 USF Bulls
268
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 78 | 37 | 13 | 21 | 53 | 29 | +26 | -8 |
99 Temple Owls
269
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 26 | 32 | 27 | 49 | 40 | 40 | +58 | -44 |
285
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 21 | 37 | 86 | 48 | 23 | 29 | +42 | -35 |
304
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 58 | 50 | 50 | 45 | 44 | 45 | +48 | -24 |
96 Appalachian State Mountaineers
311
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 110 | 23 | 50 | 19 | 35 | 40 | +24 | -5 |
311
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 28 | 29 | 79 | 55 | 30 | 40 | +50 | -46 |
94 Northern Illinois Huskies
317
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 44 | 50 | 58 | 28 | 41 | 40 | +50 | -28 |
319
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 67 | 45 | 50 | 47 | 28 | 29 | +42 | -19 |
330
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 17 | 45 | 37 | 77 | 61 | 59 | +64 | –90 |
331
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | 16 | 55 | 37 | 64 | 53 | 57 | +70 | -78 |
331
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 37 | 60 | 64 | 32 | 47 | 52 | +36 | -26 |
342
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 65 | 32 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 40 | +72 | -26 |
345
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 48 | 37 | 27 | 42 | 48 | 57 | +86 | -63 |
348
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 74 | 45 | 69 | 27 | 23 | 40 | +54 | -19 |
369
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | 36 | 32 | 86 | 58 | 45 | 52 | +49 | -68 |
379
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 31 | 60 | 37 | 57 | 60 | 45 | +92 | -77 |
386
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 41 | 46 | 45 | +54 | -29 |
83 Nevada Wolfpack
386
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 75 | 67 | 69 | 38 | 40 | 40 | +42 | -13 |
82 Rice Owls
388
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 20 | 45 | 79 | 62 | 62 | 66 | +68 | -73 |
81 UCF Knights
390
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 94 | 45 | 64 | 29 | 55 | 59 | +30 | -10 |
401
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 47 | 50 | 58 | 61 | 43 | 52 | +72 | -25 |
402
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 29 | 55 | 50 | 66 | 59 | 63 | +72 | -63 |
421
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | 77 | 45 | 86 | 46 | 40 | 40 | +66 | -26 |
422
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 35 | 45 | 58 | 78 | 67 | 63 | +80 | -80 |
425
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 30 | 60 | 58 | 74 | 66 | 71 | +74 | -66 |
444
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | 76 | 90 | 42 | 8 | 64 | 63 | +74 | -27 |
445
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 23 | 78 | 42 | 67 | 91 | 80 | +74 | -72 |
454
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 50 | 50 | 98 | 59 | 37 | 52 | +96 | -58 |
462
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 84 | 55 | 86 | 71 | 42 | 45 | +58 | -23 |
463
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | 38 | 71 | 37 | 88 | 65 | 70 | +88 | -61 |
565
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 45 | 55 | 114 | 69 | 78 | 96 | +94 | -52 |
471
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 53 | 63 | 79 | 63 | 63 | 60 | +70 | -32 |
472
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 39 | 60 | 50 | 84 | 74 | 76 | +86 | -58 |
472
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 40 | 63 | 106 | 51 | 57 | 57 | +90 | -64 |
487
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 41 | 65 | 110 | 53 | 50 | 52 | +104 | -61 |
508
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77 | 32 | 60 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 76 | +96 | -79 |
519
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 101 | 67 | 93 | 39 | 51 | 57 | +78 | -20 |
63 Southern Miss Golden Eagles
522
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 82 | 78 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 52 | +98 | -9 |
522
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 70 | 78 | 79 | 60 | 71 | 74 | +66 | -26 |
533
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | 51 | 75 | 37 | 72 | 80 | 70 | +118 | -59 |
536
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | 54 | 82 | 27 | 86 | 84 | 70 | +108 | -59 |
537
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 | 91 | 29 | 13 | 17 | 73 | 89 | +162 | -46 |
58 SMU Mustangs
539
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68 | 42 | 65 | 89 | 76 | 81 | 74 | +98 | -54 |
547
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | 68 | 72 | 64 | 82 | 77 | 66 | +94 | -40 |
568
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 65 | 62 | 75 | 123 | 80 | 54 | 66 | +88 | -45 |
469
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 86 | 37 | 89 | 50 | 49 | 57 | +74 | -22 |
530
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 96 | 82 | 98 | 54 | 59 | 52 | +62 | -21 |
570
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 80 | 84 | 13 | 15 | 69 | 86 | +160 | -47 |
576
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 | 55 | 82 | 27 | 89 | 88 | 86 | +120 | -56 |
583
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 130 | 71 | 106 | 44 | 76 | 80 | +46 | -2 |
BCS Rankings: Top 50 College Football Teams Ranked Historically
600
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 56 | 97 | 69 | 79 | 75 | 80 | +114 | -58 |
604
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 87 | 90 | 27 | 91 | 72 | 86 | +112 | -30 |
619
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 63 | 90 | 117 | 93 | 85 | 97 | +49 | -55 |
631
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | 79 | 90 | 93 | 81 | 86 | 86 | +88 | -28 |
638
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | 64 | 94 | 89 | 73 | 96 | 86 | +108 | -53 |
644
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | 81 | 111 | 93 | 70 | 70 | 74 | +104 | -37 |
44 Baylor Bears
646
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | 57 | 85 | 79 | 99 | 90 | 89 | +112 | -59 |
650
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 93 | 86 | 58 | 90 | 89 | 91 | +78 | -41 |
42 Cal Golden Bears
651
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | 66 | 84 | 101 | 96 | 87 | 86 | +102 | -54 |
654
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 52 | 71 | 110 | 101 | 82 | 80 | +128 | -65 |
657
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 96 | 61 | 71 | 79 | 108 | 92 | 96 | +122 | -68 |
39 North Carolina Tarheels
731
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104 | 85 | 103 | 69 | 97 | 95 | 91 | +136 | -49 |
37 Utah Utes
736
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102 | 102 | 82 | 122 | 75 | 69 | 70 | +152 | -38 |
736
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 83 | 108 | 64 | 102 | 99 | 108 | +124 | -53 |
36 TCU Horned Frogs
739
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 73 | 103 | 114 | 87 | 93 | 104 | +120 | -55 |
745
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98 | 71 | 101 | 98 | 92 | 94 | 100 | +140 | -49 |
751
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97 | 72 | 101 | 93 | 103 | 107 | 105 | +130 | -57 |
33 Oregon Ducks
755
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 90 | 101 | 98 | 95 | 106 | 96 | +120 | -43 |
756
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 88 | 93 | 106 | 104 | 101 | 104 | +116 | -42 |
31 BYU Cougars
757
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91 | 98 | 108 | 121 | 65 | 97 | 96 | +118 | -37 |
764
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | 99 | 104 | 37 | 113 | 100 | 100 | +146 | -43 |
769
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 92 | 75 | 117 | 106 | 80 | 89 | +152 | -53 |
783
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82 | 111 | 97 | 114 | 98 | 98 | 96 | +116 | -29 |
792
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 87 | 107 | 93 | 86 | 116 | 108 | 111 | +120 | -36 |
811
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | 108 | 101 | 79 | 68 | 105 | 104 | +166 | -34 |
BCS Rankings: Top 25 College Football Teams Ranked Historically
825
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | 105 | 108 | 110 | 85 | 103 | 104 | +142 | -37 |
828
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 103 | 95 | 93 | 119 | 107 | 102 | 100 | +152 | -43 |
22 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
841
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | 103 | 117 | 79 | 94 | 104 | 108 | +160 | -39 |
841
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 107 | 97 | 114 | 106 | 109 | 110 | 112 | +134 | -48 |
21 UCLA Bruins
844
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 104 | 105 | 114 | 115 | 115 | 114 | +120 | -33 |
20 Miami Hurricanes
847
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 | 115 | 112 | 86 | 120 | 114 | 114 | +118 | -25 |
854
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 120 | 119 | 110 | 105 | 116 | 117 | +106 | -14 |
861
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | 100 | 95 | 106 | 110 | 109 | 109 | +166 | -46 |
880
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | 106 | 111 | 119 | 114 | 111 | 108 | +144 | -32 |
898
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | 113 | 115 | 79 | 112 | 117 | 119 | +162 | -37 |
903
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 112 | 118 | 120 | 100 | 113 | 117 | +150 | -44 |
911
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | 114 | 117 | 86 | 121 | 120 | 117 | +154 | -31 |
13 Texas A&M
912
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116 | 109 | 113 | 117 | 111 | 113 | 111 | +160 | -38 |
962
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | 119 | 126 | 101 | 118 | 117 | 122 | +168 | -32 |
11 LSU Tigers
965
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | 116 | 123 | 98 | 122 | 121 | 120 | +174 | -29 |
BCS Rankings: College Football Teams Ranked Historically – Top 10 Best College Football Teams Of All Time
970
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 | 118 | 129 | 101 | 117 | 119 | 118 | +176 | -29 |
993
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | 125 | 111 | 13 | 130 | 127 | 126 | +194 | -17 |
1019
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | 124 | 127 | 126 | 129 | 125 | 125 | +162 | -18 |
1021
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 128 | 121 | 121 | 50 | 124 | 122 | 122 | +208 | -23 |
1027
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | 122 | 126 | 128 | 123 | 123 | 124 | +184 | -29 |
1051
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | 123 | 129 | 124 | 119 | 124 | 124 | +200 | -19 |
1055
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | 126 | 126 | 130 | 127 | 128 | 129 | +184 | -20 |
BCS Rankings: Top 3 College Football Teams Ranked Historically
1067
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | 129 | 122 | 126 | 128 | 130 | 129 | +194 | -13 |
1090
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 129 | 127 | 120 | 127 | 126 | 129 | 130 | +222 | -20 |
1090
| wins | win % | bowls | conf. titles | nfl | weeks top 25 | years top 25 | + seasons | – seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 128 | 130 | 129 | 125 | 126 | 127 | +208 | -13 |
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From where did you collect your data? (Please don’t tell me Wikipedia!) When you tabulated wins/wins% did you only take into account games played against other current FBS schools? The reason I ask is because the win totals seem rather low for many of the schools based on a few sites that I have visited.