AP Top 100 Programs of All-Time

[It'sNotAFakeID]

College football has been around for a long time, and the AP poll has been around for a majority of college football's existence, providing fans an albeit subjective way to compare programs. This year they took on an ambitious task of using their poll to figure out the top program of all time (or at least the past 80 years). Towards that end, the AP gave teams a point for every poll appearance, an additional point for #1 rankings, and 10 points for national champions, which I'm assuming means teams the AP ranked #1 at the end of the season.

 

That said, you can take a look at their Top 100 here. But as this is a Nebraska message board, it makes sense to show where Nebraska winds up in the Top 100 programs of all time.

 

#6 Nebraska (901 points)

 

Total Appearances: 717--65% of all polls

First Appearance: 1936

#1 Rankings: 72

Championships: 4

Best Full Decade: 1990s--appearing in 100% of all polls

Worst Full Decade: 1950s--appearing in 5.17% of all polls

Note: Under Tom Osborne, Nebraska were unranked in just 3 polls across three decades.

 

[QMany]

#6 Nebraska (901 points)

 

Championships: 4

 

[knapplc]

[Redux]

Someone should invite the illiterate dbag to Memorial Stadium where he can see the trophy in person. Why go to Ann Arbor to glance at a runner up plaque?

[Mavric]

^ Man, I keep forgetting that. I don't care much for Lee WITHOUT taking that into consideration .......

[knapplc]

Stewart makes an interesting observation.

 

[Waldo]

https://twitter.com/knapplc/status/760542062387171328

Lee looks like that neighbor on your block that no one likes and kids regularly egg his house.

[Scratchtown]

I don't think a #2 ranking should be worth the same as #24.

[NUance]

 

https://twitter.com/knapplc/status/760542062387171328

Lee looks like that neighbor on your block that no one likes and kids regularly egg his house.

 

 

Hey, where have you been? We were looking for you!

[knapplc]

[Mavric]

[Mavric]

I don't think a #2 ranking should be worth the same as #24.

 

That was my thought as well. I was hoping they went through every poll and did the same points that they do for individual polls (25 for 1st, etc.).

[Redux]

Off topic, but does anyone know which thread we were last discussing Nebraska's oust from the AAU?

[TGHusker]

With our conference and NC drought since 1999 (conf) and 95 (AP NC) I think # 6 is about right. I'm not surprised by any of the teams ahead of us - although USC and ND especially are resting on their past accomplishments. OSU, OU, and Bama have performed consistently well in the past 10 years. While OU has had a NC drought just a bit shorter than ours, they have won many conf championships and have beena regular in the polls. After Sabin came to Bama, their program has been on another level.

I'm glad to see us ahead of Texas, Michigan & all 3 of the Florida schools.

[husker_rob]

Given our recruiting base and population, I think #6 is outstanding, and we're in some seriously good company, especially #s 1-7 (haha had to draw the line somewhere ).

 

Given the way our past 15 years have gone, I'm not EVEN complaining about #6.

 

Here's to the next 15, which hopefully put us back on the map (wishful thinking, who knows?!!).