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This has been updated after the final polls for the 2025 season.

OK, here's how this was calculated. I took each team's ranking in every year-end poll since the AP started in 1936. Once 2 polls were involved (the Coaches Poll started in 1950), I always used the higher ranking. Sliding scale points were awarded for every year that a team ended up ranked, and 10 points were deducted for each losing season. The scale was determined before seeing where teams ended up.

For each year since 1936, a team earns points based on these criteria:

NC (#1) in either poll = 100 points
02 -> 05 = 65, 55, 50, 45 points, respectively
06 -> 10 = 40, 37, 34, 32, 30 points
11 -> 20 = 28, 26, 24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10 points
21 -> 25 = 08, 06, 04, 03, 02 points
non-ranked, but .500 or above = 0 points
losing record for the year = minus 10 points

Here are the all-time totals, updated after the 2025 final polls:

01. 3137 - Alabama
02. 3036 - Ohio State
03. 2818 - Oklahoma
04. 2651 - Notre Dame
05. 2287 - Michigan
06. 2123 - USC
07. 1937 - Texas
08. 1705 - Penn State
09. 1639 - Georgia (jumped Nebraska)
10. 1630 - Nebraska
11. 1555 - Tennessee
12. 1439 - LSU
13. 1379 - Florida State (-10 for losing record in 2025)
14. 1272 - Miami
15. 1175 - Florida (-10 for losing record in 2025)
16. 1113 - Auburn (-10 for losing record in 2025)
17. 1013 - Clemson
18. 0847 - Michigan State (-10 for losing record in 2025)
19. 0842 - UCLA (-10 for losing record in 2025)
20. 0744 - Washington
21. 0690 - Arkansas (-10 for losing record in 2025)
22. 0612 - Ole Miss
23. 0579 - Texas A&M
24. 0525 - Georgia Tech
25. 0489 - Wisconsin (-10 for losing record in 2025)
26. 0443 - Oregon
27. 0409 - Pittsburgh

Other schools: Iowa (377), Minnesota (341), Boise St (312), Colorado (285), Army (267), BYU (263), Syracuse (257), Stanford (215), Va Tech (198), West Va (156), Oklahoma St (37), Purdue (05), and Illinois (-77).

EDIT - below are the original 2004 totals.
See post #13 for 2005 totals.
See post #22 for 2006 totals.
See post #24 for 2007 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.
See post #38 for 2008 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.
See post #39 for 2009 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.
See post #60 for 2010 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.
See post #62 for 2011 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.
See post #63 for 2012 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.
See post #64 for 2013 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.
See post #65 for 2014 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.
See post #66 for 2015 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.
See post #68 for 2016 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.
See post #70 for 2017 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.
See post #71 for 2018 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.
See post #72 for 2019 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.
See post #78 for 2020 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.
See post #79 for 2021 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.
See post #84 for 2022 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.
See post #85 for 2023 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.
See post #86 for 2024 totals, including the addition of points for pre-1936 MNCs.

Ratings after the 2004 season (original post in this thread):

01. 2240 - Oklahoma (passed ND this year)
02. 2217 - Notre Dame
03. 1994 - Ohio State (passed Bama this year)
04. 1986 - Alabama
05. 1932 - Michigan
06. 1697 - USC
07. 1676 - Nebraska
08. 1515 - Texas
09. 1513 - Tennessee
10. 1360 - Penn State
11. 1165 - Miami
12. 1100 - Florida State
13. 0894 - Georgia
14. 0876 - Auburn
15. 0875 - UCLA
16. 0844 - LSU
17. 0766 - Florida
18. 0688 - Michigan State
19. 0687 - Arkansas
20. 0619 - Washington
21. 0525 - Georgia Tech
22. 0479 - Ole Miss
23. 0444 - Texas A&M
24. 0433 - Colorado
25. 0429 - Pittsburgh
26. 0409 - Minnesota

Other schools: Clemson(388), Syracuse(367), Army(347), Iowa(258), Wisconsin(209), Purdue(145)
 
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This has been updated after the final polls for the 2005 season.

OK, here's how this was calculated. I took each team's ranking in every year-end poll since the AP started in 1936. Once 2 polls were involved, I always used the higher ranking. Sliding scale points were awarded for every year that a team ended up ranked, and 10 points were deducted for each losing season. The scale was determined before seeing where teams ended up.

For each year since 1936, a team earns points based on these criteria:

NC (#1) in either poll = 100 points
02 -> 05 = 65, 55, 50, 45 points, respectively
06 -> 10 = 40, 37, 34, 32, 30 points
11 -> 20 = 28, 26, 24, 22, 20, 18, 16, 14, 12, 10 points
21 -> 25 = 08, 06, 04, 03, 02 points
non-ranked, but .500 or above = 0 points
losing record for the year = minus 10 points

Here are the all-time totals, updated after the 2005 final polls:

01. 2249 - Notre Dame (re-passed Oklahoma this year)
02. 2246 - Oklahoma
03. 2044 - Ohio State (passed Bama after 2004)
04. 2020 - Alabama
05. 1932 - Michigan (zero points this year)
06. 1762 - USC
07. 1679 - Nebraska
08. 1615 - Texas
09. 1503 - Tennessee
10. 1415 - Penn State
11. 1181 - Miami
12. 1104 - Florida State
13. 0924 - Georgia
14. 0899 - UCLA
15. 0898 - Auburn
16. 0889 - LSU
17. 0792 - Florida
18. 0678 - Michigan State
19. 0677 - Arkansas
20. 0609 - Washington
21. 0525 - Georgia Tech
22. 0469 - Ole Miss
23. 0434 - Texas A&M
24. 0433 - Colorado
25. 0419 - Pittsburgh
26. 0409 - Minnesota

Other schools: Clemson(396), Syracuse(357), Army(337), Iowa(258), Wisconsin(229), Purdue(135)
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01. 2249 - Notre Dame (re-passed Oklahoma this year)
02. 2246 - Oklahoma
03. 2044 - Ohio State (passed Bama after 2004)
04. 2020 - Alabama
05. 1932 - Michigan (zero points this year)
06. 1762 - USC
07. 1679 - Nebraska
08. 1615 - Texas
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I can't see 'Bama re-passing us anytime in the near future. Instead, tOSU will probably widen the gap in (at least) the next year or two.
We should also gain on Choklahoma / Notre Shame in that period. But again, I can't see us catching them for at least several years. Though our MNational Championship next year will significantly close the gap:)
Glad to see we are ahead of the more, well, bragful, schools, f.e. Nebraska, the Florida schools...

On a mixed feeling note:
Our fellow B10 school in the top five will drop down behind USC in the next three or four years
 
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