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CFN did something similar, but strictly went with a 25-down-to-1 points for each final AP poll since 1936. The results are similar to my formula, but I think a National Title and a 25th ranking should be worth more than 2 years at #13, or 1 year at #6 and another year at #20.

CFN

RANK...TEAM...................POINTS
1.....Oklahoma.....936
2.....Ohio State...908
3.....Michigan.....905
4.....Notre Dame...872.5
5.....Alabama......825
6.....Texas........750.5
7.....USC..........737
8.....Nebraska.....699
9.....Tennessee....678
10....Penn State...645
11....LSU..........530
12....Auburn.......517
13....Miami........511
14....Georgia......510
15....UCLA.........503
16....Florida......469
17....Florida St...443
18....Arkansas.....393
19....Michigan St..349
20....Texas A&M....337
21....Washington...330
22....Georgia Tech.317.5
23....Pitt.........293
24....Iowa.........291
25....Wisconsin....289
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This has been updated after the final polls for the 2011 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 2011 final polls:

01. 2413 - Oklahoma
02. 2280 - Alabama (passed ND & tOSU this year)
03. 2271 - Ohio State (-10 for losing record in 2011)
04. 2255 - Notre Dame
T5. 1992 - Michigan
T5. 1992 - USC
07. 1779 - Texas
08. 1706 - Nebraska
09. 1503 - Tennessee (-10 for losing record in 2011)
10. 1488 - Penn State
11. 1183 - Miami
12. 1159 - LSU
13. 1134 - Florida State
14. 1071 - Florida
15. 1044 - Auburn
16. 1025 - Georgia
17. 0859 - UCLA (-10 for losing season in 2011)
18. 0760 - Arkansas
19. 0713 - Michigan State
20. 0569 - Washington
21. 0545 - Georgia Tech
22. 0461 - Ole Miss (-10 for losing season in 2011)
23. 0426 - Texas A&M
24. 0419 - Pittsburgh (-10 for losing record in 2011)
25. 0403 - Clemson

Other schools: Colorado(373), Wisconsin(367), Minnesota(359), Syracuse(317), Army(297), Iowa(285), VaTech(237), Boise St(222), BYU(191), West Va(188), Purdue(115), Stanford(112), Oregon(61), Illinois (13), and Oklahoma St (-88)

Note: Va Tech, Boise St, BYU, West Va, Stanford, Oregon, and Oklahoma St have been added for 2011

Since 2007, I have created separate ratings by adding National Championship credit for those earned prior to 1936, on a sliding scale based on 12-year periods.

1869-1899 - 10 points for each MNC (no top teams here, almost all Ivy League)
1900-1911 - 25 points for each MNC
1912-1923 - 50 points for each MNC
1924-1935 - 75 points for each MNC

Here are the all-time totals, updated with the pre-1936 MNC points:

01. 2555 - Alabama (MNCs in '25, '26, '34, 2/3 for '30 = 275)
02. 2480 - Notre Dame (MNCs in '24, '29, '30 = 225)
03. 2413 - Oklahoma
04. 2271 - Ohio State
05. 2192 - USC (MNCs in '31, '32, 2/3 for '28 = 200)
06. 2167 - Michigan (MNCs in '01, '02, '23, '33 = 175)
07. 1779 - Texas
08. 1706 - Nebraska
09. 1503 - Tennessee
10. 1488 - Penn State
11. 1183 - Miami
12. 1159 - LSU
13. 1134 - Florida State
14. 1071 - Florida
15. 1044 - Auburn
16. 1025 - Georgia
17. 0859 - UCLA
18. 0760 - Arkansas
19. 0713 - Michigan State
20. 0670 - Georgia Tech (MNCs in '17, '28 = 125)
21. 0569 - Washington
22. 0544 - Pittsburgh (MNCs in '10, '16' '18 = 125)
23. 0509 - Minnesota (MNCs in '34, '35 = 150)
24. 0476 - Texas A&M (MNC in '19 = 50)
25. 0461 - Ole Miss
26. 0403 - Clemson
27. 0397 - Army (MNCs in '14, '16 = 100)
28. 0373 - Colorado
29. 0367 - Wisconsin
30. 0317 - Syracuse

Note - USC and Bama received 50 points, rather than 75, for disputed titles in '28 and '30, respectively

Note - Illinois, with MNCs in '14, '23, and '27 fails to make the top 30.
Note - Stanford, with MNC in 1926, fails to make the top 30.
 
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This has been updated after the final polls for the 2012 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 2012 final polls:

01. 2433 - Oklahoma
02. 2380 - Alabama
03. 2326 - Ohio State
04. 2310 - Notre Dame
05. 1995 - Michigan
06. 1992 - USC
07. 1793 - Texas
08. 1710 - Nebraska
09. 1493 - Tennessee (-10 for losing record in 2012)
10. 1488 - Penn State
11. 1185 - LSU
12. 1183 - Miami
13. 1168 - Florida State
14. 1103 - Florida
15. 1075 - Georgia
16. 1034 - Auburn
17. 0859 - UCLA
18. 0750 - Arkansas
19. 0713 - Michigan State
20. 0569 - Washington
21. 0545 - Georgia Tech
22. 0471 - Texas A&M
23. 0461 - Ole Miss
24. 0435 - Clemson
25. 0409 - Pittsburgh (-10 for losing record in 2012)

Other schools: Wisconsin(367), Colorado(363), Minnesota(349), Syracuse(317), Army(287), Iowa(275), Boise St(244), VaTech(237), BYU(191), West Va(188), Stanford(152), Oregon(126), Purdue(105), Illinois (03), and Oklahoma St (-88)

Since 2007, I have created separate ratings by adding National Championship credit for those earned prior to 1936, on a sliding scale based on 12-year periods.

1869-1899 - 10 points for each MNC (no top teams here, almost all Ivy League)
1900-1911 - 25 points for each MNC
1912-1923 - 50 points for each MNC
1924-1935 - 75 points for each MNC

Here are the all-time totals, updated with the pre-1936 MNC points:

01. 2655 - Alabama (MNCs in '25, '26, '34, 2/3 for '30 = 275)
02. 2535 - Notre Dame (MNCs in '24, '29, '30 = 225)
03. 2433 - Oklahoma
04. 2326 - Ohio State
05. 2192 - USC (MNCs in '31, '32, 2/3 for '28 = 200)
06. 2170 - Michigan (MNCs in '01, '02, '23, '33 = 175)
07. 1793 - Texas
08. 1710 - Nebraska
09. 1493 - Tennessee
10. 1488 - Penn State
11. 1185 - LSU
12. 1183 - Miami
13. 1168 - Florida State
14. 1103 - Florida
15. 1075 - Georgia
16. 1034 - Auburn
17. 0859 - UCLA
18. 0750 - Arkansas
19. 0713 - Michigan State
20. 0670 - Georgia Tech (MNCs in '17, '28 = 125)
21. 0569 - Washington
22. 0534 - Pittsburgh (MNCs in '10, '16' '18 = 125)
23. 0521 - Texas A&M (MNC in '19 = 50)
24. 0499 - Minnesota (MNCs in '34, '35 = 150)
25. 0461 - Ole Miss
26. 0435 - Clemson
27. 0387 - Army (MNCs in '14, '16 = 100)
28. 0367 - Wisconsin
29. 0363 - Colorado
30. 0307 - Syracuse

Note - USC and Bama received 50 points, rather than 75, for disputed titles in '28 and '30, respectively

Note - Illinois, with MNCs in '14, '23, and '27 fails to make the top 30.
Note - Stanford, with MNC in 1926, fails to make the top 30.
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This has been updated after the final polls for the 2013 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 2013 final polls:

01. 2473 - Oklahoma
02. 2417 - Alabama
03. 2356 - Ohio State
04. 2320 - Notre Dame
05. 2004 - USC
06. 1995 - Michigan
07. 1793 - Texas
08. 1710 - Nebraska
09. 1488 - Penn State
10. 1483 - Tennessee (-10 for losing record in 2013)
11. 1268 - Florida State
12. 1207 - LSU
13. 1183 - Miami
14. 1099 - Auburn
15. 1093 - Florida (-10 for losing record in 2013)
16. 1075 - Georgia
17. 0874 - UCLA
18. 0768 - Michigan State
19. 0740 - Arkansas (-10 for losing record in 2013)
20. 0571 - Washington
21. 0545 - Georgia Tech
22. 0485 - Texas A&M
23. 0472 - Clemson
24. 0461 - Ole Miss
25. 0409 - Pittsburgh

Other schools: Wisconsin(375), Colorado(353), Minnesota(349), Syracuse(317), Army(277), Iowa(275), Boise St(244), VaTech(237), BYU(191), Stanford(182), West Va(178), Oregon(158), Purdue(95), Illinois (-07), and Oklahoma St (-72)

Since 2007, I have created separate ratings by adding National Championship credit for those earned prior to 1936, on a sliding scale based on 12-year periods.

1869-1899 - 10 points for each MNC (no top teams here, almost all Ivy League)
1900-1911 - 25 points for each MNC
1912-1923 - 50 points for each MNC
1924-1935 - 75 points for each MNC

Here are the all-time totals, updated with the pre-1936 MNC points:

01. 2692 - Alabama (MNCs in '25, '26, '34, 2/3 for '30 = 275)
02. 2545 - Notre Dame (MNCs in '24, '29, '30 = 225)
03. 2473 - Oklahoma
04. 2356 - Ohio State
05. 2204 - USC (MNCs in '31, '32, 2/3 for '28 = 200)
06. 2170 - Michigan (MNCs in '01, '02, '23, '33 = 175)
07. 1793 - Texas
08. 1710 - Nebraska
09. 1488 - Penn State
10. 1483 - Tennessee
11. 1268 - Florida State
12. 1207 - LSU
13. 1183 - Miami
14. 1099 - Auburn
15. 1093 - Florida
16. 1075 - Georgia
17. 0874 - UCLA
18. 0768 - Michigan State
19. 0740 - Arkansas
20. 0670 - Georgia Tech (MNCs in '17, '28 = 125)
21. 0571 - Washington
22. 0535 - Texas A&M (MNC in '19 = 50)
23. 0534 - Pittsburgh (MNCs in '10, '16, '18 = 125)
24. 0499 - Minnesota (MNCs in '34, '35 = 150)
25. 0472 - Clemson
26. 0461 - Ole Miss
27. 0377 - Army (MNCs in '14, '16 = 100)
28. 0375 - Wisconsin
29. 0353 - Colorado
30. 0317 - Syracuse

Note - USC and Bama received 50 points, rather than 75, for disputed titles in '28 and '30, respectively

Note - Illinois, with MNCs in '14, '23, and '27 fails to make the top 30.
Note - Stanford, with MNC in 1926, fails to make the top 30.
 
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This has been updated after the final polls for the 2014 season. It's very close at the top.

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 2014 final polls:

01. 2473 - Oklahoma
02. 2467 - Alabama
03. 2456 - Ohio State
04. 2320 - Notre Dame
05. 2014 - USC
06. 1985 - Michigan (-10 for losing record in 2014)
07. 1783 - Texas (-10 for losing record in 2014)
08. 1710 - Nebraska
09. 1488 - Penn State
10. 1483 - Tennessee
11. 1313 - Florida State
12. 1207 - LSU
13. 1173 - Miami (-10 for losing record in 2014)
14. 1107 - Georgia
15. 1105 - Auburn
16. 1093 - Florida
17. 0904 - UCLA
18. 0813 - Michigan State
19. 0740 - Arkansas
20. 0582 - Georgia Tech
21. 0571 - Washington
22. 0492 - Clemson
23. 0485 - Texas A&M
24. 0477 - Ole Miss
25. 0399 - Pittsburgh (-10 for losing record in 2014)
25. 0399 - Wisconsin

Other schools: Minnesota(349), Colorado(343), Syracuse(307), Iowa(275), Army(267), Boise St(262), VaTech(237), Oregon(223), BYU(191), Stanford(182), West Va(178), Purdue(85), Illinois (-17), and Oklahoma St (-72)

Since 2007, I have created separate ratings by adding National Championship credit for those earned prior to 1936, on a sliding scale based on 12-year periods.

1869-1899 - 10 points for each MNC (no top teams here, almost all Ivy League)
1900-1911 - 25 points for each MNC
1912-1923 - 50 points for each MNC
1924-1935 - 75 points for each MNC

Here are the all-time totals, updated with the pre-1936 MNC points:

01. 2742 - Alabama (MNCs in '25, '26, '34, 2/3 for '30 = 275)
02. 2545 - Notre Dame (MNCs in '24, '29, '30 = 225)
03. 2473 - Oklahoma
04. 2456 - Ohio State
05. 2214 - USC (MNCs in '31, '32, 2/3 for '28 = 200)
06. 2160 - Michigan (MNCs in '01, '02, '23, '33 = 175)
07. 1783 - Texas
08. 1710 - Nebraska
09. 1488 - Penn State
10. 1483 - Tennessee
11. 1313 - Florida State
12. 1207 - LSU
13. 1173 - Miami
14. 1107 - Georgia
15. 1105 - Auburn
16. 1093 - Florida
17. 0904 - UCLA
18. 0813 - Michigan State
19. 0740 - Arkansas
20. 0707 - Georgia Tech (MNCs in '17, '28 = 125)
21. 0571 - Washington
22. 0535 - Texas A&M (MNC in '19 = 50)
23. 0524 - Pittsburgh (MNCs in '10, '16, '18 = 125)
24. 0499 - Minnesota (MNCs in '34, '35 = 150)
25. 0492 - Clemson
26. 0477 - Ole Miss
27. 0399 - Wisconsin
28. 0367 - Army (MNCs in '14, '16 = 100)
29. 0343 - Colorado
30. 0307 - Syracuse

Note - USC and Bama received 50 points, rather than 75, for disputed titles in '28 and '30, respectively

Note - Illinois, with MNCs in '14, '23, and '27 fails to make the top 30.
Note - Stanford, with MNC in 1926, fails to make the top 30.
 
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This has been updated after the final polls for the 2015 season. Bama has taken over the lead.

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 2015 final polls:

01. 2567 - Alabama
02. 2518 - Oklahoma
03. 2506 - Ohio State
04. 2348 - Notre Dame
05. 2014 - USC
06. 2013 - Michigan
07. 1773 - Texas (-10 for losing record in 2015)
08. 1700 - Nebraska (-10 for losing record in 2015)
09. 1489 - Tennessee
10. 1488 - Penn State
11. 1335 - Florida State
12. 1225 - LSU
13. 1173 - Miami
14. 1110 - Georgia
15. 1105 - Auburn
16. 1095 - Florida
17. 0904 - UCLA
18. 0853 - Michigan State
19. 0740 - Arkansas
20. 0572 - Georgia Tech (-10 for losing record in 2015)
21. 0571 - Washington
22. 0557 - Clemson
23. 0509 - Ole Miss
24. 0485 - Texas A&M
25. 0407 - Wisconsin
26. 0399 - Pittsburgh

Other schools: Minnesota(339), Colorado(333), Iowa(307), Syracuse(297), Boise St(262), Army(257) VaTech(237), Stanford(237), Oregon(235), BYU(191), West Va(178), Purdue(75), Illinois (-27), and Oklahoma St (-60)

Since 2007, I have created separate ratings by adding National Championship credit for those earned prior to 1936, on a sliding scale based on 12-year periods.

1869-1899 - 10 points for each MNC (no top teams here, almost all Ivy League)
1900-1911 - 25 points for each MNC
1912-1923 - 50 points for each MNC
1924-1935 - 75 points for each MNC

Here are the all-time totals, updated with the pre-1936 MNC points:

01. 2842 - Alabama (MNCs in '25, '26, '34, 2/3 for '30 = 275)
02. 2573 - Notre Dame (MNCs in '24, '29, '30 = 225)
03. 2518 - Oklahoma
04. 2506 - Ohio State
05. 2214 - USC (MNCs in '31, '32, 2/3 for '28 = 200)
06. 2188 - Michigan (MNCs in '01, '02, '23, '33 = 175)
07. 1773 - Texas
08. 1700 - Nebraska
09. 1489 - Tennessee
10. 1488 - Penn State
11. 1335 - Florida State
12. 1225 - LSU
13. 1173 - Miami
14. 1110 - Georgia
15. 1105 - Auburn
16. 1095 - Florida
17. 0904 - UCLA
18. 0853 - Michigan State
19. 0740 - Arkansas
20. 0697 - Georgia Tech (MNCs in '17, '28 = 125)
21. 0571 - Washington
22. 0557 - Clemson
23. 0535 - Texas A&M (MNC in '19 = 50)
24. 0524 - Pittsburgh (MNCs in '10, '16, '18 = 125)
25. 0509 - Ole Miss
26. 0489 - Minnesota (MNCs in '34, '35 = 150)
27. 0407 - Wisconsin
28. 0357 - Army (MNCs in '14, '16 = 100)
29. 0333 - Colorado
30. 0307 - Iowa
31. 0297 - Syracuse

Note - USC and Bama received 50 points, rather than 75, for disputed titles in '28 and '30, respectively

Note - Illinois, with MNCs in '14, '23, and '27 fails to make the top 30.
Note - Stanford, with MNC in 1926, fails to make the top 30.
 
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This has been updated after the final polls for the 2016 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 2016 final polls:

01. 2632 - Alabama
02. 2573 - Oklahoma
03. 2546 - Ohio State
04. 2338 - Notre Dame (-10 for losing record in 2016)
05. 2069 - USC
06. 2043 - Michigan
07. 1763 - Texas (-10 for losing record in 2016)
08. 1700 - Nebraska
09. 1525 - Penn State
10. 1495 - Tennessee
11. 1369 - Florida State
12. 1249 - LSU
13. 1183 - Miami
14. 1119 - Florida
15. 1111 - Auburn
16. 1110 - Georgia
17. 0894 - UCLA (-10 for losing record in 2016)
18. 0843 - Michigan State (-10 for losing record in 2016)
19. 0740 - Arkansas
20. 0657 - Clemson
21. 0621 - Washington
22. 0572 - Georgia Tech
23. 0499 - Ole Miss (-10 for losing record in 2016)
24. 0485 - Texas A&M
25. 0439 - Wisconsin
26. 0399 - Pittsburgh

Other schools: Colorado(353), Minnesota(339), Iowa(307), Syracuse(287), Stanford(263), Boise St(262), Army(257), VaTech(255), Oregon(225), West Va(194), BYU(191), Purdue(65), Oklahoma St (-32), and Illinois (-37)

Since 2007, I have created separate ratings by adding National Championship credit for those earned prior to 1936, on a sliding scale based on 12-year periods.

1869-1899 - 10 points for each MNC (no top teams here, almost all Ivy League)
1900-1911 - 25 points for each MNC
1912-1923 - 50 points for each MNC
1924-1935 - 75 points for each MNC

Here are the all-time totals, updated with the pre-1936 MNC points:

01. 2907 - Alabama (MNCs in '25, '26, '34, 2/3 for '30 = 275)
02. 2573 - Oklahoma
03. 2563 - Notre Dame (MNCs in '24, '29, '30 = 225)
04. 2546 - Ohio State
05. 2269 - USC (MNCs in '31, '32, 2/3 for '28 = 200)
06. 2218 - Michigan (MNCs in '01, '02, '23, '33 = 175)
07. 1763 - Texas
08. 1700 - Nebraska
09. 1525 - Penn State
10. 1495 - Tennessee
11. 1369 - Florida State
12. 1249 - LSU
13. 1183 - Miami
14. 1119 - Florida
15. 1111 - Auburn
16. 1110 - Georgia
17. 0894 - UCLA
18. 0843 - Michigan State
19. 0740 - Arkansas
20. 0697 - Georgia Tech (MNCs in '17, '28 = 125)
21. 0657 - Clemson
22. 0621 - Washington
23. 0535 - Texas A&M (MNC in '19 = 50)
24. 0524 - Pittsburgh (MNCs in '10, '16, '18 = 125)
25. 0499 - Ole Miss
26. 0489 - Minnesota (MNCs in '34, '35 = 150)
27. 0439 - Wisconsin
28. 0357 - Army (MNCs in '14, '16 = 100)
29. 0353 - Colorado
30. 0307 - Iowa
31. 0287 - Syracuse

Note - USC and Bama received 50 points, rather than 75, for disputed titles in '28 and '30, respectively

Note - Illinois, with MNCs in '14, '23, and '27 fails to make the top 30.
Note - Stanford, with MNC in 1926, fails to make the top 30.
 
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It's noteworthy that before the 2016 season, the AP poll did something like this, using each of their polls during every season since 1936, and the results had the Buckeyes as #1. My method only uses the final poll in each season. The method here also puts a higher weight on recent years since there are more weekly polls taken now than there were many years ago.

USAToday (from before 2016 season)
01. 1112 - Ohio State
02. 1055 - Oklahoma
03. 1042 - Notre Dame
04. 0993 - Alabama
05. 0974 - USC
06. 0901 - Nebraska
07. 0894 - Michigan
08. 0822 - Texas
09. 0714 - Florida State
10. 0674 - Florida

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This has been updated after the final polls for the 2017 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 2017 final polls:

01. 2732 - Alabama
02. 2628 - Oklahoma
03. 2591 - Ohio State
04. 2366 - Notre Dame
05. 2099 - USC
06. 2043 - Michigan
07. 1763 - Texas
08. 1690 - Nebraska (-10 for losing record in 2017)
09. 1559 - Penn State
10. 1485 - Tennessee (-10 for losing record in 2017)
11. 1369 - Florida State
12. 1263 - LSU
13. 1207 - Miami
14. 1175 - Georgia
15. 1141 - Auburn
16. 1109 - Florida (-10 for losing record in 2017)
17. 0884 - UCLA (-10 for losing record in 2017)
18. 0863 - Michigan State
19. 0730 - Arkansas (-10 for losing record in 2017)
20. 0707 - Clemson
21. 0641 - Washington
22. 0562 - Georgia Tech (-10 for losing record in 2017)
23. 0499 - Ole Miss
24. 0485 - Texas A&M
25. 0479 - Wisconsin
26. 0389 - Pittsburgh (-10 for losing record in 2017)

Other schools: Colorado(343), Minnesota(329), Iowa(307), Syracuse(277), Stanford(275), Boise St(268), Va Tech(258), Army(257), Oregon(225), West Va(194), BYU(181), Purdue(65), Oklahoma St (-10), and Illinois (-47)

Since 2007, I have created separate ratings by adding National Championship credit for those earned prior to 1936, on a sliding scale based on 12-year periods.

1869-1899 - 10 points for each MNC (no top teams here, almost all Ivy League)
1900-1911 - 25 points for each MNC
1912-1923 - 50 points for each MNC
1924-1935 - 75 points for each MNC

Here are the all-time totals, updated with the pre-1936 MNC points:

01. 3007 - Alabama (MNCs in '25, '26, '34, 2/3 for '30 = 275)
02. 2628 - Oklahoma
T3. 2591 - Ohio State
T3. 2591 - Notre Dame (MNCs in '24, '29, '30 = 225)
05. 2299 - USC (MNCs in '31, '32, 2/3 for '28 = 200)
06. 2218 - Michigan (MNCs in '01, '02, '23, '33 = 175)
07. 1763 - Texas
08. 1690 - Nebraska
09. 1559 - Penn State
10. 1485 - Tennessee
11. 1369 - Florida State
12. 1263 - LSU
13. 1207 - Miami
14. 1175 - Georgia
15. 1141 - Auburn
16. 1109 - Florida
17. 0884 - UCLA
18. 0863 - Michigan State
19. 0730 - Arkansas
20. 0707 - Clemson
21. 0687 - Georgia Tech (MNCs in '17, '28 = 125)
22. 0641 - Washington
23. 0535 - Texas A&M (MNC in '19 = 50)
24. 0514 - Pittsburgh (MNCs in '10, '16, '18 = 125)
25. 0499 - Ole Miss
26. 0479 - Wisconsin
26. 0479 - Minnesota (MNCs in '34, '35 = 150)
28. 0357 - Army (MNCs in '14, '16 = 100)
29. 0343 - Colorado
30. 0307 - Iowa
31. 0277 - Syracuse
32. 0275 - Stanford (MNC in '26 = 75)

Note - USC and Bama received 50 points, rather than 75, for disputed titles in '28 and '30, respectively

Note - Illinois, with MNCs in '14, '23, and '27 fails to make the top 30.
 
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This has been updated after the final polls for the 2018 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 2018 final polls:

01. 2797 - Alabama
02. 2678 - Oklahoma
03. 2646 - Ohio State
04. 2411 - Notre Dame
05. 2089 - USC (-10 for losing record in 2018)
06. 2065 - Michigan
07. 1795 - Texas
08. 1680 - Nebraska (-10 for losing record in 2018)
09. 1575 - Penn State
10. 1475 - Tennessee (-10 for losing record in 2018)
11. 1359 - Florida State (-10 for losing record in 2018)
12. 1303 - LSU
13. 1212 - Georgia
14. 1207 - Miami
15. 1149 - Florida
16. 1141 - Auburn
17. 0874 - UCLA (-10 for losing record in 2018)
18. 0863 - Michigan State
19. 0807 - Clemson
20. 0720 - Arkansas (-10 for losing record in 2018)
21. 0665 - Washington
22. 0562 - Georgia Tech
23. 0503 - Texas A&M
24. 0489 - Ole Miss (-10 for losing record in 2018)
25. 0479 - Wisconsin
26. 0389 - Pittsburgh

Other schools: Colorado(333), Minnesota(329), Iowa(309), Syracuse(297), Stanford(275), Boise St(272), Army(269), Va Tech(248), Oregon(225), West Va(204), BYU(181), Purdue(55), Oklahoma St (-10), and Illinois (-57)

Since 2007, I have created separate ratings by adding National Championship credit for those earned prior to 1936, on a sliding scale based on 12-year periods.

1869-1899 - 10 points for each MNC (no top teams here, almost all Ivy League)
1900-1911 - 25 points for each MNC
1912-1923 - 50 points for each MNC
1924-1935 - 75 points for each MNC

Here are the all-time totals, updated with the pre-1936 MNC points:

01. 3072 - Alabama (MNCs in '25, '26, '34, 2/3 for '30 = 275)
02. 2678 - Oklahoma
03. 2646 - Ohio State
04. 2636 - Notre Dame (MNCs in '24, '29, '30 = 225)
05. 2289 - USC (MNCs in '31, '32, 2/3 for '28 = 200)
06. 2240 - Michigan (MNCs in '01, '02, '23, '33 = 175)
07. 1795 - Texas
08. 1680 - Nebraska
09. 1575 - Penn State
10. 1475 - Tennessee
11. 1359 - Florida State
12. 1303 - LSU
13. 1212 - Georgia
14. 1207 - Miami
15. 1149 - Florida
16. 1141 - Auburn
17. 0874 - UCLA
18. 0863 - Michigan State
19. 0807 - Clemson
20. 0720 - Arkansas
21. 0687 - Georgia Tech (MNCs in '17, '28 = 125)
22. 0665 - Washington
23. 0553 - Texas A&M (MNC in '19 = 50)
24. 0514 - Pittsburgh (MNCs in '10, '16, '18 = 125)
25. 0489 - Ole Miss
26. 0479 - Wisconsin
26. 0479 - Minnesota (MNCs in '34, '35 = 150)
28. 0369 - Army (MNCs in '14, '16 = 100)
29. 0333 - Colorado
30. 0309 - Iowa
31. 0297 - Syracuse
32. 0275 - Stanford (MNC in '26 = 75)

Note - USC and Bama received 50 points, rather than 75, for disputed titles in '28 and '30, respectively

Note - Illinois, with MNCs in '14, '23, and '27 fails to make the top 30.
 
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This has been updated after the final polls for the 2019 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 2019 final polls:

01. 2834 - Alabama
02. 2718 - Oklahoma
03. 2701 - Ohio State
04. 2441 - Notre Dame
05. 2089 - USC
06. 2079 - Michigan
07. 1797 - Texas
08. 1670 - Nebraska (-10 for losing record in 2019)
09. 1609 - Penn State
10. 1475 - Tennessee
11. 1403 - LSU
12. 1349 - Florida State (-10 for losing record in 2019)
13. 1262 - Georgia
14. 1197 - Miami (-10 for losing record in 2019)
15. 1189 - Florida
16. 1163 - Auburn
17. 0872 - Clemson
18. 0864 - UCLA (-10 for losing record in 2019)
19. 0863 - Michigan State
20. 0710 - Arkansas (-10 for losing record in 2019)
21. 0665 - Washington
22. 0552 - Georgia Tech (-10 for losing record in 2019)
23. 0509 - Wisconsin
24. 0503 - Texas A&M
25. 0479 - Ole Miss (-10 for losing record in 2019)
26. 0389 - Pittsburgh

Other schools: Minnesota(361), Iowa(329), Colorado(323), Syracuse(287), Boise St(278), Oregon(270), Stanford(265), Army(259), Va Tech(248), West Va(194), BYU(181), Purdue(45), Oklahoma St (-10), and Illinois (-67)

Since 2007, I have created separate ratings by adding National Championship credit for those earned prior to 1936, on a sliding scale based on 12-year periods.

1869-1899 - 10 points for each MNC (no top teams here, almost all Ivy League)
1900-1911 - 25 points for each MNC
1912-1923 - 50 points for each MNC
1924-1935 - 75 points for each MNC

Here are the all-time totals, updated with the pre-1936 MNC points:

01. 3109 - Alabama (MNCs in '25, '26, '34, 2/3 for '30 = 275)
02. 2718 - Oklahoma
03. 2701 - Ohio State
04. 2666 - Notre Dame (MNCs in '24, '29, '30 = 225)
05. 2289 - USC (MNCs in '31, '32, 2/3 for '28 = 200)
06. 2254 - Michigan (MNCs in '01, '02, '23, '33 = 175)
07. 1797 - Texas
08. 1670 - Nebraska
09. 1609 - Penn State
10. 1475 - Tennessee
11. 1403 - LSU
12. 1349 - Florida State
13. 1262 - Georgia
14. 1197 - Miami
15. 1189 - Florida
16. 1163 - Auburn
17. 0872 - Clemson
18. 0864 - UCLA
19. 0863 - Michigan State
20. 0710 - Arkansas
21. 0677 - Georgia Tech (MNCs in '17, '28 = 125)
22. 0665 - Washington
23. 0553 - Texas A&M (MNC in '19 = 50)
24. 0514 - Pittsburgh (MNCs in '10, '16, '18 = 125)
25. 0511 - Minnesota (MNCs in '34, '35 = 150)
26. 0509 - Wisconsin
27. 0479 - Ole Miss
28. 0359 - Army (MNCs in '14, '16 = 100)
29. 0329 - Iowa
30. 0323 - Colorado
31. 0287 - Syracuse
32. 0278 - Boise State
33. 0270 - Oregon
34. 0265 - Stanford (MNC in '26 = 75)
35. 0248 - Virginia Tech

Note - USC and Bama received 50 points, rather than 75, for disputed titles in '28 and '30, respectively

Note - Illinois, with MNCs in '14, '23, and '27 fails to make the top 35.
 
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