Thursday, August 28, 2014

Program Rankings (Entering the 2014 Season)

Here are the rankings of current FBS football programs based on an analysis of the last 102 years of games. (More recent success is weighted greater than historical success.):

1. Ohio State Buckeyes
2. Alabama Crimson Tide
3. Oklahoma Sooners
4. USC Trojans
5. Florida State Seminoles
6. Texas Longhorns
7. Notre Dame Fighting Irish
8. Nebraska Cornhuskers
9. Georgia Bulldogs
10. Michigan Wolverines
11. Florida Gators
12. LSU Tigers
13. Penn State Nittany Lions
14. Tennessee Volunteers
15. Auburn Tigers
16. Miami Hurricanes
17. Boise State Broncos
18. Texas A&M Aggies
19. Clemson Tigers
20. Arkansas Razorbacks
21. Michigan State Spartans
22. UCLA Bruins
23. Oregon Ducks
24. Virginia Tech Hokies
25. Arizona State Sun Devils
26. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
27. Washington Huskies
28. Wisconsin Badgers
29. West Virginia Mountaineers
30. Stanford Cardinal
31. BYU Cougars
32. South Carolina Gamecocks
33. Texas Tech Red Raiders
34. Missouri Tigers
35. Ole Miss Rebels
36. Oklahoma State Cowboys
37. Iowa Hawkeyes
38. North Carolina Tar Heels
39. Pittsburgh Panthers
40. Arizona Wildcats
41. Utah Utes
42. Boston College Eagles
43. Syracuse Orange
44. Colorado Buffaloes
45. Mississippi State Bulldogs
46. California Golden Bears
47. TCU Horned Frogs
48. Purdue Boilermakers
49. Southern Miss Golden Eagles
50. Louisville Cardinals
51. NC State Wolfpack
52. Fresno State Bulldogs
53. Maryland Terrapins
54. Houston Cougars
55. South Florida Bulls
56. Kansas State Wildcats
57. Baylor Bears
58. Minnesota Golden Gophers
59. Air Force Falcons
60. Oregon State Beavers
61. UTSA Roadrunners
62. Virginia Cavaliers
63. Kentucky Wildcats
64. UCF Knights
65. San Diego State Aztecs
66. Cincinnati Bearcats
67. ECU Pirates
68. Illinois Fighting Illini
69. Bowling Green Falcons
70. Toledo Rockets
71. Navy Midshipmen
72. Washington State Cougars
73. Tulsa Golden Hurricane
74. Miami University RedHawks
75. Kansas Jayhawks
76. Rutgers Scarlet Knights
77. Hawaii Warriors
78. Nevada Wolf Pack
79. Northwestern Wildcats
80. Connecticut Huskies
81. Vanderbilt Commodores
82. SMU Mustangs
83. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
84. Wyoming Cowboys
85. Duke Blue Devils
86. Iowa State Cyclones
87. Wake Forest Demon Deacons
88. Northern Illinois Huskies
89. Colorado State Rams
90. Memphis Tigers
91. Troy Trojans
92. Marshall Thundering Herd
93. Central Michigan Chippewas
94. Indiana Hoosiers
95. Ball State Cardinals
96. Western Michigan Broncos
97. Utah State Aggies
98. Rice Owls
99. San Jose State Spartans
100. Army Black Knights
101. Temple Owls
102. Tulane Green Wave
103. Ohio Bobcats
104. New Mexico Lobos
105. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
106. North Texas Mean Green
107. Arkansas State Red Wolves
108. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns
109. UTEP Miners
110. UAB Blazers
111. UNLV Rebels
112. Florida Atlantic Owls
113. South Alabama Jaguars
114. Texas State Bobcats
115. Kent State Golden Flashes
116. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
117. Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
118. Buffalo Bulls
119. Akron Zips
120. Idaho Vandals
121. New Mexico State Aggies
122. Eastern Michigan Eagles
123. FIU Golden Panthers
124. Massachusetts Minutemen
125. Georgia State Panthers