If you remove the point deductions for AP Poll points from many years ago and just treat all points the same..... ie a #10 finish in 1936 is treated as equal as a #10 finish in 2020, etc.... most programs come out within 1-2 spots in terms of ranking regardless.

The programs that benefit the most from awarding more points to more recent success are these (number of ranking spots increased):

+9 Oregon
+4 Wisconsin
+4 TCU
+3 Florida State
+3 Texas A&M
+3 Iowa

These programs have performed substantially better in the last 50 years than prior to that. **I was shocked Clemson didn't show up. They would be #17 without the age deductions included where as they finish #15 with them included. So they do benefit but only by 2 spots.

On the flip-side, here are the programs most penalized by deducting from performance that occurred many years ago:

-8 Minnesota
-7 Army
-5 Ole Miss
-5 Pitt
-5 Tennessee
-3 Penn State

Obviously Minnesota... a program with 4 National Titles all won between 1936-1960 is going to hurt the most from this system. If all performance is treated equal, they are the #20 program of all-time. But if you deduct points away from championships won many years ago, they fall all the way to #28. **I was surprised Nebraska didn't show up on this list. They likely will in time, but they actually come out #7 either way you run it.

This post was edited on 1/12/21 at 12:44 pm