CFB Program Rankings

I developed a new formula that I think is a good way of ranking the CFB programs of today... placing more importance on recent history, yet still rewarding programs for accomplishments long ago.

It's based mainly on historical performance in the AP Poll, only its weighted so that more recent years receive more points. A National Championship is also worth 3x points. So for example:

1st place finish = 75 points
2nd place finish = 24 points
3rd place finish = 23 points
25th place finish = 1 point

Points accumulated in the past 10 years receive full credit.

Points accumulated 51 years or earlier get half credit. So any points accumulated in 1968 or earlier are only going to receive half the credit compared to if that same accomplishment were to have occurred in the past decade.

Points accumulated anywhere from 11-50 years ago are discounted on a sliding scale.... So the points accumulated in 2007 (11 years ago) receive 98.75% times full credit.... while points accumulated in 1969 (50 years ago) get 51.25% credit.

With each passing year between 11 and 50 years prior, a 1.25% deduction occurs.

Lastly, if a team was awarded the UPI/Coaches' National Title during a year in which the AP Champion was different, they too receive the full 75 points multiplied by the time factor.

Here's how the programs rank:

THE BLUE BLOODS
1. Alabama- 1182 points
2. Oklahoma- 933
3. Ohio St.- 905
4. USC- 809
5. Notre Dame- 808
6. Michigan- 716
7. Nebraska- 713
8- Texas- 639

These were the 8 programs discussed yesterday in the "Blue Bloods" thread, and sure enough their past history is enough to carry all of them still in the Top 8.

THE REST OF THE ELITE:
9. Florida State- 606
10. Miami- 604
11. LSU- 577
12. Florida- 550
13. Penn State- 549
14. Tennessee- 514
15. Auburn- 489
16. Georgia- 458

Obviously the Florida schools benefit most from a system like this. This system gives much more weight to accomplishments in recent years compared to accomplishments long, long ago.

Florida State, Miami, Florida benefit greatly, while Notre Dame, Michigan, Nebraska, Penn State, Tennessee, etc. are penalized.

THE NEXT BEST:
17. Clemson- 389
18. Michigan St.- 350
19. UCLA- 346
20. Washington-293
21. Texas A&M- 279
22. Wisconsin- 276
23. Arkansas- 274
24. TCU- 249
25. Oregon- 237
26. Pittsburgh- 232
27. Colorado- 232
28. Iowa- 228
29. Minnesota- 224
30. Stanford- 215

Again, programs like Clemson, Wisconsin, and Oregon benefit in a system like this.... because they've accomplished more in recent years compared to their past. Meanwhile programs like Arkansas and Minnesota are penalized in this type of system for not doing much lately.