One of the most unique things about college athletics is that it isn’t solely your record that determines your championship fate, it is how you’re viewed in the AP Top 25 Poll. This means that phrases like, “a win is a win,” don’t always apply, and on the flip side, losses don’t necessarily derail your season, it all depends on who you lost to.
Under this system, a team cannot be considered one of the NCAA’s elite unless that beat the NCAA’s other elite teams in a head-to-head matchup. Recently, 247Sports broke down a list of the 10 teams with the best record by highest winning percentage since 2010 against opponents in the AP’s Top 25.
Several teams on this list make sense — particularly towards the top of the rankings — but there are also a few surprises. Several teams on this list gathered most of their wins closer to the start of the timeframe, but have struggled in recent years. Others have demonstrated an extra level of greatness in recent years, and some have stayed at the highest level the whole time.
Take a look at where the Oregon Ducks stand among the best of the best: