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Where did all the top teams rank in the final 1980 to 1989 top 25 AP college football poll? Which programs made the cut and which ones just missed out, but received votes?

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According to the final AP rankings, how do the programs rank all-time, by decade, and by era? Which ones were the best over the 1980s?

Take all the AP final rankings and use our CFN scoring system – the AP national champion gets 25 points, the No. 2 team 24, No. 3 23, and so on down to the bottom.

Miami turned into the team of the 1980s with its three national championships and the swagger and style to go with them, but Nebraska had the most overall success in the AP poll. There wasn’t a national title, but the program was in the fight year after year.

1980s AP National Champions 
1980 Georgia, 1981 Clemson, 1982 Penn State, 1983 Miami, 1984 BYU, 1985 Oklahoma, 1986 Penn State, 1987 Miami, 1988 Notre Dame, 1989 Miami

AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
Greatest Programs of All-Time | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s
1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 & 25 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989

AP College Football Poll: 1980 to 1989 Final All-Time Rankings

1 Nebraska 190

2 Miami 174

3 Michigan 144

4 Oklahoma 142

5 UCLA 128

6 Penn State 125

T7 Auburn 124

T7 Florida State 124

9 Georgia 113

10 Clemson 112

11 Alabama 106

T12 Ohio State 99

T12 USC 99

14 BYU 85

15 SMU 83

16 Washington 80

17 Pitt 79

18 LSU 76

19 Notre Dame 75

20 Arkansas 69

21 Iowa 66

22 Florida 64

23 Arizona State 58

T24 Tennessee 55

T24 Texas A&M 55

Others Receiving Votes: 26 Texas 54, 27 West Virginia 52, 28 Oklahoma State 49, 29 North Carolina 41, T30 Baylor 35, T30 Boston College 35, T30 Syracuse 35, 33 Illinois 32, 34 Air Force 31, T35 Maryland 28, T35 Michigan State 28, 37 South Carolina 26, 38 Colorado 22, 39 Houston 20, 40 Arizona 16, 41 Virginia 14, 42 Washington State 10, 43 Purdue 9, T44 Kentucky 7, T44 Georgia Tech 7, T44 Mississippi State 7, T44 Missouri 7, T44 Texas Tech 7, T49 East Carolina 6, T49 Indiana 6, T49 Virginia Tech 6

AP Poll, All-Time Rankings 
AP Top 20 & 25 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985
1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989

NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1989 Final Top 25

Where did all the top teams rank in the final 1990 to 1999 top 25 AP college football poll? Which programs made the cut and which ones just missed out, but received votes?

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According to the final AP rankings, how do the programs rank all-time, by decade, and by era? Which ones were the best over the 1990s?

Take all the AP final rankings and use our CFN scoring system – the AP national champion gets 25 points, the No. 2 team 24, No. 3 23, and so on down to the bottom.

Florida State won two national championships and owned the decade throughout with a top four finish in every season. It was also the start of the BCS era in 1998. The AP mattered as a big part of the puzzle, but it would still crown its own champion. That would become an issue in the 2000s.

1990s AP National Champions 
1990 Colorado; 1991 Miami; 1992 Alabama; 1993 Florida State; 1994 Nebraska;
1995 Nebraska; 1996 Florida; 1997 Michigan; 1998 Tennessee; 1999 Florida State

AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
Greatest Programs of All-Time | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s
1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 25 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999

AP College Football Poll: 1990 to 1999 Final All-Time Rankings

1 Florida State 233

2 Florida 194

3 Nebraska 172

4 Tennessee 163

5 Michigan 154

6 Penn State 146

7 Miami 137

T8 Alabama 117

T8 Ohio State 117

10 Colorado 116

11 Texas A&M 114

12 Notre Dame 105

13 Kansas State 95

14 Washington 78

15 Auburn 67

16 Georgia 65

17 Virginia Tech 60

18 UCLA 54

19 Syracuse 53

20 North Carolina 50

21 Georgia Tech 48

22 Texas 46

23 Arizona 44

24 Wisconsin 42

25 BYU 36

Others Receiving Votes: 26 Arizona State 34, T27 Iowa 33, T27 USC 33, T27 Washington State 33, 30 Virginia 32, 31 Oregon 30, T32 Michigan State 29, T32 Northwestern 29, T34 Clemson 28, T34 Oklahoma 28, 36 LSU 27, 37 Ole Miss 23, 38 Auburn 22, T39 Boston College 21, T39 Kansas 21, T39 Stanford 21, 42 NC State 20, T43 Arkansas 19, T43 Cal 19, T43 Colorado State 19, T43 Southern Miss 19, T43 Tulane 19 , T43 West Virginia 19 ,49 Mississippi State 18, T50 Auburn 17 ,T50 East Carolina 17, T52 Houston 16, T52 Marshall 16, T52 Utah 16, T55 Air Force 14, T55 Louisville 14, T55 Purdue 14, T58 Minnesota 8, T58 Missouri 8, 60 Auburn 7, 61 Hawaii 6, 62 Tulsa 5, T63 Auburn 4, T63 Wyoming 4, T65 Illinois 3, T65 Texas Tech 3, T67 Auburn 2, T67 Oklahoma State 2, T67 Toledo 2, T70 Army 1, T70 Wake Forest 1

AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995
1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999

NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 1999 Final Top 25

Where did all the top teams rank in the final 2010 to 2019 top 25 AP college football poll? Which programs made the cut and which ones just missed out, but received votes?

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According to the final AP rankings, how do the programs rank all-time, by decade, and by era? Which ones were the best over the 2010s?

Take all the AP final rankings and use our CFN scoring system – the AP national champion gets 25 points, the No. 2 team 24, No. 3 23, and so on down to the bottom.

It was the era of Alabama with four national championships and coming very, very close to a few others. Clemson rose up over the second half of the decade to be a superpower, but Ohio State was great, Oklahoma was always in the College Football Playoff mix and … it was Alabama’s decade.

2010s AP National Champions 
2010 Auburn; 2011 Alabama; 2012 Alabama; 2013 Florida State; 2014 Ohio State; 2015 Alabama; 2016 Clemson; 2017 Alabama; 2018 Clemson; 2019 LSU

AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
Greatest Programs of All-Time | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s
1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 25 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019

AP College Football Poll: 2010 to 2019 Final All-Time Rankings

1 Alabama 207

2 Ohio State 171

3 Clemson 168

4 Oklahoma 147

5 LSU 124

6 Oregon 115

7 Georgia 110

8 Florida State 103

9 Stanford 96

10 Notre Dame 93

T11 Michigan State 89

T11 Wisconsin 89

13 Baylor 81

14 TCU 71

15 USC 70

16 Florida 69

17 Michigan 66

18 Oklahoma State 65

19 Penn State 63

20 Auburn 58

21 South Carolina 57

22 UCF 53

23 Washington 46

24 Texas A&M 39

25 Boise State 36

Others Receiving Votes: T26 Kansas State 33, T26 Missouri 33, 28 Louisville 31, 29 Iowa 29, 30 Utah 27, T31 Houston 26, T31 Northwestern 26, T31 UCLA 26, T34 Ole Miss 25, T34 Texas 25, 36 West Virginia 23, 37 Mississippi State 22, 38 Arkansas 21, T39 Arizona State 19, T39 Miami 19, 41 Georgia Tech 18, 42 Virginia Tech 17, T43 Minnesota 16, T43 Washington State 16, T45 Kentucky 14, T45 Navy 14, T45 Utah State 14, 48 USF 12, T49 Maryland 11, T49 North Carolina 11, T49 Western Michigan 11, 52 Colorado 9, T53 Cincinnati 8, T53 Tennessee 8, T55 Appalachian State 7, T55 Arizona 7, T55 Army 7, T58 Oregon State 6, T58 Southern Miss 6, T60 San Jose State 5, T60 Vanderbilt 5, T62 Air Force 4, T62 Northern Illinois 4, T64 Duke 3, T64 Marshall 3,T64 NC State 3, T64 Nebraska 3, 68 WKU 2, 69 San Diego State 1

AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
AP Top 25 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015
2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019

NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2019 Final Top 25

Where did all the top teams rank in the final 2000 to 2009 top 25 AP college football poll? Which programs made the cut and which ones just missed out, but received votes?

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According to the final AP rankings, how do the programs rank all-time, by decade, and by era? Which ones were the best over the 2000s?

Take all the AP final rankings and use our CFN scoring system – the AP national champion gets 25 points, the No. 2 team 24, No. 3 23, and so on down to the bottom.

Oklahoma started the 2000s with a national title, Texas finally got over the hump under Mack Brown in 2005, and the two were in the mix for top five spots year after year. Florida got two national championships under Urban Meyer, USC came up with two under Pete Carroll – including a whopper of a BCS controversy with a split title – but the Sooners and the Longhorns were the consistent stars.

2000s AP National Champions 
2000 Oklahoma; 2001 Miami; 2002 Ohio State; 2003 USC; 2004 USC; 2005 Texas; 2006 Florida; 2007 LSU; 2008 Florida; 2009 Alabama

AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
Greatest Programs of All-Time | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s
1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 25 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009

AP College Football Poll: 2000 to 2009 Final All-Time Rankings

T1 Oklahoma 190

T1 Texas 190

3 Ohio State 179

4 USC 168

5 LSU 152

6 Florida 139

7 Virginia Tech 132

8 Georgia 127

9 Miami 125

10 Oregon 114

11 Boise State 110

12 Auburn 109

13 Michigan 96

14 Alabama 94

15 TCU 91

16 Florida State 88

17 Iowa 79

18 Nebraska 78

19 Wisconsin 73

20 Penn State 70

21 West Virginia 62

22 Tennessee 61

23 Utah 59

24 Louisville 56

25 Washington State 49

Others Receiving Votes: 26 Kansas State 48, 27 Notre Dame 46, T28 Boston College 40, T28 Maryland 40, 30 BYU 38, T31 Missouri 37, T31 Texas Tech 37, T33 Cincinnati 36, T33 Oregon State 36, 35 Stanford 32, 36 Ole Miss 31, T37 Cal 30, T37 Washington 30, 39 Georgia Tech 28, 40 Clemson 26, 41 Arkansas 25, 42 South Carolina 24, T43 Colorado 23, T43 Oklahoma State 23, 45 Purdue 21, 46 Illinois 20, 47 Kansas 19, 48 Pitt 18, 49 Arizona State 17, 50 Miami University 16, 51 NC State 15, T52 Michigan State 14, T52 Rutgers 14, 54 Mississippi State 13, T55 Colorado State 12, T55 Syracuse 12, 57 UCLA 10, 58 Wake Forest 8, T59 Hawaii 7, T59 Texas A&M 7, T59 Virginia 7, 62 Minnesota 6, 63 UCF 5, 64 Fresno State 4, T65 Bowling Green 3, T65 Central Michigan 3, T65 Toledo 3, T68 Marshall 2, T68 Navy 2, T68 Tulsa 2, 71 Iowa State 1

AP Poll, All-Time Rankings
Greatest Programs of All-Time | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s
1960s | 1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 25 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005
2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009

NEXT: AP College Football Poll, Rankings: 2009 Final Top 25

Where did all the top college basketball teams rank in the final 1970 to 1979 top 25 AP polls? Which programs made the cut and which ones just missed out, but received votes?

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According to the final AP rankings, how do the programs rank all-time, by decade, and by era? Which ones were the best over the 1970s?

Take all the AP final rankings and use our CFN scoring system – the AP final No. 1 team gets 25 points, the No. 2 team 24, No. 3 23, and so on down to the bottom.

As acknowledged from the beginning, there are massive inconsistencies and glitches over the years because the final rankings come out at the end of the regular season and before the NCAA Tournament – except for 1974 and 1975.

Overall, though, this is one of the more representative decades of the bunch. UCLA was the dominant program in the 1960s, but Kentucky got the credit overall in the rankings. The Bruins were easily the stars of the 1970s, with some interesting out-of-the-norm programs rocking the overall top 25.

AP Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings
Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings | 1950s | 1960s
1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
College Football AP Greatest Programs of All-Time  

NCAA Basketball National Champions
1970 UCLA, 1971 UCLA, 1972 UCLA, 1973 UCLA, 1974 NC State, 1975 UCLA, 1976 Indiana, 1977 Marquette, 1978 Kentucky, 1979 Michigan State

AP Poll: 1970 to 1979 Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings

1 UCLA 241

2 Marquette 197

3 North Carolina 149

4 Notre Dame 141

5 Kentucky 132

6 Indiana 107

7 Maryland 88

8 Penn 85

9 NC State 84

10 Louisville 81

11 Long Beach State 77

12 Syracuse 70

13 Michigan 69

14 South Carolina 67

15 Alabama 63

16 Kansas 57

17 UNLV 54

18 San Francisco 53

19 DePaul 52

20 Arkansas 50

21 Providence 46

22 Michigan State 45

22 Minnesota 45

24 Western Kentucky 43

25 Florida State 42

Others Receiving Votes (Points): Houston 39, Kansas State 38, Jacksonville 37, Louisiana Tech (SW Louisiana) 37, USC 36, Utah 35, Duke 34, Tennessee 33, Drake 30, Rutgers 30, Arizona State 28, Cincinnati 27, Memphis State 27, Purdue 26, Indiana State 25, Iowa 25, BYU 23, Missouri 23, Ohio State 23, St. Bonaventure 23, Detroit 22, New Mexico State 21, LSU 19, Oral Roberts 18, Villanova 18, Fordham 17, Wake Forest 17, Marshall 14, New Mexico 14, Princeton 14, Virginia 14, Vanderbilt 13, Arizona 11, Davidson 11, Duquesne 11, Oklahoma 10, Pitt 10, Texas Tech 10, Utah State 10, Charlotte 9, Niagara 9, St. John’s 9, Texas 9, Oregon State 8, Austin Peay 7, Centenary 7, Miami University 7, Toledo 7, Dayton 6, Pepperdine 6, VMI 6

AP Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings
Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings | 1950s | 1960s
1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975
1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979
College Football AP Greatest Programs of All-Time  

NEXT: AP Poll College Basketball Rankings: 1979 Final Top 20

Where did all the top college basketball teams rank in the final 1960 to 1969 top 25 AP polls? Which programs made the cut and which ones just missed out, but received votes?

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According to the final AP rankings, how do the programs rank all-time, by decade, and by era? Which ones were the best over the 1960s?

Take all the AP final rankings and use our CFN scoring system – the AP final regular season No. 1 gets 25 points, the No. 2 team 24, No. 3 23, and so on down to the bottom.

By a bazillion miles, this is easily the glitchiest decade of the bunch.

Obviously UCLA was the dominant program of the era as it ripped through the NCAA Tournament with five national titles in six years – and it’s No. 2 in this.

Why? The AP only ranked ten teams from 1961 to 1968, and Duke was a part of most of them, and UCLA wasn’t. Also, the final polls came out after the regular seasons, not the NCAA Tournament. By the way, the Blue Devils didn’t win any national titles in the 1960s.

AP Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings
Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings | 1950s | 1960s
1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965
1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969
College Football AP Greatest Programs of All-Time 

NCAA Basketball National Champions
1960 Ohio State, 1961 Cincinnati, 1962 Cincinnati, 1963 Loyola-Chicago, 1964 UCLA, 1965 UCLA, 1966 Texas Western (UTEP), 1967 UCLA, 1968 UCLA, 1969 UCLA

AP Poll: 1960 to 1969 Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings

1 Duke 143

2 UCLA 123

3 Cincinnati 117

4 Kentucky 110

5 Ohio State 92

6 North Carolina 87

7 Davidson 75

8 Michigan 66

T9 Bradley 63

T9 St. Bonaventure 63

11 Villanova 62

12 Loyola-Chicago 61

T13 Kansas 52

T13 Louisville 52

T15 Houston 44

T15 St. Joseph’s 44

T17 Kansas State 42

T17 Mississippi State 42

T17 Wichita State 42

20 Colorado 41

T21 Utah 39

T21 UTEP 39

T21 Vanderbilt 39

24 West Virginia 38

25 Western Kentucky 36

Others Receiving Votes (Points): Providence 34, NYU 31, Boston College 27, St. John’s 25, Cal 24, Illinois 24, La Salle 24, Santa Clara 23, Arizona State 22, Princeton 21, New Mexico 20, Oregon State 20, Purdue 20, Columbia 19, Indiana 19, Minnesota 19, USC 19, Bowling Green 18, Iowa 18, Tennessee 18, Utah State 18, BYU 17, DePaul 17, Duquesne 17, Miami 16, Auburn 15, Drake 15, New Mexico State 14, Georgia Tech 13, South Carolina 13, Marquette 12, Saint Louis 11, Holy Cross 10, Notre Dame 9, Wake Forest 7

AP Poll, All-Time College Basketball Rankings
Final All-Time College Basketball Rankings | 1950s | 1960s
1970s | 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 2020s
AP Top 20 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965
1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969
College Football AP Greatest Programs of All-Time

NEXT: AP Poll College Basketball Rankings: 1969 Final Top 20