Oklahoma State No. 43 On All-Time AP Top 100

If you would have asked me where Oklahoma State ranked on an all-time top 100 AP poll, I would not have said in the top 50. Maybe not even in the top 75, but here we are at No. 43 just behind Army and just ahead of Kansas State. But first, what are the criteria for an all-time top 100 poll?

The Associated Press has been ranking the best teams in college football since 1936. Over 80 years and 1,103 polls, a total of 165 schools have been ranked and 44 of them have been ranked No. 1 (Minnesota was the first). To determine the all-time Top 25, the AP formula counted poll appearances (one point) to mark consistency, No. 1 rankings (one point) to acknowledge elite programs and gave a bonus for AP championships (10 points).

So there you go. Here’s a look at the top 50 in which Ohio State places first and OU second.

Oklahoma State could get passed by Kansas State this year I suppose. But it could also pass Army and catch Syracuse and Maryland in the next few years. It’s a long march towards that top 25 though. This is a cool idea by the AP, and a poll that will be fascinating to look back on in 20 or 50 years.