What are, in general, the Top 10 college football programs?

[mitter]

As someone who doesn't follow college football closely, what would you consider to be the Top 10 programs?

Please note, I'm not talking about a Top 10 ranking for the upcoming 2016 season. I just mean, generally speaking, which programs have the greatest reputation and prestige over the 10-20 years? This should translate to a school's ability to get the best coaches and players

A couple of disappointing recent seasons or a recent scandal or two shouldn't take much away from a reputation that's been built over many years, so please account for that.

I'm curious, because I could probably list a lot more than 10 programs that I perceive to be among the best, and I wouldn't know how to whittle down the list to the best of the best.

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

Bama
FSU
Ohio State
Michigan
USC (fell off recently)
Oklahoma
LSU
Texas (fell off recently)
Oregon
Clemson

Best programs I could think of over the last 10-20 years as you mentioned

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

1)Alabama
2)Ohio State
3)USC
4)Michigan
5)Florida
6)Notre Dame
7)Penn State
8)Miami
9)Texas
10)LSU

 

[Ineedmoney504]

Bama
FSU
Ohio State
Michigan
USC (fell off recently)
Oklahoma
LSU
Texas (fell off recently)
Oregon
Clemson

Best programs I could think of over the last 10-20 years as you mentioned

Oregon or Clemson hasn't been better than Florida the last 20 years. That's the only thing I would say different

 

[MikelArteta]

Michigan state
Okie state
Wisconsin

 

[swyyyguy]

Bama
FSU
Ohio State
Michigan
USC (fell off recently)
Oklahoma
LSU
Texas (fell off recently)
Oregon
Clemson

Best programs I could think of over the last 10-20 years as you mentioned

As much as I love Oregon, they're not a top 10 football program historically.

 

[AlbertPullhoez]

Oregon or Clemson hasn't been better than Florida the last 20 years. That's the only thing I would say different

As much as I love Oregon, they're not a top 10 football program historically.

Yeah I fukked up I forgot Florida. Put them there instead of Oregon/Clemson

 

[mamba]

In no particular order:

Alabama
Michigan
Ohio State
Florida
Miami
Texas
LSU
USC
Florida State
Oklahoma

Notre Dame has to fit somewhere in there, too.

 

[Boogie]

Top five spots is Ohio State

 

[Harry Sax]

FSU should be in everybody's top 5

 

[No..Money..Mo..Problems]

Bama
Auburn
Ohio St
Michigan
FSU
Florida
Notre Dame
Texas
USC
Oklahoma

If we talking history it's these 10. Miami got good in the 80s did well in the 90s and early 00s than went back to being terrible. Oregon has just started to dominate and Clemson is to inconsistant. LSU has decent history but there always overrated.

 

[hood b. goode]

Bama
FSU
Ohio State
Michigan
USC (fell off recently)
Oklahoma
LSU
Texas (fell off recently)
Oregon
Clemson

Best programs I could think of over the last 10-20 years as you mentioned

clemson/ oregon do not belong

 

[hood b. goode]

Florida doesnt belong either, didnt accomplish anything until 1990, which is VERY late
They are top 15

You can make an argument for mich being top 15, too

 

[toomanydoses]

Was gonna have to say something about leaving Florida out...... Definitely one of the top programs

 

[BLAZO da GAWD]

Florida doesnt belong either, didnt accomplish anything until 1990, which is VERY late
They are top 15

You can make an argument for mich being top 15, too

Negged.

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