Ohio State's college football history sits among the titans of the sport. Now we know exactly where it ranks among the other giants in the all-time rankings, at least according to the Associated Press.
The Buckeyes are ranked No. 1 in the AP's first-ever all-time college football ranking, released Tuesday. Oklahoma, Notre Dame, Alabama and USC round out the top five. You can see the top 100 here.
BREAKING: Ohio St tops APs first list of all-time best college football programs: https://t.co/1XadO76BX8 #APTop100 pic.twitter.com/02nsFV653k
— AP Top 25 (@AP_Top25) August 2, 2016
The all-time list is based off total poll appearances, number of times the AP ranked each school No. 1 overall in addition to AP national championships.
Ohio State has 852 total appearances in the poll, or 77.24 percent. The Buckeyes were ranked No. 1 a total of 105 times, the most ever, and owns five AP National Championships, with the most recent coming in 2014.
There are only three seasons in which the Buckeyes did not appear at least once in the poll since its inception with a ranking of the nation's top-20 teams on Oct. 19, 1936.
The poll reduced to 10 from 1961-67. Eventually, it expanded to 25 teams ahead of the 1989 season. The current AP Top 25 is determined on how each voter ranks the best teams in college football. A first place vote earns 25 points for a team, second place receives 24 and so on.
The first edition of the AP Top 25 ahead of the 2016 season is set to be released Aug. 21.
The top two programs of all-time according to the AP, Ohio State and Oklahoma, face off on the gridiron in Norman, Oklahoma, Sept. 17. The Buckeyes also face five other teams in the AP's all-time top-25 in 2016: Wisconsin, Penn State, Michigan State, Nebraska and Michigan.
| RANK | TEAM | POINTS | TOTAL APPEARANCES | NO. 1 RANKINGS | CHAMPIONSHIPS (LAST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OHIO STATE | 1,112 | 852, or 77.2% | 105 | FIVE (2014) |
| 2 | OKLAHOMA | 1,055 | 784, or 71.0% | 100 1/2 | SEVEN (2000) |
| 3 | NOTRE DAME | 1,042 | 766, or 69.5% | 98 | EIGHT (1988) |
| 4 | ALABAMA | 993 | 745, or 67.5% | 74 | TEN (2015) |
| 5 | USC | 974 | 743, or 67.4% | 90 1/2 | FIVE (2004) |
| 6 | NEBRASKA | 901 | 717, or 65.0% | 72 | FOUR (1995) |
| 7 | MICHIGAN | 894 | 806, or 73.1% | 34 | TWO (1997) |
| 8 | TEXAS | 822 | 703, or 63.7% | 44 1/2 | THREE (2005) |
| 9 | FLORIDA STATE | 714 | 540, or 49.0% | 72 | THREE (2013) |
| 10 | FLORIDA | 674 | 562, or 50.1% | 41 | THREE (2008) |
| 11 | LSU | 655 | 575, or 52.1% | 30 | TWO (2007) |
| 12 | PENN STATE | 647 | 589, or 53.4% | 19 | TWO (1986) |
| 13 | MIAMI (FL) | 642 | 458, or 41.5% | 67 | FIVE (2001) |
| 14 | TENNESSEE | 624 | 568, or 51.5% | 18 | TWO (1998) |
| 15 | GEORGIA | 572 | 532, or 48.2% | 15 | ONE (1980) |
| 16 | AUBURN | 570 | 532, or 48.2% | 9 | TWO (2010) |
| 17 | UCLA | 535 | 521, or 47.2% | 7 | ZERO |
| 18 | TEXAS A&M | 477 | 424, or 38.4% | 6 1/2 | ONE (1939) |
| 19 | MICHIGAN STATE | 443 | 375, or 34.0% | 29 | ONE (1952) |
| 20 | WASHINGTON | 430 | 401, or 36.4% | 14 1/2 | ZERO |
| 21 | ARKANSAS | 412 | 410, or 37.2% | 1 | ZERO |
| 22 | CLEMSON | 411 | 387, or 35.1% | 7 | ONE (1981) |
| 23 | PITTSBURGH | 356 | 294, or 26.7% | 21 | TWO (1976) |
| 24 | WISCONSIN | 366 | 334, or 30.3% | 1 | ZERO |
| 25 | IOWA | 329 | 307, or 27.8% | 7 | ZERO |
