What are the top programs of the last decade? That's the question ESPN.com has attempted to answer this week. Fifteen college football experts and analysts ranked all 119 Division I-A programs, taking into account record, traditions, recruiting, facilities, coaches, attendance and support, among other criteria.
| Experts' ballots | ||||||
| David Albright, ESPN.com senior deputy editor/ college sports | Bill Curry, ESPN college football analyst | Bob Davie, ESPN college football analyst | Jim Donnan, ESPN college football analyst | David Duffey, ESPN.com college football editor | Brad Edwards, ESPN college football researcher | Chris Fallica, ESPN college football researcher |
| 1. USC | 1. Texas | 1. USC | 1. USC | 1. USC | 1. Ohio State | 1. Miami |
| 2. Ohio State | 2. Ohio State | 2. Ohio State | 2. Ohio State | 2. Ohio State | 2. Miami | 2. USC |
| 3. Miami | 3. Michigan | 3. Oklahoma | 3. Texas | 3. Oklahoma | 3. Florida State | 3. Ohio State |
| 4. Texas | 4. USC | 4. Florida State | 4. Florida | 4. Texas | 4. Texas | 4. Florida |
| 5. Oklahoma | 5. Florida | 5. Florida | 5. Oklahoma | 5. LSU | 5. Michigan | 5. Texas |
| 6. Florida State | 6. Georgia | 6. Michigan | 6. Michigan | 6. Florida | 6. USC | 6. Oklahoma |
| 7. Florida | 7. Wisconsin | 7. Texas | 7. Florida State | 7. Miami | 7. Oklahoma | 7. Florida State |
| 8. LSU | 8. Oregon | 8. LSU | 8. Miami | 8. Florida State | 8. Florida | 8. LSU |
| 9. Michigan | 9. TCU | 9. Georgia | 9. Georgia | 9. Michigan | 9. Tennessee | 9. Tennessee |
| 10. Tennessee | 10. Virginia Tech | 10. Auburn | 10. LSU | 10. Tennessee | 10. Virginia Tech | 10. Virginia Tech |
| 11. Georgia | 11. Kansas State | 11. Virginia Tech | 11. Virginia Tech | 11. Nebraska | 11. Georgia | 11. Michigan |
| 12. Virginia Tech | 12. LSU | 12. West Virginia | 12. Tennessee | 12. Auburn | 12. Boise State | 12. Wisconsin |
| 13. Auburn | 13. Florida State | 13. Wisconsin | 13. Auburn | 13. Georgia | 13. LSU | 13. Georgia |
| 14. Boise State | 14. Penn State | 14. Tennessee | 14. Nebraska | 14. Wisconsin | 14. Nebraska | 14. Penn State |
| 15. Wisconsin | 15. Boston College | 15. Nebraska | 15. Wisconsin | 15. Virginia Tech | 15. Wisconsin | 15. Auburn |
| 16. Nebraska | 16. Iowa | 16. Iowa | 16. Oregon | 16. Boise State | 16. Auburn | 16. Boise State |
| 17. Louisville | 17. Tennessee | 17. Notre Dame | 17. Kansas State | 17. Louisville | 17. Louisville | 17. Oregon |
| 18. TCU | 18. Miami | 18. Penn State | 18. Louisville | 18. Oregon | 18. Kansas State | 18. Iowa |
| 19. Oregon | 19. Louisville | 19. Oregon | 19. Boise State | 19. West Virginia | 19. TCU | 19. Kansas State |
| 20. Utah | 20. West Virginia | 20. Kansas State | 20. West Virginia | 20. Boston College | 20. Utah | 20. West Virginia |
| 21. West Virginia | 21. Colorado State | 21. Texas A&M | 21. Penn State | 21. Utah | 21. Oregon | 21. Louisville |
| 22. Kansas State | 22. Oklahoma | 22. Boston College | 22. TCU | 22. TCU | 22. Marshall | 22. Nebraska |
| 23. Boston College | 23. California | 23. Alabama | 23. Notre Dame | 23. Penn State | 23. West Virginia | 23. Boston College |
| 24. Georgia Tech | 24. Nebraska | 24. Clemson | 24. Georgia Tech | 24. Kansas State | 24. Purdue | 24. Purdue |
| 25. Southern Miss | 25. Auburn | 25. Arkansas | 25. Southern Miss | 25. Georgia Tech | 25. Boston College | 25. Alabama |
| Experts' ballots | |||||||
| Bruce Feldman, ESPN The Magazine | Pat Forde, ESPN.com senior writer | Brian Kelly, ESPN.com college sports editor | Todd McShay, Scouts Inc. | Ivan Maisel, ESPN.com senior writer | Lauren Reynolds, ESPN.com college sports editor | Joe Schad, ESPN college football reporter | Mark Schlabach, ESPN.com college sports writer |
| 1. USC | 1. Florida State | 1. Ohio State | 1. USC | 1. USC | 1. USC | 1. Texas | 1. USC |
| 2. Ohio State | 2. USC | 2. Miami | 2. Oklahoma | 2. Oklahoma | 2. Texas | 2. USC | 2. Texas |
| 3. Miami | 3. Ohio State | 3. Texas | 3. Ohio State | 3. Ohio State | 3. Ohio State | 3. Ohio State | 3. Ohio State |
| 4. Texas | 4. Miami | 4. Michigan | 4. Texas | 4. Texas | 4. Miami | 4. Michigan | 4. Oklahoma |
| 5. Florida | 5. Florida | 5. Florida | 5. Miami | 5. Florida | 5. Florida State | 5. Oklahoma | 5. Florida |
| 6. Oklahoma | 6. Texas | 6. LSU | 6. Florida State | 6. LSU | 6. LSU | 6. LSU | 6. Michigan |
| 7. Michigan | 7. Michigan | 7. USC | 7. Florida | 7. Michigan | 7. Florida | 7. Florida State | 7. LSU |
| 8. LSU | 8. Oklahoma | 8. Tennessee | 8. Michigan | 8. Florida State | 8. Oklahoma | 8. Miami | 8. Florida State |
| 9. Tennessee | 9. Tennessee | 9. Oklahoma | 9. Tennesse | 9. Tennessee | 9. Michigan | 9. Florida | 9. Miami |
| 10. Nebraska | 10. Nebraska | 10. Florida State | 10. LSU | 10. Miami | 10. Georgia | 10. Tennessee | 10. Georgia |
| 11. Florida State | 11. LSU | 11. Nebraska | 11. Georgia | 11. Nebraska | 11. Tennessee | 11. Nebraska | 11. Virginia Tech |
| 12. Virginia Tech | 12. Virginia Tech | 12. Georgia | 12. Virginia Tech | 12. Virginia Tech | 12. Nebraska | 12. Georgia | 12. Tennessee |
| 13. Boise State | 13. Auburn | 13. Virginia Tech | 13. Nebraska | 13. Georgia | 13. Virginia Tech | 13. Virginia Tech | 13. Wisconsin |
| 14. Georgia | 14. Georgia | 14. Wisconsin | 14. Auburn | 14. Auburn | 14. Boise State | 14. Wisconsin | 14. Auburn |
| 15. Wisconsin | 15. Wisconsin | 15. Auburn | 15. Boise State | 15. Wisconsin | 15. Wisconsin | 15. Auburn | 15. Nebraska |
| 16. Auburn | 16. Kansas State | 16. Boston College | 16. Wisconsin | 16. Notre Dame | 16. Kansas State | 16. Louisville | 16. Louisville |
| 17. Kansas State | 17. Oregon | 17. Kansas State | 17. Oregon | 17. Penn State | 17. Louisville | 17. Boise State | 17. Boise State |
| 18. Louisville | 18. Louisville | 18. Louisville | 18. Notre Dame | 18. Alabama | 18. Oregon | 18. West Virginia | 18. Kansas State |
| 19. Oregon | 19. Boise State | 19. Notre Dame | 19. Penn State | 19. Iowa | 19. Auburn | 19. Notre Dame | 19. Oregon |
| 20. West Virginia | 20. West Virginia | 20. Oregon | 20. Alabama | 20. Clemson | 20. West Virginia | 20. Penn State | 20. West Virginia |
| 21. UCLA | 21. Penn State | 21. Penn State | 21. Louisville | 21. Arkansas | 21. Clemson | 21. UCLA | 21. TCU |
| 22. TCU | 22. Georgia Tech | 22. Boise State | 22. Kansas State | 22. West Virginia | 22. Notre Dame | 22. TCU | 22. Utah |
| 23. Utah | 23. Boston College | 23. West Virginia | 23. West Virginia | 23. Louisville | 23. Iowa | 23. Boston College | 23. Penn State |
| 24. Boston College | 24. Notre Dame | 24. Iowa | 24. Boston College | 24. Texas A&M | 24. Penn State | 24. Utah | 24. Georgia Tech |
| 25. Georgia Tech | 25. Texas Tech | 25. TCU | 25. Georgia Tech | 25. Oregon | 25. TCU | 25. Marshall | 25. Notre Dame |
Ladder 119
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• Forde: Strivers' cruel reality
• Ranking 101-119 Tuesday: No. 76 to No. 100
• McShay: College football's quicksand
• Ranking 76-100 Wednesday: No. 51 to No. 75
• Feldman: Escaping the middle
• Ranking 51-75 Thursday: No. 26 to No. 50
• Schlabach: Hurdles to the top
• Ranking 26-50
• Curry: Rankings reveal biases
Friday: No. 1 to No. 25
• Maisel: Trojans in a league of their own
• Ranking 1-25
• Experts' top 25 ballots SportsNation
• Rank 'em: What's your top 25?
• Chat: Ivan Maisel, 1 ET
- Rumors: MSU coach jabbing Ole Miss
- Feldman: A Week 12 wrap-up
- Heisman Predictor: McCoy is the favorite
- Tools: Game Predictor | PickCenter
- Draft: Mel's Big Board (11/18) | NFL draft blog
