Billingsley’s
Top 200 Teams
1869-2008
Of all the information I post on
this site, this list generates more comments, and more controversy than all the
others put together. First of all, bear in mind this list is compiled from a
ranking achieved by all 11,001 teams who have taken the field since 1869, not just national
champions. Secondly, each team’s rating is a reflection of what that
team actually accomplished on the field of play relative to the schedule they
played. Indeed, teams farther down on the list may have been more talented
in personnel, and may have been able to beat teams ranked higher on this list.
However, those teams did not have an opportunity to prove it, simply because
their schedule that season was not as difficult as some of the teams above
them. New entries for 2008 are highlighted in red. Interestingly, the 2008
season produced more entries into the Top 200 (6) than any season since 1973.
1972, 1973, and 2008 are now tied at 6 for the most entries for any one season.
|
|
Rk
|
Year
|
Team
|
W
|
L
|
T
|
Rating
|
Annual
Rk
|
|
1
|
1971
|
Nebraska
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
370.247
|
1
|
|
2
|
1998
|
Tennessee
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
367.989
|
1
|
|
3
|
2005
|
Texas
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
356.118
|
1
|
|
4
|
1994
|
Nebraska
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
355.770
|
1
|
|
5
|
1995
|
Nebraska
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
353.123
|
1
|
|
6
|
1991
|
Miami,
Fla.
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
352.972
|
1
|
|
7
|
1992
|
Alabama
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
352.838
|
1
|
|
8
|
1999
|
Florida
State
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
352.210
|
1
|
|
9
|
1974
|
Oklahoma
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
351.424
|
1
|
|
10
|
1997
|
Nebraska
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
349.350
|
1
|
|
11
|
2004
|
Southern
Cal
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
349.250
|
1
|
|
12
|
1952
|
Georgia
Tech
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
348.973
|
1
|
|
13
|
1987
|
Miami,
Fla.
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
347.580
|
1
|
|
14
|
1994
|
Penn
State
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
347.403
|
2
|
|
15
|
2001
|
Miami,
Fla.
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
347.017
|
1
|
|
16
|
1997
|
Michigan
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
346.792
|
2
|
|
17
|
1986
|
Penn
State
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
345.477
|
1
|
|
18
|
2002
|
Ohio
State
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
344.085
|
1
|
|
19
|
1945
|
Army
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
343.844
|
1
|
|
20
|
1963
|
Texas
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
343.134
|
1
|
|
21
|
1988
|
Notre
Dame
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
342.795
|
1
|
|
22
|
1979
|
Alabama
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
342.691
|
1
|
|
23
|
1972
|
Southern
Cal
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
341.558
|
1
|
|
24
|
2004
|
Auburn
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
341.209
|
2
|
|
25
|
1955
|
Oklahoma
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
340.896
|
1
|
|
26
|
1949
|
Notre
Dame
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
340.718
|
1
|
|
27
|
1973
|
Notre
Dame
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
338.361
|
1
|
|
28
|
1993
|
Florida
State
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
338.187
|
1
|
|
29
|
2000
|
Oklahoma
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
338.108
|
1
|
|
30
|
1973
|
Oklahoma
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
337.942
|
2
|
|
31
|
1969
|
Texas
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
337.840
|
1
|
|
32
|
2008
|
Florida
|
13
|
1
|
0
|
337.305
|
1
|
|
33
|
1949
|
Oklahoma
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
336.670
|
2
|
|
34
|
1989
|
Miami,
Fla.
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
336.012
|
1
|
|
35
|
1961
|
Alabama
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
335.005
|
1
|
|
36
|
1991
|
Washington
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
334.934
|
2
|
|
37
|
1989
|
Notre
Dame
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
332.859
|
2
|
|
38
|
1932
|
Southern
Cal
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
332.354
|
1
|
|
39
|
1930
|
Notre
Dame
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
331.653
|
1
|
|
40
|
1947
|
Michigan
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
331.481
|
1
|
|
41
|
1954
|
Ohio
State
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
331.252
|
1
|
|
42
|
1975
|
Oklahoma
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
330.794
|
1
|
|
43
|
1948
|
Michigan
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
330.686
|
1
|
|
44
|
1966
|
Notre
Dame
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
329.911
|
1
|
|
45
|
1973
|
Penn
State
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
329.800
|
3
|
|
46
|
1996
|
Florida
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
329.726
|
1
|
|
47
|
1966
|
Alabama
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
329.113
|
2
|
|
48
|
1946
|
Army
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
329.022
|
1
|
|
49
|
1979
|
Southern
Cal
|
11
|
0
|
1
|
328.789
|
2
|
|
50
|
1952
|
Michigan
State
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
328.049
|
2
|
|
51
|
1969
|
Penn
State
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
327.740
|
2
|
|
52
|
1962
|
Mississippi
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
325.839
|
1
|
|
53
|
1993
|
Notre
Dame
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
325.660
|
2
|
|
54
|
1954
|
Oklahoma
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
325.384
|
2
|
|
55
|
1966
|
Michigan
State
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
325.371
|
3
|
|
56
|
1982
|
Penn
State
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
325.249
|
1
|
|
57
|
1954
|
UCLA
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
324.516
|
3
|
|
58
|
1972
|
Auburn
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
324.383
|
2
|
|
59
|
2008
|
Southern Cal
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
324.102
|
2
|
|
60
|
1945
|
Oklahoma
State
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
323.662
|
2
|
|
61
|
2008
|
Utah
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
323.589
|
3
|
|
62
|
1982
|
Georgia
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
323.143
|
2
|
|
63
|
1968
|
Ohio
State
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
322.908
|
1
|
|
64
|
1968
|
Penn
State
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
322.808
|
2
|
|
65
|
1972
|
Oklahoma
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
322.794
|
3
|
|
66
|
1978
|
Southern
Cal
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
322.785
|
1
|
|
67
|
1947
|
Notre
Dame
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
322.640
|
2
|
|
68
|
1953
|
Notre
Dame
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
322.424
|
1
|
|
69
|
2005
|
Southern
Cal
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
321.904
|
2
|
|
70
|
1949
|
Army
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
321.860
|
3
|
|
71
|
1973
|
Alabama
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
321.843
|
4
|
|
72
|
1992
|
Miami,
Fla.
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
321.755
|
2
|
|
73
|
2002
|
Miami,
Fla.
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
321.314
|
2
|
|
74
|
1988
|
Miami,
Fla.
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
320.721
|
2
|
|
75
|
1967
|
Southern
Cal
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
320.651
|
1
|
|
76
|
1976
|
Pittsburgh
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
320.396
|
1
|
|
77
|
2008
|
Texas
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
320.267
|
4
|
|
78
|
1969
|
Southern
Cal
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
320.126
|
3
|
|
79
|
1978
|
Alabama
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
320.120
|
2
|
|
80
|
1996
|
Ohio
State
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
320.058
|
2
|
|
81
|
1996
|
Florida
State
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
319.984
|
3
|
|
82
|
1995
|
Florida
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
319.888
|
2
|
|
83
|
1941
|
Minnesota
|
8
|
0
|
0
|
319.636
|
1
|
|
84
|
1997
|
Florida
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
319.505
|
3
|
|
85
|
1964
|
Arkansas
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
319.359
|
1
|
|
86
|
2004
|
Oklahoma
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
319.221
|
3
|
|
87
|
1946
|
Notre
Dame
|
8
|
0
|
1
|
319.069
|
2
|
|
88
|
1981
|
Clemson
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
319.040
|
1
|
|
89
|
1964
|
Texas
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
318.643
|
2
|
|
90
|
1978
|
Penn
State
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
318.449
|
3
|
|
91
|
1958
|
LSU
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
318.308
|
1
|
|
92
|
1977
|
Notre
Dame
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
318.107
|
1
|
|
93
|
1997
|
Florida
State
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
317.992
|
4
|
|
94
|
1964
|
Alabama
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
317.887
|
3
|
|
95
|
1984
|
Brigham
Young
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
317.659
|
1
|
|
96
|
1974
|
Notre
Dame
|
10
|
2
|
0
|
317.504
|
2
|
|
97
|
1971
|
Oklahoma
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
317.446
|
2
|
|
98
|
1977
|
Texas
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
317.351
|
2
|
|
99
|
1952
|
Southern
Cal
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
317.167
|
3
|
|
100
|
1947
|
Texas
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
316.862
|
3
|
|
101
|
1974
|
Alabama
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
316.748
|
3
|
|
102
|
1986
|
Miami,
Fla.
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
316.286
|
2
|
|
103
|
1970
|
Nebraska
|
11
|
0
|
1
|
316.017
|
1
|
|
104
|
1956
|
Oklahoma
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
315.994
|
1
|
|
105
|
1971
|
Alabama
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
315.649
|
3
|
|
106
|
1983
|
Auburn
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
315.635
|
1
|
|
107
|
1973
|
Ohio
State
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
315.625
|
5
|
|
108
|
1975
|
Ohio
State
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
315.468
|
2
|
|
109
|
1959
|
Syracuse
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
315.225
|
1
|
|
110
|
1956
|
Tennessee
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
315.205
|
2
|
|
111
|
1986
|
Oklahoma
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
315.203
|
3
|
|
112
|
1970
|
Notre
Dame
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
314.917
|
2
|
|
113
|
1965
|
Michigan
State
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
314.820
|
1
|
|
114
|
1957
|
Auburn
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
314.753
|
1
|
|
115
|
1978
|
Oklahoma
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
314.617
|
4
|
|
116
|
1987
|
Oklahoma
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
314.588
|
2
|
|
117
|
1983
|
Georgia
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
314.254
|
2
|
|
118
|
1959
|
Mississippi
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
314.236
|
2
|
|
119
|
1955
|
Maryland
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
314.175
|
2
|
|
120
|
1979
|
Houston
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
313.711
|
3
|
|
121
|
1965
|
Arkansas
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
313.685
|
2
|
|
122
|
1956
|
Georgia
Tech
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
313.569
|
3
|
|
123
|
1992
|
Florida
State
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
313.511
|
3
|
|
124
|
1946
|
Georgia
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
313.456
|
3
|
|
125
|
1970
|
Texas
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
313.205
|
3
|
|
126
|
2008
|
Oklahoma
|
12
|
2
|
0
|
313.191
|
5
|
|
127
|
1980
|
Georgia
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
313.067
|
1
|
|
128
|
2006
|
Florida
|
13
|
1
|
0
|
312.897
|
1
|
|
129
|
1944
|
Army
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
312.074
|
1
|
|
130
|
1944
|
Ohio
State
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
311.796
|
2
|
|
131
|
1951
|
Michigan
State
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
311.691
|
1
|
|
132
|
1962
|
Southern
Cal
|
11
|
0
|
0
|
310.991
|
2
|
|
133
|
1966
|
UCLA
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
310.850
|
4
|
|
134
|
1983
|
Texas
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
310.742
|
3
|
|
135
|
1951
|
Illinois
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
310.741
|
2
|
|
136
|
1994
|
Alabama
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
310.557
|
3
|
|
137
|
1943
|
Notre
Dame
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
310.511
|
1
|
|
138
|
2003
|
LSU
|
13
|
1
|
0
|
309.977
|
1
|
|
139
|
1994
|
Florida
State
|
10
|
1
|
1
|
309.501
|
4
|
|
140
|
1958
|
Auburn
|
9
|
0
|
1
|
309.399
|
2
|
|
141
|
1960
|
Mississippi
|
10
|
0
|
1
|
309.357
|
1
|
|
142
|
1985
|
Oklahoma
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
308.938
|
1
|
|
143
|
1962
|
Alabama
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
308.900
|
3
|
|
144
|
2003
|
Southern
Cal
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
308.769
|
2
|
|
145
|
1983
|
Miami,
Fla.
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
308.740
|
4
|
|
146
|
1972
|
Michigan
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
308.736
|
4
|
|
147
|
1957
|
Oklahoma
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
308.432
|
2
|
|
148
|
2006
|
Ohio
State
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
308.385
|
2
|
|
149
|
1977
|
Alabama
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
308.291
|
3
|
|
150
|
1968
|
Southern
Cal
|
9
|
1
|
1
|
308.219
|
3
|
|
151
|
1981
|
Pittsburgh
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
308.057
|
2
|
|
152
|
1961
|
Ohio
State
|
8
|
0
|
1
|
308.034
|
2
|
|
153
|
1983
|
Nebraska
|
12
|
1
|
0
|
307.984
|
5
|
|
154
|
1954
|
Notre
Dame
|
9
|
1
|
0
|
307.938
|
4
|
|
155
|
1996
|
Arizona
State
|
11
|
1
|
0
|
307.600
|
4
|
|
156
|
1958
|
Oklahoma
|
10
|
1
|
0
|
307.582
|
3
|
|
157
|
1957
|
|