Oklahoma is the winningest program in what is widely considered the modern era of college football. OU has the most victories and best winning percentage of any team since the end of World War II. The Sooners have earned seven AP National Championships in that span and are recognized by the NCAA for 16 titles since 1946. Individual honors? OU has produced five Heisman winners and no team has more unanimous All-Americans (31).
| 1. Oklahoma |
561 |
| 2. Texas |
530 |
| 3. Penn State |
529 |
| 4. Nebraska |
524 |
| 5. Ohio State |
523 |
| 6. Southern Cal |
506 |
| 7. Michigan |
503 |
| 8. Alabama |
503 |
| 9. Tennessee |
500 |
| 10. Notre Dame |
487 |
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| Winning Percentage (1946-) |
| 1. Oklahoma |
.76174 (561-171-13) |
745 |
| 2. Ohio State |
.74964 (523-168-20) |
711 |
| 3. Penn State |
.73586 (529-187-9) |
725 |
| 4. Texas |
.72169 (530-201-11) |
742 |
| 5. Michigan |
.71498 (503-196-15) |
714 |
| 6. Nebraska |
.70749 (524-215-9) |
747 |
| 7. Southern Cal |
.70121 (506-209-23) |
738 |
| 8. Alabama |
.69444 (503-216-19) |
738 |
| 9. Notre Dame |
.68802 (487-217-14) |
718 |
| 10. Tennessee |
.68565 (500-223-23) |
746 |
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| Weeks Ranked No. 1 in AP Poll (1946-) |
| 1. Oklahoma |
97 |
| 2. Ohio State |
90 |
| 3. Southern Cal |
89 |
| 4. Notre Dame |
80 |
| 5. Nebraska |
70 |
| 6. Miami (Fla.) |
68 |
| 7. Florida State |
60 |
| 8. Alabama |
44 |
| 9. Texas |
43 |
| 10. Florida |
41 |
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| Weeks Ranked Top 5 in AP Poll (1946-) |
| 1. Oklahoma |
367 |
| 2. Nebraska |
296 |
| 3. Ohio State |
290 |
| 4. Southern Cal |
265 |
| 5. Texas |
261 |
| 6. Alabama |
254 |
| 7. Michigan |
253 |
| 8. Notre Dame |
236 |
| 9. Florida State |
206 |
| 10. Miami (Fla.) |
202 |
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| Weeks Ranked No. 1 in BCS |
| 1. Oklahoma |
20 |
| 2. Ohio State |
15 |
| USC |
15 |
| 4. Florida |
7 |
| Florida State |
7 |
| Miami (Fla.) |
7 |
| 7. Alabama |
6 |
| 8. Nebraska |
5 |
| Tennessee |
5 |
| 10. Texas |
3 |
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| Weeks Ranked Top 5 in BCS |
| 1. Oklahoma |
46 |
| 2. USC |
37 |
| 3. Texas |
36 |
| 4. Florida |
34 |
| Ohio State |
34 |
| 6. Miami (Fla.) |
30 |
| 7. Florida State |
25 |
| 8. Alabama |
22 |
| 9. Virginia Tech |
20 |
| 10. LSU |
17 |
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| Consensus All-Americans (1946-) |
| 1. Oklahoma |
72
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| 2. Notre Dame |
69
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| 3. Southern Cal |
66
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| 4. Ohio State |
61
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| 5. Texas |
53
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| 6. Michigan |
48
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| Nebraska |
48
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| 8. UCLA |
38
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| 9. Miami |
35
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| 10. Penn State |
34
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| Unanimous All-Americans (All-Time) |
| 1. Oklahoma |
31
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| Notre Dame |
31
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| 3. Ohio State |
29
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| 4. Southern Cal |
26
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| 5. Michigan |
25
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| 6. Texas |
22
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| 7. Nebraska |
20
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| 8. Alabama |
18 |
| 9. Miami |
15
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| 10. Pittsburgh |
13
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| AP National Titles (1946-) |
| 1. Oklahoma |
7 (2000) |
| Notre Dame |
7 (1988) |
| Alabama |
7 (2009) |
| 4. Miami |
5 (2001) |
| Southern Cal |
5 (2004) |
| 6. Minnesota |
4 (1960) |
| Nebraska |
4 (1995) |
| Ohio State |
4 (2002) |
| 9. Florida |
3 (2008) |
| Texas |
3 (2005) |
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| NCAA-Recognized Titles (1946-) |
| 1. Oklahoma |
16 |
| 2. Notre Dame |
13 |
| 3. Alabama |
12 |
| Southern Cal |
12 |
| 5. Nebraska |
11 |
| Ohio State |
11 |
| 7. Miami |
9 |
| 8. Texas |
7 |
| Florida State |
7 |
| 10. Michigan |
6 |
| Michigan State |
6 |
Source - NCAA Record Book |
