2025-Blueblood Programs: 12 teams qualify as college football's best

 

Blueblood Programs: 12 teams qualify as college football's best

Alabama

Program win percentage: T-No. 2 974-341-43 (.733)
Early poll national titles: 1961 (AP, Coaches), 1964 (AP, Coaches)
Later poll national titles: 1965 (AP), 1973 (Coaches), 1978 (AP), 1979 (AP, Coaches), 1992 (AP, Coaches)
BCS/CFP titles: 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020

Florida State

Program win percentage: No. 12 583-291-17 (.664)
Early poll national titles: None
Later poll national titles: 1993 (AP, Coaches)
BCS/CFP titles: 1999, 2013

Georgia

Program win percentage: No. 11 892-434-54 (.667)
Early poll national titles: None
Later poll national titles: 1980 (AP, Coaches)
BCS/CFP titles: 2021, 2022

LSU

Program win percentage: No. 14 815-438-47 (.645)
Early poll national titles: 1958 (AP, Coaches)
Later poll national titles: None
BCS/CFP titles: 2003, 2007, 2019

Miami

Program win percentage: No. 15 673-391-19 (.630)
Early poll national titles: None
Later poll national titles: 1983 (AP, Coaches), 1987 (AP, Coaches), 1989 (AP, Coaches), 1991 (AP)
BCS/CFP titles: 2001

Michigan

Program win percentage: T-No. 2 1,012-358-36 (.733)
Early poll national titles: 1947(AP), 1948 (AP)
Later poll national titles: 1997 (AP)
BCS/CFP titles: 2023

Notre Dame

Program win percentage: No. 4 962-339-42 (.732) 
Early poll national titles: 1943 (AP), 1946 (AP), 1947 (AP), 1949 (AP)
Later poll national titles: 1966 (AP, Coaches), 1973 (AP), 1977 (AP, Coaches), 1988 (AP, Coaches)
BCS/CFP titles: None

Ohio State 

Program win percentage: No. 1 978-335-53 (.735)
Early poll national titles: 1942 (AP), 1954 (AP), 1957 (Coaches)
Later poll national titles: 1968 (AP, Coaches)
BCS/CFP titles: 2002, 2014, 2024

Oklahoma

Program win percentage: No. 5 950-348-53 (.723)
Early poll national titles: 1950 (AP, Coaches), 1955 (AP, Coaches), 1956 (AP, Coaches)
Later poll national titles: 1974 (AP), 1975 (AP, Coaches), 1985 (AP, Coaches)
BCS/CFP titles: 2000

Tennessee

Program win percentage: No. 9 875-417-53 (.670)
Early poll national titles: 1951 (AP, Coaches)
Later poll national titles: None
BCS/CFP titles: 1998

Texas

Program win percentage: No. 6 961-395-33 (.704)
Early poll national titles: 1963 (AP, Coaches)
Later poll national titles: 1969 (AP, Coaches), 1970 (Coaches)
BCS/CFP titles: 2005

USC

Program win percentage: No. 7 882-374-54 (.694)
Early poll national titles: 1962 (AP, Coaches)
Later poll national titles: 1967 (AP, Coaches), 1972 (AP, Coaches), 1974 (Coaches), 1978 (Coaches)
BCS/CFP titles: 2004 (and may have been jobbed in 2003)

Can't believe it's mid-August and we are still doing the Blue Blood thing. Here are the results of our annual poll -- 175,000+ voters again this year

Spoiler: it's the same 8 teams every year

Alabama, Michigan, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Texas, USC https://t.co/QUDyNcNLYZ pic.twitter.com/1goiacsQYc

— Pick Six Previews (@PickSixPreviews) August 11, 2025