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The Associated Press has been ranking the best teams in college football for the last 80 seasons. Since the first Top 20 in 1936, 1,103 polls have been taken and 164 schools have been ranked. Minnesota was the first No. 1 in 1936. Western Kentucky was the last team to make its poll debut (in the final poll of the 2015 season). In between, Muhlenburg, NYU and Colorado College have made appearances.To determine an all-time Top 100 for the first time, the AP counted poll appearances (one point) to mark consistency, No. 1 rankings (2 points) to acknowledge elite programs and gave a big bonus for AP championships won (10 points).The results are here and below:---No. 1 Ohio State (1,112 points)Total appearances: 852, 77.24 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1936.No. 1 rankings: 105.Championships: Five (last 2014).Best full decade: 1970s appeared in 92.57 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 55.68 percent of polls.Poll point: There have only been three seasons during the 80-year history of the AP poll in which the Buckeyes were not ranked at least once, the fewest poll-less seasons of any program.---No. 2 Oklahoma (1,055 points)Total appearances: 784, 71.08 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1938.No. 1 rankings: 100 1/2.Championships: Seven (last 2000).Best full decade: 1950s appeared in 94.83 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1960s appeared in 28.57 percent of polls.Poll points: The Sooners have been top-five in percentage of poll appearances in five decades (1950s, `70s, `80s, 2000, `10), most of any program.---No. 3 Notre Dame (1,042 points)Total appearances: 766, 69.45 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1936.No. 1 rankings: 98.Championships: Eight (last 1988).Best full decade: 1940s appeared in 96.59 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 2000s appeared in 45.18 percent of polls.Poll points: The Fighting Irish were ranked at least once every season from the first poll in 1936 through 1961.---No. 4 Alabama (993 points)Total appearances: 745, 67.54 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1936.No. 1 rankings: 74.Championships: 10 (last 2015).Best full decade: 1970s appeared in 91.22 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1950s appeared in 18.97 percent of polls.Poll point: From Nov. 3, 1980-Oct. 26, 2008, Alabama was only ranked No. 1 once -- the final poll of the 1992 season. The Tide has been top-ranked 43 times since under coach Nick Saban.---No. 5 Southern California (974 points)Total appearances: 743, 67.36 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1936.No. 1 rankings: 90 1/2.Championships: Five (last 2004).Best full decade: 1970s appeared in 89.86 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 47.43 percent of polls.Poll point: The Trojans were top-ranked 42 times from Dec. 7, 2003-Sept. 21, 2008, under coach Pete Carroll.---No. 6 Nebraska (901 points)Total appearances: 717, 65 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1936.No. 1 rankings: 72.Championships: Four (last 1995).Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 100 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1950s appeared in 5.17 percent of polls.Poll point: Mostly under coach Tom Osborne, the Cornhuskers were unranked in only three polls combined during the 1970s, `80s and `90s -- appearing in 99.35 percent over three decades.---No. 7 Michigan (894 points)Total appearances: 806, 73.07 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1938.No. 1 rankings: 34.Championships: Two (last 1997).Best full decade: 1970s appeared in 100 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1960s appeared in 26.98 percent of polls.Poll point: The Wolverines were first team to appear in every poll over the course of a full decade, when they did it in the 1970s under coach Bo Schembechler.---No. 8 Texas (822 points)Total appearances: 703, 63.74 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1940.No. 1 rankings: 44 1/2.Championships: Three (last 2005).Best full decade: 2000s appeared in 99.40 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1990s appeared in 47.34 percent of polls.Poll point: The Longhorns have not had a top-10 ranking since Sept. 19, 2010, the programs longest such streak since Nov. 26, 1984-Nov. 4, 1990.---No. 9 Florida State (714 points)Total appearances: 540, 48.96 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1964.No. 1 rankings: 72.Championships: Three (last 2013).Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 100 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1950s, no poll appearances. (Florida State started football program in 1947).Poll point: From Nov. 11, 1990-Sept. 9, 2001, the Seminoles were never ranked lower than 11th under coach Bobby Bowden.---No. 10 Florida (674 points)Total appearances: 562, 50.95 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1950.No. 1 rankings: 41.Championships: Three (last 2008).Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 98.82 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1940s, no poll appearances.Poll point: The Gators had no top-three rankings before Nov. 26, 1984. They had 95 top-three rankings after.---No. 11 LSU (655 points).Total appearances: 575, 52.13 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1936.No. 1 rankings: 30.Championships: Two (last 2007).Best full decade: 2000s appeared in in 82.53 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1950s appeared in 25.86 percent of polls.Poll point: After being unranked for most of the 1950s, the Tigers held the No. 1 ranking 14 times in 1958 and `59 -- then went 48 years before being ranked No. 1 again (2007).---No. 12 Penn State (647 points).Total appearances: 589, 53.40 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1940.No. 1 rankings: 19.Championships: Two (last 1986).Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 95.27 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1950s appeared in 20.69 percent of polls.Poll point: The Nittany Lions have not been ranked at any point during the last four seasons (2011-15). Since making their poll debut in 1940, Penn State had never gone more than three seasons without being ranked at least once.---No. 13 Miami (642 points).Total appearances: 458, 41.52 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1950.No. 1 rankings: 67.Championships: Five (last 2001).Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 81.66 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1940s no poll appearances. (First poll appearance was 1950)Poll point: The Hurricanes made 367 of their poll appearances (80.13 percent) between Sept. 29, 1980-Jan. 4, 2006.---No. 14 Tennessee (624 points)Total appearances: 568, 51.50 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1936.No. 1 rankings: 18.Championships: Two (last 1998).Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 93.49 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1980s appeared in 29.19 percent of polls.Poll point: From 1936-59, no Southeastern Conference team had more poll appearances (134) than the Volunteers.---No 15 Georgia (572 points)Total appearances: 532, 48.23 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1941.No. 1 rankings: 15.Championships: One (1980).Best full decade: 2000s appeared in 85.54 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1950s appeared in 11.21 percent of polls.Poll point: Since 1975, the Bulldogs have had only two seasons (1990 and `96) during which they have not been ranked for at least one week.---No. 16 Auburn (570 points)Total appearances: 532, 48.23 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1936.No. 1 rankings: Nine.Championships: Two (last 2010).Best full decade: 1980s appeared in 75.78 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 2.27 percent of polls.Poll point: The Deep Souths oldest rivals, Auburn and Georgia, enter 2016 with the same amount of poll appearances. The overall record in 119 games between the two teams is Georgia 56, Auburn 55 and eight ties.---No. 17 UCLA (535 points)Total appearances: 521, 47.23 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1939.No. 1 rankings: Seven.Championships: None.Best full decade: 1980s appeared in 72.67 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 29.55 percent of polls.Poll point: The Bruins are the highest-ranked team to never win a championship.---No. 18 Texas A&M (447 points)Total appearances: 424, 38.44 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1936.No. 1 rankings: 6 1/2.Championships: One (1939).Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 83.43 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1960s appeared in 2.38 percent of polls.Poll point: The Aggies were last No. 1 on Nov. 11, 1957, and have not been No. 2 since Dec. 1, 1975.---No. 19 Michigan State (443 points)Total appearances: 375, 34 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1948.No. 1 rankings: 29.Championships: One (1952).Best full decade: 1960s appeared in 74.14 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1980s appeared in 16.15 percent of polls.Poll point: Has the most No. 1 rankings for a program not ranked No. 1 since the 1960s.---No. 20 Washington (430 points)Total appearances: 401, 36.36 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1936.No. 1 rankings: 14 1/2.Championships: None.Best full decade: 1990s appeared in 75.74 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1960s appeared in 16.67 percent of polls.Poll point: Eleven times in the last 12 seasons, the Huskies have made either just one or no poll appearances.---No. 21 Arkansas (412 points)Total appearances: 410, 37.17 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1936.No. 1 rankings: One.Championships: None.Best full decade: 1970s appeared in 66.22 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 7.95 percent of polls.Poll point: The Razorbacks have 30 top-three rankings, but only one (Nov. 20, 2011) since 1978.---No. 22 Clemson (411 points)Total appearances: 387, 35.09 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1939.No. 1 rankings: Seven.Championships: One (1981).Best full decade: 1980s appeared in 58.39 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1960s appeared in 3.97 percent of polls.Poll point: Before the Tigers national championship season in 1981, their best ranking was No. 5 on Sept. 21, 1959.---No. 23 Pittsburgh (356 points)Total appearances: 294, 26.65 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1936.No. 1 rankings: 21.Championships: Two (last 1976)Best full decade: 1980s appeared in 50.93 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1940s appeared in 3.41 percent of polls.Poll point: The Panthers have not had a top-five appearance during the regular season since Dec. 6, 1982.---No. 24 Wisconsin (336 points)Total appearances: 334, 30.28 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1937.No. 1 rankings: One.Championships: None.Best full decade: 1960s appeared in 63.69 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1980s appeared in 1.86 percent of polls.Poll point: During a 29-year span from 1964-92, the Badgers had just 10 poll appearances. Since `92, Wisconsin has made 215 poll appearances.---No. 25 Iowa (329 points)Total appearances: 307, 27.83 percent of all polls.First appearance: 1939.No. 1 rankings: 7.Championships: None.Best full decade: 1980s appeared in 46.58 percent of polls.Worst full decade: 1970s no poll appearances.Poll point: The Hawkeyes worst decade (70s) was followed by their best after Hayden Fry took over as coach in 1979.---The restNo. 26 Georgia Tech, 320 points.No. 27 Colorado, 316.No. 28 Oregon, 293.No. 29 Mississippi, 290.No. 30 Arizona State, 284.No. 31 Virginia Tech, 276.No. 32 Stanford, 272.No. 33 West Virginia, 271.No. 34 BYU, 258.No. 35 Missouri, 256.No. 36 Purdue, 246.No. 37 Minnesota, 241.No. 38 North Carolina, 240.No. 39 TCU, 234.No. 40 Maryland, 230.No. 41 Syracuse, 221.No. 42 Army, 214.No. 43 Oklahoma State, 208.No. 44 Kansas State, 207.No. 45 California, 199.No. 46 Mississippi State, 195.No. 47, Baylor, 187.No. 48 South Carolina, 185.No. 49 Houston, 184.No. 50 Northwestern, 183.No. 51 Illinois, 181.No. 52 Virginia, 174.No. 53 Duke, 172.No. 54 Arizona, 168.No. 55 SMU, 165.No. 56 N.C. State, 149.No. 57 Boston College, 141.No. 58 Texas Tech, 137.No. 59 Washington State, 129.No. 60 Navy, 128.No. 61 Boise State, 127.No. 62 Louisville, 119.No. 63 Kansas, 108.No. 64 Utah, 100.No. 65 Oregon State, 95.No. 66 Penn, 89.No. 67 Air Force, 78.No. 68 Kentucky, 75.No. 69 Rice, 70.No. 70 Tulane, 62.No. 71 Wyoming, 56.No. 72 Indiana, 55.(tie) Fresno State, 55.(tie) Southern Mississippi, 55.(tie) Cornell, 55.No. 76 Toledo, 45.No. 77 Santa Clara, 43.(tie) Tulsa, 43.(tie) Colorado State, 43.No. 80 Wake Forest, 42.No. 81 Cincinnati, 41.(tie) Miami (Ohio), 41.No. 83 Fordham, 40.(tie) Iowa State, 40.No. 85 Holy Cross, 39.No. 86 Rutgers, 38.No. 87 Dartmouth, 37.No. 88 East Carolina, 37.No. 89 Vanderbilt, 31.No. 90 Yale, 30.No. 91 Princeton, 29.(tie) Marshall, 29.No. 93 Hawaii, 28.No. 94 USF, 26.No. 95 Villanova, 25.No. 96 Northern Illinois, 23.No. 97 Duquesne, 20.No. 98 Iowa Pre-Flight, 18.No. 99 Columbia, 16.(tie) William & Mary, 16.(tie) Nevada, 16.(tie) Bowling Green, 16.---Online: http://collegefootball.ap.org/top-100Cheap Bruins Jerseys . 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It was obvious that something was about to happen, even to the referees because the fourth lines were on to start.Almost seven years ago, I first wrote that I thought it was possible/plausible that Alex Ovechkin could one day pass Wayne Gretzkys 894 career goals total, which was previously thought to be unreachable. Ovechkin was 24 at the time.Ovechkin was at ESPN to film his This Is SportsCenter Russian spy spot?in late 2009, and I asked him about the possibility of catching Gretzky. He was surprised at the question and didnt know what to say. I dont think he had been asked about it before, which is understandable. I also think he was nervous about working with Steve Levy (hes only human), and he was a tad rattled.Ovechkin told Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet in Canada in September about the possibility of passing Gretzkys total: In this hockey right now, in this league, I think its impossible. I dont think somebody will beat this record.Back in that January 2010 blogumn, I projected Ovechkin would finish with 51 goals in the 2009-10 season. He finished with 50. That gave him 269 goals through that 2009-10 season. So, back in early 2010, I laid out a blueprint for Ovechkin to reach 895 career goals, one better than Gretzkys record.The first part of my hypothesis was that Ovechkin would have to be largely injury-free and play until he was 40. Also, as I wrote back in 2010, Players who have booming shots age slower in terms of goal totals. So does playing on good teams.Except for Ovechkins first two seasons (both of which were exactly 70-point seasons for the Washington Capitals), his teams have been good. And remember, Jaromir Jagr turns 45 in February. Ovechkin, like Jagr, has a giant butt and good genes and, so far, good luck with health.So what follows are my Ovechkin goal projections and his age (conjunction junction) at the time I wrote them in 2010. Included are comments from 2010 in parentheses and updated comments, along with a running tab on how the projection is going against 894.Ovechkin was at 269 career goals when I began the following theory:Age -- Projected goals total25 -- 71(Comment from 2010: Hes got to have one more monster year.)Ovechkin would go on to have his worst season to date: 32 goals in 79 games. The projection is now a minus-39 against the 894 projection! As I wrote then, now he needs a monster season.26 -- 66Another down year: Ovechkin had 38 goals in 78 games. Im now a minus-67 against the projection. Maybe this wasnt such a good idea.27 -- 60Lockout. A really good season for Ovechkin that will cost him about 20 goals in his career total. Ovechkin had 32 goals in 48 games, a 50-goal-plus pace. Hes now a minus-95.28 -- 51I had this season right on the money. Ovechkin scored 51 goals in his 28-year-old season and won his fourth Rocket Richard Trophy for most goals in the league.29 -- 55Close again. I had him with 55 five years into the future, and Ovechkin posted 53 to win his fifth Rocket Richard Trophy. Hes now minus-97 against the 894 projection.30 -- 48(From 2010: Gretzkys last 40-goal season -- 41 goals -- was at age 30.)In his 30-year-old season, which was last year, Ovechkin hit the 50-goal mark for the third straight season, his fourth straight Rocket Richard Trophy and sixth overall. Hes minus-95 against the projection.Once Gretzky hit 30, his shots per game, and thus his goals per game, dropped considerably. After Gretzkys first full season as a 30-year-old (1991-92), he didnt score 40 goals again and had just two 30-goal seasons. I dont think Ovechkin will have the same erosion.31 -- 52This is the current season. Ovechkin is off to a pretty good start. He could hit my 52-goal projection, but his pace is just a little under 50 goals. One concern is that Capitals coach Barry Trotz is starting to manage No. 8s minutes, which has dropped Ovechkins shots per game average, the most important statistic for scoring goals. This is the second-lowest season for shots on goal for Ovechkin.So, although my 52 this season is still possible, lets go conservative and give Ovechkin 45 goals. That would leave him with 570 career goals as he finishes his 31-year-old season. That means, after this season, Ovechkin would need 325 goals to pass Gretzkys record of 894.Lets stay with the projections from 2010 that I made for the next nine seasons and see where that gets us for Ovi:32 -- 45Forty-five goals next season does not seem outlandish. This still seems plausible. The Capitals are blessed with talented centers to set up Ovechkin. Although, with approaching salaryy-cap concerns, they could see a scoring drop-off as a team.dddddddddddd33 -- 55This might be a little bullish, but it is the final season I have Ovechkin with a 50-goal-plus season, and it is only two years away. Some years, as we are seeing with Sidney Crosby this season, everything can go your way when it comes to scoring. Having one more big season from Ovechkin would help his chances.34 -- 40(From 2010: Steve Yzerman had his last 30-goal season at age 34, when he had 35 goals.)I have Ovechkins goal erosion beginning three years from now, during his 34-year-old season. I am curious if, at any point in the coming years, Ovechkin will try to play 15 pounds lighter to counter losing speed in a league going almost exclusively with players who can wheel.Also, will he start a family, which possibly changes his priorities? Jagr has married hockey, and his myopic dedication has kept him producing into his mid-40s. If Ovechkin is going to break Gretzkys record, he needs to keep that childlike enthusiasm he has brought to the game since he first arrived.35 -- 37This would be Ovechkins first season without at least 40 goals (in a full season) in nine years.36 -- 32This would tie Ovechkins career-low for goals, which he had in his 25-year-old season.37 -- 40(From 2010: Phil Esposito and Brendan Shanahan both had 40-goal seasons at age 37)Another factor in the coming years to consider is how expansion could help Ovechkin. Bobby Orr and Gretzky benefited from expansion. In Orrs first seven seasons, the NHL went from six teams to 12, to 14, to 16, constantly spreading out the talent. The NHL went from 17 teams to 21 teams for Gretzkys rookie season.Expansion spreads talent out and usually creates weaker teams, which helps offense, if the rulebook is called as stated. The Vegas Golden Knights will make their debut in 2017-18 as the NHLs 31st team, and more is expansion coming. Perhaps Ovechkin can benefit from the first expansion he has experienced in the NHL. It has been a 30-team league since he arrived in 2005.38 -- 32(From 2010: Brett Hull had 37 goals at age 38.)I feel Hull, Esposito and Shanahan (and Jagr, from a body standpoint) are decent comparables to Ovechkin. Thick bodies, and in Hulls and Shanahans case, a big shot that age doesnt diminish as much as it does speed.39 -- 28Mark Recchi scored 18 goals as a 41-year-old, so 28 goals in Ovechkins 39-year-old season is doable.40 -- 27Here we arrive at 40 years old.These projections over nine seasons seem rather reasonable to me, using historical precedents of players with similar attributes. Of course, multiple events can change things. But, after this season, I have projected Ovechkin with only one more 50-goal season, and four 40-plus seasons (two of them with exactly 40).What total do we get when we add up these nine years of projections? 336 goals. Add that to his 570 goals we projected after a 45-goal season this year, and that gives Ovechkin 906. Good lord, thats a lot of goals.We could lop off 11 goals from that projected 55-goal season I projected in two years at age 33 and make it a 44-goal season. Even after doing that, Ovechkin still gets to 895.Ovechkin can get to 895 in nine years without another 50-goal season, or even a 40-goal season. Ovechkin needs to average 36 goals a season over the next nine, assuming he gets to 45 goals this season.The insurance for Ovechkin on breaking Gretzkys record is that if he is short of the 894 mark after the next nine full seasons, he has time in his 40s to break the record if he is close and has the appetite and health to eclipse it.With a dedication to fitness, diet and making the proper adjustments (hanging out closer to the net), Ovechkin could add two to three seasons, play until he is 43 (Chris Chelios played until he was 48) and score another 40-50 goals.Is it still a long shot? Ovechkin will get his 600th career goal next season, when he is 32. Hell likely get his 700th goal when he is 35, and he should get 800 by 38 or 39. If he can get to 800 by 39, then four more years should get him 95 more goals.It would be a fascinating time. Arguably the greatest record chase in the history of the NHL, similar in stature and, somewhat, in tone to Hank Aaron chasing Babe Ruth. The Russian bear chasing Canadian royalty.We will be watching. Goals are fun. ' ' '