The throne.

Who held it, when

Every season colored by who sat at #1 — the dashed line is where the confidence changes.

Read this first: the model runs on a full computed board from 2014 forward. Before that it’s an Elo-proxy reconstruction — medium confidence, marked by the dashed line above.

Not 11 kings by total seasons — 24 contiguous reigns, each with the coach (or coaches) who held it. A reign that changed coaches without losing the throne is marked.

1

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

2011–2026 · peak +18.2 (2017)

Nick Saban→ Kalen DeBoer outlasted the coach

→ Alabama’s program card

16Yrs at #1

2

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

1955–1962 · peak +21.5 (1956)

Bud Wilkinson

→ Oklahoma’s program card

8Yrs at #1

3

NDNotre DamePower Program I#7

1947–1954 · peak +9.9 (1949)

Frank Leahy→ Terry Brennan outlasted the coach

→ Notre Dame’s program card

8Yrs at #1

4

USCUSCPower Program I#13

2004–2010 · peak +9.2 (2008)

Pete Carroll→ Lane Kiffin outlasted the coach

→ USC’s program card

7Yrs at #1

5

MIAMiamiPower Program I#11

1989–1993 · peak +14.3 (1991)

Dennis Erickson

→ Miami’s program card

5Yrs at #1

6

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

1984–1988 · peak +14.0 (1987)

Barry Switzer

→ Oklahoma’s program card

5Yrs at #1

7

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

1974–1978 · peak +15.2 (1975)

Barry Switzer

→ Oklahoma’s program card

5Yrs at #1

8

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

1964–1968 · peak +13.8 (1965)

Bear Bryant

→ Alabama’s program card

5Yrs at #1

9

MINNMinnesotaNational Program I#39

1940–1944 · peak +13.9 (1941)

Bernie Bierman→ George Hauser outlasted the coach

→ Minnesota’s program card

5Yrs at #1

10

NEBNebraskaNational Program I#37

1995–1998 · peak +8.2 (1997)

Tom Osborne→ Frank Solich outlasted the coach

→ Nebraska’s program card

4Yrs at #1

11

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

1981–1983 · peak +1.0 (1982)

Bear Bryant→ Ray Perkins outlasted the coach

→ Alabama’s program card

3Yrs at #1

12

TEXTexasPower Program I#9

1969–1971 · peak +5.0 (1970)

Darrell Royal

→ Texas’s program card

3Yrs at #1

13

PITTPittsburghNational Program I#36

1937–1939 · peak +4.3 (1937)

Jock Sutherland→ Charles Bowser outlasted the coach

→ Pittsburgh’s program card

3Yrs at #1

14

MIAMiamiPower Program I#11

2002–2003 · peak +5.5 (2003)

Larry Coker

→ Miami’s program card

2Yrs at #1

15

FSUFlorida StatePower Program II#21

1999–2000 · peak +2.3 (2000)

Bobby Bowden

→ Florida State’s program card

2Yrs at #1

16

ARMYArmyRegional Program I#79

1945–1946 · peak +2.8 (1945)

Red Blaik

→ Army’s program card

2Yrs at #1

17

NEBNebraskaNational Program I#37

2001–2001 · peak +1.6 (2001)

Frank Solich

→ Nebraska’s program card

1Yrs at #1

18

FSUFlorida StatePower Program II#21

1994–1994 · peak +0.1 (1994)

Bobby Bowden

→ Florida State’s program card

1Yrs at #1

19

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

1980–1980 · peak +1.6 (1980)

Barry Switzer

→ Oklahoma’s program card

1Yrs at #1

20

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

1979–1979 · peak +3.3 (1979)

Bear Bryant

→ Alabama’s program card

1Yrs at #1

21

NDNotre DamePower Program I#7

1973–1973 · peak +2.8 (1973)

Ara Parseghian

→ Notre Dame’s program card

1Yrs at #1

22

USCUSCPower Program I#13

1972–1972 · peak +0.4 (1972)

John McKay

→ USC’s program card

1Yrs at #1

23

TEXTexasPower Program I#9

1963–1963 · peak +0.0 (1963)

Darrell Royal

→ Texas’s program card

1Yrs at #1

24

MINNMinnesotaNational Program I#39

1936–1936 · peak +1.7 (1936)

Bernie Bierman

→ Minnesota’s program card

1Yrs at #1

24 reigns · 11 programs · 7 outlasted the coach who built them.

2026

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +3.0 over Ohio State

+3.0Over #2

2025

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +3.4 over Ohio State

+3.4Over #2

2024

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +4.5 over Ohio State

+4.5Over #2

2023

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +15.4 over Ohio State

+15.4Over #2

2022

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +13.1 over Ohio State

+13.1Over #2

2021

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +17.4 over Ohio State

+17.4Over #2

2020

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +13.5 over Clemson

+13.5Over #2

2019

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +8.7 over Clemson

+8.7Over #2

2018

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +15.9 over Clemson

+15.9Over #2

2017

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +18.2 over Ohio State

+18.2Over #2

2016

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +14.1 over Ohio State

+14.1Over #2

2015

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +12.2 over Ohio State

+12.2Over #2

2014

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +4.2 over Ohio State

+4.2Over #2

2013

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +7.0 over Florida State

+7.0Over #2

2012

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +12.1 over USC

+12.1Over #2

2011

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +0.6 over USC

+0.6Over #2

2010

USCUSCPower Program I#13

held the top, +2.2 over Florida

+2.2Over #2

2009

USCUSCPower Program I#13

held the top, +3.1 over Florida

+3.1Over #2

2008

USCUSCPower Program I#13

held the top, +9.2 over Florida

+9.2Over #2

2007

USCUSCPower Program I#13

held the top, +6.8 over Ohio State

+6.8Over #2

2006

USCUSCPower Program I#13

held the top, +6.0 over Ohio State

+6.0Over #2

2005

USCUSCPower Program I#13

held the top, +6.8 over Miami

+6.8Over #2

2004

USCUSCPower Program I#13

held the top, +0.3 over Miami

+0.3Over #2

2003

MIAMiamiPower Program I#11

held the top, +5.5 over Florida State

+5.5Over #2

2002

MIAMiamiPower Program I#11

held the top, +4.1 over Florida State

+4.1Over #2

2001

NEBNebraskaNational Program I#37

held the top, +1.6 over Florida State

+1.6Over #2

2000

FSUFlorida StatePower Program II#21

held the top, +2.3 over Nebraska

+2.3Over #2

1999

FSUFlorida StatePower Program II#21

held the top, +1.4 over Nebraska

+1.4Over #2

1998

NEBNebraskaNational Program I#37

held the top, +3.5 over Florida State

+3.5Over #2

1997

NEBNebraskaNational Program I#37

held the top, +8.2 over Florida State

+8.2Over #2

1996

NEBNebraskaNational Program I#37

held the top, +2.0 over Florida State

+2.0Over #2

1995

NEBNebraskaNational Program I#37

held the top, +3.9 over Florida State

+3.9Over #2

1994

FSUFlorida StatePower Program II#21

held the top, +0.1 over Miami

+0.1Over #2

1993

MIAMiamiPower Program I#11

held the top, +3.9 over Florida State

+3.9Over #2

1992

MIAMiamiPower Program I#11

held the top, +12.6 over Alabama

+12.6Over #2

1991

MIAMiamiPower Program I#11

held the top, +14.3 over Oklahoma

+14.3Over #2

1990

MIAMiamiPower Program I#11

held the top, +6.8 over Oklahoma

+6.8Over #2

1989

MIAMiamiPower Program I#11

held the top, +4.2 over Oklahoma

+4.2Over #2

1988

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +6.0 over Miami

+6.0Over #2

1987

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +14.0 over Miami

+14.0Over #2

1986

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +9.2 over Penn State

+9.2Over #2

1985

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +11.4 over Nebraska

+11.4Over #2

1984

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +0.8 over Nebraska

+0.8Over #2

1983

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +0.2 over Oklahoma

+0.2Over #2

1982

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +1.0 over Oklahoma

+1.0Over #2

1981

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +0.9 over Oklahoma

+0.9Over #2

1980

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +1.6 over Alabama

+1.6Over #2

1979

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +3.3 over Oklahoma

+3.3Over #2

1978

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +2.5 over Alabama

+2.5Over #2

1977

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +7.1 over Notre Dame

+7.1Over #2

1976

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +10.3 over USC

+10.3Over #2

1975

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +15.2 over Alabama

+15.2Over #2

1974

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +5.4 over USC

+5.4Over #2

1973

NDNotre DamePower Program I#7

held the top, +2.8 over Oklahoma

+2.8Over #2

1972

USCUSCPower Program I#13

held the top, +0.4 over Texas

+0.4Over #2

1971

TEXTexasPower Program I#9

held the top, +2.0 over Nebraska

+2.0Over #2

1970

TEXTexasPower Program I#9

held the top, +5.0 over Notre Dame

+5.0Over #2

1969

TEXTexasPower Program I#9

held the top, +1.8 over USC

+1.8Over #2

1968

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +3.8 over USC

+3.8Over #2

1967

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +8.6 over Notre Dame

+8.6Over #2

1966

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +12.5 over Notre Dame

+12.5Over #2

1965

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +13.8 over Texas

+13.8Over #2

1964

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

held the top, +3.0 over Texas

+3.0Over #2

1963

TEXTexasPower Program I#9

held the top, +0.0 over Oklahoma

+0.0Over #2

1962

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +3.1 over Ole Miss

+3.1Over #2

1961

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +6.4 over Ohio State

+6.4Over #2

1960

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +12.2 over Ole Miss

+12.2Over #2

1959

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +20.2 over Ohio State

+20.2Over #2

1958

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +20.5 over Ohio State

+20.5Over #2

1957

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +20.4 over Michigan State

+20.4Over #2

1956

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +21.5 over Notre Dame

+21.5Over #2

1955

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

held the top, +10.0 over Notre Dame

+10.0Over #2

1954

NDNotre DamePower Program I#7

held the top, +0.3 over Oklahoma

+0.3Over #2

1953

NDNotre DamePower Program I#7

held the top, +2.1 over Oklahoma

+2.1Over #2

1952

NDNotre DamePower Program I#7

held the top, +3.7 over Oklahoma

+3.7Over #2

1951

NDNotre DamePower Program I#7

held the top, +6.2 over Michigan

+6.2Over #2

1950

NDNotre DamePower Program I#7

held the top, +6.0 over Michigan

+6.0Over #2

1949

NDNotre DamePower Program I#7

held the top, +9.9 over Michigan

+9.9Over #2

1948

NDNotre DamePower Program I#7

held the top, +3.6 over Michigan

+3.6Over #2

1947

NDNotre DamePower Program I#7

held the top, +7.0 over Army

+7.0Over #2

1946

ARMYArmyRegional Program I#79

held the top, +2.3 over Notre Dame

+2.3Over #2

1945

ARMYArmyRegional Program I#79

held the top, +2.8 over Notre Dame

+2.8Over #2

1944

MINNMinnesotaNational Program I#39

held the top, +1.4 over Notre Dame

+1.4Over #2

1943

MINNMinnesotaNational Program I#39

held the top, +4.8 over Notre Dame

+4.8Over #2

1942

MINNMinnesotaNational Program I#39

held the top, +10.0 over Tennessee

+10.0Over #2

1941

MINNMinnesotaNational Program I#39

held the top, +13.9 over Tennessee

+13.9Over #2

1940

MINNMinnesotaNational Program I#39

held the top, +3.7 over Tennessee

+3.7Over #2

1939

PITTPittsburghNational Program I#36

held the top, +1.7 over Tennessee

+1.7Over #2

1938

PITTPittsburghNational Program I#36

held the top, +4.3 over Minnesota

+4.3Over #2

1937

PITTPittsburghNational Program I#36

held the top, +4.3 over Alabama

+4.3Over #2

1936

MINNMinnesotaNational Program I#39

held the top, +1.7 over Pittsburgh

+1.7Over #2

1

OSUOhio StateBlue Blood#2

median #6 · ranged #2–#18 across 91 seasons

→ Ohio State’s program card

#6.5Avg rank

2

OUOklahomaPower Program I#8

median #4 · ranged #1–#39 across 91 seasons

→ Oklahoma’s program card

#6.6Avg rank

3

ALAAlabamaBlue Blood#1

median #5 · ranged #1–#43 across 90 seasons

→ Alabama’s program card

#7.1Avg rank

4

NDNotre DamePower Program I#7

median #7 · ranged #1–#24 across 91 seasons

→ Notre Dame’s program card

#7.8Avg rank

5

USCUSCPower Program I#13

median #8 · ranged #1–#32 across 91 seasons

→ USC’s program card

#8.5Avg rank

6

MICHMichiganBlue Blood#5

median #8 · ranged #2–#46 across 91 seasons

→ Michigan’s program card

#11.0Avg rank

7

TEXTexasPower Program I#9

median #9 · ranged #1–#55 across 91 seasons

→ Texas’s program card

#12.1Avg rank

8

TENNTennesseePower Program II#19

median #13 · ranged #2–#34 across 90 seasons

→ Tennessee’s program card

#13.7Avg rank

9

LSULSUBlue Blood#10

median #12 · ranged #3–#37 across 91 seasons

→ LSU’s program card

#14.3Avg rank

10

UGAGeorgiaBlue Blood#3

median #14 · ranged #3–#49 across 91 seasons

→ Georgia’s program card

#17.0Avg rank

11

PSUPenn StatePower Program I#12

median #12 · ranged #2–#80 across 91 seasons

→ Penn State’s program card

#19.6Avg rank

12

AUBAuburnPower Program III#25

median #18.5 · ranged #8–#82 across 90 seasons

→ Auburn’s program card

#23.4Avg rank

13

FSUFlorida StatePower Program II#21

median #14 · ranged #1–#77 across 73 seasons

→ Florida State’s program card

#24.7Avg rank

14

MSUMichigan StateNational Program III#62

median #26 · ranged #2–#55 across 90 seasons

→ Michigan State’s program card

#24.9Avg rank

15

UCLAUCLANational Program I#35

median #21 · ranged #6–#63 across 91 seasons

→ UCLA’s program card

#26.3Avg rank

16

TA&MTexas A&MPower Program II#18

median #24 · ranged #3–#70 across 91 seasons

→ Texas A&M’s program card

#26.5Avg rank

17

NEBNebraskaNational Program I#37

median #12 · ranged #1–#87 across 91 seasons

→ Nebraska’s program card

#26.6Avg rank

18

FLAFloridaPower Program II#15

median #20 · ranged #2–#81 across 90 seasons

→ Florida’s program card

#27.0Avg rank

19

MIAMiamiPower Program I#11

median #22.5 · ranged #1–#79 across 90 seasons

→ Miami’s program card

#28.4Avg rank

20

WASHWashingtonPower Program II#16

median #24 · ranged #9–#63 across 90 seasons

→ Washington’s program card

#29.7Avg rank

21

ARKArkansasNational Program II#61

median #30 · ranged #6–#69 across 91 seasons

→ Arkansas’s program card

#31.0Avg rank

22

GTGeorgia TechNational Program II#57

median #34 · ranged #4–#62 across 91 seasons

→ Georgia Tech’s program card

#31.8Avg rank

23

MISSOle MissPower Program I#14

median #35.5 · ranged #2–#64 across 90 seasons

→ Ole Miss’s program card

#32.1Avg rank

24

CLEMClemsonBlue Blood#4

median #31 · ranged #2–#90 across 91 seasons

→ Clemson’s program card

#33.3Avg rank

25

STANStanfordRegional Program I#71

median #31 · ranged #5–#68 across 88 seasons

→ Stanford’s program card

#34.7Avg rank

26

BOISBoise StatePower Program III#23

median #24 · ranged #15–#95 across 31 seasons

→ Boise State’s program card

#35.7Avg rank

27

ASUArizona StateNational Program I#38

median #33 · ranged #10–#96 across 88 seasons

→ Arizona State’s program card

#37.8Avg rank

28

PITTPittsburghNational Program I#36

median #35 · ranged #1–#98 across 91 seasons

→ Pittsburgh’s program card

#38.4Avg rank

29

UNCNorth CarolinaNational Program II#54

median #40 · ranged #12–#84 across 91 seasons

→ North Carolina’s program card

#40.4Avg rank

30

COLOColoradoRegional Program II#94

median #35 · ranged #9–#107 across 91 seasons

→ Colorado’s program card

#41.9Avg rank

Ranked by mean stature rank across every season on record, min. 15 rated seasons. Median travels alongside it — a wide gap between the two means a program that’s typically excellent with a few rough outliers dragging the average down, not one that’s genuinely inconsistent.

Held the throne, or came close

Every program that has ever cracked stature rank top 3, plotted year by year on one shared scale per panel — a real comparison, not just a shape.

Still elite

OSUOhio State

avg #6.5 · best #2 (1958) · worst #18 (1991)

OUOklahoma

avg #6.6 · best #1 (1955) · worst #39 (1937)

ALAAlabama

avg #7.1 · best #1 (1964) · worst #43 (1958)

NDNotre Dame

avg #7.8 · best #1 (1947) · worst #24 (2009)

USCUSC

avg #8.5 · best #1 (1972) · worst #32 (1961)

MICHMichigan

avg #11.0 · best #2 (1948) · worst #46 (1937)

TEXTexas

avg #12.1 · best #1 (1963) · worst #55 (1939)

TENNTennessee

avg #13.7 · best #2 (1939) · worst #34 (2014)

LSULSU

avg #14.3 · best #3 (2007) · worst #37 (1957)

UGAGeorgia

avg #17.0 · best #3 (2022) · worst #49 (1957)

PSUPenn State

avg #19.6 · best #2 (1986) · worst #80 (1936)

FSUFlorida State

avg #24.7 · best #1 (1994) · worst #77 (1961)

MSUMichigan State

avg #24.9 · best #2 (1957) · worst #55 (2026)

TA&MTexas A&M

avg #26.5 · best #3 (1941) · worst #70 (1966)

NEBNebraska

avg #26.6 · best #1 (1995) · worst #87 (1958)

FLAFlorida

avg #27.0 · best #2 (2008) · worst #81 (1942)

MIAMiami

avg #28.4 · best #1 (1989) · worst #79 (1941)

MISSOle Miss

avg #32.1 · best #2 (1960) · worst #64 (1946)

CLEMClemson

avg #33.3 · best #2 (2018) · worst #90 (1975)

Held it, then faded

4 programs once ran this sport and now sit well outside today’s conversation — the throne isn’t permanent.

PITTPittsburgh

avg #38.4 · best #1 (1937) · worst #98 (1972)

MINNMinnesota

avg #43.2 · best #1 (1936) · worst #89 (1984)

DUKEDuke

avg #56.7 · best #3 (1943) · worst #113 (2007)

ARMYArmy

avg #68.6 · best #1 (1945) · worst #128 (1979)

Closest to the throne, never got there

Every program that has finished #2 or #3 in stature rank at least once but has never actually held #1 outright — ranked by how close they got, then how often.

1

OSUOhio StateBlue Blood#2

Best-ever finish: runner-up, 1958 · top-3 in 30 seasons

→ Ohio State’s program card

#2Best rank

2

MSUMichigan StateNational Program III#62

Best-ever finish: runner-up, 1957 · top-3 in 8 seasons

→ Michigan State’s program card

#2Best rank

3

FLAFloridaPower Program II#15

Best-ever finish: runner-up, 2008 · top-3 in 8 seasons

→ Florida’s program card

#2Best rank

4

TENNTennesseePower Program II#19

Best-ever finish: runner-up, 1939 · top-3 in 6 seasons

→ Tennessee’s program card

#2Best rank

5

MICHMichiganBlue Blood#5

Best-ever finish: runner-up, 1948 · top-3 in 5 seasons

→ Michigan’s program card

#2Best rank

6

MISSOle MissPower Program I#14

Best-ever finish: runner-up, 1960 · top-3 in 5 seasons

→ Ole Miss’s program card

#2Best rank

7

CLEMClemsonBlue Blood#4

Best-ever finish: runner-up, 2018 · top-3 in 4 seasons

→ Clemson’s program card

#2Best rank

8

PSUPenn StatePower Program I#12

Best-ever finish: runner-up, 1986 · top-3 in 3 seasons

→ Penn State’s program card

#2Best rank

9

UGAGeorgiaBlue Blood#3

Best-ever finish: third, 2022 · top-3 in 5 seasons

→ Georgia’s program card

#3Best rank

10

DUKEDukeNational Program II#51

Best-ever finish: third, 1943 · top-3 in 2 seasons

→ Duke’s program card

#3Best rank

Fastest climbing

Comparing each program’s earliest 5 rated seasons to its most recent 5 — the biggest gains in average stature rank, among programs with enough history for the comparison to mean something.

1

PSUPenn StatePower Program I#12

Averaged #77.2 in 1936–1940, now #10.6 in 2022–2026

→ Penn State’s program card

+66.6Rank climb

2

SCSouth CarolinaPower Program III#29

Averaged #93.2 in 1936–1940, now #32.0 in 2022–2026

→ South Carolina’s program card

+61.2Rank climb

3

FLAFloridaPower Program II#15

Averaged #74.4 in 1936–1940, now #14.6 in 2022–2026

→ Florida’s program card

+59.8Rank climb

4

OKSTOklahoma StateNational Program II#52

Averaged #95.0 in 1936–1940, now #36.2 in 2022–2026

→ Oklahoma State’s program card

+58.8Rank climb

5

BOISBoise StatePower Program III#23

Averaged #82.2 in 1996–2000, now #24.2 in 2022–2026

→ Boise State’s program card

+58.0Rank climb

6

FSUFlorida StatePower Program II#21

Averaged #69.6 in 1954–1958, now #14.6 in 2022–2026

→ Florida State’s program card

+55.0Rank climb

7

CLEMClemsonBlue Blood#4

Averaged #58.2 in 1936–1940, now #4.0 in 2022–2026

→ Clemson’s program card

+54.2Rank climb

8

LOULouisvillePower Program III#28

Averaged #82.0 in 1962–1966, now #30.0 in 2022–2026

→ Louisville’s program card

+52.0Rank climb

9

OREOregonPower Program I#6

Averaged #58.2 in 1936–1940, now #8.0 in 2022–2026

→ Oregon’s program card

+50.2Rank climb

10

VTVirginia TechNational Program I#42

Averaged #88.4 in 1936–1940, now #39.0 in 2022–2026

→ Virginia Tech’s program card

+49.4Rank climb

Which conference owned the sport

The same throne, grouped by league instead of by program — several of these leagues no longer exist, or realigned away from the program that earned these seasons.

Realignment note: the conference credited here is the one that actually existed when the reign happened, not today’s. Oklahoma and Texas earned their Big Seven/Big Eight/Big 12 seasons before both left for the SEC in 2024; USC’s Pac-8/Pac-10 seasons predate its 2024 move to the Big Ten; Nebraska’s Big Eight/Big 12 seasons predate its 2011 move to the Big Ten; Miami and Pittsburgh’s Big East seasons predate the Big East’s 2013 football breakup (both are ACC today).