A Once Storied Program

[Fear-the Spear]

Hard to believe that today's FSU program once accomplished this

Longest streaks of finishing ranked in the top 25, top 10, and top 5 of the AP Poll

History
This is an updated version of a post I made during the last off-season.
New for 2017:

• Alabama, Florida State, and Clemson continue their ranked streaks
• Alabama continues its streak of top 10 finishes
• Alabama establishes a streak of top 5 finishes

Streaks of six or more years finishing ranked in the AP Poll
(top 20 from 1936 to 1961, top 10 from 1962 to 1967, top 20 from 1968 to 1988, top 25 from 1989 to 2016)

School	Start	End	Years
Nebraska	1969	2001	33
Michigan	1985	2004	20
Florida State	1987	2005	19
USC	1967	1982	16
Miami	1983	1996	14
Michigan	1968	1981	14
Oklahoma	1946	1959	14
Michigan	1938	1950	13
Oklahoma	1970	1982	13
Florida	1990	2001	12
Georgia	1997	2008	12
Texas	1998	2009	12
Alabama	1971	1981	11
Notre Dame	1964	1974	11
Tennessee	1989	1999	11
Alabama	1959	1968	10
Alabama	2008	2016	9
Notre Dame	1941	1949	9
Ohio State	2002	2010	9
Oklahoma	2000	2008	9
Oregon	2007	2015	9
Penn State	1967	1975	9
Tennessee	1938	1946	9
Army	1943	1950	8
Colorado	1989	1996	8
Kansas State	1993	2000	8
Miami	1998	2005	8
Ohio State	1979	1986	8
Tennessee	1967	1974	8
Texas	1968	1975	8
USC	2002	2009	8
Virginia Tech	2004	2011	8
Florida State	2010	2016	7
Notre Dame	1987	1993	7
Ohio State	1992	1998	7
Ole Miss	1957	1963	7
Penn State	1993	1999	7
Texas A&M	1989	1995	7
UCLA	1982	1988	7
Alabama	1991	1996	6
Clemson	1986	1991	6
Clemson	2011	2016	6
Duke	1936	1941	6
Fordham	1936	1941	6
LSU	1968	1973	6
Michigan State	1948	1953	6
Ohio State	1972	1977	6
Penn State	1977	1982	6

Streaks of four or more years finishing ranked in the top 10 of the AP Poll

School	Start	End	Years
Florida State	1987	2000	14
Michigan	1940	1950	11
Oklahoma	1948	1958	11
Michigan	1969	1978	10
Oklahoma	1971	1980	10
Alabama	1959	1967	9
Alabama	2008	2016	9
Notre Dame	1941	1949	9
Florida	1991	1998	8
Miami	1985	1992	8
Nebraska	1970	1976	7
Notre Dame	1964	1970	7
USC	2002	2008	7
Ohio State	2005	2010	6
Alabama	1971	1975	5
Alabama	1977	1981	5
Michigan	1988	1992	5
Nebraska	1993	1997	5
Ohio State	1972	1976	5
Oklahoma	2000	2004	5
Ole Miss	1959	1963	5
Oregon	2010	2014	5
Penn State	1971	1975	5
Tennessee	1995	1999	5
Arkansas	1959	1962	4
Auburn	1986	1989	4
Georgia	1980	1983	4
Kansas State	1997	2000	4
Miami	2000	2003	4
Michigan State	1950	1953	4
Nebraska	1963	1966	4
Notre Dame	1952	1955	4
Oklahoma	1984	1987	4
Texas	1961	1964	4
UCLA	1952	1955	4

Streaks of three or more years finishing in the top 5 of the AP Poll

School	Start	End	Years
Florida State	1987	2000	14
Miami	1986	1992	7
Oklahoma	1952	1958	7
USC	2002	2008	7
Oklahoma	1971	1976	6
Notre Dame	1966	1970	5
Florida	1995	1998	4
Miami	2000	2003	4
Notre Dame	1946	1949	4
Ole Miss	1959	1962	4
Texas	1961	1964	4
Alabama	1964	1966	3
Alabama	1973	1975	3
Alabama	1977	1979	3
Alabama	2014	2016	3
Army	1944	1946	3
Cal	1948	1950	3
Michigan State	1951	1953	3
Navy	1943	1945	3
Nebraska	1970	1972	3
Nebraska	1982	1984	3
Nebraska	1993	1995	3
Notre Dame	1952	1954	3
Ohio State	1968	1970	3
Ohio State	1973	1975	3
Ohio State	2005	2007	3
Oklahoma	1948	1950	3
Oklahoma	1978	1980	3
Oklahoma	1985	1987	3
Oklahoma	2002	2004	3
Oregon	2010	2012	3
Tennessee	1938	1940	3
Texas	1968	1970	3
UCLA	1953	1955	3
USC	1967	1969	3

Source: Sports-Ref.com/cfb

 

[RTR...USN (ret)]

Hard to believe that today's FSU program once accomplished this

Longest streaks of finishing ranked in the top 25, top 10, and top 5 of the AP Poll

History
This is an updated version of a post I made during the last off-season.
New for 2017:

• Alabama, Florida State, and Clemson continue their ranked streaks
• Alabama continues its streak of top 10 finishes
• Alabama establishes a streak of top 5 finishes

Streaks of six or more years finishing ranked in the AP Poll
(top 20 from 1936 to 1961, top 10 from 1962 to 1967, top 20 from 1968 to 1988, top 25 from 1989 to 2016)

School	Start	End	Years
Nebraska	1969	2001	33
Michigan	1985	2004	20
Florida State	1987	2005	19
USC	1967	1982	16
Miami	1983	1996	14
Michigan	1968	1981	14
Oklahoma	1946	1959	14
Michigan	1938	1950	13
Oklahoma	1970	1982	13
Florida	1990	2001	12
Georgia	1997	2008	12
Texas	1998	2009	12
Alabama	1971	1981	11
Notre Dame	1964	1974	11
Tennessee	1989	1999	11
Alabama	1959	1968	10
Alabama	2008	2016	9
Notre Dame	1941	1949	9
Ohio State	2002	2010	9
Oklahoma	2000	2008	9
Oregon	2007	2015	9
Penn State	1967	1975	9
Tennessee	1938	1946	9
Army	1943	1950	8
Colorado	1989	1996	8
Kansas State	1993	2000	8
Miami	1998	2005	8
Ohio State	1979	1986	8
Tennessee	1967	1974	8
Texas	1968	1975	8
USC	2002	2009	8
Virginia Tech	2004	2011	8
Florida State	2010	2016	7
Notre Dame	1987	1993	7
Ohio State	1992	1998	7
Ole Miss	1957	1963	7
Penn State	1993	1999	7
Texas A&M	1989	1995	7
UCLA	1982	1988	7
Alabama	1991	1996	6
Clemson	1986	1991	6
Clemson	2011	2016	6
Duke	1936	1941	6
Fordham	1936	1941	6
LSU	1968	1973	6
Michigan State	1948	1953	6
Ohio State	1972	1977	6
Penn State	1977	1982	6

Streaks of four or more years finishing ranked in the top 10 of the AP Poll

School	Start	End	Years
Florida State	1987	2000	14
Michigan	1940	1950	11
Oklahoma	1948	1958	11
Michigan	1969	1978	10
Oklahoma	1971	1980	10
Alabama	1959	1967	9
Alabama	2008	2016	9
Notre Dame	1941	1949	9
Florida	1991	1998	8
Miami	1985	1992	8
Nebraska	1970	1976	7
Notre Dame	1964	1970	7
USC	2002	2008	7
Ohio State	2005	2010	6
Alabama	1971	1975	5
Alabama	1977	1981	5
Michigan	1988	1992	5
Nebraska	1993	1997	5
Ohio State	1972	1976	5
Oklahoma	2000	2004	5
Ole Miss	1959	1963	5
Oregon	2010	2014	5
Penn State	1971	1975	5
Tennessee	1995	1999	5
Arkansas	1959	1962	4
Auburn	1986	1989	4
Georgia	1980	1983	4
Kansas State	1997	2000	4
Miami	2000	2003	4
Michigan State	1950	1953	4
Nebraska	1963	1966	4
Notre Dame	1952	1955	4
Oklahoma	1984	1987	4
Texas	1961	1964	4
UCLA	1952	1955	4

Streaks of three or more years finishing in the top 5 of the AP Poll

School	Start	End	Years
Florida State	1987	2000	14
Miami	1986	1992	7
Oklahoma	1952	1958	7
USC	2002	2008	7
Oklahoma	1971	1976	6
Notre Dame	1966	1970	5
Florida	1995	1998	4
Miami	2000	2003	4
Notre Dame	1946	1949	4
Ole Miss	1959	1962	4
Texas	1961	1964	4
Alabama	1964	1966	3
Alabama	1973	1975	3
Alabama	1977	1979	3
Alabama	2014	2016	3
Army	1944	1946	3
Cal	1948	1950	3
Michigan State	1951	1953	3
Navy	1943	1945	3
Nebraska	1970	1972	3
Nebraska	1982	1984	3
Nebraska	1993	1995	3
Notre Dame	1952	1954	3
Ohio State	1968	1970	3
Ohio State	1973	1975	3
Ohio State	2005	2007	3
Oklahoma	1948	1950	3
Oklahoma	1978	1980	3
Oklahoma	1985	1987	3
Oklahoma	2002	2004	3
Oregon	2010	2012	3
Tennessee	1938	1940	3
Texas	1968	1970	3
UCLA	1953	1955	3
USC	1967	1969	3

Source: Sports-Ref.com/cfb

Impressive!
That Nebraska streak may not EVER be broken. 33 years... wow.

 

[Fear-the Spear]

I agree. Don't think it will ever be touched

 

[oldyarddog]

I thought this was going to be a thread about USC. I’ve grown tired of kicking that dead horse. So, carry on.

 

[GhostRiderRush]

Impressive!
That Nebraska streak may not EVER be broken. 33 years... wow.

...and now it feels like it’s been 33 years since we ended the season ranked....

 

[NoleKing]

Gee, it's almost as if programs don't hit down cycles.

 

[OldDevilDawg]

Gee, it's almost as if programs don't hit down cycles.

UGA might be the unluckiest team in the history of CFB....even when they are great, they shit the bed.

 

[Bama Believer]

Well its time to start cycling back up.. we got a home and home with FSU coming up

Alabama has finalized another high profile home-and-home football series.
The Crimson Tide will play Florida State in 2025 and 2026, it was announced Thursday morning.
The 2025 game will be in Tallahassee. The 2026 game will be in Tuscaloosa.

 

[Bamaklingon]

The Noles are a quality program, they won't be down for long.
Book it.

 

[Hard2Bluff]

The Noles are a quality program, they won't be down for long.
Book it.

When is the Taggert buyout?