Florida Gators are the 10th most valuable football program in America, 16th best all-time!

[Escambia94]

I know that it is easy to get caught up with the negativity in social media over transfers and arrests, but as fans we should look at the big picture. College football is a business, and for the Gators, business is good! Here are the top 10 programs in the nation in terms of revenue and profit:

1. Texas A&M ($148M, $107M)
2. Texas ($133M, $87M)
3. Michigan ($127M, $75M)
4. Alabama ($127M, $59M)
5. Ohio State ($120M, $69M)
6. Oklahoma ($118M, $72M)
7. Notre Dame ($112M, $72M)
8. Auburn ($112M, $61M)
9. LSU ($112M, $56M)
10. Florida ($111M, $67M)

Now compare that list to the College Football News list of the 25 greatest programs of all-time. The criteria they used are: national championships and AP Top 25 polls since 1935.

1. Oklahoma (#6 all-time record, #7 national championships, #3 weeks in AP poll, #3 at AP #1)
   
2. Alabama (#5 all-time record, #1 national championships, #5 weeks in AP poll, #1 at AP #1)
   
3. Ohio State (#3 all-time record, #6 national championships, #1 weeks in AP poll, #2 at AP #1)
   
4. Michigan (#1 all-time record, #2 national championships, #3 weeks in AP poll, #11 at AP #1)
   
5. Notre Dame (#4 all-time record, #2 national championships, #3 weeks in AP poll, #4 AP #1)
   
6. USC (#8 all-time record, #2 national championships, #6 weeks in AP poll, #5 weeks at AP #1)
   
7. Texas (#7 all-time record, #15 national championships, #8 weeks in AP poll, #9 weeks at AP #1)
   
8. Nebraska (#9 all-time record, #11 national championships, #7 weeks in AP poll, #7 weeks at AP #1)
   
9. Penn State (#10 all-time record, #25 national championships, #9 weeks in AP poll, #15 weeks at AP #1)
   
10. Tennessee (#12 all-time record, #9 national championships, #12 weeks in AP poll, #18 weeks at AP #1)
    
11. LSU (#14 all-time record, #17 national championships, #10 weeks in AP poll, #12 weeks at AP #1)
    
12. Georgia (#11 all-time record, #25 national championships, #13 weeks in AP poll, #19 weeks at AP #1)
    
13. Auburn (#19 all-time record, #25 national championships, #14 weeks in AP poll, #23 weeks at AP #1)
    
14. FSU (#11 all-time record, #17 national championships, #15 weeks in AP poll, #6 weeks at AP #1)
    
15. Miami (#18 all-time record, #11 national championships, #17 weeks in AP poll, #8 weeks at AP #1)
    
16. Florida (#20 all-time record, #17 national championships, #11 weeks in AP poll, #10 AP #1)
    
17. UCLA (#39 all-time record, #31 national championships, #16 weeks in AP poll, #25 weeks at AP #1)
    
18. Michigan State (#26 all-time record, #9 national championships, #22 weeks in AP poll, #13 weeks at AP #1)
    
19. Arkansas (#36 all-time record, #31 national championships, #21 weeks in AP poll, #40 weeks at AP #1)
    
20. Clemson (#22 all-time record, #3 national championships, #20 weeks in AP poll, #21 weeks at AP #1)
    
21. Washington (#21 all-time record, #25 national championships, #18 weeks in AP poll, #19 weeks at AP #1)
    
22. Texas A&M (#25 all-time record, #17 national championships, #19 weeks in AP poll, #28 at AP #1)
    
23. Wisconsin (#35 all-time record, #43 national championships, #23 weeks in AP poll, #40 weeks at AP #1)
    
24. Ole Miss (#63 all-time record, #17 national championships, #32 weeks in AP poll, #30 weeks at AP #1)
    
25. Georgia Tech (#31 all-time record, #15 national championships, #25 weeks in AP poll, #44 weeks at AP #1)

 

[Escambia94]

Using my own ranking system, I would have Alabama and Ohio State tied as the best football programs.

1. Alabama
2. Ohio State
3. Notre Dame
4. Michigan
5. Oklahoma
6. USC
7. Texas
8. Nebraska
9. FSU
10. Tennessee
11. LSU
12. Miami
13. Florida
14. Penn State
15. Clemson
16. Georgia
17. Michigan State
18. Auburn
19. Washington
20. Texas A&M
21. UCLA
22. Georgia Tech
23. Arkansas
24. Wisconsin
25. Ole Miss