There is only one Power Four college football program that has more than 100 wins all-time as the AP No. 1 team and that is the program that has been the most recent and perhaps the most dominant dynasty in the history of the sport, the Alabama Crimson Tide.
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Here are the top ten programs with the most wins as No. 1 in order.
Alabama 107-16
Ohio State 75-12-1
Oklahoma 74-8
Southern California 68-6-2
Notre Dame 63-13-2
Florida State 50-5
Nebraska 46-7-1
Miami (Fla.) 42-6
Georgia 41-4
Texas 33-8-3
Alabama also has spent the most weeks ranked No. 1 in the AP Poll, which has been in existence since 1936 with 141 weeks and like the most wins category, there is a gulf between the Tide and the others toward the top. Ohio State has spent 106 weeks ranked at the top, Oklahoma 101 and Notre Dame 98.
Alabama also has the most National Championships in Power 4 with 16 followed by the Fighting Irish with 13. The Crimson Tide last won it all in 2020 under former head coach Nick Saban. Notre Dame, which played for the title this past season but came up short against Ohio State, last won the whole thing in 1988 under Hall of Fame head coach Lou Holtz.
