The Athletic used important metrics to rank the top 25 college football programs over the last 25 years. Where did Ohio State land?

Which college football programs have been the best over the past 25 years? Ohio State and Alabama provide a tough debate at the top.

Instead, the four highest-ranked teams regardless of conference championships won will receive that bye into the quarterfinals. In the case that one or more of the five top-ranked conference champions rank outside the top 12 of the final playoff rankings,