This is my first piece of a few on college football in the 1990s. Other stories will be about the top 10 teams of the 90s, top 10 individual performances, top 20 games and possibly my top 10 favorite players.

Besides this edition, all others are my own personal opinion.

I have ranked the top 10 programs of the 1990s based on their total AP poll finish. I gave the No. 1 rank 25 points, all the way down to No. 25 with one point.

I did this over straight records because that has been done before and records can be misleading.

For instance, the No. 2 team in the country can go 11-1 with their lone loss to the No. 1 team. The No. 10 team can also go 11-1, with one or two top 25 wins and a loss to a bad team. Those two teams should bot be equals. Although there is a bit of a poll bias, looking at these rankings, it seems very accurate.

No. 10 Texas A&M (114 points)

The Aggies had a very balanced decade with most of their teams finishing in the top 15. However, they didn’t have that great season or seasons to bring them up the list.

A&M was known for its recking crew defense back in those days, and the perfect symbol was linebacker Dat Nguyen. The highlight of the decade was the 36-33 win over Kansas State in the 98 Big 12 Championship game that kept KSU from the national title game.

The problem with the big win was that it was surrounded by losses to Texas and Ohio State, costing the Aggies a higher finish.

9. tie: Ohio State (117)

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