These college football program rankings were based on a variety of factors, including traditions, fan base, on-field success and recruiting territory.

Despite being the most recent national championship winners, Ohio State is not rated No. 1.

Some blue blood programs such as Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oklahoma and Texas have gone through title droughts.

My program is better than your program. That's the start of the quintessential college football argument. And it's an argument that never really produces an agreement between the sides involved because they are intractable in their positions.

So how do you solve the debate? You bring together the staff at USA TODAY Sports to vote on the best programs and produce a definitive list of the 25 best based on a variety of factors, including tradit

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