Who has the best program in college football? We ask the same question every year, and we will do the same heading into the 2017 football season. Sporting News tweaked its statistical formula to find the best program since 2000. Ohio State and Alabama have traded the top spot the last two seasons. MORE: SN’s Preseason Top 25 Here are the eight categories we used to determine those programs: National championships: 8 points (LSU and USC both got full credit for split 2003 national championship)National title game appearances: 4 pointsCollege Football Playoff appearances: 4 pointsHeisman Trophy winners: 3 pointsThat’s not all: The Top 16 schools in overall winning percentage, NFL Draft picks (starting with 2001 NFL Draft), NFL first-round picks and consensus All-Americans were awarded with a poll style 16-1 score. The school with the best score received 16 points; the school with the 16th-best score received one point.Easy, right? Ready to argue?…
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