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Prestige Rankings: Nos. 1-5

Originally Published: January 23, 2009
By Chris Fallica, Nick Loucks and Harold Shelton | ESPN Research
Who is No. 1? That debate rages weekly during each college football season, and often long after the season is over and the trophies have been handed out. The debate is as much a part of the annual ritual as the touchdowns, fight songs and bowl games.

If you think that process can spark a debate, try ranking each Football Bowl Subdivision team's all-time position in college football history.

But the ESPN Research Department devised a plan to settle the argument. Its system ...

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ESPN RESEARCH'S PRESTIGE RANKINGS

If you think the annual BCS standings can spark a debate, try ranking each FBS team's all-time position in college football history. But the ESPN Research Department devised a plan to settle the argument. Their Prestige Rankings system lets the numbers do the talking.

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