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Maryland comes in at No. 40 in AP all-time college football rankings

The Terps came in at No. 10 among Big Ten teams.

By Ryan Connors
Alexander Jonesi

The Associated Press released its all-time college football team rankings on Tuesday, and Maryland came in at No. 40. The Terps came in as the 10th-best Big Ten team of all-time.

Their methods were such:

To determine the all-time Top 25, the AP formula counted poll appearances (one point) to mark consistency, No. 1 rankings (two points) to acknowledge elite programs and gave a bonus for AP championships (10 points).

The top 25 has Ohio State holding down the all-time No. 1 spot. Nebraska, Michigan, Penn State, Michigan State, Wisconsin and Iowa all join the Buckeyes in the top 25, with Purdue and Minnesota also coming in ahead of the Terps at Nos. 36 and 37.

Columbia, William and Mary, Nevada and Bowling Green are tied for last in the all-time top 100.

Here's the top 25 in full:

School Points
1 Ohio State 1,112
2 Oklahoma 1,055
3 Notre Dame 1,042
4 Alabama 993*
5 USC 974
6 Nebraska 901
7 Michigan 894
8 Texas 822
9 Florida State 714
10 Florida 674
11 LSU 655
12 Penn State 647
13 Miami 642
14 Tennessee 624
15 Georgia 572
16 Auburn 570
17 UCLA 535
18 Texas A&M 477
19 Michigan State 443
20 Washington 430
21 Arkansas 412
22 Clemson 411
23 Pitt 356*
24 Wisconsin 366*
25 Iowa 329

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