Where Does Oklahoma State Rank Nationally Over Last 5/10 Years?

In the preseason, before the real stuff starts, I like looking backwards. Oklahoma State has obviously had one of the better programs in the country for the majority of Mike Gundy’s 11 years in Stillwater, but exactly how good has it been?

The goal here is what I call a 5/50 club. That is, 50 wins in five years. That’s legit. You’re a big boy program if you’re averaging 10 wins a year (including bowl games) over a five-year stretch. Oklahoma State has been in and out of it over the last few years but is currently on the outside.

Here’s a look.

Team	Wins
Alabama	61
Florida State	57
Oregon	56
Ohio State	55
Clemson	54
Stanford	54
Michigan State	53
Northern Illinois	53
Boise State	51
Oklahoma	50
Baylor	49
Georgia	49
Louisiana State	49
Wisconsin	48
Notre Dame	47
Oklahoma State	47
Louisville	46
Houston	46
Cincinnati	44
Kansas State	44
Marshall	44
Southern California	44
Texas Christian	44
San Diego State	43
Toledo	43
UCLA	43

Alabama is in rare air with the 5/60 club. Boise State has been in and out of that, but for a SEC team to currently be there is a joke (although it’s getting “easier” with the addition of a CFB Playoff game). Oklahoma State sits nicely here. Only 11 Power 5 teams are ranked ahead of it and that’s with the disaster of a 2014 year. That Oklahoma-Baylor range is what OSU should be shooting for generally.

The 2011 season comes off after this year though so OSU will have to win 12 games just to stay where it is right now at this time next year.

Here’s a look at wins over the last 11 years (since the beginning of the Mike Gundy era).

Team	Wins
Boise State	121
Ohio State	121
Alabama	120
Oregon	114
Oklahoma	112
Louisiana State	111
Texas Christian	110
Southern California	107
Wisconsin	107
Florida State	105
Florida	104
Georgia	103
Virginia Tech	102
Clemson	101
Texas	99
Brigham Young	98
Penn State	96
Michigan State	95
Missouri	95
West Virginia	95
Oklahoma State	94
Cincinnati	93
Houston	93
Nebraska	93
Northern Illinois	93
Auburn	93
Utah	93
Navy	92
Notre Dame	90

That’s impressive considering where OSU started (at the bottom … am I doing this right?) More wins than Notre Dame over the last decade? What a world. Also, BYU! Houston! Cincinnati! The future of the Big 12 is bright (or something like that).