Where Does OSU Rank Nationally In Best Programs Of Last 10 Years?

When Brandon Chatmon wrote today that Oklahoma State was sporting a 74 percent winning percentage over the last five years, I got curious.

Curious about where that stood nationally and what the scene looked like if you extended the timeframe to an even more round number like, say, the number of years Mike Gundy has been at the helm in Stillwater (10).

So, I did a little legwork and have the goods. Let’s look at the last 10 years first because that’s the worse showing for the Pokes. An aside: There are a million ways to determine how good a program is. This is certainly one of them, but it’s not all-encompassing.

Oregon, for instance, is docked for simply making it to the Playoff last year.

Postseason records:

Oklahoma State: 1-0 (100 percent)
Oregon: 1-1 (50 percent)

Oregon’s winning percentage goes down, OSU’s goes up. Which was the better team? It also doesn’t account for lousy non-conference schedules. But still, over the course of a decade with as many conference games as every team plays, it’s still a pretty good indicator of the type of program you have.

Anyway, here’s a look.

Last 10 years

Rank	School	Games	Wins	Percentage
1	Boise State	131	112	85.50%
2	Ohio State	130	109	83.85%
3	Alabama	132	106	80.30%
4	Oregon	131	105	80.15%
5	Texas Christian	127	99	77.95%
6	Louisiana State	131	102	77.86%
7	Southern California	130	99	76.15%
8	Oklahoma	133	101	75.94%
9	Wisconsin	132	97	73.48%
10	Florida	129	94	72.87%
11	Texas	130	94	72.31%
12	Florida State	133	95	71.43%
13	Virginia Tech	133	95	71.43%
14	Georgia	131	93	70.99%
15	Penn State	127	89	70.08%
16	Georgia Southern	10	7	70.00%
17	Brigham Young	128	89	69.53%
18	Missouri	131	90	68.70%
19	West Virginia	127	87	68.50%
20	Cincinnati	127	86	67.72%
21	Clemson	129	87	67.44%
22	Auburn	128	86	67.19%
23	Nebraska	131	87	66.41%
24	Utah	126	83	65.87%
25	Oklahoma State	127	83	65.35%
26	Michigan State	128	83	64.84%
27	South Carolina	128	83	64.84%
28	Louisville	125	81	64.80%
29	Northern Illinois	132	85	64.39%
30	Navy	128	81	63.28%

Not bad. A top 25 program (barely) over the last 10 years. 1990s us would have all died of joy. Now, let’s look at the last five years.

Last five years

Rank	School	Games	Wins	Percentage
1	Oregon	67	59	88.06%
2	Alabama	66	57	86.36%
3	Florida State	68	57	83.82%
4	Ohio State	66	55	83.33%
5	Boise State	65	54	83.08%
6	Northern Illinois	69	56	81.16%
7	Stanford	67	54	80.60%
8	Michigan State	66	52	78.79%
9	Louisiana State	65	51	78.46%
10	Oklahoma	66	51	77.27%
11	South Carolina	65	48	73.85%
12	Oklahoma State	64	47	73.44%
13	Wisconsin	67	49	73.13%
14	Texas Christian	63	46	73.02%
15	Baylor	64	46	71.88%
16	Clemson	64	46	71.88%
17	Central Florida	66	47	71.21%
18	Kansas State	64	45	70.31%
19	Louisville	64	45	70.31%
20	Georgia Southern	10	7	70.00%

Get out of here, Georgia Southern!

Pretty solid for the Cowboys, though. No. 2 in the Big 12 behind OU (barely!) And inside the top 10 of power conference squads. There’s no questioning what Mike Gundy has built in Stillwater. Sometimes it’s fun just to sit atop Boone Pickens Stadium (metaphorically, of course) and observe the kingdom he’s constructed.