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

Where does Oklahoma State’s winning percentage of 74 percent rank among the best teams in the country?

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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.

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