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Earlier today the AP Poll did something rather impressive. In celebration of the 80th anniversary of the college football AP Poll it released its all-time poll under the following criteria:
To determine the all-time Top 25, the AP formula counted poll appearances (one point) to mark consistency, No. 1 rankings (2 points) to acknowledge elite programs and gave a bonus for AP championships (10 points).
No, Purdue was not in the top 25, but it was comfortably in the top 50
| 26 |
Georgia Tech | 320 |
| 27 | Colorado | 316 |
| 28 | Oregon | 293 |
| 29 | Mississippi | 290 |
| 30 | Arizona State | 284 |
| 31 | Virginia Tech | 276 |
| 32 | Stanford | 272 |
| 33 | West Virginia | 271 |
| 34 | BYU | 258 |
| 35 | Missouri | 256 |
| 36 | Purdue | 246 |
| 37 | Minnesota | 241 |
| 38 | North Carolina | 240 |
| 39 | TCU | 234 |
| 40 | Maryland | 230 |
| 41 | Syracuse | 221 |
| 42 | Army | 214 |
| 43 | Oklahoma State | 208 |
| 44 | Kansas State | 207 |
| 45 | California | 199 |
| 46 | Mississippi State | 195 |
| 47 | Baylor | 187 |
| 48 | South Carolina | 185 |
| 49 | Houston | 184 |
| 50 | Northwestern | 183 |
Since Purdue does not have an AP National championship that equals 246 appearances in the top 25 out of 1,103 polls (roughly 22%). for those keeping score at home here is how the B1G stacks up:
1. Ohio State (852 polls, 105 No. 1s, 5 championships)
6. Nebraska (717 polls, 72 No. 1s, 4 championships)
7. Michigan (806 polls, 34 No. 1s, 2 championships)
12. Penn State (589 polls, 19 No. 1s, 2 championships)
19. Michigan State (375 polls, 29 No. 1s, 1 championship)
24. Wisconsin (334 polls, 1 No. 1)
25. Iowa (307 polls, 7 No. 1s)
36. Purdue (237 polls, 5 No. 1s)
37. Minnesota (160 polls, 18 No. 1s, 4 championships)
40. Maryland (192 polls, 6 No. 1s, 1 championship)
50. Northwestern (172 polls, 5 No. 1s)
51. Illinois (181 polls)
72. Indiana (55 polls)
86. Rutgers (38 polls)
Now for the depressing part: Purdue has not been ranked since reaching No. 23 on September 30, 2007. Only Indiana (dating back to 1994) has a longer streak in the conference of not being ranked (yes, even Rutgers and Maryland, go look here). Purdue last received a vote September 23, 2012, which is at least more recent. Indiana hasn't even received votes in the AP polls since 1994.