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Ohio State tops CBS Sports 'Best in College Sports' rankings

SportsPulse" College football insider Paul Myerberg on the coaches that are so beloved that they could go winless this season and still keep their jobs. USA TODAY

Ohio State is a national champion again – of the CBS Sports "Best in College Sports" poll.

That school with the "The" was ranked the No. 1 college athletics program by CBS Sports in the network's annual poll, edging out Alabama by virtue of the success of OSU's teams across its athletic department.

The final ratings system used by CBS Sports to score and rank athletic departments from across America with 510.