Two years ago, I researched some Heisman Trophy voting. I wanted to see where OU ranked in all-time Heisman voting, not based just on winners, but in overall voting.
My theory is this. Yes, it’s cool if you’ve got five Heisman winners. It’s even more impressive if you’ve got five Heisman winners, and a bunch of Heisman runnerups, and a load of Heisman third-place finishers. I mean, actually winning the trophy doesn’t automatically mean more program success – at least not this side of recruiting – than having a Heisman contender.
So I devised a formula. I gave 15 points to a school for a Heisman winner, 12 points for second place, 10 points for third, eight for fourth, six for fifth, five for sixth, four for seventh, three for eighth, two for ninth and one for 10th.