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Ranking the college football programs

As always, for some reason people misunderstand what I mean by program. I'm not talking about how well the school is performing right now, or even the last few years. I'm talking about what each program has at their disposal that they can sell players and perspective coaches- money, recruiting area, tradition, fan base, conference, etc.
ELITE
Alabama
Auburn
Clemson
Florida
Florida State
Georgia
LSU
Miami
Michigan
Notre Dame
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Penn State
Southern California
Tennessee
Texas
Texas A&M

GOOD

Arizona State
Arkansas
Brigham Young
Georgia Tech
Iowa
Louisville
Michigan State
Nebraska
North Carolina
Oklahoma State
Oregon
Pittsburgh
Stanford
Texas Christian
UCLA
Virginia Tech
Washington
Wisconsin

MIDDLE OF THE ROAD

Air Force
Arizona
Baylor
California
Central Florida
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas State
Kentucky
Maryland
Minnesota
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Missouri
Navy
North Carolina State
Northwestern
Oregon State
Purdue
Rutgers
South Carolina
South Florida
Syracuse
Texas Tech
Utah
Virginia
Washington State

BELOW AVERAGE

Army
Boston College
Duke
Iowa State
Kansas
Vanderbilt
Wake Forest