pretty much a no brainer. We all knew he was the best.
http://www.tiptop25.com/topcoaches_rankingpoints_ap_era.html
Top College Football Coaches by Total Ranking Points: AP Poll Era
Here are the top college football coaches of the AP poll era by total ranking points (25 points for each 1st place finish, 24 for 2nd, etc., down to 1 point for a 25th place finish). For this purpose, of course, I am using my fixed AP polls. Longevity is a big key to finishing ranked highly in this list, much like it is in a list of top coaches by total wins. But I like total ranking points better than total wins, because it makes for a better comparison across differing time periods (teams play more games these days), and it also accounts for strength of opponents faced. This list, of course, just covers the seasons 1936-2014.
1 Joe Paterno 572.5 Penn State 1966-2011
2 Paul "Bear" Bryant 512.5 Maryland 1945; Kentucky 1946-1953; Texas A&M 1954-1957; Alabama 1958-1982
3 Bobby Bowden 473.5 West Virginia 1970-1975; Florida State 1976-2009
4 Tom Osborne 469 Nebraska 1973-1997
5 Woody Hayes 398 Denison 1946-1948; Miami-Ohio 1949-1950; Ohio State 1951-1978
6 Bo Schembechler 330 Miami-Ohio 1963-1968; Michigan 1969-1989
7 Steve Spurrier 321 Duke 1987-1989; Florida 1990-2001; South Carolina 2005-present
8 Barry Switzer 298 Oklahoma 1973-1988
9 Darrell Royal 288 Mississippi State 1954-1955; Washington 1956; Texas 1957-1976
10 Lou Holtz 285 William & Mary 1969-1971; North Carolina State 1972-1975; Arkansas 1977-1983; Minnesota 1984-1985; Notre Dame 1986-1996; South Carolina 1999-2004
11 Bud Wilkinson 284 Oklahoma 1947-1963
12 Earl "Red" Blaik 277 Dartmouth 1934-1940; Army 1941-1958
13 John Vaught 273 Mississippi 1947-1970, 1973
14 Ara Parseghian 264 Miami-Ohio 1951-1955; Northwestern 1956-1963; Notre Dame 1964-1974
15 Frank Leahy 260 Boston College 1939-1940; Notre Dame 1941-1943, 1946-1953
16 John McKay 254 Southern Cal 1960-1975
17 Vince Dooley 251 Georgia 1964-1988
18 Mack Brown 250 Appalachian State 1983; Tulane 1985-1987; North Carolina 1988-1997; Texas 1998-2013
19 Nick Saban 242.5 Toledo 1990; Michigan State 1995-1999; Louisiana State 2000-2004; Alabama 2007-present
20 Ralph "Shug" Jordan 236 Auburn 1951-1975
21 Bobby Dodd 226 Georgia Tech 1945-1966
22 Bob Stoops 225 Oklahoma 1999-present
23 Phillip Fulmer 216 Tennessee 1992-2008
24 Fritz Crisler 211 Minnesota 1930-1931; Princeton 1932-1937; Michigan 1938-1947
25 Frank Broyles 208 Missouri 1957; Arkansas 1958-1976
26 Dan Devine 204 Arizona State 1955-1957; Missouri 1958-1970; Notre Dame 1975-1980
27 Don James 202.5 Kent State 1971-1974; Washington 1975-1992
28 Pappy Waldorf 188 Oklahoma City 1926-1927; Oklahoma State 1929-1933; Kansas State 1934; Northwestern 1935-1946; California 1947-1956
29 Urban Meyer 187 Bowling Green 2001-2002; Utah 2003-2004; Florida 2005-2010; Ohio State 2012-present
30 Bob Devaney 186 Wyoming 1957-1961; Nebraska 1962-1972
31 Duffy Daugherty Terry Donahue 182.5 Michigan State 1954-1972UCLA 1976-1995
http://www.tiptop25.com/topcoaches_rankingpoints_ap_era.html
Top College Football Coaches by Total Ranking Points: AP Poll Era
Here are the top college football coaches of the AP poll era by total ranking points (25 points for each 1st place finish, 24 for 2nd, etc., down to 1 point for a 25th place finish). For this purpose, of course, I am using my fixed AP polls. Longevity is a big key to finishing ranked highly in this list, much like it is in a list of top coaches by total wins. But I like total ranking points better than total wins, because it makes for a better comparison across differing time periods (teams play more games these days), and it also accounts for strength of opponents faced. This list, of course, just covers the seasons 1936-2014.
1 Joe Paterno 572.5 Penn State 1966-2011
2 Paul "Bear" Bryant 512.5 Maryland 1945; Kentucky 1946-1953; Texas A&M 1954-1957; Alabama 1958-1982
3 Bobby Bowden 473.5 West Virginia 1970-1975; Florida State 1976-2009
4 Tom Osborne 469 Nebraska 1973-1997
5 Woody Hayes 398 Denison 1946-1948; Miami-Ohio 1949-1950; Ohio State 1951-1978
6 Bo Schembechler 330 Miami-Ohio 1963-1968; Michigan 1969-1989
7 Steve Spurrier 321 Duke 1987-1989; Florida 1990-2001; South Carolina 2005-present
8 Barry Switzer 298 Oklahoma 1973-1988
9 Darrell Royal 288 Mississippi State 1954-1955; Washington 1956; Texas 1957-1976
10 Lou Holtz 285 William & Mary 1969-1971; North Carolina State 1972-1975; Arkansas 1977-1983; Minnesota 1984-1985; Notre Dame 1986-1996; South Carolina 1999-2004
11 Bud Wilkinson 284 Oklahoma 1947-1963
12 Earl "Red" Blaik 277 Dartmouth 1934-1940; Army 1941-1958
13 John Vaught 273 Mississippi 1947-1970, 1973
14 Ara Parseghian 264 Miami-Ohio 1951-1955; Northwestern 1956-1963; Notre Dame 1964-1974
15 Frank Leahy 260 Boston College 1939-1940; Notre Dame 1941-1943, 1946-1953
16 John McKay 254 Southern Cal 1960-1975
17 Vince Dooley 251 Georgia 1964-1988
18 Mack Brown 250 Appalachian State 1983; Tulane 1985-1987; North Carolina 1988-1997; Texas 1998-2013
19 Nick Saban 242.5 Toledo 1990; Michigan State 1995-1999; Louisiana State 2000-2004; Alabama 2007-present
20 Ralph "Shug" Jordan 236 Auburn 1951-1975
21 Bobby Dodd 226 Georgia Tech 1945-1966
22 Bob Stoops 225 Oklahoma 1999-present
23 Phillip Fulmer 216 Tennessee 1992-2008
24 Fritz Crisler 211 Minnesota 1930-1931; Princeton 1932-1937; Michigan 1938-1947
25 Frank Broyles 208 Missouri 1957; Arkansas 1958-1976
26 Dan Devine 204 Arizona State 1955-1957; Missouri 1958-1970; Notre Dame 1975-1980
27 Don James 202.5 Kent State 1971-1974; Washington 1975-1992
28 Pappy Waldorf 188 Oklahoma City 1926-1927; Oklahoma State 1929-1933; Kansas State 1934; Northwestern 1935-1946; California 1947-1956
29 Urban Meyer 187 Bowling Green 2001-2002; Utah 2003-2004; Florida 2005-2010; Ohio State 2012-present
30 Bob Devaney 186 Wyoming 1957-1961; Nebraska 1962-1972
31 Duffy Daugherty Terry Donahue 182.5 Michigan State 1954-1972UCLA 1976-1995
