The highest-ranked college football program since the creation of the BCS system is?

That of the Oklahoma Sooners.

In the 15 years that the BCS has published rankings, the Sooners have found themselves on the year-end list 12 out of 15 times, including five top-four finishes.

By giving teams more points for higher year-end rankings -- 25 points for finishing in first, 24 points for finishing in second, and so on, down to one point for a 25th place finish -- one can total the results of all 15 year-end BCS ranks to identify the all-time leader.

For example, Notre Dame receives 25 points in this exercise for finishing atop the BCS rankings at the end of this past season, and Alabama receives 24 points, all the way down to Kent State, which receives one.

By this measure, Alabama ranks ninth all-time since the institution of the BCS system. That might seem low considering the team's recent success, but remember: between 1998 and 2007, only twice did the Tide finish the year on the BCS' list.

Speaking of recent success, the picture is much different when only looking at the last five years. Between 2008 and 2012, Alabama amassed the best year-end rankings of any college football program.

The all-time top 10 BCS teams are:

Oklahoma, with 220 combined points; Florida (203); Ohio State (194); Texas (192); LSU (184); Virginia Tech (163); USC (158); Oregon (154); Alabama (140); and Georgia (136).

(That's right, four out of the top 10 are SEC teams.)

The top five from the last five years are Alabama (105); Oregon (95); Boise State (79); LSU (72); and Oklahoma (71).

Since 1998, 77 different college football programs have made their way onto a year-end BCS ranking, including Kent State, Connecticut, and Central Florida, each of which has claimed the 25th spot once.

The team with the longest active streak of being included in the year-end BCS rankings is Boise State, having appeared there in every year since 2006. Texas has the most appearances, with 13. Seven different programs have appeared 10 or more times.

Make your own findings and draw your own conclusions