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Many rankers draw data from a federal website, College Scorecard, that the Obama administration launched in 2013 to promote alternatives to the U.S.

Nielsen, which releases a weekly ratings ranker for streaming content, also uses hours watched to rank programs.

Presidential rankings also fluctuate with the nature of the rankers themselves.

But ask linemakers and computer rankers what the best team in college football is, and you will get an unequivocal answer: Ohio State, and it’s not especially close.

The committees are largely comprised of current and retired football coaches with some media members and online football rankers sprinkled in.