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Who tops Wall Street Journal's list of most valuable college football programs?

Published Jan. 11, 2016 2:38 p.m. ET

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Alabama won its 10th national championship -- on the field -- Monday night, but the Crimson Tide pale in comparison to last season's champ when it comes to quite a prestigious off-the-field ranking.

The Ohio State Buckeyes top the Wall Street Journal's annual valuation of collegiate football programs. Indiana University-Purdue University Columbus professor Ryan Brewer runs the annual study into the values of NCAA gridiron programs, and this year the 2014 national champions check in at No. 1 with a value of nearly $1 billion.

Brewer’s study values the Buckeyes at $946.61 million. By comparison, Alabama checks in at No. 5, more than a quarter-billion dollars below Ohio State. Here is the rest of the Top 10:

Ranking	School	Value (millions)
1.	Ohio State	$946.61
2.	Texas	$885.05
3.	Michigan	$811.30
4.	Notre Dame	$723.59
5.	Alabama	$694.87
6.	Oklahoma	$674.34
7.	Florida	$670.86
8.	Georgia	$636.44
9.	LSU	$612.30
10.	Penn State	$481.39