The days of Bear Bryant, Shug Jordan, Vince Dooley and Johnny Vaught are gone. Today’s college football coaches live a nomadic existence.

In the current era of $4-million salaries and whopping television contracts, coaches are only as good as their previous season’s won-lost record.

But which FBS coach is the best? We’ll reveal our choices for the Top 15 coaches in college football, starting with No. 15-11.

Also considered: Jim Mora (UCLA), Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern), Justin Fuente (Virginia Tech), Ken Niumatalolo (Navy), Les Miles (LSU), Jim McElwain (Florida), Mark Richt (Miami), Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State), Bret Bielema (Arkansas).

NO. 15: HUGH FREEZE, OLE MISS

Record as a head coach: 64-25

Best season: 10-3, second place in SEC West, Sugar Bowl champions in 2015

Notable player: WR Laquon Treadwell

The case: Freeze has elevated Ole Miss, which languished in the bottom half of the SEC for much of the last four decades, into one of the SEC’s top programs and one of the nation’s premier destinations for elite recruits.

In the past two seasons, Freeze has guided the Rebels to victories over Alabama and berths in New Year’s Six bowls. A remarkable recruiter, he landed four five-star players in 2013, including expected first-round draft choices Laremy Tunsil, Laquon Treadwell and Robert Nkemdiche. He has a commitment from Shea Patterson, the nation’s top quarterback prospect for the upcoming recruiting class.

At Ole Miss, Freeze has won with modest facilities, including one of the conference’s smaller stadiums. He’s made Ole Miss a national destination, overcoming previous perceptions about the school involving the Confederate flag and former mascot Colonel Reb. Ole Miss has risen again thanks to Freeze, who might have never been a college coach if he hadn’t caught Ole Miss’ attention as Michael Oher’s high school coach.

NO. 14: BOB STOOPS, OKLAHOMA

Record as a head coach: 179-46

Best season: 13-0, Orange Bowl champions, national champions in 2000

Notable player: RB Adrian Peterson

The case: Though he’s the only coach to have won the Grand Slam of bowls — Rose, Sugar, Orange and Fiesta — the biggest criticism against Stoops is that the Sooners have a 4-6 record in BCS bowl games, including a shocking loss to Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl to cap the 2006 season. Stoops has kept the Sooners near the top of the college football world for 16 seasons.

After an 8-5 record in 2014 — only the second season a Stoops team lost more than three games — he brought the Sooners back, rallying from a horrible loss to Texas to knock off Texas Christian, Baylor and Oklahoma State and earn a Big 12 championship and a berth in the College Football Playoff.

Stoops, whose teams have won nine Big 12 titles, received multiple national coach of the year honors in 2000 and 2003. Stoops has coached two Heisman-winning quarterbacks, Jason White and Sam Bradford, and two Heisman runner-ups, Josh Heupel and Peterson.

NO. 13: JIMBO FISHER, FLORIDA STATE

Record as a head coach: 68-14

Best season: 14-0, won national championship in 2013

Notable player: QB Jameis Winston

The case: Fisher inherited a dominant program that was fading under aging coach Bobby Bowden and restored it to prominence, winning the national title in 2013. His last three teams have posted a 37-4 record. A successful quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinators at Auburn and LSU, he joined Bowden’s staff in 2007 and took over as coach in 2010.

Under Fisher, the Seminoles have attracted top recruiting classes. The Seminoles won three straight ACC titles from 2012 through 2014. The Seminoles had an amazing 29-game winning streak before losing to Oregon in the Rose Bowl, a College Football Playoff semifinal, following the 2014 season.

The youthful Fisher is an exceptional recruiter and extremely popular with his players. His offenses at Florida State have produced an impressive group of stars including quarterbacks E.J. Manuel and Winston and current RB Dalvin Cook.

NO. 12: DAN MULLEN, MISSISSIPPI STATE

Record as a head coach: 55-35

Best season: 10-3, lost Orange Bowl in 2014

Notable player: QB Dak Prescott

The case: Mullen has turned the Bulldogs program into a winner. He’s guided Mississippi State to six straight bowl games in his seven-year tenure, attracting attention as a candidate for positions at several high-profile schools. In 2014, the Bulldogs earned a place in history, becoming the first team to be ranked No. 1 by the College Football Playoff committee. The Bulldogs beat three top 10 teams that season — LSU, Texas A&M and Auburn — and received a berth to the Orange Bowl.

At Mississippi State, the Bulldogs have been remarkably consistent, rarely losing as a favorite. In 2015, they went 9-4 relying on star quarterback Dak Prescott to overcome the lack of a traditional running game. The season included a stunning victory at Arkansas, one of the SEC’s hottest teams, and a rout of N.C. State in the Belk Bowl.

Mullen has overcome traditional obstacles in funding and resources at Mississippi State to compete with powerhouse programs such as Alabama, LSU and Auburn without the highly touted recruits that fill those programs’ rosters. The former Florida offensive coordinator has been impressively loyal to Mississippi State, avoiding headlines with a firm commitment to the Bulldogs.

NO. 11: CHRIS PETERSEN, WASHINGTON

Record as a head coach: 107-24

Best season: 14-0, Fiesta Bowl champions in 2009

Notable player: QB Kellen Moore

The case: Petersen built the obscure, though successful, Boise State program into a national powerhouse that finished with undefeated records in 2006 and 2009 capped with Fiesta Bowl victories over Oklahoma and Texas Christian. The coach accomplished those feats with modest recruits not pursued by major powers. His teams’ successes discounted by many due to their weak conference schedules, Petersen took his team on the road in nonconference games to prove their strength.

Petersen’s Boise State teams were 84-8 in his first seven seasons. After refusing several offers in previous years, he accepted the job at Washington after the 2013 season. Peterson is 15-12 in two seasons with the Huskies, including a victory over Southern Cal this past season. The Huskies earned bowl berths both seasons, winning the Heart of Dallas Bowl in 2015. A winner of national coach of the year honors after three seasons, Petersen was also nominated for the Broyles Award twice as an assistant with the Broncos.