DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-October 8, 2023

NCAA Division I Team Conference Ranking Record Loss(es)
Georgia   Southeastern-E 1 6W-0L n/a
Michigan Big Ten-East 2 5W-0L n/a
Oklahoma   Big 12 3 6W-0L n/a
Penn State Big Ten-East 4 5W-0L n/a
Ohio State Big Ten-East 5 5W-0L n/a
Oregon   Pacific 12-North 6 5W-0L n/a
Washington Pacific 12-North 7 5W-0L n/a
Texas Big 12 8 5W-1L Oklahoma
Alabama Southeastern-W 9 5W-1L Texas
Florida State Atlantic Coast-A 10 5W-0L n/a
Mississippi   Southeastern-W 11 5W-1L Alabama
USC Pacific 12-South 12 6W-0L n/a
LSU Southeastern-W 13 4W-2L Florida State/Mississippi
Tulane American Athletic 14 4W-1L Mississippi
Louisville Atlantic Coast-A 15 6W-0L n/a
North Carolina Atlantic Coast-C 16 5W-0L n/a
Maryland Big Ten-East 17 5W-1L Ohio State
Kentucky Southeastern-E 18 5W-1L Georgia
Missouri Southeastern-E 19 5W-1L LSU
Utah Pacific 12-South 20 4W-1L Oregon State
UCLA Pacific 12-South 21 4W-1L Utah
Washington State Pacific 12-North 22 4W-1L UCLA
Oregon State Pacific 12-North 23 5W-1L Washington State
Notre Dame Independent 24 5W-2L Ohio State/Louisville
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast-C 25 4W-1L Georgia Tech 
Texas A&M Southeastern-W 26 4W-2L Miami-FL/Alabama
Duke Atlantic Coast-C 27 4W-1L Notre Dame
Florida Southeastern-E 28 4W-2L Utah/Kentucky
Tennessee Southeastern-E 29 4W-1L Florida 
Clemson Atlantic Coast-A 30 4W-2L Duke/Florida State
Auburn Southeastern-W 31 3W-2L Texas A&M/Georgia
West Virginia Big 12 32 4W-1L Penn State
Kansas   Big 12 33 5W-1L Texas
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast-A 34 4W-2L Notre Dame/Louisville
BYU Big 12 35 4W-1L Kansas  
Arkansas Southeastern-W 36 2W-3L BYU/Texas A&M/Mississippi
South Carolina Southeastern-E 37 2W-3L North Carolina/Georgia/Tennessee
Wyoming Mountain West-M 38 5W-1L Texas
Air Force Mountain West-M 39 5W-0L n/a
Wisconsin Big Ten-West 40 4W-1L Washington State
Fresno State Mountain West-W 41 5W-1L Wyoming 
Colorado Pacific 12-South 42 4W-2L Oregon/USC
Mississippi State Southeastern-W 43 3W-3L LSU/South Carolina/Alabama
Liberty Conference USA 44 5W-0L n/a
Memphis State American Athletic 45 4W-1L Missouri
James Madison Sun Belt-E 46 5W-0L n/a
Marshall Sun Belt-E 47 4W-1L North Carolina State
Kansas State Big 12 48 3W-2L Missouri/Oklahoma State
Southern Methodist American Athletic 49 3W-2L Oklahoma/TCU
Syracuse Atlantic Coast-A 50 4W-2L Clemson/North Carolina
TCU Big 12 51 3W-3L Colorado/West Virginia/Iowa State
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 52 3W-3L Louisville/Mississippi/Bowling Green
California Pacific 12-North 53 3W-3L Auburn/Washington/Oregon State
Arizona   Pacific 12-South 54 3W-3L Mississippi State/Washington/USC
Iowa Big Ten-West 55 5W-1L Penn State
Rutgers Big Ten-East 56 4W-2L Michigan/Wisconsin
Boise State Mountain West-M 57 3W-3L Washington/Central Florida/Memphis State
San Diego State Mountain West-W 58 2W-4L UCLA/Oregon State/Boise State/Air Force
Purdue Big Ten-West 59 2W-4L Fresno State/Syracuse/Wisconsin/Iowa
Ohio University Mid-American-E 60 5W-1L San Diego State
Texas Tech Big 12 61 3W-3L Wyoming/Oregon/West Virginia
Cincinnati Big 12 62 2W-3L Miami-OH/Oklahoma/BYU
Troy State Sun Belt-W 63 4W-2L Kansas State/James Madison
Appalachian State Sun Belt-E 64 3W-2L North Carolina/Wyoming
Iowa State Big 12 65 3W-3L Iowa/Ohio University/Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Big 12 66 3W-2L South Alabama/Iowa State
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast-A 67 3W-2L Georgia Tech/Clemson
Central Florida Big 12 68 3W-3L Kansas State/Baylor/Kansas
Georgia State Sun Belt-E 69 4W-1L Troy State
Georgia Southern Sun Belt-E 70 4W-1L Wisconsin
Coastal Carolina Sun Belt-E 71 2W-3L UCLA/Georgia State/Georgia Southern
Jacksonville State Conference USA 72 5W-1L Coastal Carolina
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 73 2W-4L Purdue/Rutgers/Marshall/Florida State
Minnesota Big Ten-West 74 3W-2L North Carolina/Northwestern
Houston Big 12 75 2W-3L Rice/TCU/Texas Tech
Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast-C 76 1W-4L Cincinnati/West Virginia/North Carolina/Virginia Tech
Nebraska Big Ten-West 77 3W-3L Minnesota/Colorado/Michigan
Indiana Big Ten-East 78 2W-3L Ohio State/Louisville/Maryland
Michigan State Big Ten-East 79 2W-3L Washington/Maryland/Iowa
Illinois Big Ten-West 80 2W-4L Kansas/Penn State/Purdue/Nebraska
South Alabama Sun Belt-W 81 3W-3L Tulane/Central Michigan/James Madison
Toledo Mid-American-W 82 5W-1L Illinois
UNLV Mountain West-W 83 4W-1L Michigan   
Miami-OH Mid-American-E 84 5W-1L Miami-FL
Stanford Pacific 12-North 85 1W-4L USC/Sacramento State/Arizona/Oregon
Rice American Athletic 86 3W-3L Texas/South Florida/Connecticut
Texas-San Antonio American Athletic 87 2W-3L Houston/Army/Tennessee
Western Kentucky Conference USA 88 4W-2L Ohio State/Troy State
Old Dominion Sun Belt-E 89 3W-3L Virginia Tech/Wake Forest/Marshall
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt-W 90 4W-2L Old Dominion/Minnesota
Texas State Sun Belt-W 91 4W-2L Texas-San Antonio/Louisiana-Lafayette
Central Michigan Mid-American-W 92 3W-3L Michigan State/Notre Dame/Buffalo
Baylor Big 12 93 2W-4L Texas State/Utah/Texas/Texas Tech
Western Michigan Mid-American-W 94 2W-4L Syracuse/Iowa/Toledo/Mississippi State
Eastern Michigan Mid-American-W 95 3W-3L Minnesota/Jacksonville State/Central Michigan
Utah State Mountain West-M 96 3W-3L Iowa/Air Force/James Madison
San Jose State Mountain West-W 97 1W-5L USC/Oregon State/Toledo/Air Force/Boise State
North Carolina-Charlotte American Athletic 98 1W-4L Maryland/Georgia State/Florida/SMU
Florida Atlantic American Athletic 99 2W-3L Ohio Univ./Clemson/Illinois
Arizona State Pacific 12-South 100 1W-5L Oklahoma State/Fresno State/USC/California/Colorado
Vanderbilt Southeastern-E 101 2W-5L Wake Forest/UNLV/Kentucky/Missouri/Florida
Tulsa American Athletic 102 3W-3L Washington/Oklahoma/Florida Atlantic
Temple American Athletic 103 2W-4L Rutgers/Miami-FL/Tulsa/Texas-San Antonio
South Florida American Athletic 104 3W-3L Western Kentucky/Alabama/Alabama-Birmingham
Navy American Athletic 105 2W-3L Notre Dame/Memphis State/South Florida
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt-W 106 2W-3L Texas A&M/Appalachian State/South Alabama
Louisiana Tech Conference USA 107 3W-4L SMU/North Texas State/Nebraska/Western Kentucky
Florida International Conference USA 108 3W-3L Louisiana Tech/Liberty/New Mexico State
Army Independent 109 2W-3L Florida International/Syracuse/Boston College
East Carolina American Athletic 110 1W-4L Michigan/Marshall/Appalachian State/Rice
Northern Illinois Mid-American-W 111 2W-4L Southern Illinois/Nebraska/Tulsa/Toledo
Boston College Atlantic Coast-A 112 3W-3L Northern Illinois/Florida State/Louisville
Alabama-Birmingham American Athletic 113 2W-4L Georgia Southern/Louisiana-Lafayette/Georgia/Tulane
Bowling Green Mid-American-E 114 2W-4L Liberty/Michigan/Ohio University/Miami-OH
Arkansas State Sun Belt-W 115 3W-3L Oklahoma/Memphis State/Troy State
Buffalo Mid-American-E 116 2W-4L Wisconsin/Fordham/Liberty/Louisiana-Lafayette
Northwestern Big Ten-West 117 3W-3L Rutgers/Duke/Penn State
Colorado State Mountain West-M 118 2W-3L Washington State/Colorado/Utah State
Connecticut Independent 119 1W-5L North Carolina State/Georgia State/Florida International/Duke/Utah State
Southern Mississippi Sun Belt-W 120 1W-5L Florida State/Tulane/Arkansas State/Texas State/Old Dominion
Middle Tennessee State Conference USA 121 1W-5L Alabama/Missouri/Colorado State/Western Kentucky/Jacksonville State
Virginia   Atlantic Coast-C 122 1W-5L Tennessee/James Madison/Maryland/North Carolina State/Boston College
North Texas State American Athletic 123 2W-3L California/Florida International/Navy
Ball State Mid-American-W 124 1W-5L Kentucky/Georgia/Georgia Southern/Western Michigan/Eastern Michigan
Kent State Mid-American-E 125 1W-5L Central Florida/Arkansas/Fresno State/Miami-OH/Ohio University
Hawaii Mountain West-W 126 2W-4L Vanderbilt/Stanford/Oregon/UNLV
Akron Mid-American-E 127 1W-5L Temple/Kentucky/Indiana/Buffalo/Northern Illinois
Nevada Mountain West-W 128 0W-5L USC/Idaho/Kansas/Texas State/Fresno State
Massachusetts Independent 129 1W-6L Auburn/Miami-OH/Eastern Michigan/New Mexico/Arkansas State/Toledo
New Mexico State Conference USA 130 3W-3L Massachusetts/Liberty/Hawaii
Sam Houston State Conference USA 131 0W-5L BYU/Air Force/Houston/Jacksonville State/Liberty
New Mexico Mountain West-M 132 2W-3L Texas A&M/New Mexico State/Wyoming
Texas-El Paso Conference USA 133 1W-5L Jacksonville State/Northwestern/Arizona/UNLV/Louisiana Tech

NCAA Football Championships Summary by Team and Conference

Favorite Rivalries

Historical Rankings of Division I Football

Sports Rivalries

NCAA Division I Football Champs

NCAA Football Coaches: Legendary vs. Current

Big Ten Football's Greatest Coaches

Legendary NCAA Division I Coaches

David Wilson's U.S. Football Rankings, Polls and Power Ratings

All-Time Team Rankings by Football Data Warehouse

NCAA New Football Coach Comparison 2008-2010

NCAA Football Coaches: Legendary vs. Current

Big Ten Football's Greatest Coaches

USA Today NCAA Football Coach Salary Comparison

BEST CONFERENCES-2023-2024


Power Average=Average Conference Rankings (The lower the better)

Records: Conference versus Conference 2021-22

NCAA Football Bowl Record History

TopDan Collge Football Inter-Conference Records

Sports Reference College Football Conference History

Bowls 2023-2024

 

Best Bowl Records

2023: MAC 4-2, Independents 3-2, American 4-3, Big Ten 5-4, ACC 5-4, SEC 7-5

2022: Mountain West 5-1

2021: Big Twelve 5-0

2020: SEC 8-2

2019: Conference USA 4-2

2018: Big Ten 7-1

2017: ACC 9-3, Sunbelt 4-2

2016: SEC 9-2

2015: Conference USA 5-1

2014: SEC 7-3

2013: WAC 2-0, Conference USA 4-1

2012: Big Twelve 6-2, MAC 4-1

2011: Mountain West 4-1

2010: Mountain West 4-1

2009: PAC 10 5-0

2008: SEC 7-2

2007: Big East 5-0

2006: ACC, Big Twelve 5-3

2005: Mountain West 2-1

2004: ACC 5-1

2003: Big Ten 5-2

NCAA FB Team Bowl Wins Bowl Games Conference
Alabama 45 75 SEC
USC 34 55 PAC-12
Georgia 36 60 SEC
Oklahoma 31 56 Big 12
Penn State 31 52 Big Ten
Texas 31 58 Big 12
Tennessee 30 55 SEC
Florida State 29 47 ACC
Nebraska 26 53 Big Ten
LSU 29 54 SEC
Georgia Tech 25 45 ACC
Mississippi   24 39 SEC
Ohio State 26 54 Big Ten
Auburn 24 46 SEC
Florida 25 49 SEC
Clemson 26 49 ACC
Michigan 21 50 Big Ten
Miami-FL 19 40 ACC
Notre Dame 19 40 Independent
Oklahoma State 21 33 Big 12
Texas A&M 20 42 Big 12
Washington 19 40 PAC-12
TCU 18 35 Big 12
North Carolina St. 17 34 ACC
Utah 17 25 PAC-12
UCLA 16 37 PAC-12
Arkansas 17 44 SEC
BYU 17 40 Independent
West Virginia 16 39 Big 12
Missouri 15 35 SEC
Iowa 18 35 Big Ten
Wisconsin 19 34 Big Ten
Syracuse 16 27 ACC
Texas Tech 16 40 Big 12
North Carolina 15 37 ACC
Arizona State 15 33 PAC-12
Stanford 15 30 PAC-12
Boston College 14 27 ACC
Pittsburgh 15 37 ACC
Oregon 16 36 PAC-12
Virginia Tech 13 34 ACC
Mississippi St. 15 26 SEC
Colorado 12 29 PAC-12
Michigan State 14 30 Big Ten
Air Force 15 29 MWC
Baylor 12 23 Big 12
Boise State 12 18 MWC
Fresno State 12 15 MWC
Maryland 11 27 Big Ten
Houston 11 28 American
California 12 23 PAC-12
Navy 12 23 American
So.Mississippi 11 21 CUSA
Louisville 11 22 ACC
Purdue 11 21 Big Ten
Toledo 11 20 MAC
South Carolina 9 22 SEC
Kansas State 9 21 Big 12
Arizona   9 20 PAC-12
Oregon State 9 15 PAC-12
Minnesota 11 23 Big Ten
Illinois 8 20 Big Ten
Kentucky 10 18 SEC
Virginia    7 19 ACC
Washington St. 7 14 PAC-12
Rutgers 6 9 Big Ten
Army  6 9 Independent
Northwestern 5 15 Big Ten
Vanderbilt 4 8 SEC
Indiana 3 13 Big Ten

2010 Conference Re-Alignment

1-SEC-Southeastern 

Georgia   Southeastern-E 1 6W-0L n/a
Kentucky Southeastern-E 18 5W-1L Georgia
Missouri Southeastern-E 19 5W-1L LSU
Florida Southeastern-E 28 4W-2L Utah/Kentucky
Tennessee Southeastern-E 29 4W-1L Florida 
South Carolina Southeastern-E 37 2W-3L North Carolina/Georgia/Tennessee
Vanderbilt Southeastern-E 101 2W-5L Wake Forest/UNLV/Kentucky/Missouri/Florida
Alabama Southeastern-W 9 5W-1L Texas
Mississippi   Southeastern-W 11 5W-1L Alabama
LSU Southeastern-W 13 4W-2L Florida State/Mississippi
Texas A&M Southeastern-W 26 4W-2L Miami-FL/Alabama
Auburn Southeastern-W 31 3W-2L Texas A&M/Georgia
Arkansas Southeastern-W 36 2W-3L BYU/Texas A&M/Mississippi
Mississippi State Southeastern-W 43 3W-3L LSU/South Carolina/Alabama

SEC over PAC-12 (2-1): Utah over Florida, Mississippi State over Arizona, Auburn over California

SEC over American Athletic (6-0): Mississippi over Tulane, Alabama over South Florida, Georgia over UAB, Tennessee over Texas-San Antonio, Florida over North Carolina-Charlotte, Missouri over Memphis State

SEC over Mountain West (2-1): Vanderbilt over Hawaii, Texas A&M over New Mexico, UNLV over Vanderbilt

SEC over MAC (5-0): Kentucky over Ball State, Georgia over Ball State, Arkansas over Kent State, Kentucky over Akron, Mississippi State over Western Michigan

SEC over Conference USA (2-0): Alabama over Middle Tennessee State, Missouri over Middle Tennessee State

SEC over Sunbelt (1-0): Texas A&M over Louisiana-Monroe

SEC over Independents (1-0): Auburn over Massachusetts

Texas and Oklahoma to SEC in 2025

2-Big Ten

Michigan Big Ten-East 2 5W-0L n/a
Penn State Big Ten-East 4 5W-0L n/a
Ohio State Big Ten-East 5 5W-0L n/a
Maryland Big Ten-East 17 5W-1L Ohio State
Rutgers Big Ten-East 56 4W-2L Michigan/Wisconsin
Indiana Big Ten-East 78 2W-3L Ohio State/Louisville/Maryland
Michigan State Big Ten-East 79 2W-3L Washington/Maryland/Iowa
Wisconsin Big Ten-West 40 4W-1L Washington State
Iowa Big Ten-West 55 5W-1L Penn State
Purdue Big Ten-West 59 2W-4L Fresno State/Syracuse/Wisconsin/Iowa
Minnesota Big Ten-West 74 3W-2L North Carolina/Northwestern
Nebraska Big Ten-West 77 3W-3L Minnesota/Colorado/Michigan
Illinois Big Ten-West 80 2W-4L Kansas/Penn State/Purdue/Nebraska
Northwestern Big Ten-West 117 3W-3L Rutgers/Duke/Penn State

Big Ten over American Athletic (4-0): Michigan over East Carolina, Maryland over North Carolina-Charlotte, Rutgers over Temple, Illinois over Florida Atlantic

Big Ten over Big 12 (2-1): Penn State over West Virginia, Kansas over Illinois, Iowa over Iowa State

Big Ten over MAC (7-0): Michigan State over Central Michigan, Illinois over Toledo, Minnesota over Eastern Michigan, Michigan over Bowling Green, Iowa over Western Michigan, Nebraska over Northern Illinois, Indiana over Akron

Big Ten over Mountain West (2-1): Fresno State over Purdue, Iowa over Utah State, Michigan over UNLV

Big Ten over Independents (1-0): Ohio State over Notre Dame

Big Ten over Conference USA (3-0): Northwestern over Texas El-Paso, Ohio State over Western Kentucky, Nebraska over Louisiana Tech

Big Ten over Sunbelt (2-0): Wisconsin over Georgia Southern, Minnesota over Louisiana-Lafayette

How the Big 10 and PAC 10 Plan to Change College Athletics

3-ACC-Atlantic Coast 

Florida State Atlantic Coast-A 10 5W-0L n/a
Louisville Atlantic Coast-A 15 6W-0L n/a
Clemson Atlantic Coast-A 30 4W-2L Duke/Florida State
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast-A 34 4W-2L Notre Dame/Louisville
Syracuse Atlantic Coast-A 50 4W-2L Clemson/North Carolina
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast-A 67 3W-2L Georgia Tech/Clemson
Boston College Atlantic Coast-A 112 3W-3L Northern Illinois/Florida State/Louisville
North Carolina Atlantic Coast-C 16 5W-0L n/a
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast-C 25 4W-1L Georgia Tech 
Duke Atlantic Coast-C 27 4W-1L Notre Dame
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 52 3W-3L Louisville/Mississippi/Bowling Green
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 73 2W-4L Purdue/Rutgers/Marshall/Florida State
Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast-C 76 1W-4L Cincinnati/West Virginia/North Carolina/Virginia Tech
Virginia   Atlantic Coast-C 122 1W-5L Tennessee/James Madison/Maryland/North Carolina State/Boston College

ACC over SEC (4-2): Tennessee over Virginia, Florida State over LSU, North Carolina over South Carolina, Miami-FL over Texas A&M, Wake Forest over Vanderbilt, Mississippi over Georgia Tech

ACC over Big Ten (4-3): Purdue over Virginia Tech, Maryland over Virginia, Syracuse over Purdue, North Carolina over Minnesota, Duke over Northwestern, Louisville over Indiana, Rutgers over Virginia Tech

ACC over American Athletic (2-0): Clemson over Florida Atlantic, Miami-FL over Temple

ACC over MAC (2-1): Miami-FL over Miami-OH, Syracuse over Western Michigan, Bowling Green over Georgia Tech

ACC over Sunbelt (5-2): Virginia Tech over Old Dominion, Florida State over Southern Mississippi, North Carolina over Appalachian State, James Madison over Virginia, Wake Forest over Old Dominion, Marshall over Virginia Tech, North Carolina State over Marshall

ACC over Independents (5-2): North Carolina State over Connecticut, Notre Dame over North Carolina State, Duke over Connecticut, Syracuse over Army, Notre Dame over Duke, Louisville over Notre Dame, Boston College over Army

ACC, Big Ten, PAC-12 Alliance

4-Big Twelve 

Oklahoma   Big 12 3 6W-0L n/a
Texas Big 12 8 5W-1L Oklahoma
West Virginia Big 12 32 4W-1L Penn State
Kansas   Big 12 33 5W-1L Texas
BYU Big 12 35 4W-1L Kansas  
Kansas State Big 12 48 3W-2L Missouri/Oklahoma State
TCU Big 12 51 3W-3L Colorado/West Virginia/Iowa State
Texas Tech Big 12 61 3W-3L Wyoming/Oregon/West Virginia
Cincinnati Big 12 62 2W-3L Miami-OH/Oklahoma/BYU
Iowa State Big 12 65 3W-3L Iowa/Ohio University/Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Big 12 66 3W-2L South Alabama/Iowa State
Central Florida Big 12 68 3W-3L Kansas State/Baylor/Kansas
Houston Big 12 75 2W-3L Rice/TCU/Texas Tech
Baylor Big 12 93 2W-4L Texas State/Utah/Texas/Texas Tech

Big 12 over SEC (2-1): Texas over Alabama, Missouri over Kansas State, BYU over Arkansas

Big 12 over ACC (2-0): Cincinnati over Pittsburgh, West Virginia over Pittsburgh

Big 12 over American Athletic (4-1): Texas over Rice, Oklahoma over SMU, Rice over Houston, Oklahoma over Tulsa, TCU over SMU

Big 12 over Mountain West (3-1): Wyoming over Baylor, Central Florida over Boise State, Texas over Wyoming, Kansas over Nevada

Big 12 even with Sunbelt (2-2): Oklahoma over Arkansas State, Texas State over Baylor, Kansas State over Troy State, South Alabama over Oklahoma State

Will BYU, Houston, Central Florida and/or Cincinnati be added?

5-PAC 12-Pacific Athletic Conference

Oregon   Pacific 12-North 6 5W-0L n/a
Washington Pacific 12-North 7 5W-0L n/a
Washington State Pacific 12-North 22 4W-1L UCLA
Oregon State Pacific 12-North 23 5W-1L Washington State
California Pacific 12-North 53 3W-3L Auburn/Washington/Oregon State
Stanford Pacific 12-North 85 1W-4L USC/Sacramento State/Arizona/Oregon
USC Pacific 12-South 12 6W-0L n/a
Utah Pacific 12-South 20 4W-1L Oregon State
UCLA Pacific 12-South 21 4W-1L Utah
Colorado Pacific 12-South 42 4W-2L Oregon/USC
Arizona   Pacific 12-South 54 3W-3L Mississippi State/Washington/USC
Arizona State Pacific 12-South 100 1W-5L Oklahoma State/Fresno State/USC/California/Colorado

PAC-12 over Mountain West (10-1): Washington over Boise State, Washington State over Colorado State, Stanford over Hawaii, USC over Nevada, Oregon State over San Jose State, USC over San Jose State, UCLA over San Diego State, Oregon over Hawaii, Oregon State over San Diego State, Colorado over Colorado State, Fresno State over Arizona State

PAC-12 over Big Ten (3-0): Washington State over Wisconsin, Colorado over Nebraska, Washington over Michigan State

PAC-12 over Big 12 (3-1): Colorado over TCU, Utah over Baylor, Oregon over Texas Tech, Oklahoma State over Arizona State

PAC-12 over American Athletic (2-0): California over North Texas State, Washington over Tulsa

PAC-12 over Sunbelt (1-0): UCLA over Coastal Carolina

PAC-12 over Conference USA (1-0): Arizona over Texas El-Paso

6-American Athletic

Tulane American Athletic 14 4W-1L Mississippi
Memphis State American Athletic 45 4W-1L Missouri
Southern Methodist American Athletic 49 3W-2L Oklahoma/TCU
Rice American Athletic 86 3W-3L Texas/South Florida/Connecticut
Texas-San Antonio American Athletic 87 2W-3L Houston/Army/Tennessee
North Carolina-Charlotte American Athletic 98 1W-4L Maryland/Georgia State/Florida/SMU
Florida Atlantic American Athletic 99 2W-3L Ohio Univ./Clemson/Illinois
Tulsa American Athletic 102 3W-3L Washington/Oklahoma/Florida Atlantic
Temple American Athletic 103 2W-4L Rutgers/Miami-FL/Tulsa/Texas-San Antonio
South Florida American Athletic 104 3W-3L Western Kentucky/Alabama/Alabama-Birmingham
Navy American Athletic 105 2W-3L Notre Dame/Memphis State/South Florida
East Carolina American Athletic 110 1W-4L Michigan/Marshall/Appalachian State/Rice
Alabama-Birmingham American Athletic 113 2W-4L Georgia Southern/Louisiana-Lafayette/Georgia/Tulane
North Texas State American Athletic 123 2W-3L California/Florida International/Navy

American Athletic over MAC (2-1): Temple over Akron, Ohio Univ. over Florida Atlantic, Tulsa over Northern Illinois

American Athletic over Mountain West (1-0): Memphis State over Boise State

American Athletic over Conference USA (3-2): SMU over Louisiana Tech, Western Kentucky over South Florida, Florida International over North Texas State, North Texas State over Louisiana Tech, Houston over Sam Houston State

7-Mountain West

Wyoming Mountain West-M 38 5W-1L Texas
Air Force Mountain West-M 39 5W-0L n/a
Boise State Mountain West-M 57 3W-3L Washington/Central Florida/Memphis State
Utah State Mountain West-M 96 3W-3L Iowa/Air Force/James Madison
Colorado State Mountain West-M 118 2W-3L Washington State/Colorado/Utah State
New Mexico Mountain West-M 132 2W-3L Texas A&M/New Mexico State/Wyoming
Fresno State Mountain West-W 41 5W-1L Wyoming 
San Diego State Mountain West-W 58 2W-4L UCLA/Oregon State/Boise State/Air Force
UNLV Mountain West-W 83 4W-1L Michigan   
San Jose State Mountain West-W 97 1W-5L USC/Oregon State/Toledo/Air Force/Boise State
Hawaii Mountain West-W 126 2W-4L Vanderbilt/Stanford/Oregon/UNLV
Nevada Mountain West-W 128 0W-5L USC/Idaho/Kansas/Texas State/Fresno State

Mountain West over MAC (2-1): San Diego State over Ohio University, Toledo over San Jose State, Fresno State over Kent State

Mountain West over Conference USA (4-1): Air Force over Sam Houston State, New Mexico State over New Mexico, Colorado State over Middle Tennessee State, UNLV over Texas El-Paso, Hawaii over New Mexico State

Mountain West over Independents (2-0): New Mexico over Massachusetts, Utah State over Connecticut

8-Sun Belt Conference 

James Madison Sun Belt-E 46 5W-0L n/a
Marshall Sun Belt-E 47 4W-1L North Carolina State
Appalachian State Sun Belt-E 64 3W-2L North Carolina/Wyoming
Georgia State Sun Belt-E 69 4W-1L Troy State
Georgia Southern Sun Belt-E 70 4W-1L Wisconsin
Coastal Carolina Sun Belt-E 71 2W-3L UCLA/Georgia State/Georgia Southern
Old Dominion Sun Belt-E 89 3W-3L Virginia Tech/Wake Forest/Marshall
Troy State Sun Belt-W 63 4W-2L Kansas State/James Madison
South Alabama Sun Belt-W 81 3W-3L Tulane/Central Michigan/James Madison
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt-W 90 4W-2L Old Dominion/Minnesota
Texas State Sun Belt-W 91 4W-2L Texas-San Antonio/Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt-W 106 2W-3L Texas A&M/Appalachian State/South Alabama
Arkansas State Sun Belt-W 115 3W-3L Oklahoma/Memphis State/Troy State
Southern Mississippi Sun Belt-W 120 1W-5L Florida State/Tulane/Arkansas State/Texas State/Old Dominion

Sunbelt over American Athletic (5-4): Tulane over South Alabama, Texas-San Antonio over Texas State, Marshall over East Carolina, Georgia Southern over UAB, Memphis State over Arkansas State, Appalachian State over East Carolina, Tulane over Southern Mississippi, Georgia State over North Carolina-Charlotte, Louisiana-Lafayette over UAB

Sunbelt over Mountain West (2-1): Wyoming over Appalachian State, Texas State over Nevada, James Madison over Utah State

Sunbelt over MAC (2-1): Central Michigan over South Alabama, Georgia Southern over Ball State, Louisiana-Lafayette over Buffalo

Sunbelt over Conference USA (2-1): Liberty over New Mexico State, Coastal Carolina over Jacksonville State, Troy State over Western Kentucky

Sunbelt over Independents (3-0): Louisiana-Monroe over Army, Georgia State over Connecticut, Arkansas State over Massachusetts

9-MAC-Mid-American

Ohio University Mid-American-E 60 5W-1L San Diego State
Miami-OH Mid-American-E 84 5W-1L Miami-FL
Bowling Green Mid-American-E 114 2W-4L Liberty/Michigan/Ohio University/Miami-OH
Buffalo Mid-American-E 116 2W-4L Wisconsin/Fordham/Liberty/Louisiana-Lafayette
Kent State Mid-American-E 125 1W-5L Central Florida/Arkansas/Fresno State/Miami-OH/Ohio University
Akron Mid-American-E 127 1W-5L Temple/Kentucky/Indiana/Buffalo/Northern Illinois
Toledo Mid-American-W 82 5W-1L Illinois
Central Michigan Mid-American-W 92 3W-3L Michigan State/Notre Dame/Buffalo
Western Michigan Mid-American-W 94 2W-4L Syracuse/Iowa/Toledo/Mississippi State
Eastern Michigan Mid-American-W 95 3W-3L Minnesota/Jacksonville State/Central Michigan
Northern Illinois Mid-American-W 111 2W-4L Southern Illinois/Nebraska/Tulsa/Toledo
Ball State Mid-American-W 124 1W-5L Kentucky/Georgia/Georgia Southern/Western Michigan/Eastern Michigan

MAC over ACC (1-0): Northern Illinois over Boston College

MAC over Big 12 (2-1): Central Florida over Kent State, Ohio University over Iowa State, Miami-OH over Cincinnati

MAC over Independents (3-1): Miami-OH over Massachusetts, Notre Dame over Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan over Massachusetts, Toledo over Massachusetts

10-Conference USA 

Liberty Conference USA 44 5W-0L n/a
Jacksonville State Conference USA 72 5W-1L Coastal Carolina
Western Kentucky Conference USA 88 4W-2L Ohio State/Troy State
Louisiana Tech Conference USA 107 3W-4L SMU/North Texas State/Nebraska/Western Kentucky
Florida International Conference USA 108 3W-3L Louisiana Tech/Liberty/New Mexico State
Middle Tennessee State Conference USA 121 1W-5L Alabama/Missouri/Colorado State/Western Kentucky/Jacksonville State
New Mexico State Conference USA 130 3W-3L Massachusetts/Liberty/Hawaii
Sam Houston State Conference USA 131 0W-5L BYU/Air Force/Houston/Jacksonville State/Liberty
Texas-El Paso Conference USA 133 1W-5L Jacksonville State/Northwestern/Arizona/UNLV/Louisiana Tech

Conference USA over MAC (3-0): Liberty over Bowling Green, Liberty over Buffalo, Jacksonville State over Eastern Michigan

Conference USA over Independents (1-0): Florida International over Connecticut

Independents 

Notre Dame Independent 24 5W-2L Ohio State/Louisville
Army Independent 109 2W-3L Florida International/Syracuse/Boston College
Connecticut Independent 119 1W-5L North Carolina State/Georgia State/Florida International/Duke/Utah State
Massachusetts Independent 129 1W-6L Auburn/Miami-OH/Eastern Michigan/New Mexico/Arkansas State/Toledo

Independents over American Athletic (3-0): Notre Dame over Navy, Army over Texas-San Antonio, Connecticut over Rice

Future Notre Dame Schedules 

Bowl Bids, Agreements, Commitments, etc.

BCS Future Bowl Schedule

Jerry Palm Bowl Predictions

Most Division I Football Programs by State

Texas (14)
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Christian
Texas Tech
Houston
Rice
North Texas State
Baylor
SMU

Texas El-Paso

Texas State

Texas-San Antonio

Texas-Arlington

Sam Houston State

Ohio (8)
Ohio State
Bowling Green
Toledo
Miami-OH
Cincinnati
Kent State
Ohio Univ.
Akron
Florida (8)
Miami-Florida
Florida State
Florida
Central Florida
South Florida
Florida Atlantic

Florida International

Jacksonville State

California (7)
USC
Stanford
UCLA
Fresno State
California
San Jose State
San Diego State
North Carolina (7)
Wake Forest
No.Carolina State
Duke
North Carolina

East Carolina

North Carolina-Charlotte

Appalachian State

Michigan (5)
Michigan
Michigan State
Western Michigan
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Louisiana (5)
LSU
Tulane
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
Alabama (4)
Alabama
Auburn
Troy State

South Alabama

Tennessee (4)
Middle Tennessee State
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Memphis State
New York(4)/New Jersey (1)
Syracuse
Rutgers
Army

Buffalo

Wagner

Virginia(5)/West Virginia (2)
Virginia Tech

Virginia

Old Dominion

Liberty

James Madison

Marshall
West Virginia
Indiana (4)
Purdue
Notre Dame
Ball State
Indiana
Pennsylvania (3)
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Temple
Mississippi (3)
Southern Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Illinois (3)
Northern Illinois
Illinois
Northwestern
Oklahoma (3)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Tulsa
Colorado (4)
Colorado
Colorado State

Air Force

Denver

Utah (3)
Utah
BYU
Utah State
Idaho (2)
Boise State
Idaho
Arkansas (2)
Arkansas
Arkansas State
Georgia (4)
Georgia

Georgia Tech

Georgia State

Georgia Southern

Kentucky (3)
Louisville

Kentucky

Western Kentucky

Nevada (2)
UNLV
Nevada
New Mexico (2)
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Washington (3)
Washington State

Washington

Seattle

Arizona (2)
Arizona State
Arizona
Oregon (2)
Oregon
Oregon State
Maryland/District of Columbia (2)
Maryland
Navy
South Carolina (3)
South Carolina

Clemson

Coastal Carolina

Iowa (2)
Iowa
Iowa State
Kansas (2)
Kansas State
Kansas
1 each from:
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Massachusetts (Boston College), Connecticut, Wyoming and Hawaii
None from Maine, Rhode Island, Delaware, Vermont, North Dakota, South Dakota, Alaska or Montana