DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-September 10, 2023

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

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BEST CONFERENCES-2023-2024


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

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NCAA Football Bowl Record History

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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 2W-0L n/a
Tennessee Southeastern-E 4 2W-0L n/a
South Carolina Southeastern-E 29 1W-1L North Carolina  
Kentucky Southeastern-E 34 2W-0L n/a
Florida Southeastern-E 41 1W-1L Utah
Missouri Southeastern-E 47 2W-0L n/a
Vanderbilt Southeastern-E 76 2W-1L Wake Forest
Alabama Southeastern-W 7 1W-1L Texas
Mississippi   Southeastern-W 15 2W-0L n/a
LSU Southeastern-W 20 1W-1L Florida State
Auburn Southeastern-W 22 2W-0L n/a
Arkansas Southeastern-W 28 2W-0L n/a
Texas A&M Southeastern-W 45 1W-1L Miami-FL
Mississippi State Southeastern-W 51 2W-0L n/a

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

SEC over American Athletic (1-0): Mississippi over Tulane

SEC over Mountain West (2-0): Vanderbilt over Hawaii, Texas A&M over New Mexico

SEC over MAC (3-0): Kentucky over Ball State, Georgia over Ball State, Arkansas over Kent State

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

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

Texas and Oklahoma to SEC in 2025

2-Big Ten

Michigan Big Ten-East 5 2W-0L n/a
Penn State Big Ten-East 6 2W-0L n/a
Ohio State Big Ten-East 8 2W-0L n/a
Maryland Big Ten-East 31 2W-0L n/a
Michigan State Big Ten-East 54 2W-0L n/a
Rutgers Big Ten-East 58 2W-0L n/a
Indiana Big Ten-East 64 1W-1L Ohio State
Iowa Big Ten-West 26 2W-0L n/a
Minnesota Big Ten-West 32 2W-0L n/a
Illinois Big Ten-West 49 1W-1L Kansas
Wisconsin Big Ten-West 60 1W-1L Washington State
Purdue Big Ten-West 62 1W-1L Fresno State
Nebraska Big Ten-West 66 0W-2L Minnesota/Colorado
Northwestern Big Ten-West 121 1W-1L Rutgers

Big Ten over ACC (1-0): Purdue over Virginia Tech

Big Ten over American Athletic (3-0): Michigan over East Carolina, Maryland over North Carolina-Charlotte, Rutgers over Temple

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

Big Ten over MAC (3-0): Michigan State over Central Michigan, Illinois over Toledo, Minnesota over Eastern Michigan

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

Big Ten over Conference USA (1-0): Northwestern over Texas El-Paso

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3-ACC-Atlantic Coast 

Florida State Atlantic Coast-A 3 2W-0L n/a
Clemson Atlantic Coast-A 33 1W-1L Duke
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast-A 37 2W-0L n/a
Louisville Atlantic Coast-A 39 2W-0L n/a
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast-A 43 1W-1L Notre Dame
Syracuse Atlantic Coast-A 57 2W-0L n/a
Boston College Atlantic Coast-A 106 1W-1L Northern Illinois
North Carolina Atlantic Coast-C 18 2W-0L n/a
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast-C 23 2W-0L n/a
Duke Atlantic Coast-C 25 2W-0L n/a
Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast-C 44 1W-1L Cincinnati
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 63 1W-1L Louisville
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 82 1W-1L Purdue
Virginia   Atlantic Coast-C 110 0W-2L Tennessee/James Madison

ACC over SEC (4-1): Tennessee over Virginia, Florida State over LSU, North Carolina over South Carolina, Miami-FL over Texas A&M, Wake Forest over Vanderbilt

ACC over MAC (2-0): Miami-FL over Miami-OH, Syracuse over Western Michigan

ACC over Sunbelt (3-1): Virginia Tech over Old Dominion, Florida State over Southern Mississippi, North Carolina over Appalachian State, James Madison over Virginia

ACC even with Independents (1-1): North Carolina State over Connecticut, Notre Dame over North Carolina State

ACC, Big Ten, PAC-12 Alliance

4-Big Twelve 

Texas Big 12 2 2W-0L n/a
Oklahoma   Big 12 14 2W-0L n/a
Kansas State Big 12 16 2W-0L n/a
TCU Big 12 19 1W-1L Colorado
Cincinnati Big 12 30 2W-0L n/a
Kansas   Big 12 38 2W-0L n/a
Oklahoma State Big 12 40 2W-0L n/a
Central Florida Big 12 42 2W-0L n/a
BYU Big 12 53 2W-0L n/a
Houston Big 12 67 1W-1L Rice
West Virginia Big 12 72 1W-1L Penn State
Texas Tech Big 12 73 0W-2L Wyoming/Oregon
Iowa State Big 12 78 1W-1L Iowa
Baylor Big 12 91 0W-2L Texas State/Utah

Big 12 over SEC (1-0): Texas over Alabama

Big 12 over ACC (1-0): Cincinnati over Pittsburgh

Big 12 over MAC (1-0): Central Florida over Kent State

Big 12 over American Athletic (2-1): Texas over Rice, Oklahoma over SMU, Rice over Houston

Big 12 over Sunbelt (2-1): Oklahoma over Arkansas State, Texas State over Baylor, Kansas State over Troy State

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

5-PAC 12-Pacific Athletic Conference

Oregon   Pacific 12-North 9 2W-0L n/a
Washington Pacific 12-North 12 2W-0L n/a
Oregon State Pacific 12-North 24 2W-0L n/a
Washington State Pacific 12-North 36 2W-0L n/a
California Pacific 12-North 69 1W-1L Auburn 
Stanford Pacific 12-North 70 1W-1L USC
Utah Pacific 12-South 10 2W-0L n/a
USC Pacific 12-South 11 2W-0L n/a
Colorado Pacific 12-South 17 2W-0L n/a
UCLA Pacific 12-South 21 2W-0L n/a
Arizona   Pacific 12-South 71 1W-1L Mississippi State
Arizona State Pacific 12-South 98 1W-1L Oklahoma State

PAC-12 over Mountain West (7-0): 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

PAC-12 over Big Ten (2-0): Washington State over Wisconsin, Colorado over Nebraska

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

6-American Athletic

Tulane American Athletic 27 1W-1L Mississippi
Southern Methodist American Athletic 48 1W-1L Oklahoma
Memphis State American Athletic 55 2W-0L n/a
Rice American Athletic 65 1W-1L Texas
Texas-San Antonio American Athletic 74 1W-1L Houston
East Carolina American Athletic 85 0W-2L Michigan/Marshall
Alabama-Birmingham American Athletic 88 1W-1L Georgia Southern
North Carolina-Charlotte American Athletic 99 1W-1L Maryland
Temple American Athletic 100 1W-1L Rutgers
Tulsa American Athletic 104 1W-1L Washington
Navy American Athletic 105 1W-1L Notre Dame
Florida Atlantic American Athletic 107 1W-1L Ohio Univ.
North Texas State American Athletic 120 0W-2L California/Florida International
South Florida American Athletic 125 1W-1L Western Kentucky

American Athletic over Sunbelt (3-2): Tulane over South Alabama, Texas-San Antonio over Texas State, Marshall over East Carolina, Georgia Southern over UAB, Memphis State over Arkansas State

American Athletic even with MAC (1-1): Temple over Akron, Ohio Univ. over Florida Atlantic

7-Mountain West

Wyoming Mountain West-M 46 2W-0L n/a
Air Force Mountain West-M 52 2W-0L n/a
Boise State Mountain West-M 59 0W-2L Washington/Central Florida
Utah State Mountain West-M 94 1W-1L Iowa
New Mexico Mountain West-M 127 1W-1L Texas A&M
Colorado State Mountain West-M 128 0W-1L Washington State
Fresno State Mountain West-W 35 2W-0L n/a
San Diego State Mountain West-W 75 2W-1L UCLA
San Jose State Mountain West-W 101 1W-2L USC/Oregon State
UNLV Mountain West-W 102 1W-1L Michigan   
Hawaii Mountain West-W 124 1W-2L Vanderbilt/Stanford
Nevada Mountain West-W 126 0W-2L USC/Idaho

Mountain West over MAC (1-0): San Diego State over Ohio University

Mountain West over Conference USA (1-0): Air Force over Sam Houston State

Mountain West even with Big 12 (1-1): Wyoming over Baylor, Central Florida over Boise State

8-Sun Belt Conference 

Marshall Sun Belt-E 68 2W-0L n/a
Coastal Carolina Sun Belt-E 77 1W-1L UCLA
Appalachian State Sun Belt-E 81 1W-1L North Carolina  
Georgia Southern Sun Belt-E 84 2W-0L n/a
Georgia State Sun Belt-E 89 2W-0L n/a
James Madison Sun Belt-E 92 2W-0L n/a
Old Dominion Sun Belt-E 115 1W-1L Virginia Tech
Troy State Sun Belt-W 61 1W-1L Kansas State
Southern Mississippi Sun Belt-W 83 1W-1L Florida State
South Alabama Sun Belt-W 87 1W-1L Tulane
Texas State Sun Belt-W 90 1W-1L Texas-San Antonio
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt-W 108 2W-0L n/a
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt-W 116 1W-1L Old Dominion
Arkansas State Sun Belt-W 129 0W-2L Oklahoma/Memphis State

Sunbelt over Independents (2-0): Louisiana-Monroe over Army, Georgia State over Connecticut

9-MAC-Mid-American

Ohio University Mid-American-E 80 2W-1L San Diego State
Buffalo Mid-American-E 109 0W-2L Wisconsin/Fordham
Bowling Green Mid-American-E 112 1W-1L Liberty
Miami-OH Mid-American-E 113 1W-1L Miami-FL
Kent State Mid-American-E 117 0W-2L Central Florida/Arkansas
Akron Mid-American-E 122 1W-1L Temple
Toledo Mid-American-W 50 1W-1L Illinois
Eastern Michigan Mid-American-W 93 1W-1L Minnesota. 
Western Michigan Mid-American-W 97 1W-1L Syracuse
Northern Illinois Mid-American-W 103 1W-1L Southern Illinois
Ball State Mid-American-W 111 0W-2L Kentucky/Georgia
Central Michigan Mid-American-W 114 1W-1L Michigan State

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

MAC over Iindependents (1-0): Miami-OH over Massachusetts

10-Conference USA 

Liberty Conference USA 56 2W-0L n/a
Middle Tennessee State Conference USA 79 0W-2L Alabama/Missouri
Western Kentucky Conference USA 86 2W-0L n/a
Jacksonville State Conference USA 95 2W-1L Coastal Carolina
Louisiana Tech Conference USA 118 2W-1L SMU
Florida International Conference USA 119 2W-1L Louisiana Tech
Sam Houston State Conference USA 131 0W-2L BYU/Air Force
New Mexico State Conference USA 132 1W-2L Massachusetts/Liberty
Texas-El Paso Conference USA 133 1W-2L Jacksonville State/Northwestern

Conference USA over MAC (1-0): Liberty over Bowling Green

Conference USA over American Athletic (2-1): SMU over Louisiana Tech, Western Kentucky over South Florida, Florida International over North Texas State

Conference USA even with Sunbelt (1-1): Liberty over New Mexico State, Coastal Carolina over Jacksonville State

Independents 

Notre Dame Independent 13 3W-0L n/a
Connecticut Independent 96 0W-2L North Carolina State/Georgia State
Army Independent 123 1W-1L Florida International
Massachusetts Independent 130 1W-2L Auburn/Miami-OH

Independents over American Athletic (1-0): Notre Dame over Navy

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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