DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-December 6, 2009

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

5 Undefeated Teams

NCAA Division I Team Conference Bowl Ranking Record Conf. Loss(es)
Texas Big 12-S BCS 1 13W-0L 9W-0L n/a
Alabama Southeastern-W BCS 2 13W-0L 9W-0L n/a
Boise State Western Athletic Fiesta 3 13W-0L 8W-0L n/a
TCU Mountain West Fiesta 4 12W-0L 8W-0L n/a
Florida Southeastern-E Sugar 5 12W-1L 8W-1L Alabama
Cincinnati Big East Orange 6 12W-0L 7W-0L n/a
Oregon   Pacific 10 Rose 7 10W-2L 8W-1L Boise State/Stanford
Ohio State Big Ten Rose 8 10W-2L 7W-1L USC/Purdue
Iowa Big Ten Sugar 9 10W-2L 6W-2L Northwestern/Ohio State
Penn State Big Ten Capital One 10 10W-2L 6W-2L Iowa/Ohio State
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast-C Orange 11 11W-2L 8W-1L Miami-FL/Georgia
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast-C Chick-fil-A 12 9W-3L 6W-2L Alabama/Georgia Tech/North Carolina
Oregon State Pacific 10 Holiday 13 8W-4L 6W-3L Cincinnati/Arizona/USC/Oregon
Arizona   Pacific 10 Poinsettia 14 8W-4L 6W-3L Iowa/Washington/California/Oregon
USC Pacific 10 Sun 15 8W-4L 5W-4L Washington/Oregon/Stanford/Arizona
Nebraska Big 12-N Cotton 16 9W-4L 6W-3L Virginia Tech/Texas Tech/Iowa State/Texas
North Carolina Atlantic Coast-C Meinke 17 8W-4L 4W-4L Georgia Tech/Virginia/Florida State/North Carolina State
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast-C Music City 18 9W-3L 5W-3L Virginia Tech/Clemson/North Carolina
Texas Tech Big 12-S Independence 19 8W-4L 5W-3L Texas/Houston/Texas A&M/Oklahoma
Oklahoma   Big 12-S Sun 20 7W-5L 5W-3L BYU/Miami-FL/Texas/Nebraska/Texas Tech
LSU Southeastern-W Cotton 21 9W-3L 5W-3L Florida/Alabama/Mississippi
Auburn Southeastern-W Capital One 22 7W-5L 3W-5L Arkansas/Kentucky/LSU/Georgia/Alabama
California Pacific 10 Las Vegas 23 8W-4L 5W-4L Oregon/USC/Oregon State/Washington
Stanford Pacific 10 Emerald 24 8W-4L 6W-3L Wake Forest/Oregon State/Arizona/California
Clemson Atlantic Coast-A Gator 25 8W-5L 6W-3L Georgia Tech x 2/TCU/Maryland/South Carolina
Mississippi   Southeastern-W Chick-fil-A 26 8W-4L 4W-4L South Carolina/Alabama/Auburn/Mississippi State
Arkansas Southeastern-W Independence 27 7W-5L 3W-5L Georgia/Alabama/Florida/Mississippi/LSU
West Virginia Big East Meinke 28 9W-3L 4W-2L Auburn/South Florida/Cincinnati
Boston College Atlantic Coast-A Emerald 29 8W-4L 5W-3L Clemson/Virginia Tech/Notre Dame/North Carolina
Oklahoma State Big 12-S Insight 30 9W-3L 6W-2L Houston/Texas/Oklahoma
Georgia   Southeastern-E Outback 31 7W-5L 4W-4L Oklahoma State/LSU/Tennessee/Florida/Kentucky
Tennessee Southeastern-E Music City 32 7W-5L 4W-4L UCLA/Florida/Auburn/Alabama/Mississippi
South Carolina Southeastern-E Papa Johns 33 7W-5L 3W-5L Georgia/Alabama/Tennessee/Arkansas/Florida
Kentucky Southeastern-E Liberty 34 7W-5L 3W-5L Florida/Alabama/South Carolina/Mississippi State/Tennessee
Pittsburgh Big East Gator 35 9W-3L 5W-2L North Carolina State/West Virginia/Cincinnati
Connecticut Big East Papa Johns 36 7W-5L 3W-4L North Carolina/Pittsburgh/West Virginia/Rutgers/Cincinnati
South Florida Big East St.Petersburg 37 7W-5L 3W-4L Cincinnati/Pittsburgh/Rutgers/Miami-FL/Connecticut
Northwestern Big Ten Outback 38 8W-4L 5W-3L Syracuse/Minnesota/Michigan State/Penn State
Florida State Atlantic Coast-A Champs 39 6W-6L 4W-4L Miami-FL/South Florida/Boston College/Georgia Tech/Clemson/Florida
Wisconsin Big Ten Alamo 40 9W-3L 5W-3L Ohio State/Iowa/Northwestern
Missouri Big 12-N Alamo 41 8W-4L 4W-4L Nebraska/Oklahoma State/Texas/Baylor
BYU Mountain West Holiday 42 10W-2L 7W-1L Florida State/TCU
Utah Mountain West Poinsettia 43 9W-3L 6W-2L Oregon/TCU/BYU
Rutgers Big East International 44 8W-4L 3W-4L Cincinnati/Pittsburgh/Syracuse/West Virginia
East Carolina Conference USA-E Liberty 45 9W-4L 8W-1L West Virginia/North Carolina/SMU/Virginia Tech
Houston Conference USA-W GMAC 46 10W-3L 6W-3L Texas-El Paso/Central Florida/East Carolina
Navy Independent Texas 47 8W-4L N/A Ohio State/Pittsburgh/Temple/Hawaii
Central Michigan Mid-American-W GMAC 48 11W-2L 9W-0L Arizona/Boston College
Minnesota Big Ten Champs 49 6W-6L 3W-5L California/Wisconsin/Penn State/Ohio State/Illinois/Iowa
Notre Dame Independent Toilet 50 6W-6L N/A Michigan/USC/Navy/Pittsburgh/Connecticut/Stanford
Michigan State Big Ten Insight 51 6W-6L 4W-4L Central Michigan/Notre Dame/Wisconsin/Iowa/Minnesota/Penn State
Kansas State Big 12-N Las Vegas 52 6W-6L 4W-4L Louisiana-Lafayette/UCLA/Texas Tech/Oklahoma/Missouri/Nebraska
Texas A&M Big 12-S Texas 53 6W-6L 3W-5L Arkansas/Oklahoma State/Kansas State/Colorado/Oklahoma/Texas
Mississippi State Southeastern-W Toilet 54 5W-7L 3W-5L Auburn/LSU/Georgia Tech/Houston/Florida/Alabama/Arkansas
Kansas   Big 12-N Toilet 55 5W-7L 1W-7L Colorado/Oklahoma/Texas Tech/Kansas State/Nebraska/Texas/Missouri
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast-A Toilet 56 5W-7L 3W-5L Baylor/Boston College/Clemson/Navy/Miami-FL/Georgia Tech/Florida State
Duke Atlantic Coast-C Toilet 57 5W-7L 3W-5L Richmond/Kansas/Virginia Tech/North Carolina/Georgia Tech/Miami-FL/Wake Forest
Purdue Big Ten Toilet 58 5W-7L 4W-4L Oregon/Northern Illinois/Notre Dame/Northwestern/Minnesota/Wisconsin/Michigan State
Troy State Sun Belt New Orleans 59 9W-3L 8W-0L Bowling Green/Florida/Arkansas
UCLA Pacific 10 Humanitarian 60 6W-6L 3W-6L Stanford/Oregon/California/Arizona/USC
Fresno State Western Athletic New Mexico 61 8W-4L 6W-2L Wisconsin/Boise State/Cincinnati/Nevada
Air Force Mountain West Armed Forces 62 7W-5L 5W-3L Minnesota/Navy/TCU/Utah/BYU
Nevada Western Athletic Humanitarian 63 8W-4L 7W-1L Notre Dame/Missouri/Colorado State/Boise State
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast-A Toilet 64 5W-7L 2W-6L South Carolina/Wake Forest/Duke/Boston College/Florida State/Clemson/Virginia Tech
Washington Pacific 10 Toilet 65 5W-7L 4W-5L LSU/Stanford/Notre Dame/Arizona State/Oregon/UCLA/Oregon State
Ohio University Mid-American-E Little Caesar's 66 9W-4L 7W-2L Connecticut/Tennessee/Kent State/Central Michigan
Temple Mid-American-E International 67 9W-3L 7W-1L Villanova/Penn State/Ohio University
Iowa State Big 12-N EagleBank 68 6W-6L 3W-5L Iowa/Kansas State/Kansas/Texas A&M/Oklahoma State/Missouri
Arizona State Pacific 10 Toilet 69 4W-8L 2W-7L Georgia/Oregon State/Stanford/California/USC/Oregon/UCLA/Arizona
Middle Tennessee State Sun Belt Little Caesar's 70 9W-3L 7W-1L Clemson/Troy State/Mississippi State
Louisville Big East Toilet 71 4W-8L 1W-6L Kentucky/Utah/Pittsburgh/Connecticut/Cincinnati/West Virginia/South Florida/Rutgers
Baylor Big 12-S Toilet 72 4W-8L 1W-7L Connecticut/Oklahoma/Iowa State/Oklahoma State/Nebraska/Texas/Texas A&M/Texas Tech
Syracuse Big East Toilet 73 4W-8L 1W-6L Minnesota/Penn State/South Florida/West Virginia/Cincinnati/Pittsburgh/Louisville/Connecticut
Indiana Big Ten Toilet 74 4W-8L 1W-7L Michigan/Ohio State/Virginia/Northwestern/Iowa/Penn State/Purdue
Illinois Big Ten Toilet 75 3W-9L 2W-6L Missouri/Ohio State/Penn State/Michigan State/Indiana/Purdue/Northwestern/Cincinnati/Fresno State
Southern Mississippi Conference USA-E New Orleans 76 7W-5L 5W-3L Kansas/UAB/Louisville/Houston/East Carolina
Idaho Western Athletic Toilet 77 7W-5L 4W-4L Washington/Nevada/Fresno State/Boise State/Utah State
Northern Illinois Mid-American-W EagleBank 78 7W-5L 5W-3L Wisconsin/Idaho/Toledo/Ohio University/Central Michigan
Marshall Conference USA-E Hawaii 79 6W-6L 4W-4L Virginia Tech/East Carolina/West Virginia/Central Florida/Southern Mississippi/UTEP
Southern Methodist Conference USA-W Armed Forces 80 7W-5L 6W-2L TCU/Washington State/Navy/Houston/Marshall
Central Florida Conference USA-E St.Petersburg 81 8W-4L 6W-2L Southern Mississippi/East Carolina/Miami-FL/Texas
Virginia   Atlantic Coast-C Toilet 82 3W-9L 2W-6L William&Mary/TCU/Southern Mississippi/Georgia Tech/Duke/Miami-FL/Boston College/Clemson/Virginia Tech
Toledo Mid-American-W Toilet 83 5W-7L 3W-5L Purdue/Ohio State/Western Michigan/Temple/Miami-OH/Central Michigan/Bowling Green
Alabama-Birmingham Conference USA-E Toilet 84 5W-7L 4W-4L SMU/Texas A&M/Troy State/Mississippi/Marshall/Central Florida
Michigan Big Ten Toilet 85 5W-7L 1W-7L Michigan State/Iowa/Penn State/Illinois/Purdue/Wisconsin/Ohio State
Colorado Big 12-N Toilet 86 3W-9L 2W-6L Colorado State/Toledo/West Virginia/Texas/Kansas State/Missouri/Iowa State/Oklahoma State/Nebraska
Army Independent EagleBank 87 5W-6L N/A Duke/Iowa State/Tulane/Temple/Rutgers/Air Force
Hawaii Western Athletic Toilet 88 6W-7L 3W-5L UNLV/Louisiana Tech/Fresno State/Idaho/Boise State/Nevada/Wisconsin
Washington State Pacific 10 Toilet 89 1W-11L 0W-9L Stanford/Hawaii/USC/Oregon/Arizona State/California/Notre Dame/Arizona/UCLA/Oregon State/Washington
Vanderbilt Southeastern-E Toilet 90 2W-10L 0W-8L LSU/Mississippi State/Mississippi/Army/Georgia/South Carolina/Georgia Tech/Florida/Kentucky/Tennessee
Tulsa Conference USA-W Toilet 91 5W-7L 3W-5L Oklahoma/Boise State/UTEP/SMU/Houston/East Carolina/Southern Mississippi
Western Michigan Mid-American-W Toilet 92 5W-7L 4W-4L Michigan/Indiana/Northern Illinois/Central Michigan/Kent State/Michigan State/Ball State
Bowling Green Mid-American-E Toilet 93 7W-5L 6W-2L Missouri/Marshall/Boise State/Ohio Univ./Central Michigan
Maryland Atlantic Coast-A Toilet 94 2W-10L 1W-7L California/Middle Tennessee State/Rutgers/Wake Forest/Virginia/Duke/North Carolina State/Virginia Tech/Florida State/Boston College
Wyoming Mountain West New Mexico 95 6W-6L 4W-4L Texas/Colorado/Air Force/Utah/BYU/TCU
UNLV Mountain West Toilet 96 5W-7L 3W-5L Oregon State/Nevada/BYU/Wyoming/Utah/TCU/Air Force
Texas-El Paso Conference USA-W Toilet 97 4W-8L 3W-5L Buffalo/Kansas/Texas/Memphis State/UAB/Tulane/SMU/Rice
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt Toilet 98 6W-6L 4W-4L LSU/Nebraska/Florida Atlantic/Florida International/Middle Tennessee State/Troy State
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt Toilet 99 6W-6L 5W-3L Texas/Arizona State/Kentucky/Troy State/Louisiana-Lafayette/Middle Tennessee State
Buffalo Mid-American-E Toilet 100 5W-7L 3W-5L Pittsburgh/Central Florida/Temple/Central Michigan/Western Michigan/Bowling Green/Ohio University
Kent State Mid-American-E Toilet 101 5W-7L 4W-4L Boston College/Iowa State/Baylor/Bowling Green/Akron/Temple/Buffalo
Florida Atlantic Sun Belt Toilet 102 5W-7L 5W-3L Nebraska/South Carolina/Louisiana-Monroe/Wyoming/Middle Tennessee St./UAB/Troy State
Utah State Western Athletic Toilet 103 4W-8L 3W-5L Utah/Texas A&M/BYU/New Mexico State/Nevada/Fresno State/Hawaii/Boise State
San Diego State Mountain West Toilet 104 4W-8L 2W-6L UCLA/Idaho/Air Force/BYU/TCU/Wyoming/Utah/UNLV
Rice Conference USA-W Toilet 105 2W-10L 2W-6L UAB/Texas Tech/Vanderbilt/Oklahoma State/Tulsa/Navy/East Carolina/Central Florida/SMU/Houston
Louisiana Tech Western Athletic Toilet 106 4W-8L 3W-6L Auburn/Navy/Nevada/Utah State/Idaho/Boise State/LSU/Fresno State
Arkansas State Sun Belt Toilet 107 4W-8L 3W-5L Nebraska/Troy State/Iowa/Louisiana-Monroe/Louisville/Louisiana-Lafayette/Florida Atlantic/Middle Tennessee State
Akron Mid-American-E Toilet 108 3W-9L 2W-6L Penn State/Indiana/Central Michigan/Ohio University/Buffalo/Syracuse/Northern Illinois/Temple/Bowling Green
Tulane Conference USA-W Toilet 109 3W-9L 1W-7L Tulsa/BYU/Houston/Marshall/Southern Mississippi/LSU/Rice/Central Florida/SMU
San Jose State Western Athletic Toilet 110 2W-10L 1W-7L USC/Utah/Stanford/Idaho/Fresno State/Boise State/Utah State/Nevada/Hawaii/Louisiana Tech
New Mexico State Western Athletic Toilet 111 3W-10L 1W-7L Idaho/UTEP/San Diego State/Louisiana Tech/Fresno State/Ohio State/Hawaii/Nevada/San Jose State/Boise State
New Mexico Mountain West Toilet 112 1W-11L 1W-7L Tulsa/Texas A&M/Air Force/New Mexico State/Texas Tech/Wyoming/UNLV/San Diego State/Utah/BYU/TCU
Colorado State Mountain West Toilet 113 3W-9L 0W-8L BYU/Idaho/TCU/San Diego State/Air Force/UNLV/Utah/New Mexico/Wyoming
Florida International Sun Belt Toilet 114 3W-9L 3W-5L Alabama/Rutgers/Toledo/Louisiana-Monroe/Troy State/Arkansas State/Middle Tennessee State/Florida/Florida Atlantic
Memphis State Conference USA-E Toilet 115 2W-10L 1W-7L Mississippi/Middle Tennessee St./Marshall/Central Florida/Southern Mississippi/East Carolina/Tennessee/UAB/Houston/Tulsa
North Texas State Sun Belt Toilet 116 2W-10L 1W-7L Ohio Univ./Alabama/Middle Tennessee St./Louisiana-Lafayette/Florida Atlantic/Troy State/Louisiana-Monroe/Florida International/Army/Arkansas State
Ball State Mid-American-W Toilet 117 2W-10L 2W-6L North Texas State/New Hampshire/Army/Auburn/Toledo/Temple/Bowling Green/Ohio University/Northern Illinois/Central Michigan
Miami-OH Mid-American-E Toilet 118 1W-11L 1W-7L Kentucky/Boise State/Western Michigan/Kent State/Cincinnati/Northwestern/Ohio Univ./Temple/Bowling Green/Buffalo
Eastern Michigan Mid-American-W Toilet 119 0W-12L 0W-8L Army/Northwestern/Michigan/Temple/Central Michigan/Kent State/Ball State/Northern Illinois/Western Michigan/Toledo/Akron
Western Kentucky Sun Belt Toilet 120 0W-12L 0W-8L Tennessee/South Florida/Central Arkansas/Navy/Florida International/Louisiana-Lafayette/Middle Tennessee St./North Texas St./Troy State/Louisiana-Monroe/Florida Atlantic/Arkansas State
BEST CONFERENCES-2009-10
Top Conferences Power Average Teams Bowl Eligible Teams
SEC 31.08 12 10
Big Twelve 43.50 12 9
Big Ten 44.82 11 7
ACC 41.50 12 7
Big East 42.13 8 6
PAC-10 37.60 10 7
Mountain West 74.55 9 5
Independents 60.33 3 1 or 2
WAC 80.00 9 4
MAC 91.08 13 5
Conference USA 85.42 12 6
Sunbelt 98.00 9 4

71 or 72 Bowl Eligible Teams for 66 spots

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

Records: Conference versus Conference 2009-10
Top Conferences Big Twelve SEC ACC Big Ten PAC 10 Big East WAC MAC Independents Sunbelt Conference USA MWC
SEC 1W-0L SEC 5W-2L 0W-0L 2W-1L 2W-0L 0W-0L 3W-0L 0W-1L 5W-0L 3W-0L 0W-0L
Big Twelve Big Twelve 0W-1L 2W-2L 1W-1L 0W-1L 0W-2L 1W-0L 3W-0L 1W-0L 4W-1L 0W-1L 1W-2L
ACC 2W-2L 2W-5L ACC 1W-0L 0W-1L 2W-2L 1W-0L 2W-0L 1W-2L 2W-0L 2W-1L 1W-2L
Big Ten 1W-4L 1W-1L 1W-1L Big Ten 1W-4L 2W-1L 2W-0L 8W-2L 2W-2L 1W-0L 1W-0L 1W-0L
Big East 2W-0L 0W-2L 2W-2L 1W-2L 0W-0L Big East 1W-0L 2W-0L 2W-0L 1W-0L 1W-0L 0W-0L
PAC-10 1W-0L 1W-2L 1W-0L 3W-1L PAC 10 0W-0L 3W-2L 1W-0L 0W-2L 0W-0L 0W-0L 3W-0L
Mountain West 2W-1L 0W-0L 2W-1L 0W-1L 0W-3L 0W-0L 4W-2L 1W-0L 2W-1L 0W-0L 3W-0L MWC
Independents 0W-1L 1W-0L 2W-1L 2W-2L 2W-1L 0W-2L 2W-0L 2W-1L Independents 1W-1L 1W-2L 1W-2L
WAC 0W-0L 0W-0L 0W-0L 0W-0L 0W-0L 0W-0L WAC 3W-0L 0W-0L 0W-0L 0W-0L 0W-0L
MAC 0W-0L 0W-0L 0W-0L 2W-8L 0W-0L 0W-0L 0W-3L MAC 0W-0L 2W-1L 1W-3L 0W-0L
Conference USA 1W-0L 1W-0L 0W-0L 0W-0L 0W-0L 0W-0L 1W-0L 3W-1L 1W-1L 1W-1L Conference USA 0W-0L
Sunbelt 0W-0L 0W-0L 0W-0L 0W-0L 0W-0L 0W-0L 0W-0L 1W-2L 0W-0L Sunbelt 1W-1L 0W-0L
Best Bowl Records
2009: PAC 10 5-0
2008: SEC 7-2
2007: Big East 5-0
2006: ACC, Big Twelve 5-3
2005: MWC 2-1
2004: ACC 5-1
2003: Big Ten 5-2
 
1-SEC-Southeastern (31.08): Bowl Record: 5-2

Conference Champion: Alabama

Florida Southeastern-E Sugar 5 12W-1L 8W-1L Alabama
Georgia   Southeastern-E Outback 31 7W-5L 4W-4L Oklahoma State/LSU/Tennessee/Florida/Kentucky
Tennessee Southeastern-E Music City 32 7W-5L 4W-4L UCLA/Florida/Auburn/Alabama/Mississippi
South Carolina Southeastern-E Papa Johns 33 7W-5L 3W-5L Georgia/Alabama/Tennessee/Arkansas/Florida
Kentucky Southeastern-E Liberty 34 7W-5L 3W-5L Florida/Alabama/South Carolina/Mississippi State/Tennessee
Vanderbilt Southeastern-E Toilet 90 2W-10L 0W-8L LSU/Mississippi State/Mississippi/Army/Georgia/South Carolina/Georgia Tech/Florida/Kentucky/Tennessee
Alabama Southeastern-W BCS 2 13W-0L 9W-0L n/a
LSU Southeastern-W Cotton 21 9W-3L 5W-3L Florida/Alabama/Mississippi
Auburn Southeastern-W Capital One 22 7W-5L 3W-5L Arkansas/Kentucky/LSU/Georgia/Alabama
Mississippi   Southeastern-W Chick-fil-A 26 8W-4L 4W-4L South Carolina/Alabama/Auburn/Mississippi State
Arkansas Southeastern-W Independence 27 7W-5L 3W-5L Georgia/Alabama/Florida/Mississippi/LSU
Mississippi State Southeastern-W Toilet 54 5W-7L 3W-5L Auburn/LSU/Georgia Tech/Houston/Florida/Alabama/Arkansas

SEC over PAC 10 (2-1): UCLA over Tennessee, LSU over Washington, Georgia over Arizona State

SEC over ACC (5-2): South Carolina over North Carolina State, Alabama over Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech over Mississippi State, Georgia Tech over Vanderbilt, Georgia over Georgia Tech, South Carolina over Clemson, Florida over Florida State
SEC over Conference USA (3-0): Mississippi over Memphis State, LSU over Tulane, Tennessee over Memphis State

SEC over Big East (2-0): Auburn over West Virginia, Kentucky over Louisville

SEC over Big Twelve (1-0): Arkansas over Texas A&M

SEC over Sunbelt (6-0): South Carolina over Florida Atlantic, Alabama over Florida International, Alabama over North Texas State, Tennessee over Western Kentucky, Kentucky over Louisiana-Monroe, Florida over Florida International

SEC over MAC (3-0): Tennessee over Ohio University, Auburn over Northern Illinois, Arkansas over Eastern Michigan

2-PAC 10-Pacific Athletic Conference (37.60): Bowl Record: 5-0

PAC 10 Champion: Oregon
Oregon   Pacific 10 Rose 7 10W-2L 8W-1L Boise State/Stanford
Oregon State Pacific 10 Holiday 13 8W-4L 6W-3L Cincinnati/Arizona/USC/Oregon
Arizona   Pacific 10 Poinsettia 14 8W-4L 6W-3L Iowa/Washington/California/Oregon
USC Pacific 10 Sun 15 8W-4L 5W-4L Washington/Oregon/Stanford/Arizona
California Pacific 10 Las Vegas 23 8W-4L 5W-4L Oregon/USC/Oregon State/Washington
Stanford Pacific 10 Emerald 24 8W-4L 6W-3L Wake Forest/Oregon State/Arizona/California
UCLA Pacific 10 Humanitarian 60 6W-6L 3W-6L Stanford/Oregon/California/Arizona/USC
Washington Pacific 10 Toilet 65 5W-7L 4W-5L LSU/Stanford/Notre Dame/Arizona State/Oregon/UCLA/Oregon State
Arizona State Pacific 10 Toilet 69 4W-8L 2W-7L Georgia/Oregon State/Stanford/California/USC/Oregon/UCLA/Arizona
Washington State Pacific 10 Toilet 89 1W-11L 0W-9L Stanford/Hawaii/USC/Oregon/Arizona State/California/Notre Dame/Arizona/UCLA/Oregon State/Washington
PAC 10 over Big Ten (3-1): USC over Ohio State, Oregon over Purdue, California over Minnesota, Iowa over Arizona
PAC 10 over ACC (1-0): California over Maryland

PAC 10 over Big Twelve (1-0): UCLA over Kansas State

PAC 10 over WAC (3-2): Boise State over Oregon, Hawaii over Washington State, Washington over Idaho, USC over San Jose State, Stanford over San Jose State

PAC 10 over Mountain West (3-0): Oregon over Utah, Oregon State over UNLV, UCLA over San Diego State

PAC 10 over MAC (1-0): Arizona over Central Michigan

3-ACC-Atlantic Coast (41.50): Bowl Record: 4-6
Conference Champion: Georgia Tech
Clemson Atlantic Coast-A Gator 25 8W-5L 6W-3L Georgia Tech x 2/TCU/Maryland/South Carolina
Boston College Atlantic Coast-A Emerald 29 8W-4L 5W-3L Clemson/Virginia Tech/Notre Dame/North Carolina
Florida State Atlantic Coast-A Champs 39 6W-6L 4W-4L Miami-FL/South Florida/Boston College/Georgia Tech/Clemson/Florida
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast-A Toilet 56 5W-7L 3W-5L Baylor/Boston College/Clemson/Navy/Miami-FL/Georgia Tech/Florida State
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast-A Toilet 64 5W-7L 2W-6L South Carolina/Wake Forest/Duke/Boston College/Florida State/Clemson/Virginia Tech
Maryland Atlantic Coast-A Toilet 94 2W-10L 1W-7L California/Middle Tennessee State/Rutgers/Wake Forest/Virginia/Duke/North Carolina State/Virginia Tech/Florida State/Boston College
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast-C Orange 11 11W-2L 8W-1L Miami-FL/Georgia
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast-C Chick-fil-A 12 9W-3L 6W-2L Alabama/Georgia Tech/North Carolina
North Carolina Atlantic Coast-C Meinke 17 8W-4L 4W-4L Georgia Tech/Virginia/Florida State/North Carolina State
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast-C Music City 18 9W-3L 5W-3L Virginia Tech/Clemson/North Carolina
Duke Atlantic Coast-C Toilet 57 5W-7L 3W-5L Richmond/Kansas/Virginia Tech/North Carolina/Georgia Tech/Miami-FL/Wake Forest
Virginia   Atlantic Coast-C Toilet 82 3W-9L 2W-6L William&Mary/TCU/Southern Mississippi/Georgia Tech/Duke/Miami-FL/Boston College/Clemson/Virginia Tech

ACC over Conference USA (2-1): Virginia Tech over Marshall, Southern Mississippi over Virginia, Virginia Tech over East Carolina

ACC over Big East (3-2): South Florida over Florida State, North Carolina over Connecticut, Rutgers over Maryland, North Carolina State over Pittsburgh, Miami-FL over South Florida

ACC over Big Ten (1-0): Virginia over Indiana

ACC over MAC (2-0): Boston College over Kent State, Boston College over Central Michigan

ACC over Sun Belt (2-0): Middle Tennessee State over Maryland, Clemson over Middle Tennessee State

4-Big Twelve (43.50): Bowl Record: 4-3
Conference Champion: Texas
Nebraska Big 12-N Cotton 16 9W-4L 6W-3L Virginia Tech/Texas Tech/Iowa State/Texas
Missouri Big 12-N Alamo 41 8W-4L 4W-4L Nebraska/Oklahoma State/Texas/Baylor
Kansas State Big 12-N Las Vegas 52 6W-6L 4W-4L Louisiana-Lafayette/UCLA/Texas Tech/Oklahoma/Missouri/Nebraska
Kansas   Big 12-N Toilet 55 5W-7L 1W-7L Colorado/Oklahoma/Texas Tech/Kansas State/Nebraska/Texas/Missouri
Iowa State Big 12-N EagleBank 68 6W-6L 3W-5L Iowa/Kansas State/Kansas/Texas A&M/Oklahoma State/Missouri
Colorado Big 12-N Toilet 86 3W-9L 2W-6L Colorado State/Toledo/West Virginia/Texas/Kansas State/Missouri/Iowa State/Oklahoma State/Nebraska
Texas Big 12-S BCS 1 13W-0L 9W-0L n/a
Texas Tech Big 12-S Independence 19 8W-4L 5W-3L Texas/Houston/Texas A&M/Oklahoma
Oklahoma   Big 12-S Sun 20 7W-5L 5W-3L BYU/Miami-FL/Texas/Nebraska/Texas Tech
Oklahoma State Big 12-S Insight 30 9W-3L 6W-2L Houston/Texas/Oklahoma
Texas A&M Big 12-S Texas 53 6W-6L 3W-5L Arkansas/Oklahoma State/Kansas State/Colorado/Oklahoma/Texas
Baylor Big 12-S Toilet 72 4W-8L 1W-7L Connecticut/Oklahoma/Iowa State/Oklahoma State/Nebraska/Texas/Texas A&M/Texas Tech
Big Twelve even with Big Ten (1-1): Iowa over Iowa State, Missouri over Illinois
Big Twelve over Conference USA (5-2): Oklahoma over Tulsa, Texas Tech over Rice, Kansas over UTEP, Houston over Oklahoma State, Houston over Texas Tech, Kansas over Southern Mississippi, Texas over Central Florida

Big Twelve over Sunbelt (4-1): Louisiana-Lafayette over Kansas State, Nebraska over Florida Atlantic, Nebraska over Arkansas State, Texas over UTEP, Nebraska over Louisiana-Lafayette

Big Twelve over WAC (1-0): Missouri over Nevada

Big Twelve even with ACC (2-2): Baylor over Wake Forest, Virginia Tech over Nebraska, Kansas over Duke, Miami-FL over Oklahoma

5-Big East (42.13): Bowl Record: 4-1
Big East Champion: Cincinnati
Cincinnati Big East Orange 6 12W-0L 7W-0L n/a
West Virginia Big East Meinke 28 9W-3L 4W-2L Auburn/South Florida/Cincinnati
Pittsburgh Big East Gator 35 9W-3L 5W-2L North Carolina State/West Virginia/Cincinnati
Connecticut Big East Papa Johns 36 7W-5L 3W-4L North Carolina/Pittsburgh/West Virginia/Rutgers/Cincinnati
South Florida Big East St.Petersburg 37 7W-5L 3W-4L Cincinnati/Pittsburgh/Rutgers/Miami-FL/Connecticut
Rutgers Big East International 44 8W-4L 3W-4L Cincinnati/Pittsburgh/Syracuse/West Virginia
Louisville Big East Toilet 71 4W-8L 1W-6L Kentucky/Utah/Pittsburgh/Connecticut/Cincinnati/West Virginia/South Florida/Rutgers
Syracuse Big East Toilet 73 4W-8L 1W-6L Minnesota/Penn State/South Florida/West Virginia/Cincinnati/Pittsburgh/Louisville/Connecticut

Big East over Big 12 (2-0): Connecticut over Baylor, West Virginia over Colorado

Big East over Independents (3-0): Rutgers over Army, Pittsburgh over Navy, Connecticut over Notre Dame

Big East over Sunbelt (1-0): Louisville over Arkansas State

Big East over Conference USA (1-0): Louisville over Southern Mississippi

Big East over MAC (2-0): Cincinnati over Miami-OH, Syracuse over Akron

Big East over WAC (1-0): Cincinnati over Fresno State

6-Big Ten (44.82): Bowl Record: 1-6

Big Ten Champion: Ohio State
Ohio State Big Ten Rose 8 10W-2L 7W-1L USC/Purdue
Iowa Big Ten Sugar 9 10W-2L 6W-2L Northwestern/Ohio State
Penn State Big Ten Capital One 10 10W-2L 6W-2L Iowa/Ohio State
Northwestern Big Ten Outback 38 8W-4L 5W-3L Syracuse/Minnesota/Michigan State/Penn State
Wisconsin Big Ten Alamo 40 9W-3L 5W-3L Ohio State/Iowa/Northwestern
Minnesota Big Ten Champs 49 6W-6L 3W-5L California/Wisconsin/Penn State/Ohio State/Illinois/Iowa
Michigan State Big Ten Insight 51 6W-6L 4W-4L Central Michigan/Notre Dame/Wisconsin/Iowa/Minnesota/Penn State
Purdue Big Ten Toilet 58 5W-7L 4W-4L Oregon/Northern Illinois/Notre Dame/Northwestern/Minnesota/Wisconsin/Michigan State
Indiana Big Ten Toilet 74 4W-8L 1W-7L Michigan/Ohio State/Virginia/Northwestern/Iowa/Penn State/Purdue
Illinois Big Ten Toilet 75 3W-9L 2W-6L Missouri/Ohio State/Penn State/Michigan State/Indiana/Purdue/Northwestern/Cincinnati/Fresno State
Michigan Big Ten Toilet 85 5W-7L 1W-7L Michigan State/Iowa/Penn State/Illinois/Purdue/Wisconsin/Ohio State
Big Ten over MAC (8-2): Michigan over Western Michigan, Central Michigan over Michigan State, Northern Illinois over Purdue, Northwestern over Eastern Michigan, Penn State over Akron, Indiana over Akron, Penn State over Temple, Wisconsin over Northern Illinois, Northwestern over Miami-OH, Michigan State over Western Michigan
Big Ten even Big East (2-2): Syracuse over Northwestern, Minnesota over Syracuse, Penn State over Syracuse, Cincinnati over Illinois
Big Ten even with Independents (2-2): Michigan over Notre Dame, Ohio State over Navy, Notre Dame over Purdue, Notre Dame over Michigan State

Big Ten over WAC (2-0): Wisconsin over Fresno State, Ohio State over New Mexico State

Big Ten over Sunbelt (1-0): Iowa over Arkansas State

Big Ten over Mountain West (1-0): Minnesota over Air Force

Independents (60.33): Bowl Record: 1-1

Navy Independent Texas 47 8W-4L N/A Ohio State/Pittsburgh/Temple/Hawaii
Notre Dame Independent Toilet 50 6W-6L N/A Michigan/USC/Navy/Pittsburgh/Connecticut/Stanford
Army Independent EagleBank 87 5W-6L N/A Duke/Iowa State/Tulane/Temple/Rutgers/Air Force

Independents over ACC (2-1): Duke over Army, Notre Dame over Boston College, Navy over Wake Forest

Independents over MAC (2-1): Army over Ball State, Army over Eastern Michigan, Temple over Navy

Independents over PAC 10 (2-1): Notre Dame over Washington and Washington State, Stanford over Notre Dame

Independents over SEC (1-0): Army over Vanderbilt

Independents over Sunbelt (1-0): Army over North Texas State

Independents over WAC (2-1): Navy over Louisiana Tech, Notre Dame over Nevada, Hawaii over Navy

Future Notre Dame Schedules
7-Mountain West (74.55): Bowl Record: 3-2
Mountain West Champion: TCU
TCU Mountain West Fiesta 4 12W-0L 8W-0L n/a
BYU Mountain West Holiday 42 10W-2L 7W-1L Florida State/TCU
Utah Mountain West Poinsettia 43 9W-3L 6W-2L Oregon/TCU/BYU
Air Force Mountain West Armed Forces 62 7W-5L 5W-3L Minnesota/Navy/TCU/Utah/BYU
Wyoming Mountain West New Mexico 95 6W-6L 4W-4L Texas/Colorado/Air Force/Utah/BYU/TCU
UNLV Mountain West Toilet 96 5W-7L 3W-5L Oregon State/Nevada/BYU/Wyoming/Utah/TCU/Air Force
San Diego State Mountain West Toilet 104 4W-8L 2W-6L UCLA/Idaho/Air Force/BYU/TCU/Wyoming/Utah/UNLV
New Mexico Mountain West Toilet 112 1W-11L 1W-7L Tulsa/Texas A&M/Air Force/New Mexico State/Texas Tech/Wyoming/UNLV/San Diego State/Utah/BYU/TCU
Colorado State Mountain West Toilet 113 3W-9L 0W-8L BYU/Idaho/TCU/San Diego State/Air Force/UNLV/Utah/New Mexico/Wyoming
Mountain West over WAC (4-2): Utah over Utah State, UNLV over Hawaii, BYU over Utah State, Idaho over Colorado State, Nevada over UNLV, San Diego State over New Mexico State

Mountain West over Conference USA (3-0): BYU over Tulane, TCU over SMU, Wyoming over Florida Atlantic

Mountain West over ACC (2-1): Florida State over BYU, TCU over Virginia, TCU over Clemson

Mountain West over Independents (1-0): Air Force over Army

Mountain West over Big Twelve (2-1): BYU over Oklahoma, Colorado State over Colorado, Texas Tech over New Mexico

8-WAC-Western Athletic Conference (80.00): Bowl Record: 1-4

WAC Champion: Boise State

WAC over MAC (3-0): Boise State over Miami-OH, Boise State over Bowling Green, Idaho over Northern Illinois

9-Conference USA (85.42): Bowl Record: 4-2

Conference Champion: East Carolina
East Carolina Conference USA-E Liberty 45 9W-4L 8W-1L West Virginia/North Carolina/SMU/Virginia Tech
Southern Mississippi Conference USA-E New Orleans 76 7W-5L 5W-3L Kansas/UAB/Louisville/Houston/East Carolina
Marshall Conference USA-E Hawaii 79 6W-6L 4W-4L Virginia Tech/East Carolina/West Virginia/Central Florida/Southern Mississippi/UTEP
Central Florida Conference USA-E St.Petersburg 81 8W-4L 6W-2L Southern Mississippi/East Carolina/Miami-FL/Texas
Alabama-Birmingham Conference USA-E Toilet 84 5W-7L 4W-4L SMU/Texas A&M/Troy State/Mississippi/Marshall/Central Florida
Memphis State Conference USA-E Toilet 115 2W-10L 1W-7L Mississippi/Middle Tennessee St./Marshall/Central Florida/Southern Mississippi/East Carolina/Tennessee/UAB/Houston/Tulsa
Houston Conference USA-W GMAC 46 10W-3L 6W-3L Texas-El Paso/Central Florida/East Carolina
Southern Methodist Conference USA-W Armed Forces 80 7W-5L 6W-2L TCU/Washington State/Navy/Houston/Marshall
Tulsa Conference USA-W Toilet 91 5W-7L 3W-5L Oklahoma/Boise State/UTEP/SMU/Houston/East Carolina/Southern Mississippi
Texas-El Paso Conference USA-W Toilet 97 4W-8L 3W-5L Buffalo/Kansas/Texas/Memphis State/UAB/Tulane/SMU/Rice
Rice Conference USA-W Toilet 105 2W-10L 2W-6L UAB/Texas Tech/Vanderbilt/Oklahoma State/Tulsa/Navy/East Carolina/Central Florida/SMU/Houston
Tulane Conference USA-W Toilet 109 3W-9L 1W-7L Tulsa/BYU/Houston/Marshall/Southern Mississippi/LSU/Rice/Central Florida/SMU
Conference USA over MAC (3-1): Marshall over Bowling Green, Buffalo over UTEP, Central Florida over Buffalo, Marshall over Bowling Green

Conference USA over Big Twelve (1-0): Houston over Oklahoma State

Conference USA over SEC (1-0): Houston over Mississippi State

Conference USA even with Independents (1-1): Tulane over Army, Navy over Rice

Conference USA over WAC (1-0): UTEP over New Mexico State

10-MAC-Mid-American (91.08): Bowl Record 0-3

Conference Champion: Central Michigan
Ohio University Mid-American-E Little Caesar's 66 9W-4L 7W-2L Connecticut/Tennessee/Kent State/Central Michigan
Temple Mid-American-E International 67 9W-3L 7W-1L Villanova/Penn State/Ohio University
Bowling Green Mid-American-E Toilet 93 7W-5L 6W-2L Missouri/Marshall/Boise State/Ohio Univ./Central Michigan
Buffalo Mid-American-E Toilet 100 5W-7L 3W-5L Pittsburgh/Central Florida/Temple/Central Michigan/Western Michigan/Bowling Green/Ohio University
Kent State Mid-American-E Toilet 101 5W-7L 4W-4L Boston College/Iowa State/Baylor/Bowling Green/Akron/Temple/Buffalo
Akron Mid-American-E Toilet 108 3W-9L 2W-6L Penn State/Indiana/Central Michigan/Ohio University/Buffalo/Syracuse/Northern Illinois/Temple/Bowling Green
Miami-OH Mid-American-E Toilet 118 1W-11L 1W-7L Kentucky/Boise State/Western Michigan/Kent State/Cincinnati/Northwestern/Ohio Univ./Temple/Bowling Green/Buffalo
Central Michigan Mid-American-W GMAC 48 11W-2L 9W-0L Arizona/Boston College
Northern Illinois Mid-American-W EagleBank 78 7W-5L 5W-3L Wisconsin/Idaho/Toledo/Ohio University/Central Michigan
Toledo Mid-American-W Toilet 83 5W-7L 3W-5L Purdue/Ohio State/Western Michigan/Temple/Miami-OH/Central Michigan/Bowling Green
Western Michigan Mid-American-W Toilet 92 5W-7L 4W-4L Michigan/Indiana/Northern Illinois/Central Michigan/Kent State/Michigan State/Ball State
Ball State Mid-American-W Toilet 117 2W-10L 2W-6L North Texas State/New Hampshire/Army/Auburn/Toledo/Temple/Bowling Green/Ohio University/Northern Illinois/Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan Mid-American-W Toilet 119 0W-12L 0W-8L Army/Northwestern/Michigan/Temple/Central Michigan/Kent State/Ball State/Northern Illinois/Western Michigan/Toledo/Akron
MAC over Sunbelt (2-1): Ohio University over North Texas State, Bowling Green over Troy State, North Texas State over Ball State
11-Sun Belt Conference (98.00): Bowl Record: 1-1
Sunbelt Champion: Troy State
Troy State Sun Belt New Orleans 59 9W-3L 8W-0L Bowling Green/Florida/Arkansas
Middle Tennessee State Sun Belt Little Caesar's 70 9W-3L 7W-1L Clemson/Troy State/Mississippi State
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt Toilet 98 6W-6L 4W-4L LSU/Nebraska/Florida Atlantic/Florida International/Middle Tennessee State/Troy State
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt Toilet 99 6W-6L 5W-3L Texas/Arizona State/Kentucky/Troy State/Louisiana-Lafayette/Middle Tennessee State
Florida Atlantic Sun Belt Toilet 102 5W-7L 5W-3L Nebraska/South Carolina/Louisiana-Monroe/Wyoming/Middle Tennessee St./UAB/Troy State
Arkansas State Sun Belt Toilet 107 4W-8L 3W-5L Nebraska/Troy State/Iowa/Louisiana-Monroe/Louisville/Louisiana-Lafayette/Florida Atlantic/Middle Tennessee State
Florida International Sun Belt Toilet 114 3W-9L 3W-5L Alabama/Rutgers/Toledo/Louisiana-Monroe/Troy State/Arkansas State/Middle Tennessee State/Florida/Florida Atlantic
North Texas State Sun Belt Toilet 116 2W-10L 1W-7L Ohio Univ./Alabama/Middle Tennessee St./Louisiana-Lafayette/Florida Atlantic/Troy State/Louisiana-Monroe/Florida International/Army/Arkansas State
Western Kentucky Sun Belt Toilet 120 0W-12L 0W-8L Tennessee/South Florida/Central Arkansas/Navy/Florida International/Louisiana-Lafayette/Middle Tennessee St./North Texas St./Troy State/Louisiana-Monroe/Florida Atlantic/Arkansas State

Sunbelt even with Conference USA (1-1): Middle Tennessee State over Memphis State, Alabama-Birmingham over Florida Atlantic

Biggest Upsets of the 2009 NCAA Division I Football Season

North Carolina State over Pittsburgh

UTEP over Houston

Houston over Texas Tech

Houston over Oklahoma State

Washington over USC

Northern Illinois over Purdue

Purdue over Ohio State

Syracuse over Northwestern

Northwestern over Iowa

BYU over Oklahoma

Louisiana-Lafayette over Kansas State

Maryland over Clemson

North Carolina State over North Carolina

Georgia over Georgia Tech

Oklahoma over Oklahoma State

Mississippi State over Mississippi

Utah State over Idaho

Big Games/Rivalries to Decide the BCS Championship/Conference Titles/Bowl Spots

USC over Ohio State

Alabama over Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech over Nebraska

Washington upsets USC

Iowa over Penn State

South Florida over Florida State

Michigan State over Michigan

Florida over LSU

Ohio State over Wisconsin

Iowa over Michigan

Cincinnati over South Florida

Texas over Oklahoma

USC over Notre Dame

Purdue upsets Ohio State

Penn State over Michigan

TCU over BYU

Florida over Georgia

Oregon over USC

Alabama over LSU

Ohio State over Penn State

Stanford over Oregon

Northwestern over Iowa

Ohio State over Iowa

Stanford over USC

TCU over Utah

Ohio State over Michigan

California over Stanford

Alabama over Auburn

Texas over Texas A&M

Florida over Florida State

Oklahoma over Oklahoma State

Miami-FL over South Florida

USC over UCLA

Georgia over Georgia Tech

BYU over Utah

MAC Conference Championship: Central Michigan over Ohio University
Conference USA Championship: East Carolina over Houston
ACC Conference Championship: Georgia Tech over Clemson
Big 12 Conference Championship: Texas over Nebraska

SEC Conference Championship: Alabama over Florida

PAC Conference Championship: Oregon over Oregon State

December 12

Army vs. Navy

Sports Rivalries

Bowl Schedule 2009-2010 NCAA News

Bowl Schedule 2009-2010: Football Bowl Association

Bowl Schedule 2009-2010: ESPN

Bowl Projections 2009-2010

Bowl Team A Team B Featuring
BCS Championship Alabama Texas BCS #1 vs. #2
Orange Georgia Tech Cincinnati/Boise State/Iowa ACC vs. Big East
Fiesta Boise State/Cincinnati/Iowa TCU Big 12 vs. BCS
Sugar Florida Iowa/Cincinnati/TCU SEC vs. BCS
Rose Ohio State Oregon Big 10 vs. PAC 10
Cotton Nebraska LSU Big 12 vs. SEC
Gator Pittsburgh Clemson Big East vs. ACC
Capital One Penn State Auburn Big 10 vs. SEC
Outback Northwestern Georgia Big 10 vs. SEC
Chick-fil-A Virginia Tech Mississippi ACC vs. SEC
Holiday Oregon State BYU PAC 10 vs. Mountain West
Sun Oklahoma USC Big 12 vs. PAC 10
Insight Michigan State Oklahoma State Big 10 vs. Big 12
Champs Minnesota Florida State Big 10 vs. ACC
Alamo Wisconsin Missouri Big 10 vs. Big 12
Liberty Kentucky East Carolina SEC vs. Conference USA
GMAC Houston Central Michigan ACC vs. MAC
PapaJohns South Carolina Connecticut SEC vs. Big East
Texas Texas A&M Navy Big 12 vs. Navy
International Rutgers Temple Big East vs. MAC
Humanitarian Utah Nevada Mountain West vs. WAC
Meinke North Carolina Pittsburgh ACC vs. Big East
Little Caesar's Middle Tennessee State Ohio University Big 10 vs. MAC
Independence Oklahoma Arkansas Big 12 vs. SEC
EagleBank Iowa State Army or ??? ACC vs. Army
Las Vegas Kansas State California Mountain West vs. PAC 10
Poinsettia Wyoming UCLA Mountain West vs. PAC 10
Emerald Boston College Stanford ACC vs. PAC 10
Hawaii ??? Marshall WAC vs. Conference USA
Music City Miami-FL Tennessee ACC vs. SEC
New Orleans Troy State Southern Mississippi Sunbelt vs. Conference USA
New Mexico Fresno State ??? WAC vs. Mountain West
St. Petersburg South Florida Central Florida Big East vs. Conference USA
Armed Forces Air Force SMU Mountain West vs. Conference USA
National Championship: Alabama vs. Texas
Sugar selects first and fifth: Florida vs. Cincinnati or Iowa
Fiesta selects second and fourth: TCU or Cincinnati vs. Boise State
Orange selects third: Cincinnati or TCU vs. Georgia Tech
Rose: Oregon State/Oregon winner vs. Ohio State
Conference Bowl Commitments Bowl Eligible
SEC 8 10
ACC 10 7
Big 12 8 9
Big 10 7 7
PAC 10 6 7
Big East 6 6
Conference USA 6 6
Mountain West 5 5
MAC 3 5
WAC 3 5
Sunbelt 1 4
Independents 3 2 or 3
Totals 66 73 to 74

Scout: College Football News

FoxSports

Football-Bowl.com

SportProjections.com

Big Ten(7) Team Pacific Ten(7) Team Big Twelve(9 or 10) Team SEC(10) Team
Rose Ohio State Rose Oregon BCS Texas BCS Alabama
Sugar Iowa Holiday Oregon State Alamo Missouri Sugar Florida
Capital One Penn State Sun  USC Sugar Oklahoma State Cotton LSU
Outback Northwestern Las Vegas California Sun   Texas Tech Outback Mississippi
Alamo   Wisconsin Emerald Stanford Insight Kansas State Chick-fil-A Georgia
Champs Minnesota Poinsettia Arizona Texas Texas A&M Music City Tennessee
Insight Michigan State Humanitarian Nevada Independence Oklahoma Liberty Kentucky
Little Caesar's Middle Tennessee St. Mountain West(4 or 5) Team Cotton Nebraska

Independence

Papa Johns

Arkansas

South Carolina
ACC (7) Team Fiesta TCU Big East(5 or 6) Team Capital One Auburn
Orange Georgia Tech Holiday BYU Orange Cincinnati Conference USA (6) Team
Gator Clemson Poinsettia Utah Sun  Pittsburgh Liberty East Carolina
Chick-fil-A Virginia Tech Armed Forces Air Force Meinke West Virginia GMAC Houston
Champs   Florida State New Mexico Wyoming International Rutgers New Orleans Southern Mississippi
Music City Miami-FL WAC(4) Team Papa Johns Connecticut Texas Marshall
Meinke North Carolina   Fiesta Boise State St. Petersburg South Florida St. Petersburg Central Florida
Emerald Boston College Humanitarian   Nevada Independents(2) Team Armed Forces SMU
Humanitarian n/a Hawaii Idaho EagleBank Northern Illinois or Army MAC(5) Team
EagleBank Iowa State New Mexico Fresno State Texas Navy Little Caesar's Temple
PapaJohns n/a Sunbelt(4) Team     GMAC Central Michigan
GMAC n/a New Orleans Troy State     International Ohio University

Most Division I Football Programs by State

Texas (10)
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Christian
Texas Tech
Houston
Rice
North Texas State
Baylor
SMU
Texas El-Paso
Ohio (8)
Ohio State
Bowling Green
Toledo
Miami-OH
Cincinnati
Kent State
Ohio Univ.
Akron
California (7)
USC
Stanford
UCLA
Fresno State
California
San Jose State
San Diego State
Florida (7)
Miami-Florida
Florida State
Florida
Central Florida
South Florida
Florida Atlantic
Florida International

Michigan (5)
Michigan
Michigan State
Western Michigan
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
North Carolina (5)
Wake Forest
No.Carolina State
Duke
North Carolina
East Carolina
Louisiana (5)
LSU
Tulane
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
Alabama (4)
Alabama
Auburn
Troy State
Alabama-Birmingham
Tennessee (4)
Middle Tennessee State
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Memphis State
New York/New Jersey (4)
Syracuse
Rutgers
Army
Buffalo
Virginia/West Virginia (4)
Virginia Tech
Virginia
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 (3)
Colorado
Colorado State
Air Force
Utah (3)
Utah
BYU
Utah State
Idaho (3)
Boise State
Idaho
Utah State
Arkansas (2)
Arkansas
Arkansas State
Georgia (2)
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Kentucky (3)
Louisville

Kentucky

Western Kentucky
Nevada (2)
UNLV
Nevada
New Mexico (2)
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Washington (2)
Washington State
Washington
Arizona (2)
Arizona State
Arizona
Oregon (2)
Oregon
Oregon State
Maryland/District of Columbia (2)
Maryland
Navy
South Carolina (2)
South Carolina
Clemson
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
Parity in NCAA Division I football has resulted from:
1)Reduction in Scholarships--95 to 85 (may go to 72 soon)
2)Strength & Conditioning Coaches/Methods influencing high school and college programs
3)Excellent coaches and coaching staffs, methods and techniques including national recruiting of athletes