DAVETGC'S Rankings-119 NCAA-Division I Teams
Thursday, January 5, 2006: 1 undefeated Team
NCAA Division I Team Conference Ranking Bowl Possibility Record Loss(es)
Texas Big 12 1 Rose 13W-0L None
USC Pacific 10 2 Rose 12W-1L Texas
Penn State Big Ten 3 Orange 11W-1L Michigan
Ohio State Big Ten 4 Fiesta 10W-2L Texas, Penn State
LSU Southeastern 5 Peach 11W-2L Tennessee, Georgia
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast 6 Gator 11W-2L Miami-Florida, Florida State
West Virginia Big East 7 Sugar 11W-1L Virginia Tech
Notre Dame Independent 8 Fiesta 9W-3L Michigan State, USC, Ohio State
Florida Southeastern 9 Outback 9W-3L Alabama, LSU, South Carolina
Georgia Southeastern 10 Sugar 10W-3L Florida, Auburn, West Virginia
Alabama Southeastern 11 Cotton 10W-2L LSU, Auburn
Florida State Atlantic Coast 12 Orange 8W-5L Virginia, North Carolina State, Clemson, Florida, Penn State
UCLA Pacific 10 13 Sun 10W-2L Arizona, USC
Wisconsin Big Ten 14 Capital One 10W-3L Northwestern, Penn State, Iowa
Louisville Big East 15 Gator 9W-3L South Florida, West Virginia, Virginia Tech
TCU Mountain West 16 Houston 11W-1L SMU
Auburn Southeastern 17 Capital One 9W-3L Georgia Tech, LSU, Wisconsin
Clemson Atlantic Coast 18 Champs 8W-4L Miami-FL, Boston College, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast 19 Peach 9W-3L Florida State, Georgia Tech, LSU
Oklahoma Big 12 20 Holiday 8W-4L TCU, UCLA, Texas, Texas Tech
Oregon Pacific 10 21 Holiday 10W-2L USC, Oklahoma
Texas Tech Big 12 22 Cotton 9W-3L Texas, Oklahoma State, Alabama
Nebraska Big 12 23 Alamo 8W-4L Texas Tech, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas
Michigan Big Ten 24 Alamo 7W-5L Notre Dame, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Ohio State, Nebraska
Virginia Atlantic Coast 25 Music City 7W-5L Maryland, Boston College, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Miami-Florida
Northwestern Big Ten 26 Sun 7W-5L Arizona State, Penn State, Michigan, Ohio State, UCLA
Iowa Big Ten 27 Outback 7W-5L Iowa State, Ohio State, Michigan, Northwestern, Florida
North Carolina Atlantic Coast 28 Toilet 5W-6L Georgia Tech, Wisconsin, Louisville, Miami-FL, Maryland, Virginia Tech
South Carolina Southeastern 29 Independence 7W-5L Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Missouri
Boston College Atlantic Coast 30 MPC 9W-3L Florida State, Virginia Tech, North Carolina
Minnesota Big Ten 31 Music City 7W-5L Penn State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Iowa, Virginia
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast 32 Emerald 7W-5L Virginia Tech, North Carolina State, Virginia, Georgia, Utah
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast 33 Meineke 7W-5L Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Clemson, Wake Forest, Boston College
Maryland Atlantic Coast 34 Toilet 5W-6L Clemson, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Boston College
Kansas Big 12 35 Fort Worth 7W-5L Texas Tech, Kansas State, Colorado, Oklahoma, Texas
Missouri Big 12 36 Independence 7W-5L New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, Kansas State
Iowa State Big 12 37 Houston 7W-5L Nebraska, Baylor, Missouri, Kansas, TCU
Colorado Big 12 38 Champs 7W-6L Miami-FL, Texas x 2, Iowa State, Nebraska, Clemson
California Pacific 10 39 Las Vegas 8W-4L UCLA, Oregon State, Oregon, USC
Stanford Pacific 10 40 Toilet 5W-6L Cal-Davis, Oregon, UCLA, USC, California, Notre Dame
Arizona State Pacific 10 41 Insight 7W-5L LSU, USC, Oregon, Stanford, UCLA
Navy Independent 42 Poinsettia 8W-4L Maryland, Stanford, Rutgers, Notre Dame
Texas A&M Big 12 43 Toilet 5W-6L Clemson, Colorado, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Texas
Kansas State Big 12 44 Toilet 5W-6L Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Colorado, Iowa State, Nebraska
Utah Mountain West 45 Emerald 7W-5L TCU, North Carolina, Colorado St., San Diego State, New Mexico
Purdue Big Ten 46 Toilet 5W-6L Minnesota, Notre Dame, Iowa, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Penn State
Michigan State Big Ten 47 Toilet 5W-6L Michigan, Ohio State, Northwestern, Purdue, Minnesota, Penn State
Baylor Big 12 48 Toilet 5W-6L Texas A&M, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Texas, Missouri
Tennessee Southeastern 49 Toilet 5W-6L Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast 50 Toilet 4W-7L Vanderbilt, Nebraska, Florida State, Boston College, Maryland, Georgia Tech, Miami-Florida
Oregon State Pacific 10 51 Toilet 5W-6L Louisville, Arizona State, UCLA, Arizona, Stanford, Oregon
South Florida Big East 52 Meineke 6W-6L Penn State, Miami-FL, Pittsburgh, Connecticut, West Virginia, North Carolina State
Oklahoma State Big 12 53 Toilet 4W-7L Colorado, Missouri, Texas A&M, Iowa State, Texas, Baylor, Oklahoma
Fresno State Western Athletic 54 Liberty 8W-5L Oregon, USC, Nevada, Louisiana Tech, Tulsa
Arkansas Southeastern 55 Toilet 4W-7L Vanderbilt, USC, Auburn, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Arkansas
Boise State Western Athletic 56 MPC 9W-4L Georgia, Oregon State, Fresno State, Boston College
Rutgers Big East 57 Insight 7W-5L Illinois, West Virginia, South Florida, Louisville, Arizona State
Pittsburgh Big East 58 Toilet 5W-6L Notre Dame, Ohio Univ., Nebraska, Rutgers, Louisville, West Virginia
Washington State Pacific 10 59 Toilet 4W-7L Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, California, USC, Arizona State, Oregon
BYU Mountain West 60 Las Vegas 6W-6L Boston College, TCU, San Diego State, Notre Dame, Utah, California
Colorado State Mountain West 61 Poinsettia 6W-6L Colorado, Minnesota, BYU, TCU, San Diego State, Navy
Nevada Western Athletic 62 Hawaii 9W-3L Washington State, Colorado State, Boise State
Arizona Pacific 10 63 Toilet 3W-8L Utah, Purdue, California, USC, Stanford, Oregon, Washington, Arizona State
Indiana Big Ten 64 Toilet 4W-7L Wisconsin, Iowa, Ohio State, Michigan State, Minnesota, Michigan, Purdue
Tulsa Conference USA 65 Liberty 8W-4L Minnesota, Oklahoma, Houston, UTEP
Northern Illinois Mid-American 66 Toilet 7W-5L Michigan, Northwestern, Akron x 2, Ball State
Toledo Mid-American 67 GMAC 9W-3L Fresno State, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois
Kentucky Southeastern 68 Toilet 3W-8L Louisville, Indiana, Florida, South Carolina, Mississippi, Auburn, Georgia, Tennessee
Central Florida Conference USA 69 Hawaii 8W-5L South Carolina, South Florida, Southern Mississippi, Tulsa, Nevada
Vanderbilt Southeastern 70 Toilet 5W-6L Middle Tennessee State, LSU, Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, Kentucky
Army Independent 71 Toilet 4W-7L Boston College, Baylor, Iowa State, Connecticut, CMU, TCU, Navy
Louisiana Tech Western Athletic 72 Toilet 7W-4L Florida, Kansas, Nevada, Boise State
Air Force Mountain West 73 Toilet 4W-7L Wyoming, Utah, Colorado State, Navy, TCU, BYU, Army
Washington Pacific 10 74 Toilet 2W-9L Air Force, Cal, Notre Dame, Oregon, UCLA, USC, Arizona State, Oregon State, Washington State
Illinois Big Ten 75 Toilet 2W-9L California, Michigan State, Iowa, Indiana, Penn State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Purdue, Northwestern
Memphis State Conference USA 76 Motor City 7W-5L Mississippi, Tulsa, Central Florida, Alabama-Birmingham, Tennessee
Akron Mid-American 77 Motor City 7W-6L Purdue, Central Michigan, Miami-OH, Army, Ball State, Memphis State
Texas-El Paso Conference USA 78 GMAC 8W-4L Memphis State, UAB, SMU, Toledo
Bowling Green Mid-American 79 Toilet 6W-5L Wisconsin, Boise State, Western Michigan, Akron, Toledo
New Mexico Mountain West 80 Toilet 6W-5L UTEP, TCU, BYU, Colorado State, Air Force
Connecticut Big East 81 Toilet 5W-6L Georgia Tech, Cincinnati, Rutgers, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, Louisville
Wyoming Mountain West 82 Toilet 4W-7L Florida, TCU, New Mexico, Colorado State, Utah, BYU, San Diego St.
Mississippi State Southeastern 83 Toilet 3W-8L Auburn, Georgia, LSU, Florida, Houston, Kentucky, Alabama, Arkansas
Mississippi Southeastern 84 Toilet 3W-8L Vanderbilt, Wyoming, Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi State
Western Michigan Mid-American 85 Toilet 7W-4L Virginia, Toledo, Ball State, Northern Illinois
Ohio University Mid-American 86 Toilet 4W-6L Northwestern, Bowling Green, CMU, Virginia Tech, Toledo, Akron
Central Michigan Mid-American 87 Toilet 6W-5L Indiana, Penn State, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan
Miami-OH Mid-American 88 Toilet 7W-4L Ohio State, Central Michigan, Northern Illinois, Bowling Green
Cincinnati Big East 89 Toilet 4W-7L Penn State, Miami-OH, Pittsburgh, Louisville, West Virginia, South Florida, Rutgers
Syracuse Big East 90 Toilet 1W-10L West Virginia, Virginia, Florida State, Connecticut, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, South Florida, Notre Dame, Louisville
San Diego State Mountain West 91 Toilet 5W-7L UCLA, Air Force, Ohio St., UNLV, New Mexico, TCU, Hawaii
East Carolina Conference USA 92 Toilet 5W-6L Wake Forest, West Virginia, Southern Mississippi, Memphis St., Central Florida, Tulsa
Southern Mississippi Conference USA 93 New Orleans 7W-5L Alabama, Tulsa, North Carolina State, Houston, Memphis St.
Hawaii Western Athletic 94 Toilet 5W-7L Southern Cal, Michigan State, Boise State, Louisiana Tech, Fresno State, Nevada, Wisconsin
Ball State Mid-American 95 Toilet 4W-7L Iowa, Bowling Green, Auburn, Boston College, Toledo, Ohio University, CMU
Alabama-Birmingham Conference USA 96 Toilet 5W-6L Tennessee, SMU, Marshall, Southern Mississippi, Central Florida, East Carolina
Marshall Conference USA 97 Toilet 4W-7L Kansas State, Central Florida, Virginia Tech, UTEP, Southern Mississippi, East Carolina, Memphis State
Southern Methodist Conference USA 98 Toilet 5W-6L Baylor, Texas A&M, Tulane, Marshall, East Carolina, Tulsa
Houston Conference USA 99 Fort Worth 6W-6L Oregon, Texas-El Paso, Memphis State, Central Florida, SMU, Kansas
Duke Atlantic Coast 100 Toilet 1W-10L East Carolina, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Navy, Georgia Tech, Miami-FL, Florida St., Wake Forest, Clemson, North Carolina
Eastern Michigan Mid-American 101 Toilet 4W-7L Cincinnati, Michigan, Toledo, Northern Illinois, Miami-OH, Western Michigan, Ball State
Rice Conference USA 102 Toilet 1W-10L UCLA, Texas, Alabama-Birmingham, East Carolina, Tulsa, Navy, UTEP, SMU, Central Florida, Houston
Tulane Conference USA 103 Toilet 2W-9L Mississippi State, Houston, UTEP, Central Florida, Marshall, Navy, Rice, Tulsa, Southern Mississippi
Utah State Western Athletic 104 Toilet 2W-8L Utah, Idaho, Fresno St., Boise State, Alabama, Louisiana Tech, Hawaii, Nevada
San Jose State Western Athletic 105 Toilet 3W-8L Illinois, San Diego State, Nevada, Utah State, Boise St., Hawaii, Louisiana Tech, Fresno State
UNLV Mountain West 106 Toilet 2W-9L New Mexico, Nevada, Utah State, Wyoming, Air Force, Utah, BYU, TCU, Colorado St.
Idaho Western Athletic 107 Toilet 2W-9L Washington State, UNLV, Washington, Hawaii, Nevada, Fresno St., Louisiana Tech, Boise St., San Jose St.
Arkansas State Sun Belt 108 New Orleans 6W-6L Missouri, Oklahoma St., Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee State, Army, Southern Mississippi
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt 109 Toilet 6W-5L Texas, Eastern Michigan, Central Florida, Florida Atlantic, Arkansas St.
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 110 Toilet 5W-6L Northwestern St., Wyoming, Georgia, Arkansas, Florida International, Louisiana-Lafayette
Florida International Sun Belt 111 Toilet 5W-6L Kansas State, Texas Tech, Louisiana-Monroe, North Texas, Troy St., Louisiana-Lafayette
Middle Tennessee State Sun Belt 112 Toilet 4W-7L Alabama, North Texas St., Akron, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, North Carolina St., Florida International
Troy State Sun Belt 113 Toilet 4W-7L Alabama-Birmingham, Missouri, South Carolina, Louisiana-Lafayette, Louisiana-Monroe, Arkansas State, Middle Tennessee
North Texas State Sun Belt 114 Toilet 2W-9L Tulsa, Kansas State, Troy St., Louisiana Tech, LSU, Louisiana-Lafayette, Florida Atlantic, Louisiana-Monroe, Arkansas St.
Florida Atlantic Sun Belt 115 Toilet 2W-9L Kansas, Oklahoma St., Minnesota, Arkansas State, Louisville, Middle Tennessee St., Louisiana-Monroe, Troy St., Florida International
Buffalo Mid-American 116 Toilet 1W-10L Connecticut, Syracuse, Rutgers, Western Michigan, Akron, Bowling Green, Toledo, Miami-OH, Ohio University, EMU
Kent State Mid-American 117 Toilet 1W-10L Michigan State, Miami-OH, Ohio University, Eastern Michigan, Navy, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Akron
Temple Independent 118 Toilet 0W-11L Arizona State, Wisconsin, Toledo, Western Michigan, Bowling Green, Miami-FL, Clemson, Miami-OH, Virginia, Navy, Maryland
New Mexico State Western Athletic 119 Toilet 0W-12L Texas El-Paso, Colorado, New Mexico, California, Louisiana Tech, Hawaii, Fresno St., Boise St., Idaho, Nevada, San Jose St., Utah St.

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Top Teams in NCAA Division I Football-Sorted by BCS Ranking

Conference Rankings

1-ACC-Atlantic Coast (32.25): Bowl Record: 5-3
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast 6
Florida State Atlantic Coast 12
Clemson Atlantic Coast 18
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast 19
Virginia Atlantic Coast 25
North Carolina Atlantic Coast 28
Boston College Atlantic Coast 30
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast 32
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast 33
Maryland Atlantic Coast 34
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast 50
Duke Atlantic Coast 100

2-Big Ten (32.82): Bowl Record: 3-4
Penn State Big Ten 3
Ohio State Big Ten 4
Wisconsin Big Ten 14
Michigan Big Ten 24
Northwestern Big Ten 26
Iowa Big Ten 27
Minnesota Big Ten 31
Purdue Big Ten 46
Michigan State Big Ten 47
Indiana Big Ten 64
Illinois Big Ten 75

3-Big Twelve (33.33): Bowl Record: 5-3
Texas Big 12 1
Oklahoma Big 12 20
Texas Tech Big 12 22
Nebraska Big 12 23
Kansas Big 12 35
Missouri Big 12 36
Iowa State Big 12 37
Colorado Big 12 38
Texas A&M Big 12 43
Kansas State Big 12 44
Baylor Big 12 48
Oklahoma State Big 12 53

4-SEC-Southeastern(40.83): Bowl Record: 3-3
LSU Southeastern 5
Florida Southeastern 9
Georgia Southeastern 10
Alabama Southeastern 11
Auburn Southeastern 17
South Carolina Southeastern 29
Tennessee Southeastern 49
Arkansas Southeastern 55
Kentucky Southeastern 68
Vanderbilt Southeastern 70
Mississippi State Southeastern 83
Mississippi Southeastern 84

5-PAC 10-Pacific Athletic Conference(40.3): Bowl Record: 3-2
USC Pacific 10 2
UCLA Pacific 10 13
Oregon Pacific 10 21
California Pacific 10 39
Stanford Pacific 10 40
Arizona State Pacific 10 41
Oregon State Pacific 10 51
Washington State Pacific 10 59
Arizona Pacific 10 63
Washington Pacific 10 74

6-Big East (56.13): Bowl Record: 1-3
West Virginia Big East 7
Louisville Big East 15
South Florida Big East 52
Rutgers Big East 57
Pittsburgh Big East 58
Connecticut Big East 81
Cincinnati Big East 89
Syracuse Big East 90

Independents (59.75): Bowl Record: 1-1
Notre Dame Independent 8
Navy Independent 42
Army Independent 71
Temple Independent 118

Temple to MAC in 2007

Future Notre Dame Schedules

7-Mountain West (68.22): Bowl Record: 2-2
TCU Mountain West 16
Utah Mountain West 45
BYU Mountain West 60
Colorado State Mountain West 61
Air Force Mountain West 73
New Mexico Mountain West 80
Wyoming Mountain West 82
San Diego State Mountain West 91
UNLV Mountain West 106

8-WAC-Western Athletic Conference(85.9): Bowl Record: 1-2
Fresno State Western Athletic 54
Boise State Western Athletic 56
Nevada Western Athletic 62
Louisiana Tech Western Athletic 72
Hawaii Western Athletic 94
Utah State Western Athletic 104
San Jose State Western Athletic 105
Idaho Western Athletic 107
New Mexico State Western Athletic 119

9-MAC-Mid-American (88.66): Bowl Record 1-1
Northern Illinois Mid-American 66
Toledo Mid-American 67
Akron Mid-American 77
Bowling Green Mid-American 79
Western Michigan Mid-American 85
Ohio University Mid-American 86
Central Michigan Mid-American 87
Miami-OH Mid-American 88
Ball State Mid-American 95
Eastern Michigan Mid-American 101
Buffalo Mid-American 116
Kent State Mid-American 117

Temple to MAC in 2007

10-Conference USA (89.0): Bowl Record: 3-3
Tulsa Conference USA 65
Central Florida Conference USA 69
Memphis State Conference USA 76
Texas-El Paso Conference USA 78
East Carolina Conference USA 92
Southern Mississippi Conference USA 93
Alabama-Birmingham Conference USA 96
Marshall Conference USA 97
Southern Methodist Conference USA 98
Houston Conference USA 99
Rice Conference USA 102
Tulane Conference USA 103

11-Sun Belt Conference (111.5): Bowl Record: 0-1
Arkansas State Sun Belt 108
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt 109
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 110
Florida International Sun Belt 111
Middle Tennessee State Sun Belt 112
Troy State Sun Belt 113
North Texas State Sun Belt 114
Florida Atlantic Sun Belt 115

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 (2)
Louisville
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, 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

Football Playoff System including Bowl games

Week One-1st weekend after Thanksgiving-December 1-3, 2005
Bowl Team 1 Team 2 Matchup Date Sponsor City
MAC Championship Northern Illinois Akron MAC-West vs. MAC-East 12/1/2005 Ford Detroit, MI
Conference USA Championship Tulsa Central Florida East vs. West 12/3/2005 n/a Orlando, FL
Mountain West Championship TCU Utah South vs. North 12/3/2005 n/a Albaquerque, Sacramento, Denver, San Diego
Big East Championship West Virginia Louisville East vs. West 12/3/2005 n/a n/a
WAC Championship Fresno State Boise State WAC-South vs. WAC-North 12/3/2005 n/a n/a
ACC Championship Virginia Tech Florida State ACC-Coastal vs. ACC-Atlantic 12/3/2005 Dr. Pepper Jacksonville, FL
SEC Championship LSU Georgia SEC-West vs. SEC-East 12/3/2005 Dr. Pepper Atlanta, GA
Big 12 Championship Colorado Texas Big 12-North vs. Big 12-South 12/3/2005 Dr. Pepper Kansas City, KS
PAC 10 Championship USC Oregon PAC 10-South vs. PAC 10-North 12/3/2005 Dr. Pepper n/a
Big 10 Championship Penn State Iowa Big 10-East vs. Big 10-West 12/3/2005 Dr. Pepper Indianapolis, IN

If no league championship game, then conference champ as decided by conference. 6 conferences earn automatic births in NCAA Division I quarterfinals on New Year's Day (Big 10, Big 12, ACC, SEC, PAC 10 and Big East).

Week 2-December 10-2nd weekend after Thanksgiving Holiday
New Orleans Arkansas State Tulsa Sun Belt vs. Conference USA 10-Dec Wyndham New Orleans, LA
GMAC Fresno State Akron WAC Champ vs. MAC Champ 10-Dec GMAC Mobile, AL
Las Vegas Ohio State Oregon BCS two highest ranked non-champs 10-Dec Pioneer Las Vegas, NV
Insight.com Notre Dame TCU At-Large vs. Mountain West Champ 10-Dec Insight.com Phoenix, AZ

Week 3-December 17-3rd weekend after Thanksgiving Holiday
Houston Ohio State Notre Dame Las Vegas vs. Insight winners 17-Dec EV1 Houston, TX
Liberty Tulsa Fresno State New Orleans vs. GMAC winners 17-Dec AutoZone Memphis, TN

New Year's Day: Quarterfinals
Capital One (Quarter-Final) Penn State USC Big 10 Champ vs. PAC 10 Champ 1-Jan Capital One Orlando, FL
Gator (Quarter-Final) Florida State West Virginia ACC vs. Big East 1-Jan Toyota Jacksonville, FL
Cotton (Quarter-Final) Texas Fresno State Big 12 vs. Liberty Winner 1-Jan AT&T Dallas, TX
Sugar (Quarter-Final) Ohio State Georgia Houston winner vs. SEC 1-Jan Nokia Atlanta, GA

January 8, 2006: Semi-Finals
Fiesta (Semi-Final) USC Ohio State Capital One vs. Sugar winners 8-Jan Tostitos Tempe, AZ
Orange (Semi-Final) Texas Florida State Cotton vs. Gator winners 8-Jan FedEx Miami-FL

January 15, 2006: Finals
Rose (Final) USC Texas Fiesta vs. Orange winners 15-Jan Citibank Pasadena, CA

Major Bowls may rotate for Finals, Semi-Finals and Quarter-Finals

Other Holiday Bowls
Poinsettia Colorado State Navy Mountain West vs. At-Large 24-Dec San Diego County Credit Union San Diego, CA
Fort Worth South Carolina Kansas SEC vs. Big 12 12/24/2005 Multiple Fort Worth, TX
Hawaii Central Florida Nevada Conference USA #2 vs. WAC 24-Dec Sheraton Honolulu, HA
Motor City Northern Illinois Minnesota MAC #2 vs. Big 10 #6/7 26-Dec Ford Detroit, MI
Champs Clemson Colorado ACC vs. Big 12 27-Dec Champs Orlando, FL
MPC Computer Boise State Boston College WAC vs. ACC 28-Dec MPC Boise, ID
Alamo Michigan Nebraska Big 10 #2/3 vs. Big 12 #2 28-Dec MasterCard San Antonio, TX
Holiday Oregon Texas Tech PAC-10 #2 vs. Big 12 #3 29-Dec Pacific Life San Diego, CA
Emerald Utah Georgia Tech Mountain West #2/3 vs. PAC 10/ACC 29-Dec Diamond Foods San Francisco, CA
Independence Alabama Missouri SEC vs. Big 12 30-Dec Multiple Shreveport, LA
Music City Wisconsin Miami-FL Big Ten vs. ACC 30-Dec Gaylord Hotels Nashville, TN
Sun Northwestern UCLA Big 10 vs. Pac 10 30-Dec Vitalis El Paso, TX
Meineke Car Care Louisville North Carolina State Big East vs. ACC 30-Dec Meineke Charlotte, NC
Peach Virginia Tech LSU ACC #2 vs. SEC #2/3 31-Dec Chick-fil-A Atlanta, GA
Outback Iowa Auburn Big 10 #2/3 vs. SEC #2/3 31-Dec Outback Tampa, FL

Dates may vary; once a team is involved in playoff, they may not be considered for one of these holiday bowls. Under this format, all bowl teams would practically stay as is except for Memphis State, Southern Mississippi, BYU, South Florida, Rutgers, California, Arizona State and Florida would be eliminated from bowl consideration so the playoff format could move into reality.

TOP NCAA FOOTBALL COACHES
Team Coach Conference Ranking Overall
USC Pete Carroll Pacific 10 1
Ohio State Jim Tressel Big Ten 2
Notre Dame Charlie Weis Independent 3
Florida Urban Meyer Southeastern 4
Texas Mack Brown Big 12 5
Virginia Tech Frank Beamer Atlantic Coast 6
Fresno State Pat Hill Western Athletic 7
Miami FL Larry Coker Atlantic Coast 8
Oklahoma Bob Stoops Big 12 9
Iowa Kirk Ferentz Big Ten 10
Louisville Bobby Petrino Big East 11
Oregon Mike Bellotti Pacific 10 12
Alabama Mike Shula Southeastern 13
Michigan Lloyd Carr Big Ten 14
Boston College Tom O'Brien Atlantic Coast 15
Texas Tech Mike Leach Big 12 16
West Virginia Rich Rodriguez Big East 17
Colorado Gary Barnett Big 12 18
Florida State Bobby Bowden Atlantic Coast 19
Georgia Mark Richt Southeastern 20
Minnesota Glen Mason Big Ten 21
UCLA Karl Dorrell Pacific 10 22
LSU Les Miles Southeastern 23
Clemson Tommy Bowden Atlantic Coast 24
Northwestern Randy Walker Big Ten 25
South Carolina Steve Spurrier Southeastern 26
Auburn Tommy Tuberville Southeastern 27
Colorado State Sonny Lubick Mountain West 28
UTEP Mike Price Conference USA 29
TCU Gary Patterson Mountain West 30
Boise State Dan Hawkins Western Athletic 31
South Florida Jim Leavitt Big East 32
California Jeff Tedford Pacific 10 33
Washington State Bill Doba Pacific 10 34
Virginia Al Groh Atlantic Coast 35
Penn State Joe Paterno Big Ten 36
Wisconsin Barry Alvarez Big Ten 37
Tennessee Phillip Fulmer Southeastern 38
Northern Illinois Joe Novak Mid-American 39
Iowa State Dan McCarney Big 12 40
Maryland Ralph Friedgen Atlantic Coast 41
Nebraska Bill Callahan Big 12 42
Purdue Joe Tiller Big Ten 43
Georgia Tech Chan Gailey Atlantic Coast 44
Stanford Walt Harris Pacific 10 45
Arizona State Dirk Koetter Pacific 10 46
Navy Paul Johnson Independent 47
Kansas State Bill Snyder Big 12 48
North Carolina John Bunting Atlantic Coast 49
Western Michigan Bill Cubit Mid-American 50
Kansas Mark Mangino Big 12 51
North Carolina State Chuck Amato Atlantic Coast 52
Toledo Tom Anstutz Mid-American 53
Texas A&M Dennis Franchione Big 12 53
Arizona Mike Stoops Pacific 10 54
Rutgers Greg Schiano Big East 55
Connecticut Randy Edsall Big East 56
Missouri Gary Pinkel Big 12 57
Army Bobby Ross Independent 58
Florida Atlantic Howard Schellenberger Sunbelt 59
Florida International Don Strock Sunbelt 60
Southern Mississippi Jeff Bower Conference USA 61
Central Michigan Brian Kelly Mid-American 62
Central Florida George O'Leary Conference USA 63
Nevada Chris Ault Western Athletic 64
Brigham Young Bronco Mendenhall Mountain West 65
Michigan State John L. Smith Big Ten 66
Washington Tyrone Willingham Pacific 10 67
Arkansas Houston Nutt Southeastern 68
Wake Forest Jim Grobe Atlantic Coast 69
Illinois Ron Zook Big Ten 70
Indiana Terry Hoeppner Big Ten 71
Vanderbilt Bobby Johnson Southeastern 72
Bowling Green Gregg Brandon Mid-American 73
San Diego State Tom Craft Mountain West 74
Akron J.D. Brookhart Mid-American 75
Tulsa Steve Kragthorpe Conference USA 76
Utah Kyle Whittingham Mountain West 77
Houston Art Briles Conference USA 78
Louisiana Tech Jack Bicknell Western Athletic 79
Miami Ohio Shane Montgomery Mid-American 80
Pittsburgh Dave Wannstedt Big East 81
Ball State Brady Hoke Mid-American 82
Memphis Tommy West Conference USA 83
Hawaii June Jones Western Athletic 84
Air Force Fisher DeBerry Mountain West 85
New Mexico Rocky Long Mountain West 86
Oregon State Mike Riley Pacific 10 87
Eastern Michigan Jeff Genyk Mid-American 88
Mississippi State Sylvester Croom Southeastern 89
Marshall Mark Snyder Conference USA 90
Arkansas State Steve Roberts Sunbelt 91
Tulane Chris Scelfo Conference USA 92
SMU Phil Bennett Conference USA 93
Cincinnati Mark Dantonio Big East 94
Oklahoma State Mike Gundy Big 12 95
Louisiana Lafayette Rickey Bustle Sunbelt 97
Louisiana Monroe Charlie Weatherbie Sunbelt 98
Middle Tennessee Andy McCollum Sunbelt 99
Baylor Guy Morriss Big 12 100
Utah State Brent Guy Western Athletic 101
Syracuse Greg Robinson Big East 102
East Carolina Skip Holtz Conference USA 103
Wyoming Joe Glenn Mountain West 104
Troy (State) Larry Blakeney Sunbelt 105
Rice Ken Hatfield Conference USA 106
Ohio U. Frank Solich Mid-American 107
Mississippi Ed Orgeron Southeastern 108
Kentucky Rich Brooks Southeastern 109
UAB Watson Brown Conference USA 110
San Jose State Dick Tomey Western Athletic 111
North Texas Darrell Dickey Sunbelt 112
Idaho Nick Holt Western Athletic 113
UNLV Mike Sanford Mountain West 114
Kent State Doug Martin Mid-American 115
Duke Ted Roof Atlantic Coast 116
Buffalo Jim Hofher Mid-American 117
Temple Bobby Wallace Independent 118
New Mexico State Hal Mumme Western Athletic 119

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