DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-January 9, 2018
1 Undefeated Team
| NCAA Division I Team | Conference | Ranking | Record | Conf. | Bowl | Loss(es) |
| Alabama | Southeastern-W | 1 | 13W-1L | 8W-1L | BCS-Sugar | Auburn |
| Georgia | Southeastern-E | 2 | 13W-2L | 8W-2L | BCS-Rose | Auburn/Alabama |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 3 | 12W-2L | 9W-1L | BCS-Rose | Iowa State/Georgia |
| Ohio State | Big Ten-East | 4 | 12W-2L | 9W-1L | Cotton | Oklahoma/Iowa |
| Penn State | Big Ten-East | 5 | 11W-2L | 7W-2L | Fiesta | Ohio State/Michigan State |
| Clemson | Atlantic Coast-A | 6 | 12W-2L | 8W-1L | BCS-Sugar | Syracuse/Alabama |
| Central Florida | American Athletic-E | 7 | 13W-0L | 9W-0L | Peach | n/a |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten-West | 8 | 13W-1L | 9W-1L | Orange | Ohio State |
| Auburn | Southeastern-W | 9 | 10W-4L | 7W-2L | Peach | Clemson/LSU/Georgia/Central Florida |
| Miami-Florida | Atlantic Coast-C | 10 | 10W-3L | 7W-2L | Orange | Pittsburgh/Clemson/Wisconsin |
| TCU | Big 12 | 11 | 11W-3L | 7W-3L | Alamo | Iowa State/Oklahoma x 2 |
| Stanford | Pacific 12-North | 12 | 9W-5L | 7W-3L | Alamo | USC x 2/San Diego State/Washington State/TCU |
| Notre Dame | Independent | 13 | 10W-3L | n/a | Citrus | Georgia/Miami-FL/Stanford |
| USC | Pacific 12-South | 14 | 11W-3L | 9W-1L | Cotton | Washington State/Notre Dame/Ohio State |
| Michigan State | Big Ten-East | 15 | 10W-3L | 7W-2L | Holiday | Notre Dame/Northwestern/Ohio State |
| Washington | Pacific 12-North | 16 | 10W-3L | 7W-2L | Fiesta | Arizona State/Stanford/Penn State |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 17 | 10W-3L | 6W-3L | Camping World | TCU/Oklahoma/Kansas State |
| Washington State | Pacific 12-North | 18 | 9W-4L | 6W-3L | Holiday | California/Arizona/Washington/Michigan State |
| LSU | Southeastern-W | 19 | 9W-4L | 6W-2L | Citrus | Mississippi State/Troy State/Alabama/Notre Dame |
| Northwestern | Big Ten-West | 20 | 10W-3L | 7W-2L | Music City | Duke/Wisconsin/Penn State |
| Virginia Tech | Atlantic Coast-C | 21 | 9W-4L | 5W-3L | Camping World | Clemson/Miami-FL/Georgia Tech/Oklahoma State |
| Mississippi State | Southeastern-W | 22 | 9W-4L | 4W-4L | TaxSlayer | Georgia/Auburn/Alabama/Mississippi |
| South Carolina | Southeastern-E | 23 | 9W-4L | 5W-3L | Outback | Kentucky/Texas A&M/Georgia/Clemson |
| North Carolina State | Atlantic Coast-A | 24 | 9W-4L | 6W-2L | Sun | South Carolina/Notre Dame/Clemson/Wake Forest |
| Iowa | Big Ten-West | 25 | 8W-5L | 4W-5L | Pinstripe | Penn State/Michigan State/Northwestern/Wisconsin/Purdue |
| West Virginia | Big 12 | 26 | 7W-6L | 5W-4L | Heart of Dallas | Virginia Tech/TCU/Oklahoma State/Texas/Oklahoma/Utah |
| Kansas State | Big 12 | 27 | 8W-5L | 5W-4L | Cactus | Vanderbilt/Texas/TCU/Oklahoma/West Virginia |
| Iowa State | Big 12 | 28 | 8W-5L | 5W-4L | Liberty | Iowa/Texas/West Virginia/Oklahoma State/Kansas State |
| Memphis State | American Athletic-W | 29 | 10W-3L | 7W-2L | Liberty | Central Florida x 2/Iowa State |
| Boise State | Mountain West-M | 30 | 11W-3L | 8W-1L | Las Vegas | Washington State/Virginia/Fresno State |
| Arizona State | Pacific 12-South | 31 | 7W-6L | 6W-3L | Sun | San Diego State/Texas Tech/Stanford/USC/UCLA/North Carolina State |
| Utah | Pacific 12-South | 32 | 7W-6L | 3W-6L | Heart of Dallas | Stanford/USC/Arizona State/Oregon/Washington State/Washington |
| South Florida | American Athletic-E | 33 | 10W-2L | 6W-2L | Birmingham | Houston/Central Florida |
| Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast-A | 34 | 8W-5L | 4W-4L | Belk | Florida State/Clemson/Georgia Tech/Notre Dame/Duke |
| Texas A&M | Southeastern-W | 35 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Belk | UCLA/Alabama/Mississippi State/Auburn/LSU/Wake Forest |
| Boston College | Atlantic Coast-A | 36 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Pinstripe | Wake Forest/Notre Dame/Clemson/Virginia Tech/North Carolina State/Iowa |
| Louisville | Atlantic Coast-A | 37 | 8W-5L | 4W-4L | TaxSlayer | Clemson/North Carolina State/Boston College/Wake Forest/Mississippi State |
| Michigan | Big Ten-East | 38 | 8W-5L | 5W-4L | Outback | Michigan State/Penn State/Wisconsin/Ohio State/South Carolina |
| Virginia | Atlantic Coast-C | 39 | 6W-7L | 3W-5L | Military | Indiana/Boston College/Pittsburgh/Louisville/Miami-FL/Virginia Tech/Navy |
| Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast-C | 40 | 5W-6L | 4W-4L | Toilet | Tennessee/Miami-FL/Clemson/Virginia/Duke |
| Texas | Big 12 | 41 | 7W-6L | 5W-4L | Texas | Maryland/USC/Oklahoma/Oklahoma State/TCU/Texas Tech |
| Kentucky | Southeastern-E | 42 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Music City | Florida/Mississippi State/Mississippi/Georgia/Louisville/Northwestern |
| UCLA | Pacific 12-South | 43 | 6W-7L | 4W-5L | Cactus | Memphis State/Stanford/Arizona/Washington/Utah/USC/UCLA |
| California | Pacific 12-North | 44 | 5W-7L | 2W-7L | Toilet | USC/Oregon/Washington/Arizona/Colorado/Stanford/UCLA |
| Mississippi | Southeastern-W | 45 | 6W-6L | 3W-5L | Ineligible | California/Alabama/Auburn/LSU/Arkansas/Texas A&M |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 46 | 6W-7L | 3W-6L | Birmingham | Oklahoma State/West Virginia/Iowa State/Oklahoma/Kansas State/TCU/South Florida |
| Oregon | Pacific 12-North | 47 | 7W-6L | 4W-5L | Las Vegas | Arizona State/Washington State/Stanford/UCLA/Washington/Oregon |
| Fresno State | Mountain West-W | 48 | 10W-4L | 7W-2L | Hawaii | Alabama/Washington/UNLV/Boise State |
| Army | Independent | 49 | 10W-3L | n/a | Armed Forces | Ohio State/Tulane/North Texas State |
| San Diego State | Mountain West-W | 50 | 10W-3L | 6W-2L | Armed Forces | Boise State/Fresno State/Army |
| Florida Atlantic | Conference USA-E | 51 | 11W-3L | 9W-0L | Boca Raton | Navy/Wisconsin/Buffalo |
| Troy State | Sun Belt | 52 | 11W-2L | 7W-1L | New Orleans | Boise State/South Alabama |
| Purdue | Big Ten-West | 53 | 7W-6L | 4W-5L | Foster Farms | Louisville/Michigan/Wisconsin/Rutgers/Nebraska/Northwestern |
| Florida State | Atlantic Coast-A | 54 | 7W-6L | 3W-5L | Independence | Alabama/North Carolina State/Miami-FL/Louisville/Boston College/Clemson |
| Arizona | Pacific 12-South | 55 | 7W-6L | 5W-4L | Foster Farms | Houston/Utah/USC/Oregon/Arizona State/Purdue |
| Missouri | Southeastern-E | 56 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Texas | South Carolina/Purdue/Auburn/Kentucky/Georgia/Texas |
| Duke | Atlantic Coast-C | 57 | 7W-6L | 3W-5L | Quick Lane | Miami-FL/Virginia/Florida State/Pittsburgh/Virginia Tech/Army |
| Pittsburgh | Atlantic Coast-C | 58 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Penn State/Oklahoma State/Syracuse/Georgia Tech/North Carolina State/North Carolina/Virginia Tech |
| North Texas State | Conference USA-W | 59 | 9W-5L | 7W-2L | New Orleans | SMU/Iowa/Florida Atlantic x 2/Troy State |
| Colorado | Pacific 12-South | 60 | 5W-7L | 2W-7L | Toilet | Washington/UCLA/Arizona/Washington State/Arizona State/USC/Utah |
| Vanderbilt | Southeastern-E | 61 | 5W-7L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Alabama/Florida/Georgia/Mississippi/Kentucky/South Carolina/Missouri |
| Indiana | Big Ten-East | 62 | 5W-7L | 2W-7L | Toilet | Ohio State/Penn State/Michigan/Michigan State/Maryland/Wisconsin/Purdue |
| Houston | American Athletic-W | 63 | 7W-5L | 5W-3L | Hawaii | Texas Tech/Tulsa/Memphis State/Tulane/Fresno State |
| Maryland | Big Ten-East | 64 | 4W-8L | 2W-7L | Toilet | Central Florida/Ohio State/Northwestern/Wisconsin/Rutgers/Michigan/Michigan State/Penn State |
| Navy | American Athletic-W | 65 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Military | Memphis State/Central Florida/Temple/Notre Dame/Houston/Army |
| Florida | Southeastern-E | 66 | 4W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Michigan/LSU/Texas A&M/Georgia/Missouri/South Carolina/Florida State |
| Arkansas | Southeastern-W | 67 | 4W-8L | 1W-7L | Toilet | TCU/Texas A&M/South Carolina/Alabama/Auburn/LSU/Mississippi State/Missouri |
| Minnesota | Big Ten-West | 68 | 5W-7L | 2W-7L | Toilet | Maryland/Purdue/Michigan State/Iowa/Michigan/Wisconsin |
| Syracuse | Atlantic Coast-A | 69 | 4W-8L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Middle Tennessee St./LSU/North Carolina St./Miami-FL/Florida State/Wake Forest/Louisville/Boston College |
| Nebraska | Big Ten-West | 70 | 4W-8L | 3W-6L | Toilet | Oregon/Northern Illinois/Wisconsin/Northwestern/Minnesota/Penn State/Iowa |
| Wyoming | Mountain West-M | 71 | 8W-5L | 5W-3L | Idaho Potato | Iowa/Oregon/Boise State/Fresno State/San Jose State |
| Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 72 | 9W-4L | 7W-1L | Dollar General | Georgia/Wake Forest/Massachusetts/Louisiana-Monroe |
| Temple | American Athletic-E | 73 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Gasparilla | Notre Dame/South Florida/Houston/Connecticut/Army/Central Florida |
| Toledo | Mid-American-W | 74 | 11W-3L | 8W-1L | Dollar General | Miami-FL/Ohio University/Appalachian State |
| Central Michigan | Mid-American-W | 75 | 8W-5L | 6W-2L | Idaho Potato | Syracuse/Miami-OH/Boston College/Toledo/Wyoming |
| Northern Illinois | Mid-American-W | 76 | 8W-5L | 6W-2L | Quick Lane | Boston College/San Diego State/Toledo/Central Michigan/Duke |
| Akron | Mid-American-E | 77 | 7W-7L | 6W-3L | Boca Raton | Penn State/Iowa State/Troy State/Toledo x 2/Miami-OH/Florida Atlantic |
| Rutgers | Big Ten-East | 78 | 4W-8L | 3W-6L | Toilet | Washington/Eastern Michigan/Nebraska/Ohio State/Michigan/Penn State/Indiana/Michigan State |
| Western Michigan | Mid-American-W | 79 | 6W-6L | 4W-4L | Toilet | USC/Michigan State/Akron/Central Michigan/Northern Illinois/Toledo |
| Marshall | Conference USA-E | 80 | 8W-5L | 4W-4L | New Mexico | North Carolina State/Florida International/Florida Atlantic/Texas-San Antonio/Southern Mississippi |
| Tennessee | Southeastern-E | 81 | 4W-8L | 0W-8L | Toilet | Florida/Georgia/South Carolina/Alabama/Kentucky/Missouri/LSU/Vanderbilt |
| Ohio University | Mid-American-E | 82 | 9W-4L | 5W-3L | Bahamas | Purdue/Central Michigan/Akron/Buffalo |
| Louisiana Tech | Conference USA-W | 83 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Frisco | Mississippi St./South Carolina/UAB/Southern Mississippi/North Texas St./Florida Atlantic |
| Florida International | Conference USA-E | 84 | 8W-5L | 5W-3L | Gasparilla | Central Florida/Middle Tennessee/Old Dominion/Florida Atlantic/Temple |
| Colorado State | Mountain West-M | 85 | 7W-6L | 5W-3L | New Mexico | Colorado/Alabama/Air Force/Wyoming/Boise State/Marshall |
| Southern Methodist | American Athletic-W | 86 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Frisco | TCU/Houston/Central Florida/Navy/Memphis State/Louisiana Tech |
| Illinois | Big Ten-West | 87 | 2W-10L | 0W-9L | Toilet | South Florida/Nebraska/Iowa/Rutgers/Minnesota/Wisconsin/Purdue/Indiana/Ohio State/Northwestern |
| Air Force | Mountain West-M | 88 | 5W-7L | 4W-4L | Toilet | Michigan/San Diego State/New Mexico/Navy/Army/Wyoming/Boise State |
| Middle Tennessee State | Conference USA-E | 89 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Camellia | Vanderbilt/Minnesota/Florida Atlantic/UAB/Marshall/Western Kentucky |
| Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 90 | 9W-5L | 6W-2L | Camellia | Nebraska/SMU/South Alabama/Troy State/Middle Tennessee St. |
| Utah State | Mountain West-M | 91 | 6W-7L | 4W-4L | Arizona | Wisconsin/Wake Forest/Colorado State/Wyoming/Boise State/Air Force/New Mexico State |
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast-C | 92 | 3W-9L | 1W-7L | Toilet | California/Louisville/Duke/Georgia Tech/Notre Dame/Virginia/Virginia Tech/Miami-FL/North Carolina State |
| Old Dominion | Conference USA-E | 93 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | North Carolina/Virginia Tech/Florida Atlantic/Marshall/Western Kentucky/North Texas State/Middle Tennessee St. |
| Alabama-Birmingham | Conference USA-W | 94 | 8W-5L | 6W-2L | Bahamas | Ball State/North Texas State/North Carolina-Charlotte/Florida/Ohio Univ. |
| Texas-San Antonio | Conference USA-W | 95 | 6W-5L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Southern Mississippi/North Texas State/Florida International/UAB/Louisiana Tech |
| Tulane | American Athletic-W | 96 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Navy/Oklahoma/Florida International/South Florida/Memphis State/Cincinnati/SMU |
| Southern Mississippi | Conference USA-W | 97 | 8W-5L | 6W-2L | Independence | Kentucky/North Texas State/UAB/Tennessee/Florida State |
| Buffalo | Mid-American-E | 98 | 6W-6L | 4W-4L | Toilet | Minnesota/Army/Western Michigan/Northern Illinois/Miami-OH/Akron |
| Georgia State | Sun Belt | 99 | 7W-5L | 5W-3L | Cure | Tennessee State/Penn State/Troy State/Appalachian State/Idaho |
| Western Kentucky | Conference USA-E | 100 | 6W-7L | 4W-4L | Cure | Illinois/Louisiana Tech/Florida Atlantic/Vanderbilt/Marshall/Florida International/Georgia State |
| Eastern Michigan | Mid-American-W | 101 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Ohio University/Kentucky/Army/Toledo/Western Michigan/Northern Illinois/Central Michigan |
| UNLV | Mountain West-W | 102 | 5W-7L | 4W-4L | Toilet | Howard/Ohio State/San Diego State/Air Force/Utah State/BYU/Nevada |
| Tulsa | American Athletic-W | 103 | 2W-10L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Oklahoma State/New Mexico/Toledo/Navy/Tulane/Connecticut/SMU/Memphis State/South Florida/Temple |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 104 | 5W-7L | 4W-4L | Toilet | Tulsa/Texas A&M/Louisiana-Monroe/Arkansas St./Georgia Southern/Appalachian State |
| New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 105 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Arizona | Arizona St./Troy St./Arkansas/Appalachian St./Arkansas State/Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Massachusetts | Independent | 106 | 4W-8L | n/a | Toilet | Hawaii/Coastal Carolina/Old Dominion/Temple/Tennessee/Ohio Univ./Mississippi State/Florida International |
| East Carolina | American Athletic-E | 107 | 3W-9L | 2W-6L | Toilet | James Madison/West Virginia/Virginia Tech/South Florida/Temple/Central Florida/Houston/Tulane/Memphis State |
| Cincinnati | American Athletic-E | 108 | 4W-8L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Michigan/Navy/Marshall/Central Florida/South Florida/SMU/Temple/East Carolina |
| Oregon State | Pacific 12-North | 109 | 1W-11L | 0W-9L | Toilet | Colorado State/Minnesota/Washington St./Washington/USC/Colorado/Stanford/California/Arizona/Arizona State/Oregon |
| Miami-OH | Mid-American-E | 110 | 5W-7L | 4W-4L | Toilet | Marshall/Cincinnati/Notre Dame/Bowling Green/Kent State/Ohio Univ./Eastern Michigan |
| Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 111 | 4W-8L | 4W-4L | Toilet | Memphis St./Southern Mississippi/Georgia St./South Alabama/Idaho/Auburn/Arkansas State/Florida State |
| Bowling Green | Mid-American-E | 112 | 2W-10L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Michigan State/South Dakota/Northwestern/Middle Tennessee/Akron/Ohio Univ./Northern Illinois/Buffalo/Toledo/Eastern Michigan |
| Idaho | Sun Belt | 113 | 4W-8L | 3W-5L | Toilet | UNLV/Western Michigan/Louisiana-Lafayette/Appalachian St./Missouri/Troy State/Coastal Carolina/New Mexico St. |
| South Alabama | Sun Belt | 114 | 4W-8L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Mississippi/Oklahoma St./Idaho/Louisiana Tech/Georgia State/Louisiana-Lafayette/Georgia Southern/New Mexico St. |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 115 | 1W-11L | 1W-8L | Toilet | Liberty/Texas-San Antonio/Duke/Oklahoma/Kansas St./Oklahoma State/West Virginia/Texas/Texas Tech/Iowa State |
| Nevada | Mountain West-W | 116 | 3W-9L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Northwestern/Toledo/Idaho St./Washington St./Fresno St./Colorado St./Air Force/Boise St./San Diego St. |
| Kent State | Mid-American-E | 117 | 2W-10L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Clemson/Marshall/Louisville/Buffalo/Northern Illinois/Ohio Univ./Bowling Green/Western Michigan/Central Michigan/Akron |
| New Mexico | Mountain West-M | 118 | 3W-9L | 1W-7L | Toilet | New Mexico St./Boise St./Fresno St./Colorado St./Wyoming/Utah State/Texas A&M/UNLV/San Diego State |
| Connecticut | American Athletic-E | 119 | 3W-9L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Virginia/East Carolina/SMU/Memphis State/Missouri/South Florida/Central Florida/Boston College/Cincinnati |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 120 | 1W-11L | 0W-9L | Toilet | Central Michigan/Ohio Univ./West Virginia/Texas Tech/Iowa State/TCU/Kansas State/Baylor/Texas/Oklahoma/Oklahoma State |
| BYU | Independent | 121 | 4W-9L | n/a | Toilet | LSU/Utah/Wisconsin/Utah State/Boise State/Mississippi St./East Carolina/Fresno State/Massachusetts |
| Hawaii | Mountain West-W | 122 | 3W-9L | 1W-7L | Toilet | UCLA/Wyoming/Colorado St./Nevada/San Diego State/UNLV/Fresno State/Utah State/BYU |
| San Jose State | Mountain West-W | 123 | 2W-11L | 1W-7L | Toilet | South Florida/Texas/Utah/Utah St./UNLV/Fresno State/Hawaii/BYU/San Diego State/Nevada/Colorado State |
| Texas State | Sun Belt | 124 | 2W-10L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Colorado/Appalachian St./Texas-SA/Wyoming/Louisiana-Mon./Louisiana-Laf./New Mexico St./Georgia St./Arkansas St./Troy St. |
| Ball State | Mid-American-W | 125 | 2W-10L | 0W-8L | Toilet | Illinois/Western Kentucky/Western Michigan/Akron/Central Michigan/Toledo/Eastern Michigan/Northern Illinois/Buffalo/Miami-OH |
| Rice | Conference USA-W | 126 | 1W-11L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Stanford/Houston/Florida International/Pittsburgh/Army/Texas-San Antonio/Louisiana Tech/UAB/So.Miss./Old Dominion/North Texas St. |
| North Carolina-Charlotte | Conference USA-E | 127 | 1W-11L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Eastern Mich./Kansas St./No. Car. AT&T/Georgia St./Florida Int./Marshall/W. Kentucky/Old Dominion/M Tennessee/So.Miss./Florida Atlantic |
| Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 128 | 3W-9L | 2W-6L | Toilet | UAB/Western Illinois/Louisiana-Monroe/Georgia State/Arkansas St./Appalachian St./Texas State/Arkansas/Troy State |
| Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 129 | 2W-10L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Auburn/New Hampshire/Indiana/Arkansas State/New Mexico St./Massachusetts/Troy State/Georgia State/Appalachian State/Coastal Carolina |
| Texas-El Paso | Conference USA-W | 130 | 0W-12L | 0W-8L | Toilet | Oklahoma/Rice/Arizona/New Mexico St./Army/W. Kentucky/So. Mississsippi/Texas-SA/Middle Tennessee/No. Texas/Louisiana Tech/UAB |
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| Top Conferences | Power Average | Conference Champions |
| SEC | 37.64 | Georgia |
| PAC-12 | 36.16 | USC |
| Big Ten | 42.64 | Ohio State |
| Big 12 | 45.20 | Oklahoma |
| ACC | 41.93 | Clemson |
| American Athletic | 74.58 | Central Florida |
| Mountain West | 88.42 | Boise State |
| Independents | 72.75 | None |
| MAC | 91.42 | Toledo |
| Conference USA | 92.64 | Florida Atlantic |
| Sunbelt | 106.42 | Troy State/Appalachian State |
| Top Conferences | Big Twelve | SEC | ACC | Big Ten | PAC 12 | Amer.Ath. | MAC | Independents | Sunbelt | Conference USA | Mountain West |
SEC 28W-8L |
1W-1L | SEC | 7W-2L | 1W-3L | 0W-2L | 1W-1L | 1W-0L | 5W-2L | 6W-1L | 6W-0L | 3W-0L |
| Big Twelve 13W-8L | Big Twelve | 1W-1L | 2W-2L | 1W-2L | 2W-2L | 6W-1L | 1W-2L | 0W-0L | 1W-0L | 2W-1L | 1W-0L |
ACC 19W-14L |
2W-2L | 2W-7L | ACC | 2W-4L | 1W-1L | 2W-1L | 7W-0L | 0W-4L | 1W-0L | 3W-1L | 2W-0L |
Big Ten 28W-10L |
2W-1L | 3W-1L | 4W-2L | Big Ten | 5W-2L | 1W-2L | 7W-2L | 2W-1L | 2W-0L | 4W-0L | 5W-0L |
American Athletic 17W-16L |
1W-6L | 1W-1L | 1W-2L | 2W-1L | 2W-0L | Amer.Ath. | 1W-1L | 3W-3L | 3W-0L | 5W-3L | 2W-2L |
PAC-12 20W-7L |
2W-2L | 2W-0L | 1W-1L | 2W-5L | PAC 12 | 0W-2L | 1W-0L | 3W-0L | 2W-0L | 2W-0L | 7W-4L |
Mountain West 12W-27L |
0W-1L | 0W-3L | 0W-3L | 0W-5L | 4W-7L | 2W-2L | 1W-1L | 4W-5L | 3W-2L | 0W-1L | MWC |
Independents 20W-21L |
0W-0L | 2W-5L | 4W-0L | 1W-2L | 0W-3L | 3W-3L | 3W-1L | Independents | 2W-1L | 2W-2L | 5W-4L |
MAC 11W-25L |
2W-1L | 0W-1L | 0W-7L | 2W-7L | 0W-1L | 1W-1L | MAC | 1W-3L | 1W-1L | 4W-5L | 1W-1L |
Conference USA 14W-28L |
1W-2L | 0W-6L | 1W-3L | 0W-4L | 0W-2L | 3W-5L | 5W-4L | 2W-2L | 5W-4L | Conference USA | 1W-0L |
Sunbelt 5W-24L |
0W-1L | 1W-6L | 0W-1L | 0W-2L | 0W-2L | 0W-2L | 1W-1L | 1W-2L | Sunbelt | 4W-5L | 2W-3L |
Best Bowl Records
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
2003: Big Ten 5-2
1-SEC-Southeastern (37.64): Bowl Record: 3-5
Conference Champion: Georgia
| Georgia | Southeastern-E | 1 | 13W-2L | 8W-1L | BCS-Rose | Auburn/Alabama |
| South Carolina | Southeastern-E | 23 | 9W-4L | 5W-3L | Outback | Kentucky/Texas A&M/Georgia/Clemson |
| Kentucky | Southeastern-E | 42 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Music City | Florida/Mississippi State/Mississippi/Georgia/Louisville/Northwestern |
| Missouri | Southeastern-E | 56 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Texas | South Carolina/Purdue/Auburn/Kentucky/Georgia/Texas |
| Vanderbilt | Southeastern-E | 61 | 5W-7L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Alabama/Florida/Georgia/Mississippi/Kentucky/South Carolina/Missouri |
| Florida | Southeastern-E | 66 | 4W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Michigan/LSU/Texas A&M/Georgia/Missouri/South Carolina/Florida State |
| Tennessee | Southeastern-E | 81 | 4W-8L | 0W-8L | Toilet | Florida/Georgia/South Carolina/Alabama/Kentucky/Missouri/LSU/Vanderbilt |
| Alabama | Southeastern-W | 2 | 12W-1L | 7W-1L | BCS-Sugar | Auburn |
| Auburn | Southeastern-W | 9 | 10W-4L | 7W-2L | Peach | Clemson/LSU/Georgia/Central Florida |
| LSU | Southeastern-W | 19 | 9W-4L | 6W-2L | Citrus | Mississippi State/Troy State/Alabama/Notre Dame |
| Mississippi State | Southeastern-W | 22 | 9W-4L | 4W-4L | TaxSlayer | Georgia/Auburn/Alabama/Mississippi |
| Texas A&M | Southeastern-W | 35 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Belk | UCLA/Alabama/Mississippi State/Auburn/LSU/Wake Forest |
| Mississippi | Southeastern-W | 45 | 6W-6L | 3W-5L | Ineligible | California/Alabama/Auburn/LSU/Arkansas/Texas A&M |
| Arkansas | Southeastern-W | 67 | 4W-8L | 1W-7L | Toilet | TCU/Texas A&M/South Carolina/Alabama/Auburn/LSU/Mississippi State/Missouri |
SEC over ACC (7-2): Alabama over Florida State, South Carolina over North Carolina State, Clemson over Auburn, LSU over Syracuse, Clemson over South Carolina, Georgia over Georgia Tech, Wake Forest over Texas A&M, Mississippi State over Louisville, Alabama over Clemson
SEC over Sunbelt (6-1): Auburn over Georgia Southern, Georgia over Appalachian State, Mississippi over South Alabama, Texas A&M over Louisiana-Lafayette, Troy State over LSU, Arkansas over New Mexico State, Arkansas over Coastal Carolina
SEC over Conference USA (6-0): Kentucky over Southern Mississippi, Vanderbilt over Middle Tennessee St., Mississippi State over Louisiana Tech, South Carolina over Louisiana Tech, Vanderbilt over Western Kentucky, Tennessee over Southern Mississippi
SEC over Independents (5-2): LSU over BYU, Georgia over Notre Dame, Tennessee over Massachusetts, Mississippi State over BYU, Mississippi State over Massachusetts, Army over Duke, Notre Dame over LSU
SEC over Mountain West (3-0): Alabama over Fresno State, Alabama over Colorado State, Texas A&M over New Mexico
SEC even with American Athletic (1-1): Missouri over Connecticut, Central Florida over Auburn
SEC over MAC (1-0): Kentucky over Eastern Michigan
2-ACC-Atlantic Coast (41.93): Bowl Record: 4-6
Conference Champion: Clemson
| Clemson | Atlantic Coast-A | 6 | 12W-2L | 8W-1L | BCS-Sugar | Syracuse/Alabama |
| North Carolina State | Atlantic Coast-A | 24 | 9W-4L | 6W-2L | Sun | South Carolina/Notre Dame/Clemson/Wake Forest |
| Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast-A | 34 | 8W-5L | 4W-4L | Belk | Florida State/Clemson/Georgia Tech/Notre Dame/Duke |
| Boston College | Atlantic Coast-A | 36 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Pinstripe | Wake Forest/Notre Dame/Clemson/Virginia Tech/North Carolina State/Iowa |
| Louisville | Atlantic Coast-A | 37 | 8W-5L | 4W-4L | TaxSlayer | Clemson/North Carolina State/Boston College/Wake Forest/Mississippi State |
| Florida State | Atlantic Coast-A | 54 | 7W-6L | 3W-5L | Independence | Alabama/North Carolina State/Miami-FL/Louisville/Boston College/Clemson |
| Syracuse | Atlantic Coast-A | 69 | 4W-8L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Middle Tennessee St./LSU/North Carolina St./Miami-FL/Florida State/Wake Forest/Louisville/Boston College |
| Miami-Florida | Atlantic Coast-C | 10 | 10W-3L | 7W-2L | Orange | Pittsburgh/Clemson/Wisconsin |
| Virginia Tech | Atlantic Coast-C | 21 | 9W-4L | 5W-3L | Camping World | Clemson/Miami-FL/Georgia Tech/Oklahoma State |
| Virginia | Atlantic Coast-C | 39 | 6W-7L | 3W-5L | Military | Indiana/Boston College/Pittsburgh/Louisville/Miami-FL/Virginia Tech/Navy |
| Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast-C | 40 | 5W-6L | 4W-4L | Toilet | Tennessee/Miami-FL/Clemson/Virginia/Duke |
| Duke | Atlantic Coast-C | 57 | 7W-6L | 3W-5L | Quick Lane | Miami-FL/Virginia/Florida State/Pittsburgh/Virginia Tech/Army |
| Pittsburgh | Atlantic Coast-C | 58 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Penn State/Oklahoma State/Syracuse/Georgia Tech/North Carolina State/North Carolina/Virginia Tech |
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast-C | 92 | 3W-9L | 1W-7L | Toilet | California/Louisville/Duke/Georgia Tech/Notre Dame/Virginia/Virginia Tech/Miami-FL/North Carolina State |
ACC over MAC (7-0): Boston College over Northern Illinois, Clemson over Kent State, Syracuse over Central Michigan, Miami-FL over Toledo, Louisville over Kent State, Boston College over Central Michigan, Duke over Northern Illinois
ACC even with Big Twelve (2-2): Virginia Tech over West Virginia, Oklahoma State over Pittsburgh, Duke over Baylor, Oklahoma State over Virginia Tech
ACC over American Association (2-1): Virginia Tech over East Carolina, Virginia over Connecticut, Navy over Virginia
ACC over Mountain West (2-0): Wake Forest over Utah State, Virginia over Boise State
ACC over Conference USA (4-1): Middle Tennessee over Syracuse, North Carolina State over Marshall, Virginia Tech over Old Dominion, Pittsburgh over Rice, Florida State over Southern Mississippi
ACC over Sunbelt (1-0): Wake Forest over Appalachian State
3-PAC 12-Pacific Athletic Conference (36.16): Bowl Record: 1-8
Conference Champion: USC
| Stanford | Pacific 12-North | 12 | 9W-5L | 7W-3L | Alamo | USC x 2/San Diego State/Washington State/TCU |
| Washington | Pacific 12-North | 16 | 10W-3L | 7W-2L | Fiesta | Arizona State/Stanford/Penn State |
| Washington State | Pacific 12-North | 18 | 9W-4L | 6W-3L | Holiday | California/Arizona/Washington/Michigan State |
| California | Pacific 12-North | 44 | 5W-7L | 2W-7L | Toilet | USC/Oregon/Washington/Arizona/Colorado/Stanford/UCLA |
| Oregon | Pacific 12-North | 47 | 7W-6L | 4W-5L | Las Vegas | Arizona State/Washington State/Stanford/UCLA/Washington/Oregon |
| Oregon State | Pacific 12-North | 109 | 1W-11L | 0W-9L | Toilet | Colorado State/Minnesota/Washington St./Washington/USC/Colorado/Stanford/California/Arizona/Arizona State/Oregon |
| USC | Pacific 12-South | 14 | 11W-3L | 9W-1L | Cotton | Washington State/Notre Dame/Ohio State |
| Arizona State | Pacific 12-South | 31 | 7W-6L | 6W-3L | Sun | San Diego State/Texas Tech/Stanford/USC/UCLA/North Carolina State |
| Utah | Pacific 12-South | 32 | 7W-6L | 3W-6L | Heart of Dallas | Stanford/USC/Arizona State/Oregon/Washington State/Washington |
| UCLA | Pacific 12-South | 43 | 6W-7L | 4W-5L | Cactus | Memphis State/Stanford/Arizona/Washington/Utah/USC/UCLA |
| Arizona | Pacific 12-South | 55 | 7W-6L | 5W-4L | Foster Farms | Houston/Utah/USC/Oregon/Arizona State/Purdue |
| Colorado | Pacific 12-South | 60 | 5W-7L | 2W-7L | Toilet | Washington/UCLA/Arizona/Washington State/Arizona State/USC/Utah |
PAC-12 over Conference USA (2-0): Stanford over Rice, Arizona over UTEP
PAC-12 over Sunbelt (2-0): Arizona State over New Mexico State, Colorado over Texas State
PAC-12 over SEC (2-0): UCLA over Texas A&M, California over Mississippi
PAC-12 even with ACC (1-0): California over North Carolina, North Carolina State over Arizona State
PAC-12 over Mountain West (7-4): Colorado State over Oregon State, Colorado over Colorado State, Washington State over Boise State, UCLA over Hawaii, San Diego State over Arizona State, Washington over Fresno State, San Diego State over Stanford, Oregon over Wyoming, Utah over San Jose St., Washington State over Nevada, Boise State over Oregon
PAC-12 over MAC (1-0): USC over Western Michigan
PAC-12 even with Independents (3-0): Utah over BYU, Notre Dame over USC, Stanford over Notre Dame
4-Big Ten (42.64): Bowl Record: 7-1
Confence Champion: Ohio State
| Ohio State | Big Ten-East | 4 | 12W-2L | 9W-1L | Cotton | Oklahoma/Iowa |
| Penn State | Big Ten-East | 5 | 11W-2L | 7W-2L | Fiesta | Ohio State/Michigan State |
| Michigan State | Big Ten-East | 15 | 10W-3L | 7W-2L | Holiday | Notre Dame/Northwestern/Ohio State |
| Michigan | Big Ten-East | 38 | 8W-5L | 5W-4L | Outback | Michigan State/Penn State/Wisconsin/Ohio State/South Carolina |
| Indiana | Big Ten-East | 62 | 5W-7L | 2W-7L | Toilet | Ohio State/Penn State/Michigan/Michigan State/Maryland/Wisconsin/Purdue |
| Maryland | Big Ten-East | 64 | 4W-8L | 2W-7L | Toilet | Central Florida/Ohio State/Northwestern/Wisconsin/Rutgers/Michigan/Michigan State/Penn State |
| Rutgers | Big Ten-East | 78 | 4W-8L | 3W-6L | Toilet | Washington/Eastern Michigan/Nebraska/Ohio State/Michigan/Penn State/Indiana/Michigan State |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten-West | 8 | 13W-1L | 9W-1L | Orange | Ohio State |
| Northwestern | Big Ten-West | 20 | 10W-3L | 7W-2L | Music City | Duke/Wisconsin/Penn State |
| Iowa | Big Ten-West | 25 | 8W-5L | 4W-5L | Pinstripe | Penn State/Michigan State/Northwestern/Wisconsin/Purdue |
| Purdue | Big Ten-West | 53 | 7W-6L | 4W-5L | Foster Farms | Louisville/Michigan/Wisconsin/Rutgers/Nebraska/Northwestern |
| Minnesota | Big Ten-West | 68 | 5W-7L | 2W-7L | Toilet | Maryland/Purdue/Michigan State/Iowa/Michigan/Wisconsin |
| Nebraska | Big Ten-West | 70 | 4W-8L | 3W-6L | Toilet | Oregon/Northern Illinois/Wisconsin/Northwestern/Minnesota/Penn State/Iowa |
| Illinois | Big Ten-West | 87 | 2W-10L | 0W-9L | Toilet | South Florida/Nebraska/Iowa/Rutgers/Minnesota/Wisconsin/Purdue/Indiana/Ohio State/Northwestern |
Big Ten over MAC (7-2): Michigan State over Bowling Green, Penn State over Akron, Minnesota over Buffalo, Illinois over Ball State, Eastern Michigan over Rutgers, Purdue over Ohio University, Michigan State over Western Michigan, Northern Illinois over Nebraska, Northwestern over Bowling Green
Big Ten over SEC (3-1): Michigan over Florida, Purdue over Missouri, Northwestern over Kentucky, South Carolina over Michigan
Big Ten over PAC-12 (5-2): Washington over Rutgers, Oregon over Nebraska, Minnesota over Oregon State, Purdue over Arizona, Michigan State over Washington State, Ohio State over USC, Penn State over Washington
Big Ten even over Big Twelve (2-1): Maryland over Texas, Oklahoma over Ohio State, Iowa over Iowa State
Big Ten over ACC (4-2): Louisville over Purdue, Penn State over Pittsburgh, Duke over Northwestern, Indiana over Virginia, Iowa over Boston College, Wisconsin over Miami-FL
Big Ten over Mountain West (5-0): Wisconsin over Utah State, Iowa over Wyoming, Northwestern over Nevada, Michigan over Air Force, Ohio State over UNLV
Big Ten over Conference USA (4-0): Wisconsin over Florida Atlantic, Illinois over Western Kentucky, Minnesota over Middle Tennessee, Iowa over North Texas St.
Big Ten over Independents (2-1): Ohio State over Army, Wisconsin over BYU, Notre Dame over Michigan State
Big Ten over Sunbelt (2-0): Nebraska over Arkansas State, Penn State over Georgia State
5-Big Twelve (45.20): Bowl Record: 5-3
Big 12 Champion: Oklahoma
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 3 | 12W-2L | 9W-1L | BCS-Rose | Iowa State/Georgia |
| TCU | Big 12 | 11 | 11W-3L | 7W-3L | Alamo | Iowa State/Oklahoma x 2 |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 17 | 10W-3L | 6W-3L | Camping World | TCU/Oklahoma/Kansas State |
| West Virginia | Big 12 | 26 | 7W-6L | 5W-4L | Heart of Dallas | Virginia Tech/TCU/Oklahoma State/Texas/Oklahoma/Utah |
| Kansas State | Big 12 | 27 | 8W-5L | 5W-4L | Cactus | Vanderbilt/Texas/TCU/Oklahoma/West Virginia |
| Iowa State | Big 12 | 28 | 8W-5L | 5W-4L | Liberty | Iowa/Texas/West Virginia/Oklahoma State/Kansas State |
| Texas | Big 12 | 41 | 7W-6L | 5W-4L | Texas | Maryland/USC/Oklahoma/Oklahoma State/TCU/Texas Tech |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 46 | 6W-7L | 3W-6L | Birmingham | Oklahoma State/West Virginia/Iowa State/Oklahoma/Kansas State/TCU/South Florida |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 115 | 1W-11L | 1W-8L | Toilet | Liberty/Texas-San Antonio/Duke/Oklahoma/Kansas St./Oklahoma State/West Virginia/Texas/Texas Tech/Iowa State |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 120 | 1W-11L | 0W-9L | Toilet | Central Michigan/Ohio Univ./West Virginia/Texas Tech/Iowa State/TCU/Kansas State/Baylor/Texas/Oklahoma/Oklahoma State |
Big Twelve over SEC (2-1): TCU over Arkansas, Vanderbilt over Kansas State, Texas over Missouri
Big 12 over PAC-12 (3-2): USC over Texas, Texas Tech over Arizona State, Utah over West Virginia, Kansas State over UCLA, TCU over Stanford
Big Twelve over American Association (6-1): Oklahoma State over Tulsa, West Virginia over East Carolina, Oklahoma over Tulane, TCU over SMU, Texas Tech over Houston, South Florida over Texas Tech, Iowa State over Memphis State
Big Twelve over Mountain West (1-0): Texas over San Jose St.
Big Twelve over Conference USA (2-1): Oklahoma over UTEP, Kansas State over North Carolina-Charlotte, Texas-San Antonio over Baylor
Big Twelve over Sunbelt (1-0): Oklahoma State over South Alabama
6-American Athletic (74.58): (Formerly Big East) Bowl Record: 4-3
Conference Champion: Central Florida
| Central Florida | American Athletic-E | 7 | 13W-0L | 9W-0L | Peach | n/a |
| South Florida | American Athletic-E | 33 | 10W-2L | 6W-2L | Birmingham | Houston/Central Florida |
| Temple | American Athletic-E | 73 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Gasparilla | Notre Dame/South Florida/Houston/Connecticut/Army/Central Florida |
| East Carolina | American Athletic-E | 107 | 3W-9L | 2W-6L | Toilet | James Madison/West Virginia/Virginia Tech/South Florida/Temple/Central Florida/Houston/Tulane/Memphis State |
| Cincinnati | American Athletic-E | 108 | 4W-8L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Michigan/Navy/Marshall/Central Florida/South Florida/SMU/Temple/East Carolina |
| Connecticut | American Athletic-E | 119 | 3W-9L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Virginia/East Carolina/SMU/Memphis State/Missouri/South Florida/Central Florida/Boston College/Cincinnati |
| Memphis State | American Athletic-W | 29 | 10W-3L | 7W-2L | Liberty | Central Florida x 2/Iowa State |
| Houston | American Athletic-W | 63 | 7W-5L | 5W-3L | Hawaii | Texas Tech/Tulsa/Memphis State/Tulane/Fresno State |
| Navy | American Athletic-W | 65 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Military | Memphis State/Central Florida/Temple/Notre Dame/Houston/Army |
| Southern Methodist | American Athletic-W | 86 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Frisco | TCU/Houston/Central Florida/Navy/Memphis State/Louisiana Tech |
| Tulane | American Athletic-W | 96 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Navy/Oklahoma/Florida International/South Florida/Memphis State/Cincinnati/SMU |
| Tulsa | American Athletic-W | 103 | 2W-10L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Oklahoma State/New Mexico/Toledo/Navy/Tulane/Connecticut/SMU/Memphis State/South Florida/Temple |
American Athletic over PAC-12 (2-0): Houston over Arizona, Memphis State over UCLA
American Athletic over Big Ten (2-1): Michigan over Cincinnati, Southern Florida over Illinois, Central Florida over Maryland
American Athletic even with Mountain West (2-2): South Florida over San Jose State, New Mexico over Tulsa, Navy over Air Force, Fresno State over Houston
American Athletic over Conference USA (5-3): Central Florida over Florida International, Navy over Florida Atlantic, SMU over North Texas St., Houston over Rice, Marshall over Cincinnati, Florida International over Tulane, Temple over Florida International, Louisiana Tech over SMU
American Athletic even with Independents (3-3): Notre Dame over Temple, Temple over Massachusetts, Tulane over Army, Army over Temple, East Carolina over BYU, Notre Dame over Navy
American Athletic over Sunbelt (3-0): Memphis State over Louisiana-Monroe, Tulsa over Louisiana-Lafayette, SMU over Arkansas St.
Will Villanova be added?
7-Mountain West (88.42): Bowl Record: 3-3
Conference Champion: Boise State
| Boise State | Mountain West-M | 30 | 11W-3L | 8W-1L | Las Vegas | Washington State/Virginia/Fresno State |
| Wyoming | Mountain West-M | 71 | 8W-5L | 5W-3L | Idaho Potato | Iowa/Oregon/Boise State/Fresno State/San Jose State |
| Colorado State | Mountain West-M | 85 | 7W-6L | 5W-3L | New Mexico | Colorado/Alabama/Air Force/Wyoming/Boise State/Marshall |
| Air Force | Mountain West-M | 88 | 5W-7L | 4W-4L | Toilet | Michigan/San Diego State/New Mexico/Navy/Army/Wyoming/Boise State |
| Utah State | Mountain West-M | 91 | 6W-7L | 4W-4L | Arizona | Wisconsin/Wake Forest/Colorado State/Wyoming/Boise State/Air Force/New Mexico State |
| New Mexico | Mountain West-M | 118 | 3W-9L | 1W-7L | Toilet | New Mexico St./Boise St./Fresno St./Colorado St./Wyoming/Utah State/Texas A&M/UNLV/San Diego State |
| Fresno State | Mountain West-W | 48 | 10W-4L | 7W-2L | Hawaii | Alabama/Washington/UNLV/Boise State |
| San Diego State | Mountain West-W | 50 | 10W-3L | 6W-2L | Armed Forces | Boise State/Fresno State/Army |
| UNLV | Mountain West-W | 102 | 5W-7L | 4W-4L | Toilet | Howard/Ohio State/San Diego State/Air Force/Utah State/BYU/Nevada |
| Nevada | Mountain West-W | 116 | 3W-9L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Northwestern/Toledo/Idaho St./Washington St./Fresno St./Colorado St./Air Force/Boise St./San Diego St. |
| Hawaii | Mountain West-W | 122 | 3W-9L | 1W-7L | Toilet | UCLA/Wyoming/Colorado St./Nevada/San Diego State/UNLV/Fresno State/Utah State/BYU |
| San Jose State | Mountain West-W | 123 | 2W-11L | 1W-7L | Toilet | South Florida/Texas/Utah/Utah St./UNLV/Fresno State/Hawaii/BYU/San Diego State/Nevada/Colorado State |
Mountain West over Sunbelt (3-2): Boise State over Troy State, UNLV over Idaho, New Mexico State over New Mexico, Wyoming over Texas State, New Mexico State over Utah State
Mountain West over MAC (2-1): Toledo over Nevada, San Diego State over Northern Illinois, Wyoming over Central Michigan
8-MAC-Mid-American (91.42): Bowl Record 1-4
Conference Champion: Toledo
| Akron | Mid-American-E | 77 | 7W-7L | 6W-3L | Boca Raton | Penn State/Iowa State/Troy State/Toledo x 2/Miami-OH/Florida Atlantic |
| Ohio University | Mid-American-E | 82 | 9W-4L | 5W-3L | Bahamas | Purdue/Central Michigan/Akron/Buffalo |
| Buffalo | Mid-American-E | 98 | 6W-6L | 4W-4L | Toilet | Minnesota/Army/Western Michigan/Northern Illinois/Miami-OH/Akron |
| Miami-OH | Mid-American-E | 110 | 5W-7L | 4W-4L | Toilet | Marshall/Cincinnati/Notre Dame/Bowling Green/Kent State/Ohio Univ./Eastern Michigan |
| Bowling Green | Mid-American-E | 112 | 2W-10L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Michigan State/South Dakota/Northwestern/Middle Tennessee/Akron/Ohio Univ./Northern Illinois/Buffalo/Toledo/Eastern Michigan |
| Kent State | Mid-American-E | 117 | 2W-10L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Clemson/Marshall/Louisville/Buffalo/Northern Illinois/Ohio Univ./Bowling Green/Western Michigan/Central Michigan/Akron |
| Toledo | Mid-American-W | 74 | 11W-3L | 8W-1L | Dollar General | Miami-FL/Ohio University/Appalachian State |
| Central Michigan | Mid-American-W | 75 | 8W-5L | 6W-2L | Idaho Potato | Syracuse/Miami-OH/Boston College/Toledo/Wyoming |
| Northern Illinois | Mid-American-W | 76 | 8W-5L | 6W-2L | Quick Lane | Boston College/San Diego State/Toledo/Central Michigan/Duke |
| Western Michigan | Mid-American-W | 79 | 6W-6L | 4W-4L | Toilet | USC/Michigan State/Akron/Central Michigan/Northern Illinois/Toledo |
| Eastern Michigan | Mid-American-W | 101 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Ohio University/Kentucky/Army/Toledo/Western Michigan/Northern Illinois/Central Michigan |
| Ball State | Mid-American-W | 125 | 2W-10L | 0W-8L | Toilet | Illinois/Western Kentucky/Western Michigan/Akron/Central Michigan/Toledo/Eastern Michigan/Northern Illinois/Buffalo/Miami-OH |
MAC even with American Association (1-1): Toledo over Tulsa, Cincinnati over Miami-OH
MAC even with Sunbelt (1-1): Western Michigan over Idaho, Appalachian State over Toledo
Conference USA over Independents (3-2): Old Dominion over Massachusetts, Army over UTEP, Army over Rice, North Texas State over Army, Florida International over Massachusetts
MAC over Big Twelve (2-1): Central Michigan over Kansas, Ohio University over Kansas, Iowa State over Akron
9-Conference USA (92.64): Bowl Record: 4-4
Conference Champion: Florida Atlantic
| Florida Atlantic | Conference USA-E | 51 | 11W-3L | 9W-0L | Boca Raton | Navy/Wisconsin/Buffalo |
| Marshall | Conference USA-E | 80 | 8W-5L | 4W-4L | New Mexico | North Carolina State/Florida International/Florida Atlantic/Texas-San Antonio/Southern Mississippi |
| Florida International | Conference USA-E | 84 | 8W-5L | 5W-3L | Gasparilla | Central Florida/Middle Tennessee/Old Dominion/Florida Atlantic/Temple |
| Middle Tennessee State | Conference USA-E | 89 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Camellia | Vanderbilt/Minnesota/Florida Atlantic/UAB/Marshall/Western Kentucky |
| Old Dominion | Conference USA-E | 93 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | North Carolina/Virginia Tech/Florida Atlantic/Marshall/Western Kentucky/North Texas State/Middle Tennessee St. |
| Western Kentucky | Conference USA-E | 100 | 6W-7L | 4W-4L | Cure | Illinois/Louisiana Tech/Florida Atlantic/Vanderbilt/Marshall/Florida International/Georgia State |
| North Carolina-Charlotte | Conference USA-E | 127 | 1W-11L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Eastern Mich./Kansas St./No. Car. AT&T/Georgia St./Florida Int./Marshall/W. Kentucky/Old Dominion/M Tennessee/So.Miss./Florida Atlantic |
| North Texas State | Conference USA-W | 59 | 9W-5L | 7W-2L | New Orleans | SMU/Iowa/Florida Atlantic x 2/Troy State |
| Louisiana Tech | Conference USA-W | 83 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Frisco | Mississippi St./South Carolina/UAB/Southern Mississippi/North Texas St./Florida Atlantic |
| Alabama-Birmingham | Conference USA-W | 94 | 8W-5L | 6W-2L | Bahamas | Ball State/North Texas State/North Carolina-Charlotte/Florida/Ohio Univ. |
| Texas-San Antonio | Conference USA-W | 95 | 6W-5L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Southern Mississippi/North Texas State/Florida International/UAB/Louisiana Tech |
| Southern Mississippi | Conference USA-W | 97 | 8W-5L | 6W-2L | Independence | Kentucky/North Texas State/UAB/Tennessee/Florida State |
| Rice | Conference USA-W | 126 | 1W-11L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Stanford/Houston/Florida International/Pittsburgh/Army/Texas-San Antonio/Louisiana Tech/UAB/So.Miss./Old Dominion/North Texas St. |
| Texas-El Paso | Conference USA-W | 130 | 0W-12L | 0W-8L | Toilet | Oklahoma/Rice/Arizona/New Mexico St./Army/W. Kentucky/So. Mississsippi/Texas-SA/Middle Tennessee/No. Texas/Louisiana Tech/UAB |
Conference USA over Sunbelt (5-4): Southern Mississippi over Louisiana-Monroe, UAB over Coastal Carolina, Georgia State over North Carolina-Charlotte, New Mexico St. over UTEP, Texas-San Antonio over Texas State, Louisiana Tech over South Alabama, Georgia State over Western Kentucky, Middle Tennessee over Arkansas State, Troy State over North Texas State
Conference USA over MAC (5-4): Eastern Michigan over North Carolina-Charlotte, Marshall over Miami-OH, Ball State over UAB, Marshall over Kent State, Western Kentucky over Ball State, Middle Tennessee over Bowling Green, Buffalo over Florida Atlantic, Ohio University over UAB, Florida Atlantic over Akron
Conference USA over Mountain West (1-0): Marshall over Colorado State
Independents (72.75): Bowl Record: 2-0
| Notre Dame | Independent | 13 | 10W-3L | n/a | Citrus | Georgia/Miami-FL/Stanford |
| Army | Independent | 49 | 10W-3L | n/a | Armed Forces | Ohio State/Tulane/North Texas State |
| Massachusetts | Independent | 106 | 4W-8L | n/a | Toilet | Hawaii/Coastal Carolina/Old Dominion/Temple/Tennessee/Ohio Univ./Mississippi State/Florida International |
| BYU | Independent | 121 | 4W-9L | n/a | Toilet | LSU/Utah/Wisconsin/Utah State/Boise State/Mississippi St./East Carolina/Fresno State/Massachusetts |
Independents over ACC (4-0): Notre Dame over Boston College, Notre Dame over North Carolina, Notre Dame over North Carolina State, Notre Dame over Wake Forest
Independents over Mountain West (4-4): Hawaii over Massachusetts, Utah State over BYU, Boise State over BYU, BYU over San Jose State, Army over Air Force, Fresno State over BYU, BYU over UNLV, BYU over Hawaii, Army over San Diego State
Independents over MAC (3-1): Army over Buffalo, Notre Dame over Miami-OH, Ohio University over Massachusetts, Army over Eastern Michigan
Independents over Sunbelt (2-1): Coastal Carolina over Massachusetts, Massachusetts over Georgia Southern, Massachusetts over Appalachian State
11-Sun Belt Conference (106.42): Bowl Record: 4-1
Conference Champions: Troy State and Appalachian State
| Troy State | Sun Belt | 52 | 11W-2L | 7W-1L | New Orleans | Boise State/South Alabama |
| Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 72 | 9W-4L | 7W-1L | Dollar General | Georgia/Wake Forest/Massachusetts/Louisiana-Monroe |
| Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 90 | 9W-5L | 6W-2L | Camellia | Nebraska/SMU/South Alabama/Troy State/Middle Tennessee St. |
| Georgia State | Sun Belt | 99 | 7W-5L | 5W-3L | Cure | Tennessee State/Penn State/Troy State/Appalachian State/Idaho |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 104 | 5W-7L | 4W-4L | Toilet | Tulsa/Texas A&M/Louisiana-Monroe/Arkansas St./Georgia Southern/Appalachian State |
| New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 105 | 7W-6L | 4W-4L | Arizona | Arizona St./Troy St./Arkansas/Appalachian St./Arkansas State/Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 111 | 4W-8L | 4W-4L | Toilet | Memphis St./Southern Mississippi/Georgia St./South Alabama/Idaho/Auburn/Arkansas State/Florida State |
| Idaho | Sun Belt | 113 | 4W-8L | 3W-5L | Toilet | UNLV/Western Michigan/Louisiana-Lafayette/Appalachian St./Missouri/Troy State/Coastal Carolina/New Mexico St. |
| South Alabama | Sun Belt | 114 | 4W-8L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Mississippi/Oklahoma St./Idaho/Louisiana Tech/Georgia State/Louisiana-Lafayette/Georgia Southern/New Mexico St. |
| Texas State | Sun Belt | 124 | 2W-10L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Colorado/Appalachian St./Texas-SA/Wyoming/Louisiana-Mon./Louisiana-Laf./New Mexico St./Georgia St./Arkansas St./Troy St. |
| Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 128 | 3W-9L | 2W-6L | Toilet | UAB/Western Illinois/Louisiana-Monroe/Georgia State/Arkansas St./Appalachian St./Texas State/Arkansas/Troy State |
| Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 129 | 2W-10L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Auburn/New Hampshire/Indiana/Arkansas State/New Mexico St./Massachusetts/Troy State/Georgia State/Appalachian State/Coastal Carolina |
BCS Championship: SEC Winner (Georgia) vs. Alabama; Big 12 Winner (Oklahoma) vs. ACC Winner (Clemson)
| Bowl-39 | Team A | Team B | Featuring | Date | |
| BCS Championship | Georgia | Alabama | Sugar vs. Rose Bowl | 8-Jan-18 | |
| Sugar | Clemson | Alabama | BCS #1 vs. BCS #4 | 1-Jan-18 | |
| Rose | Oklahoma | Georgia | BCS #2 vs. BCS #3 | 1-Jan-18 | |
| Outback | Michigan | South Carolina | Big Ten vs. SEC | 1-Jan-18 | |
| Citrus | Notre Dame | LSU | ACC vs. SEC | 1-Jan-18 | |
| Chick-fil-A Peach | Central Florida | Auburn | At-Large vs. At-Large | 1-Jan-18 | |
| TaxSlayer (Gator) | Louisville | Mississippi State | ACC vs. SEC | 30-Dec-17 | |
| Liberty | Memphis | Iowa State | SEC vs. Big 12 | 30-Dec-17 | |
| Fiesta | Penn State | Washington | At-Large vs. At-Large | 30-Dec-17 | |
| Orange | Wisconsin | Miami-FL | Big Ten vs. ACC | 30-Dec-17 | |
| Music City | Kentucky | Northwestern | ACC vs. SEC | 29-Dec-17 | |
| Sun | North Carolina St. | Arizona State | ACC vs. PAC 12 | 29-Dec-17 | |
| Cotton | Ohio State | USC | At-Large vs. At-Large | 29-Dec-17 | |
| Arizona Bowl | New Mexico St. | Utah State | Sunbelt vs MWC | 29-Dec-17 | |
| Belk | Texas A&M | Wake Forest | SEC vs. ACC | 29-Dec-17 | |
| Alamo | Stanford | TCU | PAC 12 vs. Big 12 | 28-Dec-17 | |
| Camping World | Oklahoma State | Virginia Tech | Big 12 vs. ACC | 28-Dec-17 | |
| Holiday | Washington State | Michigan State | PAC 12 vs. Big 10 | 28-Dec-17 | |
| Military | Virginia | Navy | ACC vs. American | 28-Dec-17 | |
| Independence | Southern Mississippi | Florida State | SEC vs. ACC | 27-Dec-17 | |
| Texas | Missouri | Texas | SEC vs. Big 12 | 27-Dec-17 | |
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Boston College | Iowa | ACC vs. Big 10 | 27-Dec-17 | |
| Foster Farms | Purdue | Arizona | Big Ten vs. PAC 12 | 27-Dec-17 | |
| Cactus Bowl | UCLA | Kansas State | PAC 12 vs. Big 12 | 26-Dec-17 | |
| Quick Lane (Little Caesar's) | Northern Illinois | Duke | Big Ten vs. ACC | 26-Dec-17 | |
| Heart of Dallas | West Virginia | Utah | Big 12 vs. CUSA | 26-Dec-17 | |
| Hawaii | Fresno State | Houston | MWC vs. American | 24-Dec-17 | |
| Birmingham Bowl | Texas Tech | South Florida | SEC vs. American | 23-Dec-17 | |
| Armed Forces | Army | San Diego State | Army vs. CUSA | 23-Dec-17 | |
| Dollar General | Appalachian State | Toledo | Sunbelt vs. MAC | 23-Dec-17 | |
| Bahamas Bowl | Alabama-Birmingham | Ohio University | CUSA vs. MAC | 22-Dec-17 | |
| Idaho Potato Bowl | Central Michigan | Wyoming | MAC vs. MWC | 22-Dec-17 | |
| Gasparilla | Temple | Florida International | American vs. CUSA | 21-Dec-17 | |
| Frisco Bowl | Louisiana Tech | SMU | At-Large vs. American | 20-Dec-17 | |
| Boca Raton Bowl | Florida Atlantic | Akron | CUSA vs. American | 19-Dec-17 | |
| Las Vegas Bowl | Boise State | Oregon | MWC #1 vs. PAC 12/BYU | 16-Dec-17 | |
| New Orleans Bowl | North Texas St. | Troy State | CUSA vs. Sunbelt | 16-Dec-17 | |
| New Mexico | Marshall | Colorado State | CUSA vs. MWC | 16-Dec-17 | |
| Camellia Bowl | Middle Tennessee | Arkansas State | MAC vs. Sunbelt | 16-Dec-17 | |
| Cure Bowl | Western Kentucky | Georgia State | American vs. Sunbelt | 16-Dec-17 |
| Big Ten | Team | Pacific 12 | Team | Big Twelve | Team | SEC | Team |
| Fiesta | Ohio State | Fiesta | USC | BCS-Rose | Oklahoma | BCS-Rose | Georgia |
| Orange | Wisconsin | Cotton | Washington | Alamo | TCU | BCS-Sugar | Alabama |
| Cotton | Penn State | Alamo | Stanford | Camping World | Oklahoma State | Chick-fil-A Peach | Auburn |
| Outback | Michigan | Foster Farms | Arizona | Heart of Dallas | West Virginia | Citrus | LSU |
| Holiday | Michigan State | Sun | Arizona State | Texas | Texas | TaxSlayer (Gator) | Mississippi State |
| Music City | Northwestern | Heart of Dallas | Utah | Liberty | Iowa State | Outback | South Carolina |
| Pinstripe | Iowa | Las Vegas | Oregon | Cactus | Kansas State | Belk | Texas A&M |
| Foster Farms | Purdue | Holiday | Washington State | Birmingham | Texas Tech | Texas | Missouri |
| ACC | Team | Cactus | UCLA | American Athletic | Team | Music City | Kentucky |
| BCS-Sugar | Clemson | Mountain West | Team | Birmingham | South Florida | Conference USA | Team |
| Orange | Miami-FL | Las Vegas | Boise State | Chick-fil-A Peach | Central Florida | Gasparilla | Florida International |
| Sun | North Carolina State | Hawaii | Fresno State | Liberty | Memphis State | New Orleans | North Texas State |
| Camping World | Virginia Tech | New Mexico | Colorado State | Gasparilla | Temple | Camellia | Middle Tennessee St. |
| Citrus | Notre Dame | Idaho Potato | Wyoming | Military | Navy | Independence | Southern Mississippi |
| Military | Virginia | Armed Forces | San Diego State | Hawaii | Houston | Bahamas | Alabama-Birmingham |
| Pinstripe | Boston College | Arizona | Utah State | Frisco | SMU | New Mexico | Marshall |
| Belk | Wake Forest | MAC | Team | Independents | Team | Frisco | Louisiana Tech |
| Independence | Florida State | Dollar General | Toledo | Armed Forces | Army | Cure | Western Kentucky |
| Quick Lane | Duke | Idaho Potato | Central Michigan | Sunbelt | Team | ||
| TaxSlayer | Louisville | Quick Lane | Northern Illinois | Dollar General | Appalachian State | ||
| Boca Raton | Akron | Camellia | Arkansas State | ||||
| Bahamas | Ohio University | New Orleans | Troy State | ||||
| Cure | Georgia State | ||||||
| Arizona | New Mexico St. |
| Bowl Eligible | Teams |
| SEC | 9 |
| ACC | 11 |
| PAC-12 | 9 |
| Big Ten | 8 |
| Conference USA | 10 |
| Big 12 | 8 |
| American Athletic | 7 |
| Mountain West | 6 |
| MAC | 7 |
| Sunbelt | 4 |
| Independents | 2 |
| Totals-39 Bowls-78 | 81 |
| Texas (13) |
| 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 |
| 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 (7) |
| Wake Forest |
| No.Carolina State |
| Duke |
| North Carolina |
East Carolina North Carolina-Charlotte Appalachian State |
| 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(3)/New Jersey (1) |
| Syracuse |
| Rutgers |
| Army |
| Buffalo |
| Virginia(3)/West Virginia (2) |
| Virginia Tech |
Virginia Old Dominion |
| 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 |