DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-November 27, 2016
2 Undefeated Teams
| NCAA Division I Team | Conference | Ranking | Record | Conf. | Bowl | Loss(es) |
| Alabama | Southeastern-W | 1 | 12W-0L | 8W-0L | BCS-Peach | n/a |
| Ohio State | Big Ten-East | 2 | 11W-1L | 8W-1L | BCS-Fiesta | Penn State |
| Michigan | Big Ten-East | 3 | 10W-2L | 7W-2L | Orange | Iowa/Ohio State |
| Clemson | Atlantic Coast-A | 4 | 11W-1L | 7W-1L | BCS-Fiesta | Pittsburgh |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten-West | 5 | 10W-2L | 7W-2L | Rose | Michigan/Ohio State |
| USC | Pacific 12-South | 6 | 9W-3L | 7W-2L | Alamo | Alabama/Stanford/Utah |
| Washington | Pacific 12-North | 7 | 11W-1L | 8W-1L | BCS-Peach | USC |
| Colorado | Pacific 12-South | 8 | 10W-2L | 8W-1L | Rose | Michigan/USC |
| Penn State | Big Ten-East | 9 | 10W-2L | 8W-1L | Cotton | Pittsburgh/Michigan |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 10 | 9W-2L | 8W-0L | Sugar | Houston/Ohio State |
| LSU | Southeastern-W | 11 | 7W-4L | 5W-3L | Outback | Wisconsin/Auburn/Alabama/Florida |
| Western Michigan | Mid-American-W | 12 | 12W-0L | 8W-0L | Cotton | n/a |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 13 | 9W-2L | 7W-1L | Russell Athletic | Central Michigan/Baylor |
| Stanford | Pacific 12-North | 14 | 9W-3L | 6W-3L | Foster Farms | Washington/Washington State/Colorado |
| Iowa | Big Ten-West | 15 | 8W-4L | 6W-3L | Music City | North Dakota St./Northwestern/Wisconsin/Penn State |
| Florida State | Atlantic Coast-A | 16 | 9W-3L | 5W-3L | Orange | Louisville/North Carolina/Clemson |
| Nebraska | Big Ten-West | 17 | 9W-3L | 6W-3L | Outback | Wisconsin/Ohio State/Iowa |
| West Virginia | Big 12 | 18 | 9W-2L | 6W-2L | Alamo | Oklahoma State/Oklahoma |
| Navy | American Athletic-W | 19 | 9W-2L | 7W-1L | Armed Forces | Air Force/South Florida |
| Pittsburgh | Atlantic Coast-C | 20 | 7W-4L | 4W-3L | Pinstripe | Oklahoma State/North Carolina/Virginia Tech/Miami-FL |
| Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast-C | 21 | 8W-4L | 6W-3L | Sun | Clemson/Miami-FL/Pittsburgh/North Carolina |
| Utah | Pacific 12-South | 22 | 8W-4L | 5W-4L | Sun | California/Washington/Oregon/Colorado |
| Virginia Tech | Atlantic Coast-C | 23 | 9W-3L | 6W-2L | Russell Athletic | Tennessee/Syracuse/Georgia Tech |
| Miami-Florida | Atlantic Coast-C | 24 | 8W-4L | 5W-3L | Belk | Florida State/North Carolina/Virginia Tech/Notre Dame |
| Tennessee | Southeastern-E | 25 | 8W-4L | 4W-4L | TaxSlayer | Texas A&M/Alabama/South Carolina/Vanderbilt |
| Auburn | Southeastern-W | 26 | 8W-4L | 5W-3L | Sugar | Clemson/Texas A&M/Georgia/Alabama |
| Texas A&M | Southeastern-W | 27 | 8W-4L | 4W-4L | Belk | Alabama/Mississippi State/Mississippi/LSU |
| Florida | Southeastern-E | 28 | 8W-3L | 6W-2L | Citrus | Tennessee/Arkansas/Florida State |
| South Florida | American Athletic-E | 29 | 10W-2L | 7W-1L | St. Petersburg | Florida State/Temple |
| Minnesota | Big Ten-West | 30 | 8W-4L | 5W-4L | Holiday | Penn State/Iowa/Nebraska/Wisconsin |
| Kansas State | Big 12 | 31 | 7W-4L | 5W-3L | Texas | Stanford/West Virginia/Oklahoma/Oklahoma St. |
| Georgia | Southeastern-E | 32 | 7W-5L | 4W-4L | Liberty | Mississippi/Tennessee/Vanderbilt/Florida/Georgia Tech |
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast-C | 33 | 8W-4L | 5W-3L | TaxSlayer | Georgia/Virginia Tech/Duke/North Carolina State |
| Arkansas | Southeastern-W | 34 | 7W-5L | 3W-5L | Music City | Texas A&M/Alabama/Auburn/LSU/Missouri |
| Kentucky | Southeastern-E | 35 | 7W-5L | 4W-4L | Independence | Southern Mississippi/Florida/Alabama/Georgia/Tennessee |
| Houston | American Athletic-W | 36 | 9W-3L | 6W-3L | Military | Navy/SMU/Memphis State |
| Louisville | Atlantic Coast-A | 37 | 9W-3L | 7W-2L | Citrus | Clemson/Houston/Kentucky |
| Tulsa | American Athletic-W | 38 | 9W-3L | 6W-2L | Birmingham | Ohio State/Houston/Navy |
| TCU | Big 12 | 39 | 6W-5L | 4W-4L | Liberty | Arkansas/Oklahoma/West Virginia/Texas Tech/Oklahoma State |
| Washington State | Pacific 12-North | 40 | 8W-4L | 7W-2L | Holiday | Eastern Washington/Boise State/Colorado/Washington |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 41 | 7W-5L | 4W-5L | Cactus | Texas/TCU/Oklahoma/Kansas State/Texas Tech |
| South Carolina | Southeastern-E | 42 | 6W-6L | 3W-5L | Texas | Mississippi State/Kentucky/Texas A&M/Georgia/Florida/Clemson |
| Vanderbilt | Southeastern-E | 43 | 6W-6L | 3W-5L | Birmingham | South Carolina/Georgia Tech/Florida/Kentucky/Auburn/Missouri |
| Northwestern | Big Ten-West | 44 | 6W-6L | 5W-4L | Pinstripe | Western Michigan/Illinois St./Nebraska/Ohio State/Wisconsin/Minnesota |
| North Carolina State | Atlantic Coast-A | 45 | 6W-6L | 3W-5L | St. Petersburg | East Carolina/Clemson/Louisville/Boston College/Florida State/Miami-FL |
| Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast-A | 46 | 6W-6L | 3W-5L | Independence | North Carolina St./Florida St./Army/Louisville/Clemson/Boston College |
| Mississippi State | Southeastern-W | 47 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | South Alabama/LSU/Auburn/BYU/Kentucky/Alabama/Arkansas |
| Indiana | Big Ten-East | 48 | 6W-6L | 4W-5L | Foster Farms | Wake Forest/Ohio State/Nebraska/Northwestern/Penn State/Michigan |
| Memphis State | American Athletic-W | 49 | 8W-4L | 5W-3L | Boca Raton | Mississippi/Navy/Tulsa/South Florida |
| Temple | American Athletic-E | 50 | 9W-3L | 7W-1L | Miami Beach | Army/Penn State/Memphis State |
| BYU | Independent | 51 | 8W-4L | n/a | Poinsettia | Utah/UCLA/West Virginia/Boise St. |
| California | Pacific 12-North | 52 | 5W-7L | 3W-6L | Toilet | San Diego State/Arizona State/Oregon St./USC/Washington/Washington St./Stanford |
| UCLA | Pacific 12-South | 53 | 4W-8L | 2W-7L | Toilet | Texas A&M/Stanford/Arizona St./Washington St./Utah/Colorado/USC/California |
| Troy State | Sun Belt | 54 | 9W-2L | 6W-1L | Dollar General | Clemson/Arkansas State |
| Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 55 | 9W-3L | 7W-1L | Las Vegas | Tennessee/Miami-FL/Troy State |
| Toledo | Mid-American-W | 56 | 9W-3L | 6W-2L | Potato | BYU/Ohio Univ./Western Michigan |
| Air Force | Mountain West-M | 57 | 9W-3L | 5W-3L | Cactus | Wyoming/New Mexico/Hawaii |
| Boise State | Mountain West-M | 58 | 10W-2L | 6W-2L | Potato | Wyoming/Air Force |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 59 | 5W-7L | 3W-6L | Toilet | Arizona State/Kansas State/West Virginia/Oklahoma/Texas/Oklahoma State/Iowa State |
| San Diego State | Mountain West-W | 60 | 9W-3L | 6W-2L | Las Vegas | South Alabama/Wyoming/Colorado State |
| Louisiana Tech | Conference USA-W | 61 | 8W-4L | 6W-2L | Bahamas | Arkansas/Texas Tech/Middle Tennessee St./Southern Mississippi |
| Western Kentucky | Conference USA-E | 62 | 9W-3L | 7W-1L | Heart of Dallas | Alabama/Vanderbilt/Louisiana Tech |
| Colorado State | Mountain West-M | 63 | 7W-5L | 5W-3L | Heart of Dallas | Colorado/Minnesota/Wyoming/Boise St./Air Force |
| New Mexico | Mountain West-M | 64 | 8W-4L | 6W-2L | New Mexico | New Mexico St./Rutgers/Boise St./Colorado State |
| Mississippi | Southeastern-W | 65 | 5W-7L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Florida State/Alabama/Arkansas/LSU/Auburn/Vanderbilt/Mississippi State |
| Texas | Big 12 | 66 | 5W-7L | 3W-6L | Armed Forces | California/Oklahoma State/Oklahoma/Kansas State/West Virginia/Kansas/TCU |
| Arizona State | Pacific 12-South | 67 | 5W-7L | 2W-7L | Toilet | USC/Colorado/Washington State/Oregon/Utah/Washington/Arizona |
| Wyoming | Mountain West-M | 68 | 8W-4L | 6W-2L | Poinsettia | Nebraska/Eastern Michigan/UNLV/New Mexico |
| Maryland | Big Ten-East | 69 | 6W-6L | 3W-6L | Quick Lane | Penn State/Minnesota/Indiana/Michigan/Ohio State/Nebraska |
| Boston College | Atlantic Coast-A | 70 | 6W-6L | 2W-6L | Quick Lane | Georgia Tech/Virginia Tech/Clemson/Syracuse/Louisville/Florida State |
| Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 71 | 6W-5L | 6W-1L | Camellia | Toledo/Auburn/Utah State/Central Arkansas/Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Michigan State | Big Ten-East | 72 | 3W-9L | 1W-8L | Toilet | Wisconsin/Indiana/BYU/Northwestern/Maryland/Michigan/Illinois/Ohio State/Penn State |
| Purdue | Big Ten-West | 73 | 3W-9L | 1W-8L | Toilet | Cincinnati/Maryland/Iowa/Nebraska/Penn State/Minnesota/Northwestern/Wisconsin/Indiana |
| Oregon State | Pacific 12-North | 74 | 4W-8L | 3W-6L | Toilet | Minnesota/Boise State/Colorado/Utah/Washington/Washington State/Stanford/UCLA |
| Illinois | Big Ten-West | 75 | 3W-9L | 2W-7L | Toilet | North Carolina/Western Michigan/Nebraska/Purdue/Michigan/Minnesota/Wisconsin/Iowa/Northwestern |
| Middle Tennessee State | Conference USA-E | 76 | 8W-4L | 5W-3L | New Orleans | Vanderbilt/Western Kentucky/Texas-San Antonio/Marshall |
| Oregon | Pacific 12-North | 77 | 4W-8L | 2W-7L | Toilet | Nebraska/Colorado/Washington State/Washington/California/USC/Stanford/Oregon State |
| Syracuse | Atlantic Coast-A | 78 | 4W-7L | 2W-5L | Toilet | Louisville/South Florida/Notre Dame/Wake Forest/Clemson/North Carolina St./Florida State |
| Notre Dame | Independent | 79 | 4W-8L | n/a | Toilet | Texas/Michigan St./Duke/North Carolina State/Stanford/Navy/Virginia Tech/USC |
| Central Florida | American Athletic-E | 80 | 6W-6L | 4W-4L | Cure | Michigan/Maryland/Temple/Houston/Tulsa/South Florida |
| Virginia | Atlantic Coast-C | 81 | 2W-10L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Richmond/Oregon/Connecticut/Pittsburgh/North Carolina/Louisville/Wake Forest/Miami-FL/Georgia Tech/Virginia Tech |
| Missouri | Southeastern-E | 82 | 4W-8L | 2W-6L | Toilet | West Virgina/Georgia/LSU/Florida/Middle Tennessee/Kentucky/South Carolina/Tennessee |
| Duke | Atlantic Coast-C | 83 | 4W-8L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Wake Forest/Northwestern/Virginia/Louisville/Georgia Tech/Virginia Tech/Pittsburgh/Miami-FL |
| Old Dominion | Conference USA-E | 84 | 9W-3L | 7W-1L | Hawaii | Appalachian St./North Carolina St./Western Kentucky |
| Ohio University | Mid-American-E | 85 | 8W-4L | 6W-2L | Dollar General | Texas State/Tennessee/Eastern Michigan/Central Michigan |
| Arizona | Pacific 12-South | 86 | 3W-9L | 1W-8L | Toilet | BYU/Washington/UCLA/Utah/Stanford/Washington State/Colorado/Oregon State |
| Cincinnati | American Athletic-E | 87 | 4W-8L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Houston/Southern Florida/Connecticut/Temple/BYU/Central Florida/Memphis St./Tulsa |
| Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 88 | 4W-7L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Western Michigan/Arkansas State/Georgia Tech/Appalachian State/Mississippi/Louisiana-Lafayette/Georgia State |
| Southern Methodist | American Athletic-W | 89 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Baylor/TCU/Temple/Tulsa/Memphis St./South Florida/Navy |
| Rutgers | Big Ten-East | 90 | 2W-10L | 0W-9L | Toilet | Washington/Iowa/Ohio St./Michigan/Illinois/Minnesota/Indiana/Michigan State/Penn State/Maryland |
| Miami-OH | Mid-American-E | 91 | 6W-6L | 6W-2L | Bahamas | Iowa/Eastern Illinois/Western Kentucky/Cincinnati/Ohio Univ./Akron |
| Eastern Michigan | Mid-American-W | 92 | 7W-5L | 4W-4L | Camellia | Missouri/Toledo/Western Michigan/Miami-OH/Northern Illinois |
| Central Michigan | Mid-American-W | 93 | 6W-6L | 3W-5L | Miami Beach | Virginia/Western Michigan/Toledo/Kent State/Miami-OH/Eastern Michigan |
| Connecticut | American Athletic-E | 94 | 3W-9L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Navy/Syracuse/Houston/South Florida/Central Florida/East Carolina/Temple/Boston College/Tulane |
| South Alabama | Sun Belt | 95 | 5W-6L | 1W-6L | Cure | Georgia Southern/Louisiana-Lafayette/Arkansas St./Troy St./Louisiana-Monroe/Idaho |
| East Carolina | American Athletic-E | 96 | 3W-9L | 1W-7L | Toilet | South Carolina/Virginia Tech/Central Florida/South Florida/Cincinnati/Tulsa/SMU/Navy/Temple |
| North Texas State | Conference USA-W | 97 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Arizona | SMU/Florida/Middle Tennessee/Texas-San Antonio/Louisiana Tech/Western Kentucky/UTEP |
| Northern Illinois | Mid-American-W | 98 | 5W-7L | 5W-3L | Toilet | Wyoming/South Florida/San Diego St./Western Illinois/Western Michigan/Central Michigan/Toledo |
| Army | Independent | 99 | 6W-5L | n/a | Military | Buffalo/Duke/North Texas St./Air Force/Notre Dame |
| Idaho | Sun Belt | 100 | 7W-4L | 5W-2L | Arizona | Washington/Washington St./Troy St./Appalachian St. |
| Hawaii | Mountain West-W | 101 | 6W-7L | 4W-4L | Hawaii | California/Michigan/Arizona/UNLV/New Mexico/San Diego St./Boise St. |
| Texas-San Antonio | Conference USA-W | 102 | 6W-6L | 5W-3L | New Mexico | Colorado St./Arizona St./Old Dominion/UTEP/Louisiana Tech/Texas A&M |
| Southern Mississippi | Conference USA-E | 103 | 6W-6L | 4W-4L | Boca Raton | Troy St./Texas-San Antonio/LSU/North Carolina-Charlotte/Old Dominion/North Texas St. |
| Utah State | Mountain West-M | 104 | 3W-9L | 1W-7L | Toilet | USC/Air Force/Boise St./Colorado St./San Diego St./Wyoming/New Mexico/Nevada/BYU |
| Ball State | Mid-American-W | 105 | 4W-8L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Indiana/Northern Illinois/Central Michigan/Akron/Western Michigan/Eastern Michigan/Toledo/Miami-OH |
| Akron | Mid-American-E | 106 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Wisconsin/Appalachian St./Western Michigan/Buffalo/Toledo/Bowling Green/Ohio University |
| Tulane | American Athletic-W | 107 | 4W-8L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Wake Forest/Navy/Memphis St./Tulsa/SMU/Central Florida/Houston/Temple |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 108 | 5W-6L | 4W-3L | New Orleans | Boise State/Tulane/New Mexico St./Appalachian St./Idaho/Georgia |
| Iowa State | Big 12 | 109 | 3W-9L | 2W-7L | Toilet | Northern Iowa/Iowa/TCU/Baylor/Oklahoma St./Texas/Kansas State/Oklahoma/West Virginia |
| Massachusetts | Independent | 110 | 2W-10L | n/a | Toilet | Florida/Boston College/Mississippi St./Tulane/Old Dominion/Louisiana Tech/South Carolina/Troy St./BYU/Hawaii |
| UNLV | Mountain West-W | 111 | 4W-8L | 3W-5L | Toilet | UCLA/Central Michigan/Idaho/San Diego St./Colorado St./San Jose St./Boise St./Nevada |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 112 | 2W-9L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Ohio Univ./Memphis St./Texas Tech/TCU/Baylor/Oklahoma St./Oklahoma/West Virginia/Iowa State |
| Florida International | Conference USA-E | 113 | 4W-8L | 4W-4L | Toilet | Indiana/Maryland/Massachusetts/Central Florida/Louisiana Tech/Middle Tennessee/Western Kentucky/Old Dominion |
| Kent State | Mid-American-E | 114 | 3W-9L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Penn State/North Carolina AT&T/Alabama/Akron/Miami-OH/Ohio Univ./Western Michigan/Bowling Green/Northern Illinois |
| San Jose State | Mountain West-W | 115 | 4W-8L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Tulsa/Utah/Iowa St./New Mexico/Hawaii/San Diego St./Boise St./Air Force |
| Nevada | Mountain West-W | 116 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Notre Dame/Purdue/Hawaii/San Jose St./Wyoming/New Mexico/San Diego St. |
| Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 117 | 4W-7L | 3W-4L | Toilet | Oklahoma/Georgia Southern/Auburn/Idaho/New Mexico/Arkansas St./Appalachian State |
| Georgia State | Sun Belt | 118 | 3W-8L | 2W-5L | Toilet | Ball State/Air Force/Wisconsin/Appalachian St./Troy St./South Alabama/Arkansas State/Louisiana-Monroe |
| North Carolina-Charlotte | Conference USA-E | 119 | 4W-7L | 3W-4L | Toilet | Louisville/Eastern Michigan/Temple/Old Dominion/Florida International/Rice/Middle Tennessee |
| Bowling Green | Mid-American-E | 120 | 4W-8L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Ohio State/Middle Tennessee/Memphis St./Eastern Michigan/Ohio Univ./Miami-OH/Toledo/Northern Illinois |
| Buffalo | Mid-American-E | 121 | 2W-10L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Albany/Nevada/Boston College/Kent St./Ball St./Northern Illinois/Ohio Univ./Miami-OH/Western Michigan/Bowling Green |
| Marshall | Conference USA-E | 122 | 3W-9L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Akron/Louisville/Pittsburgh/North Texas St./North Carolina-Charlotte/Southern Mississippi/Old Dominion/Florida International/Western Kentucky |
| Florida Atlantic | Conference USA-E | 123 | 3W-9L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Miami-FL/Kansas St./Ball State/Florida International/North Carolina-Charlotte/Marshall/Western Kentucky/Old Dominion/Middle Tennessee |
| Texas-El Paso | Conference USA-W | 124 | 4W-8L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Texas/Army/Southern Mississippi/Louisiana Tech/Florida International/Old Dominion/Florida Atlantic/Rice |
| New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 125 | 3W-8L | 2W-5L | Toilet | UTEP/Kentucky/Troy St./Idaho/Georgia Southern/Texas A&M/Arkansas State/Appalachian State |
| Rice | Conference USA-W | 126 | 3W-9L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Western Kentucky/Army/Baylor/North Texas St./So.Miss/Louisiana Tech/Florida Atlantic/Stanford |
| Texas State | Sun Belt | 127 | 2W-9L | 0W-7L | Toilet | Arkansas/Houston/Georgia State/Louisiana-Monroe/Louisiana-Lafayette/Appalachian St./Idaho/New Mexico St./Troy St. |
| Fresno State | Mountain West-W | 128 | 1W-11L | 0W-8L | Toilet | Nebraska/Toledo/Tulsa/UNLV/Nevada/San Diego St./Utah St./Air Force/Colorado St./Hawaii/San Jose State |
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| Top Conferences | Power Average | Undefeated Teams |
| SEC | 35.57 | Alabama |
| PAC-12 | 42.17 | None |
| Big Ten | 39.43 | None |
| Big 12 | 49.80 | None |
| ACC | 41.50 | None |
| American Athletic | 64.50 | None |
| Mountain West | 87.08 | None |
| Independents | 84.75 | None |
| MAC | 91.08 | Western Michigan |
| Conference USA | 100.92 | None |
| Sunbelt | 96.18 | None |
Power Average=Average Conference Rankings (The lower the better)
| Top Conferences | Big Twelve | SEC | ACC | Big Ten | PAC 12 | Amer.Ath. | MAC | Independents | Sunbelt | Conference USA | Mountain West |
SEC 29W-11L |
1W-1L | SEC | 3W-5L | 0W-1L | 2W-0L | 2W-0L | 3W-0L | 3W-1L | 8W-1L | 7W-2L | 0W-0L |
| Big Twelve 12W-9L | Big Twelve | 1W-1L | 1W-0L | 0W-1L | 0-3L | 2W-2L | 0W-2L | 2W-0L | 1W-0L | 4W-0L | 1W-0L |
ACC 28W-11L |
0W-1L | 5W-3L | ACC | 3W-1L | 0W-0L | 5W-3L | 2W-0L | 5W-3L | 3W-0L | 5W-0L | 0W-0L |
Big Ten 24W-8L |
1W-0L | 1W-0L | 1W-3L | Big Ten | 3W-1L | 4W-1L | 4W-2L | 1W-1L | 1W-0L | 2W-0L | 6W-0L |
American Athletic 17W-15L |
2W-2L | 0W-2L | 3W-5L | 1W-4L | 0W-0L | Amer.Ath. | 3W-0L | 1W-2L | 2W-0L | 2W-0L | 3W-0L |
PAC-12 19W-7L |
3W-0L | 0W-0L | 1W-0L | 1W-3L | PAC 12 | 0W-0L | 0W-0L | 4W-1L | 2W-0L | 2W-0L | 6W-3L |
Mountain West 16W-25L |
0W-1L | 0W-0L | 0W-0L | 0W-6L | 3W-6L | 0W-3L | 3W-2L | 4W-2L | 5W-5L | 1W-0L | MWC |
Independents 14W-25L |
0W-2L | 1W-3L | 3W-5L | 1W-1L | 1W-4L | 2W-1L | 1W-1L | Independents | 0W-1L | 3W-3L | 2W-4L |
MAC 13W-20L |
2W-0L | 0W-3L | 0W-2L | 2W-4L | 0W-0L | 0W-3L | MAC | 1W-1L | 3W-2L | 3W-2L | 2W-3L |
Conference USA 8W-30L |
0W-4L | 2W-7L | 0W-5L | 0W-2L | 0W-2L | 0W-2L | 2W-3L | 3W-3L | 1W-1L | Conference USA | 0W-1L |
Sunbelt 10W-25L |
0W-0L | 1W-8L | 0W-3L | 0W-1L | 0W-2L | 0W-2L | 2W-3L | 1W-0L | Sunbelt | 1W-1L | 5W-5L |
Best Bowl Records
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 (35.57): Bowl Record: 9-2
| Tennessee | Southeastern-E | 25 | 8W-4L | 4W-4L | TaxSlayer | Texas A&M/Alabama/South Carolina/Vanderbilt |
| Florida | Southeastern-E | 28 | 8W-3L | 6W-2L | Citrus | Tennessee/Arkansas/Florida State |
| Georgia | Southeastern-E | 32 | 7W-5L | 4W-4L | Liberty | Mississippi/Tennessee/Vanderbilt/Florida/Georgia Tech |
| Kentucky | Southeastern-E | 35 | 7W-5L | 4W-4L | Independence | Southern Mississippi/Florida/Alabama/Georgia/Tennessee |
| South Carolina | Southeastern-E | 42 | 6W-6L | 3W-5L | Texas | Mississippi State/Kentucky/Texas A&M/Georgia/Florida/Clemson |
| Vanderbilt | Southeastern-E | 43 | 6W-6L | 3W-5L | Birmingham | South Carolina/Georgia Tech/Florida/Kentucky/Auburn/Missouri |
| Missouri | Southeastern-E | 82 | 4W-8L | 2W-6L | Toilet | West Virgina/Georgia/LSU/Florida/Middle Tennessee/Kentucky/South Carolina/Tennessee |
| Alabama | Southeastern-W | 1 | 12W-0L | 8W-0L | BCS-Peach | n/a |
| LSU | Southeastern-W | 11 | 7W-4L | 5W-3L | Outback | Wisconsin/Auburn/Alabama/Florida |
| Auburn | Southeastern-W | 26 | 8W-4L | 5W-3L | Sugar | Clemson/Texas A&M/Georgia/Alabama |
| Texas A&M | Southeastern-W | 27 | 8W-4L | 4W-4L | Belk | Alabama/Mississippi State/Mississippi/LSU |
| Arkansas | Southeastern-W | 34 | 7W-5L | 3W-5L | Music City | Texas A&M/Alabama/Auburn/LSU/Missouri |
| Mississippi State | Southeastern-W | 47 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | South Alabama/LSU/Auburn/BYU/Kentucky/Alabama/Arkansas |
| Mississippi | Southeastern-W | 65 | 5W-7L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Florida State/Alabama/Arkansas/LSU/Auburn/Vanderbilt/Mississippi State |
Conference Championship Game: Alabama vs. Florida
SEC over Sunbelt (8-1): Tennessee over Appalachian State, South Alabama over Mississippi State, Auburn over Arkansas St., Arkansas over Texas State, Kentucky over New Mexico State, Auburn over Louisiana-Monroe, Texas A&M over New Mexico St., Mississippi over Georgia Southern, Georgia over Louisiana-Lafayette
SEC over PAC-12 (2-0): Texas A&M over UCLA, Alabama over USC
SEC over American Athletic (2-0): South Carolina over East Carolina, Mississippi over Memphis State
SEC over Conference USA (7-2): Arkansas over Louisiana Tech, Southern Mississippi over Kentucky, Alabama over Western Kentucky, Vanderbilt over Middle Tennessee, Florida over North Texas St., Vanderbilt over Western Kentucky, LSU over Southern Mississippi, Middle Tennessee over Missouri, Texas A&M over Texas-San Antonio
SEC over Independents (3-1): Florida over Massachusetts, Mississippi State over Massachusetts, BYU over Mississippi State, South Carolina over Massachusetts
SEC over MAC (2-0): Missouri over Eastern Michigan, Tennessee over Ohio Univ., Alabama over Kent State
2-PAC 12-Pacific Athletic Conference (42.17): Bowl Record: 6-4
| Washington | Pacific 12-North | 7 | 11W-1L | 8W-1L | BCS-Peach | USC |
| Stanford | Pacific 12-North | 14 | 9W-3L | 6W-3L | Foster Farms | Washington/Washington State/Colorado |
| Washington State | Pacific 12-North | 40 | 8W-4L | 7W-2L | Holiday | Eastern Washington/Boise State/Colorado/Washington |
| California | Pacific 12-North | 52 | 5W-7L | 3W-6L | Toilet | San Diego State/Arizona State/Oregon St./USC/Washington/Washington St./Stanford |
| Oregon State | Pacific 12-North | 74 | 4W-8L | 3W-6L | Toilet | Minnesota/Boise State/Colorado/Utah/Washington/Washington State/Stanford/UCLA |
| Oregon | Pacific 12-North | 77 | 4W-8L | 2W-7L | Toilet | Nebraska/Colorado/Washington State/Washington/California/USC/Stanford/Oregon State |
| USC | Pacific 12-South | 6 | 9W-3L | 7W-2L | Alamo | Alabama/Stanford/Utah |
| Colorado | Pacific 12-South | 8 | 10W-2L | 8W-1L | Rose | Michigan/USC |
| Utah | Pacific 12-South | 22 | 8W-4L | 5W-4L | Sun | California/Washington/Oregon/Colorado |
| UCLA | Pacific 12-South | 53 | 4W-8L | 2W-7L | Toilet | Texas A&M/Stanford/Arizona St./Washington St./Utah/Colorado/USC/California |
| Arizona State | Pacific 12-South | 67 | 5W-7L | 2W-7L | Toilet | USC/Colorado/Washington State/Oregon/Utah/Washington/Arizona |
| Arizona | Pacific 12-South | 86 | 3W-9L | 1W-8L | Toilet | BYU/Washington/UCLA/Utah/Stanford/Washington State/Colorado/Oregon State |
Conference Championship Game: Washington vs. Colorado
PAC-12 over Big 12 (3-0): Stanford over Kansas State, Arizona State over Texas Tech, California over Texas
PAC-12 over ACC (1-0): Oregon over Virginia
PAC-12 over Mountain West (6-3): California over Hawaii, Colorado over Colorado State, USC over Utah State, San Diego State over Cal, Boise State over Washington State, UCLA over UNLV, Utah over San Jose State, Arizona over Hawaii, Boise State over Oregon State
PAC-12 over Conference USA (2-0): Arizona State over Texas-San Antonio, Stanford over Rice
PAC-12 over Independents (4-1): BYU over Arizona, Utah over BYU, UCLA over BYU, Stanford over Notre Dame, USC over Notre Dame
PAC-12 over Sunbelt (2-0): Washington over Idaho, Washington State over Idaho
3-Big Ten (39.43): Bowl Record: 5-5
| Ohio State | Big Ten-East | 2 | 11W-1L | 8W-1L | BCS-Fiesta | Penn State |
| Michigan | Big Ten-East | 3 | 10W-2L | 7W-2L | Orange | Iowa/Ohio State |
| Penn State | Big Ten-East | 9 | 10W-2L | 8W-1L | Cotton | Pittsburgh/Michigan |
| Indiana | Big Ten-East | 48 | 6W-6L | 4W-5L | Foster Farms | Wake Forest/Ohio State/Nebraska/Northwestern/Penn State/Michigan |
| Maryland | Big Ten-East | 69 | 6W-6L | 3W-6L | Quick Lane | Penn State/Minnesota/Indiana/Michigan/Ohio State/Nebraska |
| Michigan State | Big Ten-East | 72 | 3W-9L | 1W-8L | Toilet | Wisconsin/Indiana/BYU/Northwestern/Maryland/Michigan/Illinois/Ohio State/Penn State |
| Rutgers | Big Ten-East | 90 | 2W-10L | 0W-9L | Toilet | Washington/Iowa/Ohio St./Michigan/Illinois/Minnesota/Indiana/Michigan State/Penn State/Maryland |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten-West | 5 | 10W-2L | 7W-2L | Rose | Michigan/Ohio State |
| Iowa | Big Ten-West | 15 | 8W-4L | 6W-3L | Music City | North Dakota St./Northwestern/Wisconsin/Penn State |
| Nebraska | Big Ten-West | 17 | 9W-3L | 6W-3L | Outback | Wisconsin/Ohio State/Iowa |
| Minnesota | Big Ten-West | 30 | 8W-4L | 5W-4L | Holiday | Penn State/Iowa/Nebraska/Wisconsin |
| Northwestern | Big Ten-West | 44 | 6W-6L | 5W-4L | Pinstripe | Western Michigan/Illinois St./Nebraska/Ohio State/Wisconsin/Minnesota |
| Purdue | Big Ten-West | 73 | 3W-9L | 1W-8L | Toilet | Cincinnati/Maryland/Iowa/Nebraska/Penn State/Minnesota/Northwestern/Wisconsin/Indiana |
| Illinois | Big Ten-West | 75 | 3W-9L | 2W-7L | Toilet | North Carolina/Western Michigan/Nebraska/Purdue/Michigan/Minnesota/Wisconsin/Iowa/Northwestern |
Conference Championship Game: Penn State vs. Wisconsin
Big Ten over MAC (4-2): Penn State over Kent State, Western Michigan over Northwestern, Ohio State over Bowling Green, Wisconsin over Akron, Indiana over Ball State, Western Michigan over Illinois
Big Ten over SEC (1-0): Wisconsin over LSU
Big Ten over Big 12 (1-0): Ohio State over Oklahoma
Big Ten over PAC-12 (3-1): Minnesota over Oregon State, Washington over Rutgers, Michigan over Colorado, Nebraska over Oregon
Big Ten over American Association (4-1): Michigan over Central Florida, Ohio State over Tulsa, Cincinnati over Purdue, Penn State over Temple, Maryland over Central Florida
Big Ten over Mountain West (6-0): Michigan over Hawaii, Nebraska over Fresno State, Nebraska over Wyoming, Rutgers over New Mexico, Purdue over UNLV, Minnesota over Colorado State
Big Ten over Conference USA (2-0): Indiana over Florida International, Maryland over Florida International
Big Ten over Independents (1-1): Michigan State over Notre Dame, BYU over Michigan State
Big Ten over Sunbelt (1-0): Wisconsin over Georgia St.
4-ACC-Atlantic Coast (41.50): Bowl Record: 5-7
| Clemson | Atlantic Coast-A | 4 | 11W-1L | 7W-1L | BCS-Fiesta | Pittsburgh |
| Florida State | Atlantic Coast-A | 16 | 9W-3L | 5W-3L | Orange | Louisville/North Carolina/Clemson |
| Louisville | Atlantic Coast-A | 37 | 9W-3L | 7W-2L | Citrus | Clemson/Houston/Kentucky |
| North Carolina State | Atlantic Coast-A | 45 | 6W-6L | 3W-5L | St. Petersburg | East Carolina/Clemson/Louisville/Boston College/Florida State/Miami-FL |
| Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast-A | 46 | 6W-6L | 3W-5L | Independence | North Carolina St./Florida St./Army/Louisville/Clemson/Boston College |
| Boston College | Atlantic Coast-A | 70 | 6W-6L | 2W-6L | Quick Lane | Georgia Tech/Virginia Tech/Clemson/Syracuse/Louisville/Florida State |
| Syracuse | Atlantic Coast-A | 78 | 4W-7L | 2W-5L | Toilet | Louisville/South Florida/Notre Dame/Wake Forest/Clemson/North Carolina St./Florida State |
| Pittsburgh | Atlantic Coast-C | 20 | 7W-4L | 4W-3L | Pinstripe | Oklahoma State/North Carolina/Virginia Tech/Miami-FL |
| Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast-C | 21 | 8W-4L | 6W-3L | Sun | Clemson/Miami-FL/Pittsburgh/North Carolina |
| Virginia Tech | Atlantic Coast-C | 23 | 9W-3L | 6W-2L | Russell Athletic | Tennessee/Syracuse/Georgia Tech |
| Miami-Florida | Atlantic Coast-C | 24 | 8W-4L | 5W-3L | Belk | Florida State/North Carolina/Virginia Tech/Notre Dame |
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast-C | 33 | 8W-4L | 5W-3L | TaxSlayer | Georgia/Virginia Tech/Duke/North Carolina State |
| Virginia | Atlantic Coast-C | 81 | 2W-10L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Richmond/Oregon/Connecticut/Pittsburgh/North Carolina/Louisville/Wake Forest/Miami-FL/Georgia Tech/Virginia Tech |
| Duke | Atlantic Coast-C | 83 | 4W-8L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Wake Forest/Northwestern/Virginia/Louisville/Georgia Tech/Virginia Tech/Pittsburgh/Miami-FL |
Conference Championship Game: Clemson vs. Virginia Tech
ACC over Big Ten (3-1): Pittsburgh over Penn State, North Carolina over Illinois, Northwestern over Duke, Wake Forest over Indiana
ACC over SEC (5-3): Georgia over North Carolina, Florida State over Mississippi, Tennessee over Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech over Vanderbilt, Kentucky over Louisville, Clemson over South Carolina, Florida State over Florida, Georgia Tech over Georgia
ACC over American Association (5-3): Wake Forest over Tulane, East Carolina over North Carolina State, Connecticut over Virginia, South Florida over Syracuse, Florida State over South Florida, Virginia Tech over East Carolina, Syracuse over Connecticut, Boston College over Connecticut
ACC over Conference USA (5-0): Louisville over North Carolina-Charlotte, Miami-FL over Florida Atlantic, North Carolina St. over Old Dominion, Louisville over Marshall, Pittsburgh over Marshall
ACC over MAC (2-0): Virginia over Central Michigan, Boston College over Buffalo
ACC over Independents (5-3): Boston College over Massachusetts, Duke over Notre Dame, Notre Dame over Syracuse, North Carolina State over Notre Dame, Duke over Army, Army over Wake Forest, Notre Dame over Miami-FL, Virginia Tech over Notre Dame
ACC over Sunbelt (3-0): Clemson over Troy State, Miami-FL over Appalachian St., Georgia Tech over Georgia Southern
5-Big Twelve (49.80): Bowl Record: 3-4
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 10 | 9W-2L | 8W-0L | Sugar | Houston/Ohio State |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 13 | 9W-2L | 7W-1L | Russell Athletic | Central Michigan/Baylor |
| West Virginia | Big 12 | 18 | 9W-2L | 6W-2L | Alamo | Oklahoma State/Oklahoma |
| Kansas State | Big 12 | 31 | 7W-4L | 5W-3L | Texas | Stanford/West Virginia/Oklahoma/Oklahoma St. |
| TCU | Big 12 | 39 | 6W-5L | 4W-4L | Liberty | Arkansas/Oklahoma/West Virginia/Texas Tech/Oklahoma State |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 41 | 7W-5L | 4W-5L | Cactus | Texas/TCU/Oklahoma/Kansas State/Texas Tech |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 59 | 5W-7L | 3W-6L | Toilet | Arizona State/Kansas State/West Virginia/Oklahoma/Texas/Oklahoma State/Iowa State |
| Texas | Big 12 | 66 | 5W-7L | 3W-6L | Armed Forces | California/Oklahoma State/Oklahoma/Kansas State/West Virginia/Kansas/TCU |
| Iowa State | Big 12 | 109 | 3W-9L | 2W-7L | Toilet | Northern Iowa/Iowa/TCU/Baylor/Oklahoma St./Texas/Kansas State/Oklahoma/West Virginia |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 112 | 2W-9L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Ohio Univ./Memphis St./Texas Tech/TCU/Baylor/Oklahoma St./Oklahoma/West Virginia/Iowa State |
Big 12 even with SEC (1-1): West Virginia over Missouri, Arkansas over TCU
Big 12 over ACC (1-0): Oklahoma State over Pittsburgh
Big 12 over Mountain West (1-0): Iowa State over San Jose State
Big 12 over Independents (2-0): Texas over Notre Dame, West Virginia over BYU
Big 12 over Conference USA (4-0): Texas over UTEP, Baylor over Rice, Kansas State over Florida Atlantic, Texas Tech over Louisiana Tech
Big 12 over Sunbelt (1-0): Oklahoma over Louisiana-Monroe
| South Florida | American Athletic-E | 29 | 10W-2L | 7W-1L | St. Petersburg | Florida State/Temple |
| Temple | American Athletic-E | 50 | 9W-3L | 7W-1L | Miami Beach | Army/Penn State/Memphis State |
| Central Florida | American Athletic-E | 80 | 6W-6L | 4W-4L | Cure | Michigan/Maryland/Temple/Houston/Tulsa/South Florida |
| Cincinnati | American Athletic-E | 87 | 4W-8L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Houston/Southern Florida/Connecticut/Temple/BYU/Central Florida/Memphis St./Tulsa |
| Connecticut | American Athletic-E | 94 | 3W-9L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Navy/Syracuse/Houston/South Florida/Central Florida/East Carolina/Temple/Boston College/Tulane |
| East Carolina | American Athletic-E | 96 | 3W-9L | 1W-7L | Toilet | South Carolina/Virginia Tech/Central Florida/South Florida/Cincinnati/Tulsa/SMU/Navy/Temple |
| Navy | American Athletic-W | 19 | 9W-2L | 7W-1L | Armed Forces | Air Force/South Florida |
| Houston | American Athletic-W | 36 | 9W-3L | 6W-3L | Military | Navy/SMU/Memphis State |
| Tulsa | American Athletic-W | 38 | 9W-3L | 6W-2L | Birmingham | Ohio State/Houston/Navy |
| Memphis State | American Athletic-W | 49 | 8W-4L | 5W-3L | Boca Raton | Mississippi/Navy/Tulsa/South Florida |
| Southern Methodist | American Athletic-W | 89 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Baylor/TCU/Temple/Tulsa/Memphis St./South Florida/Navy |
| Tulane | American Athletic-W | 107 | 4W-8L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Wake Forest/Navy/Memphis St./Tulsa/SMU/Central Florida/Houston/Temple |
Conference Championship Game: Navy vs. Temple
American Association even with Big 12 (2-2): Houston over Oklahoma, Baylor over SMU, Memphis St. over Kansas, TCU over SMU
American Association over CUSA (2-0): SMU over North Texas St., Central Florida over Florida International
American Association over Mountain West (3-0): Tulsa over San Jose St., Temple over North Carolina-Charlotte, Tulsa over Fresno State
American Association over MAC (3-0): South Florida over Northern Illinois, Cincinnati over Miami-OH, Memphis State over Bowling Green
American Association over Sunbelt (2-0): Houston over Texas State, Tulane over Louisiana-Lafayette
Will Villanova be added?
7-Mountain West (87.08): Bowl Record: 4-4
| Air Force | Mountain West-M | 57 | 9W-3L | 5W-3L | Cactus | Wyoming/New Mexico/Hawaii |
| Boise State | Mountain West-M | 58 | 10W-2L | 6W-2L | Potato | Wyoming/Air Force |
| Colorado State | Mountain West-M | 63 | 7W-5L | 5W-3L | Heart of Dallas | Colorado/Minnesota/Wyoming/Boise St./Air Force |
| New Mexico | Mountain West-M | 64 | 8W-4L | 6W-2L | New Mexico | New Mexico St./Rutgers/Boise St./Colorado State |
| Wyoming | Mountain West-M | 68 | 8W-4L | 6W-2L | Poinsettia | Nebraska/Eastern Michigan/UNLV/New Mexico |
| Utah State | Mountain West-M | 104 | 3W-9L | 1W-7L | Toilet | USC/Air Force/Boise St./Colorado St./San Diego St./Wyoming/New Mexico/Nevada/BYU |
| San Diego State | Mountain West-W | 60 | 9W-3L | 6W-2L | Las Vegas | South Alabama/Wyoming/Colorado State |
| Hawaii | Mountain West-W | 101 | 6W-7L | 4W-4L | Hawaii | California/Michigan/Arizona/UNLV/New Mexico/San Diego St./Boise St. |
| UNLV | Mountain West-W | 111 | 4W-8L | 3W-5L | Toilet | UCLA/Central Michigan/Idaho/San Diego St./Colorado St./San Jose St./Boise St./Nevada |
| San Jose State | Mountain West-W | 115 | 4W-8L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Tulsa/Utah/Iowa St./New Mexico/Hawaii/San Diego St./Boise St./Air Force |
| Nevada | Mountain West-W | 116 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Notre Dame/Purdue/Hawaii/San Jose St./Wyoming/New Mexico/San Diego St. |
| Fresno State | Mountain West-W | 128 | 1W-11L | 0W-8L | Toilet | Nebraska/Toledo/Tulsa/UNLV/Nevada/San Diego St./Utah St./Air Force/Colorado St./Hawaii/San Jose State |
Conference Championship Game: Boise State, New Mexico or Wyoming vs. San Diego State
Mountain West over MAC (3-2): Wyoming over Northern Illinois, Central Michigan over UNLV, Toledo over Fresno State, San Diego State over Northern Illinois, Nevada over Buffalo
Mountain West over Conference USA (1-0): Colorado State over Texas-San Antonio
Mountain West over Independents (4-2): Notre Dame over Nevada, Air Force over Navy, Boise State over BYU, Air Force over Army, BYU over Utah State, Hawaii over Massachusetts
8-MAC-Mid-American (91.08): Bowl Record 3-4
| Ohio University | Mid-American-E | 85 | 8W-4L | 6W-2L | Dollar General | Texas State/Tennessee/Eastern Michigan/Central Michigan |
| Miami-OH | Mid-American-E | 91 | 6W-6L | 6W-2L | Bahamas | Iowa/Eastern Illinois/Western Kentucky/Cincinnati/Ohio Univ./Akron |
| Akron | Mid-American-E | 106 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Wisconsin/Appalachian St./Western Michigan/Buffalo/Toledo/Bowling Green/Ohio University |
| Kent State | Mid-American-E | 114 | 3W-9L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Penn State/North Carolina AT&T/Alabama/Akron/Miami-OH/Ohio Univ./Western Michigan/Bowling Green/Northern Illinois |
| Bowling Green | Mid-American-E | 120 | 4W-8L | 3W-5L | Toilet | Ohio State/Middle Tennessee/Memphis St./Eastern Michigan/Ohio Univ./Miami-OH/Toledo/Northern Illinois |
| Buffalo | Mid-American-E | 121 | 2W-10L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Albany/Nevada/Boston College/Kent St./Ball St./Northern Illinois/Ohio Univ./Miami-OH/Western Michigan/Bowling Green |
| Western Michigan | Mid-American-W | 12 | 12W-0L | 8W-0L | Cotton | n/a |
| Toledo | Mid-American-W | 56 | 9W-3L | 6W-2L | Potato | BYU/Ohio Univ./Western Michigan |
| Eastern Michigan | Mid-American-W | 92 | 7W-5L | 4W-4L | Camellia | Missouri/Toledo/Western Michigan/Miami-OH/Northern Illinois |
| Central Michigan | Mid-American-W | 93 | 6W-6L | 3W-5L | Miami Beach | Virginia/Western Michigan/Toledo/Kent State/Miami-OH/Eastern Michigan |
| Northern Illinois | Mid-American-W | 98 | 5W-7L | 5W-3L | Toilet | Wyoming/South Florida/San Diego St./Western Illinois/Western Michigan/Central Michigan/Toledo |
| Ball State | Mid-American-W | 105 | 4W-8L | 1W-7L | Toilet | Indiana/Northern Illinois/Central Michigan/Akron/Western Michigan/Eastern Michigan/Toledo/Miami-OH |
Conference Championship Game: Ohio University vs. Western Michigan
MAC over Sunbelt (3-2): Toledo over Arkansas State, Ball State over Georgia State, Texas State over Ohio University, Appalachian State over Akron, Western Michigan over Georgia Southern
MAC over Big 12 (2-0): Central Michigan over Oklahoma State, Ohio University over Kansas
MAC over Conference USA (3-2): Akron over Marshall, Eastern Michigan over North Carolina Charlotte, Middle Tennessee over Bowling Green, Western Kentucky over Miami-OH, Ball State over Florida Atlantic
MAC even with Independents (1-1): Buffalo over Army, BYU over Toledo
9-Conference USA (100.92): Bowl Record: 3-2
| Western Kentucky | Conference USA-E | 62 | 9W-3L | 7W-1L | Heart of Dallas | Alabama/Vanderbilt/Louisiana Tech |
| Middle Tennessee State | Conference USA-E | 76 | 8W-4L | 5W-3L | New Orleans | Vanderbilt/Western Kentucky/Texas-San Antonio/Marshall |
| Old Dominion | Conference USA-E | 84 | 9W-3L | 7W-1L | Hawaii | Appalachian St./North Carolina St./Western Kentucky |
| Southern Mississippi | Conference USA-E | 103 | 6W-6L | 4W-4L | Boca Raton | Troy St./Texas-San Antonio/LSU/North Carolina-Charlotte/Old Dominion/North Texas St. |
| Florida International | Conference USA-E | 113 | 4W-8L | 4W-4L | Toilet | Indiana/Maryland/Massachusetts/Central Florida/Louisiana Tech/Middle Tennessee/Western Kentucky/Old Dominion |
| North Carolina-Charlotte | Conference USA-E | 119 | 4W-7L | 3W-4L | Toilet | Louisville/Eastern Michigan/Temple/Old Dominion/Florida International/Rice/Middle Tennessee |
| Marshall | Conference USA-E | 122 | 3W-9L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Akron/Louisville/Pittsburgh/North Texas St./North Carolina-Charlotte/Southern Mississippi/Old Dominion/Florida International/Western Kentucky |
| Florida Atlantic | Conference USA-E | 123 | 3W-9L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Miami-FL/Kansas St./Ball State/Florida International/North Carolina-Charlotte/Marshall/Western Kentucky/Old Dominion/Middle Tennessee |
| Louisiana Tech | Conference USA-W | 61 | 8W-4L | 6W-2L | Bahamas | Arkansas/Texas Tech/Middle Tennessee St./Southern Mississippi |
| North Texas State | Conference USA-W | 97 | 5W-7L | 3W-5L | Arizona | SMU/Florida/Middle Tennessee/Texas-San Antonio/Louisiana Tech/Western Kentucky/UTEP |
| Texas-San Antonio | Conference USA-W | 102 | 6W-6L | 5W-3L | New Mexico | Colorado St./Arizona St./Old Dominion/UTEP/Louisiana Tech/Texas A&M |
| Texas-El Paso | Conference USA-W | 124 | 4W-8L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Texas/Army/Southern Mississippi/Louisiana Tech/Florida International/Old Dominion/Florida Atlantic/Rice |
| Rice | Conference USA-W | 126 | 3W-9L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Western Kentucky/Army/Baylor/North Texas St./So.Miss/Louisiana Tech/Florida Atlantic/Stanford |
Conference Championship Game: Western Kentucky vs. Louisiana Tech
CUSA even with Sunbelt (1-1): UTEP over New Mexico State, Appalachian State over Old Dominion
| BYU | Independent | 51 | 8W-4L | n/a | Poinsettia | Utah/UCLA/West Virginia/Boise St. |
| Notre Dame | Independent | 79 | 4W-8L | n/a | Toilet | Texas/Michigan St./Duke/North Carolina State/Stanford/Navy/Virginia Tech/USC |
| Army | Independent | 99 | 6W-5L | n/a | Military | Buffalo/Duke/North Texas St./Air Force/Notre Dame |
| Massachusetts | Independent | 110 | 2W-10L | n/a | Toilet | Florida/Boston College/Mississippi St./Tulane/Old Dominion/Louisiana Tech/South Carolina/Troy St./BYU/Hawaii |
Independents over American Association (2-1): Army over Temple, Tulane over Massachusetts, BYU over Cincinnati
Independents even with Conference USA (3-3): Army over Rice, Massachusetts over Florida International, Army over UTEP, Old Dominion over Massachusetts, Louisiana Tech over Massachusetts, North Texas State over Army
Future Notre Dame Schedules Notre Dame to ACC; Navy to American Association
11-Sun Belt Conference (96.18): Bowl Record: 2-2
| Troy State | Sun Belt | 54 | 9W-2L | 6W-1L | Dollar General | Clemson/Arkansas State |
| Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 55 | 9W-3L | 7W-1L | Las Vegas | Tennessee/Miami-FL/Troy State |
| Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 71 | 6W-5L | 6W-1L | Camellia | Toledo/Auburn/Utah State/Central Arkansas/Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 88 | 4W-7L | 2W-6L | Toilet | Western Michigan/Arkansas State/Georgia Tech/Appalachian State/Mississippi/Louisiana-Lafayette/Georgia State |
| South Alabama | Sun Belt | 95 | 5W-6L | 1W-6L | Cure | Georgia Southern/Louisiana-Lafayette/Arkansas St./Troy St./Louisiana-Monroe/Idaho |
| Idaho | Sun Belt | 100 | 7W-4L | 5W-2L | Arizona | Washington/Washington St./Troy St./Appalachian St. |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 108 | 5W-6L | 4W-3L | New Orleans | Boise State/Tulane/New Mexico St./Appalachian St./Idaho/Georgia |
| Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 117 | 4W-7L | 3W-4L | Toilet | Oklahoma/Georgia Southern/Auburn/Idaho/New Mexico/Arkansas St./Appalachian State |
| Georgia State | Sun Belt | 118 | 3W-8L | 2W-5L | Toilet | Ball State/Air Force/Wisconsin/Appalachian St./Troy St./South Alabama/Arkansas State/Louisiana-Monroe |
| New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 125 | 3W-8L | 2W-5L | Toilet | UTEP/Kentucky/Troy St./Idaho/Georgia Southern/Texas A&M/Arkansas State/Appalachian State |
| Texas State | Sun Belt | 127 | 2W-9L | 0W-7L | Toilet | Arkansas/Houston/Georgia State/Louisiana-Monroe/Louisiana-Lafayette/Appalachian St./Idaho/New Mexico St./Troy St. |
Sunbelt even with Mountain West (5-5): South Alabama over San Diego St., Appalachian State over Wyoming, San Jose State over Georgia State, New Mexico St. over New Mexico, Boise State over Louisiana-Lafayette, Air Force over Georgia State, Utah State over Arkansas State, Idaho over UNLV, South Alabama over San Diego State, New Mexico over Louisiana-Monroe
Sunbelt over Independents (1-0): Troy State over Massachusetts
Most Division I Football Programs by State
| 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 (2) |
| South Carolina |
| Clemson |
| Iowa (2) |
| Iowa |
| Iowa State |
| Kansas (2) |
| Kansas State |
| Kansas |