DAVETGC'S Rankings-117 NCAA-Division I Teams
Sunday, November 28, 2004
1-USC 11-0, PAC 10 Champ-Orange Bowl if they beat UCLA
2-Oklahoma 11-0, Big 12 Champ-Orange Bowl if they beat Colorado
3-Auburn 11-0, SEC Champ-Sugar Bowl if they beat Tennessee again
4-Texas 10-1; Cotton Bowl, Loss to Oklahoma 0-12
5-Utah 11-0, Mountain West Champ-Sugar Bowl
6-California 9-1, Rose Bowl vs. Michigan, Loss at USC 17-23
7-Georgia 9-2, Outback Bowl, Losses to Tennessee 14-19, at Auburn 6-24
8-Virginia Tech 9-2, ACC Champs: BCS-Fiesta Bowl, Losses to USC 13-24, North Carolina State 16-17
9-Miami-Florida 8-2, Gator Bowl, Losses at North Carolina 28-31, Clemson 17-24 OT
10-Louisville 9-1, Conference USA Champ-Liberty Bowl, Loss at Miami-FL 38-41
11-Tennessee 9-2; Capital One Bowl, Losses to Auburn 10-34, Notre Dame 13-17
12-LSU 9-2, Cotton Bowl, Losses at Auburn 9-10, at Georgia 16-41
13-Michigan 9-2, Big Ten Co-Champs-Rose Bowl, Losses at Notre Dame 20-28, Ohio State 21-37
14-Florida State 7-3, Peach Bowl, Losses at Miami-FL 10-16 OT, at Maryland 17-20, Florida 13-20
15-Virginia 8-3; Continental Tire Bowl, Losses at Florida State 3-36, Miami-Florida 21-31, Virginia Tech 10-24
16-Arizona State 8-3, Holiday Bowl, Losses at USC 7-45, California 0-27, Arizona 27-34
17-Iowa 9-2, Big Ten Co-Champs: Capital One Bowl, Losses at Arizona State 7-44, at Michigan 17-30
18-Boise State 11-0, WAC Champ-Liberty Bowl
19-Wisconsin 9-2, Outback Bowl, Loses to Michigan State 14-49, Iowa 7-30
20-Purdue 7-4; Sun Bowl, Losses to Wisconsin 17-20, Michigan 14-16, Northwestern 10-13, at Iowa 21-23; beat Notre Dame and Ohio State
21-Pittsburgh 7-3; Big East Champ-Fiesta Bowl, Losses to Nebraska 17-24, at Connecticut 17-29, at Syracuse 31-38 OT; beat Boston College and Notre Dame
22-Boston College 8-3, Gator Bowl, Upsets at Wake Forest 14-17, at Pittsburgh 17-20 OT
23-Notre Dame 6-5, Insight Bowl, Upset at BYU 17-20, Losses to Purdue 16-41, Boston College 23-24, Pittsburgh 38-41, at USC 10-41; beat Tennessee and Michigan
24-Ohio State 7-4; Alamo Bowl, Losses at Northwestern 27-33 OT, Wisconsin 13-24, at Iowa 7-33, at Purdue 17-24; beat Michigan
25-Texas A&M 7-4; Holiday Bowl, Losses at Utah 21-41, at Baylor 34-35 OT, Oklahoma 35-42, Texas 13-26
26-Texas Tech 7-4, Alamo Bowl, Upset at New Mexico 24-27, Loss at Oklahoma 13-28, Texas 21-51, Texas A&M 25-32 OT
27-Oklahoma State 7-4; Independence Bowl, Losses to Texas A&M 20-36, Texas 35-56, Oklahoma 35-38, Texas Tech 15-31
28-Florida 7-4, Peach Bowl, Losses at Tennessee 28-30, at LSU 21-24, at Mississippi State 31-38, Georgia 24-31

29-West Virginia 8-3, Continental Tire Bowl; Losses to Virginia Tech 13-19, Boston College 17-36, at Pittsburgh 13-16
30-North Carolina 6-5; Continental Tire Bowl, Losses to Virginia 24-56, Louisville 0-34, Florida State 16-38, Utah 16-46, Virginia Tech 24-27; beat Georgia Tech, North Carolina State, Wake Forest, Duke, Upset Miami-Florida
31-Georgia Tech 6-5; MPC Computer Bowl, Losses at North Carolina 13-34, Miami-FL 3-27, Virginia Tech 20-34, Virginia 10-30, Georgia 13-19; beat Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina State, Connecticut
32-Arkansas 5-6, Toilet Bowl, Losses to Texas 20-22, at Florida 30-45, Auburn 20-38, Georgia 14-20, South Carolina 32-35
33-Alabama 6-5, Music City Bowl, Losses at Arkansas 10-27, South Carolina 3-20, Tennessee 13-17, LSU 10-26, Auburn 13-21
34-North Carolina State 5-6, Toilet Bowl, Losses to Ohio State 14-22, Miami-Florida 31-45, Georgia Tech 14-24, Florida State 10-17, upset by North Carolina 24-30
35-Maryland 5-6, Toilet Bowl, Losses at West Virginia 16-19 OT, Georgia Tech 7-20, North Carolina State 3-13, Clemson 7-10, Virginia 0-16, Virginia Tech 6-55; upset Florida State, beat Northern Illinois, Temple, Duke
36-Clemson 6-5; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Georgia Tech 24-28, at Texas A&M 6-27, at Florida State 22-41, at Virginia 10-30, Duke 13-16; beat North Carolina State, Maryland, Wake Forest, Miami-FL
37-South Carolina 6-5, Toilet Bowl, Losses to Georgia 16-20, Mississippi 28-31, Tennessee 29-43, Florida 14-48, Clemson 7-29
38-UCLA 6-4, Insight Bowl, Losses to Oklahoma State 20-31, at California 28-45, at Arizona State 42-48, Washington State 29-31
39-Syracuse 6-5; Independence Bowl, Losses to Purdue, Virginia, Florida State, West Virginia, Temple; beat Buffalo, Cincinnati, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, Boston College
40-Oregon State 6-5, Sun Bowl, Losses at LSU 21-22 OT, at Boise State 34-53, at Arizona State 14-27, California 7-49, USC 20-28
41-Michigan State 5-6, Toilet Bowl, Losses at Rutgers, Iowa, Notre Dame, at Michigan, Ohio State, at Penn State; beat Central Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin
42-Northwestern 6-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses at TCU 45-48 2OT, Arizona State 21-30, at Minnesota 17-43, Wisconsin 12-24, Michigan 20-42, Hawaii 41-49; beat Ohio State OT, Purdue, Indiana OT, Kansas, Penn State, Illinois OT
43-Oregon 5-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Indiana, Oklahoma, Arizona State, California, UCLA, Oregon State; beat Idaho, Washington State, Arizona, Stanford, Washington
44-Wake Forest 4-7, Toilet Bowl, Losses at Clemson 30-37 2OT, at North Carolina State 21-27 OT, Virginia Tech 10-17, Florida State 17-20, Miami-FL 7-52
45-Stanford 4-7, Toilet Bowl, Losses to USC 28-31, Notre Dame 15-23, Oregon 13-16, UCLA 0-21, Arizona State 31-34, Oregon State 19-24, California 6-41
46-Connecticut 7-4, Emerald Bowl, Losses at Boston College 7-27, West Virginia 19-31, Syracuse 30-42, Georgia Tech 10-30
47-Texas-El Paso 8-3; Silicon Valley Bowl, Losses to Arizona State 9-41, Boise State 31-47, Tulsa 35-37
48- Fresno State 8-3; Hawaii Bowl, Losses at Louisiana Tech 21-28, Texas-El Paso 21-24, Boise State 16-33
49-Colorado 7-4; Tangerine Bowl, Losses to Missouri 9-17, Oklahoma State 14-42, Texas A&M 26-29 OT, Texas 7-31
50-Iowa State 6-5; Fort Worth Bowl, Losses to Iowa 10-17, Oklahoma State 7-36, Texas A&M 3-34, Colorado 14-19, Missouri 14-17 OT
51-Kansas State 4-7, Toilet Bowl, Losses to Fresno State 21-45, at Texas A&M 30-42, Kansas 28-31, Oklahoma 21-31, Texas Tech 25-35, Colorado 31-38
52-Nebraska 5-6, Toilet Bowl, Losses to Southern Mississippi 17-21, Texas Tech 10-70, Kansas State 21-45, Iowa State 27-34, Oklahoma 3-30, Colorado 20-26
53-Toledo 8-3; Motor City Bowl, Losses to Minnesota, Kansas, Miami-OH
54-Northern Illinois 8-3, Silicon Valley Bowl, Losses at Maryland 20-23, at Iowa State 41-48, Toledo 17-31
55-Bowling Green 8-3, Las Vegas Bowl, Losses to Oklahoma, Northern Illinois, Toledo; beat Temple, Central Michigan, Ball State, Ohio University, Eastern Michigan
56-Kansas 4-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Northwestern 17-20, Texas Tech 30-31, Nebraska 8-14, Oklahoma 10-41, Iowa State 7-13, Colorado, Texas
57-Missouri 5-6, Toilet Bowl, Losses at Troy State 14-24, at Texas 20-28, Oklahoma State 17-20, Nebraska 3-24, Kansas State 24-35, Kansas 14-31
58-Washington State 5-6, Toilet Bowl, Losses to Colorado 12-20, Oregon 38-41, Stanford 17-23, Oregon State 19-38, USC 12-42, Arizona State 28-45; beat New Mexico, Idaho, Arizona, UCLA, Washington
59-New Mexico 7-4; Las Vegas Bowl, Losses to Washington State, Oregon State, Utah, Air Force; beat Texas Tech, New Mexico State, UNLV, BYU, Colorado State, Wyoming and San Diego State
60-Alabama-Birmingham 7-4; Hawaii Bowl, Losses at Florida State 7-34, at Tulane 55-59, South Florida 20-45, Southern Mississippi 21-26
61-Troy State 7-4; MPC Computer Bowl, Losses at South Carolina 7-17, at New Mexico State 18-22, Arkansas State 9-13, LSU 20-24
62-Navy 8-2, Emerald Bowl, Losses to Notre Dame 9-27, Tulane 10-42
63-Wyoming 6-5; Emerald Bowl, Losses to Texas A&M, BYU, Colorado State, Utah, New Mexico; beat Air Force, San Diego State, Louisiana-Monroe, Mississippi
64-Mississippi 4-7; Toilet Bowl, Upset by Memphis State, Losses to Alabama, Wyoming, Tennessee, Auburn, Arkansas, LSU
65-Rutgers 4-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to New Hampshire, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Boston College, Navy, Connecticut; beat Michigan State, Kent State, Vanderbilt, Temple
66-Mississippi State 3-8; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Auburn, Maine, LSU, Vanderbilt, Alabama-Birmingham, Alabama, Arkansas; beat Tulane, Kentucky, Upset Florida
67-BYU 5-6, Toilet Bowl, Losses at Stanford 10-37, USC 10-42, at Boise State 27-28, UNLV 20-24, New Mexico 14-21, Utah 21-52; beat Notre Dame, Colorado State, Wyoming, Air Force, San Diego State
68-Cincinnati 6-5; GMAC Bowl, Losses to Ohio State, Syracuse, Alabama-Birmingham, upset by Army; beat Miami-Ohio, East Carolina, Memphis State, TCU, Southern Mississippi
69-Memphis State 8-3, New Orleans Bowl, Losses to Alabama-Birmingham 28-35, Cincinnati 10-49, Louisville 49-56
70-Southern Mississippi 6-4; Fort Worth Bowl, Losses at Alabama 3-29, Cincinnati 24-52, at Memphis State 26-30, at TCU 17-42
71-Air Force 5-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses to California, Utah, Navy, BYU, Wyoming, San Diego State; beat UNLV, New Mexico, Army, Colorado State
72-Minnesota 6-5, Music City Bowl, Losses at Michigan 24-27, Michigan State 17-51, Indiana 21-30, Wisconsin 14-38; beat Toledo, Colorado State, Northwestern, Illinois, Penn State
73-Miami-Ohio 8-3; GMAC Bowl, Losses to Michigan, Cincinnati, Marshall; beat Ohio Univ., Kent State, Buffalo, Central Florida, Toledo, Western Michigan, Akron
74-TCU 5-6, Toilet Bowl, Loss to South Florida 44-45 2OT, at Texas Tech 35-70, Alabama-Birmingham 25-41, Cincinnati 10-21
75-Illinois 3-8; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Purdue, UCLA, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Northwestern OT; beat Western Michigan, Indiana
76-Penn State 4-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Boston College, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Purdue, Iowa, Ohio State; beat Akron, Central Florida, Michigan State
77-Arizona 3-8; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Utah, Wisconsin, Washington State, UCLA, Oregon, California, Oregon State, USC; beat Washington, Arizona State
78-Indiana 3-8, Toilet Bowl, Losses to Kentucky, Michigan State, Michigan, Northwestern 2OT, Ohio State, Illinois, Purdue; Upset Oregon, Minnesota, beat Central Michigan
79-North Texas State 7-4; New Orleans Bowl, Losses to Texas, Florida Atlantic, Colorado, Baylor; beat Middle Tennessee State, Utah State, New Mexico State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Idaho, Arkansas State
80-Akron 6-5; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Penn State, Middle Tennessee State, Virginia, Northern Illinois, Miami-OH; beat Kent State, Buffalo, Central Florida, Ball State, Marshall
81-Marshall 6-5; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Troy State, Ohio State, Georgia, Akron, Bowling Green; beat Miami-OH, Kent State, Buffalo, Ohio Univ., Central Florida, Western Michigan
82-San Diego State 4-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses at Michigan, at UCLA, at Wyoming, Colorado State, New Mexico, Utah; beat Nevada, Air Force
83-Louisiana Tech 5-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Miami-FL, Tennessee, Auburn, UTEP, Hawaii, Boise State; beat Nevada, Louisiana-Lafayette, Fresno State, SMU
84-Colorado State 4-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Colorado, USC, Minnesota, BYU, New Mexico, Utah, Air Force; beat San Diego State, Wyoming, UNLV
85-Baylor 3-8; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Alabama-Birmingham, Texas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma; beat North Texas State, Upset Texas A&M
86-Washington 1-10; Toilet Bowl, Losses to UCLA, Fresno State, Notre Dame, Stanford, Oregon State, USC, Oregon, Arizona, California, Washington State; beat San Jose State
87-UNLV 2-9; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Tennessee, Wisconsin, Air Force, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah State, Utah, Colorado State; beat BYU, Nevada
88-South Florida 4-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses at South Carolina, Southern Mississippi, Louisville, Army, Cincinnati, Memphis State; beat TCU, Alabama-Birmingham, East Carolina
89-Kent State 5-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Iowa, Rutgers, Akron, Central Michigan, Miami-OH, Marshall; beat Buffalo, Ohio Univ., Eastern Michigan, Central Florida
90-Ohio University 4-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Pittsburgh, Miami-OH, Marshall, Toledo, Bowling Green, Kent State, Akron; beat Kentucky, Buffalo, Central Florida
91-Kentucky 2-9; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Louisville, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Ohio University, Mississippi State, Tennessee; beat Indiana, Vanderbilt
92-Vanderbilt 2-9; Toilet Bowl, Losses to South Carolina, Mississippi, Navy, Rutgers, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee; beat Mississippi State
93-Rice 3-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Texas, Upset by San Jose State 63-70, Nevada, Navy, Tulsa, Texas-El Paso; beat Houston, Hawaii, SMU
94-Hawaii 6-5; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Florida Atlantic, Rice, Texas-El Paso, Boise State, Fresno State; beat Tulsa, Nevada, San Jose State, Louisiana Tech, Idaho, Northwestern
95-Duke 2-9; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Navy, Connecticut, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Wake Forest, Florida State, North Carolina; beat Clemson
96-Houston 3-8; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Rice, Oklahoma, Miami-FL, Memphis State, Southern Mississippi, Alabama-Birmingham, Louisville; beat Army, Tulane, East Carolina
97-SMU 3-8; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Texas Tech, TCU, Oklahoma State, Boise State, Fresno State, Louisiana Tech, Rice, Texas-El Paso; beat San Jose State, Tulsa, Nevada
98-Nevada 5-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Louisiana Tech, San Diego State, UNLV, Hawaii, SMU, Fresno State, Boise State; beat Rice, Tulsa, San Jose St. and Buffalo
99-Tulsa 4-8; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Kansas, Oklahoma State, Navy, Hawaii, Boise State, Nevada, SMU; beat Rice, San Jose State, UTEP
100-San Jose State 2-9; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Stanford, SMU, Washington, Hawaii, Texas-El Paso, Nevada, Boise State, Fresno State, Tulsa; Upset Rice
101-East Carolina 2-9; Toilet Bowl, Losses to West Virginia, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Louisville, Southern Mississippi, Houston, South Florida, Memphis State, North Carolina State; beat Tulane and Army
102-Tulane 5-5; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Mississippi State, Southern Mississippi, East Carolina, Houston and Memphis State; Upset Alabama-Birmingham, beat Navy, Army, TCU
103-Army 2-8; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Louisville, Houston, Connecticut, TCU, Air Force, East Carolina, Tulane, Alabama-Birmingham; Upset Cincinnati and South Florida
104-Temple 2-9; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Virginia, Maryland, Toledo, Bowling Green, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Connecticut, West Virginia, Boston College; beat Syracuse
105-Louisiana-Monroe 5-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Auburn, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Wyoming, North Texas State, Middle Tennessee St.; beat Idaho, Utah State
106-New Mexico State 5-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Arkansas, California, New Mexico, Texas-El Paso, North Texas St., Utah State; upset Troy State, beat Middle Tennessee
107-Louisiana-Lafayette 4-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Louisiana Tech, Kansas State, New Mexico State, Idaho, North Texas State, Troy State, Louisiana-Monroe; beat Middle Tennessee State, Arkansas State
108-Middle Tennessee State 5-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Florida Atlantic, Louisiana-Lafayette, North Texas St., Florida, New Mexico State, Troy State; beat Akron, Arkansas State, Utah State, Louisiana-Monroe
109-Idaho 3-9; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Boise State, Utah State, Washington State, Oregon, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee, Troy State, North Texas State, Hawaii; beat Eastern Michigan, Louisiana-Lafayette, Arkansas State
110-Eastern Michigan 4-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Florida, Toledo, Eastern Illinois, Idaho, Bowling Green, Kent State, Northern Illinois; beat Ball State, Western Michigan, Central Michigan
111-Arkansas State 3-8; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Missouri, LSU, Memphis State, Mississippi, Middle Tennessee State, Louisiana-Lafayette, North Texas State; beat Troy State, Louisiana-Monroe, Utah State
112-Utah State 3-8; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Alabama, Utah, Troy State, North Texas State, Clemson, Middle Tennessee, Louisiana-Monroe; beat Idaho, UNLV, New Mexico State
113-Buffalo 2-9; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Eastern Michigan, Syracuse, Nevada, Ohio Univ., Miami-FL, Marshall, Kent State, Connecticut; beat Central Florida, Central Michigan
114-Central Michigan 4-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Indiana, Michigan State, Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Buffalo; beat Kent State, Western Michigan, Ball State
115-Ball State 2-9; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Boston College, Purdue, Missouri, Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Akron, Northern Illinois, Central Michigan; beat Western Michigan, Central Florida
116-Western Michigan 1-10; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Virginia Tech, Illinois, Ball State, Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Bowling Green, Marshall, Miami-OH
117-Central Florida 0-11; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Wisconsin, West Virginia, Penn State, Buffalo, Northern Illinois, Akron, Miami-Ohio, Marshall, Ohio Univ., Ball State, Kent State

Conference Standings
ABC TV Schedule
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BCS Rankings

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

Bowl Schedule

Possible Bowl Scenarios

Bowl

Team 1

Team 2

Matchup
New Orleans North Texas State Cincinnati Sun Belt vs. Conference USA
Tangerine/Champs Florida State Colorado ACC vs. Big Twelve
GMAC Alabama-Birmingham Miami-OH Conference USA vs. MAC
Fort Worth Memphis State Iowa State Conference USA vs. Big 12
Las Vegas New Mexico Bowling Green Mountain West vs. Pac-10
Hawaii Bowl Southern Mississippi Fresno State Conference USA vs. WAC
Motor City Toledo n/a MAC vs. Big 10
MPC Computer Troy State Georgia Tech WAC vs. ACC
Insight.com Bowl UCLA Notre Dame PAC 10 vs. Big East (or Notre Dame)
Independence Syracuse Oklahoma State SEC vs. Big 12
Alamo Ohio State Texas Tech Big 10 vs. Big 12
Silicon Valley TCU Northern Illinois WAC vs. PAC-10
Continental Tire West Virginia North Carolina Big East vs. ACC
Houston Texas El-Paso Connecticut SEC vs. Big 12
Holiday Arizona State Texas A&M PAC-10 vs. Big 12
Emerald Bowl Wyoming Navy Mountain West vs. PAC 10
Music City Minnesota Alabama Big Ten vs. SEC
Liberty Louisville Boise State Conference USA vs. Mountain West
Sun Purdue Oregon State Big 10 vs. Pac 10
Peach Virginia Florida ACC vs. SEC
Rose Michigan California Alliance-Big 10 vs.Alliance-PAC 10-BCS#2 pick
Outback Wisconsin Georgia Big 10 vs. SEC
Capital One Iowa Tennessee Big 10 vs. SEC
Gator Miami-Florida Boston College ACC vs. Big East (or Notre Dame)
Cotton Texas LSU Big 12 vs. SEC
Fiesta Pittsburgh Virginia Tech Alliance-Big East pick vs. Alliance-ACC
Sugar Auburn Utah Alliance-SEC vs. Alliance #1 pick
Orange USC Oklahoma BCS#1 Pac-10 vs. BCS#2 Big 12

Bowl Schedule

Conference Rankings
1-SEC-Southeastern: Bowl Record: 5-2

SEC-East

Bowl Commit

Tennessee

Capital One

Georgia

Outback

Florida

Peach

South Carolina

Kentucky

Vanderbilt

SEC-West

Auburn

BCS-Sugar

LSU

Cotton

Arkansas

Alabama

Music City

Mississippi

Mississippi State

2-Big Twelve: Bowl Record: 2-6

Big 12-North

Bowl Commit

Colorado

Tangerine

Iowa State

Independence

Nebraska

Kansas State

Missouri

Kansas

Big 12-South

Oklahoma

BCS-Orange

Texas

Cotton

Texas A&M

Holiday

Oklahoma State

Fort Worth or Houston

Texas Tech

Alamo

Baylor

3-Big Ten: Bowl Record: 3-5

Big 10

Bowl Commit

Michigan

BCS-Rose

Iowa

Capital One

Wisconsin

Outback

Northwestern

Purdue

Sun

Ohio State

Alamo

Michigan State

Minnesota

Music City

Illinois

Penn State

Indiana


4-ACC-Atlantic Coast: Bowl Record: 5-1

ACC Bowl Commit
Virginia Tech BCS-Fiesta
Miami-Florida Gator
Florida State Tangerine
Virginia Peach
Georgia Tech MPC Computer
North Carolina Continental Tire
Clemson
North Carolina State
Maryland
Wake Forest
Duke

5-Big East: Bowl Record: 2-3

Big East

Bowl Commit

Pittsburgh

BCS-Fiesta

Boston College

Gator

West Virginia

Continental Tire

Syracuse

Independence

Connecticut

Emerald

Rutgers

Temple

6-PAC 10-Pacific Athletic Conference: Bowl Record: 4-2

PAC-10

Bowl Commit

USC

BCS-Orange

California

BCS-Rose

Arizona State

Holiday

Oregon State

Sun

UCLA

Las Vegas

Oregon

Stanford

Washington State

Arizona

Washington

7-Mountain West: Bowl Record: 1-2

Mountain West

Bowl Commit

Utah

BCS-Sugar

New Mexico

Las Vegas

Wyoming

Emerald

BYU

Air Force

Colorado State

San Diego State

UNLV

8-Conference USA: Bowl Record: 1-4

Conference USA

Bowl Commit

Louisville

Liberty

Alabama-Birmingham

GMAC

Cincinnati

New Orleans

Memphis State

Hawaii

Southern Mississippi

Fort Worth

Texas Christian

South Florida

Houston

Tulane

East Carolina

Army

9-MAC-Mid-American: Bowl Record 2-0

MAC-West

Bowl Commit

Toledo

Motor City

Bowling Green

Las Vegas

Northern Illinois

Silicon Valley

Eastern Michigan

Central Michigan

Ball State

Western Michigan

MAC-East

Miami-Ohio

GMAC

Akron

Marshall

Ohio University

Kent State

Buffalo

Central Florida

10-WAC-Western Athletic Conference: Bowl Record: 3-1

WAC

Bowl Commit

Boise State

MPC Computer

Texas El-Paso

Houston

Fresno State

Hawaii

Hawaii

Rice

Louisiana Tech

San Jose State

Tulsa

Nevada

SMU

11-Sun Belt Conference: Bowl Record: 0-1

Sun Belt

Bowl Commit

North Texas State

New Orleans

Troy State

MPC Computer

New Mexico State

Louisiana-Lafayette

Arkansas State

Middle Tennessee State

Louisiana-Monroe

Idaho

Utah State

Independents

Notre Dame (Insight Bowl)

Navy (Emerald Bowl)

Football Playoff System including Bowl games
Alternate quarterfinal, semi-final and championship final games so Rose, Sugar, Orange and Fiesta rotate every year; Outback and Capital One will alternate as quarterfinal events
Sugar Bowl 2004-Championship-January 17-8:00 p.m. Michigan-Big Ten vs. Oklahoma-Big Twelve
Rose Bowl-Semi-Final #1-January 10 4:30 p.m. Capital One winner-Michigan-Big Ten vs. Orange Bowl winner-USC-PAC-10
Fiesta Bowl-Semi-Final #2-January 10 1:00 p.m. Gator Bowl winner-ACC-Florida State vs. Cotton Bowl winner-Big Twelve-Oklahoma
Orange Bowl-Quarter-Final #1-January 3 8:00 p.m. PAC 10-USC vs. At Large-Miami-FL
Capital One or Outback Bowl-Quarter-Final #2-January 2-Big Ten-Michigan vs. SEC-LSU
Cotton Bowl-Quarter-Final #2-Big Twelve-Oklahoma (highest seed) vs. Holiday Bowl winner-TCU or At Large-Texas, Georgia or Washington State (lowest seed)
Gator Bowl-Quarter-Final #4-January 1-Big East-Pittsburgh vs. ACC-Florida State
Holiday Bowl-December 27-Motor City Bowl winner-Boise St. vs. Liberty Bowl winner-TCU; winner gets at large bid if high enough BCS ranking to Orange Bowl
Motor City Bowl-December 20-MAC Champ-Miami-OH vs. WAC Champ-Boise State
Liberty Bowl-December 20-Conference USA Champ-TCU vs. Mountain West Champ-Utah
Conference Championship games-December 13-SEC (Atlanta)-LSU, Big 12(Kansas City)-Oklahoma, Big 10 (Chicago)-Michigan, PAC 10 (Los Angeles)-USC, ACC (Baltimore or Washington-DC)-Florida State, Big East (New York or Philadelphia)-Virginia Tech, MAC-Miami-OH, Conference USA (Memphis, Houston, Louisville, Cincinnati)-TCU, WAC (Reno, Boise, Fresno, Houston)-Boise State, Mountain West (Albuquerque, Denver, Las Vegas, San Diego or Salt Lake City)-Utah, etc.
Outback or Capital One-Big Ten #2/3/4 vs. SEC #2/3
Sun Bowl-Big Ten #2/3/4/5 vs. PAC 10 #2/3
Alamo Bowl-Big Ten #2/3/4/5 vs. Big Twelve #2/3
Music City-SEC #3/4 vs. Big 10 #3/4/5/6
Independence-SEC #4/5 vs. Big 12 #2/3
Tangerine-ACC #2/3 vs. Big Twelve #2/3
Insight-Big East #2/3 vs. PAC 10 #2/3
San Francisco-Mountain West #2 vs. Big East #2/3
Continental Tire-Big East #2/3 vs. ACC #2/3
Las Vegas-PAC 10 #4 vs. WAC #2/3
GMAC-MAC #2 vs. Conference USA #2/3
Hawaii-WAC #2/3 vs. Conference USA #2/3
Silicon Valley-ACC #4/5 vs. Big Ten #5
Humanitarian-ACC #4/5 vs. WAC #4
Fort Worth-Big 12 #4/5 vs. ACC #4
Houston-Big 12 #4/5 vs. SEC #5/6
New Orleans-Sunbelt #1 (if Sun Belt disbands, MAC #3) vs. Conference USA #4

Conference Realignment for 2004-2005 and future years

Big 10-East
Michigan
Michigan State
Penn State
Purdue
Ohio State
add one
Big Ten-West
Iowa
Northwestern
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Possibilities:
Notre Dame
Syracuse
Pittsburgh
Iowa State

ACC-North
Boston College
Virginia Tech
Duke
North Carolina
Virginia
Wake Forest
ACC-South
Clemson
Maryland
North Carolina State
Miami-FL
Florida State
Georgia Tech

PAC-10-North
Washington
Washington State
Oregon State
Oregon
California
Stanford
PAC-10-South
Southern Cal
Arizona State
Arizona
UCLA
add two
Possibilities:
UNLV
Nevada
San Jose State
Fresno State

WAC-North
Boise State
Nevada
Fresno State
Hawaii
Idaho
San Jose State
Utah State
WAC-South
New Mexico State
Texas-El Paso
North Texas State
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
Arkansas State
Possibilities:
Montana
Northern Arizona
Idaho State
Northern Colorado
Weber State
Montana State
Cal Poly

Mountain West
Utah
Colorado State
Air Force
New Mexico
Wyoming
BYU
UNLV
San Diego State
add four
Possibilities:
Nevada
Utah State
Boise State
Idaho
New Mexico St.
San Jose State
Fresno State

Conference USA-East
East Carolina
Memphis State
Central Florida
Marshall
Alabama-Birmingham
Troy State
Middle Tennessee St.
Conference USA-West
Texas Christian
Tulane
Houston
Rice
SMU
Tulsa
Southern Mississippi
Possibilities:
McNeese State
Wofford
Grambling
North Carolina AT&T
Furman
Hampton
Florida A&M
Tennessee State
Samford
The Citadel

MAC-West
Northern Illinois
Ball State
Toledo
Western Michigan
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
MAC-East
Miami-Ohio
Kent State
Akron
Ohio Univ.
Buffalo
Bowling Green
Possibilities:
Western Illinois
Northern Iowa
Dayton
Southern Illinois
Western Kentucky
Eastern Illinois
Illinois State

Big East-East
Army
Navy
Syracuse
Rutgers
Temple
Connecticut
Big East-West
Cincinnati
Louisville
South Florida
West Virginia
Pittsburgh
Notre Dame
Possibilities:
Delaware
Massachusetts
Villanova
Colgate
Northeastern
Fordham

Sun Belt

North Texas State
Florida Atlantic
Middle Tennessee State
Louisiana-Lafayette
Arkansas State
Florida International
Louisiana-Monroe
Idaho

Big Twelve and SEC stay the same!

Top Football Programs by State

Texas (10)
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Christian
Texas Tech
Houston
Rice
North Texas State
Baylor
SMU
Texas El-Paso

California (7)
USC
Stanford
UCLA
Fresno State
California
San Jose State
San Diego State

Ohio (8)
Ohio State
Bowling Green
Toledo
Miami-OH
Cincinnati
Kent State
Ohio Univ.
Akron

Michigan (5)
Michigan
Michigan State
Western Michigan
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan

North Carolina (5)
Wake Forest
No.Carolina State
Duke
North Carolina
East Carolina

Florida (5)
Miami-Florida
Florida State
Florida
Central Florida
South Florida

Louisiana (5)
LSU
Tulane
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe

Alabama (4)
Alabama
Auburn
Troy State
Alabama-Birmingham

Tennessee (4)
Tennessee
Vanderbilt
Middle Tennessee State
Memphis State

New York/New Jersey (4)
Syracuse
Rutgers
Army
Buffalo

Virginia/West Virginia (4)
Virginia Tech
Virginia
Marshall
West Virginia

Indiana (4)
Purdue
Notre Dame
Ball State
Indiana

Pennsylvania (3)
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Temple

Mississippi (3)
Southern Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi State

Illinois (3)
Northern Illinois
Illinois
Northwestern

Oklahoma (3)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Tulsa

Colorado (3)
Colorado
Colorado State
Air Force
Utah (3)
Utah
BYU
Utah State
Idaho (3)
Boise State
Idaho
Utah State

Arkansas (2)
Arkansas
Arkansas State
Georgia (2)
Georgia
Georgia Tech

Kentucky (2)
Louisville
Kentucky

Nevada (2)
UNLV
Nevada
New Mexico (2)
New Mexico
New Mexico State

Washington (2)
Washington State
Washington

Arizona (2)
Arizona State
Arizona

Oregon (2)
Oregon
Oregon State

Maryland/District of Columbia (2)
Maryland
Navy
South Carolina (2)
South Carolina
Clemson

Iowa (2)
Iowa
Iowa State
Kansas (2)
Kansas State
Kansas

1 each from:

Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Wyoming and Hawaii

None from Maine, Rhode Island, Delaware, Vermont, North Dakota, South Dakota, Alaska or Montana

Parity in NCAA Division I football has resulted from:

1)Reduction in Scholarships--95 to 85 (may go to 72 soon)

2)Strength & Conditioning Coaches/Methods influencing high school and college programs

3)Excellent coaches and coaching staffs, methods and techniques including national recruiting of athletes