DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-November 3, 2024

12 Team Playoff (4-First Round Bye): Oregon, Georgia, Miami-FL, and BYU

On the Cusp for At-Large Teams (9 for 8 spots): Indiana, Ohio State, Penn State, Alabama, Texas, Tennessee, Notre Dame, SMU, and Boise State

NCAA Division I Team Conference Ranking Record Loss(es)
Oregon   Big Ten 1 9W-0L n/a
Georgia   SEC 2 7W-1L Alabama
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast 3 9W-0L n/a
BYU Big 12 4 8W-0L n/a
Ohio State Big Ten 5 7W-1L Oregon
Texas SEC 6 7W-1L Georgia
Tennessee SEC 7 7W-1L Arkansas  
Alabama SEC 8 6W-2L Vanderbilt/Tennessee
Indiana Big Ten 9 9W-0L n/a
Penn State Big Ten 10 7W-1L Ohio State
Southern Methodist Atlantic Coast 11 7W-1L BYU
Boise State Mountain West 12 7W-1L Oregon
Notre Dame Independent 13 7W-1L Northern Illinois
LSU SEC 14 6W-2L USC/Texas A&M
Mississippi   SEC 15 7W-2L Kentucky/LSU
South Carolina SEC 16 5W-3L LSU/Mississippi/Alabama
Texas A&M SEC 17 7W-2L Notre Dame/South Carolina
Louisville Atlantic Coast 18 6W-3L Notre Dame/SMU/Miami-FL
Missouri SEC 19 6W-2L Texas A&M/Alabama
Vanderbilt SEC 20 6W-3L Georgia State/Missouri/Texas
Clemson Atlantic Coast 21 6W-2L Georgia/Louisville
Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast 22 7W-1L SMU
Oklahoma   SEC 23 5W-4L Tennessee/Texas/South Carolina/Mississippi
Arkansas SEC 24 5W-4L Oklahoma State/Texas A&M/LSU/Mississippi
Kansas State Big 12 25 7W-2L BYU/Houston
Washington State Pacific 12-North 26 7W-1L Boise State 
Florida SEC 27 4W-4L Miami-FL/Texas A&M/Tennessee/Georgia
Tulane American Athletic 28 7W-2L Kansas State/Oklahoma
Colorado Big 12 29 6W-2L Nebraska/Kansas State
Minnesota Big Ten 30 6W-3L North Carolina/Iowa/Michigan
Illinois Big Ten 31 6W-3L Penn State/Oregon/Minnesota
Texas Tech Big 12 32 6W-3L Washington State/Baylor/TCU
Arizona State Big 12 33 6W-2L Texas Tech/Cincinnati
Syracuse Atlantic Coast 34 6W-2L Stanford/Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast 35 5W-4L Vanderbilt/Rutgers/Miami-FL/Syracuse
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast 36 5W-4L Syracuse/Louisville/Notre Dame/Virginia Tech
Duke Atlantic Coast 37 6W-3L Georgia Tech/SMU/Miami-FL
Iowa State Big 12 38 7W-1L Texas Tech
Baylor Big 12 39 5W-4L Utah/Colorado/BYU/Iowa State
TCU Big 12 40 5W-4L Central Florida/SMU/Houston/Baylor
Iowa Big Ten 41 6W-3L Iowa State/Ohio State/Michigan State
UNLV Mountain West 42 6W-2L Syracuse/Boise State
West Virginia Big 12 43 4W-4L Penn State/Pittsburgh/Iowa State/Kansas State
Cincinnati Big 12 44 5W-3L Pittsburgh/Texas Tech/Colorado
Michigan Big Ten 45 5W-4L Texas/Washington/Illinois/Oregon
North Carolina Atlantic Coast 46 5W-4L James Madison/Duke/Pittsburgh/Georgia Tech
Virginia   Atlantic Coast 47 4W-4L Maryland/Louisville/Clemson/North Carolina
Wisconsin Big Ten 48 5W-4L Alabama/USC/Penn State/Iowa
Army American Athletic 49 8W-0L n/a
Boston College Atlantic Coast 50 4W-4L Missouri/Virginia/Virginia Tech/Louisville
Washington Big Ten 51 5W-4L Washington State/Rutgers/Iowa/Indiana
Kentucky SEC 52 3W-6L South Carolina/Georgia/Vanderbilt/Florida/Auburn/Tennessee
Michigan State Big Ten 53 4W-5L Boston College/Ohio State/Oregon/Michigan/Indiana
Maryland Big Ten 54 4W-4L Michigan State/Indiana/Northwestern/Minnesota
USC Big Ten 55 4W-5L Michigan/Minnesota/Penn State/Maryland/Washington
UCLA Big Ten 56 3W-5L Indiana/LSU/Oregon/Penn State/Minnesota
Nebraska Big Ten 57 5W-4L Illinois/Indiana/Ohio State/UCLA
Rutgers Big Ten 58 4W-4L Nebraska/Wisconsin/UCLA/USC
Houston Big 12 59 4W-5L UNLV/Oklahoma/Cincinnati/Iowa State/Kansas
Auburn SEC 60 3W-6L California/Arkansas/Oklahoma/Georgia/Missouri/Vanderbilt
Central Florida Big 12 61 4W-5L Colorado/Florida/Cincinnati/Iowa State/BYU
Memphis State American Athletic 62 7W-2L Navy/Texas-San Antonio
Arizona   Big 12 63 3W-6L Kansas State/Texas Tech/BYU/Colorado/West Virginia/Central Florida
Utah Big 12 64 4W-4L Arizona/Arizona State/TCU/Houston
Oklahoma State Big 12 65 3W-6L Utah/Kansas State/West Virginia/BYU/Baylor/Arizona State
Fresno State Mountain West 66 5W-4L Michigan/UNLV/Washington State/Hawaii
Western Kentucky Conference USA 67 6W-2L Alabama/Boston College
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast 68 4W-4L Virginia/Mississippi/Louisiana-Lafayette/Clemson
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast 69 5W-4L Tennessee/Clemson/Wake Forest/Syracuse
Kansas   Big 12 70 2W-6L Illinois/UNLV/West Virginia/TCU/Arizona State/Kansas State
California Atlantic Coast 71 4W-4L Florida State/Miami-FL/Pittsburgh/North Carolina State
San Jose State Mountain West 72 5W-2L Washington State/Fresno State
Connecticut Independent 73 6W-3L Maryland/Duke/Wake Forest
Stanford Atlantic Coast 74 2W-7L TCU/Clemson/Virginia Tech/Notre Dame/SMU/Wake Forest/North Carolina State
Oregon State Pacific 12-North 75 4W-4L Oregon/Nevada/UNLV/California
North Texas State American Athletic 76 5W-3L Texas Tech/Memphis State/Tulane
Northwestern Big Ten 77 4W-5L Duke/Washington/Indiana/Wisconsin/Iowa
Sam Houston State Conference USA 78 7W-2L Central Florida/Western Kentucky
Louisiana-Lafayette Sunbelt 79 7W-1L Tulane
Liberty Conference USA 80 5W-2L Kennesaw State/Jacksonville State
James Madison Sunbelt 81 6W-2L Louisiana-Monroe/Georgia Southern
Coastal Carolina Sunbelt 82 4W-4L Virginia/James Madison/Louisiana-Lafayette/Troy State
Georgia Southern Sunbelt 83 6W-3L Boise State/Mississippi/Old Dominion
Marshall Sunbelt 84 5W-3L Virginia Tech/Ohio State/Georgia Southern
Toledo Mid-American 85 6W-3L Western Kentucky/Buffalo/Bowling Green
Miami-OH Mid-American 86 4W-4L Northwestern/Cincinnati/Notre Dame/Toledo
Ohio University Mid-American 87 5W-3L Syracuse/Kentucky/Miami-OH
Western Michigan Mid-American 88 5W-3L Wisconsin/Ohio State/Marshall
Mississippi State SEC 89 2W-7L Arizona State/Toledo/Florida/Texas/Georgia/Texas A&M/Arkansas
Buffalo Mid-American 90 5W-4L Missouri/Connecticut/Western Michigan/Ohio Univ.
Purdue Big Ten 91 1W-7L Notre Dame/Oregon State/Nebraska/Wisconsin/Illinois/Oregon/Northwestern
Navy American Athletic 92 6W-2L Notre Dame/Rice
Louisiana-Monroe Sunbelt 93 5W-3L Texas/South Alabama/Marshall
Northern Illinois Mid-American 94 4W-4L Buffalo/North Carolina State/Toledo/Ball State
North Carolina-Charlotte American Athletic 95 3W-6L James Madison/North Carolina/Indiana/Navy/Memphis State/Tulane
Texas State Sunbelt 96 4W-4L Arizona State/Sam Houston State/Old Dominion/Louisiana-Lafayette
Eastern Michigan Mid-American 97 5W-4L Washington/Miami-OH/Akron/Toledo
Florida State Atlantic Coast 98 1W-8L Georgia Tech/Boston College/Memphis State/SMU/Clemson/Duke/Miami-FL/North Carolina
Arkansas State Sunbelt 99 5W-3L Michigan/Iowa State/Texas State
Colorado State Mountain West 100 5W-3L Texas/Colorado/Oregon State
Bowling Green Mid-American 101 4W-4L Penn State/Texas A&M/Old Dominion/Northern Illinois
South Florida American Athletic 102 4W-4L Alabama/Miami-FL/Tulane/Memphis State
South Alabama Sunbelt 103 4W-5L North Texas St./Ohio Univ./LSU/Arkansas State/Georgia Southern
Appalachian State Sunbelt 104 4W-4L Clemson/South Alabama/Marshall/Louisiana-Lafayette
Jacksonville State Conference USA 105 5W-3L Coastal Carolina/Louisville/Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan Mid-American 106 3W-5L Florida International/Illinois/Ohio Univ./Eastern Michigan/Miami-OH
East Carolina American Athletic 107 4W-4L Appalachian State/Liberty/North Carolina-Charlotte/Army
Old Dominion Sunbelt 108 4W-5L South Carolina/East Carolina/Virginia Tech/Coastal Carolina/Appalachian State
Georgia State Sunbelt 109 2W-6L Georgia Tech/Georgia Southern/Old Dominion/Marshall/Appalachian State/Connecticut
Nevada Mountain West 110 3W-7L SMU/Georgia Southern/Minnesota/San Jose State/Fresno State/Hawaii/Colorado State
Alabama-Birmingham American Athletic 111 2W-6L Louisiana-Monroe/Arkansas/Navy/Tulane/Army/South Florida
Texas-San Antonio American Athletic 112 4W-5L Texas State/Texas/East Carolina/Rice/Tulsa
Florida Atlantic American Athletic 113 2W-6L Michigan State/Army/Connecticut/North Texas State/Texas-San Antonio/South Florida
Rice American Athletic 114 3W-6L Sam Houston/Houston/Army/North Carolina-Charlotte/Tulane/Connecticut
Florida International Conference USA 115 3W-6L Indiana/Florida Atlantic/Monmouth/Liberty/Texas El-Paso/Sam Houston State
Temple American Athletic 116 2W-6L Oklahoma/Navy/Coastal Carolina/Army/Connecticut/East Carolina
Tulsa American Athletic 117 3W-6L Arkansas State/Oklahoma State/North Texas State/Army/Temple/Alabama-Birmingham
Akron Mid-American 118 2W-7L Ohio State/Rutgers/South Carolina/Ohio Univ./Bowling Green/Western Michigan/Buffalo
Wyoming Mountain West 119 2W-6L Arizona State/Idaho/BYU/North Texas State/San Jose State/Utah State
San Diego State Mountain West 120 3W-5L Oregon State/California/Central Michigan/Washington State/Boise State
Hawaii Mountain West 121 4W-5L UCLA/Sam Houston St./San Diego State/Boise State/Washington State
Troy State Sunbelt 122 2W-7L Nevada/Memphis State/Iowa/Louisiana-Monroe/Texas State/South Alabama/Arkansas State
New Mexico Mountain West 123 2W-6L Montana State/Arizona/Auburn/Fresno State/Colorado State/Wyoming
Utah State Mountain West 124 2W-6L USC/Utah/Temple/Boise State/UNLV/New Mexico
Louisiana Tech Conference USA 125 3W-5L North Carolina State/Tulsa/Florida International/New Mexico State/Sam Houston St.
Kennesaw State Conference USA 126 1W-7L Texas-San Antonio/Louisiana-Lafayette/San Jose State/Tennessee-Martin/Jacksonville State/Middle Tennessee/Western Kentucky
Air Force Mountain West 127 1W-6L San Jose State/Baylor/Wyoming/Navy/Colorado State/Army
Ball State Mid-American 128 3W-5L Miami-FL/Central Michigan/James Madison/Western Michigan/Vanderbilt
New Mexico State Conference USA 129 2W-6L Liberty/Fresno State/Sam Houston St./New Mexico/Jacksonville State/Florida International
Texas-El Paso Conference USA 130 1W-7L Nebraska/Southern Utah/Liberty/Colorado State/Sam Houston State/Western Kentucky/Louisiana Tech
Southern Mississippi Sunbelt 131 1W-7L Kentucky/South Florida/Jacksonville St./Louisiana-Lafayette/Louisiana-Monroe/Arkansas State/James Madison
Middle Tennessee State Conference USA 132 2W-6L Mississippi/Western Kentucky/Duke/Memphis State/Louisiana Tech/Jacksonville State
Massachusetts Independent 133 2W-7L Eastern Michigan/Toledo/Buffalo/Miami-OH/Northern Illinois/Missouri/Mississippi State
Kent State Mid-American 134 0W-8L Pittsburgh/St. Francis/Tennessee/Penn State/Eastern Michigan/Ball State/Bowling Green/Western Michigan

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Historical Rankings of Division I Football

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Big Ten Football's Greatest Coaches

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

All-Time Team Rankings by Football Data Warehouse

NCAA New Football Coach Comparison 2008-2010

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BEST CONFERENCES-2023-2024

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

NCAA Football Bowl Record History

TopDan Collge Football Inter-Conference Records

Sports Reference College Football Conference History

Best Bowl Records

2024: Big Ten 6-4

2023: MAC 4-2, Independents 3-2, American 4-3, Big Ten 5-4, ACC 5-4, SEC 7-5

2022: Mountain West 5-1

2021: Big Twelve 5-0

2020: SEC 8-2

2019: Conference USA 4-2

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

2009: PAC 10 5-0

2008: SEC 7-2

2007: Big East 5-0

2006: ACC, Big Twelve 5-3

2005: Mountain West 2-1

2004: ACC 5-1

2003: Big Ten 5-2

NCAA FB Team Bowl Wins Bowl Games Conference
Alabama 45 75 SEC
USC 35 55 PAC-12
Georgia 38 61 SEC
Oklahoma 31 56 Big 12
Penn State 31 52 Big Ten
Texas 31 58 Big 12
Tennessee 31 55 SEC
Florida State 29 47 ACC
Nebraska 26 53 Big Ten
LSU 30 54 SEC
Georgia Tech 25 45 ACC
Mississippi   25 39 SEC
Ohio State 26 54 Big Ten
Auburn 24 46 SEC
Florida 25 49 SEC
Clemson 27 49 ACC
Michigan 23 50 Big Ten
Miami-FL 19 42 ACC
Notre Dame 19 40 Independent
Oklahoma State 21 33 Big 12
Texas A&M 20 42 Big 12
Washington 19 40 PAC-12
TCU 18 35 Big 12
North Carolina St. 17 34 ACC
Utah 17 25 PAC-12
UCLA 16 37 PAC-12
Arkansas 17 44 SEC
BYU 17 40 Big 12
West Virginia 16 39 Big 12
Missouri 15 35 SEC
Iowa 18 35 Big Ten
Wisconsin 19 34 Big Ten
Syracuse 16 27 ACC
Texas Tech 16 40 Big 12
North Carolina 15 37 ACC
Arizona State 15 33 PAC-12
Stanford 15 30 PAC-12
Boston College 14 27 ACC
Pittsburgh 15 37 ACC
Oregon 16 36 PAC-12
Virginia Tech 13 34 ACC
Mississippi St. 15 26 SEC
Colorado 12 29 PAC-12
Michigan State 14 30 Big Ten
Air Force 15 29 MWC
Baylor 12 23 Big 12
Boise State 12 18 MWC
Fresno State 12 15 MWC
Maryland 11 27 Big Ten
Houston 11 28 American
California 12 23 PAC-12
Navy 12 23 American
So.Mississippi 11 21 CUSA
Louisville 11 22 ACC
Purdue 11 21 Big Ten
Toledo 11 20 MAC
South Carolina 9 22 SEC
Kansas State 9 21 Big 12
Arizona   9 20 PAC-12
Oregon State 9 15 PAC-12
Minnesota 11 23 Big Ten
Illinois 8 20 Big Ten
Kentucky 10 18 SEC
Virginia    7 19 ACC
Washington St. 7 14 PAC-12
Rutgers 6 9 Big Ten
Army  6 9 Independent
Northwestern 5 15 Big Ten
Vanderbilt 4 8 SEC
Indiana 3 13 Big Ten

2010 Conference Re-Alignment

1-SEC-Southeastern 

Georgia   SEC 2 7W-1L Alabama
Texas SEC 6 7W-1L Georgia
Tennessee SEC 7 7W-1L Arkansas  
Alabama SEC 8 6W-2L Vanderbilt/Tennessee
LSU SEC 14 6W-2L USC/Texas A&M
Mississippi   SEC 15 7W-2L Kentucky/LSU
South Carolina SEC 16 5W-3L LSU/Mississippi/Alabama
Texas A&M SEC 17 7W-2L Notre Dame/South Carolina
Missouri SEC 19 6W-2L Texas A&M/Alabama
Vanderbilt SEC 20 6W-3L Georgia State/Missouri/Texas
Oklahoma   SEC 23 5W-4L Tennessee/Texas/South Carolina/Mississippi
Arkansas SEC 24 5W-4L Oklahoma State/Texas A&M/LSU/Mississippi
Florida SEC 27 4W-4L Miami-FL/Texas A&M/Tennessee/Georgia
Kentucky SEC 52 3W-6L South Carolina/Georgia/Vanderbilt/Florida/Auburn/Tennessee
Auburn SEC 60 3W-6L California/Arkansas/Oklahoma/Georgia/Missouri/Vanderbilt
Mississippi State SEC 89 2W-7L Arizona State/Toledo/Florida/Texas/Georgia/Texas A&M/Arkansas

SEC over Big Ten (3-0): Texas over Michigan, Alabama over Wisconsin, LSU over UCLA

SEC over ACC (5-0): Georgia over Clemson, Mizzouri over Boston College, Tennessee over North Carolina State, Mississippi over Wake Forest, Vanderbilt over Virginia Tech

SEC over Big 12 (2-0): Oklahoma over Houston, Florida over Central Florida

SEC over American Athletic (3-0): Arkansas over UAB, Oklahoma over Temple, Texas over Texas-San Antonio

SEC over Mountain West (2-0): Texas over Colorado State, Auburn over New Mexico

SEC over MAC (5-0): Mizzouri over Buffalo, Tennessee over Kent State, Texas A&M over Bowling Green, South Carolina over Akron, Vanderbilt over Ball State

SEC over Conference USA (2-0): Alabama over South Florida, Mississippi over Western Kentucky

SEC over Sunbelt (4-1): South Carolina over Old Dominion, Kentucky over Southern Mississippi, Georgia State over Vanderbilt, Texas over Louisiana-Monroe, Mississippi over Georgia Southern

SEC over Independents (2-0): Missouri over Massachusetts, Mississippi State over Massachusetts

2-Big Ten

Oregon   Big Ten 1 9W-0L n/a
Ohio State Big Ten 5 7W-1L Oregon
Indiana Big Ten 9 9W-0L n/a
Penn State Big Ten 10 7W-1L Ohio State
Minnesota Big Ten 30 6W-3L North Carolina/Iowa/Michigan
Illinois Big Ten 31 6W-3L Penn State/Oregon/Minnesota
Iowa Big Ten 41 6W-3L Iowa State/Ohio State/Michigan State
Michigan Big Ten 45 5W-4L Texas/Washington/Illinois/Oregon
Wisconsin Big Ten 48 5W-4L Alabama/USC/Penn State/Iowa
Washington Big Ten 51 5W-4L Washington State/Rutgers/Iowa/Indiana
Michigan State Big Ten 53 4W-5L Boston College/Ohio State/Oregon/Michigan/Indiana
Maryland Big Ten 54 4W-4L Michigan State/Indiana/Northwestern/Minnesota
USC Big Ten 55 4W-5L Michigan/Minnesota/Penn State/Maryland/Washington
UCLA Big Ten 56 3W-5L Indiana/LSU/Oregon/Penn State/Minnesota
Nebraska Big Ten 57 5W-4L Illinois/Indiana/Ohio State/UCLA
Rutgers Big Ten 58 4W-4L Nebraska/Wisconsin/UCLA/USC
Northwestern Big Ten 77 4W-5L Duke/Washington/Indiana/Wisconsin/Iowa
Purdue Big Ten 91 1W-7L Notre Dame/Oregon State/Nebraska/Wisconsin/Illinois/Oregon/Northwestern

Big Ten even with ACC (2-2): Maryland over Virginia, Duke over Northwestern, Rutgers over Virginia Tech, Boston College over Michigan State

Big Ten over Big 12 (3-0): Illinois over Kansas, Penn State over West Virginia, Nebraska over Colorado

Big Ten even with PAC-12 (1-1): Oregon over Oregon State, Oregon State over Purdue

Big Ten over American Athletic (2-0): Michigan State over Florida Atlantic, Indiana over North Carolina-Charlotte

Big Ten over MAC (8-0): Northwestern over Miami-OH, Washington over Eastern Michigan, Wisconsin over Western Michigan, Ohio State over Western Michigan, Ohio State over Akron, Rutgers over Akron, Illinois over Central Michigan, Penn State over Kent State

Big Ten over Independents (1-0): Maryland over Connecticut

Big Ten over Mountain West (4-0): Michigan over Fresno State, USC over Utah State, UCLA over Hawaii, Minnesota over Nevada

Big Ten over Sunbelt (3-0): Michigan over Arkansas State, Iowa over Troy State, Ohio State over Marshall

Big Ten over Conference USA (2-0): Indiana over Florida International, Nebraska over UTEP

3-ACC-Atlantic Coast 

Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast 3 9W-0L n/a
Southern Methodist Atlantic Coast 11 7W-1L BYU
Louisville Atlantic Coast 18 6W-3L Notre Dame/SMU/Miami-FL
Clemson Atlantic Coast 21 6W-2L Georgia/Louisville
Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast 22 7W-1L SMU
Syracuse Atlantic Coast 34 6W-2L Stanford/Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast 35 5W-4L Vanderbilt/Rutgers/Miami-FL/Syracuse
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast 36 5W-4L Syracuse/Louisville/Notre Dame/Virginia Tech
Duke Atlantic Coast 37 6W-3L Georgia Tech/SMU/Miami-FL
North Carolina Atlantic Coast 46 5W-4L James Madison/Duke/Pittsburgh/Georgia Tech
Virginia   Atlantic Coast 47 4W-4L Maryland/Louisville/Clemson/North Carolina
Boston College Atlantic Coast 50 4W-4L Missouri/Virginia/Virginia Tech/Louisville
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast 68 4W-4L Virginia/Mississippi/Louisiana-Lafayette/Clemson
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast 69 5W-4L Tennessee/Clemson/Wake Forest/Syracuse
California Atlantic Coast 71 4W-4L Florida State/Miami-FL/Pittsburgh/North Carolina State
Stanford Atlantic Coast 74 2W-7L TCU/Clemson/Virginia Tech/Notre Dame/SMU/Wake Forest/North Carolina State
Florida State Atlantic Coast 98 1W-8L Georgia Tech/Boston College/Memphis State/SMU/Clemson/Duke/Miami-FL/North Carolina

ACC over PAC-12 (1-0): California over Oregon State

ACC over American Athletic (2-1): North Carolina over North Carolina-Charlotte, Memphis State over Florida State, Miami-FL over South Florida

ACC over Mountain West (2-0): California over San Diego State, Syracuse over UNLV

ACC over MAC (3-0): Syracuse over Ohio University, Pittsburgh over Kent State, Miami-FL over Ball State

ACC over Conference USA (3-0): Louisville over Jacksonville State, North Carolina State over Louisiana Tech, Duke over Middle Tennessee State

ACC over Sunbelt (5-1): Georgia Tech over Georgia State, Clemson over Appalachian State, Virginia Tech over Marshall, Virginia Tech over Old Dominion, James Madison over North Carolina, Virginia over Coastal Carolina

4-Big Twelve 

BYU Big 12 4 8W-0L n/a
Kansas State Big 12 25 7W-2L BYU/Houston
Colorado Big 12 29 6W-2L Nebraska/Kansas State
Texas Tech Big 12 32 6W-3L Washington State/Baylor/TCU
Arizona State Big 12 33 6W-2L Texas Tech/Cincinnati
Iowa State Big 12 38 7W-1L Texas Tech
Baylor Big 12 39 5W-4L Utah/Colorado/BYU/Iowa State
TCU Big 12 40 5W-4L Central Florida/SMU/Houston/Baylor
West Virginia Big 12 43 4W-4L Penn State/Pittsburgh/Iowa State/Kansas State
Cincinnati Big 12 44 5W-3L Pittsburgh/Texas Tech/Colorado
Houston Big 12 59 4W-5L UNLV/Oklahoma/Cincinnati/Iowa State/Kansas
Central Florida Big 12 61 4W-5L Colorado/Florida/Cincinnati/Iowa State/BYU
Arizona   Big 12 63 3W-6L Kansas State/Texas Tech/BYU/Colorado/West Virginia/Central Florida
Utah Big 12 64 4W-4L Arizona/Arizona State/TCU/Houston
Oklahoma State Big 12 65 3W-6L Utah/Kansas State/West Virginia/BYU/Baylor/Arizona State
Kansas   Big 12 70 2W-6L Illinois/UNLV/West Virginia/TCU/Arizona State/Kansas State

Big 12 over ACC (2-1): Pittsburgh over West Virginia, BYU over SMU, TCU over Stanford

Big 12 over American Athletic (3-0): Texas Tech over North Texas State, Houston over Rice, Oklahoma State over Tulsa

Big 12 over Mountain West (6-0): UNLV over Kansas, Baylor over Air Force, Utah over Utah State, BYU over Wyoming, Arizona State over Wyoming, Arizona over New Mexico

Big 12 over MAC (1-0): Cincinnati over Miami-OH

Big 12 over Conference USA (1-0): Central Florida over Sam Houston St.

Big 12 over Sunbelt (1-0): Iowa State over Arkansas State

5-PAC 12-Pacific Athletic Conference

Washington State Pacific 12-North 26 7W-1L Boise State 
Oregon State Pacific 12-North 75 4W-4L Oregon/Nevada/UNLV/California

Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Fresno State will move to PAC-12 in 2026

PAC-12 over Big 12 (1-0): Washington State over Texas Tech

PAC-12 over Mountain West (6-2): Oregon State over San Diego State, Washington State over San Jose State, Oregon State over Colorado State, Washington State over Fresno State, Nevada over Oregon State, Washington State over Hawaii, UNLV over Oregon State, Washington State over San Diego State

6-American Athletic

Tulane American Athletic 28 7W-2L Kansas State/Oklahoma
Army American Athletic 49 8W-0L n/a
Memphis State American Athletic 62 7W-2L Navy/Texas-San Antonio
North Texas State American Athletic 76 5W-3L Texas Tech/Memphis State/Tulane
Navy American Athletic 92 6W-2L Notre Dame/Rice
North Carolina-Charlotte American Athletic 95 3W-6L James Madison/North Carolina/Indiana/Navy/Memphis State/Tulane
South Florida American Athletic 102 4W-4L Alabama/Miami-FL/Tulane/Memphis State
East Carolina American Athletic 107 4W-4L Appalachian State/Liberty/North Carolina-Charlotte/Army
Alabama-Birmingham American Athletic 111 2W-6L Louisiana-Monroe/Arkansas/Navy/Tulane/Army/South Florida
Texas-San Antonio American Athletic 112 4W-5L Texas State/Texas/East Carolina/Rice/Tulsa
Florida Atlantic American Athletic 113 2W-6L Michigan State/Army/Connecticut/North Texas State/Texas-San Antonio/South Florida
Rice American Athletic 114 3W-6L Sam Houston/Houston/Army/North Carolina-Charlotte/Tulane/Connecticut
Temple American Athletic 116 2W-6L Oklahoma/Navy/Coastal Carolina/Army/Connecticut/East Carolina
Tulsa American Athletic 117 3W-6L Arkansas State/Oklahoma State/North Texas State/Army/Temple/Alabama-Birmingham

American Athletic over Conference USA (3-2): Texas-San Antonio over Kennesaw State, Sam Houston State over Rice, Florida Atlantic over Florida International, Liberty over East Carolina, Tulsa over Louisiana Tech

American Athletic over Mountain West (4-0): Temple over Utah State, North Texas State over Wyoming, Navy over Air Force, Army over Air Force

7-Mountain West

Boise State Mountain West 12 7W-1L Oregon
UNLV Mountain West 42 6W-2L Syracuse/Boise State
Fresno State Mountain West 66 5W-4L Michigan/UNLV/Washington State/Hawaii
San Jose State Mountain West 72 5W-2L Washington State/Fresno State
Colorado State Mountain West 100 5W-3L Texas/Colorado/Oregon State
Nevada Mountain West 110 3W-7L SMU/Georgia Southern/Minnesota/San Jose State/Fresno State/Hawaii/Colorado State
Wyoming Mountain West 119 2W-6L Arizona State/Idaho/BYU/North Texas State/San Jose State/Utah State
San Diego State Mountain West 120 3W-5L Oregon State/California/Central Michigan/Washington State/Boise State
Hawaii Mountain West 121 4W-5L UCLA/Sam Houston St./San Diego State/Boise State/Washington State
New Mexico Mountain West 123 2W-6L Montana State/Arizona/Auburn/Fresno State/Colorado State/Wyoming
Utah State Mountain West 124 2W-6L USC/Utah/Temple/Boise State/UNLV/New Mexico
Air Force Mountain West 127 1W-6L San Jose State/Baylor/Wyoming/Navy/Colorado State/Army

Mountain West over Sunbelt (2-1): Georgia Southern over Nevada, Boise State over Georgia Southern, Nevada over Troy State

Mountain West even with Conference USA (1-1): San Jose State over Kennesaw State, Colorado State over UTEP

8-Sun Belt Conference 

Louisiana-Lafayette Sunbelt 79 7W-1L Tulane
James Madison Sunbelt 81 6W-2L Louisiana-Monroe/Georgia Southern
Coastal Carolina Sunbelt 82 4W-4L Virginia/James Madison/Louisiana-Lafayette/Troy State
Georgia Southern Sunbelt 83 6W-3L Boise State/Mississippi/Old Dominion
Marshall Sunbelt 84 5W-3L Virginia Tech/Ohio State/Georgia Southern
Louisiana-Monroe Sunbelt 93 5W-3L Texas/South Alabama/Marshall
Texas State Sunbelt 96 4W-4L Arizona State/Sam Houston State/Old Dominion/Louisiana-Lafayette
Arkansas State Sunbelt 99 5W-3L Michigan/Iowa State/Texas State
South Alabama Sunbelt 103 4W-5L North Texas St./Ohio Univ./LSU/Arkansas State/Georgia Southern
Appalachian State Sunbelt 104 4W-4L Clemson/South Alabama/Marshall/Louisiana-Lafayette
Old Dominion Sunbelt 108 4W-5L South Carolina/East Carolina/Virginia Tech/Coastal Carolina/Appalachian State
Georgia State Sunbelt 109 2W-6L Georgia Tech/Georgia Southern/Old Dominion/Marshall/Appalachian State/Connecticut
Troy State Sunbelt 122 2W-7L Nevada/Memphis State/Iowa/Louisiana-Monroe/Texas State/South Alabama/Arkansas State
Southern Mississippi Sunbelt 131 1W-7L Kentucky/South Florida/Jacksonville St./Louisiana-Lafayette/Louisiana-Monroe/Arkansas State/James Madison

Sunbelt over American Athletic (6-4): Appalachian State over East Carolina, Texas State over Texas-San Antonio, Louisiana-Monroe over UAB, Coastal Carolina over Temple, James Madison over North Carolina-Charlotte, East Carolina over Old Dominion, Southern Florida over Southern Mississippi, North Texas State over South Alabama, Memphis State over Troy State, Louisiana-Lafayette over Kennesaw State

Sunbelt over American Athletic (5-2): Tulane over Louisiana-Lafayette, Appalachian State over East Carolina, Coastal Carolina over Temple, Texas State over Texas San Antonio, Louisiana-Monroe over UAB, James Madison over North Carolina-Charlotte, Memphis State over Troy State

9-MAC-Mid-American

Toledo Mid-American 85 6W-3L Western Kentucky/Buffalo/Bowling Green
Miami-OH Mid-American 86 4W-4L Northwestern/Cincinnati/Notre Dame/Toledo
Ohio University Mid-American 87 5W-3L Syracuse/Kentucky/Miami-OH
Western Michigan Mid-American 88 5W-3L Wisconsin/Ohio State/Marshall
Buffalo Mid-American 90 5W-4L Missouri/Connecticut/Western Michigan/Ohio Univ.
Northern Illinois Mid-American 94 4W-4L Buffalo/North Carolina State/Toledo/Ball State
Eastern Michigan Mid-American 97 5W-4L Washington/Miami-OH/Akron/Toledo
Bowling Green Mid-American 101 4W-4L Penn State/Texas A&M/Old Dominion/Northern Illinois
Central Michigan Mid-American 106 3W-5L Florida International/Illinois/Ohio Univ./Eastern Michigan/Miami-OH
Akron Mid-American 118 2W-7L Ohio State/Rutgers/South Carolina/Ohio Univ./Bowling Green/Western Michigan/Buffalo
Ball State Mid-American 128 3W-5L Miami-FL/Central Michigan/James Madison/Western Michigan/Vanderbilt
Kent State Mid-American 134 0W-8L Pittsburgh/St. Francis/Tennessee/Penn State/Eastern Michigan/Ball State/Bowling Green/Western Michigan

MAC over Independents (5-1): Northern Illinois over Notre Dame, Eastern Michigan over Massachusetts, Buffalo over Massachusetts, Toledo over Massachusetts, Notre Dame over Miami-OH, Northern Illinois over Massachusetts

10-Conference USA 

Western Kentucky Conference USA 67 6W-2L Alabama/Boston College
Sam Houston State Conference USA 78 7W-2L Central Florida/Western Kentucky
Liberty Conference USA 80 5W-2L Kennesaw State/Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State Conference USA 105 5W-3L Coastal Carolina/Louisville/Eastern Michigan
Florida International Conference USA 115 3W-6L Indiana/Florida Atlantic/Monmouth/Liberty/Texas El-Paso/Sam Houston State
Louisiana Tech Conference USA 125 3W-5L North Carolina State/Tulsa/Florida International/New Mexico State/Sam Houston St.
Kennesaw State Conference USA 126 1W-7L Texas-San Antonio/Louisiana-Lafayette/San Jose State/Tennessee-Martin/Jacksonville State/Middle Tennessee/Western Kentucky
New Mexico State Conference USA 129 2W-6L Liberty/Fresno State/Sam Houston St./New Mexico/Jacksonville State/Florida International
Texas-El Paso Conference USA 130 1W-7L Nebraska/Southern Utah/Liberty/Colorado State/Sam Houston State/Western Kentucky/Louisiana Tech
Middle Tennessee State Conference USA 132 2W-6L Mississippi/Western Kentucky/Duke/Memphis State/Louisiana Tech/Jacksonville State

Conference USA even with Sunbelt (1-1): Jacksonville State over Southern Mississippi, Louisiana-Lafayette over Kennesaw State

Conference USA even with MAC (1-1): Western Kentucky over Toledo, Eastern Michigan over Jacksonville State

Independents 

Notre Dame Independent 13 7W-1L Northern Illinois
Connecticut Independent 73 6W-3L Maryland/Duke/Wake Forest
Massachusetts Independent 133 2W-7L Eastern Michigan/Toledo/Buffalo/Miami-OH/Northern Illinois/Missouri/Mississippi State

Independents even with ACC (2-2): Duke over Connecticut, Notre Dame over Stanford, Notre Dame over Georgia Tech, Wake Forest over Connecticut

Independents over American Athletic (4-0): Connecticut over Florida Atlantic, Connecticut over Temple, Notre Dame over Navy, Connecticut over Rice

Independents over Sunbelt (1-0): Connecticut over Georgia State

Future Notre Dame Schedules 

Bowl Bids, Agreements, Commitments, etc.

BCS Future Bowl Schedule

Jerry Palm Bowl Predictions

Most Division I Football Programs by State

Texas (14)
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

Sam Houston State
Ohio (8)
Ohio State
Bowling Green
Toledo
Miami-OH
Cincinnati
Kent State
Ohio Univ.
Akron
Florida (8)
Miami-Florida
Florida State
Florida
Central Florida
South Florida
Florida Atlantic

Florida International

Jacksonville State
California (7)
USC
Stanford
UCLA
Fresno State
California
San Jose State
San Diego State
North Carolina (7)
Wake Forest
No.Carolina State
Duke
North Carolina

East Carolina

North Carolina-Charlotte

Appalachian State
Michigan (5)
Michigan
Michigan State
Western Michigan
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
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(4)/New Jersey (1)
Syracuse
Rutgers
Army

Buffalo

Wagner
Virginia(5)/West Virginia (2)
Virginia Tech

Virginia

Old Dominion

Liberty

James Madison
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 (5)
Georgia

Georgia Tech

Georgia State

Georgia Southern

Kennesaw State
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
1 each from:
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Massachusetts (Boston College), Connecticut, Wyoming and Hawaii
None from Maine, Rhode Island, Delaware, Vermont, North Dakota, South Dakota, Alaska or Montana