DAVETGC'S Rankings-117 NCAA-Division I Teams
Sunday, November 7, 2004
1-USC 9-0, PAC 10 Champ-Orange Bowl
2-Oklahoma 9-0, Big 12 Champ-Orange Bowl
3-Auburn 9-0, SEC Champ-Sugar Bowl
4-Wisconsin 9-0, Big 10 Champ-Rose Bowl
5-Utah 9-0, Mountain West Champ-Sugar Bowl-#1 BCS pick
6-Texas 8-1; Fiesta Bowl, Loss to Oklahoma 0-12-#2 BCS pick
7-Michigan 8-1, Capital One Bowl, Loss at Notre Dame 20-28
8-California 7-1, Holiday Bowl, Loss at USC 17-23
9-Georgia 8-1, Cotton Bowl, Loss to Tennessee 14-19
10-Boise State 8-0, WAC Champ-MPC Computer Bowl
11-Virginia 7-1; Fiesta or Gator Bowl, Loss at Florida State 3-36
12-Tennessee 7-2; Capital One Bowl, Losses to Auburn 10-34, Notre Dame 13-17
13-LSU 6-2, Outback Bowl, Losses at Auburn 9-10, at Georgia 16-41
14-Virginia Tech 7-2, Gator or Fiesta Bowl, Losses to USC 13-24, North Carolina State 16-17
15-Miami-Florida 6-2, Continental Tire or Gator Bowl, Loss at North Carolina 28-31, Clemson 17-24 OT
16-Florida State 7-2, Peach or Continental Tire Bowl, Losses at Miami-FL 10-16 OT, at Maryland 17-20
17-Louisville 6-1, Conference USA Champ-Liberty Bowl, Loss at Miami-FL 38-41
18-West Virginia 8-1, Big East Champ-Rose Bowl; Loss to Virginia Tech 13-19
19-Arizona State 5-2, Sun Bowl, Losses at USC 7-45, California 0-27
20-Iowa 7-2, Outback Bowl, Losses at Arizona State 7-44, at Michigan 17-30
21-Purdue 5-4; Music City Bowl, Losses to Wisconsin 17-20, Michigan 14-16, Northwestern 10-13, at Iowa 21-23
22-Texas A&M 6-3; Alamo Bowl, Losses at Utah 21-41, at Baylor 34-35 OT, Oklahoma 35-42
23-Oklahoma State 6-2; Independence Bowl, Losses to Texas A&M 20-36, Texas
24-Boston College 5-2, Insight Bowl, Loss at Wake Forest 14-17, Upset at Pittsburgh 17-20 OT
25-Notre Dame 6-3, Liberty Bowl, Upset at BYU 17-20, Losses to Purdue 16-41, Boston College 23-24
26-Florida 5-4, Music City Bowl, Losses at Tennessee 28-30, at LSU 21-24, at Mississippi State 31-38, Georgia 24-31
27-Texas Tech 6-3, Holiday Bowl, Upset at New Mexico 24-27, Loss at Oklahoma 13-28, Texas 21-51
28-North Carolina 4-5; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Virginia 24-56, Louisville 0-34, Florida State 16-38, Utah 16-46; beat Georgia Tech, North Carolina State, Upset Miami-Florida
29-Georgia Tech 4-3; MPC Computer Bowl, Losses at North Carolina 13-34, Miami-FL 3-27; beat Clemson, Duke, Maryland
30-North Carolina State 4-5, Toilet Bowl, Losses to Ohio State 14-22, Miami-Florida 31-45, Georgia Tech 14-24, upset by North Carolina 24-30
31-Maryland 4-5, Toilet Bowl, Losses at West Virginia 16-19 OT, Georgia Tech 7-20, North Carolina State 3-13, Clemson 7-10, Virginia 0-16; upset Florida State, beat Northern Illinois, Temple, Duke
32-Wake Forest 4-4, Toilet Bowl, Losses at Clemson 30-37 2OT, at North Carolina State 21-27 OT, Virginia Tech 10-17, Florida State 17-20
33-South Carolina 6-3, Houston Bowl, Losses to Georgia 16-20, Mississippi 28-31, Tennessee 29-43
34-Arkansas 3-5, Peach Bowl, Losses to Texas 20-22, at Florida 30-45, Auburn 20-38, Georgia 14-20, South Carolina 32-35
35-Alabama 5-3, Independence Bowl, Losses at Arkansas 10-27, South Carolina 3-20, Tennessee 13-17
36-Clemson 5-4; Tangerine Bowl, Losses to Georgia Tech 24-28, at Texas A&M 6-27, at Florida State 22-41, at Virginia 10-30; beat North Carolina State, Maryland, Wake Forest, Miami-FL
37-UCLA 5-4, Silicon Valley Bowl, Losses to Oklahoma State 20-31, at California 28-45, at Arizona State 42-48, Washington State 29-31
38-Oregon State 4-5, Las Vegas or Insight Bowl, Losses at LSU 21-22 OT, at Boise State 34-53, at Arizona State 14-27, California 7-49, USC 20-28
39-Oregon 5-3; Las Vegas or Insight Bowl, Losses to Indiana, Oklahoma, Arizona State; beat Idaho, Washington State, Arizona, Stanford, Washington
40-Northwestern 5-4; Sun Bowl, Losses at TCU 45-48 2OT, Arizona State 21-30, at Minnesota 17-43, Wisconsin 12-24; beat Ohio State, Purdue, Indiana, Kansas, Penn State
41-Ohio State 6-3; Alamo Bowl, Losses at Northwestern 27-33 OT, Wisconsin 13-24, at Iowa 7-33; beat Cincinnati, Marshall, North Carolina State, Indiana, Penn State
42-Stanford 4-5, Emerald Bowl, Losses to USC 28-31, Notre Dame 15-23, Oregon 13-16, UCLA 0-21, Arizona State 31-34
43-Syracuse 5-4; Gator Bowl, Losses to Purdue, Virginia, Florida State, West Virginia; beat Buffalo, Cincinnati, Rutgers, Pittsburgh
44-Connecticut 5-3, Toilet Bowl, Losses at Boston College 7-27, West Virginia 19-31, Syracuse 30-42
45-Texas-El Paso 6-2; Silicon Valley Bowl, Losses to Arizona State 9-41, Boise State 31-47
46- Fresno State 5-3; Hawaii Bowl, Losses at Louisiana Tech 21-28, Texas-El Paso 21-24, Boise State 16-33
47-Colorado 5-4; Cotton Bowl, Losses to Missouri 9-17, Oklahoma State 14-42, Texas A&M 26-29 OT, Texas 7-31
48-Kansas State 4-5, Fort Worth Bowl, Losses to Fresno State 21-45, at Texas A&M 30-42, Kansas 28-31, Oklahoma 21-31, Texas Tech 25-35
49-Iowa State 5-4; Houston or Toilet Bowl, Losses to Iowa 10-17, Oklahoma State 7-36, Texas A&M 3-34, Colorado 14-19
50-Nebraska 5-4, Tangerine Bowl, Losses to Southern Mississippi 17-21, Texas Tech 10-70, Kansas State 21-45
51-Missouri 4-5, Houston or Toilet Bowl, Losses at Troy State 14-24, at Texas 20-28, Oklahoma State 17-20, Nebraska 3-24, Kansas State
52-Pittsburgh 5-3; Continental Tire Bowl, Losses to Nebraska, Connecticut, Syracuse OT
53-Northern Illinois 6-2, Motor City Bowl, Losses at Maryland 20-23, at Iowa State 41-48
54-Kansas 3-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Northwestern 17-20, Texas Tech 30-31, Nebraska 8-14, Oklahoma 10-41, Iowa State 7-13, Colorado
55-Mississippi 3-5; Toilet Bowl, Upset by Memphis State, Losses to Alabama, Wyoming, Tennessee, Auburn
56-Troy State 5-4; Toilet Bowl, Losses at South Carolina 7-17, at New Mexico State 18-22, Arkansas State 9-13, LSU 20-24
57-Navy 7-2, Toilet Bowl, Losses to Notre Dame 9-27, Tulane 10-42
58-Rutgers 4-5; Toilet Bowl, Losses to New Hampshire, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Boston College; beat Michigan State, Kent State, Vanderbilt, Temple
59-Michigan State 4-5, Toilet Bowl, Losses at Rutgers, Iowa, Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State; beat Central Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota
60-Alabama-Birmingham 5-3; Fort Worth Bowl, Losses at Florida State 7-34, Tulane 55-59, South Florida 20-45
61-Mississippi State 3-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Auburn, Maine, LSU, Vanderbilt, Alabama-Birmingham, Alabama; beat Tulane, Kentucky, Upset Florida
62-Washington State 4-5, Toilet Bowl, Losses to Colorado 12-20, Oregon 38-41, Stanford 17-23, Oregon State 19-38, USC 12-42; beat New Mexico, Idaho, Arizona, UCLA
63-BYU 5-4, Las Vegas Bowl, Losses at Stanford 10-37, USC 10-42, at Boise State 27-28, UNLV 20-24; beat Notre Dame, Colorado State, Wyoming, Air Force, San Diego State
64-Wyoming 6-3; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Texas A&M, BYU, Colorado State; beat Air Force, San Diego State, Louisiana-Monroe, Mississippi
65-Cincinnati 5-4; New Orleans Bowl, Losses to Ohio State, Syracuse, Alabama-Birmingham, upset by Army; beat Miami-Ohio, East Carolina, Memphis State, TCU, Southern Mississippi
66-Bowling Green 7-2, Toilet Bowl, Losses to Oklahoma, Northern Illinois; beat Temple, Central Michigan, Ball State, Ohio University, Eastern Michigan
67-Southern Mississippi 5-2; GMAC Bowl, Losses at Alabama 3-29, Cincinnati 24-52
68-Air Force 4-5; Toilet Bowl, Losses to California, Utah, Navy, BYU; beat UNLV, New Mexico, Army
69-TCU 4-4, Toilet Bowl, Loss to South Florida 44-45 2OT, at Texas Tech 35-70, Alabama-Birmingham 25-41, Cincinnati 10-21
70-New Mexico 5-4; Emerald Bowl, Losses to Washington State, Oregon State, Utah, Air Force; beat Texas Tech, New Mexico State, UNLV and San Diego State
71-Memphis State 5-3, Hawaii Bowl, Losses to Alabama-Birmingham 28-35, Cincinnati 10-49, Louisville 49-56
72-Illinois 3-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Purdue, UCLA, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana; beat Western Michigan, Indiana
73-Indiana 3-6, Toilet Bowl, Losses to Kentucky, Michigan State, Michigan, Northwestern 2OT, Ohio State, Illinois; Upset Oregon, Minnesota, beat Central Michigan
74-Minnesota 6-4, Toilet Bowl, Losses at Michigan 24-27, Michigan State 17-51, Indiana 21-30, Wisconsin 14-38; beat Toledo, Colorado State, Northwestern, Illinois, Penn State
75-UNLV 2-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Tennessee, Wisconsin, Air Force, New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah State, Utah; beat BYU, Nevada
76-Louisiana Tech 4-5; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Miami-FL, Tennessee, Auburn, UTEP, Hawaii; beat Nevada, Louisiana-Lafayette, Fresno State, SMU
77-Colorado State 3-5; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Colorado, USC, Minnesota, BYU, New Mexico; beat San Diego State, Wyoming
78-Arizona 2-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Utah, Wisconsin, Washington State, UCLA, Oregon, California, Oregon State; beat Washington
79-San Diego State 2-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses at Michigan, at UCLA, at Wyoming, Colorado State, New Mexico, Utah; beat Nevada
80-Baylor 3-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Alabama-Birmingham, Texas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa State, Texas Tech; beat North Texas State, Upset Texas A&M
81-Washington 1-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to UCLA, Fresno State, Notre Dame, Stanford, Oregon State, USC, Oregon, Arizona; beat San Jose State
82-North Texas State 5-4; New Orleans Bowl, Losses to Texas, Florida Atlantic, Colorado, Baylor; beat Middle Tennessee State, Utah State, New Mexico State, Louisiana-Lafayette
83-Akron 5-4; GMAC Bowl, Losses to Penn State, Middle Tennessee State, Virginia, Northern Illinois; beat Kent State, Buffalo, Central Florida, Ball State, Marshall
84-Marshall 5-4; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Troy State, Ohio State, Georgia, Akron; beat Miami-OH, Kent State, Buffalo, Ohio Univ., Central Florida
85-Miami-Ohio 5-3; Losses to Michigan, Cincinnati, Marshall; beat Ohio Univ., Kent State, Buffalo, Central Florida
86-Toledo 6-3; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Minnesota, Kansas, Miami-OH
87-South Florida 3-4; Toilet Bowl, Losses at South Carolina, Southern Mississippi, Louisville, Army; beat TCU, Alabama-Birmingham
88-Penn State 2-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Boston College, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Purdue, Iowa, Ohio State; beat Akron, Central Florida
89-Ohio University 4-6; Losses to Pittsburgh, Miami-OH, Marshall, Toledo, Bowling Green, Kent State; beat Kentucky, Buffalo, Central Florida
90-Kentucky 1-8; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Louisville, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, Ohio University, Mississippi State; beat Indiana
91-Vanderbilt 2-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to South Carolina, Mississippi, Navy, Rutgers, Georgia, Florida; beat Mississippi State
92-Nevada 5-4; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Louisiana Tech, San Diego State, UNLV, Hawaii; beat Rice, Tulsa, San Jose St. and Buffalo
93-Rice 3-5; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Texas, Upset by San Jose State 63-70, Nevada, Navy, Tulsa; beat Houston, Hawaii, SMU
94-Hawaii 4-4; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Florida Atlantic, Rice, Texas-El Paso, Boise State; beat Tulsa, Nevada, San Jose State, Louisiana Tech
95-Houston 3-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Rice, Oklahoma, Miami-FL, Memphis State, Southern Mississippi; beat Army, Tulane, East Carolina
96-SMU 2-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Texas Tech, TCU, Oklahoma State, Boise State, Fresno State; beat San Jose State, Tulsa
97-Tulsa 2-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Kansas, Oklahoma State, Navy, Hawaii, Boise State, Nevada, SMU; beat Rice
98-San Jose State 2-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Stanford, SMU, Washington, Hawaii, Texas-El Paso, Nevada; Upset Rice
99-Duke 1-8; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Navy, Connecticut, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Georgia Tech, Virginia, Wake Forest, Florida State
100-East Carolina 2-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses to West Virginia, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Louisville, Southern Mississippi, Houston; beat Tulane and Army
101-Army 2-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Louisville, Houston, Connecticut, TCU, Air Force; Upset Cincinnati and South Florida
102-Tulane 3-5; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Mississippi State, Southern Mississippi, East Carolina, Houston and Memphis State; Upset Alabama-Birmingham, beat Navy
103-New Mexico State 4-5; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Arkansas, California, New Mexico, Texas-El Paso, North Texas St.; upset Troy State, beat Middle Tennessee
104-Louisiana-Lafayette 4-5; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Louisiana Tech, Kansas State, New Mexico State, Idaho, North Texas State; beat Middle Tennessee State, Arkansas State
105-Middle Tennessee State 4-5; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Florida Atlantic, Louisiana-Lafayette, North Texas St., Florida, New Mexico State; beat Akron, Arkansas State, Utah State
106-Louisiana-Monroe 4-5; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Auburn, Arkansas, Arkansas State, Wyoming, North Texas State; beat Idaho, Utah State
107-Utah State 2-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Alabama, Utah, Troy State, North Texas State, Clemson, Middle Tennessee, Louisiana-Monroe; beat Idaho, UNLV
108-Idaho 3-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Boise State, Utah State, Washington State, Oregon, Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee, Troy State; beat Eastern Michigan, Louisiana-Lafayette, Arkansas State
109-Eastern Michigan 4-5; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Florida, Toledo, Eastern Illinois, Idaho, Bowling Green; beat Ball State, Western Michigan
110-Central Michigan 3-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Indiana, Michigan State, Bowling Green, Northern Illinois, Toledo; beat Kent State, Western Michigan
111-Kent State 3-6; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Iowa, Rutgers, Akron, Central Michigan, Miami-OH, Marshall; beat Buffalo, Ohio Univ.
112-Arkansas State 2-7; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Missouri, LSU, Memphis State, Mississippi, Middle Tennessee State, Louisiana-Lafayette; beat Troy State, Louisiana-Monroe
113-Temple 1-8; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Virginia, Maryland, Toledo, Bowling Green, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Connecticut, West Virginia
114-Ball State 1-8; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Boston College, Purdue, Missouri, Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Bowling Green, Akron, Northern Illinois; beat Western Michigan
115-Western Michigan 1-8; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Virginia Tech, Illinois, Ball State, Toledo, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Central Michigan, Bowling Green
116-Buffalo 1-8; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Eastern Michigan, Syracuse, Nevada, Ohio Univ., Miami-FL, Marshall, Kent State; beat Central Florida
117-Central Florida 0-9; Toilet Bowl, Losses to Wisconsin, West Virginia, Penn State, Buffalo, Northern Illinois, Akron, Miami-Ohio, Marshall, Ohio Univ.

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

Bowl Schedule

Possible Bowl Scenario

Bowl	Team 1	Team 2	Matchup
New Orleans	North Texas State	Cincinnati	Sun Belt vs. Conference USA
Tangerine	Clemson	Nebraska	ACC vs. Big Twelve
GMAC	Southern Mississippi	Akron	Conference USA vs. MAC
Fort Worth	Alabama-Birmingham	Kansas State	Conference USA vs. Big 12
Las Vegas	BYU	Oregon/Oregon State	Mountain West vs. Pac-10
Hawaii Bowl	Memphis State	Fresno State	Conference USA vs. WAC
Motor City	Northern Illinois	Michigan State	MAC vs. Big 10
MPC Computer	Boise State	Georgia Tech	WAC vs. ACC
Insight.com Bowl	Oregon/Oregon State	Boston College	PAC 10 vs. Big East (or Notre Dame)
Independence	Alabama	Oklahoma State	SEC vs. Big 12
Alamo	Ohio State	Texas A&M	Big 10 vs. Big 12
Silicon Valley	Texas-El Paso	UCLA	WAC vs. PAC-10
Continental Tire	Pittsburgh	Florida State	Big East vs. ACC
Houston	South Carolina	Iowa State/Missouri	SEC vs. Big 12
Holiday	California	Texas Tech	PAC-10 vs. Big 12
Emerald Bowl	New Mexico	Stanford	Mountain West vs. PAC 10
Music City	Purdue	Florida	Big Ten vs. SEC
Liberty	Louisville	Notre Dame	Conference USA vs. Mountain West
Sun	Northwestern	Arizona State	Big 10 vs. Pac 10
Peach	Miami-Florida	Arkansas	ACC vs. SEC
Rose	Wisconsin	West Virginia	Alliance-Big 10 vs.Alliance-PAC 10 (Big East)
Outback	Iowa	LSU	Big 10 vs. SEC
Capital One	Michigan	Tennessee	Big 10 vs. SEC
Gator	Virginia/Virginia Tech	Syracuse	ACC vs. Big East (or Notre Dame)
Cotton	Colorado	Georgia	Big 12 vs. SEC
Fiesta	Texas	Virginia/Virginia Tech	Alliance #2 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

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

SEC-East	Bowl Commit
Tennessee	Capital One
Georgia	Cotton
Florida	Music City
South Carolina	Houston
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
SEC-West
Auburn	BCS-Sugar
LSU	Outback
Arkansas	Peach
Alabama	Independence
Mississippi
Mississippi State

2-Big Twelve: Bowl Record: 2-6

Big 12-North	Bowl Commit
Colorado	Cotton
Nebraska	Tangerine
Kansas State	Fort Worth
Iowa State	Houston
Missouri
Kansas
Big 12-South
Oklahoma	BCS-Orange
Texas	BCS-Fiesta
Texas Tech	Holiday
Texas A&M	Alamo
Oklahoma State	Independence
Baylor

3-Big Ten: Bowl Record: 3-5

Big 10	Bowl Commit
Wisconsin	BCS-Rose
Michigan	Capital One
Iowa	Outback
Ohio State	Alamo Bowl
Northwestern	Sun
Purdue	Music City
Michigan State	Motor City Bowl
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Penn State

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

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

5-Big East: Bowl Record: 2-3

Big East	Bowl Commit
West Virginia	BCS-Rose
Syracuse	Gator
Pittsburgh	Continental Tire
Boston College	Insight
Connecticut
Rutgers
Temple

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

PAC-10	Bowl Commit
USC	BCS-Orange
California	Holiday
Arizona State	Sun
Oregon	Las Vegas
UCLA	Insight
Stanford	Silicon Valley
Oregon State	Emerald
Washington State
Arizona
Washington

7-Mountain West: Bowl Record: 1-2

Mountain West	Bowl Commit
Utah	BCS-Fiesta
BYU	Las Vegas
New Mexico	Emerald
Wyoming
Colorado State
Air Force
San Diego State
UNLV

8-Conference USA: Bowl Record: 1-4

Conference USA	Bowl Commit
Louisville	Liberty
Southern Mississippi	GMAC
Cincinnati	Hawaii
Memphis State	New Orleans
Alabama Birmingham
Texas Christian
South Florida
Houston
Tulane
East Carolina
Army

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

MAC-West	Bowl Commit
Northern Illinois	Motor City
Bowling Green
Toledo
Ball State
Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan
Western Michigan
MAC-East
Akron	GMAC
Marshall
Miami-Ohio
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	Silicon Valley
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
New Mexico State
Louisiana-Lafayette
Arkansas State
Middle Tennessee State
Louisiana-Monroe
Idaho
Utah State

Independents

Notre Dame (Liberty Bowl)

Navy

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