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.

Conference Standings
ABC TV Schedule
ESPN TV Schedule
NCAA Football

BCS Rankings

College BCS

http://www.cae.wisc.edu/~dwilson/rsfc/rate/

http://www.sportsline.com/collegefootball/polls/117

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