DAVETGC'S Rankings-120 NCAA-Division I Teams
Sunday, November 9, 2008

5 Undefeated Teams
NCAA Division I Team Conference Conference Record Potential Bowl Ranking Overall Record Loss(es)
Texas Tech Big 12-S 6W-0L BCS 1 10W-0L n/a
Alabama Southeastern-W 6W-0L BCS 2 10W-0L n/a
Texas Big 12-S 5W-1L Fiesta 3 9W-1L Texas Tech
Oklahoma Big 12-S 5W-1L Holiday 4 9W-1L Texas
Boise State Western Athletic 5W-0L Sugar 5 9W-0L n/a
Utah Mountain West 5W-0L Fiesta 6 10W-0L n/a
USC Pacific 10 6W-1L Rose 7 8W-1L Oregon State
Florida Southeastern-E 6W-1L Sugar 8 8W-1L Mississippi
Oklahoma State Big 12-S 4W-2L Alamo 9 8W-2L Texas/Texas Tech
Missouri Big 12-N 4W-2L Cotton 10 8W-2L Oklahoma State/Texas
Penn State Big Ten 5W-1L Rose 11 9W-1L Iowa
Ohio State Big Ten 5W-1L Capital One 12 8W-2L USC/Penn State
Georgia Southeastern-E 5W-2L Capital One 13 8W-2L Alabama/Florida
LSU Southeastern-W 3W-3L Cotton 14 6W-3L Florida/Georgia/Alabama
Ball State Mid-American-W 5W-0L GMAC 15 9W-0L n/a
Michigan State Big Ten 6W-1L Outback 16 9W-2L California/Ohio State
South Carolina Southeastern-E 4W-3L Outback 17 7W-3L Vanderbilt/Georgia/LSU
Florida State Atlantic Coast-A 4W-2L Orange 18 7W-2L Wake Forest/Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 3W-2L Champs 19 6W-3L East Carolina/Boston College/Florida State
Oregon State Pacific 10 5W-1L Holiday 20 6W-3L Stanford/Penn State/Utah
TCU Mountain West 6W-0L Las Vegas 21 9W-2L Oklahoma/Utah
North Carolina Atlantic Coast-C 3W-2L Gator 22 7W-2L Virginia Tech/Virginia
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 4W-3L Chick-fil-A 23 7W-3L Virginia Tech/Virginia/North Carolina
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast-C 3W-2L Emerald 24 6W-3L Florida/North Carolina/Florida State
Maryland Atlantic Coast-A 3W-2L New Mexico 25 6W-3L Middle Tennessee State/Virginia/Virginia Tech
California Pacific 10 4W-2L Emerald 26 6W-3L Maryland/Arizona/USC
Oregon Pacific 10 5W-2L Sun 27 7W-3L Boise State/USC/California
BYU Mountain West 5W-1L Poinsettia 28 9W-1L TCU
Kentucky Southeastern-E 2W-4L Chick-fil-A 29 6W-4L Alabama/South Carolina/Florida/Georgia
Nebraska Big 12-N 3W-3L Insight 30 6W-4L Virginia Tech/Missouri/Texas Tech/Oklahoma
Virginia Atlantic Coast-C 3W-3L Meinke 31 5W-5L USC/Connecticut/Duke/Miami-FL/Wake Forest
Cincinnati Big East 3W-1L Orange 32 7W-2L Oklahoma/Connecticut
Pittsburgh Big East 3W-1L Gator 33 7W-2L Bowling Green/Rutgers
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast-A 4W-2L Music City 34 6W-3L Navy/Maryland/Miami-FL
Mississippi Southeastern-W 3W-3L Papa Johns 35 5W-4L Wake Forest/Vanderbilt/South Carolina/Alabama
West Virginia Big East 3W-1L Sun 36 6W-3L East Carolina/Colorado/Cincinnati
Boston College Atlantic Coast-A 2W-3L Humanitarian 37 6W-3L Georgia Tech/North Carolina/Clemson
Iowa Big Ten 3W-3L Alamo 38 6W-4L Pittsburgh/Northwestern/Michigan State/Illinois
South Florida Big East 1W-3L International 39 6W-3L Pittsburgh/Louisville/Cincinnati
Kansas Big 12-N 3W-3L Texas 40 6W-4L South Florida/Oklahoma/Texas Tech/Nebraska
Connecticut Big East 2W-2L Meinke 41 6W-3L North Carolina/Rutgers/West Virginia
Navy Independent n/a Congressional 42 6W-3L Ball State/Duke/Pittsburgh
Notre Dame Independent n/a Texas 43 5W-4L Michigan State/North Carolina/Pittsburgh/Boston College
Air Force Mountain West 4W-1L Armed Forces 44 7W-2L Utah/Navy
Northwestern Big Ten 3W-3L Motor City 45 7W-3L Michigan State/Indiana
Wisconsin Big Ten 2W-5L Champs 46 5W-5L Michigan/Ohio State/Penn State/Iowa/Michigan State
Vanderbilt Southeastern-E 3W-3L Music City 47 5W-4L Mississippi State/Georgia/Duke/Florida
Illinois Big Ten 3W-3L Motor City 48 5W-5L Missouri/Penn State/Minnesota/Wisconsin/Western Michigan
Arkansas Southeastern-W 1W-5L Independence 49 4W-6L Alabama/Texas/Florida/Kentucky/Mississippi/South Carolina
Tulsa Conference USA-W 5W-0L GMAC 50 8W-1L Arkansas
Clemson Atlantic Coast-A 2W-4L Toilet 51 4W-5L Alabama/Maryland/Wake Forest/Georgia Tech/Florida State
UCLA Pacific 10 2W-4L Poinsettia 52 3W-6L BYU/Arizona/Fresno State/Oregon/California/Oregon State
Stanford Pacific 10 4W-3L Toilet 53 5W-5L Arizona State/TCU/Notre Dame/UCLA/Oregon
Colorado Big 12-N 2W-4L Sun 54 5W-5L Florida State/Texas/Kansas/Missouri/Texas A&M
Auburn Southeastern-W 2W-4L Liberty 55 5W-5L LSU/Vanderbilt/Arkansas/West Virginia/Mississippi
Fresno State Western Athletic 2W-3L New Mexico 56 5W-4L Wisconsin/Hawaii/Louisiana Tech/Nevada
Nevada Western Athletic 3W-2L Toilet 57 5W-4L Texas Tech/Missouri/New Mexico State/Hawaii
Minnesota Big Ten 3W-3L Insight 58 7W-3L Ohio State/Northwestern/Michigan
Duke Atlantic Coast-C 1W-4L Toilet 60 4W-5L Northwestern/Georgia Tech/Miami-FL/Wake Forest/North Carolina State
Colorado State Mountain West 2W-3L St.Petersburg 61 4W-5L Colorado/California/TCU/Utah/BYU
UNLV Mountain West 1W-5L Toilet 62 4W-6L Utah/Nevada/Colorado State/Air Force/BYU/TCU
Rutgers Big East 3W-2L Texas 63 4W-5L Fresno State/North Carolina/Navy/West Virginia/Cincinnati
Arizona Pacific 10 4W-2L Las Vegas 64 6W-3L New Mexico/Stanford/USC
Rice Conference USA-W 5W-1L Armed Forces 65 7W-3L Vanderbilt/Texas/Tulsa
Purdue Big Ten 1W-5L Toilet 66 3W-7L Oregon/Notre Dame/Penn State/Ohio State/Northwestern/Minnesota
Central Michigan Mid-American-W 5W-0L Motor City 67 7W-2L Georgia/Purdue
Michigan Big Ten 2W-4L Toilet 68 3W-7L Utah/Notre Dame/Illinois/Toledo/Penn State/Michigan State/Purdue
Western Michigan Mid-American-W 5W-1L Hawaii 69 8W-2L Nebraska/Central Michigan
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast-A 1W-4L Toilet 70 3W-6L South Carolina/Clemson/South Florida/Boston College/Florida State/Maryland
Indiana Big Ten 1W-5L Toilet 71 3W-7L Ball State/Michigan State/Minnesota/Iowa/Illinois/Central Michigan/Wisconsin
Bowling Green Mid-American-E 3W-3L Congressional 72 5W-5L Minnesota/Boise State/Eastern Michigan/Miami-OH/Northern Illinois
Wyoming Mountain West 1W-5L Toilet 73 4W-6L Air Force/BYU/Bowling Green/New Mexico/Utah/TCU
Tennessee Southeastern-E 1W-5L Toilet 74 3W-7L UCLA/Florida/Auburn/Georgia/Alabama/South Carolina/Wyoming
Northern Illinois Mid-American-W 4W-2L International 75 5W-4L Minnesota/Western Michigan/Tennessee/Ball State
Akron Mid-American-E 3W-2L Toilet 76 5W-4L Wisconsin/Ball State/Cincinnati/Bowling Green
Kansas State Big 12-N 1W-5L Independence 77 4W-6L Louisville/Texas Tech/Colorado/Oklahoma/Kansas
Texas A&M Big 12-S 2W-4L Toilet 78 4W-6L Arkansas State/Miami-FL/Oklahoma State/Kansas State/Texas Tech/Oklahoma
Louisville Big East 1W-3L Papa Johns 79 5W-4L Kentucky/Connecticut/Syracuse/Pittsburgh
Baylor Big 12-S 1W-5L Toilet 79 3W-7L Wake Forest/Connecticut/Oklahoma/Oklahoma State/Nebraska/Missouri/Texas
New Mexico Mountain West 2W-5L Toilet 80 4W-7L TCU/Texas A&M/Tulsa/BYU/Air Force/Utah/UNLV
Arizona State Pacific 10 2W-4L Toilet 81 3W-6L UNLV/Georgia/California/USC/Oregon/Oregon State
San Jose State Western Athletic 4W-2L Humanitarian 82 6W-4L Nebraska/Stanford/Boise State/Louisiana Tech
Troy State Sun Belt 4W-1L New Orleans 83 6W-3L Ohio State/Oklahoma State/Louisiana-Monroe
Houston Conference USA-W 4W-1L New Orleans 84 5W-4L Oklahoma State/Air Force/Colorado State/Marshall
East Carolina Conference USA-E 3W-1L Liberty 85 5W-3L North Carolina State/Houston/Virginia
Hawaii Western Athletic 4W-3L Hawaii 86 5W-5L Florida/Oregon State/San Jose State/Boise State/Utah State
Mississippi State Southeastern-W 1W-4L Toilet 87 3W-6L Louisiana Tech/Auburn/Georgia Tech/LSU/Tennessee/Kentucky
Iowa State Big 12-N 0W-6L Toilet 88 2W-8L Iowa/UNLV/Kansas/Baylor/Nebraska/Texas A&M/Oklahoma State/Colorado
Buffalo Mid-American-E 3W-2L Toilet 89 5W-4L Pittsburgh/Missouri/Central Michigan/Western Michigan
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt 4W-1L New Orleans 90 5W-4L Southern Mississippi/Illinois/Kansas State/Texas El-Paso
Temple Mid-American-E 2W-3L Toilet 91 3W-6L Connecticut/Buffalo/Penn State/Western Michigan/Central Michigan/Navy
New Mexico State Western Athletic 1W-4L Toilet 92 3W-6L Nebraska/New Mexico/San Jose State/Idaho/Boise State/Hawaii
Florida Atlantic Sun Belt 2W-2L Toilet 93 4W-5L Texas/Michigan State/Minnesota/Middle Tennessee St./Troy St.
Florida International Sun Belt 3W-2L Toilet 94 4W-5L Kansas/Iowa/South Florida/Troy State/Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana Tech Western Athletic 3W-2L Toilet 95 5W-4L Kansas/Boise State/Hawaii/Army
Marshall Conference USA-E 3W-2L Toilet 96 4W-5L Wisconsin/West Virginia/Cincinnati/Alabama-Birmingham/East Carolina
Army Independent n/a Toilet 97 3W-7L Temple/New Hampshire/Akron/Texas A&M/Buffalo/Air Force/Rice
Texas-El Paso Conference USA-W 4W-2L Toilet 98 4W-5L Buffalo/Texas/New Mexico State/Tulsa/Rice
Utah State Western Athletic 2W-4L Toilet 99 2W-8L UNLV/Oregon/Utah/BYU/San Jose St./Nevada/Boise State
Central Florida Conference USA-E 1W-3L Toilet 100 2W-6L South Florida/Boston College/UTEP/Miami-FL/Tulsa/Southern Mississippi
Memphis State Conference USA-E 3W-3L St.Petersburg 101 5W-5L Mississippi/Rice/Marshall/Louisville/East Carolina
Arkansas State Sun Belt 2W-2L Toilet 102 4W-5L Southern Mississippi/Memphis State/Louisiana-Lafayette/Alabama/Florida International
Middle Tennessee State Sun Belt 2W-3L Toilet 103 3W-6L Troy State/Kentucky/Arkansas State/Florida International/Louisville/Mississippi St.
Southern Mississippi Conference USA-E 2W-4L Toilet 104 4W-6L Auburn/Marshall/Texas El-Paso/Boise State/Rice/Memphis State
San Diego State Mountain West 0W-6L Toilet 105 1W-9L Cal Poly/Notre Dame/San Jose State/TCU/Air Force/New Mexico/Colorado State/Wyoming/BYU
Tulane Conference USA-W 1W-4L Toilet 106 2W-7L Alabama/East Carolina/Army/Texas El-Paso/Rice/LSU/Houston
Ohio University Mid-American-E 1W-5L Toilet 107 2W-8L Wyoming/Ohio State/Central Michigan/Northwestern/Western Michigan/Temple/Buffalo/Bowling Green
Toledo Mid-American-W 1W-4L Toilet 108 2W-7L Arizona/Fresno State/Florida International/Ball State/Northern Illinois/Central Michigan/Akron
Eastern Michigan Mid-American-W 1W-5L Toilet 109 2W-8L Michigan State/Toledo/Maryland/Northern Illinois/Army/Akron/Ball State/Western Michigan
Syracuse Big East 1W-4L Toilet 110 2W-7L Northwestern/Akron/Penn State/Pittsburgh/West Virginia/South Florida/Rutgers
Idaho Western Athletic 1W-5L Toilet 111 2W-8L Arizona/Western Michigan/Utah State/San Diego St./Nevada/Fresno State/Louisiana Tech/San Jose St.
Kent State Mid-American-E 1W-4L Toilet 112 2W-7L Boston College/Iowa State/Louisiana-Lafayette/Ball State/Akron/Ohio Univ./Bowling Green
Miami-OH Mid-American-E 1W-4L Toilet 113 2W-7L Vanderbilt/Michigan/Cincinnati/Temple/Northern Illinois/Kent State/Buffalo
Alabama-Birmingham Conference USA-E 1W-4L Toilet 114 2W-7L Tulsa/Florida Atlantic/Tennessee/South Carolina/Memphis State/Houston/Southern Mississippi
Southern Methodist Conference USA-W 0W-6L Toilet 115 1W-9L Rice/Texas Tech/TCU/Tulane/Central Florida/Tulsa/Houston/Navy/Memphis State
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 2W-4L Toilet 116 3W-7L Auburn/Arkansas/Tulane/Louisiana-Lafayette/Arkansas State/Florida Atlantic/Middle Tennessee State
North Texas State Sun Belt 0W-5L Toilet 117 1W-9L Kansas State/Tulsa/LSU/Rice/Florida International/Louisiana-Lafayette/Louisiana-Monroe/Troy State/Florida Atlantic
Western Kentucky Independent n/a Toilet 118 2W-8L Indiana/Alabama/Kentucky/Virginia Tech/Ball State/Florida Atlantic/North Texas State/Troy State
Washington Pacific 10 0W-6L Toilet 119 0W-9L Oregon/BYU/Oklahoma/Stanford/Arizona/Oregon State/Notre Dame/USC/Arizona State
Washington State Pacific 10 0W-7L Toilet 120 1W-9L Oklahoma State/California/Baylor/Oregon/UCLA/Oregon State/USC/Stanford

PROBABLE BCS STANDINGS
Alabama BCS
Texas Tech BCS
Texas Fiesta
Oklahoma Holiday
USC Rose
Florida Sugar
Penn State Rose
Utah Fiesta
Boise State Sugar
Penn State Rose
Ohio State Capital One
TCU Las Vegas
Oklahoma State Alamo
Georgia Capital One
Missouri Cotton
BYU Poinsettia
Ball State GMAC
Michigan State Outback
LSU Cotton
North Carolina Gator
Georgia Tech Chick-fil-A
Florida State Orange

BEST CONFERENCES
Top Conferences Power Average Teams Undefeated
SEC 35.83 12 Alabama
Big Twelve 39.42 12 Texas Tech
Big Ten 43.55 11 0
ACC 34.50 12 0
Big East 54.13 8 0
PAC-10 56.90 10 0
Mountain West 53.33 9 Utah
Independents 75.00 4 0
WAC 78.66 9 Boise State
MAC 84.85 13 Ball State
Conference USA 93.16 12 0
Sunbelt 99.75 8 0

Records: Conference versus Conference 2007-8
Top Conferences Big Twelve SEC ACC Big Ten PAC 10 Big East WAC MAC Independents Sunbelt Conference USA MWC
SEC 4W-1L SEC 6W-0L 2W-1L 0W-1L 1W-1L 4W-0L None 1W-0L 11W-1L 7W-0L None
Big Twelve Big Twelve 1W-4L 4W-2L 3W-1L 1W-2L 0W-1L 4W-1L 2W-2L None 6W-0L 6W-0L 2W-1L
ACC 2W-4L 0W-6L ACC 2W-0L 0W-1L 0W-2L 0W-1L 2W-0L 5W-2L 4W-0L 4W-2L None
Big Ten 1W-3L 1W-2L 0W-2L Big Ten 1W-2L 2W-0L 1W-0L 6W-2L 4W-0L 1W-1L 1W-0L 1W-0L
Big East 1W-0L 2W-0L 2W-0L 0W-2L 1W-2L Big East None 7W-1L 3W-0L 1W-0L 2W-0L 1W-1L
PAC-10 2W-1L 1W-0L 1W-0L 2W-1L PAC 10 2W-1L 7W-0L None 0W-2L None 1W-0L 6W-5L
Mountain West 1W-2L None 1W-0L 0W-1L 5W-6L 1W-1L 4W-1L 1W-0L 2W-1L 6W-0L 2W-2L MWC
Independents None 0W-1L 2W-5L 0W-4L 2W-0L 0W-3L None 3W-5L Independents 1W-0L 1W-0L 1W-2L
WAC 1W-4L 0W-4L 1W-0L 0W-1L 0W-7L None WAC 0W-1L None None 2W-2L 1W-4L
MAC 2W-2L None 0W-2L 2W-6L None 1W-7L 1W-0L MAC 5W-3L 1W-0L 0W-1L 0W-1L
Conference USA 0W-6L 0W-7L 2W-4L 0W-1L 0W-1L 0W-2L 2W-2L 1W-0L 0W-1L 4W-0L Conference USA 2W-2L
Sunbelt 0W-6L 1W-11L 0W-4L 1W-1L None 0W-1L None 0W-1L 0W-1L Sunbelt 0W-4L None

Best Bowl Records

2008: SEC 7-2

2007: Big East 5-0

2006: ACC, Big Twelve 5-3

2005: MWC 2-1

2004: ACC 5-1

2003: Big Ten 5-2

1-SEC-Southeastern (35.83): Bowl Record: 7-2

Conference Championship: Florida vs. Alabama

SEC over ACC (3-2): Alabama over Clemson, Wake Forest over Mississippi, Florida over Miami-FL, South Carolina over North Carolina State, Georgia Tech over Mississippi State

SEC over Conference USA (7-0): Alabama over Tulane, Mississippi over Memphis State, Auburn over Central Florida, Tennessee over UAB, Vanderbilt over Rice, South Carolina over UAB, Arkansas over Tulsa

SEC even with Big East (1-1): Kentucky over Louisville, West Virginia over Auburn

SEC over Independents (1-0): Kentucky over Western Kentucky

SEC over MAC (3-0): Vanderbilt over Miami-OH, Georgia over Central Michigan, Tennessee over Northern Illinois

SEC over Sunbelt (5-0): Auburn/Arkansas over Louisiana-Monroe, LSU over North Texas St., Mississippi State over Middle Tennessee State, Alabama over Arkansas State
Florida Southeastern-E 6W-1L Sugar 8 8W-1L Mississippi
Georgia Southeastern-E 5W-2L Capital One 13 8W-2L Alabama/Florida
South Carolina Southeastern-E 4W-3L Outback 17 7W-3L Vanderbilt/Georgia/LSU
Kentucky Southeastern-E 2W-4L Chick-fil-A 29 6W-4L Alabama/South Carolina/Florida/Georgia
Vanderbilt Southeastern-E 3W-3L Music City 47 5W-4L Mississippi State/Georgia/Duke/Florida
Tennessee Southeastern-E 1W-5L Toilet 74 3W-7L UCLA/Florida/Auburn/Georgia/Alabama/South Carolina/Wyoming
Alabama Southeastern-W 6W-0L BCS 2 10W-0L n/a
LSU Southeastern-W 3W-3L Cotton 14 6W-3L Florida/Georgia/Alabama
Mississippi Southeastern-W 3W-3L Papa Johns 35 5W-4L Wake Forest/Vanderbilt/South Carolina/Alabama
Arkansas Southeastern-W 1W-5L Independence 49 4W-6L Alabama/Texas/Florida/Kentucky/Mississippi/South Carolina
Auburn Southeastern-W 2W-4L Liberty 55 5W-5L LSU/Vanderbilt/Arkansas/West Virginia/Mississippi
Mississippi State Southeastern-W 1W-4L Toilet 87 3W-6L Louisiana Tech/Auburn/Georgia Tech/LSU/Tennessee/Kentucky

2-Big Twelve (39.42): Bowl Record: 5-3

Conference Championship: Missouri vs. Texas Tech

Big Twelve even with Big Ten (1-1): Missouri over Illinois; Iowa over Iowa State

Big Twelve over SEC (1-0): Texas over Arkansas

Big East even with Big 12 (1-1): South Florida over Kansas, Oklahoma over Cincinnati

Big Twelve over PAC 10 (3-0): Oklahoma over Washington, Oklahoma State over Washington State, Baylor over Washington State

Big Twelve over MAC (3-0): Iowa State over Kent State, Nebraska over Western Michigan, Missouri over Buffalo

Big Twelve over Independents (1-0): Texas A&M over Army

Big Twelve over Mountain West (3-1): Texas A&M over New Mexico, Colorado over Colorado State, UNLV over Iowa State, Oklahoma over TCU

Big Twelve over WAC (3-0): Nebraska over New Mexico State, Kansas over Louisiana Tech, Nebraska over San Jose State

Big Twelve over Conference USA (4-0): Oklahoma State over Houston, Texas Tech over SMU, Texas over UTEP, Texas over Rice

Big Twelve over Sunbelt (5-1): Kansas over Florida International, Kansas State over North Texas State, Texas over Florida Atlantic, Arkansas State over Texas A&M, Oklahoma State over Troy State, Kansas State over Louisiana-Lafayette
Missouri Big 12-N 4W-2L Cotton 10 8W-2L Oklahoma State/Texas
Nebraska Big 12-N 3W-3L Insight 30 6W-4L Virginia Tech/Missouri/Texas Tech/Oklahoma
Kansas Big 12-N 3W-3L Texas 40 6W-4L South Florida/Oklahoma/Texas Tech/Nebraska
Colorado Big 12-N 2W-4L Sun 54 5W-5L Florida State/Texas/Kansas/Missouri/Texas A&M
Kansas State Big 12-N 1W-5L Independence 77 4W-6L Louisville/Texas Tech/Colorado/Oklahoma/Kansas/Missouri
Iowa State Big 12-N 0W-6L Toilet 88 2W-8L Iowa/UNLV/Kansas/Baylor/Nebraska/Texas A&M/Oklahoma State/Colorado
Texas Tech Big 12-S 6W-0L BCS 1 10W-0L n/a
Texas Big 12-S 5W-1L Fiesta 3 9W-1L Texas Tech
Oklahoma Big 12-S 5W-1L Holiday 4 9W-1L Texas
Oklahoma State Big 12-S 4W-2L Alamo 9 8W-2L Texas/Texas Tech
Texas A&M Big 12-S 2W-4L Toilet 78 4W-6L Arkansas State/Miami-FL/Oklahoma State/Kansas State/Texas Tech/Oklahoma
Baylor Big 12-S 1W-5L Toilet 79 3W-7L Wake Forest/Connecticut/Oklahoma/Oklahoma State/Nebraska/Missouri/Texas

3-ACC-Atlantic Coast (34.50): Bowl Record: 2-6

Conference Championship: Florida State or Wake Forest vs. North Carolina, Virginia Tech or Miami-Florida

ACC over Big Twelve (3-0): Wake Forest over Baylor, Miami-FL over Texas A&M, Florida State over Colorado

ACC over Independents (3-1): Duke over Navy, Navy over Wake Forest, Virginia Tech over Western Kentucky, North Carolina over Notre Dame, Boston College over Notre Dame

ACC over MAC (1-0): Maryland over Eastern Michigan

ACC even with PAC 10 (1-1): USC over Virginia, Maryland over California

ACC over Conference USA (4-1): East Carolina over Virginia Tech, North Carolina State over East Carolina, Boston College over Central Florida, Virginia over East Carolina, Miami-FL over Central Florida
Florida State Atlantic Coast-A 4W-2L Orange 18 7W-2L Wake Forest/Georgia Tech
Maryland Atlantic Coast-A 3W-2L New Mexico 25 6W-3L Middle Tennessee State/Virginia/Virginia Tech
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast-A 4W-2L Music City 34 6W-3L Navy/Maryland/Miami-FL
Boston College Atlantic Coast-A 2W-3L Humanitarian 37 6W-3L Georgia Tech/North Carolina/Clemson
Clemson Atlantic Coast-A 2W-4L Toilet 51 4W-5L Alabama/Maryland/Wake Forest/Georgia Tech/Florida State
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast-A 1W-4L Toilet 70 3W-6L South Carolina/Clemson/South Florida/Boston College/Florida State/Maryland
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 3W-2L Champs 19 6W-3L East Carolina/Boston College/Florida State
North Carolina Atlantic Coast-C 3W-2L Gator 22 7W-2L Virginia Tech/Virginia
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 4W-3L Chick-fil-A 23 7W-3L Virginia Tech/Virginia/North Carolina
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast-C 3W-2L Emerald 24 6W-3L Florida/North Carolina/Florida State
Virginia Atlantic Coast-C 3W-3L Meinke 31 5W-5L USC/Connecticut/Duke/Miami-FL/Wake Forest
Duke Atlantic Coast-C 1W-4L Toilet 60 4W-5L Northwestern/Georgia Tech/Miami-FL/Wake Forest/North Carolina State

4-Big Ten (43.55): Bowl Record: 3-5

Big Ten over MAC (9-4): Michigan over Miami-OH, Michigan State over Eastern Michigan, Minnesota over Bowling Green, Wisconsin over Akron, Minnesota over Northern Illinois, Ohio State over Ohio University, Ball State over Indiana, Northwestern over Ohio University, Purdue over Central Michigan, Penn State over Temple, Toledo over Michigan, Central Michigan over Indiana, Western Michigan over Illinois

Big Ten over Big East (2-1): Northwestern over Syracuse, Penn State over Syracuse, Pittsburgh over Iowa

Big Ten over ACC (1-0): Northwestern over Duke

Big Ten even with Independents (2-2): Indiana over Western Kentucky, Notre Dame over Michigan, Michigan State over Notre Dame, Notre Dame over Purdue

Big Ten over WAC (1-0): Wisconsin over Fresno State

Big Ten over Conference USA (1-0): Wisconsin over Marshall

Big Ten over Sunbelt (5-0): Illinois over Louisiana-Lafayette, Michigan State over Florida Atlantic, Iowa over Florida International, Minnesota over Florida Atlantic, Ohio State over Troy State
Penn State Big Ten 5W-1L Rose 11 9W-1L Iowa
Ohio State Big Ten 5W-1L Capital One 12 8W-2L USC/Penn State
Michigan State Big Ten 6W-1L Outback 16 9W-2L California/Ohio State
Iowa Big Ten 3W-3L Alamo 38 6W-4L Pittsburgh/Northwestern/Michigan State/Illinois
Northwestern Big Ten 3W-3L Motor City 45 7W-3L Michigan State/Indiana/Ohio State
Wisconsin Big Ten 2W-5L Champs 46 5W-5L Michigan/Ohio State/Penn State/Iowa/Michigan State
Illinois Big Ten 3W-3L Motor City 48 5W-5L Missouri/Penn State/Minnesota/Wisconsin/Western Michigan
Minnesota Big Ten 3W-3L Insight 58 7W-3L Ohio State/Northwestern/Michigan
Purdue Big Ten 1W-5L Toilet 66 3W-7L Oregon/Notre Dame/Penn State/Ohio State/Northwestern/Minnesota
Michigan Big Ten 2W-4L Toilet 68 3W-7L Utah/Notre Dame/Illinois/Toledo/Penn State/Michigan State/Purdue
Indiana Big Ten 1W-5L Toilet 71 3W-7L Ball State/Michigan State/Minnesota/Iowa/Illinois/Central Michigan/Wisconsin

5-Mountain West (53.33): Bowl Record: 4-1

Mountain West over Big Ten (1-0): Utah over Michigan

Mountain West over PAC 10 (6-1): BYU over UCLA, New Mexico over Arizona, BYU over Washington, TCU over Stanford, UNLV over Arizona State, California over Colorado State, Utah over Oregon State

Mountain West over WAC (3-2): San Jose State over San Diego State, UNLV over Utah State, Utah over Utah State, Nevada over UNLV, San Diego State over Idaho

Mountain West over Conference USA (4-1): Air Force over Houston, Colorado State over Houston, Tulsa over New Mexico, TCU over SMU, West Virginia over Marshall

Mountain West over SEC (1-0): Wyoming over Tennessee

Mountain West over MAC (1-0): Wyoming over Ohio University
Utah Mountain West 5W-0L Fiesta 6 10W-0L n/a
TCU Mountain West 6W-0L Las Vegas 21 9W-2L Oklahoma/Utah
BYU Mountain West 5W-1L Poinsettia 28 9W-1L TCU
Air Force Mountain West 4W-1L Armed Forces 44 7W-2L Utah/Navy
Colorado State Mountain West 2W-3L St.Petersburg 61 4W-5L Colorado/California/TCU/Utah/BYU
UNLV Mountain West 1W-5L Toilet 62 4W-6L Utah/Nevada/Colorado State/Air Force/BYU/TCU
Wyoming Mountain West 1W-5L Toilet 73 4W-6L Air Force/BYU/Bowling Green/New Mexico/Utah/TCU
New Mexico Mountain West 2W-5L Toilet 80 4W-7L TCU/Texas A&M/Tulsa/BYU/Air Force/Utah/UNLV
San Diego State Mountain West 0W-6L Toilet 105 1W-9L Cal Poly/Notre Dame/San Jose State/TCU/Air Force/New Mexico/Colorado State/Wyoming/BYU

6-PAC 10-Pacific Athletic Conference (56.90): Bowl Record: 4-2

PAC 10 even with SEC (1-1): UCLA over Tennessee, Georgia over Arizona State

PAC 10 over Big Ten (3-1): USC over Ohio State, Oregon over Purdue, California over Michigan State, Penn State over Oregon State

PAC 10 over WAC (3-2): Oregon State over Hawaii, Oregon over Utah State, Boise State over Oregon, Stanford over San Jose State, Fresno State over UCLA
USC Pacific 10 6W-1L Rose 7 8W-1L Oregon State
Oregon State Pacific 10 5W-1L Holiday 20 6W-3L Stanford/Penn State/Utah
California Pacific 10 4W-2L Emerald 26 6W-3L Maryland/Arizona/USC
Oregon Pacific 10 5W-2L Sun 27 7W-3L Boise State/USC/California
UCLA Pacific 10 2W-4L Poinsettia 52 3W-6L BYU/Arizona/Fresno State/Oregon/California/Oregon State
Stanford Pacific 10 4W-3L Toilet 53 5W-5L Arizona State/TCU/Notre Dame/UCLA/Oregon
Arizona Pacific 10 4W-2L Las Vegas 64 6W-3L New Mexico/Stanford/USC
Arizona State Pacific 10 2W-4L Toilet 81 3W-6L UNLV/Georgia/California/USC/Oregon/Oregon State
Washington Pacific 10 0W-6L Toilet 119 0W-9L Oregon/BYU/Oklahoma/Stanford/Arizona/Oregon State/Notre Dame/USC/Arizona State
Washington State Pacific 10 0W-7L Toilet 120 1W-9L Oklahoma State/California/Baylor/Oregon/UCLA/Oregon State/USC/Stanford

7-Big East (54.13): Bowl Record: 3-2

Big East over MAC (3-2): Connecticut over Temple, Pittsburgh over Buffalo, Bowling Green over Pittsburgh, Akron over Syracuse, Cincinnati over Akron

Big East over Conference USA (3-1): East Carolina over West Virginia, South Florida over Central Florida, Cincinnati over Marshall, Louisville over Memphis State

Big East over ACC (2-1): Connecticut over Virginia, North Carolina over Rutgers, South Florida over North Carolina State

Big East over Independents (2-1): Navy over Rutgers, Pittsburgh over Navy, Pittsburgh over Notre Dame

Big East over Sunbelt (1-0): Louisville over Middle Tennessee State

Big East over Big 12 (3-2): South Florida over Kansas, Oklahoma over Cincinnati, Louisville over Kansas State, Colorado over West Virginia, Connecticut over Baylor
Cincinnati Big East 3W-1L Orange 32 7W-2L Oklahoma/Connecticut
Pittsburgh Big East 3W-1L Gator 33 7W-2L Bowling Green/Rutgers
West Virginia Big East 3W-1L Sun 36 6W-3L East Carolina/Colorado/Cincinnati
South Florida Big East 1W-3L International 39 6W-3L Pittsburgh/Louisville/Cincinnati
Connecticut Big East 2W-2L Meinke 41 6W-3L North Carolina/Rutgers/West Virginia
Rutgers Big East 3W-2L Texas 63 4W-5L Fresno State/North Carolina/Navy/West Virginia/Cincinnati
Louisville Big East 1W-3L Papa Johns 79 5W-4L Kentucky/Connecticut/Syracuse/Pittsburgh
Syracuse Big East 1W-4L Toilet 110 2W-7L Northwestern/Akron/Penn State/Pittsburgh/West Virginia/South Florida/Rutgers
8--Independents (75.00): Bowl Record: 0-1

Independents over Mountain West (1-1): Navy over Air Force, Air Force over Army

Independents over WAC (1-0): Army over Louisiana Tech

Independents over PAC 10 (2-0): Notre Dame over Stanford/Washington

Future Notre Dame Schedules
Navy Independent n/a Congressional 42 6W-3L Ball State/Duke/Pittsburgh
Notre Dame Independent n/a Texas 43 5W-4L Michigan State/North Carolina/Pittsburgh/Boston College
Army Independent n/a Toilet 97 3W-7L Temple/New Hampshire/Akron/Texas A&M/Buffalo/Air Force/Rice
Western Kentucky Independent n/a Toilet 118 2W-8L Indiana/Alabama/Kentucky/Virginia Tech/Ball State/Florida Atlantic/North Texas State/Troy State

9-WAC-Western Athletic Conference (78.66): Bowl Record: 1-3

WAC even with SEC (1-1): Louisiana Tech over Mississippi State, Florida over Hawaii

WAC over Conference USA (2-0): New Mexico State over UTEP, Boise State over Southern Mississippi

WAC over MAC (2-1): Boise State over Bowling Green, Western Michigan over Idaho, Fresno State over Toledo
Boise State Western Athletic 5W-0L Sugar 5 9W-0L n/a
Fresno State Western Athletic 2W-3L New Mexico 56 5W-4L Wisconsin/Hawaii/Louisiana Tech/Nevada
Nevada Western Athletic 3W-2L Toilet 57 5W-4L Texas Tech/Missouri/New Mexico State/Hawaii
San Jose State Western Athletic 4W-2L Humanitarian 82 6W-4L Nebraska/Stanford/Boise State/Louisiana Tech
Hawaii Western Athletic 4W-3L Hawaii 86 5W-5L Florida/Oregon State/San Jose State/Boise State/Utah State
New Mexico State Western Athletic 1W-4L Toilet 92 3W-6L Nebraska/New Mexico/San Jose State/Idaho/Boise State/Hawaii
Louisiana Tech Western Athletic 3W-2L Toilet 95 5W-4L Kansas/Boise State/Hawaii/Army
Utah State Western Athletic 2W-4L Toilet 99 2W-8L UNLV/Oregon/Utah/BYU/San Jose St./Nevada/Boise State
Idaho Western Athletic 1W-5L Toilet 111 2W-8L Arizona/Western Michigan/Utah State/San Diego St./Nevada/Fresno State/Louisiana Tech/San Jose St.
10-MAC-Mid-American (84.85): Bowl Record 0-3

Conference Championship: Bowling Green or Akron vs. Ball State or Central Michigan

Big East even with MAC (2-2): Connecticut over Temple, Pittsburgh over Buffalo, Bowling Green over Pittsburgh, Akron over Syracuse

MAC over Mountain West (1-0): Bowling Green over Wyoming

MAC over Independents (5-2): Ball State over Navy, Temple over Army, Akron over Army, Army over Eastern Michigan, Ball State over Western Kentucky, Buffalo over Army, Navy over Temple
Bowling Green Mid-American-E 3W-3L Congressional 72 5W-5L Minnesota/Boise State/Eastern Michigan/Miami-OH/Northern Illinois
Akron Mid-American-E 3W-2L Toilet 76 5W-4L Wisconsin/Ball State/Cincinnati/Bowling Green
Buffalo Mid-American-E 3W-2L Toilet 89 5W-4L Pittsburgh/Missouri/Central Michigan/Western Michigan
Temple Mid-American-E 2W-3L Toilet 91 3W-6L Connecticut/Buffalo/Penn State/Western Michigan/Central Michigan/Navy
Ohio University Mid-American-E 1W-5L Toilet 107 2W-8L Wyoming/Ohio State/Central Michigan/Northwestern/Western Michigan/Temple/Buffalo/Bowling Green
Kent State Mid-American-E 1W-4L Toilet 112 2W-7L Boston College/Iowa State/Louisiana-Lafayette/Ball State/Akron/Ohio Univ./Bowling Green
Miami-OH Mid-American-E 1W-4L Toilet 113 2W-7L Vanderbilt/Michigan/Cincinnati/Temple/Northern Illinois/Kent State/Buffalo
Ball State Mid-American-W 5W-0L GMAC 15 9W-0L n/a
Central Michigan Mid-American-W 5W-0L Motor City 67 7W-2L Georgia/Purdue
Western Michigan Mid-American-W 5W-1L Hawaii 69 8W-2L Nebraska/Central Michigan
Northern Illinois Mid-American-W 4W-2L International 75 5W-4L Minnesota/Western Michigan/Tennessee/Ball State
Toledo Mid-American-W 1W-4L Toilet 108 2W-7L Arizona/Fresno State/Florida International/Ball State/Northern Illinois/Central Michigan/Akron
Eastern Michigan Mid-American-W 1W-5L Toilet 109 2W-8L Michigan State/Toledo/Maryland/Northern Illinois/Army/Akron/Ball State/Western Michigan

11-Conference USA (93.16): Bowl Record: 2-4

Conference Championship: East Carolina vs. Tulsa

Conference USA over Big East (1-0): East Carolina over West Virginia

Conference USA over Independents (2-1): Army over Tulane, Rice over Army, Troy State over Western Kentucky

Conference USA over Sunbelt (6-0): Southern Mississippi over Louisiana-Lafayette, Southern Mississippi over Arkansas State, South Florida over Florida International, Tulane over Louisiana-Monroe, Rice over North Texas State, Memphis State over Arkansas State
East Carolina Conference USA-E 3W-1L Liberty 85 5W-3L North Carolina State/Houston/Virginia
Marshall Conference USA-E 3W-2L Toilet 96 4W-5L Wisconsin/West Virginia/Cincinnati/Alabama-Birmingham/East Carolina
Central Florida Conference USA-E 1W-3L Toilet 100 2W-6L South Florida/Boston College/UTEP/Miami-FL/Tulsa/Southern Mississippi
Memphis State Conference USA-E 3W-3L St.Petersburg 101 5W-5L Mississippi/Rice/Marshall/Louisville/East Carolina
Southern Mississippi Conference USA-E 2W-4L Toilet 104 4W-6L Auburn/Marshall/Texas El-Paso/Boise State/Rice/Memphis State
Alabama-Birmingham Conference USA-E 1W-4L Toilet 114 2W-7L Tulsa/Florida Atlantic/Tennessee/South Carolina/Memphis State/Houston/Southern Mississippi
Tulsa Conference USA-W 5W-0L GMAC 50 8W-1L Arkansas
Rice Conference USA-W 5W-1L Armed Forces 65 7W-3L Vanderbilt/Texas/Tulsa
Houston Conference USA-W 4W-1L New Orleans 84 5W-4L Oklahoma State/Air Force/Colorado State/Marshall
Texas-El Paso Conference USA-W 4W-2L Toilet 98 4W-5L Buffalo/Texas/New Mexico State/Tulsa/Rice
Tulane Conference USA-W 1W-4L Toilet 106 2W-7L Alabama/East Carolina/Army/Texas El-Paso/Rice/LSU/Houston
Southern Methodist Conference USA-W 0W-6L Toilet 115 1W-9L Rice/Texas Tech/TCU/Tulane/Central Florida/Tulsa/Houston/Navy/Memphis State

12-Sun Belt Conference (99.75): Bowl Record: 1-0

Sunbelt over MAC (2-0): Louisiana-Lafayette over Kent State, Florida International over Toledo

Sunbelt over Independents (2-0): Florida Atlantic over Western Kentucky, North Texas State over Western Kentucky

Sunbelt over ACC (1-0): Middle Tennessee State over Maryland
Troy State Sun Belt 4W-1L New Orleans 83 6W-3L Ohio State/Oklahoma State/Louisiana-Monroe
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt 4W-1L New Orleans 90 5W-4L Southern Mississippi/Illinois/Kansas State/Texas El-Paso
Florida Atlantic Sun Belt 2W-2L Toilet 93 4W-5L Texas/Michigan State/Minnesota/Middle Tennessee St./Troy St.
Florida International Sun Belt 3W-2L Toilet 94 4W-5L Kansas/Iowa/South Florida/Troy State/Louisiana-Lafayette
Arkansas State Sun Belt 2W-2L Toilet 102 4W-5L Southern Mississippi/Memphis State/Louisiana-Lafayette/Alabama/Florida International
Middle Tennessee State Sun Belt 2W-3L Toilet 103 3W-6L Troy State/Kentucky/Arkansas State/Florida International/Louisville/Mississippi St.
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 2W-4L Toilet 116 3W-7L Auburn/Arkansas/Tulane/Louisiana-Lafayette/Arkansas State/Florida Atlantic/Middle Tennessee State
North Texas State Sun Belt 0W-5L Toilet 117 1W-9L Kansas State/Tulsa/LSU/Rice/Florida International/Louisiana-Lafayette/Louisiana-Monroe/Troy State/Florida Atlantic

Big Games/Rivalries to Decide the BCS Championship/Conference Titles/Bowl Spots

USC over Ohio State

South Florida over Kansas

East Carolina over Virginia Tech

Missouri over Illinois

Georgia Tech over Boston College

East Carolina over West Virginia

Florida over Miami-FL

September 20

Florida over Tennessee

Boise State over Oregon

Wake Forest over Florida State

LSU over Auburn

Utah over Air Force

Alabama over Arkansas

Ball State over Indiana

September 27

Oregon State over USC

Texas over Arkansas

Auburn over Tennessee

Notre Dame over Purdue

Oklahoma over TCU

Alabama over Georgia

Penn State over Illinois

Michigan over Wisconsin

October 4

Florida State over Miami-FL

Missouri over Nebraska

Florida over Arkansas

Alabama over Kentucky

Texas over Colorado

USC over Oregon

Ohio State over Wisconsin

October 11

Texas over Oklahoma

Florida over LSU

Oklahoma State over Missouri

Texas Tech over Nebraska

Arkansas over Auburn

Kansas over Colorado

Penn State over Wisconsin

Michigan State over Northwestern

Minnesota over Illinois

October 18

TCU over BYU

Oklahoma over Kansas

Georgia over Vanderbilt

Texas over Missouri

Boston College over Virginia Tech

Oklahoma over Kansas

October 25

West Virginia over Auburn

Florida State over Virginia Tech

Michigan State over Michigan

Alabama over Tennessee

Texas Tech over Kansas

Florida over Kentucky

Georgia over LSU

Texas over Oklahoma State

Penn State over Ohio State

November 1

Florida over Georgia

Texas Tech over Texas

Oklahoma over Nebraska

Miami-FL over Virginia

California over Oregon

Arkansas over Tulsa

Georgia Tech over Florida State

November 8

Utah over TCU

Georgia over Kentucky

Florida State over Clemson

Florida over Vanderbilt

Nebraska over Kansas

Virginia Tech over Maryland

Alabama over LSU

Texas Tech over Oklahoma State

USC over California

November 15

Georgia at Auburn

Vanderbilt at Kentucky

Texas at Kansas

Ohio State at Illinois

North Carolina at Maryland

November 22

Michigan at Ohio State

Indiana at Purdue

Texas Tech at Oklahoma

Stanford at California

BYU at Utah

Connecticut at South Florida

North Carolina State at North Carolina

Florida State at Maryland

Miami-FL at Georgia Tech (November 20)

November 25-29

Texas A&M at Texas

West Virginia at Pittsburgh

Mississippi State at Mississippi

Colorado at Nebraska

Georgia Tech at Georgia

Florida at Florida State

Kentucky at Tennessee

South Carolina at Clemson

Vanderbilt at Wake Forest

Oklahoma at Oklahoma State

Notre Dame at USC

Oregon at Oregon State

Auburn at Alabama

December 3-6

South Florida at West Virginia

USC at UCLA

Navy at Army

Arizona State at Arizona

MAC Conference Championship: Akron vs. Central Michigan or Ball State

Conference USA Championship: Tulsa vs. East Carolina

December 10

ACC Conference Championship: Florida State or Wake Forest vs. North Carolina, Virginia Tech or Miami-Florida

Big 12 Conference Championship: Missouri vs. Texas Tech

SEC Conference Championship: Alabama vs. Florida

2008-09 Bowl Schedule: 34 Bowls/68 Teams

Dec. 20 Congressional Bowl at Washington, Navy or Duke, ACC No. 9 or MAC-Akron, 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 20 New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, MWC No. 4-New Mexico vs. WAC No. 3-Fresno State, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 20 St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl, Big East-Rutgers or Colorado State vs. CUSA, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 20 Las Vegas Bowl, MWC No. 1-TCU vs. PAC-10-Arizona, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 21 New Orleans Bowl, Sun Belt champion-Troy State or Louisiana-Lafayette vs. CUSA-Houston, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 23 Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego, MWC No. 2-BYU vs. PAC-10-UCLA or Stanford, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu, WAC-Hawaii vs. Pac-10-Western Michigan, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 26 Motor City Bowl at Detroit, Big Ten No. 7-Northwestern vs. MAC No. 1 or No. 2-Central Michigan, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 27 Meineke Bowl at Charlotte, N.C., ACC No. 5/6/7-North Carolina vs. Big East-Connecticut, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 27 Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando, Fla., ACC No. 4-Virginia Tech vs. Big 10 No. 4-Iowa, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 27 Emerald Bowl at San Francisco, PAC-10-California vs. ACC No. 5/6/7-Miami-FL, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 28 Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La., SEC-Arkansas vs. Big 12-Kansas State, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 29 Papajohns.com Bowl at Birmingham, Ala., Big East-Louisville vs. SEC-Mississippi, 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl at San Antonio, Big 10 No. 4-Michigan State vs. Big 12 No. 4-Oklahoma State, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 30 Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, Idaho, WAC No. 1-San Jose State vs. ACC No. 8-Boston College, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 30 Holiday Bowl at San Diego, Big 12 No. 3-Oklahoma vs. PAC-10 No. 2-Oregon, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 30 Texas Bowl at Houston, Big 12-Kansas vs. Big East-Notre Dame, 8 p.m. (NFLN)
Dec. 31 Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, Texas, CUSA-Rice vs. MWC No. 3-Air Force, Noon (ESPN)
Dec. 31 Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas, PAC-10 No. 3-Oregon State vs. Big 12 No. 5-Colorado or Big East No. 2-Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. (CBS)
Dec. 31 Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn., SEC No. 6-Vanderbilt vs. ACC No. 5/6/7-Maryland, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 31 Insight Bowl at Tempe, Ariz., Big 12 No. 6-Nebraska vs. Big 10 No. 6-Illinois, 5:30 p.m. (NFLN)
Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl at Atlanta, SEC No. 5-Kentucky vs. ACC No. 2-Virginia, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 1 Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla., SEC No. 3 or No. 4-South Carolina vs. Big 10 No. 3-Michigan State, 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla., Big 10 No. 2-Ohio State vs. SEC No. 2-Georgia, 1 p.m. (ABC)
Jan. 1 Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla., Big 12 No. 5 or Big East No. 2-South Florida vs. ACC No. 3-Georgia Tech, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Jan. 1 Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif., BCS-Pac-10 champion-USC vs. BCS-Big Ten champion-Penn State, 5 p.m. (ABC)
Jan. 1 Orange Bowl at Miami, BCS-Big East Champion-Cincinnati vs. BCS-ACC Champion-Florida State, 8 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 2 Cotton Bowl at Dallas, Big 12 No. 2-Missouri vs. SEC No. 3 or No. 4-LSU, 2 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 2 Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn., SEC-Auburn vs. CUSA No. 1-East Carolina, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl at New Orleans, BCS-Boise State vs. BCS-SEC Champion: Florida, 8 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 3 International Bowl at Toronto, Big East-Cincinnati vs. MAC No. 3-Northern Illinois, Noon (ESPN2)
Jan. 5 Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, Ariz., BCS-Utah vs. BCS-Big 12 champion-Texas, 8:30 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 6 GMAC Bowl at Mobile, Ala., CUSA No. 2-Tulsa vs. MAC No. 1 or No. 2-Ball State, or WAC, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 8 BCS National Championship game, BCS1: USC vs. BCS2: Texas Tech vs. Alabama-Miami, 8 p.m. (FOX)
Oklahoma State Alamo
Northwestern Alamo
Air Force Armed Forces
Rice Armed Forces
Alabama BCS
Penn State BCS
Ohio State Capital One
Georgia Capital One
Virginia Tech Champs
Minnesota Champs
Kentucky Chick-fil-A
Florida State Chick-fil-A
Wake Forest Congressional
Navy Congressional
Duke Congressional
Akron Congressional
Missouri Cotton
LSU Cotton
Miami-Florida Emerald
California Emerald
Texas Fiesta
Utah Fiesta
Virginia Gator
West Virginia Gator
Ball State GMAC
Tulsa GMAC
Western Michigan Hawaii
Hawaii Hawaii
Oklahoma Holiday
Oregon Holiday
Boston College Humanitarian
San Jose State Humanitarian
Arkansas Independence
Kansas State Independence
Nebraska Insight
Illinois Insight
South Florida International
Cincinnati International
Northern Illinois International
TCU Las Vegas
Arizona Las Vegas
Auburn Liberty
East Carolina Liberty
North Carolina Meinke
Connecticut Meinke
Iowa Motor City
Central Michigan Motor City
Maryland Music City
Vanderbilt Music City
Fresno State New Mexico
New Mexico New Mexico
Troy State New Orleans
Houston New Orleans
Georgia Tech Orange
Pittsburgh Orange
Michigan State Outback
South Carolina Outback
Mississippi Papa Johns
Louisville Papa Johns
BYU Poinsettia
UCLA Poinsettia
Texas Tech Rose
USC Rose
Colorado State St.Petersburg
Central Florida St.Petersburg
Boise State Sugar
Florida Sugar
Oregon State Sun
Colorado Sun
Kansas Texas
Notre Dame Texas
Rutgers Texas

Most Division I Football Programs by State

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

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

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

Florida (7)
Miami-Florida
Florida State
Florida
Central Florida
South Florida
Florida Atlantic
Florida International

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

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

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

Alabama (4)
Alabama
Auburn
Troy State
Alabama-Birmingham

Tennessee (4)
Middle Tennessee State
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
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 (3)
Louisville

Kentucky

Western 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 (Boston College), 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