DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-October 11, 2009

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

9 Undefeated Teams

NCAA Division I Team Conference Ranking Record Loss(es)
Florida Southeastern-E 1 5W-0L n/a
Texas Big 12-S 2 5W-0L n/a
Alabama Southeastern-W 3 6W-0L n/a
Boise State Western Athletic 4 5W-0L n/a
LSU Southeastern-W 5 5W-1L Florida
TCU Mountain West 6 5W-0L n/a
USC Pacific 10 7 4W-1L Washington
Ohio State Big Ten 8 5W-1L USC
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 9 5W-1L Alabama
South Florida Big East 10 5W-0L n/a
Oregon   Pacific 10 11 5W-1L Boise State
Cincinnati Big East 12 5W-0L n/a
Nebraska Big 12-N 13 4W-1L Virginia Tech
Iowa Big Ten 14 6W-0L n/a
Notre Dame Independent 15 4W-1L Michigan
Kansas   Big 12-N 16 5W-0L n/a
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast-C 17 3W-1L Virginia Tech
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 18 5W-1L Miami-FL
Missouri Big 12-N 19 4W-1L Nebraska
Penn State Big Ten 20 5W-1L Iowa
South Carolina Southeastern-E 21 5W-1L Georgia  
Houston Conference USA-W 22 4W-1L Texas-El Paso
Oklahoma State Big 12-S 23 4W-1L Houston
Texas Tech Big 12-S 24 4W-2L Texas/Houston
Utah Mountain West 25 3W-1L Oregon
Wisconsin Big Ten 26 5W-1L Ohio State 
Mississippi   Southeastern-W 27 3W-2L South Carolina/Alabama
Auburn Southeastern-W 28 5W-1L Arkansas
West Virginia Big East 29 4W-1L Auburn
Boston College Atlantic Coast-A 30 4W-2L Clemson/Virginia Tech
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast-A 31 4W-2L Baylor/Boston College
Washington Pacific 10 32 3W-3L LSU/Stanford/Notre Dame
Arizona   Pacific 10 33 3W-2L Iowa/Washington
Oregon State Pacific 10 34 4W-2L Cincinnati/Arizona
California Pacific 10 35 3W-2L Oregon/USC
Mississippi State Southeastern-W 41 2W-4L Auburn/LSU/Georgia Tech/Houston
Stanford Pacific 10 36 4W-2L Wake Forest/Oregon State
UCLA Pacific 10 37 3W-2L Stanford/Oregon
Tennessee Southeastern-E 38 3W-3L UCLA/Florida/Auburn
Clemson Atlantic Coast-A 39 2W-3L Georgia Tech/TCU/Maryland
Florida State Atlantic Coast-A 40 2W-4L Miami-FL/South Florida/Boston College/Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh Big East 42 5W-1L North Carolina State
Navy Independent 43 4W-2L Ohio State/Pittsburgh
BYU Mountain West 44 4W-1L Florida State
Oklahoma   Big 12-S 45 3W-2L BYU/Miami-FL
Georgia   Southeastern-E 46 3W-3L Oklahoma State/LSU/Tennessee
North Carolina Atlantic Coast-C 47 4W-2L Georgia Tech/Virginia 
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast-A 48 3W-3L South Carolina/Wake Forest/Duke
Connecticut Big East 49 3W-2L North Carolina/Pittsburgh
Central Michigan Mid-American-W 50 5W-1L Arizona
Michigan State Big Ten 51 3W-3L Central Michigan/Notre Dame/Wisconsin
Baylor Big 12-S 52 3W-2L Connecticut/Oklahoma
Arkansas Southeastern-W 53 3W-2L Georgia/Alabama
Arizona State Pacific 10 54 3W-2L Georgia/Oregon State
Minnesota Big Ten 55 4W-2L California/Wisconsin
Virginia   Atlantic Coast-C 56 2W-3L William&Mary/TCU/Southern Mississippi
Kentucky Southeastern-E 57 2W-3L Florida/Alabama/South Carolina
Rutgers Big East 58 4W-1L Cincinnati
Michigan Big Ten 59 4W-2L Michigan State/Iowa
Indiana Big Ten 60 3W-3L Michigan/Ohio State/Virginia
Air Force Mountain West 61 3W-3L Minnesota/Navy/TCU
Idaho Western Athletic 62 5W-1L Washington
Northern Illinois Mid-American-W 63 3W-2L Wisconsin/Idaho
Colorado State Mountain West 64 3W-2L BYU/Idaho
Fresno State Western Athletic 65 2W-3L Wisconsin/Boise State/Cincinnati
Texas A&M Big 12-S 66 3W-2L Arkansas/Oklahoma State
Syracuse Big East 67 2W-4L Minnesota/Penn State/South Florida/West Virginia
Northwestern Big Ten 68 4W-2L Syracuse/Minnesota
Western Michigan Mid-American-W 69 3W-3L Michigan/Indiana/Northern Illinois
Tulsa Conference USA-W 70 4W-1L Oklahoma  
Nevada Western Athletic 71 2W-3L Notre Dame/Missouri/Colorado State
East Carolina Conference USA-E 72 3W-3L West Virginia/North Carolina/SMU
Louisville Big East 73 2W-3L Kentucky/Utah/Pittsburgh
Vanderbilt Southeastern-E 74 2W-4L LSU/Mississippi State/Mississippi/Army
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt 75 3W-2L LSU/Nebraska
Duke Atlantic Coast-C 76 3W-3L Richmond/Kansas/Virginia Tech
Southern Mississippi Conference USA-E 77 3W-3L Kansas/UAB/Louisville
Iowa State Big 12-N 78 3W-3L Iowa/Kansas State/Kansas
Purdue Big Ten 79 1W-5L Oregon/Northern Illinois/Notre Dame/Northwestern/Minnesota
Illinois Big Ten 80 1W-4L Missouri/Ohio State/Penn State/Michigan State
Maryland Atlantic Coast-A 81 2W-4L California/Middle Tennessee State/Rutgers/Wake Forest
Kansas State Big 12-N 82 3W-3L Louisiana-Lafayette/UCLA/Texas Tech
Temple Mid-American-E 83 3W-2L Villanova/Penn State
Wyoming Mountain West 84 4W-2L Texas/Colorado
Toledo Mid-American-W 85 3W-3L Purdue/Ohio State/Western Michigan
Colorado Big 12-N 86 1W-4L Colorado State/Toledo/West Virginia/Texas
Central Florida Conference USA-E 87 3W-2L Southern Mississippi/East Carolina
Middle Tennessee State Sun Belt 88 3W-2L Clemson/Troy State
UNLV Mountain West 89 2W-4L Oregon State/Nevada/BYU/Wyoming
Hawaii Western Athletic 90 2W-3L UNLV/Louisiana Tech/Fresno State
Louisiana Tech Western Athletic 91 2W-3L Auburn/Navy/Nevada
Marshall Conference USA-E 92 3W-2L Virginia Tech/East Carolina
Bowling Green Mid-American-E 93 2W-4L Missouri/Marshall/Boise State/Ohio Univ.
Troy State Sun Belt 94 3W-2L Bowling Green/Florida
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 95 3W-2L Texas/Arizona State
Kent State Mid-American-E 96 2W-4L Boston College/Iowa State/Baylor/Bowling Green
Texas-El Paso Conference USA-W 97 2W-4L Buffalo/Kansas/Texas/Memphis State
Ohio University Mid-American-E 98 4W-2L Connecticut/Tennessee
Tulane Conference USA-W 99 2W-2L Tulsa/BYU
Army Independent 100 3W-3L Duke/Iowa State/Tulane
Akron Mid-American-E 101 1W-4L Penn State/Indiana/Central Michigan/Ohio University
Arkansas State Sun Belt 102 1W-3L Nebraska/Troy State/Iowa
San Jose State Western Athletic 103 1W-4L USC/Utah/Stanford/Idaho
North Texas State Sun Belt 104 1W-4L Ohio Univ./Alabama/Middle Tennessee St./Louisiana-Lafayette
Washington State Pacific 10 105 1W-5L Stanford/Hawaii/USC/Oregon/Arizona State
San Diego State Mountain West 106 2W-3L UCLA/Idaho/Air Force
Alabama-Birmingham Conference USA-E 107 2W-3L SMU/Texas A&M/Troy State
New Mexico State Western Athletic 108 3W-3L Idaho/UTEP/San Diego State
Southern Methodist Conference USA-W 109 3W-2L TCU/Washington State
Florida Atlantic Sun Belt 110 0W-4L Nebraska/South Carolina/Louisiana-Monroe/Wyoming
Florida International Sun Belt 111 1W-4L Alabama/Rutgers/Toledo/Louisiana-Monroe
Memphis State Conference USA-E 112 2W-4L Mississippi/Middle Tennessee St./Marshall/Central Florida
Buffalo Mid-American-E 113 2W-4L Pittsburgh/Central Florida/Temple/Central Michigan
Utah State Western Athletic 114 1W-4L Utah/Texas A&M/BYU/New Mexico State
New Mexico Mountain West 115 0W-6L Tulsa/Texas A&M/Air Force/New Mexico State/Texas Tech/Wyoming
Eastern Michigan Mid-American-W 116 0W-5L Army/Northwestern/Michigan/Temple/Central Michigan
Rice Conference USA-W 117 0W-6L UAB/Texas Tech/Vanderbilt/Oklahoma State/Tulsa/Navy
Ball State Mid-American-W 118 0W-6L North Texas State/New Hampshire/Army/Auburn/Toledo/Temple
Miami-OH Mid-American-E 119 0W-6L Kentucky/Boise State/Western Michigan/Kent State/Cincinnati/Northwestern
Western Kentucky Sun Belt 120 0W-5L Tennessee/South Florida/Central Arkansas/Navy/Florida International
BEST CONFERENCES-2009-10
Top Conferences Power Average Teams Undefeated Teams-9
SEC 32.83 12 Florida/Alabama
Big Twelve 42.17 12 Texas/Kansas
Big Ten 47.27 11 Iowa
ACC 41.00 12 None
Big East 42.50 8 Cincinnati/South Florida
PAC-10 38.40 10 None
Mountain West 66.00 9 TCU
Independents 52.67 3 None
WAC 78.67 9 Boise State
MAC 92.62 13 None
Conference USA 88.42 12 None
Sunbelt 99.89 9 None

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

Records: Conference versus Conference 2008-9
Top Conferences Big Twelve SEC ACC Big Ten PAC 10 Big East WAC MAC Independents Sunbelt Conference USA MWC
SEC 2W-1L SEC 6W-3L 1W-1L 0W-1L 1W-1L 1W-1L 3W-0L 1W-0L 7W-0L 8W-0L 0W-2L
Big Twelve Big Twelve 1W-2L 1W-3L 4W-1L 3W-1L 2W-3L 3W-0L 3W-0L 1W-0L 5W-1L 4W-0L 3W-1L
ACC 3W-1L 3W-6L ACC 1W-1L 1W-2L 1W-4L 1W-0L 1W-0L 4W-1L 0W-1L 4W-1L 0W-0L
Big Ten 1W-4L 1W-1L 1W-1L Big Ten 1W-4L 2W-1L 1W-0L 9W-4L 2W-2L 5W-0L 1W-0L 0W-1L
Big East 3W-2L 1W-1L 4W-1L 1W-2L 0W-0L Big East 1W-0L 3W-2L 4W-1L 1W-0L 4W-1L 0W-0L
PAC-10 1W-3L 1W-0L 2W-1L 4W-1L PAC 10 0W-0L 3W-3L 0W-0L 1W-2L 0W-0L 0W-0L 2W-6L
Mountain West 1W-3L 2W-0L 0W-0L 1W-0L 6W-2L 0W-0L 5W-2L 1W-0L 2W-1L 6W-0L 4W-1L MWC
Independents 0W-1L 0W-1L 1W-4L 2W-2L 2W-1L 1W-4L 1W-0L 3W-5L Independents 0W-4L 1W-2L 1W-2L
WAC 0W-3L 1W-1L 1W-1L 0W-1L 3W-3L 0W-1L WAC 3W-1L 0W-1L 0W-0L 2W-0L 2W-5L
MAC 0W-3L 0W-3L 0W-1L 4W-9L 0W-0L 2W-3L 1W-3L MAC 5W-3L 0W-2L 0W-3L 1W-0L
Conference USA 1W-5L 0W-8L 1W-4L 0W-1L 0W-0L 1W-4L 0W-2L 3W-0L 2W-1L 7W-0L Conference USA 1W-4L
Sunbelt 1W-5L 0W-7L 1W-0L 0W-5L 0W-0L 0W-1L 0W-0L 2W-0L 4W-0L Sunbelt 0W-7L 0W-6L
Best Bowl Records
2009: PAC 10 5-0
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 (32.83): Bowl Record: 5-2

Conference Champion: Florida vs. Alabama

SEC over PAC 10 (2-1): UCLA over Tennessee, LSU over Washington, Georgia over Arizona State

SEC over ACC (2-1): South Carolina over North Carolina State, Alabama over Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech over Mississippi State
SEC over Conference USA (1-0): Mississippi over Memphis State

SEC over Big East (2-0): Auburn over West Virginia, Kentucky over Louisville

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

SEC over Sunbelt (4-0): South Carolina over Florida Atlantic, Alabama over Florida International, Alabama over North Texas State, Tennessee over Western Kentucky

SEC over MAC (2-0): Tennessee over Ohio University, Auburn over Northern Illinois

Florida Southeastern-E 1 5W-0L n/a
South Carolina Southeastern-E 21 5W-1L Georgia  
Tennessee Southeastern-E 38 3W-3L UCLA/Florida/Auburn
Georgia   Southeastern-E 46 3W-3L Oklahoma State/LSU/Tennessee
Kentucky Southeastern-E 57 2W-3L Florida/Alabama/South Carolina
Vanderbilt Southeastern-E 74 2W-4L LSU/Mississippi State/Mississippi/Army
Alabama Southeastern-W 3 6W-0L n/a
LSU Southeastern-W 5 5W-1L Florida
Mississippi   Southeastern-W 27 3W-2L South Carolina/Alabama
Auburn Southeastern-W 28 5W-1L Arkansas
Mississippi State Southeastern-W 41 2W-4L Auburn/LSU/Georgia Tech/Houston
Arkansas Southeastern-W 53 3W-2L Georgia/Alabama

2-PAC 10-Pacific Athletic Conference (38.40): Bowl Record: 5-0

PAC 10 Champion: Oregon, USC or Stanford
PAC 10 over Big Ten (3-1): USC over Ohio State, Oregon over Purdue, California over Minnesota, Iowa over Arizona
PAC 10 over ACC (1-0): California over Maryland

PAC 10 over Big Twelve (1-0): UCLA over Kansas State

PAC 10 over WAC (3-2): Boise State over Oregon, Hawaii over Washington State, Washington over Idaho, USC over San Jose State, Stanford over San Jose State

PAC 10 over Mountain West (3-0): Oregon over Utah, Oregon State over UNLV, UCLA over San Diego State

PAC 10 over MAC (1-0): Arizona over Central Michigan

USC Pacific 10 7 4W-1L Washington
Oregon   Pacific 10 11 5W-1L Boise State
Washington Pacific 10 32 3W-3L LSU/Stanford/Notre Dame
Arizona   Pacific 10 33 3W-2L Iowa/Washington
Oregon State Pacific 10 34 4W-2L Cincinnati/Arizona
California Pacific 10 35 3W-2L Oregon/USC
Stanford Pacific 10 36 4W-2L Wake Forest/Oregon State
UCLA Pacific 10 37 3W-2L Stanford/Oregon
Arizona State Pacific 10 54 3W-2L Georgia/Oregon State
Washington State Pacific 10 105 1W-5L Stanford/Hawaii/USC/Oregon/Arizona State
3-ACC-Atlantic Coast (41.00): Bowl Record: 4-6
Conference Champion: Virginia Tech
ACC over Independents (1-0): Duke over Army

ACC even with Conference USA (1-1): Virginia Tech over Marshall, Southern Mississippi over Virginia

ACC over Big Ten (1-0): Virginia over Indiana

ACC over MAC (1-0): Boston College over Kent State

ACC over Mountain West (2-0): Florida State over BYU, TCU over Virginia

ACC over Sun Belt (2-0): Middle Tennessee State over Maryland, Clemson over Middle Tennessee State

Boston College Atlantic Coast-A 30 4W-2L Clemson/Virginia Tech
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast-A 31 4W-2L Baylor/Boston College
Clemson Atlantic Coast-A 39 2W-3L Georgia Tech/TCU/Maryland
Florida State Atlantic Coast-A 40 2W-4L Miami-FL/South Florida/Boston College/Georgia Tech
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast-A 48 3W-3L South Carolina/Wake Forest/Duke
Maryland Atlantic Coast-A 81 2W-4L California/Middle Tennessee State/Rutgers/Wake Forest
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 9 5W-1L Alabama
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast-C 17 3W-1L Virginia Tech
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 18 5W-1L Miami-FL
North Carolina Atlantic Coast-C 47 4W-2L Georgia Tech/Virginia 
Virginia   Atlantic Coast-C 56 2W-3L William&Mary/TCU/Southern Mississippi
Duke Atlantic Coast-C 76 3W-3L Richmond/Kansas/Virginia Tech
4-Big Twelve (42.17): Bowl Record: 4-3
Conference Champion: Texas vs. Nebraska or Kansas
Big Twelve even with Big Ten (1-1): Iowa over Iowa State, Missouri over Illinois
Big Twelve over Conference USA (4-2): Oklahoma over Tulsa, Texas Tech over Rice, Kansas over UTEP, Houston over Oklahoma State, Houston over Texas Tech, Kansas over Southern Mississippi

Big Twelve over Sunbelt (4-1): Louisiana-Lafayette over Kansas State, Nebraska over Florida Atlantic, Nebraska over Arkansas State, Texas over UTEP, Nebraska over Louisiana-Lafayette

Big Twelve over WAC (1-0): Missouri over Nevada

Big Twelve even with ACC (2-2): Baylor over Wake Forest, Virginia Tech over Nebraska, Kansas over Duke, Miami-FL over Oklahoma

Nebraska Big 12-N 13 4W-1L Virginia Tech
Kansas   Big 12-N 16 5W-0L n/a
Missouri Big 12-N 19 4W-1L Nebraska
Iowa State Big 12-N 78 3W-3L Iowa/Kansas State/Kansas
Kansas State Big 12-N 82 3W-3L Louisiana-Lafayette/UCLA/Texas Tech
Colorado Big 12-N 86 1W-4L Colorado State/Toledo/West Virginia/Texas
Texas Big 12-S 2 5W-0L n/a
Oklahoma State Big 12-S 23 4W-1L Houston
Texas Tech Big 12-S 24 4W-2L Texas/Houston
Oklahoma   Big 12-S 45 3W-2L BYU/Miami-FL
Baylor Big 12-S 52 3W-2L Connecticut/Oklahoma
Texas A&M Big 12-S 66 3W-2L Arkansas/Oklahoma State
5-Big East (42.50): Bowl Record: 4-1
Big East Champion: Cincinnati or South Florida (Pittsburgh and West Virginia as possibilities)

Big East over Big 12 (2-0): Connecticut over Baylor, West Virginia over Colorado

Big East even with ACC (2-2): South Florida over Florida State, North Carolina over Connecticut, Rutgers over Maryland, North Carolina State over Pittsburgh

Big East over Conference USA (1-0): Louisville over Southern Mississippi

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

Big East over WAC (1-0): Cincinnati over Fresno State

South Florida Big East 10 5W-0L n/a
Cincinnati Big East 12 5W-0L n/a
West Virginia Big East 29 4W-1L Auburn
Pittsburgh Big East 42 5W-1L North Carolina State
Connecticut Big East 49 3W-2L North Carolina/Pittsburgh
Rutgers Big East 58 4W-1L Cincinnati
Syracuse Big East 67 2W-4L Minnesota/Penn State/South Florida/West Virginia
Louisville Big East 73 2W-3L Kentucky/Utah/Pittsburgh

6-Big Ten (47.27): Bowl Record: 1-6

Big Ten Champion: Ohio State
Big Ten over MAC (7-2): Michigan over Western Michigan, Central Michigan over Michigan State, Northern Illinois over Purdue, Northwestern over Eastern Michigan, Penn State over Akron, Indiana over Akron, Penn State over Temple, Wisconsin over Northern Illinois, Northwestern over Miami-OH
Big Ten over Big East (2-1): Syracuse over Northwestern, Minnesota over Syracuse, Penn State over Syracuse
Big Ten even with Independents (2-2): Michigan over Notre Dame, Ohio State over Navy, Notre Dame over Purdue, Notre Dame over Michigan State

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

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

Big Ten over Mountain West (1-0): Minnesota over Air Force

Ohio State Big Ten 8 5W-1L USC
Iowa Big Ten 14 6W-0L n/a
Penn State Big Ten 20 5W-1L Iowa
Wisconsin Big Ten 26 5W-1L Ohio State 
Michigan State Big Ten 51 3W-3L Central Michigan/Notre Dame/Wisconsin
Minnesota Big Ten 55 4W-2L California/Wisconsin
Michigan Big Ten 59 4W-2L Michigan State/Iowa
Indiana Big Ten 60 3W-3L Michigan/Ohio State/Virginia
Northwestern Big Ten 68 4W-2L Syracuse/Minnesota
Purdue Big Ten 79 1W-5L Oregon/Northern Illinois/Notre Dame/Northwestern/Minnesota
Illinois Big Ten 80 1W-4L Missouri/Ohio State/Penn State/Michigan State

Independents (52.67): Bowl Record: 1-1

Independents over MAC (2-0): Army over Ball State, Army over Eastern Michigan

Independents over PAC 10 (1-0): Notre Dame over Washington

Independents over SEC (1-0): Army over Vanderbilt

Independents over WAC (2-0): Navy over Louisiana Tech, Notre Dame over Nevada

Future Notre Dame Schedules
Notre Dame Independent 15 4W-1L Michigan
Navy Independent 43 4W-2L Ohio State/Pittsburgh
Army Independent 100 3W-3L Duke/Iowa State/Tulane
7-Mountain West (66.00): Bowl Record: 3-2
Mountain West Champion: TCU, Utah or BYU
Mountain West over WAC (4-2): Utah over Utah State, UNLV over Hawaii, BYU over Utah State, Idaho over Colorado State, Nevada over UNLV, San Diego State over New Mexico State

Mountain West over Conference USA (3-0): BYU over Tulane, TCU over SMU, Wyoming over Florida Atlantic

Mountain West over ACC (1-0): TCU over Clemson

Mountain West over Big Twelve (2-1): BYU over Oklahoma, Colorado State over Colorado, Texas Tech over New Mexico

TCU Mountain West 6 5W-0L n/a
Utah Mountain West 25 3W-1L Oregon
BYU Mountain West 44 4W-1L Florida State
Air Force Mountain West 61 3W-3L Minnesota/Navy/TCU
Colorado State Mountain West 64 3W-2L BYU/Idaho
Wyoming Mountain West 84 4W-2L Texas/Colorado
UNLV Mountain West 89 2W-4L Oregon State/Nevada/BYU/Wyoming
San Diego State Mountain West 106 2W-3L UCLA/Idaho/Air Force
New Mexico Mountain West 115 0W-6L Tulsa/Texas A&M/Air Force/New Mexico State/Texas Tech/Wyoming
8-WAC-Western Athletic Conference (78.67): Bowl Record: 1-4

WAC Champion: Boise State

WAC over MAC (3-0): Boise State over Miami-OH, Boise State over Bowling Green, Idaho over Northern Illinois

Boise State Western Athletic 4 5W-0L n/a
Idaho Western Athletic 62 5W-1L Washington
Fresno State Western Athletic 65 2W-3L Wisconsin/Boise State/Cincinnati
Nevada Western Athletic 71 2W-3L Notre Dame/Missouri/Colorado State
Hawaii Western Athletic 90 2W-3L UNLV/Louisiana Tech/Fresno State
Louisiana Tech Western Athletic 91 2W-3L Auburn/Navy/Nevada
San Jose State Western Athletic 103 1W-4L USC/Utah/Stanford/Idaho
New Mexico State Western Athletic 108 3W-3L Idaho/UTEP/San Diego State
Utah State Western Athletic 114 1W-4L Utah/Texas A&M/BYU/New Mexico State
9-Conference USA (88.42): Bowl Record: 4-2
Conference Champion: Tulsa
Conference USA over MAC (3-1): Marshall over Bowling Green, Buffalo over UTEP, Central Florida over Buffalo, Marshall over Bowling Green

Conference USA over Big Twelve (1-0): Houston over Oklahoma State

Conference USA over SEC (1-0): Houston over Mississippi State

Conference USA even with Independents (1-1): Tulane over Army, Navy over Rice

Conference USA over WAC (1-0): UTEP over New Mexico State

East Carolina Conference USA-E 72 3W-3L West Virginia/North Carolina/SMU
Southern Mississippi Conference USA-E 77 3W-3L Kansas/UAB/Louisville
Central Florida Conference USA-E 87 3W-2L Southern Mississippi/East Carolina
Marshall Conference USA-E 92 3W-2L Virginia Tech/East Carolina
Alabama-Birmingham Conference USA-E 107 2W-3L SMU/Texas A&M/Troy State
Memphis State Conference USA-E 112 2W-4L Mississippi/Middle Tennessee St./Marshall/Central Florida
Houston Conference USA-W 22 4W-1L Texas-El Paso
Tulsa Conference USA-W 70 4W-1L Oklahoma  
Texas-El Paso Conference USA-W 97 2W-4L Buffalo/Kansas/Texas/Memphis State
Tulane Conference USA-W 99 2W-2L Tulsa/BYU
Southern Methodist Conference USA-W 109 3W-2L TCU/Washington State
Rice Conference USA-W 117 0W-6L UAB/Texas Tech/Vanderbilt/Oklahoma State/Tulsa/Navy

10-MAC-Mid-American (92.62): Bowl Record 0-3
Conference Champion: Central Michigan vs. Temple
MAC over Sunbelt (2-1): Ohio University over North Texas State, Bowling Green over Troy State, North Texas State over Ball State
Temple Mid-American-E 83 3W-2L Villanova/Penn State
Bowling Green Mid-American-E 93 2W-4L Missouri/Marshall/Boise State/Ohio Univ.
Kent State Mid-American-E 96 2W-4L Boston College/Iowa State/Baylor/Bowling Green
Ohio University Mid-American-E 98 4W-2L Connecticut/Tennessee
Akron Mid-American-E 101 1W-4L Penn State/Indiana/Central Michigan/Ohio University
Buffalo Mid-American-E 113 2W-4L Pittsburgh/Central Florida/Temple/Central Michigan
Miami-OH Mid-American-E 119 0W-6L Kentucky/Boise State/Western Michigan/Kent State/Cincinnati/Northwestern
Central Michigan Mid-American-W 50 5W-1L Arizona
Northern Illinois Mid-American-W 63 3W-2L Wisconsin/Idaho
Western Michigan Mid-American-W 69 3W-3L Michigan/Indiana/Northern Illinois
Toledo Mid-American-W 85 3W-3L Purdue/Ohio State/Western Michigan
Eastern Michigan Mid-American-W 116 0W-5L Army/Northwestern/Michigan/Temple/Central Michigan
Ball State Mid-American-W 118 0W-6L North Texas State/New Hampshire/Army/Auburn/Toledo/Temple
11-Sun Belt Conference (99.89): Bowl Record: 1-1
Sunbelt Champion: ???

Sunbelt over Conference USA (1-0): Middle Tennessee State over Memphis State

Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt 75 3W-2L LSU/Nebraska
Middle Tennessee State Sun Belt 88 3W-2L Clemson/Troy State
Troy State Sun Belt 94 3W-2L Bowling Green/Florida
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 95 3W-2L Texas/Arizona State
Arkansas State Sun Belt 102 1W-3L Nebraska/Troy State/Iowa
North Texas State Sun Belt 104 1W-4L Ohio Univ./Alabama/Middle Tennessee St./Louisiana-Lafayette
Florida Atlantic Sun Belt 110 0W-4L Nebraska/South Carolina/Louisiana-Monroe/Wyoming
Florida International Sun Belt 111 1W-4L Alabama/Rutgers/Toledo/Louisiana-Monroe
Western Kentucky Sun Belt 120 0W-5L Tennessee/South Florida/Central Arkansas/Navy/Florida International
Big Games/Rivalries to Decide the BCS Championship/Conference Titles/Bowl Spots

USC over Ohio State

Alabama over Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech over Nebraska

Washington upsets USC

Iowa over Penn State

South Florida over Florida State

Michigan State over Michigan

Florida over LSU

Ohio State over Wisconsin

Iowa over Michigan

October 15-17

Cincinnati at South Florida

Oklahoma at Texas

USC at Notre Dame

October 22-24

Penn State at Michigan

Auburn at LSU

TCU at BYU

October 29-31

Georgia at Florida

November 7

LSU at Alabama

Ohio State at Penn State

November 14

Iowa at Ohio State

Michigan at Wisconsin

November 21

Ohio State at Michigan

Kansas at Texas

California at Stanford

November 24-28

Alabama at Auburn

Texas at Texas A&M

Florida State at Florida

Oklahoma State at Oklahoma

Miami-FL at South Florida

UCLA at USC

Georgia at Georgia Tech

Utah at BYU

December 2-5
MAC Conference Championship: Central Michigan vs. Temple
Conference USA Championship: Tulsa vs.
ACC Conference Championship: Virginia Tech vs.
Big 12 Conference Championship: Texas vs. Nebraska or Kansas
SEC Conference Championship: Florida vs. Alabama

December 12

Army vs. Navy

2008-09 Bowl Schedule: 34 Bowls/68 Teams

EagleBank Bowl: Wake Forest over Navy
New Mexico Bowl: Colorado State over Fresno State
St. Petersburg Bowl: South Florida over Memphis State
Las Vegas Bowl: Arizona over BYU
New Orleans Bowl: Southern Mississippi over Troy State
Poinsettia Bowl: TCU over Boise State
Hawaii Bowl: Notre Dame over Hawaii
Motor City Bowl: Florida Atlantic over Central Michigan
Meineke Bowl: West Virginia over North Carolina
Champs Bowl: Florida State over Wisconsin
Emerald Bowl: California over Miami-FL
Independence Bowl: Louisiana Tech over Northern Illinois
Papa Johns Bowl: Rutgers over North Carolina State
Alamo Bowl: Missouri over Northwestern
Humanitarian Bowl: Maryland over Nevada
Holiday Bowl: Oregon over Oklahoma State
Texas Bowl: Rice over Western Michigan
Armed Forces Bowl: Houston over Air Force
Sun Bowl: Oregon State over Pittsburgh
Music City Bowl: Vanderbilt over Boston College
Insight Bowl: Kansas over Minnesota
Chick-fil-A Bowl: LSU over Georgia Tech
Outback Bowl: Iowa over South Carolina
Capital One Bowl: Georgia over Michigan State
Gator Bowl: Nebraska over Clemson
Rose Bowl: USC over Penn State
Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech over Cincinnati
Cotton Bowl: Mississippi over Texas Tech
Liberty Bowl: Kentucky over East Carolina
Sugar Bowl: Utah over Alabama
International Bowl: Connecticut over Buffalo
Fiesta Bowl: Texas over Ohio State
GMAC Bowl: Tulsa over Ball State
BCS National Championship: Florida over Oklahoma
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