DAVETGC'S Rankings-117 NCAA-Division I Teams
Sunday, October 12, 2003
1-Oklahoma 6-0; Big 12 Champ-Sugar Bowl
2-Virginia Tech 5-0; Big East Champ-Sugar Bowl
3-Miami-Florida 6-0; Big East Runner Up; Orange or Fiesta Bowl
4-Florida State 5-1; ACC Champ-Orange or Fiesta Bowl
5-USC 4-1; Loss to California 30-33 3OT, PAC-10 Champ-Rose Bowl
6-LSU 5-1; Loss to Florida 7-19, SEC Champ-Orange, Fiesta or Capital One Bowl
7-Washington State 5-1; Upset by Notre Dame 26-29 1OT, PAC 10-Runner-Up, Holiday or Fiesta Bowl
8-Georgia 5-1; Loss to LSU, 10-17, SEC #3-Orange, Cotton, Fiesta or Capital One Bowl
9-Minnesota 6-1; Big Ten #1/2-Rose or Capital One Bowl (note: they do not play Ohio State)
10-Arkansas 4-1; SEC #3/4, Loss to Auburn 3-10, Cotton, Capital One or Outback Bowl
11-Tennessee 4-2; Losses to Auburn, 21-28, Georgia 14-41, SEC #3/4, Capital One, Cotton or Outback Bowl
12-Texas 4-2; Losses to Arkansas 28-38, Texas 13-65, Big 12 #2, Holiday, Alamo or Houston Bowl
13-Ohio State 5-1; Loss to Wisconsin 10-17, Big Ten #2/3/4-Capital One, Outback or Alamo Bowl
14-Northern Illinois 6-0; beat Alabama/Maryland/Iowa St.; MAC #1, Motor City or GMAC Bowl
15-Bowling Green 5-1; Loss to Ohio State, 17-24; MAC #2, Motor City, GMAC or Toilet Bowl
16-Purdue 5-1; Loss to Bowling Green 26-27; Big Ten #2/3/4-Outback, Capital One or Alamo Bowl
17-Michigan State 6-1; Upset by Louisiana Tech 21-22, Big Ten #3/4/5/6-Outback, Alamo, Sun or Music City Bowl
18-Iowa 5-1; Loss to MSU 10-20, Big Ten #3/4/5/6-Outback, Alamo, Sun or Music City Bowl
19-South Carolina 4-2; Losses to Georgia 7-31, Tennessee 20-23 OT, SEC #5/6/7-Independence Bowl
20-UNLV 4-2; Upset by Kansas 24-46, Air Force 7-24, beat Wisconsin, Mountain West #2-Las Vegas Bowl
21-Wisconsin 6-1; Loss to UNLV 5-23; Big Ten #1/2/3/4/5/6, Rose, Capital One, Outback, Alamo, Sun or Music City Bowl
22-Michigan 5-2; Losses to Oregon 27-31, Iowa 27-30, Big Ten #3/4/5/6/7, Outback, Alamo, Sun, Music City or Motor City Bowl
23-Virginia 4-2; Losses to South Carolina 7-31, Clemson 27-30 OT, ACC Runner-Up-Gator Bowl
24-Wake Forest 3-3; Losses to Purdue 10-16, Virginia, Georgia Tech, ACC #3-Peach Bowl
25-Nebraska 5-1; Loss to Missouri 24-41, Big 12 #3/4/5/6-Holiday, Alamo, Tangerine, Independence or Houston Bowl
26-Oklahoma State 5-1; Loss to Nebraska 7-17, Big 12 #3/4/5/6/7/8-Alamo, Independence, Tangerine, Houston or Fort Worth Bowl
27-Florida 4-3; Losses to Miami-FL 33-38, Tennessee 10-24, Mississippi 17-20, SEC #5/6/7-Music City or Peach Bowl
28-Alabama 3-4; Losses to Oklahoma 13-20, Northern Illinois 16-19, Arkansas 31-34 OT, Georgia 23-37; SEC #5/6/7-Peach Or Music City Bowl
29-TCU 6-0; Conference USA #1/2/3-GMAC Bowl
30-South Florida 3-1; Loss to Alabama 17-40, Conference USA #1/2/3
31-Louisville 4-1; Loss to South Florida OT, Liberty Bowl-Conference USA #1/2/3
32-North Carolina State 4-3; Losses to Wake Forest 24-38, Ohio State 38-44 3OT, Georgia Tech 21-29, ACC #4, Tangerine Bowl
33-Boston College 3-2; Losses to Wake Forest 28-32, Miami-FL 14-33; Big East #3/4/5-Gator, San Francisco or Continental Tire Bowl
34-Syracuse 3-2; Losses to Louisville 20-30, Virginia Tech 7-51, Big East #3/4/5-Gator, San Francisco or Continental Tire Bowl
35-Toledo 4-2; Losses to UNLV 18-28, Syracuse 7-34, MAC #3/4/5
36-Marshall 3-2; Losses to Tennessee 24-34, Toledo 17-24, Troy St. 24-33, MAC #3/4/5
37-Kansas State 4-3, Losses to Marshall 20-27, Texas 21-24; Oklahoma State 34-38, Big 12 #4/5/6/7-Alamo, Houston, Tangerine, Independence or Fort Worth Bowl
38-Colorado 3-3; Losses to Florida State 7-47, Washington State 26-47, Baylor 30-42; Big 12 #4/5/6/6-Alamo, Houston, Tangerine, Independence or Fort Worth Bowl
39-UCLA 4-2; Losses to Colorado 14-16, Oklahoma 24-59
40-Notre Dame 1-3; Losses to Michigan 0-38, Michigan State 16-22, Purdue 10-23; Big East #3/4/5/6-Continental Tire, Insight or San Francisco Bowl
41-Pittsburgh 3-2; Losses to Toledo, 31-35, Notre Dame 14-20, Big East #3/4/5/6-Insight, San Francisco or Continental Tire Bowl
42-Texas Tech 5-1; Loss to North Carolina State 21-49; Big 12 #3/4/5/6/7-Holiday, Alamo, Independence, Houston, Tangerine or Fort Worth Bowl
43-Mississippi 4-2; Losses to Memphis State 34-44, Texas Tech 45-49, SEC #4/5/6/7/8-Toilet Bowl
44-Texas A&M 3-2; Losses to Virginia Tech, 19-35, Pittsburgh 26-37, Texas Tech 28-59, Big 12 #4/5/6/7/8-Alamo, Independence, Houston, Tangerine or Fort Worth Bowl
45-Utah 4-1; Loss to Texas A&M 26-28, Mountain West #2/3/4, Las Vegas or San Francisco Bowl
46-Maryland 5-2; Losses to Florida State 10-35, Northern Illinois 13-20 OT, ACC #3/4/5/6-Peach, Tangerine, Continental Tire, Humanitarian or Silicon Valley Bowl
47-Clemson 4-2; Losses to Georgia 0-30, Maryland 7-21, ACC #3/4/5/6-Peach, Tangerine, Continental Tire, Humanitarian or Silicon Valley Bowl
48-Miami-Ohio 4-1; Loss to Iowa 3-21; MAC #1/2-Motor City or GMAC Bowl
49-Colorado State 3-3; Losses to Colorado 35-42, Miami-OH 21-41, Utah 21-28, Mountain West #3/4, Las Vegas or San Francisco Bowl
50-Navy 4-2; Losses to TCU/Rutgers
51-Air Force 5-1; Loss to Navy, Mountain West #1-Liberty Bowl
52-BYU 3-4; Losses to USC 18-35, Stanford 14-18, Air Force 10-24
53-Georgia Tech 4-3; Losses to BYU 13-24, Florida State 13-14, Clemson 3-39, Humanitarian Bowl
54-Auburn 4-2; Losses to USC 0-23, Georgia Tech 3-17, SEC #2/3/4/5/6/7/8-Capital One, Outback, Peach, Music City or Houston Bowl
55-Penn State 2-5; Losses to Boston College 14-27, Nebraska 10-18, Minnesota 14-20, Wisconsin 23-30, Purdue 14-28; Big Ten #8-Toilet Bowl
56-Fresno State 3-3; Losses to Tennessee 6-24, Oklahoma 28-52, Colorado State 10-34,WAC #2/3/4/5-Silicon Valley Bowl
57-Oregon State 5-1; Loss to Fresno State 14-16, PAC 10#2/3/4/5- PAC-10 #4/5/6-Holiday, Sun, Insight or Las Vegas Bowl
58-California 3-4; Losses to Kansas State 28-42, Colorado State 21-23, Utah 24-31, Oregon State 21-35, PAC-10 #4/5/6, Sun, Insight or Las Vegas Bowl
59-Stanford 2-2, Losses to Washington 17-28, USC 21-44
60-Southern Mississippi 3-3; Losses to California/Nebraska/Alabama
61-Arizona State 3-3, Losses to Iowa, 2-21, Oregon State 17-45, USC 17-37, PAC-10 #4/5/6, Sun, Insight or Las Vegas Bowl
62-Oregon 4-3; Losses to Washington State 16-55, Utah 13-17, Arizona State 14-59, PAC-10 #4/5/6, Sun, Insight or Las Vegas Bowl
63-Nevada 4-2; Losses to Oregon 23-31, UNLV 12-16, WAC #2/3/4/5-Hawaii or Silicon Valley Bowl
64-Washington 3-3; Losses to Ohio State 9-28, UCLA 16-46, Nevada 17-28, PAC-10 #4/5/6, Sun, Insight or Las Vegas Bowl
65-Boise State 4-1; Loss to Oregon State, 24-26, WAC #1/2/3/4/5-Humanitarian, Hawaii or Silicon Valley Bowl
66-Cincinnati 3-3; Losses to Miami-OH 37-42, Southern Mississippi 20-22, Alabama-Birmingham 14-31, Toilet Bowl
67-Iowa State 2-4; Losses to Iowa 21-40, Northern Illinois 16-24, Oklahoma
State 13-14, Clemson 3-39, Texas Tech 21-52, Toilet Bowl
68-West Virginia 2-4; Losses to Wisconsin/Cincinnati/Maryland/Miami-FL
69-Kentucky 2-4; Losses to Louisville/Alabama/Florida/South Carolina, Toilet Bowl
70-Northwestern 3-4; Losses to Air Force/Miami-OH/Ohio St./Minnesota, Big Ten #9-Toilet Bowl
71-Kansas 4-2; Loss to Northwestern 20-28, Colorado 47-50 OT, Upset UNLV and Missouri, Big 12 #8-Fort Worth Bowl
72-Missouri 5-1; Loss to Kansas
73-Connecticut 4-3; Losses to Boston College, Virginia Tech,
74-Tulsa 3-3; Losses to Minnesota/Arkansas/Boise St.
75-Hawaii 3-3; Losses to USC/UNLV/Tulsa
76-Houston 5-1; Loss to Michigan 3-50
77-Tulane 3-3; Losses to TCU/Texas/Houston
78-San Diego State 3-4; Losses to Ohio State 13-16, UCLA 10-20, BYU 36-44, Utah 6-27
79-North Carolina 1-5; Losses to Syracuse/Florida State/Wisconsin/North Carolina St./Virginia
80-Illinois 1-6; Losses to Missouri/UCLA/California/Wisconsin/Purdue/MSU
81-Western Michigan 3-3; Losses to MSU/Virginia Tech/Bowling Green
82-Central Michigan 2-4; Losses to Michigan/Ball State/Bowling Green/Northern Illinois
83-Ball State 4-3; Losses to Missouri/Pittsburgh/Boston College
84-Indiana 1-6; Losses to Washington, Connecticut, Kentucky, Michigan, MSU, Northwestern
85-Arizona 1-6; Losses to LSU/Oregon/Purdue/TCU/Washington St.
86-Louisiana Tech 3-3; Loss to Miami-FL 9-48/Fresno St. 6-16, Boise St. 37-43; Upset Michigan State
87-New Mexico 3-3; Losses to Texas Tech/BYU/Washington State
88-North Texas State 3-3; Losses to Oklahoma/Air Force/Arkansas, Sun Belt #1-New Orleans Bowl
89-Troy State 3-3; Losses to Kansas State 5-41, Minnesota 7-48, Nebraska 0-30, Upset Marshall
90-Alabama-Birmingham 3-3; Losses to Southern Mississippi, Troy St., South Carolina
91-Rutgers 3-3; Losses to MSU/Virginia Tech
92-Duke 2-4; Losses to Virginia/Northwestern/Florida St./Maryland
93-Kent State 3-4; Losses to Pittsburgh/Penn State/Ball State
94-Akron 4-3; Losses to Wisconsin/Kent State/Miami-OH
95-Mississippi State 2-4; Losses to Oregon/Tulane/Houston/LSU
96-Memphis State 3-3; Losses to Southern Mississippi 6-23, UAB 10-24, Mississippi St.
97-Vanderbilt 1-6; Losses to Mississippi/Auburn/TCU/Georgia Tech/Mississippi St.
98-Baylor 3-3; Losses to North Texas/UAB/Texas A&M; Upset Colorado
99-East Carolina 0-6; Losses to West Virginia/Cincinnati/Miami-FL/Wake Forest/Houston/North Carolina
100-Arkansas State 3-4; Losses to Texas A&M/Tulsa/Memphis St./Mississippi
101-Temple 1-5; Losses to Penn State/Villanova/Cincinnati OT
102-Ohio University 2-4; Losses to Iowa State/Minnesota/Western Michigan/Northern Illinois OT
103-Central Florida 2-4; Losses to Virginia Tech/Syracuse/Kent State/Ohio Univ.
104-Wyoming 2-4 Loss to Oklahoma State/Air Force/Kansas/Boise St.
105-Utah State 1-5; Losses to Nebraska/Utah/Arizona State/New Mexico/Wyoming
106-Rice 1-4; Losses to Houston/Duke/Texas/Hawaii
107-San Jose State 2-4; Losses to Stanford/Florida/Nevada/Rice
108-Middle Tennessee State 1-5; Losses to Georgia/Florida Atlantic/Clemson/Missouri in OT/Temple
109-UTEP 2-5; Losses to Arizona/Cal Poly/San Diego St./Louisville/Louisiana Tech
110-SMU 0-6; Losses to Texas Tech/Baylor/Oklahoma State/Nevada/UTEP/San Jose St.
111-Idaho 1-6; Losses to Washington State/Eastern Washington/Boise St./Washington/Montana/North Texas St.
112-New Mexico State 1-5; Losses to Texas/Oregon State/New Mexico/Idaho/Middle Tennessee St.
113-Eastern Michigan 1-6; Losses to Western Illinois/Akron/Navy/Maryland/Western Michigan/Toledo
114-Louisiana-Monroe 1-6; Losses to Stephen F. Austin/LSU/Mississippi/Northwesern St./Utah St./Arkansas St.
115-Louisiana-Lafayette 0-7; Losses to South Carolina/Louisiana Tech/Houston/Minnesota/North Texas St./Oklahoma St./Lousiana-Monroe
116-Army 0-6; Losses to Connecticut/Rutgers/Tulane/South Florida/TCU/Louisville
117-Buffalo 0-7; Losses to Rutgers/Iowa/Connecticut/Colgate/Akron/Central Florida/Miami-OH

Top 7-10 Games deciding Conference/National Title/Rivalries each week-Fall, 2003:

September 13
Notre Dame 0 at Michigan 38
South Carolina 7 at Georgia 31
Arkansas 38 at Texas 28
Purdue 16 at Wake Forest 10
Iowa 40 at Iowa State 21
Washington State 49 at Colorado 21
North Carolina State 38 at Ohio State 44 3OT
Georgia Tech 13 at Florida State 14
Penn State 10 at Nebraska 18

September 20
Tennessee 24 at Florida 10
Texas A&M 19 at Virginia Tech 35
Michigan 27 at Oregon 31
UCLA 24 at Oklahoma 59
Georgia 10 at LSU 17
Miami-FL 33 at Boston College 14
Bowling Green 17 at Ohio State 24
Michigan State 22 at Notre Dame 16
Colorado 7 at Florida State 42
Arizona State 2 at Iowa 21

September 27
Pittsburgh 37 at Texas A&M 26
South Carolina 20 at Tennessee 23 OT
Iowa 10 at Michigan State 20
Wake Forest 24 at Virginia 27
Minnesota 20 at Penn State 14
Washington State 55 at Oregon 16
USC 30 at California 33 3OT
Notre Dame 10 at Purdue 23
Arkansas 34 at Alabama 31 2OT

October 4
Kansas State 20 at Texas 24
Michigan 27 at Iowa 30
Alabama 23 at Georgia 37
Texas A&M 28 at Texas Tech 59
USC 37 at Arizona State 17
Washington 16 at UCLA 46
Tennessee 21 at Auburn 28
Wisconsin 30 at Penn State 23
Oklahoma 53 at Iowa State 7

October 11
Miami-FL 22 at Florida State 14
Notre Dame 20 at Pittsburgh 14
Oklahoma 65 at Texas 13
Penn State 14 at Purdue 28
Oregon 14 at Arizona State 59
Florida 19 at LSU 7
Ohio State 10 at Wisconsin 17
Iowa State 21 at Texas Tech 52
Stanford 21 at USC 44
Michigan 38 at Minnesota 35 (October 10)

October 18
USC at Notre Dame
LSU at South Carolina
Colorado at Kansas State
Florida State at Virginia
Texas at Iowa State
Missouri at Oklahoma
Purdue at Wisconsin
Iowa at Ohio State
Texas A&M at Nebraska
Florida at Arkansas

October 25
Oklahoma at Colorado
Wake Forest at Florida State
Purdue at Michigan
Iowa State at Nebraska
Notre Dame at Boston College
USC at Washington
Arizona State at UCLA
Auburn at LSU
Virginia Tech at West Virginia

November 1
Georgia at Florida
Florida State at Notre Dame
Michigan at Michigan State
Big East Championship: Miami-FL at Virginia Tech
Nebraska at Texas
Ohio State at Penn State
Pittsburgh at Boston College
Oklahoma State at Oklahoma
Washington State at USC
Oregon at Washington

November 8
Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh
Tennessee at Miami-FL
Texas A&M at Oklahoma
Michigan State at Ohio State
UCLA at Washington State
California at Oregon
Kansas State at Iowa State
Big Ten Championship: Wisconsin at Minnesota
Missouri at Colorado
Iowa at Purdue

November 15
Kansas State at Nebraska
LSU at Alabama
Auburn at Georgia
North Carolina State at Florida State
Texas Tech at Texas
Colorado at Iowa State
Purdue at Ohio State
Florida at South Carolina
BYU at Notre Dame
Arizona State at Washington State

November 22
Ohio State at Michigan
UCLA at USC
Alabama at Auburn
Washington State at Washington
Oregon State at Oregon
California at Stanford
Missouri at Kansas State
Boston College at Virginia Tech
Iowa at Wisconsin
Oklahoma at Texas Tech

November 28
Nebraska at Colorado (Nov. 27)
Florida State at Florida
Virginia Tech at Virginia
Texas at Texas A&M
Miami-FL at Pittsburgh
Arizona at Arizona State
Georgia at Georgia Tech
Notre Dame at Stanford
Iowa State at Missouri

December 5
Army vs. Navy

December 12
SEC Championship: Georgia vs. LSU/Auburn
Big 12 Championship: Oklahoma/Texas Tech vs. Kansas State/Nebraska
MAC Championship: Miami-OH/Marshall vs. Bowling Green/Northern Illinois/Toledo

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Conference Rankings-Top 25/Top 50
1-SEC-Southeastern: LSU/Georgia/Auburn/Tennessee/Arkansas/Florida/South Carolina/Alabama

SEC-East Bowl Commit
Georgia BCS-Orange or Fiesta/Cotton/Capital One Bowl
Tennessee Cotton/Capital One/Outback
Florida Music City
South Carolina Independence
Kentucky
Vanderbilt
SEC-West
LSU BCS #1-Orange or Fiesta/Cotton/Capital One Bowl
Auburn Cotton/Capital One/Outback #3
Arkansas Houston
Alabama Peach #4
Mississippi
Mississippi State

2-Big Ten: Minnesota/Wisconsin/Purdue/Ohio State/Michigan State/Iowa/Michigan

Big 10 Bowl Commit
Minnesota BCS-Rose #1
Wisconsin Capital One #2
Purdue Outback #3
Ohio State Alamo #4
Michigan State Sun #5
Iowa Music City #6
Michigan Motor City #7
Penn State
Illinois
Northwestern
Indiana

3-Big Twelve: Oklahoma/Nebraska/Texas Tech/Texas/Kansas State/Oklahoma State/Colorado/Missouri/Kansas

Big 12-North Bowl Commit
Nebraska Cotton #2
Kansas State Alamo #4
Missouri Independence
Colorado Fort Worth #8
Kansas
Iowa State
Big 12-South
Oklahoma BCS #1
Texas Tech Holiday #3
Texas Houston
Oklahoma State Tangerine
Texas A&M
Baylor

4-PAC 10-Pacific Athletic Conference: USC/Washington State/Oregon State/UCLA/California/Arizona State/Oregon/Washington

PAC-10 Bowl Commit
USC BCS-Rose #1
Washington State BCS-Fiesta or Orange/Holiday #2
Oregon State Holiday #2 or Sun #3
UCLA Insight #4/5
California Las Vegas #4/5
Arizona State
Oregon
Washington
Stanford
Arizona

5-MAC-Mid-American: Northern Illinois/Bowling Green/Toledo/Marshall/Miami-OH

MAC-West Bowl Commit
Bowling Green Motor City
Northern Illinois
Toledo
Western Michigan
Ball State
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
MAC-East
Miami-Ohio GMAC
Marshall
Central Florida
Kent State
Akron
Ohio Univ.
Buffalo

6-Big East: Virginia Tech/Miami-FL/Pittsburgh/Boston College/Syracuse

Big East Bowl Commit
Virginia Tech BCS-Sugar
Miami-FL BCS-Orange or Fiesta
Pittsburgh Gator, San Francisco or Continental Tire Bowl
Boston College Gator, San Francisco or Continental Tire Bowl
Syracuse Gator, San Francisco or Continental Tire Bowl
West Virginia
Rutgers
Temple

7-ACC-Atlantic Coast: Florida State/Virginia/Clemson/Wake Forest/North Carolina State/Georgia Tech

ACC Bowl Commit
Florida State BCS #1-Orange or Fiesta
Virginia Gator #2
Clemson Peach #3
Wake Forest Tangerine #4
North Carolina State Continental Tire#5
Maryland Humanitarian #6
Georgia Tech Silicon Valley
Duke
North Carolina

8-Conference USA: Louisville/TCU/South Florida/Southern Mississippi

Conference USA Bowl Commit
Louisville Liberty #1
Texas Christian GMAC #2
South Florida Hawaii
Southern Mississippi New Orleans #4
Cincinnati Fort Worth #6
Houston
Alabama-Birmingham
Tulane
Memphis State
East Carolina
Army

9-Mountain West: Air Force/UNLV/Utah/BYU

Mountain West Bowl Commit
Air Force Liberty #1
UNLV Las Vegas #2
Colorado State San Francisco#3
Utah
BYU
San Diego State
New Mexico
Wyoming

10-WAC-Western Athletic Conference: Boise State/Fresno State/Hawaii/Louisiana Tech

WAC Bowl Commit
Boise State Humanitarian
Nevada Hawaii
Fresno State Silicon Valley
Hawaii GMAC
Louisiana Tech
San Jose State
Tulsa
SMU
Texas-El Paso
Rice

11-Sun Belt Conference: 0/0

Sun Belt Bowl Commit
North Texas State New Orleans
Arkansas State
New Mexico State
Middle Tennessee State
Louisiana-Monroe
Utah State
Louisiana-Lafayette
Idaho

Independents
Notre Dame
Connecticut
Navy
Troy State

Possible Bowl Matchups 2003-2004

Bowl Team 1 Team 2 Matchup
New Orleans North Texas St. Southern Miss. Sun Belt #1 vs. Conference USA #4
GMAC TCU Northern Illinois/Miami-OH Conference USA #2 vs. MAC/WAC
Tangerine North Carolina St. Oklahoma State ACC #4 vs. Big Twelve
Fort Worth Tulane/So.Florida Kansas/Nebraska Conference USA #6 vs. Big 12 #8
Las Vegas UNLV California/Arizona State Mountain West #2 vs. Pac-10 #4/5
Hawaii Bowl Cincinnati Hawaii/Louisiana Tech Conference USA vs. WAC
Motor City Northern Illinois/Miami-OH Iowa/Michigan State MAC vs. Big 10 #7
Insight.com Oregon Notre Dame/Boston College PAC 10 #4/5 vs. Big East #3
Continental Tire Pittsburgh/Syracuse Clemson Big East #4/5 vs. ACC #5
Alamo Purdue/Ohio State Missouri/Kansas State Big 10#4 vs. Big 12 #4
Houston Alabama Texas SEC vs. Big 12
Holiday Oregon State Texas Tech PAC-10#2 vs. Big 12#3
Silicon Valley Nevada Maryland WAC vs. ACC
San Francisco Colorado State Pittsburgh/Syracuse Mountain West #3 vs. Big East #4/5
Independence South Carolina Colorado SEC vs. Big 12
Music City Michigan State/Michigan Florida Big Ten #6 vs. SEC
Liberty Louisville Air Force Conference USA#1 vs. Mountain West #1
Sun Michigan State/Michigan UCLA Big 10#5 vs. Pac 10#3
Outback Purdue/Ohio State Auburn Big 10#3 vs. SEC#3
Capital One Minnesota/Wisconsin Georgia Big 10#2 vs. SEC#2
Gator Virginia Notre Dame/Boston College ACC#2 vs. Big East#2
Orange Washington St. Miami-FL Alliance- vs. Alliance-Big East
Rose Minnesota/Wisconsin USC Alliance-Big 10 vs.Alliance PAC-10
Peach Maryland Arkansas ACC#3 vs. SEC#4
Cotton Kansas State/Missouri Georgia Big 12#2 vs. SEC
Fiesta LSU Florida State Alliance vs. Alliance-ACC
Humanitarian Boise State Georgia Tech WAC #1 vs. ACC #6
Sugar Oklahoma Virginia Tech Alliance #1 vs. Alliance #2

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