DAVETGC'S Rankings-120 NCAA-Division I Teams
Sunday, October 12, 2008

10 Undefeated Teams
NCAA Division I Team Conference Potential Bowl Ranking Record Loss(es)
Alabama Southeastern-W Sugar 1 6W-0L n/a
BYU Mountain West Fiesta 2 6W-0L n/a
Texas Big 12-S Cotton 3 6W-0L n/a
Boise State Western Athletic Sugar 4 5W-0L n/a
USC Pacific 10 Rose 5 4W-1L Oregon State
Oklahoma State Big 12-S Alamo 6 5W-0L n/a
Oklahoma Big 12-S Fiesta 7 5W-1L Texas
Missouri Big 12-N BCS 8 5W-1L Oklahoma State
Utah Mountain West Las Vegas 9 7W-0L n/a
Texas Tech Big 12-S Holiday 10 6W-0L n/a
Penn State Big Ten Rose 11 7W-0L n/a
Ohio State Big Ten Outback 12 6W-1L USC
Florida Southeastern-E Outback 13 5W-1L Mississippi
Georgia Southeastern-E Cotton 14 5W-1L Alabama
LSU Southeastern-W BCS 15 4W-1L Florida
Vanderbilt Southeastern-E Music City 16 5W-1L Mississippi State
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast-C Orange 17 5W-1L East Carolina
Oregon Pacific 10 Holiday 18 5W-2L Boise State/USC
South Florida Big East Orange 19 5W-1L Pittsburgh
Kansas Big 12-N Insight 20 5W-1L South Florida
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast-A Gator 21 4W-1L Navy
Florida State Atlantic Coast-A Champs 22 4W-1L Wake Forest
Michigan State Big Ten Insight 23 6W-1L California
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast-C Chick-fil-A 24 5W-1L Virginia Tech
North Carolina Atlantic Coast-C Meinke 25 5W-1L Virginia Tech
Boston College Atlantic Coast-A Music City 26 4W-1L Georgia Tech
Minnesota Big Ten Motor City 27 6W-1L Ohio State
Nebraska Big 12-N Independence 28 3W-3L Virginia Tech/Missouri/Texas Tech
South Carolina Southeastern-E Chick-fil-A 29 5W-2L Vanderbilt/Georgia
Kentucky Southeastern-E Capital One 30 4W-2L Alabama/South Carolina
Ball State Mid-American-W Motor City 31 7W-0L n/a
TCU Mountain West Poinsettia 32 6W-1L Oklahoma
Illinois Big Ten Capital One 33 3W-3L Missouri/Penn State/Minnesota
Wisconsin Big Ten Alamo 34 3W-3L Michigan/Ohio State/Penn State
Connecticut Big East Meinke 35 5W-1L North Carolina
Colorado Big 12-N Texas 36 3W-3L Florida State/Texas/Kansas
California Pacific 10 Sun 37 4W-1L Maryland
Northwestern Big Ten Champs 38 5W-1L Michigan State
West Virginia Big East Gator 39 4W-2L East Carolina/Colorado
Tulsa Conference USA-W Liberty 40 6W-0L n/a
Fresno State Western Athletic Humanitarian 41 4W-2L Wisconsin/Hawaii
Notre Dame Independent Texas 42 4W-2L Michigan State/North Carolina
Pittsburgh Big East Sun 43 4W-1L Bowling Green
Iowa Big Ten Toilet 44 4W-3L Pittsburgh/Northwestern/Michigan State
Navy Independent Congressional 45 4W-2L Ball State/Duke
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast-C Congressional 46 3W-3L Florida/North Carolina/Florida State
Maryland Atlantic Coast-A Humanitarian 47 4W-2L Middle Tennessee St./Virginia
Oregon State Pacific 10 Emerald 48 3W-3L Stanford/Penn State/Utah
Colorado State Mountain West Armed Forces 49 3W-3L Colorado/California/TCU
Arkansas Southeastern-W Papa Johns 50 2W-3L Alabama/Texas/Florida
Auburn Southeastern-W Liberty 51 4W-3L LSU/Vanderbilt/Arkansas
Bowling Green Mid-American-E GMAC 52 3W-3L Minnesota/Boise State/Eastern Michigan
Clemson Atlantic Coast-A Emerald 53 3W-3L Alabama/Maryland/Wake Forest
Louisville Big East International 54 3W-2L Kentucky/Connecticut
Cincinnati Big East Papa Johns 55 5W-1L Oklahoma
Air Force Mountain West New Mexico 56 4W-2L Utah/Navy
Central Michigan Mid-American-W International 57 4W-2L Georgia/Purdue
Stanford Pacific 10 Toilet 58 4W-3L Arizona State/TCU/Notre Dame
Mississippi Southeastern-W Independence 59 3W-3L Wake Forest/Vanderbilt/South Carolina
UNLV Mountain West St.Petersburg 60 3W-3L Utah/Nevada/Colorado State
Arizona State Pacific 10 Toilet 61 2W-4L UNLV/Georgia/California/USC
UCLA Pacific 10 Las Vegas 62 2W-4L BYU/Arizona/Fresno State/Oregon
Tennessee Southeastern-E Toilet 63 2W-4L UCLA/Florida/Auburn/Georgia
Kansas State Big 12-N Toilet 64 4W-2L Louisville/Texas Tech
Duke Atlantic Coast-C Toilet 65 3W-2L Northwestern/Georgia Tech
Indiana Big Ten Toilet 66 2W-4L Ball State/Michigan State/Minnesota/Iowa
Purdue Big Ten Toilet 67 2W-4L Oregon/Notre Dame/Penn State/Ohio State
Virginia Atlantic Coast-C Toilet 68 3W-3L USC/Connecticut/Duke
Baylor Big 12-S Toilet 69 3W-3L Wake Forest/Connecticut/Oklahoma
New Mexico Mountain West Toilet 70 3W-4L TCU/Texas A&M/Tulsa/BYU
Arizona Pacific 10 Poinsettia 71 4W-2L New Mexico/Stanford
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast-A Toilet 72 2W-4L South Carolina/Clemson/South Florida/Boston College
Western Michigan Mid-American-W Hawaii 73 6W-1L Nebraska
Troy State Sun Belt New Orleans 74 3W-2L Ohio State/Oklahoma State
Houston Conference USA-W Toilet 75 3W-3L Oklahoma State/Air Force/Colorado State
East Carolina Conference USA-E GMAC 76 3W-3L North Carolina State/Houston/Virginia
San Jose State Western Athletic Toilet 77 4W-2L Nebraska/Stanford
Hawaii Western Athletic Hawaii 78 3W-3L Florida/Oregon State/San Jose St.
Iowa State Big 12-N Toilet 79 2W-4L Iowa/UNLV/Kansas/Baylor
Nevada Western Athletic New Mexico 80 3W-3L Texas Tech/Missouri/New Mexico State
Wyoming Mountain West Toilet 81 2W-5L Air Force/BYU/Bowling Green/New Mexico/Utah
Rice Conference USA-W Armed Forces 82 3W-3L Vanderbilt/Texas/Tulsa
Rutgers Big East Toilet 83 1W-5L Fresno State/North Carolina/Navy/West Virginia/Cincinnati
Louisiana Tech Western Athletic Toilet 84 2W-3L Kansas/Boise State/Hawaii
Marshall Conference USA-E St.Petersburg 85 3W-3L Wisconsin/West Virginia/Cincinnati
Southern Mississippi Conference USA-E New Orleans 86 2W-4L Auburn/Marshall/Texas El-Paso/Boise State
Arkansas State Sun Belt Toilet 87 4W-2L Southern Mississippi/Memphis State
Texas A&M Big 12-S Toilet 88 2W-4L Arkansas State/Miami-FL/Oklahoma State/Kansas State
Middle Tennessee State Sun Belt Toilet 89 2W-4L Troy State/Kentucky/Arkansas State/Florida International
Washington State Pacific 10 Toilet 90 1W-6L Oklahoma State/California/Baylor/Oregon/UCLA/Oregon State
Washington Pacific 10 Toilet 91 0W-5L Oregon/BYU/Oklahoma/Stanford/Arizona
Western Kentucky Independent Toilet 92 2W-5L Indiana/Alabama/Kentucky/Virginia Tech/Ball State
Buffalo Mid-American-E Toilet 93 2W-4L Pittsburgh/Missouri/Central Michigan/Western Michigan
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt Toilet 94 3W-3L Southern Mississippi/Illinois/Kansas State
Akron Mid-American-E Toilet 95 3W-4L Wisconsin/Ball State/Cincinnati/Bowling Green
Northern Illinois Mid-American-W Toilet 96 3W-3L Minnesota/Western Michigan/Tennessee
Mississippi State Southeastern-W Toilet 97 2W-4L Louisiana Tech/Auburn/Georgia Tech/LSU
Florida Atlantic Sun Belt Toilet 98 1W-5L Texas/Michigan State/Minnesota/Middle Tennessee St./Troy St.
Temple Mid-American-E Toilet 99 2W-5L Connecticut/Buffalo/Penn State/Western Michigan/Central Michigan
New Mexico State Western Athletic Toilet 100 3W-2L Nebraska/New Mexico
Ohio University Mid-American-E Toilet 101 2W-5L Wyoming/Ohio State/Central Michigan/Northwestern/Western Michigan
Army Independent Toilet 102 2W-4L Temple/New Hampshire/Akron/Texas A&M
Texas-El Paso Conference USA-W Toilet 103 3W-3L Buffalo/Texas/New Mexico State
Central Florida Conference USA-E Toilet 104 2W-4L South Florida/Boston College/UTEP/Miami-FL
Florida International Sun Belt Toilet 105 3W-3L Kansas/Iowa/South Florida
San Diego State Mountain West Toilet 106 1W-5L Cal Poly/Notre Dame/San Jose State/TCU/Air Force
Memphis State Conference USA-E Toilet 107 3W-4L Mississippi/Rice/Marshall/Louisville
Tulane Conference USA-W Toilet 108 2W-4L Alabama/East Carolina/Army/Texas El-Paso
Syracuse Big East Toilet 109 1W-5L Northwestern/Akron/Penn State/Pittsburgh/West Virginia
Utah State Western Athletic Toilet 110 1W-5L UNLV/Oregon/Utah/BYU/San Jose St.
Toledo Mid-American-W Toilet 111 2W-4L Arizona/Fresno State/Florida International/Ball State
Eastern Michigan Mid-American-W Toilet 112 2W-5L Michigan State/Toledo/Maryland/Northern Illinois/Army
Michigan Big Ten Toilet 113 2W-4L Utah/Notre Dame/Illinois/Toledo
Miami-OH Mid-American-E Toilet 114 1W-5L Vanderbilt/Michigan/Cincinnati/Temple/Northern Illinois
Kent State Mid-American-E Toilet 115 1W-6L Boston College/Iowa State/Louisiana-Lafayette/Ball State/Akron/Ohio Univ.
Southern Methodist Conference USA-W Toilet 116 1W-6L Rice/Texas Tech/TCU/Tulane/Central Florida/Tulsa
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt Toilet 117 1W-5L Auburn/Arkansas/Tulane/Louisiana-Lafayette/Arkansas State
Alabama-Birmingham Conference USA-E Toilet 118 1W-6L Tulsa/Florida Atlantic/Tennessee/South Carolina/Memphis State/Houston
Idaho Western Athletic Toilet 119 1W-6L Arizona/Western Michigan/Utah State/San Diego St./Nevada/Fresno State
North Texas State Sun Belt Toilet 120 0W-6L Kansas State/Tulsa/LSU/Rice/Florida International/Louisiana-Lafayette

BEST CONFERENCES
Top Conferences Power Average Teams Undefeated
SEC 36.50 12 Alabama
Big Twelve 34.83 12 Texas, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State
Big Ten 42.55 11 Penn State
ACC 40.50 12 0
Big East 54.63 8 0
PAC-10 54.10 10 0
Mountain West 51.67 9 BYU and Utah
Independents 70.25 4 0
WAC 77.00 9 Boise State
MAC 88.38 13 Ball State
Conference USA 91.67 12 Tulsa
Sunbelt 98.00 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-Big Twelve (34.83): Bowl Record: 5-3

Conference Championship: Missouri or Kansas vs. Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State or Oklahoma

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 BCS 8 5W-1L Oklahoma State
Kansas Big 12-N Insight 20 5W-1L South Florida
Nebraska Big 12-N Independence 28 3W-3L Virginia Tech/Missouri/Texas Tech
Colorado Big 12-N Texas 36 3W-3L Florida State/Texas/Kansas
Kansas State Big 12-N Toilet 64 4W-2L Louisville/Texas Tech
Iowa State Big 12-N Toilet 79 2W-4L Iowa/UNLV/Kansas/Baylor
Texas Big 12-S Cotton 3 6W-0L n/a
Oklahoma State Big 12-S Alamo 6 5W-0L n/a
Oklahoma Big 12-S Fiesta 7 5W-1L Texas
Texas Tech Big 12-S Holiday 10 6W-0L n/a
Baylor Big 12-S Toilet 69 3W-3L Wake Forest/Connecticut/Oklahoma
Texas A&M Big 12-S Toilet 88 2W-4L Arkansas State/Miami-FL/Oklahoma State/Kansas State

2-SEC-Southeastern (36.50): Bowl Record: 7-2

Conference Championship: Georgia, Florida or Vanderbilt 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 (6-0): Alabama over Tulane, Mississippi over Memphis State, Auburn over Central Florida, Tennessee over UAB, Vanderbilt over Rice, South Carolina over UAB

SEC over Big East (1-0): Kentucky over Louisville

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 (3-0): Auburn/Arkansas over Louisiana-Monroe, LSU over North Texas St.
Florida Southeastern-E Outback 13 5W-1L Mississippi
Georgia Southeastern-E Cotton 14 5W-1L Alabama
Vanderbilt Southeastern-E Music City 16 5W-1L Mississippi State
South Carolina Southeastern-E Chick-fil-A 29 5W-2L Vanderbilt/Georgia
Kentucky Southeastern-E Capital One 30 4W-2L Alabama/South Carolina
Tennessee Southeastern-E Toilet 63 2W-4L UCLA/Florida/Auburn/Georgia
Alabama Southeastern-W Sugar 1 6W-0L n/a
LSU Southeastern-W BCS 15 4W-1L Florida
Arkansas Southeastern-W Papa Johns 50 2W-3L Alabama/Texas/Florida
Auburn Southeastern-W Liberty 51 4W-3L LSU/Vanderbilt/Arkansas
Mississippi Southeastern-W Independence 59 3W-3L Wake Forest/Vanderbilt/South Carolina
Mississippi State Southeastern-W Toilet 97 2W-4L Louisiana Tech/Auburn/Georgia Tech/LSU

3-ACC-Atlantic Coast (40.50): Bowl Record: 2-6

Conference Championship: Wake Forest, Boston College or Maryland vs. Virginia Tech

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

ACC over Independents (2-1): Duke over Navy, Navy over Wake Forest, Virginia Tech over Western Kentucky, North Carolina 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
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast-A Gator 21 4W-1L Navy
Florida State Atlantic Coast-A Champs 22 4W-1L Wake Forest
Boston College Atlantic Coast-A Music City 26 4W-1L Georgia Tech
Maryland Atlantic Coast-A Humanitarian 47 4W-2L Middle Tennessee St./Virginia
Clemson Atlantic Coast-A Emerald 53 3W-3L Alabama/Maryland/Wake Forest
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast-A Toilet 72 2W-4L South Carolina/Clemson/South Florida/Boston College
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast-C Orange 17 5W-1L East Carolina
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast-C Chick-fil-A 24 5W-1L Virginia Tech
North Carolina Atlantic Coast-C Meinke 25 5W-1L Virginia Tech
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast-C Congressional 46 3W-3L Florida/North Carolina/Florida State
Duke Atlantic Coast-C Toilet 65 3W-2L Northwestern/Georgia Tech
Virginia Atlantic Coast-C Toilet 68 3W-3L USC/Connecticut/Duke

4-Big Ten (42.55): Bowl Record: 3-5

Big Ten over MAC (9-2): 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

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 Rose 11 7W-0L n/a
Ohio State Big Ten Outback 12 6W-1L USC
Michigan State Big Ten Insight 23 6W-1L California
Minnesota Big Ten Motor City 27 6W-1L Ohio State
Illinois Big Ten Capital One 33 3W-3L Missouri/Penn State/Minnesota
Wisconsin Big Ten Alamo 34 3W-3L Michigan/Ohio State/Penn State
Northwestern Big Ten Champs 38 5W-1L Michigan State
Iowa Big Ten Toilet 44 4W-3L Pittsburgh/Northwestern/Michigan State
Indiana Big Ten Toilet 66 2W-4L Ball State/Michigan State/Minnesota/Iowa
Purdue Big Ten Toilet 67 2W-4L Oregon/Notre Dame/Penn State/Ohio State
Michigan Big Ten Toilet 113 2W-4L Utah/Notre Dame/Illinois/Toledo

5-Mountain West (54.10): 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 MAC (1-0): Wyoming over Ohio University
BYU Mountain West Fiesta 2 6W-0L n/a
Utah Mountain West Las Vegas 9 7W-0L n/a
TCU Mountain West Poinsettia 32 6W-1L Oklahoma
Colorado State Mountain West Armed Forces 49 3W-3L Colorado/California/TCU
Air Force Mountain West New Mexico 56 4W-2L Utah/Navy
UNLV Mountain West St.Petersburg 60 3W-3L Utah/Nevada/Colorado State
New Mexico Mountain West Toilet 70 3W-4L TCU/Texas A&M/Tulsa/BYU
Wyoming Mountain West Toilet 81 2W-5L Air Force/BYU/Bowling Green/New Mexico/Utah
San Diego State Mountain West Toilet 106 1W-5L Cal Poly/Notre Dame/San Jose State/TCU/Air Force

6-PAC 10-Pacific Athletic Conference (55.10): 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 Rose 5 4W-1L Oregon State
Oregon Pacific 10 Holiday 18 5W-2L Boise State/USC
California Pacific 10 Sun 37 4W-1L Maryland
Oregon State Pacific 10 Emerald 48 3W-3L Stanford/Penn State/Utah
Stanford Pacific 10 Toilet 58 4W-3L Arizona State/TCU/Notre Dame
Arizona State Pacific 10 Toilet 61 2W-4L UNLV/Georgia/California/USC
UCLA Pacific 10 Las Vegas 62 2W-4L BYU/Arizona/Fresno State/Oregon
Arizona Pacific 10 Poinsettia 71 4W-2L New Mexico/Stanford
Washington State Pacific 10 Toilet 90 1W-6L Oklahoma State/California/Baylor/Oregon/UCLA/Oregon State
Washington Pacific 10 Toilet 91 0W-5L Oregon/BYU/Oklahoma/Stanford/Arizona

7-Big East (54.63): 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 Big 12 (3-2): South Florida over Kansas, Oklahoma over Cincinnati, Louisville over Kansas State, Colorado over West Virginia, Connecticut over Baylor
South Florida Big East Orange 19 5W-1L Pittsburgh
Connecticut Big East Meinke 35 5W-1L North Carolina
West Virginia Big East Gator 39 4W-2L East Carolina/Colorado
Pittsburgh Big East Sun 43 4W-1L Bowling Green
Louisville Big East International 54 3W-2L Kentucky/Connecticut
Cincinnati Big East Papa Johns 55 5W-1L Oklahoma
Rutgers Big East Toilet 83 1W-5L Fresno State/North Carolina/Navy/West Virginia/Cincinnati
Syracuse Big East Toilet 109 1W-5L Northwestern/Akron/Penn State/Pittsburgh/West Virginia
8--Independents (70.25): Bowl Record: 0-1

Independents over Big East (1-0): Navy over Rutgers

Independents over Conference USA (1-0): Army over Tulane

Independents over Mountain West (1-0): Navy over Air Force

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

Future Notre Dame Schedules
Notre Dame Independent Texas 42 4W-2L Michigan State/North Carolina
Navy Independent Congressional 45 4W-2L Ball State/Duke
Western Kentucky Independent Toilet 92 2W-5L Indiana/Alabama/Kentucky/Virginia Tech/Ball State
Army Independent Toilet 102 2W-4L Temple/New Hampshire/Akron/Texas A&M

9-WAC-Western Athletic Conference (77.00): 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 Sugar 4 5W-0L n/a
Fresno State Western Athletic Humanitarian 41 4W-2L Wisconsin/Hawaii
San Jose State Western Athletic Toilet 77 4W-2L Nebraska/Stanford
Hawaii Western Athletic Hawaii 78 3W-3L Florida/Oregon State/San Jose St.
Nevada Western Athletic New Mexico 80 3W-3L Texas Tech/Missouri/New Mexico State
Louisiana Tech Western Athletic Toilet 84 2W-3L Kansas/Boise State/Hawaii
New Mexico State Western Athletic Toilet 100 3W-2L Nebraska/New Mexico
Utah State Western Athletic Toilet 110 1W-5L UNLV/Oregon/Utah/BYU/San Jose St.
Idaho Western Athletic Toilet 119 1W-6L Arizona/Western Michigan/Utah State/San Diego St./Nevada/Fresno State
10-MAC-Mid-American (88.38): Bowl Record 0-3

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

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 (4-1): Ball State over Navy, Temple over Army, Akron over Army, Army over Eastern Michigan, Ball State over Western Kentucky
Bowling Green Mid-American-E GMAC 52 3W-3L Minnesota/Boise State/Eastern Michigan
Buffalo Mid-American-E Toilet 93 2W-4L Pittsburgh/Missouri/Central Michigan/Western Michigan
Akron Mid-American-E Toilet 95 3W-4L Wisconsin/Ball State/Cincinnati/Bowling Green
Temple Mid-American-E Toilet 99 2W-5L Connecticut/Buffalo/Penn State/Western Michigan/Central Michigan
Ohio University Mid-American-E Toilet 101 2W-5L Wyoming/Ohio State/Central Michigan/Northwestern/Western Michigan
Miami-OH Mid-American-E Toilet 114 1W-5L Vanderbilt/Michigan/Cincinnati/Temple/Northern Illinois
Kent State Mid-American-E Toilet 115 1W-6L Boston College/Iowa State/Louisiana-Lafayette/Ball State/Akron/Ohio Univ.
Ball State Mid-American-W Motor City 31 7W-0L n/a
Central Michigan Mid-American-W International 57 4W-2L Georgia/Purdue
Western Michigan Mid-American-W Hawaii 73 6W-1L Nebraska
Northern Illinois Mid-American-W Toilet 96 3W-3L Minnesota/Western Michigan/Tennessee
Toledo Mid-American-W Toilet 111 2W-4L Arizona/Fresno State/Florida International/Ball State
Eastern Michigan Mid-American-W Toilet 112 2W-5L Michigan State/Toledo/Maryland/Northern Illinois/Army

11-Conference USA (91.67): Bowl Record: 2-4

Conference Championship: East Carolina or Marshall vs. Tulsa

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

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 GMAC 76 3W-3L North Carolina State/Houston/Virginia
Marshall Conference USA-E St.Petersburg 85 3W-3L Wisconsin/West Virginia/Cincinnati
Southern Mississippi Conference USA-E New Orleans 86 2W-4L Auburn/Marshall/Texas El-Paso/Boise State
Central Florida Conference USA-E Toilet 104 2W-4L South Florida/Boston College/UTEP/Miami-FL
Memphis State Conference USA-E Toilet 107 3W-4L Mississippi/Rice/Marshall/Louisville
Alabama-Birmingham Conference USA-E Toilet 118 1W-6L Tulsa/Florida Atlantic/Tennessee/South Carolina/Memphis State/Houston
Tulsa Conference USA-W Liberty 40 6W-0L n/a
Houston Conference USA-W Toilet 75 3W-3L Oklahoma State/Air Force/Colorado State
Rice Conference USA-W Armed Forces 82 3W-3L Vanderbilt/Texas/Tulsa
Texas-El Paso Conference USA-W Toilet 103 3W-3L Buffalo/Texas/New Mexico State
Tulane Conference USA-W Toilet 108 2W-4L Alabama/East Carolina/Army/Texas El-Paso
Southern Methodist Conference USA-W Toilet 116 1W-6L Rice/Texas Tech/TCU/Tulane/Central Florida/Tulsa

12-Sun Belt Conference (98.00): Bowl Record: 1-0

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

Sunbelt over ACC (1-0): Middle Tennessee State over Maryland
Troy State Sun Belt New Orleans 74 3W-2L Ohio State/Oklahoma State
Arkansas State Sun Belt Toilet 87 4W-2L Southern Mississippi/Memphis State
Middle Tennessee State Sun Belt Toilet 89 2W-4L Troy State/Kentucky/Arkansas State/Florida International
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt Toilet 94 3W-3L Southern Mississippi/Illinois/Kansas State
Florida Atlantic Sun Belt Toilet 98 1W-5L Texas/Michigan State/Minnesota/Middle Tennessee St./Troy St.
Florida International Sun Belt Toilet 105 3W-3L Kansas/Iowa/South Florida
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt Toilet 117 1W-5L Auburn/Arkansas/Tulane/Louisiana-Lafayette/Arkansas State
North Texas State Sun Belt Toilet 120 0W-6L Kansas State/Tulsa/LSU/Rice/Florida International/Louisiana-Lafayette

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

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

BYU at TCU

Kansas at Oklahoma

Vanderbilt at Georgia

Missouri at Texas

October 25

Auburn at West Virginia

Virginia Tech at Florida State

Michigan State at Michigan

Illinois at Wisconsin

Alabama at Tennessee

Texas Tech at Kansas

Kentucky at Florida

Georgia at LSU

Oklahoma State at Texas

Colorado at Missouri

Penn State at Ohio State

November 1

Florida at Georgia

Texas at Texas Tech

Nebraska at Oklahoma

November 8

TCU at Utah

Georgia at Kentucky

Clemson at Florida State

Florida at Vanderbilt

Kansas at Nebraska

Alabama at LSU

Oklahoma State at Texas Tech

California at USC

November 15

Georgia at Auburn

Vanderbilt at Kentucky

Texas at Kansas

Ohio State at Illinois

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

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

LSU at Arkansas

December 3-6

South Florida at West Virginia

USC at UCLA

Navy at Army

Arizona State at Arizona

MAC Conference Championship: Ball State vs. Central Michigan

Conference USA Championship: Tulsa vs. East Carolina

December 10

ACC Conference Championship: Wake Forest vs. Virginia Tech

Big 12 Conference Championship: Missouri vs. Oklahoma State/Texas/Texas Tech/Oklahoma

SEC Conference Championship: Alabama vs. Georgia/Florida/Vanderbilt

2008-09 Bowl Schedule: 34 Bowls/68 Teams

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