DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-October 13, 2024

12 Team Playoff (10): Texas, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Miami-FL, Clemson, SMU, and BYU

On the Cusp (10): Boise State, Texas A&M, Kansas State, Notre Dame, Tulane, Arkansas, Iowa State, Pittsburgh, LSU, and Indiana

NCAA Division I Team Conference Ranking Record Loss(es)
Texas SEC 1 6W-0L n/a
Oregon   Big Ten 2 6W-0L n/a
Ohio State Big Ten 3 5W-1L Oregon
Penn State Big Ten 4 6W-0L n/a
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast 5 6W-0L n/a
BYU Big 12 6 6W-0L n/a
Boise State Mountain West 7 5W-1L Oregon
Alabama SEC 8 5W-1L Vanderbilt 
Georgia   SEC 9 5W-1L Alabama
Clemson Atlantic Coast 10 5W-1L Georgia   
Southern Methodist Atlantic Coast 11 5W-1L BYU
Texas A&M SEC 12 5W-1L Notre Dame
Missouri SEC 13 5W-1L Texas A&M
Kansas State Big 12 14 5W-1L BYU
Arkansas SEC 15 4W-2L Oklahoma State/Texas A&M
Tennessee SEC 16 5W-1L Arkansas  
Oklahoma   SEC 17 4W-2L Tennessee/Texas
Notre Dame Independent 18 5W-1L Northern Illinois
LSU SEC 19 5W-1L USC
Indiana Big Ten 20 6W-0L n/a
Iowa State Big 12 21 6W-0L n/a
Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast 22 6W-0L n/a
Louisville Atlantic Coast 23 4W-2L Notre Dame/SMU
Vanderbilt SEC 24 4W-2L Georgia State/Missouri
Kentucky SEC 25 3W-3L South Carolina/Georgia/Vanderbilt
Mississippi   SEC 26 5W-2L Kentucky/LSU
Texas Tech Big 12 27 5W-1L Washington State
Washington State Pacific 12-North 28 5W-1L Boise State 
Tulane American Athletic 29 4W-2L Kansas State/Oklahoma
South Carolina SEC 30 3W-3L LSU/Mississippi/Alabama
Illinois Big Ten 31 5W-1L Penn State
Nebraska Big Ten 32 5W-1L Illinois
Colorado Big 12 33 4W-2L Nebraska/Kansas State
West Virginia Big 12 34 3W-3L Penn State/Pittsburgh/Iowa State
Navy American Athletic 35 5W-0L n/a
Syracuse Atlantic Coast 36 5W-1L Stanford
Arizona   Big 12 37 3W-3L Kansas State/Texas Tech/BYU
Liberty Conference USA 38 5W-0L n/a
UNLV Mountain West 39 5W-1L Syracuse
Utah Big 12 40 4W-2L Arizona/Arizona State
Oklahoma State Big 12 41 3W-3L Utah/Kansas State/West Virginia
Arizona State Big 12 42 5W-1L Texas Tech
Iowa Big Ten 43 4W-2L Iowa State/Ohio State
Army American Athletic 44 6W-0L n/a
USC Big Ten 45 3W-3L Michigan/Minnesota/Penn State
Memphis State American Athletic 46 5W-1L Navy
Minnesota Big Ten 47 4W-3L North Carolina/Iowa/Michigan
Wisconsin Big Ten 48 4W-2L Alabama/USC
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast 49 5W-2L Syracuse/Louisville
Rutgers Big Ten 50 4W-2L Nebraska/Wisconsin
Washington Big Ten 51 4W-3L Washington State/Rutgers/Iowa
Michigan Big Ten 52 4W-2L Texas/Washington
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast 53 3W-3L Vanderbilt/Rutgers/Miami-FL
Florida SEC 54 3W-3L Miami-FL/Texas A&M/Tennessee
Boston College Atlantic Coast 55 4W-2L Missouri/Virginia
Virginia   Atlantic Coast 56 4W-2L Maryland/Louisville
Cincinnati Big 12 57 4W-2L Pittsburgh/Texas Tech
Duke Atlantic Coast 58 5W-1L Georgia Tech
North Texas State American Athletic 59 5W-1L Texas Tech
Fresno State Mountain West 60 3W-3L Michigan/UNLV/Washington State
Stanford Atlantic Coast 61 2W-4L TCU/Clemson/Virginia Tech/Notre Dame
Baylor Big 12 62 2W-4L Utah/Colorado/BYU/Iowa State
Central Florida Big 12 63 3W-3L Colorado/Florida/Cincinnati
TCU Big 12 64 3W-3L Central Florida/SMU/Houston
Florida State Atlantic Coast 65 1W-5L Georgia Tech/Boston College/Memphis State/SMU/Clemson
Connecticut Independent 66 4W-2L Maryland/Duke
California Atlantic Coast 67 3W-3L Florida State/Miami-FL/Pittsburgh
Auburn SEC 68 2W-4L California/Arkansas/Oklahoma/Georgia
San Jose State Mountain West 69 4W-1L Washington State
Oregon State Pacific 12-North 70 4W-2L Oregon/Nevada
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt-W 71 5W-1L Tulane
Northwestern Big Ten 72 3W-3L Duke/Washington/Indiana
Michigan State Big Ten 73 3W-3L Boston College/Ohio State/Oregon
Western Kentucky Conference USA 74 4W-2L Alabama/Boston College
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast 75 2W-4L Virginia/Mississippi/Louisiana-Lafayette/Clemson
James Madison Sun Belt-E 76 5W-1L Louisiana-Monroe 
Coastal Carolina Sun Belt-E 77 4W-2L Virginia/James Madison
Maryland Big Ten 78 3W-3L Michigan State/Indiana/Northwestern 
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt-W 79 5W-1L Texas
North Carolina Atlantic Coast 80 3W-4L James Madison/Duke/Pittsburgh/Georgia Tech
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast 81 3W-4L Tennessee/Clemson/Wake Forest/Syracuse
Buffalo Mid-American 82 4W-2L Missouri/Connecticut
Toledo Mid-American 83 4W-2L Western Kentucky/Buffalo
Houston Big 12 84 2W-4L UNLV/Oklahoma/Cincinnati/Iowa State
South Florida American Athletic 85 2W-4L Alabama/Miami-FL/Tulane/Memphis State
Georgia Southern Sun Belt-E 86 4W-2L Boise State/Mississippi
Northern Illinois Mid-American 87 4W-2L Buffalo/North Carolina State
Sam Houston State Conference USA 88 5W-1L Central Florida
Texas State Sun Belt-W 89 4W-2L Arizona State/Sam Houston State
Mississippi State SEC 90 1W-5L Arizona State/Toledo/Florida/Texas/Georgia
Purdue Big Ten 91 1W-5L Notre Dame/Oregon State/Nebraska/Wisconsin/Illinois
UCLA Big Ten 92 1W-5L Indiana/LSU/Oregon/Penn State/Minnesota
Ohio University Mid-American 93 4W-2L Syracuse/Kentucky
Kansas   Big 12 94 1W-5L Illinois/UNLV/West Virginia/TCU/Arizona State
Miami-OH Mid-American 95 2W-4L Northwestern/Cincinnati/Notre Dame/Toledo
Eastern Michigan Mid-American 96 4W-2L Washington/Miami-OH
Arkansas State Sun Belt-W 97 3W-3L Michigan/Iowa State/Texas State
North Carolina-Charlotte American Athletic 98 3W-3L James Madison/North Carolina/Indiana
Marshall Sun Belt-E 99 3W-3L Virginia Tech/Ohio State/Georgia Southern
Georgia State Sun Belt-E 100 2W-3L Georgia Tech/Georgia Southern/Old Dominion
South Alabama Sun Belt-W 101 2W-4L North Texas St./Ohio Univ./LSU/Arkansas State
Appalachian State Sun Belt-E 102 2W-4L Clemson/South Alabama/Marshall/Louisiana-Lafayette
Western Michigan Mid-American 103 3W-3L Wisconsin/Ohio State/Marshall
East Carolina American Athletic 104 3W-3L Appalachian State/Liberty/North Carolina-Charlotte
Jacksonville State Conference USA 105 3W-3L Coastal Carolina/Louisville/Eastern Michigan
Tulsa American Athletic 106 2W-4L Arkansas State/Oklahoma State/North Texas State/Army
Old Dominion Sun Belt-E 107 2W-4L South Carolina/East Carolina/Virginia Tech/Coastal Carolina
Bowling Green Mid-American 108 2W-4L Penn State/Texas A&M/Old Dominion/Northern Illinois
Colorado State Mountain West 109 2W-3L Texas/Colorado/Oregon State
Nevada Mountain West 110 3W-4L SMU/Georgia Southern/Minnesota/San Jose State
Temple American Athletic 111 1W-5L Oklahoma/Navy/Coastal Carolina/Army/Connecticut
Rice American Athletic 112 2W-4L Sam Houston/Houston/Army/North Carolina-Charlotte
Alabama-Birmingham American Athletic 113 1W-5L Louisiana-Monroe/Arkansas/Navy/Tulane/Army
Texas-San Antonio American Athletic 114 2W-4L Texas State/Texas/East Carolina/Rice
Florida Atlantic American Athletic 115 2W-4L Michigan State/Army/Connecticut/North Texas State
Florida International Conference USA 116 2W-4L Indiana/Florida Atlantic/Monmouth/Liberty
Central Michigan Mid-American 117 3W-3L Florida International/Illinois/Ohio Univ.
Wyoming Mountain West 118 1W-4L Arizona State/Idaho/BYU/North Texas State
Air Force Mountain West 119 1W-4L San Jose State/Baylor/Wyoming/Navy
Troy State Sun Belt-W 120 1W-5L Nevada/Memphis State/Iowa/Louisiana-Monroe/Texas State
Utah State Mountain West 121 1W-5L USC/Utah/Temple/Boise State/UNLV
New Mexico Mountain West 122 1W-4L Montana State/Arizona/Auburn/Fresno State
New Mexico State Conference USA 123 1W-5L Liberty/Fresno State/Sam Houston St./New Mexico/Jacksonville State
San Diego State Mountain West 124 2W-3L Oregon State/California/Central Michigan
Hawaii Mountain West 125 2W-4L UCLA/Sam Houston St./San Diego State/Boise State
Southern Mississippi Sun Belt-W 126 1W-5L Kentucky/South Florida/Jacksonville St./Louisiana-Lafayette/Louisiana-Monroe
Texas-El Paso Conference USA 127 0W-6L Nebraska/Southern Utah/Liberty/Colorado State/Sam Houston State/Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee State Conference USA 128 1W-5L Mississippi/Western Kentucky/Duke/Memphis State/Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech Conference USA 129 2W-3L North Carolina State/Tulsa/Florida International
Akron Mid-American 130 1W-6L Ohio State/Rutgers/South Carolina/Ohio Univ./Bowling Green/Western Michigan
Ball State Mid-American 131 2W-4L Miami-FL/Central Michigan/James Madison/Western Michigan
Kennesaw State Conference USA 132 0W-5L Texas-San Antonio/Louisiana-Lafayette/San Jose State/Tennessee-Martin/Jacksonville State
Kent State Mid-American 133 0W-6L Pittsburgh/St. Francis/Tennessee/Penn State/Eastern Michigan/Ball State
Massachusetts Independent 134 1W-6L Eastern Michigan/Toledo/Buffalo/Miami-OH/Northern Illinois/Missouri

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2024: Big Ten 6-4

2023: MAC 4-2, Independents 3-2, American 4-3, Big Ten 5-4, ACC 5-4, SEC 7-5

2022: Mountain West 5-1

2021: Big Twelve 5-0

2020: SEC 8-2

2019: Conference USA 4-2

2018: Big Ten 7-1

2017: ACC 9-3, Sunbelt 4-2

2016: SEC 9-2

2015: Conference USA 5-1

2014: SEC 7-3

2013: WAC 2-0, Conference USA 4-1

2012: Big Twelve 6-2, MAC 4-1

2011: Mountain West 4-1

2010: Mountain West 4-1

2009: PAC 10 5-0

2008: SEC 7-2

2007: Big East 5-0

2006: ACC, Big Twelve 5-3

2005: Mountain West 2-1

2004: ACC 5-1

2003: Big Ten 5-2

NCAA FB Team Bowl Wins Bowl Games Conference
Alabama 45 75 SEC
USC 35 55 PAC-12
Georgia 38 61 SEC
Oklahoma 31 56 Big 12
Penn State 31 52 Big Ten
Texas 31 58 Big 12
Tennessee 31 55 SEC
Florida State 29 47 ACC
Nebraska 26 53 Big Ten
LSU 30 54 SEC
Georgia Tech 25 45 ACC
Mississippi   25 39 SEC
Ohio State 26 54 Big Ten
Auburn 24 46 SEC
Florida 25 49 SEC
Clemson 27 49 ACC
Michigan 23 50 Big Ten
Miami-FL 19 42 ACC
Notre Dame 19 40 Independent
Oklahoma State 21 33 Big 12
Texas A&M 20 42 Big 12
Washington 19 40 PAC-12
TCU 18 35 Big 12
North Carolina St. 17 34 ACC
Utah 17 25 PAC-12
UCLA 16 37 PAC-12
Arkansas 17 44 SEC
BYU 17 40 Big 12
West Virginia 16 39 Big 12
Missouri 15 35 SEC
Iowa 18 35 Big Ten
Wisconsin 19 34 Big Ten
Syracuse 16 27 ACC
Texas Tech 16 40 Big 12
North Carolina 15 37 ACC
Arizona State 15 33 PAC-12
Stanford 15 30 PAC-12
Boston College 14 27 ACC
Pittsburgh 15 37 ACC
Oregon 16 36 PAC-12
Virginia Tech 13 34 ACC
Mississippi St. 15 26 SEC
Colorado 12 29 PAC-12
Michigan State 14 30 Big Ten
Air Force 15 29 MWC
Baylor 12 23 Big 12
Boise State 12 18 MWC
Fresno State 12 15 MWC
Maryland 11 27 Big Ten
Houston 11 28 American
California 12 23 PAC-12
Navy 12 23 American
So.Mississippi 11 21 CUSA
Louisville 11 22 ACC
Purdue 11 21 Big Ten
Toledo 11 20 MAC
South Carolina 9 22 SEC
Kansas State 9 21 Big 12
Arizona   9 20 PAC-12
Oregon State 9 15 PAC-12
Minnesota 11 23 Big Ten
Illinois 8 20 Big Ten
Kentucky 10 18 SEC
Virginia    7 19 ACC
Washington St. 7 14 PAC-12
Rutgers 6 9 Big Ten
Army  6 9 Independent
Northwestern 5 15 Big Ten
Vanderbilt 4 8 SEC
Indiana 3 13 Big Ten

2010 Conference Re-Alignment

1-SEC-Southeastern 

Texas SEC 1 6W-0L n/a
Alabama SEC 8 5W-1L Vanderbilt 
Georgia   SEC 9 5W-1L Alabama
Texas A&M SEC 12 5W-1L Notre Dame
Missouri SEC 13 5W-1L Texas A&M
Arkansas SEC 15 4W-2L Oklahoma State/Texas A&M
Tennessee SEC 16 5W-1L Arkansas  
Oklahoma   SEC 17 4W-2L Tennessee/Texas
LSU SEC 19 5W-1L USC
Vanderbilt SEC 24 4W-2L Georgia State/Missouri
Kentucky SEC 25 3W-3L South Carolina/Georgia/Vanderbilt
Mississippi   SEC 26 5W-2L Kentucky/LSU
South Carolina SEC 30 3W-3L LSU/Mississippi/Alabama
Florida SEC 54 3W-3L Miami-FL/Texas A&M/Tennessee
Auburn SEC 68 2W-4L California/Arkansas/Oklahoma/Georgia
Mississippi State SEC 90 1W-5L Arizona State/Toledo/Florida/Texas/Georgia

SEC over Big Ten (3-0): Texas over Michigan, Alabama over Wisconsin, LSU over UCLA

SEC over ACC (5-0): Georgia over Clemson, Mizzouri over Boston College, Tennessee over North Carolina State, Mississippi over Wake Forest, Vanderbilt over Virginia Tech

SEC over Big 12 (2-0): Oklahoma over Houston, Florida over Central Florida

SEC over American Athletic (3-0): Arkansas over UAB, Oklahoma over Temple, Texas over Texas-San Antonio

SEC over Mountain West (2-0): Texas over Colorado State, Auburn over New Mexico

SEC over MAC (4-0): Mizzouri over Buffalo, Tennessee over Kent State, Texas A&M over Bowling Green, South Carolina over Akron

SEC over Conference USA (2-0): Alabama over South Florida, Mississippi over Western Kentucky

SEC over Sunbelt (4-1): South Carolina over Old Dominion, Kentucky over Southern Mississippi, Georgia State over Vanderbilt, Texas over Louisiana-Monroe, Mississippi over Georgia Southern

SEC over Independents (1-0): Missouri over Massachusetts

2-Big Ten

Oregon   Big Ten 2 6W-0L n/a
Ohio State Big Ten 3 5W-1L Oregon
Penn State Big Ten 4 6W-0L n/a
Indiana Big Ten 20 6W-0L n/a
Illinois Big Ten 31 5W-1L Penn State
Nebraska Big Ten 32 5W-1L Illinois
Iowa Big Ten 43 4W-2L Iowa State/Ohio State
USC Big Ten 45 3W-3L Michigan/Minnesota/Penn State
Minnesota Big Ten 47 4W-3L North Carolina/Iowa/Michigan
Wisconsin Big Ten 48 4W-2L Alabama/USC
Rutgers Big Ten 50 4W-2L Nebraska/Wisconsin
Washington Big Ten 51 4W-3L Washington State/Rutgers/Iowa
Michigan Big Ten 52 4W-2L Texas/Washington
Northwestern Big Ten 72 3W-3L Duke/Washington/Indiana
Michigan State Big Ten 73 3W-3L Boston College/Ohio State/Oregon
Maryland Big Ten 78 3W-3L Michigan State/Indiana/Northwestern 
Purdue Big Ten 91 1W-5L Notre Dame/Oregon State/Nebraska/Wisconsin/Illinois
UCLA Big Ten 92 1W-5L Indiana/LSU/Oregon/Penn State/Minnesota

Big Ten even with ACC (2-2): Maryland over Virginia, Duke over Northwestern, Rutgers over Virginia Tech, Boston College over Michigan State

Big Ten over Big 12 (3-0): Illinois over Kansas, Penn State over West Virginia, Nebraska over Colorado

Big Ten even with PAC-12 (1-1): Oregon over Oregon State, Oregon State over Purdue

Big Ten over American Athletic (2-0): Michigan State over Florida Atlantic, Indiana over North Carolina-Charlotte

Big Ten over MAC (8-0): Northwestern over Miami-OH, Washington over Eastern Michigan, Wisconsin over Western Michigan, Ohio State over Western Michigan, Ohio State over Akron, Rutgers over Akron, Illinois over Central Michigan, Penn State over Kent State

Big Ten over Independents (1-0): Maryland over Connecticut

Big Ten over Mountain West (4-0): Michigan over Fresno State, USC over Utah State, UCLA over Hawaii, Minnesota over Nevada

Big Ten over Sunbelt (3-0): Michigan over Arkansas State, Iowa over Troy State, Ohio State over Marshall

Big Ten over Conference USA (2-0): Indiana over Florida International, Nebraska over UTEP

3-ACC-Atlantic Coast 

Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast 5 6W-0L n/a
Clemson Atlantic Coast 10 5W-1L Georgia   
Southern Methodist Atlantic Coast 11 5W-1L BYU
Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast 22 6W-0L n/a
Louisville Atlantic Coast 23 4W-2L Notre Dame/SMU
Syracuse Atlantic Coast 36 5W-1L Stanford
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast 49 5W-2L Syracuse/Louisville
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast 53 3W-3L Vanderbilt/Rutgers/Miami-FL
Boston College Atlantic Coast 55 4W-2L Missouri/Virginia
Virginia   Atlantic Coast 56 4W-2L Maryland/Louisville
Duke Atlantic Coast 58 5W-1L Georgia Tech
Stanford Atlantic Coast 61 2W-4L TCU/Clemson/Virginia Tech/Notre Dame
Florida State Atlantic Coast 65 1W-5L Georgia Tech/Boston College/Memphis State/SMU/Clemson
California Atlantic Coast 67 3W-3L Florida State/Miami-FL/Pittsburgh
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast 75 2W-4L Virginia/Mississippi/Louisiana-Lafayette/Clemson
North Carolina Atlantic Coast 80 3W-4L James Madison/Duke/Pittsburgh/Georgia Tech
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast 81 3W-4L Tennessee/Clemson/Wake Forest/Syracuse

ACC over American Athletic (2-1): North Carolina over North Carolina-Charlotte, Memphis State over Florida State, Miami-FL over South Florida

ACC even with Independents (1-1): Duke over Connecticut, Notre Dame over Stanford

ACC over Mountain West (2-0): California over San Diego State, Syracuse over UNLV

ACC over MAC (3-0): Syracuse over Ohio University, Pittsburgh over Kent State, Miami-FL over Ball State

ACC over Conference USA (3-0): Louisville over Jacksonville State, North Carolina State over Louisiana Tech, Duke over Middle Tennessee State

ACC over Sunbelt (5-1): Georgia Tech over Georgia State, Clemson over Appalachian State, Virginia Tech over Marshall, Virginia Tech over Old Dominion, James Madison over North Carolina, Virginia over Coastal Carolina

4-Big Twelve 

BYU Big 12 6 6W-0L n/a
Kansas State Big 12 14 5W-1L BYU
Iowa State Big 12 21 6W-0L n/a
Texas Tech Big 12 27 5W-1L Washington State
Colorado Big 12 33 4W-2L Nebraska/Kansas State
West Virginia Big 12 34 3W-3L Penn State/Pittsburgh/Iowa State
Arizona   Big 12 37 3W-3L Kansas State/Texas Tech/BYU
Utah Big 12 40 4W-2L Arizona/Arizona State
Oklahoma State Big 12 41 3W-3L Utah/Kansas State/West Virginia
Arizona State Big 12 42 5W-1L Texas Tech
Cincinnati Big 12 57 4W-2L Pittsburgh/Texas Tech
Baylor Big 12 62 2W-4L Utah/Colorado/BYU/Iowa State
Central Florida Big 12 63 3W-3L Colorado/Florida/Cincinnati
TCU Big 12 64 3W-3L Central Florida/SMU/Houston
Houston Big 12 84 2W-4L UNLV/Oklahoma/Cincinnati/Iowa State
Kansas   Big 12 94 1W-5L Illinois/UNLV/West Virginia/TCU/Arizona State

Big 12 over ACC (2-1): Pittsburgh over West Virginia, BYU over SMU, TCU over Stanford

Big 12 over American Athletic (3-0): Texas Tech over North Texas State, Houston over Rice, Oklahoma State over Tulsa

Big 12 over Mountain West (6-0): UNLV over Kansas, Baylor over Air Force, Utah over Utah State, BYU over Wyoming, Arizona State over Wyoming, Arizona over New Mexico

Big 12 over MAC (1-0): Cincinnati over Miami-OH

Big 12 over Conference USA (1-0): Central Florida over Sam Houston St.

Big 12 over Sunbelt (1-0): Iowa State over Arkansas State

5-PAC 12-Pacific Athletic Conference

Washington State Pacific 12-North 28 5W-1L Boise State 
Oregon State Pacific 12-North 70 4W-2L Oregon/Nevada

Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Fresno State will move to PAC-12 in 2026

PAC-12 over Big 12 (1-0): Washington State over Texas Tech

PAC-12 over Mountain West (4-1): Oregon State over San Diego State, Washington State over San Jose State, Oregon State over Colorado State, Washington State over Fresno State, Nevada over Oregon State

6-American Athletic

Tulane American Athletic 29 4W-2L Kansas State/Oklahoma
Navy American Athletic 35 5W-0L n/a
Army American Athletic 44 6W-0L n/a
Memphis State American Athletic 46 5W-1L Navy
North Texas State American Athletic 59 5W-1L Texas Tech
South Florida American Athletic 85 2W-4L Alabama/Miami-FL/Tulane/Memphis State
North Carolina-Charlotte American Athletic 98 3W-3L James Madison/North Carolina/Indiana
East Carolina American Athletic 104 3W-3L Appalachian State/Liberty/North Carolina-Charlotte
Tulsa American Athletic 106 2W-4L Arkansas State/Oklahoma State/North Texas State/Army
Temple American Athletic 111 1W-5L Oklahoma/Navy/Coastal Carolina/Army/Connecticut
Rice American Athletic 112 2W-4L Sam Houston/Houston/Army/North Carolina-Charlotte
Alabama-Birmingham American Athletic 113 1W-5L Louisiana-Monroe/Arkansas/Navy/Tulane/Army
Texas-San Antonio American Athletic 114 2W-4L Texas State/Texas/East Carolina/Rice
Florida Atlantic American Athletic 115 2W-4L Michigan State/Army/Connecticut/North Texas State

American Athletic over Conference USA (3-2): Texas-San Antonio over Kennesaw State, Sam Houston State over Rice, Florida Atlantic over Florida International, Liberty over East Carolina, Tulsa over Louisiana Tech

American Athletic over Mountain West (3-0): Temple over Utah State, North Texas State over Wyoming, Navy over Air Force

7-Mountain West

Boise State Mountain West 7 5W-1L Oregon
UNLV Mountain West 39 5W-1L Syracuse
Fresno State Mountain West 60 3W-3L Michigan/UNLV/Washington State
San Jose State Mountain West 69 4W-1L Washington State
Colorado State Mountain West 109 2W-3L Texas/Colorado/Oregon State
Nevada Mountain West 110 3W-4L SMU/Georgia Southern/Minnesota/San Jose State
Wyoming Mountain West 118 1W-4L Arizona State/Idaho/BYU/North Texas State
Air Force Mountain West 119 1W-4L San Jose State/Baylor/Wyoming/Navy
Utah State Mountain West 121 1W-5L USC/Utah/Temple/Boise State/UNLV
New Mexico Mountain West 122 1W-4L Montana State/Arizona/Auburn/Fresno State
San Diego State Mountain West 124 2W-3L Oregon State/California/Central Michigan
Hawaii Mountain West 125 2W-4L UCLA/Sam Houston St./San Diego State/Boise State

Mountain West over Sunbelt (2-1): Georgia Southern over Nevada, Boise State over Georgia Southern, Nevada over Troy State

Mountain West even with Conference USA (1-1): San Jose State over Kennesaw State, Colorado State over UTEP

8-Sun Belt Conference 

James Madison Sunbelt 76 5W-1L Louisiana-Monroe 
Coastal Carolina Sunbelt 77 4W-2L Virginia/James Madison
Georgia Southern Sunbelt 86 4W-2L Boise State/Mississippi
Marshall Sunbelt 99 3W-3L Virginia Tech/Ohio State/Georgia Southern
Georgia State Sunbelt 100 2W-3L Georgia Tech/Georgia Southern/Old Dominion
Appalachian State Sunbelt 102 2W-4L Clemson/South Alabama/Marshall/Louisiana-Lafayette
Old Dominion Sunbelt 107 2W-4L South Carolina/East Carolina/Virginia Tech/Coastal Carolina
Louisiana-Lafayette Sunbelt 71 5W-1L Tulane
Louisiana-Monroe Sunbelt 79 5W-1L Texas
Texas State Sunbelt 89 4W-2L Arizona State/Sam Houston State
Arkansas State Sunbelt 97 3W-3L Michigan/Iowa State/Texas State
South Alabama Sunbelt 101 2W-4L North Texas St./Ohio Univ./LSU/Arkansas State
Troy State Sunbelt 120 1W-5L Nevada/Memphis State/Iowa/Louisiana-Monroe/Texas State
Southern Mississippi Sunbelt 126 1W-5L Kentucky/South Florida/Jacksonville St./Louisiana-Lafayette/Louisiana-Monroe

Sunbelt over American Athletic (6-4): Appalachian State over East Carolina, Texas State over Texas-San Antonio, Louisiana-Monroe over UAB, Coastal Carolina over Temple, James Madison over North Carolina-Charlotte, East Carolina over Old Dominion, Southern Florida over Southern Mississippi, North Texas State over South Alabama, Memphis State over Troy State, Louisiana-Lafayette over Kennesaw State

Sunbelt over American Athletic (5-2): Tulane over Louisiana-Lafayette, Appalachian State over East Carolina, Coastal Carolina over Temple, Texas State over Texas San Antonio, Louisiana-Monroe over UAB, James Madison over North Carolina-Charlotte, Memphis State over Troy State

9-MAC-Mid-American

Buffalo Mid-American 82 4W-2L Missouri/Connecticut
Toledo Mid-American 83 4W-2L Western Kentucky/Buffalo
Northern Illinois Mid-American 87 4W-2L Buffalo/North Carolina State
Ohio University Mid-American 93 4W-2L Syracuse/Kentucky
Miami-OH Mid-American 95 2W-4L Northwestern/Cincinnati/Notre Dame/Toledo
Eastern Michigan Mid-American 96 4W-2L Washington/Miami-OH
Western Michigan Mid-American 103 3W-3L Wisconsin/Ohio State/Marshall
Bowling Green Mid-American 108 2W-4L Penn State/Texas A&M/Old Dominion/Northern Illinois
Central Michigan Mid-American 117 3W-3L Florida International/Illinois/Ohio Univ.
Akron Mid-American 130 1W-6L Ohio State/Rutgers/South Carolina/Ohio Univ./Bowling Green/Western Michigan
Ball State Mid-American 131 2W-4L Miami-FL/Central Michigan/James Madison/Western Michigan
Kent State Mid-American 133 0W-6L Pittsburgh/St. Francis/Tennessee/Penn State/Eastern Michigan/Ball State

MAC over Independents (5-1): Northern Illinois over Notre Dame, Eastern Michigan over Massachusetts, Buffalo over Massachusetts, Toledo over Massachusetts, Notre Dame over Miami-OH, Northern Illinois over Massachusetts

10-Conference USA 

Liberty Conference USA 38 5W-0L n/a
Western Kentucky Conference USA 74 4W-2L Alabama/Boston College
Sam Houston State Conference USA 88 5W-1L Central Florida
Jacksonville State Conference USA 105 3W-3L Coastal Carolina/Louisville/Eastern Michigan
Florida International Conference USA 116 2W-4L Indiana/Florida Atlantic/Monmouth/Liberty
New Mexico State Conference USA 123 1W-5L Liberty/Fresno State/Sam Houston St./New Mexico/Jacksonville State
Texas-El Paso Conference USA 127 0W-6L Nebraska/Southern Utah/Liberty/Colorado State/Sam Houston State/Western Kentucky
Middle Tennessee State Conference USA 128 1W-5L Mississippi/Western Kentucky/Duke/Memphis State/Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech Conference USA 129 2W-3L North Carolina State/Tulsa/Florida International
Kennesaw State Conference USA 132 0W-5L Texas-San Antonio/Louisiana-Lafayette/San Jose State/Tennessee-Martin/Jacksonville State

Conference USA even with Sunbelt (1-1): Jacksonville State over Southern Mississippi, Louisiana-Lafayette over Kennesaw State

Conference USA even with MAC (1-1): Western Kentucky over Toledo, Eastern Michigan over Jacksonville State

Independents 

Notre Dame Independent 18 5W-1L Northern Illinois
Connecticut Independent 66 4W-2L Maryland/Duke
Massachusetts Independent 134 1W-6L Eastern Michigan/Toledo/Buffalo/Miami-OH/Northern Illinois/Missouri

Independents over American Athletic (2-0): Connecticut over Florida Atlantic, Connecticut over Temple

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