DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-October 20, 2024

12 Team Playoff (9): Oregon, Georgia, Ohio State, Penn State, Miami-FL, Clemson, SMU, Tennessee, and BYU

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

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

Georgia   SEC 7 6W-1L Alabama
Texas SEC 8 6W-1L Georgia
Tennessee SEC 11 6W-1L Arkansas  
Texas A&M SEC 12 6W-1L Notre Dame
Alabama SEC 13 5W-2L Vanderbilt/Tennessee
Missouri SEC 14 6W-1L Texas A&M
LSU SEC 16 6W-1L USC
Arkansas SEC 18 4W-3L Oklahoma State/Texas A&M/LSU
Mississippi   SEC 19 5W-2L Kentucky/LSU
Vanderbilt SEC 24 5W-2L Georgia State/Missouri
South Carolina SEC 25 4W-3L LSU/Mississippi/Alabama
Florida SEC 26 4W-3L Miami-FL/Texas A&M/Tennessee
Kentucky SEC 27 3W-4L South Carolina/Georgia/Vanderbilt/Florida
Oklahoma   SEC 28 4W-3L Tennessee/Texas/South Carolina
Auburn SEC 72 2W-5L California/Arkansas/Oklahoma/Georgia/Missouri
Mississippi State SEC 89 1W-6L Arizona State/Toledo/Florida/Texas/Georgia/Texas A&M

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 (5-0): Mizzouri over Buffalo, Tennessee over Kent State, Texas A&M over Bowling Green, South Carolina over Akron, Vanderbilt over Ball State

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 1 7W-0L n/a
Ohio State Big Ten 2 5W-1L Oregon
Penn State Big Ten 3 6W-0L n/a
Indiana Big Ten 17 7W-0L n/a
Illinois Big Ten 33 6W-1L Penn State
Nebraska Big Ten 38 5W-2L Illinois/Indiana
Wisconsin Big Ten 48 5W-2L Alabama/USC
Michigan State Big Ten 55 4W-3L Boston College/Ohio State/Oregon
Iowa Big Ten 57 4W-3L Iowa State/Ohio State/Michigan State
Washington Big Ten 58 4W-3L Washington State/Rutgers/Iowa
Michigan Big Ten 59 4W-3L Texas/Washington/Illinois
Maryland Big Ten 60 4W-3L Michigan State/Indiana/Northwestern 
Minnesota Big Ten 61 4W-3L North Carolina/Iowa/Michigan
USC Big Ten 62 3W-4L Michigan/Minnesota/Penn State/Maryland
UCLA Big Ten 63 2W-5L Indiana/LSU/Oregon/Penn State/Minnesota
Rutgers Big Ten 64 4W-3L Nebraska/Wisconsin/UCLA
Northwestern Big Ten 74 3W-4L Duke/Washington/Indiana/Wisconsin
Purdue Big Ten 88 1W-6L Notre Dame/Oregon State/Nebraska/Wisconsin/Illinois/Oregon

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 4 7W-0L n/a
Clemson Atlantic Coast 9 6W-1L Georgia   
Southern Methodist Atlantic Coast 10 6W-1L BYU
Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast 21 6W-0L n/a
Louisville Atlantic Coast 23 4W-3L Notre Dame/SMU/Miami-FL
Syracuse Atlantic Coast 35 5W-1L Stanford
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast 49 5W-3L Syracuse/Louisville/Notre Dame
Duke Atlantic Coast 50 6W-1L Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast 52 4W-3L Vanderbilt/Rutgers/Miami-FL
Virginia   Atlantic Coast 53 4W-3L Maryland/Louisville/Clemson
Boston College Atlantic Coast 54 4W-3L Missouri/Virginia/Virginia Tech
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast 68 3W-4L Virginia/Mississippi/Louisiana-Lafayette/Clemson
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast 69 4W-4L Tennessee/Clemson/Wake Forest/Syracuse
California Atlantic Coast 70 3W-4L Florida State/Miami-FL/Pittsburgh/North Carolina State
Stanford Atlantic Coast 73 2W-5L TCU/Clemson/Virginia Tech/Notre Dame/SMU
North Carolina Atlantic Coast 81 3W-4L James Madison/Duke/Pittsburgh/Georgia Tech
Florida State Atlantic Coast 90 1W-6L Georgia Tech/Boston College/Memphis State/SMU/Clemson/Duke

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

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 5 7W-0L n/a
Kansas State Big 12 15 6W-1L BYU
Iowa State Big 12 20 7W-0L n/a
Colorado Big 12 39 5W-2L Nebraska/Kansas State
Texas Tech Big 12 40 5W-2L Washington State/Baylor
West Virginia Big 12 41 3W-4L Penn State/Pittsburgh/Iowa State/Kansas State
Oklahoma State Big 12 42 3W-4L Utah/Kansas State/West Virginia/BYU
Cincinnati Big 12 43 5W-2L Pittsburgh/Texas Tech
Arizona State Big 12 44 5W-2L Texas Tech/Cincinnati
Arizona   Big 12 45 3W-4L Kansas State/Texas Tech/BYU/Colorado
Utah Big 12 46 4W-3L Arizona/Arizona State/TCU
Central Florida Big 12 47 3W-4L Colorado/Florida/Cincinnati/Iowa State
TCU Big 12 51 4W-3L Central Florida/SMU/Houston
Baylor Big 12 56 3W-4L Utah/Colorado/BYU/Iowa State
Houston Big 12 83 2W-5L UNLV/Oklahoma/Cincinnati/Iowa State/Kansas
Kansas   Big 12 84 2W-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 34 6W-1L Boise State 
Oregon State Pacific 12-North 76 4W-3L Oregon/Nevada/UNLV

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 (5-2): 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, Washington State over Hawaii, UNLV over Oregon State

6-American Athletic

Navy American Athletic 29 6W-0L n/a
Army American Athletic 30 7W-0L n/a
Tulane American Athletic 31 5W-2L Kansas State/Oklahoma
Memphis State American Athletic 32 6W-1L Navy
North Texas State American Athletic 66 5W-2L Texas Tech/Memphis State
North Carolina-Charlotte American Athletic 96 3W-4L James Madison/North Carolina/Indiana/Navy
South Florida American Athletic 101 3W-4L Alabama/Miami-FL/Tulane/Memphis State
East Carolina American Athletic 106 3W-4L Appalachian State/Liberty/North Carolina-Charlotte/Army
Tulsa American Athletic 107 2W-5L Arkansas State/Oklahoma State/North Texas State/Army/Temple
Temple American Athletic 108 2W-5L Oklahoma/Navy/Coastal Carolina/Army/Connecticut
Rice American Athletic 112 2W-5L Sam Houston/Houston/Army/North Carolina-Charlotte/Tulane
Alabama-Birmingham American Athletic 113 1W-6L Louisiana-Monroe/Arkansas/Navy/Tulane/Army/South Florida
Texas-San Antonio American Athletic 114 3W-4L Texas State/Texas/East Carolina/Rice
Florida Atlantic American Athletic 115 2W-5L Michigan State/Army/Connecticut/North Texas State/Texas-San Antonio

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 6 5W-1L Oregon
UNLV Mountain West 37 6W-1L Syracuse
Fresno State Mountain West 65 4W-3L Michigan/UNLV/Washington State
San Jose State Mountain West 75 5W-1L Washington State
Nevada Mountain West 91 3W-5L SMU/Georgia Southern/Minnesota/San Jose State/Fresno State
Colorado State Mountain West 111 3W-3L Texas/Colorado/Oregon State
Wyoming Mountain West 119 1W-5L Arizona State/Idaho/BYU/North Texas State/San Jose State
Air Force Mountain West 120 1W-5L San Jose State/Baylor/Wyoming/Navy/Colorado State
New Mexico Mountain West 122 2W-4L Montana State/Arizona/Auburn/Fresno State
Utah State Mountain West 123 1W-6L USC/Utah/Temple/Boise State/UNLV/New Mexico
San Diego State Mountain West 125 2W-3L Oregon State/California/Central Michigan
Hawaii Mountain West 126 2W-5L UCLA/Sam Houston St./San Diego State/Boise State/Washington 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 

Louisiana-Lafayette Sunbelt 67 6W-1L Tulane
Louisiana-Monroe Sunbelt 78 5W-1L Texas
James Madison Sunbelt 79 5W-2L Louisiana-Monroe/Georgia Southern
Coastal Carolina Sunbelt 80 4W-3L Virginia/James Madison/Louisiana-Lafayette
Georgia Southern Sunbelt 85 5W-2L Boise State/Mississippi
Marshall Sunbelt 97 4W-3L Virginia Tech/Ohio State/Georgia Southern
Texas State Sunbelt 99 4W-3L Arizona State/Sam Houston State/Old Dominion
Arkansas State Sunbelt 100 4W-3L Michigan/Iowa State/Texas State
Georgia State Sunbelt 102 2W-4L Georgia Tech/Georgia Southern/Old Dominion/Marshall
South Alabama Sunbelt 103 3W-4L North Texas St./Ohio Univ./LSU/Arkansas State
Appalachian State Sunbelt 104 2W-4L Clemson/South Alabama/Marshall/Louisiana-Lafayette
Old Dominion Sunbelt 109 3W-4L South Carolina/East Carolina/Virginia Tech/Coastal Carolina
Troy State Sunbelt 121 1W-6L Nevada/Memphis State/Iowa/Louisiana-Monroe/Texas State/South Alabama
Southern Mississippi Sunbelt 127 1W-6L Kentucky/South Florida/Jacksonville St./Louisiana-Lafayette/Louisiana-Monroe/Arkansas State

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

Toledo Mid-American 82 5W-2L Western Kentucky/Buffalo
Northern Illinois Mid-American 86 4W-3L Buffalo/North Carolina State/Toledo
Buffalo Mid-American 92 4W-3L Missouri/Connecticut/Western Michigan
Miami-OH Mid-American 93 3W-4L Northwestern/Cincinnati/Notre Dame/Toledo
Ohio University Mid-American 94 4W-3L Syracuse/Kentucky/Miami-OH
Eastern Michigan Mid-American 95 5W-2L Washington/Miami-OH
Western Michigan Mid-American 98 4W-3L Wisconsin/Ohio State/Marshall
Bowling Green Mid-American 110 3W-4L Penn State/Texas A&M/Old Dominion/Northern Illinois
Central Michigan Mid-American 118 3W-4L Florida International/Illinois/Ohio Univ./Eastern Michigan
Akron Mid-American 130 1W-6L Ohio State/Rutgers/South Carolina/Ohio Univ./Bowling Green/Western Michigan
Ball State Mid-American 131 2W-5L Miami-FL/Central Michigan/James Madison/Western Michigan/Vanderbilt
Kent State Mid-American 133 0W-7L Pittsburgh/St. Francis/Tennessee/Penn State/Eastern Michigan/Ball State/Bowling Green

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 36 5W-0L n/a
Western Kentucky Conference USA 77 5W-2L Alabama/Boston College
Sam Houston State Conference USA 87 5W-2L Central Florida/Western Kentucky
Jacksonville State Conference USA 105 3W-3L Coastal Carolina/Louisville/Eastern Michigan
Texas-El Paso Conference USA 116 1W-6L Nebraska/Southern Utah/Liberty/Colorado State/Sam Houston State/Western Kentucky
Florida International Conference USA 117 2W-5L Indiana/Florida Atlantic/Monmouth/Liberty/Texas El-Paso
New Mexico State Conference USA 124 2W-5L Liberty/Fresno State/Sam Houston St./New Mexico/Jacksonville State
Louisiana Tech Conference USA 128 2W-4L North Carolina State/Tulsa/Florida International/New Mexico State
Middle Tennessee State Conference USA 129 2W-5L Mississippi/Western Kentucky/Duke/Memphis State/Louisiana Tech
Kennesaw State Conference USA 132 0W-6L Texas-San Antonio/Louisiana-Lafayette/San Jose State/Tennessee-Martin/Jacksonville State/Middle Tennessee

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 22 6W-1L Northern Illinois
Connecticut Independent 71 4W-3L Maryland/Duke/Wake Forest
Massachusetts Independent 134 1W-6L Eastern Michigan/Toledo/Buffalo/Miami-OH/Northern Illinois/Missouri

Independents even with ACC (2-2): Duke over Connecticut, Notre Dame over Stanford, Notre Dame over Georgia Tech, Wake Forest over Connecticut

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

Future Notre Dame Schedules 

Bowl Bids, Agreements, Commitments, etc.

BCS Future Bowl Schedule

Jerry Palm Bowl Predictions

Most Division I Football Programs by State

Texas (14)
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Christian
Texas Tech
Houston
Rice
North Texas State
Baylor
SMU

Texas El-Paso

Texas State

Texas-San Antonio

Texas-Arlington

Sam Houston State
Ohio (8)
Ohio State
Bowling Green
Toledo
Miami-OH
Cincinnati
Kent State
Ohio Univ.
Akron
Florida (8)
Miami-Florida
Florida State
Florida
Central Florida
South Florida
Florida Atlantic

Florida International

Jacksonville State
California (7)
USC
Stanford
UCLA
Fresno State
California
San Jose State
San Diego State
North Carolina (7)
Wake Forest
No.Carolina State
Duke
North Carolina

East Carolina

North Carolina-Charlotte

Appalachian State
Michigan (5)
Michigan
Michigan State
Western Michigan
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Louisiana (5)
LSU
Tulane
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
Alabama (4)
Alabama
Auburn
Troy State

South Alabama
Tennessee (4)
Middle Tennessee State
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Memphis State
New York(4)/New Jersey (1)
Syracuse
Rutgers
Army

Buffalo

Wagner
Virginia(5)/West Virginia (2)
Virginia Tech

Virginia

Old Dominion

Liberty

James Madison
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 (4)
Colorado
Colorado State

Air Force

Denver
Utah (3)
Utah
BYU
Utah State
Idaho (2)
Boise State
Idaho
Arkansas (2)
Arkansas
Arkansas State
Georgia (5)
Georgia

Georgia Tech

Georgia State

Georgia Southern

Kennesaw State
Kentucky (3)
Louisville

Kentucky

Western Kentucky
Nevada (2)
UNLV
Nevada
New Mexico (2)
New Mexico
New Mexico State
Washington (3)
Washington State

Washington

Seattle
Arizona (2)
Arizona State
Arizona
Oregon (2)
Oregon
Oregon State
Maryland/District of Columbia (2)
Maryland
Navy
South Carolina (3)
South Carolina

Clemson

Coastal Carolina
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