DAVETGC'S Rankings-120 NCAA-Division I Teams
Sunday, October 26, 2008

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

BEST CONFERENCES
Top Conferences Power Average Teams Undefeated
SEC 35.25 12 Alabama
Big Twelve 35.58 12 Texas and Texas Tech
Big Ten 47.09 11 Penn State
ACC 33.92 12 0
Big East 54.13 8 0
PAC-10 56.20 10 0
Mountain West 54.89 9 Utah
Independents 71.25 4 0
WAC 78.66 9 Boise State
MAC 85.46 13 Ball State
Conference USA 91.83 12 Tulsa
Sunbelt 98.75 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-SEC-Southeastern (35.25): Bowl Record: 7-2

Conference Championship: Georgia 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 even with Big East (1-1): Kentucky over Louisville, West Virginia over Auburn

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 (4-0): Auburn/Arkansas over Louisiana-Monroe, LSU over North Texas St., Mississippi State over Middle Tennessee State
Georgia Southeastern-E 4W-1L Sugar 10 7W-1L Alabama
Florida Southeastern-E 4W-1L Capital One 11 6W-1L Mississippi
South Carolina Southeastern-E 2W-3L Outback 21 5W-3L Vanderbilt/Georgia/LSU
Kentucky Southeastern-E 1W-3L Chick-fil-A 28 5W-3L Alabama/South Carolina/Florida
Vanderbilt Southeastern-E 3W-2L Music City 48 5W-3L Mississippi State/Georgia/Duke
Tennessee Southeastern-E 1W-4L Toilet 56 3W-5L UCLA/Florida/Auburn/Georgia/Alabama
Alabama Southeastern-W 5W-0L BCS 2 8W-0L n/a
LSU Southeastern-W 3W-2L Cotton 14 5W-2L Florida/Georgia
Mississippi Southeastern-W 2W-3L Papa Johns 43 4W-4L Wake Forest/Vanderbilt/South Carolina/Alabama
Arkansas Southeastern-W 1W-4L Independence 53 3W-5L Alabama/Texas/Florida/Kentucky/Mississippi
Auburn Southeastern-W 2W-3L Liberty 54 4W-4L LSU/Vanderbilt/Arkansas/West Virginia
Mississippi State Southeastern-W 1W-3L Toilet 83 3W-5L Louisiana Tech/Auburn/Georgia Tech/LSU/Tennessee

2-Big Twelve (35.58): Bowl Record: 5-3

Conference Championship: Missouri vs. Texas

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 2W-2L Cotton 12 6W-2L Oklahoma State/Texas
Nebraska Big 12-N 2W-2L Insight 30 5W-3L Virginia Tech/Missouri/Texas Tech
Kansas Big 12-N 2W-2L Texas 32 5W-3L South Florida/Oklahoma/Texas Tech
Colorado Big 12-N 1W-3L Sun 40 4W-4L Florida State/Texas/Kansas/Missouri
Kansas State Big 12-N 1W-3L Independence 59 4W-4L Louisville/Texas Tech/Colorado/Oklahoma
Iowa State Big 12-N 0W-4L Toilet 87 2W-6L Iowa/UNLV/Kansas/Baylor/Nebraska/Texas A&M
Texas Big 12-S 4W-0L BCS 1 8W-0L n/a
Texas Tech Big 12-S 4W-0L Fiesta 4 8W-0L n/a
Oklahoma Big 12-S 3W-1L Holiday 5 7W-1L Texas
Oklahoma State Big 12-S 3W-1L Alamo 7 7W-1L Texas
Baylor Big 12-S 1W-3L Toilet 70 3W-5L Wake Forest/Connecticut/Oklahoma/Oklahoma State/Nebraska
Texas A&M Big 12-S 1W-3L Toilet 80 3W-5L Arkansas State/Miami-FL/Oklahoma State/Kansas State/Texas Tech

3-ACC-Atlantic Coast (33.92): Bowl Record: 2-6

Conference Championship: Florida State vs. Virginia

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
Florida State Atlantic Coast-A 3W-1L Orange 17 6W-1L Wake Forest
Boston College Atlantic Coast-A 2W-2L Humanitarian 23 5W-2L Georgia Tech/North Carolina
Maryland Atlantic Coast-A 3W-1L Music City 31 6W-2L Middle Tennessee St./Virginia
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast-A 2W-2L Congressional 39 4W-3L Navy/Maryland/Miami-FL
Clemson Atlantic Coast-A 1W-3L Toilet 57 3W-4L Alabama/Maryland/Wake Forest/Georgia Tech
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast-A 0W-4L Toilet 73 2W-6L South Carolina/Clemson/South Florida/Boston College/Florida State/Maryland
Virginia Atlantic Coast-C 3W-1L Gator 16 5W-3L USC/Connecticut/Duke
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 3W-2L Chick-fil-A 18 6W-2L Virginia Tech/Virginia
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 2W-2L Champs 20 5W-3L East Carolina/Boston College/Florida State
North Carolina Atlantic Coast-C 2W-2L Meinke 22 6W-2L Virginia Tech/Virginia
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast-C 2W-2L Emerald 24 5W-3L Florida/North Carolina/Florida State
Duke Atlantic Coast-C 1W-2L Congressional 67 4W-3L Northwestern/Georgia Tech/Miami-FL

4-Big Ten (47.09): 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 5W-0L Rose 9 9W-0L n/a
Ohio State Big Ten 4W-1L Capital One 13 7W-2L USC/Penn State
Michigan State Big Ten 4W-1L Alamo 27 7W-2L California/Ohio State
Minnesota Big Ten 3W-1L Outback 35 7W-1L Ohio State
Iowa Big Ten 2W-2L Champs 41 5W-3L Pittsburgh/Northwestern/Michigan State
Illinois Big Ten 2W-3L Insight 45 4W-4L Missouri/Penn State/Minnesota/Wisconsin
Wisconsin Big Ten 1W-4L Toilet 50 4W-4L Michigan/Ohio State/Penn State/Iowa
Northwestern Big Ten 2W-2L Motor City 51 6W-2L Michigan State/Indiana
Purdue Big Ten 0W-4L Toilet 68 2W-6L Oregon/Notre Dame/Penn State/Ohio State/Northwestern/Minnesota
Indiana Big Ten 1W-4L Toilet 69 3W-5L Ball State/Michigan State/Minnesota/Iowa/Illinois
Michigan Big Ten 1W-3L Toilet 110 2W-6L Utah/Notre Dame/Illinois/Toledo/Penn State/Michigan State

5-Mountain West (54.89): 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
Utah Mountain West 4W-0L Fiesta 6 8W-0L n/a
TCU Mountain West 5W-0L Las Vegas 19 8W-1L Oklahoma
BYU Mountain West 3W-1L Poinsettia 33 7W-1L TCU
Air Force Mountain West 4W-1L Armed Forces 49 6W-2L Utah/Navy
Colorado State Mountain West 2W-2L St.Petersburg 62 4W-4L Colorado/California/TCU/Utah
UNLV Mountain West 0W-4L Toilet 63 3W-5L Utah/Nevada/Colorado State/Air Force/BYU
New Mexico Mountain West 2W-3L New Mexico 72 4W-5L TCU/Texas A&M/Tulsa/BYU/Air Force
Wyoming Mountain West 0W-5L Toilet 86 2W-6L Air Force/BYU/Bowling Green/New Mexico/Utah/TCU
San Diego State Mountain West 0W-4L Toilet 104 1W-7L Cal Poly/Notre Dame/San Jose State/TCU/Air Force/New Mexico/Colorado State

6-PAC 10-Pacific Athletic Conference (56.20): 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 4W-1L Rose 8 6W-1L Oregon State
Oregon Pacific 10 4W-1L Holiday 15 6W-2L Boise State/USC
Oregon State Pacific 10 3W-1L Sun 26 4W-3L Stanford/Penn State/Utah
California Pacific 10 3W-1L Emerald 34 5W-2L Maryland/Arizona
UCLA Pacific 10 2W-3L Poinsettia 55 3W-5L BYU/Arizona/Fresno State/Oregon/California
Arizona Pacific 10 3W-2L Las Vegas 60 5W-3L New Mexico/Stanford/USC
Arizona State Pacific 10 1W-3L Toilet 65 2W-5L UNLV/Georgia/California/USC/Oregon
Stanford Pacific 10 3W-2L Toilet 66 4W-4L Arizona State/TCU/Notre Dame/UCLA
Washington Pacific 10 0W-4L Toilet 116 0W-7L Oregon/BYU/Oklahoma/Stanford/Arizona/Oregon State/Notre Dame
Washington State Pacific 10 0W-5L Toilet 117 1W-7L Oklahoma State/California/Baylor/Oregon/UCLA/Oregon State/USC

7-Big East (54.13): 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 Sunbelt (1-0): Louisville over Middle Tennessee 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 1W-2L Gator 29 6W-2L Pittsburgh/Louisville
Connecticut Big East 2W-1L Meinke 37 6W-2L North Carolina/Rutgers
Pittsburgh Big East 2W-1L Sun 38 5W-2L Bowling Green/Rutgers
West Virginia Big East 2W-0L Orange 42 5W-2L East Carolina/Colorado
Louisville Big East 1W-1L Papa Johns 44 5W-2L Kentucky/Connecticut
Cincinnati Big East 1W-1L International 61 5W-2L Oklahoma/Connecticut
Rutgers Big East 2W-2L Texas 64 3W-5L Fresno State/North Carolina/Navy/West Virginia/Cincinnati
Syracuse Big East 0W-3L Toilet 118 1W-6L Northwestern/Akron/Penn State/Pittsburgh/West Virginia/South Florida
8--Independents (71.25): Bowl Record: 0-1

Independents even with Big East (1-1): Navy over Rutgers, Pittsburgh over Navy

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

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

Independents over WAC (1-0): Army over Louisiana Tech

Independents over PAC 10 (2-0): Notre Dame over Stanford/Washington

Future Notre Dame Schedules
Notre Dame Independent n/a Texas 46 5W-2L Michigan State/North Carolina
Navy Independent n/a Congressional 47 5W-3L Ball State/Duke/Pittsburgh
Western Kentucky Independent n/a Toilet 95 2W-6L Indiana/Alabama/Kentucky/Virginia Tech/Ball State/Florida Atlantic
Army Independent n/a Toilet 97 3W-5L Temple/New Hampshire/Akron/Texas A&M/Buffalo

9-WAC-Western Athletic Conference (78.66): 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 3W-0L Sugar 3 7W-0L n/a
Fresno State Western Athletic 2W-1L New Mexico 52 5W-2L Wisconsin/Hawaii
San Jose State Western Athletic 3W-1L Humanitarian 78 5W-3L Nebraska/Stanford/Boise State
Hawaii Western Athletic 3W-2L Hawaii 79 4W-4L Florida/Oregon State/San Jose St./Boise State
Nevada Western Athletic 2W-2L Toilet 81 4W-4L Texas Tech/Missouri/New Mexico State/Hawaii
New Mexico State Western Athletic 1W-2L Toilet 91 3W-4L Nebraska/New Mexico/San Jose State/Idaho
Louisiana Tech Western Athletic 1W-2L Toilet 98 3W-4L Kansas/Boise State/Hawaii/Army
Utah State Western Athletic 1W-3L Toilet 107 1W-7L UNLV/Oregon/Utah/BYU/San Jose St./Nevada
Idaho Western Athletic 1W-4L Toilet 119 2W-7L Arizona/Western Michigan/Utah State/San Diego St./Nevada/Fresno State/Louisiana Tech
10-MAC-Mid-American (85.46): Bowl Record 0-3

Conference Championship: Akron vs. Ball State or Central Michigan

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 (5-1): Ball State over Navy, Temple over Army, Akron over Army, Army over Eastern Michigan, Ball State over Western Kentucky, Buffalo over Army
Akron Mid-American-E 2W-2L Congressional 84 4W-4L Wisconsin/Ball State/Cincinnati/Bowling Green
Bowling Green Mid-American-E 1W-3L Toilet 85 3W-5L Minnesota/Boise State/Eastern Michigan/Miami-OH/Northern Illinois
Buffalo Mid-American-E 1W-2L Toilet 88 3W-4L Pittsburgh/Missouri/Central Michigan/Western Michigan
Temple Mid-American-E 2W-3L Toilet 90 3W-5L Connecticut/Buffalo/Penn State/Western Michigan/Central Michigan
Ohio University Mid-American-E 1W-3L Toilet 96 2W-6L Wyoming/Ohio State/Central Michigan/Northwestern/Western Michigan/Temple
Kent State Mid-American-E 1W-3L Toilet 111 2W-6L Boston College/Iowa State/Louisiana-Lafayette/Ball State/Akron/Ohio Univ.
Miami-OH Mid-American-E 1W-3L Toilet 112 2W-6L Vanderbilt/Michigan/Cincinnati/Temple/Northern Illinois/Kent State
Ball State Mid-American-W 4W-0L GMAC 25 8W-0L n/a
Northern Illinois Mid-American-W 4W-1L International 58 5W-3L Minnesota/Western Michigan/Tennessee
Central Michigan Mid-American-W 5W-0L Motor City 71 6W-2L Georgia/Purdue
Western Michigan Mid-American-W 4W-1L Hawaii 74 6W-2L Nebraska/Central Michigan
Toledo Mid-American-W 1W-3L Toilet 108 2W-6L Arizona/Fresno State/Florida International/Ball State/Northern Illinois/Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan Mid-American-W 1W-4L Toilet 109 2W-7L Michigan State/Toledo/Maryland/Northern Illinois/Army/Akron/Ball State

11-Conference USA (91.83): Bowl Record: 2-4

Conference Championship: East Carolina 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 2W-1L Liberty 77 4W-3L North Carolina State/Houston/Virginia
Central Florida Conference USA-E 1W-1L St.Petersburg 92 2W-4L South Florida/Boston College/UTEP/Miami-FL
Memphis State Conference USA-E 2W-3L Toilet 100 4W-5L Mississippi/Rice/Marshall/Louisville/East Carolina
Marshall Conference USA-E 2W-1L Toilet 102 3W-4L Wisconsin/West Virginia/Cincinnati/Alabama-Birmingham
Southern Mississippi Conference USA-E 0W-4L Toilet 105 2W-6L Auburn/Marshall/Texas El-Paso/Boise State/Rice/Memphis State
Alabama-Birmingham Conference USA-E 1W-3L Toilet 113 2W-6L Tulsa/Florida Atlantic/Tennessee/South Carolina/Memphis State/Houston
Tulsa Conference USA-W 4W-0L GMAC 36 7W-0L n/a
Houston Conference USA-W 3W-0L New Orleans 76 4W-3L Oklahoma State/Air Force/Colorado State
Rice Conference USA-W 4W-1L Armed Forces 82 5W-3L Vanderbilt/Texas/Tulsa
Texas-El Paso Conference USA-W 3W-1L Toilet 99 3W-4L Buffalo/Texas/New Mexico State/Tulsa
Tulane Conference USA-W 1W-3L Toilet 106 2W-5L Alabama/East Carolina/Army/Texas El-Paso/Rice
Southern Methodist Conference USA-W 0W-5L Toilet 114 1W-8L Rice/Texas Tech/TCU/Tulane/Central Florida/Tulsa/Houston/Navy

12-Sun Belt Conference (98.75): Bowl Record: 1-0

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

Sunbelt over Independents (1-0): Florida Atlantic over Western Kentucky

Sunbelt over ACC (1-0): Middle Tennessee State over Maryland
Troy State Sun Belt 4W-0L New Orleans 75 5W-2L Ohio State/Oklahoma State
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt 3W-0L Toilet 89 4W-3L Southern Mississippi/Illinois/Kansas State
Florida Atlantic Sun Belt 1W-2L Toilet 93 3W-5L Texas/Michigan State/Minnesota/Middle Tennessee St./Troy St.
Florida International Sun Belt 2W-1L Toilet 94 3W-4L Kansas/Iowa/South Florida/Troy State
Arkansas State Sun Belt 2W-1L Toilet 101 4W-3L Southern Mississippi/Memphis State/Louisiana-Lafayette
Middle Tennessee State Sun Belt 1W-3L Toilet 103 2W-6L Troy State/Kentucky/Arkansas State/Florida International/Louisville/Mississippi St.
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 1W-3L Toilet 115 2W-6L Auburn/Arkansas/Tulane/Louisiana-Lafayette/Arkansas State/Florida Atlantic
North Texas State Sun Belt 0W-4L Toilet 120 0W-8L Kansas State/Tulsa/LSU/Rice/Florida International/Louisiana-Lafayette/Louisiana-Monroe/Troy State

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

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

TCU over BYU

Oklahoma over Kansas

Georgia over Vanderbilt

Texas over Missouri

Boston College over Virginia Tech

Oklahoma over Kansas

October 25

West Virginia over Auburn

Florida State over Virginia Tech

Michigan State over Michigan

Alabama over Tennessee

Texas Tech over Kansas

Florida over Kentucky

Georgia over LSU

Texas over Oklahoma State

Penn State over 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

December 3-6

South Florida at West Virginia

USC at UCLA

Navy at Army

Arizona State at Arizona

MAC Conference Championship: Akron vs. Central Michigan or Ball State

Conference USA Championship: Tulsa vs. East Carolina

December 10

ACC Conference Championship: Florida State or Maryland vs. Virginia or Virginia Tech

Big 12 Conference Championship: Missouri vs. Texas

SEC Conference Championship: Alabama vs. Georgia

2008-09 Bowl Schedule: 34 Bowls/68 Teams

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

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