DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-October 29, 2023

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

NCAA Football Championships Summary by Team and Conference

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Historical Rankings of Division I Football

Sports Rivalries

NCAA Division I Football Champs

NCAA Football Coaches: Legendary vs. Current

Big Ten Football's Greatest Coaches

Legendary NCAA Division I Coaches

David Wilson's U.S. Football Rankings, Polls and Power Ratings

All-Time Team Rankings by Football Data Warehouse

NCAA New Football Coach Comparison 2008-2010

NCAA Football Coaches: Legendary vs. Current

Big Ten Football's Greatest Coaches

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BEST CONFERENCES-2023-2024


Power Average=Average Conference Rankings (The lower the better)

Records: Conference versus Conference 2021-22

NCAA Football Bowl Record History

TopDan Collge Football Inter-Conference Records

Sports Reference College Football Conference History

Bowls 2023-2024

 

Best Bowl Records

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 34 55 PAC-12
Georgia 36 60 SEC
Oklahoma 31 56 Big 12
Penn State 31 52 Big Ten
Texas 31 58 Big 12
Tennessee 30 55 SEC
Florida State 29 47 ACC
Nebraska 26 53 Big Ten
LSU 29 54 SEC
Georgia Tech 25 45 ACC
Mississippi   24 39 SEC
Ohio State 26 54 Big Ten
Auburn 24 46 SEC
Florida 25 49 SEC
Clemson 26 49 ACC
Michigan 21 50 Big Ten
Miami-FL 19 40 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 Independent
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   Southeastern-E 1 8W-0L n/a
Missouri Southeastern-E 13 7W-1L LSU
Tennessee Southeastern-E 16 6W-2L Florida/Alabama
Kentucky Southeastern-E 17 5W-3L Georgia/Missouri/Tennessee
Florida Southeastern-E 18 5W-3L Utah/Kentucky/Georgia
South Carolina Southeastern-E 41 2W-6L North Carolina/Georgia/Tennessee/Florida/Missouri/Texas A&M
Vanderbilt Southeastern-E 99 2W-7L Wake Forest/UNLV/Kentucky/Missouri/Florida/Georgia/Mississippi
Alabama Southeastern-W 7 7W-1L Texas
Mississippi   Southeastern-W 10 7W-1L Alabama
LSU Southeastern-W 11 6W-2L Florida State/Mississippi
Texas A&M Southeastern-W 20 5W-3L Miami-FL/Alabama/Tennessee
Auburn Southeastern-W 40 4W-4L Texas A&M/Georgia/LSU/Mississippi
Mississippi State Southeastern-W 42 4W-4L LSU/South Carolina/Alabama/Auburn
Arkansas Southeastern-W 55 2W-5L BYU/Texas A&M/LSU/Mississippi/Alabama/Mississippi State

SEC over PAC-12 (2-1): Utah over Florida, Mississippi State over Arizona, Auburn over California

SEC over American Athletic (6-0): Mississippi over Tulane, Alabama over South Florida, Georgia over UAB, Tennessee over Texas-San Antonio, Florida over North Carolina-Charlotte, Missouri over Memphis State

SEC over Mountain West (2-1): Vanderbilt over Hawaii, Texas A&M over New Mexico, UNLV over Vanderbilt

SEC over MAC (5-0): Kentucky over Ball State, Georgia over Ball State, Arkansas over Kent State, Kentucky over Akron, Mississippi State over Western Michigan

SEC over Conference USA (2-0): Alabama over Middle Tennessee State, Missouri over Middle Tennessee State

SEC over Sunbelt (1-0): Texas A&M over Louisiana-Monroe

SEC over Independents (2-0): Auburn over Massachusetts, LSU over Army

Texas and Oklahoma to SEC in 2025

2-Big Ten

Michigan Big Ten-East 2 8W-0L n/a
Ohio State Big Ten-East 4 8W-0L n/a
Penn State Big Ten-East 14 7W-1L Ohio State
Rutgers Big Ten-East 49 6W-2L Michigan/Wisconsin
Maryland Big Ten-East 70 5W-3L Ohio State/Illinois/Northwestern
Indiana Big Ten-East 80 2W-6L Ohio State/Louisville/Maryland/Michigan/Rutgers/Penn State
Michigan State Big Ten-East 89 2W-6L Washington/Maryland/Iowa/Rutgers/Michigan/Minnesota
Wisconsin Big Ten-West 44 5W-3L Washington State/Iowa/Ohio State
Iowa Big Ten-West 45 6W-2L Penn State/Minnesota
Minnesota Big Ten-West 54 5W-3L North Carolina/Northwestern/Michigan
Nebraska Big Ten-West 72 5W-3L Minnesota/Colorado/Michigan
Northwestern Big Ten-West 78 4W-4L Rutgers/Duke/Penn State/Nebraska
Purdue Big Ten-West 81 2W-6L Fresno State/Syracuse/Wisconsin/Iowa/Ohio State/Nebraska
Illinois Big Ten-West 82 3W-5L Kansas/Penn State/Purdue/Nebraska/Wisconsin

Big Ten over American Athletic (4-0): Michigan over East Carolina, Maryland over North Carolina-Charlotte, Rutgers over Temple, Illinois over Florida Atlantic

Big Ten over Big 12 (2-1): Penn State over West Virginia, Kansas over Illinois, Iowa over Iowa State

Big Ten over MAC (7-0): Michigan State over Central Michigan, Illinois over Toledo, Minnesota over Eastern Michigan, Michigan over Bowling Green, Iowa over Western Michigan, Nebraska over Northern Illinois, Indiana over Akron

Big Ten over Mountain West (2-1): Fresno State over Purdue, Iowa over Utah State, Michigan over UNLV

Big Ten over Independents (2-0): Ohio State over Notre Dame, Penn State over Massachusetts

Big Ten over Conference USA (3-0): Northwestern over Texas El-Paso, Ohio State over Western Kentucky, Nebraska over Louisiana Tech

Big Ten over Sunbelt (2-0): Wisconsin over Georgia Southern, Minnesota over Louisiana-Lafayette

How the Big 10 and PAC 10 Plan to Change College Athletics

Oregon, Washington, UCLA and USC to Big Ten in 2024

3-ACC-Atlantic Coast 

Florida State Atlantic Coast-A 9 8W-0L n/a
Louisville Atlantic Coast-A 21 7W-1L Pittsburgh
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast-A 24 5W-3L Notre Dame/Louisville/Duke
Clemson Atlantic Coast-A 38 4W-4L Duke/Florida State/Miami-FL/North Carolina State
Syracuse Atlantic Coast-A 61 4W-4L Clemson/North Carolina/Florida State/Virginia Tech
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast-A 71 4W-4L Georgia Tech/Clemson/Virginia Tech/Florida State
Boston College Atlantic Coast-A 87 5W-3L Northern Illinois/Florida State/Louisville
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast-C 19 6W-2L Georgia Tech/North Carolina
Duke Atlantic Coast-C 23 5W-3L Notre Dame/Florida State/Louisville
North Carolina Atlantic Coast-C 26 6W-2L Virginia/Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 58 4W-4L Purdue/Rutgers/Marshall/Florida State
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 67 4W-4L Louisville/Mississippi/Bowling Green/Boston College
Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast-C 69 2W-6L Cincinnati/West Virginia/North Carolina/Virginia Tech/Wake Forest/Notre Dame
Virginia   Atlantic Coast-C 88 2W-6L Tennessee/James Madison/Maryland/North Carolina State/Boston College/Miami-FL

ACC over SEC (4-2): Tennessee over Virginia, Florida State over LSU, North Carolina over South Carolina, Miami-FL over Texas A&M, Wake Forest over Vanderbilt, Mississippi over Georgia Tech

ACC over Big Ten (4-3): Purdue over Virginia Tech, Maryland over Virginia, Syracuse over Purdue, North Carolina over Minnesota, Duke over Northwestern, Louisville over Indiana, Rutgers over Virginia Tech

ACC over American Athletic (2-0): Clemson over Florida Atlantic, Miami-FL over Temple

ACC over MAC (2-1): Miami-FL over Miami-OH, Syracuse over Western Michigan, Bowling Green over Georgia Tech

ACC over Sunbelt (5-2): Virginia Tech over Old Dominion, Florida State over Southern Mississippi, North Carolina over Appalachian State, James Madison over Virginia, Wake Forest over Old Dominion, Marshall over Virginia Tech, North Carolina State over Marshall

ACC over Independents (6-3): North Carolina State over Connecticut, Notre Dame over North Carolina State, Duke over Connecticut, Syracuse over Army, Notre Dame over Duke, Louisville over Notre Dame, Boston College over Army, Notre Dame over Pittsburgh, Boston College over Connecticut

ACC, Big Ten, PAC-12 Alliance

4-Big Twelve 

Oklahoma   Big 12 5 7W-1L Kansas
Texas Big 12 6 7W-1L Oklahoma
Iowa State Big 12 33 5W-3L Iowa/Ohio University/Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Big 12 34 6W-2L South Alabama/Iowa State
Kansas State Big 12 35 5W-2L Missouri/Oklahoma State
Kansas   Big 12 36 6W-2L Texas/Oklahoma State
West Virginia Big 12 51 5W-3L Penn State/Houston/Oklahoma State
TCU Big 12 52 4W-3L Colorado/West Virginia/Iowa State
BYU Big 12 54 5W-3L Kansas/TCU/Texas
Texas Tech Big 12 62 3W-5L Wyoming/Oregon/West Virginia/Kansas State/BYU
Central Florida Big 12 63 3W-5L Kansas State/Baylor/Kansas/Oklahoma/West Virginia
Baylor Big 12 66 3W-5L Texas State/Utah/Texas/Texas Tech/Iowa State
Houston Big 12 73 3W-5L Rice/TCU/Texas Tech/Texas/Kansas State
Cincinnati Big 12 104 2W-6L Miami-OH/Oklahoma/BYU/Iowa State/Baylor/Oklahoma State

Big 12 over SEC (2-1): Texas over Alabama, Missouri over Kansas State, BYU over Arkansas

Big 12 over ACC (2-0): Cincinnati over Pittsburgh, West Virginia over Pittsburgh

Big 12 over American Athletic (4-1): Texas over Rice, Oklahoma over SMU, Rice over Houston, Oklahoma over Tulsa, TCU over SMU

Big 12 over Mountain West (3-1): Wyoming over Baylor, Central Florida over Boise State, Texas over Wyoming, Kansas over Nevada

Big 12 even with Sunbelt (2-2): Oklahoma over Arkansas State, Texas State over Baylor, Kansas State over Troy State, South Alabama over Oklahoma State

Will BYU, Houston, Central Florida and/or Cincinnati be added?

5-PAC 12-Pacific Athletic Conference

Washington Pacific 12-North 3 8W-0L n/a
Oregon   Pacific 12-North 8 7W-1L Washington
Oregon State Pacific 12-North 29 6W-2L Washington State/Arizona
Washington State Pacific 12-North 43 4W-4L UCLA/Arizona/Oregon/Arizona State
California Pacific 12-North 68 3W-5L Auburn/Washington/Oregon State/Utah/USC
Stanford Pacific 12-North 85 2W-6L USC/Sacramento State/Arizona/Oregon/UCLA/Washington
UCLA Pacific 12-South 22 6W-2L Utah/Oregon State
Utah Pacific 12-South 27 6W-2L Oregon State/Oregon
USC Pacific 12-South 28 7W-2L Notre Dame/Utah
Arizona   Pacific 12-South 46 5W-3L Mississippi State/Washington/USC
Colorado Pacific 12-South 48 4W-4L Oregon/USC/Stanford/UCLA
Arizona State Pacific 12-South 83 2W-6L Oklahoma State/Fresno State/USC/California/Colorado/Washington

PAC-12 over Mountain West (10-1): Washington over Boise State, Washington State over Colorado State, Stanford over Hawaii, USC over Nevada, Oregon State over San Jose State, USC over San Jose State, UCLA over San Diego State, Oregon over Hawaii, Oregon State over San Diego State, Colorado over Colorado State, Fresno State over Arizona State

PAC-12 over Big Ten (3-0): Washington State over Wisconsin, Colorado over Nebraska, Washington over Michigan State

PAC-12 over Big 12 (3-1): Colorado over TCU, Utah over Baylor, Oregon over Texas Tech, Oklahoma State over Arizona State

PAC-12 over American Athletic (2-0): California over North Texas State, Washington over Tulsa

PAC-12 over Sunbelt (1-0): UCLA over Coastal Carolina

PAC-12 over Conference USA (1-0): Arizona over Texas El-Paso

6-American Athletic

Tulane American Athletic 12 7W-1L Mississippi
Memphis State American Athletic 32 6W-2L Missouri/Tulane
Southern Methodist American Athletic 47 6W-2L Oklahoma/TCU
Texas-San Antonio American Athletic 93 5W-3L Houston/Army/Tennessee
Florida Atlantic American Athletic 94 4W-4L Ohio Univ./Clemson/Illinois/Texas-San Antonio
South Florida American Athletic 101 4W-4L Western Kentucky/Alabama/Alabama-Birmingham/Florida Atlantic
Rice American Athletic 102 4W-4L Texas/South Florida/Connecticut/Tulane
Tulsa American Athletic 103 3W-5L Washington/Oklahoma/Florida Atlantic/Rice/SMU
North Texas State American Athletic 106 3W-5L California/Florida International/Navy/Tulane/Memphis State
Navy American Athletic 107 3W-4L Notre Dame/Memphis State/South Florida/Air Force
Temple American Athletic 110 2W-6L Rutgers/Miami-FL/Tulsa/Texas-San Antonio/North Texas State/SMU
Alabama-Birmingham American Athletic 111 2W-6L Georgia Southern/Louisiana-Lafayette/Georgia/Tulane/Texas-San Antonio/Memphis State
North Carolina-Charlotte American Athletic 116 2W-6L Maryland/Georgia State/Florida/SMU/Navy/Florida Atlantic
East Carolina American Athletic 122 1W-7L Michigan/Marshall/Appalachian State/Rice/SMU/North Carolina-Charlotte/Texas-San Antonio

American Athletic over MAC (2-1): Temple over Akron, Ohio Univ. over Florida Atlantic, Tulsa over Northern Illinois

American Athletic even with Mountain West (1-1): Memphis State over Boise State, Air Force over Navy

American Athletic over Conference USA (3-2): SMU over Louisiana Tech, Western Kentucky over South Florida, Florida International over North Texas State, North Texas State over Louisiana Tech, Houston over Sam Houston State

7-Mountain West

Air Force Mountain West-M 25 8W-0L n/a
Wyoming Mountain West-M 60 5W-3L Texas/Air Force/Boise State
Boise State Mountain West-M 64 4W-4L Washington/Central Florida/Memphis State/Colorado State
Utah State Mountain West-M 97 3W-5L Iowa/Air Force/James Madison/Fresno State/San Jose State
Colorado State Mountain West-M 98 3W-5L Washington State/Colorado/Utah State/UNLV/Air Force
New Mexico Mountain West-M 128 3W-5L Texas A&M/New Mexico State/Wyoming/San Jose State/Nevada
Fresno State Mountain West-W 37 7W-1L Wyoming 
UNLV Mountain West-W 56 6W-2L Michigan/Fresno State
San Jose State Mountain West-W 90 4W-5L USC/Oregon State/Toledo/Air Force/Boise State
San Diego State Mountain West-W 91 3W-5L UCLA/Oregon State/Boise State/Air Force/Nevada
Nevada Mountain West-W 120 2W-6L USC/Idaho/Kansas/Texas State/Fresno State/UNLV
Hawaii Mountain West-W 125 2W-7L Vanderbilt/Stanford/Oregon/UNLV/San Diego State/New Mexico/San Jose State

Mountain West over MAC (2-1): San Diego State over Ohio University, Toledo over San Jose State, Fresno State over Kent State

Mountain West over Conference USA (4-1): Air Force over Sam Houston State, New Mexico State over New Mexico, Colorado State over Middle Tennessee State, UNLV over Texas El-Paso, Hawaii over New Mexico State

Mountain West over Independents (2-0): New Mexico over Massachusetts, Utah State over Connecticut

8-Sun Belt Conference 

James Madison Sun Belt-E 30 8W-0L n/a
Georgia Southern Sun Belt-E 50 6W-2L Wisconsin/James Madison
Georgia State Sun Belt-E 57 6W-2L Troy State/Georgia Southern
Coastal Carolina Sun Belt-E 59 5W-3L UCLA/Georgia State/Georgia Southern
Marshall Sun Belt-E 74 4W-4L North Carolina State/Georgia State/James Madison/Coastal Carolina
Appalachian State Sun Belt-E 75 4W-4L North Carolina/Wyoming/Coastal Carolina/Old Dominion
Old Dominion Sun Belt-E 79 4W-4L Virginia Tech/Wake Forest/Marshall/James Madison
Troy State Sun Belt-W 39 6W-2L Kansas State/James Madison
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt-W 86 5W-3L Old Dominion/Minnesota/Georgia State
Texas State Sun Belt-W 100 5W-3L Texas-San Antonio/Louisiana-Lafayette/Troy State
South Alabama Sun Belt-W 105 4W-4L Tulane/Central Michigan/James Madison/Louisiana-Lafayette
Arkansas State Sun Belt-W 108 4W-4L Oklahoma/Memphis State/Troy State/Coastal Carolina
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt-W 118 2W-6L Texas A&M/Appalachian State/South Alabama/Texas State/Georgia Southern/Arkansas State
Southern Mississippi Sun Belt-W 123 1W-7L Florida State/Tulane/Arkansas State/Texas State/Old Dominion/South Alabama/Appalachian State

Sunbelt over American Athletic (5-4): Tulane over South Alabama, Texas-San Antonio over Texas State, Marshall over East Carolina, Georgia Southern over UAB, Memphis State over Arkansas State, Appalachian State over East Carolina, Tulane over Southern Mississippi, Georgia State over North Carolina-Charlotte, Louisiana-Lafayette over UAB

Sunbelt over Mountain West (2-1): Wyoming over Appalachian State, Texas State over Nevada, James Madison over Utah State

Sunbelt over MAC (2-1): Central Michigan over South Alabama, Georgia Southern over Ball State, Louisiana-Lafayette over Buffalo

Sunbelt over Conference USA (2-1): Liberty over New Mexico State, Coastal Carolina over Jacksonville State, Troy State over Western Kentucky

Sunbelt over Independents (4-0): Louisiana-Monroe over Army, Georgia State over Connecticut, Arkansas State over Massachusetts, Troy State over Army

9-MAC-Mid-American

Miami-OH Mid-American-E 77 7W-2L Miami-FL/Toledo
Ohio University Mid-American-E 84 6W-3L San Diego State/Northern Illinois/Miami-OH
Bowling Green Mid-American-E 95 4W-4L Liberty/Michigan/Ohio University/Miami-OH
Buffalo Mid-American-E 112 3W-5L Wisconsin/Fordham/Liberty/Louisiana-Lafayette/Bowling Green
Kent State Mid-American-E 124 1W-7L Central Florida/Arkansas/Fresno State/Miami-OH/Ohio University/Eastern Michigan/Buffalo
Akron Mid-American-E 127 1W-7L Temple/Kentucky/Indiana/Buffalo/Northern Illinois/Central Michigan/Bowling Green
Toledo Mid-American-W 76 7W-1L Illinois
Northern Illinois Mid-American-W 92 4W-4L Southern Illinois/Nebraska/Tulsa/Toledo
Western Michigan Mid-American-W 109 3W-6L Syracuse/Iowa/Toledo/Mississippi State/Miami-OH/Ohio University
Ball State Mid-American-W 113 2W-6L Kentucky/Georgia/Georgia Southern/Western Michigan/Eastern Michigan/Toledo
Central Michigan Mid-American-W 114 4W-4L Michigan State/Notre Dame/Buffalo/Ball State
Eastern Michigan Mid-American-W 115 4W-5L Minnesota/Jacksonville State/Central Michigan/Northern Illinois/Western Michigan

MAC over ACC (1-0): Northern Illinois over Boston College

MAC over Big 12 (2-1): Central Florida over Kent State, Ohio University over Iowa State, Miami-OH over Cincinnati

MAC over Independents (3-1): Miami-OH over Massachusetts, Notre Dame over Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan over Massachusetts, Toledo over Massachusetts

10-Conference USA 

Liberty Conference USA 31 8W-0L n/a
Jacksonville State Conference USA 65 7W-2L Coastal Carolina/Liberty
Western Kentucky Conference USA 96 4W-4L Ohio State/Troy State/Jacksonville State/Liberty
Middle Tennessee State Conference USA 117 2W-6L Alabama/Missouri/Colorado State/Western Kentucky/Jacksonville State/Liberty
Louisiana Tech Conference USA 119 3W-6L SMU/North Texas State/Nebraska/Western Kentucky/Middle Tennessee St./New Mexico State
New Mexico State Conference USA 126 6W-3L Massachusetts/Liberty/Hawaii
Florida International Conference USA 130 4W-5L Louisiana Tech/Liberty/New Mexico State/Texas El-Paso/Jacksonville State
Texas-El Paso Conference USA 132 3W-6L Jacksonville State/Northwestern/Arizona/UNLV/Louisiana Tech/New Mexico State
Sam Houston State Conference USA 133 0W-8L BYU/Air Force/Houston/Jacksonville State/Liberty/New Mexico State/Florida International/Texas El-Paso

Conference USA over MAC (3-0): Liberty over Bowling Green, Liberty over Buffalo, Jacksonville State over Eastern Michigan

Conference USA over Independents (1-0): Florida International over Connecticut

Independents 

Notre Dame Independent 15 7W-2L Ohio State/Louisville
Connecticut Independent 121 1W-7L North Carolina State/Georgia State/Florida International/Duke/Utah State/South Florida/Boston College
Massachusetts Independent 129 2W-7L Auburn/Miami-OH/Eastern Michigan/New Mexico/Arkansas State/Toledo/Penn State
Army Independent 131 2W-6L Florida International/Syracuse/Boston College/Troy State/LSU/Massachusetts

Independents over American Athletic (3-1): Notre Dame over Navy, Army over Texas-San Antonio, Connecticut over Rice, South Florida over Connecticut

Independents over PAC-12 (1-0): Notre Dame over USC

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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 (4)
Georgia

Georgia Tech

Georgia State

Georgia Southern

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