DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-October 4, 2009

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

13 Undefeated Teams

NCAA Division I Team Conference Ranking Record Loss(es)
Florida Southeastern-E 1 4W-0L n/a
Texas Big 12-S 2 4W-0L n/a
Alabama Southeastern-W 3 5W-0L n/a
Boise State Western Athletic 4 5W-0L n/a
LSU Southeastern-W 5 5W-0L n/a
TCU Mountain West 6 4W-0L n/a
USC Pacific 10 7 4W-1L Washington
Ohio State Big Ten 8 4W-1L USC
Missouri Big 12-N 9 4W-0L n/a
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 10 4W-1L Alabama
South Florida Big East 11 5W-0L n/a
Oregon   Pacific 10 12 4W-1L Boise State
Cincinnati Big East 13 5W-0L n/a
Nebraska Big 12-N 14 3W-1L Virginia Tech
Iowa Big Ten 15 5W-0L n/a
Notre Dame Independent 16 4W-1L Michigan
Wisconsin Big Ten 17 5W-0L n/a
Kansas   Big 12-N 18 4W-0L n/a
Auburn Southeastern-W 19 5W-0L n/a
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast-C 20 3W-1L Virginia Tech
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 21 4W-1L Miami-FL
Boston College Atlantic Coast-A 22 4W-1L Clemson
Florida State Atlantic Coast-A 23 2W-3L Miami-FL/South Florida/Boston College
Penn State Big Ten 24 4W-1L Iowa
Stanford Pacific 10 25 4W-1L Wake Forest
South Carolina Southeastern-E 26 4W-1L Georgia  
UCLA Pacific 10 27 3W-1L Stanford  
Oklahoma State Big 12-S 28 3W-1L Houston
Georgia   Southeastern-E 29 3W-2L Oklahoma State/LSU
Mississippi   Southeastern-W 30 3W-1L South Carolina
Texas Tech Big 12-S 31 3W-2L Texas/Houston
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast-A 32 3W-2L Baylor/Boston College
West Virginia Big East 33 3W-1L Auburn
Utah Mountain West 34 3W-1L Oregon
Arizona   Pacific 10 35 3W-1L Iowa
Mississippi State Southeastern-W 36 2W-3L Auburn/LSU/Georgia Tech
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast-A 37 3W-2L South Carolina/Wake Forest
California Pacific 10 38 3W-2L Oregon/USC
Clemson Atlantic Coast-A 39 2W-3L Georgia Tech/TCU/Maryland
Pittsburgh Big East 40 4W-1L North Carolina State
Navy Independent 41 3W-2L Ohio State/Pittsburgh
Houston Conference USA-W 42 3W-1L Texas-El Paso
BYU Mountain West 43 3W-1L Florida State
Oklahoma   Big 12-S 44 2W-2L BYU/Miami-FL
North Carolina Atlantic Coast-C 45 3W-2L Georgia Tech/Virginia 
Connecticut Big East 46 3W-1L North Carolina
Central Michigan Mid-American-W 47 4W-1L Arizona
Michigan State Big Ten 48 2W-3L Central Michigan/Notre Dame/Wisconsin
Baylor Big 12-S 49 3W-1L Connecticut
Tennessee Southeastern-E 50 2W-3L UCLA/Florida/Auburn
Michigan Big Ten 51 4W-1L Michigan State
Minnesota Big Ten 52 3W-2L California/Wisconsin
Indiana Big Ten 53 3W-2L Michigan/Ohio State
Rutgers Big East 54 3W-1L Cincinnati
Kentucky Southeastern-E 55 2W-2L Florida/Alabama
Oregon State Pacific 10 56 3W-2L Cincinnati/Arizona
Arkansas Southeastern-W 57 2W-2L Georgia/Alabama
Arizona State Pacific 10 58 2W-2L Georgia/Oregon State
Washington Pacific 10 59 2W-3L LSU/Stanford/Notre Dame
Idaho Western Athletic 60 4W-1L Washington
Northern Illinois Mid-American-W 61 3W-2L Wisconsin/Idaho
Air Force Mountain West 62 3W-2L Minnesota/Navy
Colorado State Mountain West 63 3W-2L BYU/Idaho
Fresno State Western Athletic 64 1W-3L Wisconsin/Boise State/Cincinnati
Vanderbilt Southeastern-E 65 2W-3L LSU/Mississippi State/Mississippi
East Carolina Conference USA-E 66 3W-2L West Virginia/North Carolina
Middle Tennessee State Sun Belt 67 3W-1L Clemson
Syracuse Big East 68 2W-3L Minnesota/Penn State/South Florida
Northwestern Big Ten 69 3W-2L Syracuse/Minnesota
Tulsa Conference USA-W 70 4W-1L Oklahoma  
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt 71 2W-2L LSU/Nebraska
Purdue Big Ten 72 1W-4L Oregon/Northern Illinois/Notre Dame/Northwestern
Western Michigan Mid-American-W 73 2W-3L Michigan/Indiana/Northern Illinois
Southern Mississippi Conference USA-E 74 3W-2L Kansas/UAB
Duke Atlantic Coast-C 75 2W-3L Richmond/Kansas/Virginia Tech
Iowa State Big 12-N 76 3W-2L Iowa/Kansas State
Illinois Big Ten 77 1W-3L Missouri/Ohio State/Penn State
Kansas State Big 12-N 78 3W-2L Louisiana-Lafayette/UCLA
Texas A&M Big 12-S 79 3W-1L Arkansas
Temple Mid-American-E 80 2W-2L Villanova/Penn State
Central Florida Conference USA-E 81 3W-2L Southern Mississippi/East Carolina
Louisiana Tech Western Athletic 82 2W-2L Auburn/Navy
Toledo Mid-American-W 83 3W-2L Purdue/Ohio State
Colorado Big 12-N 84 1W-3L Colorado State/Toledo/West Virginia
UNLV Mountain West 85 2W-3L Oregon State/Nevada
Hawaii Western Athletic 86 2W-2L UNLV/Louisiana Tech
Louisville Big East 87 1W-3L Kentucky/Utah/Pittsburgh
Marshall Conference USA-E 88 3W-2L Virginia Tech/East Carolina
Bowling Green Mid-American-E 89 1W-4L Missouri/Marshall/Boise State/Ohio Univ.
Troy State Sun Belt 90 2W-2L Bowling Green/Florida
Maryland Atlantic Coast-A 91 2W-3L California/Middle Tennessee State/Rutgers
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 92 3W-2L Texas/Arizona State
Virginia   Atlantic Coast-C 93 1W-3L William&Mary/TCU/Southern Mississippi
Nevada Western Athletic 94 1W-3L Notre Dame/Missouri/Colorado State
Kent State Mid-American-E 95 2W-3L Boston College/Iowa State/Baylor
Wyoming Mountain West 96 3W-2L Texas/Colorado
Texas-El Paso Conference USA-W 97 2W-3L Buffalo/Kansas/Texas
Ohio University Mid-American-E 98 3W-2L Connecticut/Tennessee
Tulane Conference USA-W 99 2W-2L Tulsa/BYU
Army Independent 100 2W-3L Duke/Iowa State/Tulane
Akron Mid-American-E 101 1W-3L Penn State/Indiana/Central Michigan
Arkansas State Sun Belt 102 1W-3L Nebraska/Troy State/Iowa
San Jose State Western Athletic 103 1W-3L USC/Utah/Stanford
North Texas State Sun Belt 104 1W-3L Ohio Univ./Alabama/Middle Tennessee St.
Washington State Pacific 10 105 1W-4L Stanford/Hawaii/USC/Oregon
San Diego State Mountain West 106 2W-3L UCLA/Idaho/Air Force
Alabama-Birmingham Conference USA-E 107 2W-3L SMU/Texas A&M/Troy State
New Mexico State Western Athletic 108 2W-3L Idaho/UTEP/San Diego State
Southern Methodist Conference USA-W 109 2W-2L TCU/Washington State
Florida Atlantic Sun Belt 110 0W-4L Nebraska/South Carolina/Louisiana-Monroe/Wyoming
Florida International Sun Belt 111 0W-4L Alabama/Rutgers/Toledo/Louisiana-Monroe
Memphis State Conference USA-E 112 1W-4L Mississippi/Middle Tennessee St./Marshall/Central Florida
New Mexico Mountain West 113 0W-5L Tulsa/Texas A&M/Air Force/New Mexico State/Texas Tech
Eastern Michigan Mid-American-W 114 0W-4L Army/Northwestern/Michigan/Temple
Rice Conference USA-W 115 0W-5L UAB/Texas Tech/Vanderbilt/Oklahoma State/Tulsa
Utah State Western Athletic 116 1W-3L Utah/Texas A&M/BYU
Buffalo Mid-American-E 117 1W-4L Pittsburgh/Central Florida/Temple/Central Michigan
Ball State Mid-American-W 118 0W-5L North Texas State/New Hampshire/Army/Auburn/Toledo
Miami-OH Mid-American-E 119 0W-5L Kentucky/Boise State/Western Michigan/Kent State/Cincinnati
Western Kentucky Sun Belt 120 0W-4L Tennessee/South Florida/Central Arkansas/Navy
BEST CONFERENCES-2009-10
Top Conferences Power Average Teams Undefeated Teams-13
SEC 31.33 12 Florida/Alabama/LSU/Auburn
Big Twelve 42.66 12 Texas/Missouri/Kansas
Big Ten 44.18 11 Iowa/Wisconsin
ACC 42.33 12 None
Big East 44.00 8 Cincinnati/South Florida
PAC-10 42.20 10 None
Mountain West 67.55 9 TCU
Independents 52.33 3 None
WAC 79.67 9 Boise State
MAC 91.92 13 None
Conference USA 88.33 12 None
Sunbelt 96.33 9 None

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

Records: Conference versus Conference 2008-9
Top Conferences Big Twelve SEC ACC Big Ten PAC 10 Big East WAC MAC Independents Sunbelt Conference USA MWC
SEC 2W-1L SEC 6W-3L 1W-1L 0W-1L 1W-1L 1W-1L 3W-0L 1W-0L 7W-0L 8W-0L 0W-2L
Big Twelve Big Twelve 1W-2L 1W-3L 4W-1L 3W-1L 2W-3L 3W-0L 3W-0L 1W-0L 5W-1L 4W-0L 3W-1L
ACC 3W-1L 3W-6L ACC 1W-1L 1W-2L 1W-4L 1W-0L 1W-0L 4W-1L 0W-1L 4W-1L 0W-0L
Big Ten 1W-4L 1W-1L 1W-1L Big Ten 1W-4L 2W-1L 1W-0L 9W-4L 2W-2L 5W-0L 1W-0L 0W-1L
Big East 3W-2L 1W-1L 4W-1L 1W-2L 0W-0L Big East 1W-0L 3W-2L 4W-1L 1W-0L 4W-1L 0W-0L
PAC-10 1W-3L 1W-0L 2W-1L 4W-1L PAC 10 0W-0L 3W-3L 0W-0L 1W-2L 0W-0L 0W-0L 2W-6L
Mountain West 1W-3L 2W-0L 0W-0L 1W-0L 6W-2L 0W-0L 5W-2L 1W-0L 2W-1L 6W-0L 4W-1L MWC
Independents 0W-1L 0W-1L 1W-4L 2W-2L 2W-1L 1W-4L 1W-0L 3W-5L Independents 0W-4L 1W-2L 1W-2L
WAC 0W-3L 1W-1L 1W-1L 0W-1L 3W-3L 0W-1L WAC 3W-1L 0W-1L 0W-0L 2W-0L 2W-5L
MAC 0W-3L 0W-3L 0W-1L 4W-9L 0W-0L 2W-3L 1W-3L MAC 5W-3L 0W-2L 0W-3L 1W-0L
Conference USA 1W-5L 0W-8L 1W-4L 0W-1L 0W-0L 1W-4L 0W-2L 3W-0L 2W-1L 7W-0L Conference USA 1W-4L
Sunbelt 1W-5L 0W-7L 1W-0L 0W-5L 0W-0L 0W-1L 0W-0L 2W-0L 4W-0L Sunbelt 0W-7L 0W-6L
Best Bowl Records
2009: PAC 10 5-0
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 (31.33): Bowl Record: 5-2

Conference Champion: ???

SEC over PAC 10 (2-1): UCLA over Tennessee, LSU over Washington, Georgia over Arizona State

SEC over ACC (2-1): South Carolina over North Carolina State, Alabama over Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech over Mississippi State
SEC over Conference USA (1-0): Mississippi over Memphis State

SEC over Big East (2-0): Auburn over West Virginia, Kentucky over Louisville

SEC over Big Twelve (1-0): Arkansas over Texas A&M

SEC over Sunbelt (4-0): South Carolina over Florida Atlantic, Alabama over Florida International, Alabama over North Texas State, Tennessee over Western Kentucky

SEC over MAC (2-0): Tennessee over Ohio University, Auburn over Northern Illinois

Florida Southeastern-E 1 4W-0L n/a
South Carolina Southeastern-E 26 4W-1L Georgia  
Georgia   Southeastern-E 29 3W-2L Oklahoma State/LSU
Tennessee Southeastern-E 50 2W-3L UCLA/Florida/Auburn
Kentucky Southeastern-E 55 2W-2L Florida/Alabama
Vanderbilt Southeastern-E 65 2W-3L LSU/Mississippi State/Mississippi
Alabama Southeastern-W 3 5W-0L n/a
LSU Southeastern-W 5 5W-0L n/a
Auburn Southeastern-W 19 5W-0L n/a
Mississippi   Southeastern-W 30 3W-1L South Carolina
Mississippi State Southeastern-W 36 2W-3L Auburn/LSU/Georgia Tech
Arkansas Southeastern-W 57 2W-2L Georgia/Alabama

2-PAC 10-Pacific Athletic Conference (42.20): Bowl Record: 5-0

PAC 10 Champion: ???
PAC 10 over Big Ten (3-1): USC over Ohio State, Oregon over Purdue, California over Minnesota, Iowa over Arizona
PAC 10 over ACC (1-0): California over Maryland

PAC 10 over Big Twelve (1-0): UCLA over Kansas State

PAC 10 over WAC (3-2): Boise State over Oregon, Hawaii over Washington State, Washington over Idaho, USC over San Jose State, Stanford over San Jose State

PAC 10 over Mountain West (3-0): Oregon over Utah, Oregon State over UNLV, UCLA over San Diego State

PAC 10 over MAC (1-0): Arizona over Central Michigan

USC Pacific 10 7 4W-1L Washington
Oregon   Pacific 10 12 4W-1L Boise State
Stanford Pacific 10 25 4W-1L Wake Forest
UCLA Pacific 10 27 3W-1L Stanford  
Arizona   Pacific 10 35 3W-1L Iowa
California Pacific 10 38 3W-2L Oregon/USC
Oregon State Pacific 10 56 3W-2L Cincinnati/Arizona
Arizona State Pacific 10 58 2W-2L Georgia/Oregon State
Washington Pacific 10 59 2W-3L LSU/Stanford/Notre Dame
Washington State Pacific 10 105 1W-4L Stanford/Hawaii/USC/Oregon
3-ACC-Atlantic Coast (42.33): Bowl Record: 4-6
Conference Champion: ???
ACC over Independents (1-0): Duke over Army
ACC even with Conference USA (1-1): Virginia Tech over Marshall, Southern Mississippi over Virginia

ACC over MAC (1-0): Boston College over Kent State

ACC over Mountain West (2-0): Florida State over BYU, TCU over Virginia

ACC over Sun Belt (2-0): Middle Tennessee State over Maryland, Clemson over Middle Tennessee State

Boston College Atlantic Coast-A 22 4W-1L Clemson
Florida State Atlantic Coast-A 23 2W-3L Miami-FL/South Florida/Boston College
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast-A 32 3W-2L Baylor/Boston College
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast-A 37 3W-2L South Carolina/Wake Forest
Clemson Atlantic Coast-A 39 2W-3L Georgia Tech/TCU/Maryland
Maryland Atlantic Coast-A 91 2W-3L California/Middle Tennessee State/Rutgers
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 10 4W-1L Alabama
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast-C 20 3W-1L Virginia Tech
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 21 4W-1L Miami-FL
North Carolina Atlantic Coast-C 45 3W-2L Georgia Tech/Virginia 
Duke Atlantic Coast-C 75 2W-3L Richmond/Kansas/Virginia Tech
Virginia   Atlantic Coast-C 93 1W-3L William&Mary/TCU/Southern Mississippi
4-Big Twelve (42.66): Bowl Record: 4-3
Conference Champion: ???
Big Twelve even with Big Ten (1-1): Iowa over Iowa State, Missouri over Illinois
Big Twelve over Conference USA (4-2): Oklahoma over Tulsa, Texas Tech over Rice, Kansas over UTEP, Houston over Oklahoma State, Houston over Texas Tech, Kansas over Southern Mississippi

Big Twelve over Sunbelt (4-1): Louisiana-Lafayette over Kansas State, Nebraska over Florida Atlantic, Nebraska over Arkansas State, Texas over UTEP, Nebraska over Louisiana-Lafayette

Big Twelve over WAC (1-0): Missouri over Nevada

Big Twelve even with ACC (2-2): Baylor over Wake Forest, Virginia Tech over Nebraska, Kansas over Duke, Miami-FL over Oklahoma

Missouri Big 12-N 9 4W-0L n/a
Nebraska Big 12-N 14 3W-1L Virginia Tech
Kansas   Big 12-N 18 4W-0L n/a
Iowa State Big 12-N 76 3W-2L Iowa/Kansas State
Kansas State Big 12-N 78 3W-2L Louisiana-Lafayette/UCLA
Colorado Big 12-N 84 1W-3L Colorado State/Toledo/West Virginia
Texas Big 12-S 2 4W-0L n/a
Oklahoma State Big 12-S 28 3W-1L Houston
Texas Tech Big 12-S 31 3W-2L Texas/Houston
Oklahoma   Big 12-S 44 2W-2L BYU/Miami-FL
Baylor Big 12-S 49 3W-1L Connecticut
Texas A&M Big 12-S 79 3W-1L Arkansas

5-Big Ten (44.18): Bowl Record: 1-6

Big Ten Champion: ???
Big Ten over MAC (6-2): Michigan over Western Michigan, Central Michigan over Michigan State, Northern Illinois over Purdue, Northwestern over Eastern Michigan, Penn State over Akron, Indiana over Akron, Penn State over Temple, Wisconsin over Northern Illinois
Big Ten over Big East (2-1): Syracuse over Northwestern, Minnesota over Syracuse, Penn State over Syracuse
Big Ten even with Independents (2-2): Michigan over Notre Dame, Ohio State over Navy, Notre Dame over Purdue, Notre Dame over Michigan State

Big Ten over WAC (1-0): Wisconsin over Fresno State

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

Big Ten over Mountain West (1-0): Minnesota over Air Force

Ohio State Big Ten 8 4W-1L USC
Iowa Big Ten 15 5W-0L n/a
Wisconsin Big Ten 17 5W-0L n/a
Penn State Big Ten 24 4W-1L Iowa
Michigan State Big Ten 48 2W-3L Central Michigan/Notre Dame/Wisconsin
Michigan Big Ten 51 4W-1L Michigan State
Minnesota Big Ten 52 3W-2L California/Wisconsin
Indiana Big Ten 53 3W-2L Michigan/Ohio State
Northwestern Big Ten 69 3W-2L Syracuse/Minnesota
Purdue Big Ten 72 1W-4L Oregon/Northern Illinois/Notre Dame/Northwestern
Illinois Big Ten 77 1W-3L Missouri/Ohio State/Penn State
6-Big East (44.00): Bowl Record: 4-1
Big East Champion: ???

Big East over Big 12 (2-0): Connecticut over Baylor, West Virginia over Colorado

Big East even with ACC (2-2): South Florida over Florida State, North Carolina over Connecticut, Rutgers over Maryland, North Carolina State over Pittsburgh

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

Big East over WAC (1-0): Cincinnati over Fresno State

South Florida Big East 11 5W-0L n/a
Cincinnati Big East 13 5W-0L n/a
West Virginia Big East 33 3W-1L Auburn
Pittsburgh Big East 40 4W-1L North Carolina State
Connecticut Big East 46 3W-1L North Carolina
Rutgers Big East 54 3W-1L Cincinnati
Syracuse Big East 68 2W-3L Minnesota/Penn State/South Florida
Louisville Big East 87 1W-3L Kentucky/Utah/Pittsburgh

Independents (52.33): Bowl Record: 1-1

Independents over MAC (2-0): Army over Ball State, Army over Eastern Michigan

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

Independents over WAC (2-0): Navy over Louisiana Tech, Notre Dame over Nevada

Future Notre Dame Schedules
Notre Dame Independent 16 4W-1L Michigan
Navy Independent 41 3W-2L Ohio State/Pittsburgh
Army Independent 100 2W-3L Duke/Iowa State/Tulane
7-Mountain West (67.55): Bowl Record: 3-2
Mountain West Champion: ???
Mountain West over WAC (4-2): Utah over Utah State, UNLV over Hawaii, BYU over Utah State, Idaho over Colorado State, Nevada over UNLV, San Diego State over New Mexico State

Mountain West over Conference USA (3-0): BYU over Tulane, TCU over SMU, Wyoming over Florida Atlantic

Mountain West over ACC (1-0): TCU over Clemson

Mountain West over Big Twelve (2-1): BYU over Oklahoma, Colorado State over Colorado, Texas Tech over New Mexico

TCU Mountain West 6 4W-0L n/a
Utah Mountain West 34 3W-1L Oregon
BYU Mountain West 43 3W-1L Florida State
Air Force Mountain West 62 3W-2L Minnesota/Navy
Colorado State Mountain West 63 3W-2L BYU/Idaho
UNLV Mountain West 85 2W-3L Oregon State/Nevada
Wyoming Mountain West 96 3W-2L Texas/Colorado
San Diego State Mountain West 106 2W-3L UCLA/Idaho/Air Force
New Mexico Mountain West 113 0W-5L Tulsa/Texas A&M/Air Force/New Mexico State/Texas Tech
8-WAC-Western Athletic Conference (79.67): Bowl Record: 1-4

WAC Champion: ???

WAC over MAC (3-0): Boise State over Miami-OH, Boise State over Bowling Green, Idaho over Northern Illinois

Boise State Western Athletic 4 5W-0L n/a
Idaho Western Athletic 60 4W-1L Washington
Fresno State Western Athletic 64 1W-3L Wisconsin/Boise State/Cincinnati
Louisiana Tech Western Athletic 82 2W-2L Auburn/Navy
Hawaii Western Athletic 86 2W-2L UNLV/Louisiana Tech
Nevada Western Athletic 94 1W-3L Notre Dame/Missouri/Colorado State
San Jose State Western Athletic 103 1W-3L USC/Utah/Stanford
New Mexico State Western Athletic 108 2W-3L Idaho/UTEP/San Diego State
Utah State Western Athletic 116 1W-3L Utah/Texas A&M/BYU
9-Conference USA (88.33): Bowl Record: 4-2
Conference Champion: ???
Conference USA over MAC (3-1): Marshall over Bowling Green, Buffalo over UTEP, Central Florida over Buffalo, Marshall over Bowling Green

Conference USA over Big Twelve (1-0): Houston over Oklahoma State

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

Conference USA over WAC (1-0): UTEP over New Mexico State

East Carolina Conference USA-E 66 3W-2L West Virginia/North Carolina
Southern Mississippi Conference USA-E 74 3W-2L Kansas/UAB
Central Florida Conference USA-E 81 3W-2L Southern Mississippi/East Carolina
Marshall Conference USA-E 88 3W-2L Virginia Tech/East Carolina
Alabama-Birmingham Conference USA-E 107 2W-3L SMU/Texas A&M/Troy State
Memphis State Conference USA-E 112 1W-4L Mississippi/Middle Tennessee St./Marshall/Central Florida
Houston Conference USA-W 42 3W-1L Texas-El Paso
Tulsa Conference USA-W 70 4W-1L Oklahoma  
Texas-El Paso Conference USA-W 97 2W-3L Buffalo/Kansas/Texas
Tulane Conference USA-W 99 2W-2L Tulsa/BYU
Southern Methodist Conference USA-W 109 2W-2L TCU/Washington State
Rice Conference USA-W 115 0W-5L UAB/Texas Tech/Vanderbilt/Oklahoma State/Tulsa
10-MAC-Mid-American (91.92): Bowl Record 0-3
Conference Champion: ???
MAC over Sunbelt (2-1): Ohio University over North Texas State, Bowling Green over Troy State, North Texas State over Ball State
Temple Mid-American-E 80 2W-2L Villanova/Penn State
Bowling Green Mid-American-E 89 1W-4L Missouri/Marshall/Boise State/Ohio Univ.
Kent State Mid-American-E 95 2W-3L Boston College/Iowa State/Baylor
Ohio University Mid-American-E 98 3W-2L Connecticut/Tennessee
Akron Mid-American-E 101 1W-3L Penn State/Indiana/Central Michigan
Buffalo Mid-American-E 117 1W-4L Pittsburgh/Central Florida/Temple/Central Michigan
Miami-OH Mid-American-E 119 0W-5L Kentucky/Boise State/Western Michigan/Kent State/Cincinnati
Central Michigan Mid-American-W 47 4W-1L Arizona
Northern Illinois Mid-American-W 61 3W-2L Wisconsin/Idaho
Western Michigan Mid-American-W 73 2W-3L Michigan/Indiana/Northern Illinois
Toledo Mid-American-W 83 3W-2L Purdue/Ohio State
Eastern Michigan Mid-American-W 114 0W-4L Army/Northwestern/Michigan/Temple
Ball State Mid-American-W 118 0W-5L North Texas State/New Hampshire/Army/Auburn/Toledo
11-Sun Belt Conference (96.33): Bowl Record: 1-1
Sunbelt Champion: ???

Sunbelt over Conference USA (1-0): Middle Tennessee State over Memphis State

Middle Tennessee State Sun Belt 67 3W-1L Clemson
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt 71 2W-2L LSU/Nebraska
Troy State Sun Belt 90 2W-2L Bowling Green/Florida
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 92 3W-2L Texas/Arizona State
Arkansas State Sun Belt 102 1W-3L Nebraska/Troy State/Iowa
North Texas State Sun Belt 104 1W-3L Ohio Univ./Alabama/Middle Tennessee St.
Florida Atlantic Sun Belt 110 0W-4L Nebraska/South Carolina/Louisiana-Monroe/Wyoming
Florida International Sun Belt 111 0W-4L Alabama/Rutgers/Toledo/Louisiana-Monroe
Western Kentucky Sun Belt 120 0W-4L Tennessee/South Florida/Central Arkansas/Navy
Big Games/Rivalries to Decide the BCS Championship/Conference Titles/Bowl Spots

USC over Ohio State

Alabama over Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech over Nebraska

Washington upsets USC

Iowa over Penn State

South Florida over Florida State

Michigan State over Michigan

October 10

Florida at LSU

Wisconsin at Ohio State

Michigan at Iowa

October 15-17

Cincinnati at South Florida

Oklahoma at Texas

USC at Notre Dame

October 22-24

Penn State at Michigan

Auburn at LSU

TCU at BYU

October 29-31

Georgia at Florida

November 7

LSU at Alabama

Ohio State at Penn State

November 14

Iowa at Ohio State

Michigan at Wisconsin

November 21

Ohio State at Michigan

Kansas at Texas

California at Stanford

November 24-28

Alabama at Auburn

Texas at Texas A&M

Florida State at Florida

Oklahoma State at Oklahoma

Miami-FL at South Florida

UCLA at USC

Georgia at Georgia Tech

Utah at BYU

December 2-5
MAC Conference Championship:
Conference USA Championship:
ACC Conference Championship:
Big 12 Conference Championship:
SEC Conference Championship:

December 12

Army vs. Navy

2008-09 Bowl Schedule: 34 Bowls/68 Teams

EagleBank Bowl: Wake Forest over Navy
New Mexico Bowl: Colorado State over Fresno State
St. Petersburg Bowl: South Florida over Memphis State
Las Vegas Bowl: Arizona over BYU
New Orleans Bowl: Southern Mississippi over Troy State
Poinsettia Bowl: TCU over Boise State
Hawaii Bowl: Notre Dame over Hawaii
Motor City Bowl: Florida Atlantic over Central Michigan
Meineke Bowl: West Virginia over North Carolina
Champs Bowl: Florida State over Wisconsin
Emerald Bowl: California over Miami-FL
Independence Bowl: Louisiana Tech over Northern Illinois
Papa Johns Bowl: Rutgers over North Carolina State
Alamo Bowl: Missouri over Northwestern
Humanitarian Bowl: Maryland over Nevada
Holiday Bowl: Oregon over Oklahoma State
Texas Bowl: Rice over Western Michigan
Armed Forces Bowl: Houston over Air Force
Sun Bowl: Oregon State over Pittsburgh
Music City Bowl: Vanderbilt over Boston College
Insight Bowl: Kansas over Minnesota
Chick-fil-A Bowl: LSU over Georgia Tech
Outback Bowl: Iowa over South Carolina
Capital One Bowl: Georgia over Michigan State
Gator Bowl: Nebraska over Clemson
Rose Bowl: USC over Penn State
Orange Bowl: Virginia Tech over Cincinnati
Cotton Bowl: Mississippi over Texas Tech
Liberty Bowl: Kentucky over East Carolina
Sugar Bowl: Utah over Alabama
International Bowl: Connecticut over Buffalo
Fiesta Bowl: Texas over Ohio State
GMAC Bowl: Tulsa over Ball State
BCS National Championship: Florida over Oklahoma
Most Division I Football Programs by State
Texas (10)
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Christian
Texas Tech
Houston
Rice
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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
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Michigan (5)
Michigan
Michigan State
Western Michigan
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North Carolina (5)
Wake Forest
No.Carolina State
Duke
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Louisiana (5)
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Alabama (4)
Alabama
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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