DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-October 6, 2024

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

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

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

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2024: Big Ten 6-4

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

2022: Mountain West 5-1

2021: Big Twelve 5-0

2020: SEC 8-2

2019: Conference USA 4-2

2018: Big Ten 7-1

2017: ACC 9-3, Sunbelt 4-2

2016: SEC 9-2

2015: Conference USA 5-1

2014: SEC 7-3

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

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

2011: Mountain West 4-1

2010: Mountain West 4-1

2009: PAC 10 5-0

2008: SEC 7-2

2007: Big East 5-0

2006: ACC, Big Twelve 5-3

2005: Mountain West 2-1

2004: ACC 5-1

2003: Big Ten 5-2

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

2010 Conference Re-Alignment

1-SEC-Southeastern 

Texas SEC 1 5W-0L n/a
Alabama SEC 5 4W-1L Vanderbilt 
Georgia   SEC 6 4W-1L Alabama
Texas A&M SEC 12 5W-1L Notre Dame
Missouri SEC 13 4W-1L Texas A&M
Arkansas SEC 15 4W-2L Oklahoma State/Texas A&M
Tennessee SEC 16 4W-1L Arkansas  
Oklahoma   SEC 17 4W-1L Tennessee
LSU SEC 19 4W-1L USC
Kentucky SEC 23 3W-2L South Carolina/Georgia
Mississippi   SEC 24 5W-1L Kentucky 
South Carolina SEC 25 3W-2L LSU/Mississippi
Vanderbilt SEC 45 3W-2L Georgia State/Missouri
Florida SEC 54 3W-2L Miami-FL/Texas A&M
Auburn SEC 66 2W-4L California/Arkansas/Oklahoma/Georgia
Mississippi State SEC 91 1W-4L Arizona State/Toledo/Florida/Texas

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2-Big Ten

Ohio State Big Ten 2 5W-0L n/a
Oregon   Big Ten 3 5W-0L n/a
Penn State Big Ten 4 5W-0L n/a
Indiana Big Ten 20 6W-0L n/a
Illinois Big Ten 28 4W-1L Penn State
Nebraska Big Ten 29 5W-1L Illinois
Rutgers Big Ten 30 4W-1L Nebraska
Washington Big Ten 38 4W-2L Washington State/Rutgers
Iowa Big Ten 50 3W-2L Iowa State/Ohio State
Michigan Big Ten 51 4W-2L Texas/Washington
Wisconsin Big Ten 69 3W-2L Alabama/USC
Michigan State Big Ten 70 3W-3L Boston College/Ohio State/Oregon
Maryland Big Ten 71 3W-2L Michigan State/Indiana
Minnesota Big Ten 73 3W-3L North Carolina/Iowa/Michigan
USC Big Ten 76 3W-2L Michigan/Minnesota
Northwestern Big Ten 87 2W-3L Duke/Washington/Indiana
UCLA Big Ten 93 1W-4L Indiana/LSU/Oregon/Penn State
Purdue Big Ten 107 1W-4L Notre Dame/Oregon State/Nebraska/Wisconsin

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

3-ACC-Atlantic Coast 

Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast 7 6W-0L n/a
Clemson Atlantic Coast 10 4W-1L Georgia   
Southern Methodist Atlantic Coast 11 5W-1L BYU
Louisville Atlantic Coast 22 3W-2L Notre Dame/SMU
Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast 31 5W-0L n/a
Syracuse Atlantic Coast 37 4W-1L Stanford
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast 46 3W-3L Vanderbilt/Rutgers/Miami-FL
Virginia   Atlantic Coast 47 4W-1L Maryland
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast 48 4W-2L Syracuse/Louisville
Stanford Atlantic Coast 49 2W-3L TCU/Clemson/Virginia Tech
Boston College Atlantic Coast 52 4W-2L Missouri/Virginia
Duke Atlantic Coast 53 5W-1L Georgia Tech
Florida State Atlantic Coast 63 1W-5L Georgia Tech/Boston College/Memphis State/SMU/Clemson
California Atlantic Coast 65 3W-2L Florida State/Miami-FL
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast 74 2W-3L Virginia/Mississippi/Louisiana-Lafayette
North Carolina Atlantic Coast 79 3W-3L James Madison/Duke/Pittsburgh
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast 80 3W-3L Tennessee/Clemson/Wake Forest

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

ACC over Independents (1-0): Duke over Connecticut

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

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

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

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

4-Big Twelve 

BYU Big 12 9 5W-0L n/a
Kansas State Big 12 14 4W-1L BYU
Iowa State Big 12 21 5W-0L n/a
Texas Tech Big 12 32 5W-1L Washington State
Colorado Big 12 33 4W-1L Nebraska
West Virginia Big 12 34 3W-2L Penn State/Pittsburgh
Oklahoma State Big 12 35 3W-3L Utah/Kansas State/West Virginia
Arizona   Big 12 41 3W-2L Kansas State/Texas Tech
Utah Big 12 42 4W-1L Arizona 
Arizona State Big 12 44 4W-1L Texas Tech
Central Florida Big 12 56 3W-2L Colorado/Florida
Baylor Big 12 61 2W-4L Utah/Colorado/BYU/Iowa State
TCU Big 12 62 3W-3L Central Florida/SMU/Houston
Cincinnati Big 12 75 3W-2L Pittsburgh/Texas Tech
Houston Big 12 83 2W-4L UNLV/Oklahoma/Cincinnati/Iowa State
Kansas   Big 12 89 1W-5L Illinois/UNLV/West Virginia/TCU/Arizona State

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

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

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

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

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

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

5-PAC 12-Pacific Athletic Conference

Washington State Pacific 12-North 26 4W-1L Boise State 
Oregon State Pacific 12-North 57 4W-1L Oregon

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

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

PAC-12 over Mountain West (3-0): Oregon State over San Diego State, Washington State over San Jose State, Oregon State over Colorado State

6-American Athletic

Tulane American Athletic 27 4W-2L Kansas State/Oklahoma
Navy American Athletic 36 5W-0L n/a
Army American Athletic 43 5W-0L n/a
Memphis State American Athletic 55 4W-1L Navy
North Texas State American Athletic 58 4W-1L Texas Tech
South Florida American Athletic 82 2W-3L Alabama/Miami-FL/Tulane
North Carolina-Charlotte American Athletic 98 3W-3L James Madison/North Carolina/Indiana
East Carolina American Athletic 102 3W-3L Appalachian State/Liberty/North Carolina-Charlotte
Tulsa American Athletic 105 2W-4L Arkansas State/Oklahoma State/North Texas State/Army
Temple American Athletic 110 1W-5L Oklahoma/Navy/Coastal Carolina/Army/Connecticut
Texas-San Antonio American Athletic 111 2W-3L Texas State/Texas/East Carolina
Alabama-Birmingham American Athletic 112 1W-4L Louisiana-Monroe/Arkansas/Navy/Tulane
Florida Atlantic American Athletic 113 2W-3L Michigan State/Army/Connecticut
Rice American Athletic 127 1W-4L Sam Houston/Houston/Army/North Carolina-Charlotte

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

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

7-Mountain West

Boise State Mountain West 8 4W-1L Oregon
UNLV Mountain West 40 4W-1L Syracuse
Fresno State Mountain West 59 3W-2L Michigan/UNLV
San Jose State Mountain West 67 4W-1L Washington State
Colorado State Mountain West 109 2W-3L Texas/Colorado/Oregon State
Wyoming Mountain West 117 1W-4L Arizona State/Idaho/BYU/North Texas State
Air Force Mountain West 118 1W-4L San Jose State/Baylor/Wyoming/Navy
Nevada Mountain West 119 2W-4L SMU/Georgia Southern/Minnesota/San Jose State
Utah State Mountain West 121 1W-4L USC/Utah/Temple/Boise State
New Mexico Mountain West 122 1W-4L Montana State/Arizona/Auburn/Fresno State
San Diego State Mountain West 124 2W-3L Oregon State/California/Central Michigan
Hawaii Mountain West 125 2W-3L UCLA/Sam Houston St./San Diego State

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

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

8-Sun Belt Conference 

Coastal Carolina Sun Belt-E 60 4W-1L Virginia
James Madison Sun Belt-E 78 4W-1L Louisiana-Monroe 
Georgia Southern Sun Belt-E 84 3W-2L Boise State/Mississippi
Georgia State Sun Belt-E 86 2W-2L Georgia Tech/Georgia Southern
Marshall Sun Belt-E 99 3W-2L Virginia Tech/Ohio State
Appalachian State Sun Belt-E 101 2W-3L Clemson/South Alabama/Marshall
Old Dominion Sun Belt-E 106 1W-4L South Carolina/East Carolina/Virginia Tech/Coastal Carolina
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt-W 72 4W-1L Tulane
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt-W 77 4W-1L Texas
Texas State Sun Belt-W 92 3W-2L Arizona State/Sam Houston State
Arkansas State Sun Belt-W 97 3W-2L Michigan/Iowa State
South Alabama Sun Belt-W 100 2W-4L North Texas St./Ohio Univ./LSU/Arkansas State
Troy State Sun Belt-W 120 1W-5L Nevada/Memphis State/Iowa/Louisiana-Monroe/Texas State
Southern Mississippi Sun Belt-W 126 1W-4L Kentucky/South Florida/Jacksonville St./Louisiana-Lafayette

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

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

9-MAC-Mid-American

Toledo Mid-American 81 4W-1L Western Kentucky
Northern Illinois Mid-American 85 3W-2L Buffalo/North Carolina State
Buffalo Mid-American 88 3W-2L Missouri/Connecticut
Ohio University Mid-American 94 3W-2L Syracuse/Kentucky
Eastern Michigan Mid-American 95 4W-1L Washington
Miami-OH Mid-American 96 1W-4L Northwestern/Cincinnati/Notre Dame/Toledo
Western Michigan Mid-American 103 2W-3L Wisconsin/Ohio State/Marshall
Bowling Green Mid-American 108 2W-3L Penn State/Texas A&M/Old Dominion
Central Michigan Mid-American 116 3W-2L Florida International/Illinois
Akron Mid-American 130 1W-5L Ohio State/Rutgers/South Carolina/Ohio Univ./Bowling Green
Ball State Mid-American 131 1W-4L Miami-FL/Central Michigan/James Madison/Western Michigan
Kent State Mid-American 133 0W-5L Pittsburgh/St. Francis/Tennessee/Penn State/Eastern Michigan

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

10-Conference USA 

Liberty Conference USA 39 4W-0L n/a
Western Kentucky Conference USA 68 3W-2L Alabama/Boston College
Sam Houston State Conference USA 90 5W-1L Central Florida
Jacksonville State Conference USA 104 2W-3L Coastal Carolina/Louisville/Eastern Michigan
Florida International Conference USA 114 2W-3L Indiana/Florida Atlantic/Monmouth
Middle Tennessee State Conference USA 115 1W-4L Mississippi/Western Kentucky/Duke/Memphis State
New Mexico State Conference USA 123 1W-4L Liberty/Fresno State/Sam Houston St./New Mexico
Texas-El Paso Conference USA 128 0W-5L Nebraska/Southern Utah/Liberty/Colorado State/Sam Houston State
Louisiana Tech Conference USA 129 1W-3L North Carolina State/Tulsa/Florida International
Kennesaw State Conference USA 132 0W-5L Texas-San Antonio/Louisiana-Lafayette/San Jose State/Tennessee-Martin/Jacksonville State

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

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

Independents 

Notre Dame Independent 18 4W-1L Northern Illinois
Connecticut Independent 64 4W-2L Maryland/Duke
Massachusetts Independent 134 1W-5L Eastern Michigan/Toledo/Buffalo/Miami-OH/Northern Illinois

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

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Marshall
West Virginia
Indiana (4)
Purdue
Notre Dame
Ball State
Indiana
Pennsylvania (3)
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Temple
Mississippi (3)
Southern Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Illinois (3)
Northern Illinois
Illinois
Northwestern
Oklahoma (3)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
Tulsa
Colorado (4)
Colorado
Colorado State

Air Force

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

Georgia Tech

Georgia State

Georgia Southern

Kennesaw State
Kentucky (3)
Louisville

Kentucky

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

Washington

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

Clemson

Coastal Carolina
Iowa (2)
Iowa
Iowa State
Kansas (2)
Kansas State
Kansas
1 each from:
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Massachusetts (Boston College), Connecticut, Wyoming and Hawaii
None from Maine, Rhode Island, Delaware, Vermont, North Dakota, South Dakota, Alaska or Montana