DAVETGC'S Rankings-120 NCAA-Division I Teams
Sunday, September 28, 2008

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

BEST CONFERENCES
Top Conferences Power Average Teams Undefeated
SEC 34.58 12 3
Big Twelve 34.67 12 5
Big Ten 37.55 11 2
ACC 42.75 12 1
Big East 56.50 8 1
PAC-10 54.20 10 1
Mountain West 53.11 9 2
Independents 80.25 4 0
WAC 77.67 9 1
MAC 88.62 13 1
Conference USA 90.25 12 1
Sunbelt 97.00 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 (34.58): Bowl Record: 7-2

Conference Championship: Georgia, Florida,Vanderbilt or Kentucky vs. LSU or 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 over Big East (1-0): Kentucky over Louisville

SEC over Independents (1-0): Kentucky over Western Kentucky

SEC over MAC (2-0): Vanderbilt over Miami-OH, Georgia over Central Michigan

SEC over Sunbelt (3-0): Auburn/Arkansas over Louisiana-Monroe, LSU over North Texas St.
Kentucky Southeastern-E 10 4W-0L n/a
Georgia Southeastern-E 15 4W-1L Alabama
Florida Southeastern-E 16 3W-1L Mississippi
Vanderbilt Southeastern-E 32 4W-0L n/a
Tennessee Southeastern-E 62 1W-3L UCLA/Florida/Auburn
South Carolina Southeastern-E 68 3W-2L Vanderbilt/Georgia
LSU Southeastern-W 2 4W-0L n/a
Alabama Southeastern-W 4 4W-0L n/a
Auburn Southeastern-W 17 4W-1L LSU
Arkansas Southeastern-W 42 2W-2L Alabama/Texas
Mississippi Southeastern-W 50 3W-2L Wake Forest/Vanderbilt
Mississippi State Southeastern-W 97 1W-4L Louisiana Tech/Auburn/Georgia Tech/LSU

2-Big Twelve (34.67): Bowl Record: 5-3

Conference Championship: Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska or Colorado vs. Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas or Texas Tech

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 1 4W-0L n/a
Kansas Big 12-N 18 3W-1L South Florida
Nebraska Big 12-N 28 3W-1L Virginia Tech
Colorado Big 12-N 36 3W-1L Florida State
Iowa State Big 12-N 65 2W-2L Iowa/UNLV
Kansas State Big 12-N 69 3W-1L Louisville
Oklahoma Big 12-S 3 4W-0L n/a
Texas Big 12-S 6 4W-0L n/a
Texas Tech Big 12-S 13 4W-0L n/a
Oklahoma State Big 12-S 20 4W-0L n/a
Baylor Big 12-S 72 2W-2L Wake Forest/Connecticut
Texas A&M Big 12-S 85 2W-2L Arkansas State/Miami-FL

3-Big Ten (37.55): Bowl Record: 3-5

Big Ten over MAC (9-1): 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

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
Ohio State Big Ten 9 4W-1L USC
Penn State Big Ten 14 5W-0L n/a
Illinois Big Ten 25 2W-2L Missouri/Penn State
Wisconsin Big Ten 26 3W-1L Michigan
Michigan State Big Ten 37 4W-1L California
Northwestern Big Ten 41 5W-0L n/a
Minnesota Big Ten 44 4W-1L Ohio State
Michigan Big Ten 51 2W-2L Utah/Notre Dame
Purdue Big Ten 54 2W-2L Oregon/Notre Dame
Iowa Big Ten 55 3W-2L Pittsburgh/Northwestern
Indiana Big Ten 57 2W-2L Ball State/Michigan State

4-ACC-Atlantic Coast (42.75): Bowl Record: 2-6

Conference Championship: Wake Forest, Boston College, Maryland or Clemson vs. Virginia Tech

ACC over Big Twelve (3-0): Wake Forest over Baylor, Miami-FL over Texas A&M, Florida State over Colorado

ACC even with Independents (1-1): Duke over Navy, Navy over Wake Forest

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 (2-1): East Carolina over Virginia Tech, North Carolina State over East Carolina, Boston College over Central Florida
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast-A 23 3W-1L Navy
Florida State Atlantic Coast-A 24 3W-1L Wake Forest
Boston College Atlantic Coast-A 27 3W-1L Georgia Tech
Maryland Atlantic Coast-A 34 4W-1L Middle Tennessee St.
Clemson Atlantic Coast-A 43 3W-2L Alabama/Maryland
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast-A 76 2W-3L South Carolina/Clemson/South Florida
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 21 4W-1L East Carolina
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 22 3W-1L Virginia Tech
North Carolina Atlantic Coast-C 39 3W-1L Virginia Tech
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast-C 47 2W-2L Florida/North Carolina
Duke Atlantic Coast-C 70 3W-1L Northwestern
Virginia Atlantic Coast-C 87 1W-3L USC/Connecticut/Duke

5-Mountain West (53.11): Bowl Record: 4-1

Mountain West over Big Ten (1-0): Utah over Michigan

Mountain West over PAC 10 (5-1): BYU over UCLA, New Mexico over Arizona, BYU over Washington, TCU over Stanford, UNLV over Arizona State, California over Colorado 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
BYU Mountain West 5 4W-0L n/a
Utah Mountain West 11 5W-0L n/a
TCU Mountain West 31 4W-1L Oklahoma
Air Force Mountain West 46 3W-1L Utah
UNLV Mountain West 59 3W-2L Utah/Nevada
Colorado State Mountain West 73 2W-2L Colorado/California
Wyoming Mountain West 74 2W-3L Air Force/BYU/Bowling Green
New Mexico Mountain West 75 2W-3L TCU/Texas A&M/Tulsa
San Diego State Mountain West 104 1W-3L Cal Poly/Notre Dame/San Jose State

6-PAC 10-Pacific Athletic Conference (54.20): 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 7 2W-1L Oregon State
Oregon Pacific 10 19 4W-1L Boise State
California Pacific 10 35 3W-1L Maryland
Arizona Pacific 10 56 3W-1L New Mexico
Arizona State Pacific 10 60 2W-2L UNLV/Georgia
UCLA Pacific 10 61 1W-3L BYU/Arizona/Fresno State
Stanford Pacific 10 63 3W-2L Arizona State/TCU
Oregon State Pacific 10 64 2W-2L Stanford/Penn State
Washington State Pacific 10 88 1W-4L Oklahoma State/California/Baylor/Oregon
Washington Pacific 10 89 0W-4L Oregon/BYU/Oklahoma/Stanford

7-Big East (56.50): 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 even with Conference USA (1-1): East Carolina over West Virginia, South Florida over Central Florida

Big East over ACC (2-1): Connecticut over Virginia, North Carolina over Rutgers, South Florida over North Carolina 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 12 5W-0L n/a
Connecticut Big East 33 5W-0L n/a
West Virginia Big East 38 2W-2L East Carolina/Colorado
Pittsburgh Big East 49 3W-1L Bowling Green
Louisville Big East 53 2W-2L Kentucky/Connecticut
Rutgers Big East 78 1W-3L Fresno State/North Carolina/Navy
Cincinnati Big East 82 3W-1L Oklahoma
Syracuse Big East 107 1W-4L Northwestern/Akron/Penn State/Pittsburgh

8-WAC-Western Athletic Conference (77.67): Bowl Record: 1-3

WAC even with SEC (1-1): Louisiana Tech over Mississippi State, Florida over Hawaii

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

WAC over MAC (2-1): Boise State over Bowling Green, Western Michigan over Idaho, Fresno State over Toledo
Boise State Western Athletic 8 3W-0L n/a
Fresno State Western Athletic 29 3W-1L Wisconsin
Nevada Western Athletic 58 2W-2L Texas Tech/Missouri
Louisiana Tech Western Athletic 81 2W-1L Kansas
Hawaii Western Athletic 90 1W-3L Florida/Oregon State/San Jose St.
San Jose State Western Athletic 92 3W-2L Nebraska/Stanford
Utah State Western Athletic 109 1W-3L UNLV/Oregon/Utah
New Mexico State Western Athletic 114 1W-2L Nebraska/New Mexico
Idaho Western Athletic 118 1W-4L Arizona/Western Michigan/Utah State/San Diego St.
9--Independents (80.25): Bowl Record: 0-1

Independents over Big East (1-0): Navy over Rutgers

Future Notre Dame Schedules
Notre Dame Independent 40 3W-1L Michigan State
Navy Independent 71 3W-2L Ball State/Duke
Western Kentucky Independent 91 2W-3L Indiana/Alabama/Kentucky
Army Independent 119 0W-4L Temple/New Hampshire/Akron/Texas A&M

10-Conference USA (90.25): Bowl Record: 2-4

Conference Championship: East Carolina or Marshall 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 52 3W-2L North Carolina State/Houston
Marshall Conference USA-E 77 3W-2L Wisconsin/West Virginia
Southern Mississippi Conference USA-E 83 2W-2L Auburn/Marshall
Central Florida Conference USA-E 98 1W-3L South Florida/Boston College/UTEP
Memphis State Conference USA-E 106 2W-3L Mississippi/Rice/Marshall
Alabama-Birmingham Conference USA-E 117 1W-4L Tulsa/Florida Atlantic/Tennessee/South Carolina
Tulsa Conference USA-W 45 4W-0L n/a
Rice Conference USA-W 80 3W-2L Vanderbilt/Texas
Houston Conference USA-W 102 2W-3L Oklahoma State/Air Force/Colorado State
Tulane Conference USA-W 103 2W-2L Alabama/East Carolina
Texas-El Paso Conference USA-W 105 1W-3L Buffalo/Texas/New Mexico State
Southern Methodist Conference USA-W 115 1W-4L Rice/Texas Tech/TCU/Tulane

11-MAC-Mid-American (88.62): Bowl Record 0-3

Conference Championship: Bowling Green vs. Ball State, Central Michigan or Toledo

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 (3-0): Ball State over Navy, Temple over Army, Akron over Army
Bowling Green Mid-American-E 48 2W-2L Minnesota/Boise State
Buffalo Mid-American-E 93 2W-3L Pittsburgh/Missouri/Central Michigan
Akron Mid-American-E 95 2W-3L Wisconsin/Ball State/Cincinnati
Temple Mid-American-E 100 1W-4L Connecticut/Buffalo/Penn State/Western Michigan
Ohio University Mid-American-E 101 1W-4L Wyoming/Ohio State/Central Michigan/Northwestern
Miami-OH Mid-American-E 108 1W-3L Vanderbilt/Michigan/Cincinnati
Kent State Mid-American-E 113 1W-4L Boston College/Iowa State/Louisiana-Lafayette/Ball State
Ball State Mid-American-W 30 5W-0L n/a
Central Michigan Mid-American-W 66 3W-2L Georgia/Purdue
Western Michigan Mid-American-W 79 4W-1L Nebraska
Northern Illinois Mid-American-W 96 2W-2L Minnesota/Western Michigan
Toledo Mid-American-W 111 1W-3L Arizona/Fresno State/Florida International
Eastern Michigan Mid-American-W 112 1W-4L Michigan State/Toledo/Maryland/Northern Illinois
12-Sun Belt Conference (97.00): Bowl Record: 1-0

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

Sunbelt over ACC (1-0): Middle Tennessee State over Maryland
Troy State Sun Belt 67 2W-2L Ohio State/Oklahoma State
Arkansas State Sun Belt 84 3W-2L Southern Mississippi/Memphis State
Middle Tennessee State Sun Belt 86 1W-3L Troy State/Kentucky/Arkansas State
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt 94 1W-3L Southern Mississippi/Illinois/Kansas State
Florida Atlantic Sun Belt 99 1W-3L Texas/Michigan State/Minnesota
Florida International Sun Belt 110 1W-3L Kansas/Iowa/South Florida
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 116 1W-3L Auburn/Arkansas/Tulane
North Texas State Sun Belt 120 0W-4L Kansas State/Tulsa/LSU/Rice

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

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 at Miami-FL

Missouri at Nebraska

Florida at Arkansas

Kentucky at Alabama

Texas at Colorado

Oregon at USC

Ohio State at Wisconsin

October 11

Texas at Oklahoma

LSU at Florida

Oklahoma State at Missouri

Nebraska at Texas Tech

Arkansas at Auburn

Colorado at Kansas

Penn State at Wisconsin

October 18

BYU at TCU

Kansas at Oklahoma

Vanderbilt at Georgia

Missouri at Texas

October 25

Auburn at West Virginia

Virginia Tech at Florida State

Michigan State at Michigan

Illinois at Wisconsin

Alabama at Tennessee

Texas Tech at Kansas

Kentucky at Florida

Georgia at LSU

Oklahoma State at Texas

Colorado at Missouri

Penn State at 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

LSU at Arkansas

December 3-6

South Florida at West Virginia

USC at UCLA

Navy at Army

Arizona State at Arizona

MAC Conference Championship

Conference USA Championship

December 10

ACC Conference Championship: Wake Forest vs. Virginia Tech

Big 12 Conference Championship: Missouri vs. Oklahoma

SEC Conference Championship: LSU vs. Georgia/Florida

2008-09 Bowl Schedule

Dec. 20 Congressional Bowl at Washington, Navy, Army, ACC No. 9 or MAC, 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 20 New Mexico Bowl at Albuquerque, MWC No. 4 vs. WAC No. 3, 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 20 St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl, Big East vs. CUSA, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 20 Las Vegas Bowl, MWC No. 1 vs. PAC-10, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 21 New Orleans Bowl, Sun Belt champion vs. CUSA, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 23 Poinsettia Bowl at San Diego, MWC No. 2 vs. PAC-10, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl at Honolulu, WAC vs. Pac-10, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 26 Motor City Bowl at Detroit, Big Ten No. 7 vs. MAC No. 1 or No. 2, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Dec. 27 Meineke Bowl at Charlotte, N.C., ACC No. 5/6/7 vs. Big East, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 27 Champs Sports Bowl at Orlando, Fla., ACC No. 4 vs. Big 10 No. 4, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 27 Emerald Bowl at San Francisco, PAC-10 vs. ACC No. 5/6/7, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 28 Independence Bowl at Shreveport, La., SEC vs. Big 12, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 29 Papajohns.com Bowl at Birmingham, Ala., Big East vs. SEC, 3 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 29 Alamo Bowl at San Antonio, Big 10 No. 4 vs. Big 12 No. 4, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 30 Humanitarian Bowl at Boise, Idaho, WAC No. 1 vs. ACC No. 8, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 30 Holiday Bowl at San Diego, Big 12 No. 3 vs. PAC-10 No. 2, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 30 Texas Bowl at Houston, Big 12 vs. Big East, 8 p.m. (NFLN)
Dec. 31 Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, Texas, CUSA vs. MWC No. 3, Noon (ESPN)
Dec. 31 Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas, PAC-10 No. 3 vs. Big 12 No. 5 or Big East No. 2, 2 p.m. (CBS)
Dec. 31 Music City Bowl at Nashville, Tenn., SEC No. 6 vs. ACC No. 5/6/7, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Dec. 31 Insight Bowl at Tempe, Ariz., Big 12 No. 6 vs. Big 10 No. 6, 5:30 p.m. (NFLN)
Dec. 31 Chick-fil-A Bowl at Atlanta, SEC No. 5 vs. ACC No. 2, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 1 Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla., SEC No. 3 or No. 4 vs. Big 10 No. 3, 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 1 Capital One Bowl at Orlando, Fla., Big 10 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 2, 1 p.m. (ABC)
Jan. 1 Gator Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla., Big 12 No. 5 or Big East No. 2 vs. ACC No. 3, 1 p.m. (CBS)
Jan. 1 Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif., BCS (Pac-10 champion) vs. BCS (Big Ten champion-Ohio State, Penn State or Wisconsin), 5 p.m. (ABC)
Jan. 1 Orange Bowl at Miami, BCS vs. BCS (ACC Champion-Wake Forest or Virginia Tech), 8 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 2 Cotton Bowl at Dallas, Big 12 No. 2 vs. SEC No. 3 or No. 4, 2 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 2 Liberty Bowl at Memphis, Tenn., SEC vs. CUSA No. 1, 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl at New Orleans, BCS vs. BCS (SEC Champion), 8 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 3 International Bowl at Toronto, Big East vs. MAC No. 3, Noon (ESPN2)
Jan. 5 Fiesta Bowl at Glendale, Ariz., BCS vs. BCS (Big 12 champion), 8:30 p.m. (FOX)
Jan. 6 GMAC Bowl at Mobile, Ala., CUSA No. 2 vs. MAC No. 1 or No. 2, or WAC, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Jan. 8 BCS National Championship game, BCS1: USC vs. BCS2: Missouri or Oklahoma, Miami, 8 p.m. (FOX)
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