DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-September 4, 2017
| NCAA Division I Team | Conference | Ranking | Record | Loss(es) |
| Alabama | Southeastern-W | 1 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Ohio State | Big Ten-East | 2 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Clemson | Atlantic Coast-A | 3 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Penn State | Big Ten-East | 4 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 5 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Washington | Pacific 12-North | 6 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Florida State | Atlantic Coast-A | 7 | 0W-1L | Alabama |
| Michigan | Big Ten-East | 8 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| USC | Pacific 12-South | 9 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten-West | 10 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| LSU | Southeastern-W | 11 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 12 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Auburn | Southeastern-W | 13 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Stanford | Pacific 12-North | 14 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Georgia | Southeastern-E | 15 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Miami-Florida | Atlantic Coast-C | 16 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Louisville | Atlantic Coast-A | 17 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Kansas State | Big 12 | 18 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| South Florida | American Athletic-E | 19 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Virginia Tech | Atlantic Coast-C | 20 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Tennessee | Southeastern-E | 21 | 0W-0L | n/a |
| Utah | Pacific 12-South | 22 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Washington State | Pacific 12-North | 24 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Colorado | Pacific 12-South | 24 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| West Virginia | Big 12 | 25 | 0W-1L | Virginia Tech |
| TCU | Big 12 | 26 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Notre Dame | Independent | 27 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Boise State | Mountain West-M | 28 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Maryland | Big Ten-East | 29 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Texas A&M | Southeastern-W | 30 | 0W-1L | UCLA |
| Pittsburgh | Atlantic Coast-C | 31 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Oregon | Pacific 12-North | 32 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Northwestern | Big Ten-West | 33 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Nebraska | Big Ten-West | 34 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Arkansas | Southeastern-W | 35 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Iowa | Big Ten-West | 36 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Memphis State | American Athletic-W | 37 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Mississippi State | Southeastern-W | 38 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| San Diego State | Mountain West-W | 39 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast-C | 40 | 0W-0L | n/a |
| South Carolina | Southeastern-E | 41 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| BYU | Independent | 42 | 1W-1L | LSU |
| Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 43 | 0W-1L | Georgia |
| Florida | Southeastern-E | 44 | 0W-1L | Michigan |
| North Carolina State | Atlantic Coast-A | 45 | 0W-1L | South Carolina |
| Texas | Big 12 | 46 | 0W-1L | Maryland |
| Vanderbilt | Southeastern-E | 47 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| UCLA | Pacific 12-South | 48 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| California | Pacific 12-North | 49 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast-C | 50 | 0W-1L | California |
| Minnesota | Big Ten-West | 51 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Houston | American Athletic-W | 52 | 0W-0L | n/a |
| Michigan State | Big Ten-East | 53 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Western Michigan | Mid-American-W | 54 | 0W-1L | USC |
| Navy | American Athletic-W | 55 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Toledo | Mid-American-W | 56 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast-A | 57 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Air Force | Mountain West-M | 58 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Louisiana Tech | Conference USA-W | 59 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Arizona | Pacific 12-South | 60 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Western Kentucky | Conference USA-E | 61 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Tulsa | American Athletic-W | 62 | 0W-1L | Oklahoma State |
| Army | Independent | 63 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 64 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Colorado State | Mountain West-M | 65 | 1W-1L | Colorado |
| New Mexico | Mountain West-M | 66 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Mississippi | Southeastern-W | 67 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Kentucky | Southeastern-E | 68 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Arizona State | Pacific 12-South | 69 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Wyoming | Mountain West-M | 70 | 0W-1L | Iowa |
| Temple | American Athletic-E | 71 | 0W-1L | Notre Dame |
| Indiana | Big Ten-East | 72 | 0W-1L | Ohio State |
| Troy State | Sun Belt | 73 | 0W-1L | Boise St. |
| Boston College | Atlantic Coast-A | 74 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 75 | 0W-1L | Nebraska |
| Purdue | Big Ten-West | 76 | 0W-1L | Louisville |
| Oregon State | Pacific 12-North | 77 | 1W-1L | Colorado State |
| Illinois | Big Ten-West | 78 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Middle Tennessee State | Conference USA-E | 79 | 0W-1L | Vanderbilt |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 80 | 0W-1L | Liberty |
| Syracuse | Atlantic Coast-A | 81 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Central Florida | American Athletic-E | 82 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Virginia | Atlantic Coast-C | 83 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Missouri | Southeastern-E | 84 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Duke | Atlantic Coast-C | 85 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Old Dominion | Conference USA-E | 86 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Ohio University | Mid-American-E | 87 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Idaho | Sun Belt | 88 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Cincinnati | American Athletic-E | 89 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 90 | 0W-1L | Auburn |
| Southern Methodist | American Athletic-W | 91 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Miami-OH | Mid-American-E | 92 | 0W-1L | Marshall |
| Rutgers | Big Ten-East | 93 | 0W-1L | Washington |
| Eastern Michigan | Mid-American-W | 94 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Central Michigan | Mid-American-W | 95 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Connecticut | American Athletic-E | 96 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| South Alabama | Sun Belt | 97 | 0W-1L | Mississippi |
| North Texas State | Conference USA-W | 98 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| East Carolina | American Athletic-E | 99 | 0W-0L | n/a |
| Northern Illinois | Mid-American-W | 100 | 0W-1L | Boston College |
| Hawaii | Mountain West-W | 101 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Texas-San Antonio | Conference USA-W | 102 | 0W-0L | n/a |
| Southern Mississippi | Conference USA-E | 103 | 0W-1L | Kentucky |
| Utah State | Mountain West-M | 104 | 0W-1L | Wisconsin |
| Ball State | Mid-American-W | 105 | 0W-1L | Illinois |
| Akron | Mid-American-E | 106 | 0W-1L | Penn State |
| Tulane | American Athletic-W | 107 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 108 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Iowa State | Big 12 | 109 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| UNLV | Mountain West-W | 110 | 0W-1L | Howard |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 111 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Florida International | Conference USA-E | 112 | 0W-1L | Central Florida |
| Kent State | Mid-American-E | 113 | 0W-1L | Clemson |
| San Jose State | Mountain West-W | 114 | 1W-1L | South Florida |
| Nevada | Mountain West-W | 115 | 0W-1L | Northwestern |
| Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 116 | 0W-1L | Memphis St. |
| Georgia State | Sun Belt | 117 | 0W-1L | Tennessee St. |
| North Carolina-Charlotte | Conference USA-E | 118 | 0W-1L | Eastern Michigan |
| Bowling Green | Mid-American-E | 119 | 0W-1L | Michigan State |
| Buffalo | Mid-American-E | 120 | 0W-1L | Minnesota |
| Marshall | Conference USA-E | 121 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Florida Atlantic | Conference USA-E | 122 | 0W-1L | Navy |
| Texas-El Paso | Conference USA-W | 123 | 0W-1L | Oklahoma |
| New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 124 | 0W-1L | Arizona St. |
| Rice | Conference USA-W | 125 | 0W-1L | Stanford |
| Texas State | Sun Belt | 126 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Fresno State | Mountain West-W | 127 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 128 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Alabama-Birmingham | Conference USA-W | 129 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Massachusetts | Independent | 130 | 0W-2L | Hawaii/Coastal Carolina |
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| Top Conferences | Power Average | Conference Champion |
| SEC | 34.93 | Alabama |
| PAC-12 | 42.33 | Washington |
| Big Ten | 41.79 | Penn State |
| Big 12 | 49.70 | Oklahoma |
| ACC | 38.43 | Clemson |
| American Athletic | 67.75 | Temple |
| Mountain West | 85.83 | San Diego State |
| Independents | 84.75 | None |
| MAC | 93.50 | Western Michigan |
| Conference USA | 100.92 | Western Kentucky |
| Sunbelt | 95.55 | Arkansas State/Appalachian State |
Power Average=Average Conference Rankings (The lower the better)
| Top Conferences | Big Twelve | SEC | ACC | Big Ten | PAC 12 | Amer.Ath. | MAC | Independents | Sunbelt | Conference USA | Mountain West |
SEC 29W-11L |
2W-3L | SEC | 4W-9L | 2W-1L | 3W-0L | 2W-1L | 4W-0L | 3W-1L | 8W-1L | 7W-2L | 0W-0L |
| Big Twelve 12W-9L | Big Twelve | 3W-2L | 1W-1L | 0W-1L | 1-3L | 2W-2L | 0W-2L | 2W-0L | 1W-0L | 4W-0L | 2W-0L |
ACC 28W-11L |
1W-1L | 9W-4L | ACC | 5W-2L | 0W-2L | 6W-3L | 2W-0L | 5W-3L | 3W-0L | 5W-0L | 0W-0L |
Big Ten 24W-8L |
1W-0L | 1W-2L | 2W-5L | Big Ten | 4W-3L | 4W-1L | 5W-2L | 1W-1L | 1W-0L | 2W-0L | 6W-0L |
American Athletic 17W-15L |
2W-2L | 1W-2L | 3W-6L | 1W-4L | 0W-0L | Amer.Ath. | 4W-0L | 1W-2L | 2W-0L | 2W-1L | 3W-0L |
PAC-12 19W-7L |
3W-1L | 0W-3L | 2W-0L | 3W-4L | PAC 12 | 0W-0L | 0W-0L | 4W-1L | 2W-0L | 2W-0L | 6W-3L |
Mountain West 16W-25L |
0W-2L | 0W-0L | 0W-0L | 0W-6L | 3W-6L | 0W-3L | 3W-2L | 4W-3L | 6W-6L | 2W-0L | MWC |
Independents 14W-25L |
0W-2L | 1W-3L | 3W-5L | 1W-1L | 1W-4L | 2W-1L | 1W-1L | Independents | 0W-1L | 4W-3L | 2W-4L |
MAC 13W-20L |
2W-0L | 0W-4L | 0W-2L | 2W-5L | 0W-0L | 0W-3L | MAC | 1W-1L | 3W-3L | 3W-2L | 2W-3L |
Conference USA 8W-30L |
0W-4L | 2W-7L | 0W-5L | 0W-2L | 0W-2L | 1W-2L | 2W-3L | 3W-4L | 1W-1L | Conference USA | 0W-1L |
Sunbelt 10W-25L |
0W-0L | 1W-8L | 0W-3L | 0W-1L | 0W-2L | 0W-2L | 3W-3L | 1W-0L | Sunbelt | 1W-1L | 6W-6L |
Best Bowl Records
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
2003: Big Ten 5-2
1-SEC-Southeastern (34.93): Bowl Record: 6-7
| Georgia | Southeastern-E | 15 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Tennessee | Southeastern-E | 21 | 0W-0L | n/a |
| South Carolina | Southeastern-E | 41 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Florida | Southeastern-E | 44 | 0W-1L | Michigan |
| Vanderbilt | Southeastern-E | 47 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Kentucky | Southeastern-E | 68 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Missouri | Southeastern-E | 84 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Alabama | Southeastern-W | 1 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| LSU | Southeastern-W | 11 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Auburn | Southeastern-W | 13 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Texas A&M | Southeastern-W | 30 | 0W-1L | UCLA |
| Arkansas | Southeastern-W | 35 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Mississippi State | Southeastern-W | 38 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Mississippi | Southeastern-W | 67 | 1W-0L | n/a |
SEC over ACC (2-0): Alabama over Florida State, South Carolina over North Carolina State
SEC over Sunbelt (3-0): Auburn over Georgia Southern, Georgia over Appalachian State, Mississippi over South Alabama
SEC over Conference USA (2-0): Kentucky over Southern Mississippi, Vanderbilt over Middle Tennessee St.
SEC over Independents (1-0): LSU over BYU
2-PAC 12-Pacific Athletic Conference (42.33): Bowl Record: 3-3
| Washington | Pacific 12-North | 6 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Stanford | Pacific 12-North | 14 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Washington State | Pacific 12-North | 24 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Oregon | Pacific 12-North | 32 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| California | Pacific 12-North | 49 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Oregon State | Pacific 12-North | 77 | 1W-1L | Colorado State |
| USC | Pacific 12-South | 9 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Utah | Pacific 12-South | 22 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Colorado | Pacific 12-South | 24 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| UCLA | Pacific 12-South | 48 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Arizona | Pacific 12-South | 60 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Arizona State | Pacific 12-South | 69 | 1W-0L | n/a |
PAC-12 over Conference USA (1-0): Stanford over Rice
PAC-12 over Sunbelt (1-0): Arizona State over New Mexico State
PAC-12 over Big Ten (1-0): Washington over Rutgers
PAC-12 over SEC (1-0): UCLA over Texas A&M
PAC-12 over ACC (1-0): California over North Carolina
PAC-12 over MAC (1-0): USC over Western Michigan
3-Big Ten (41.79): Bowl Record: 3-7
| Ohio State | Big Ten-East | 2 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Penn State | Big Ten-East | 4 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Michigan | Big Ten-East | 8 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Maryland | Big Ten-East | 29 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Michigan State | Big Ten-East | 53 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Indiana | Big Ten-East | 72 | 0W-1L | Ohio State |
| Rutgers | Big Ten-East | 93 | 0W-1L | Washington |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten-West | 10 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Northwestern | Big Ten-West | 33 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Nebraska | Big Ten-West | 34 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Iowa | Big Ten-West | 36 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Minnesota | Big Ten-West | 51 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Purdue | Big Ten-West | 76 | 0W-1L | Louisville |
| Illinois | Big Ten-West | 78 | 1W-0L | n/a |
Big Ten over MAC (4-0): Michigan State over Bowling Green, Penn State over Akron, Minnesota over Buffalo, Illinois over Ball State
Big Ten over SEC (1-0): Michigan over Florida
Big Ten over Big Twelve (1-0): Maryland over Texas
Big Ten over Mountain West (3-0): Wisconsin over Utah State, Iowa over Wyoming, Northwestern over Nevada
Big Ten over Sunbelt (1-0): Nebraska over Arkansas State
4-ACC-Atlantic Coast (38.43): Bowl Record: 9-3
| Clemson | Atlantic Coast-A | 3 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Florida State | Atlantic Coast-A | 7 | 0W-1L | Alabama |
| Louisville | Atlantic Coast-A | 17 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| North Carolina State | Atlantic Coast-A | 45 | 0W-1L | South Carolina |
| Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast-A | 57 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Boston College | Atlantic Coast-A | 74 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Syracuse | Atlantic Coast-A | 81 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Miami-Florida | Atlantic Coast-C | 16 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Virginia Tech | Atlantic Coast-C | 20 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Pittsburgh | Atlantic Coast-C | 31 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast-C | 40 | 0W-0L | n/a |
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast-C | 50 | 0W-1L | California |
| Virginia | Atlantic Coast-C | 83 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Duke | Atlantic Coast-C | 85 | 1W-0L | n/a |
ACC over MAC (2-0): Boston College over Northern Illinois, Clemson over Kent State
ACC over Big Ten (1-0): Louisville over Purdue
ACC over Big Twelve (1-0): Virginia Tech over West Virginia
5-Big Twelve (49.70): Bowl Record: 4-2
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 5 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 12 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Kansas State | Big 12 | 18 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| West Virginia | Big 12 | 25 | 0W-1L | Virginia Tech |
| TCU | Big 12 | 26 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Texas | Big 12 | 46 | 0W-1L | Maryland |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 64 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 80 | 0W-1L | Liberty |
| Iowa State | Big 12 | 109 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 111 | 1W-0L | n/a |
Big Twelve over American Association (1-0): Oklahoma State over Tulsa
Big Twelve over Conference USA (1-0): Oklahoma over UTEP
| South Florida | American Athletic-E | 19 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Temple | American Athletic-E | 71 | 0W-1L | Notre Dame |
| Central Florida | American Athletic-E | 82 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Cincinnati | American Athletic-E | 89 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Connecticut | American Athletic-E | 96 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| East Carolina | American Athletic-E | 99 | 0W-0L | n/a |
| Memphis State | American Athletic-W | 37 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Houston | American Athletic-W | 52 | 0W-0L | n/a |
| Navy | American Athletic-W | 55 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Tulsa | American Athletic-W | 62 | 0W-1L | Oklahoma State |
| Southern Methodist | American Athletic-W | 91 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Tulane | American Athletic-W | 107 | 1W-0L | n/a |
Aemrican Association over Mountain West (1-0): South Florida over San Jose State
American Association over Conference USA (2-0): Central Florida over Florida International, Navy over Florida Atlantic
American Association over Sunbelt (1-0): Memphis State over Louisiana-Monroe
Will Villanova be added?
7-Mountain West (85.83): Bowl Record: 4-3
| Boise State | Mountain West-M | 28 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Air Force | Mountain West-M | 58 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Colorado State | Mountain West-M | 65 | 1W-1L | Colorado |
| New Mexico | Mountain West-M | 66 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Wyoming | Mountain West-M | 70 | 0W-1L | Iowa |
| Utah State | Mountain West-M | 104 | 0W-1L | Wisconsin |
| San Diego State | Mountain West-W | 39 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Hawaii | Mountain West-W | 101 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| UNLV | Mountain West-W | 110 | 0W-1L | Howard |
| San Jose State | Mountain West-W | 114 | 1W-1L | South Florida |
| Nevada | Mountain West-W | 115 | 0W-1L | Northwestern |
| Fresno State | Mountain West-W | 127 | 1W-0L | n/a |
Mountain West even with PAC-12 (1-1): Colorado State over Oregon State, Colorado over Colorado State
Mountain West over Sunbelt (1-0): Boise State over Troy State
Mountain West over Independents (1-0): Hawaii over Massachusetts
8-MAC-Mid-American (93.50): Bowl Record 0-6
| Ohio University | Mid-American-E | 87 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Miami-OH | Mid-American-E | 92 | 0W-1L | Marshall |
| Akron | Mid-American-E | 106 | 0W-1L | Penn State |
| Kent State | Mid-American-E | 113 | 0W-1L | Clemson |
| Bowling Green | Mid-American-E | 119 | 0W-1L | Michigan State |
| Buffalo | Mid-American-E | 120 | 0W-1L | Minnesota |
| Western Michigan | Mid-American-W | 54 | 0W-1L | USC |
| Toledo | Mid-American-W | 56 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Eastern Michigan | Mid-American-W | 94 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Central Michigan | Mid-American-W | 95 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Northern Illinois | Mid-American-W | 100 | 0W-1L | Boston College |
| Ball State | Mid-American-W | 105 | 0W-1L | Illinois |
MAC even with Conference USA (1-1): Eastern Michigan over North Carolina-Charlotte, Marshall over Miami-OH
9-Conference USA (100.92): Bowl Record: 4-3
| Western Kentucky | Conference USA-E | 61 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Middle Tennessee State | Conference USA-E | 79 | 0W-1L | Vanderbilt |
| Old Dominion | Conference USA-E | 86 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Southern Mississippi | Conference USA-E | 103 | 0W-1L | Kentucky |
| Florida International | Conference USA-E | 112 | 0W-1L | Central Florida |
| North Carolina-Charlotte | Conference USA-E | 118 | 0W-1L | Eastern Michigan |
| Marshall | Conference USA-E | 121 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Florida Atlantic | Conference USA-E | 122 | 0W-1L | Navy |
| Louisiana Tech | Conference USA-W | 59 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| North Texas State | Conference USA-W | 98 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Texas-San Antonio | Conference USA-W | 102 | 0W-0L | n/a |
| Texas-El Paso | Conference USA-W | 123 | 0W-1L | Oklahoma |
| Rice | Conference USA-W | 125 | 0W-1L | Stanford |
| Alabama-Birmingham | Conference USA-W | 129 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Notre Dame | Independent | 27 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| BYU | Independent | 42 | 1W-1L | LSU |
| Army | Independent | 63 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Massachusetts | Independent | 130 | 0W-2L | Hawaii/Coastal Carolina |
Independents over American Association (1-0): Notre Dame over Temple
11-Sun Belt Conference (95.55): Bowl Record: 4-2
| Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 43 | 0W-1L | Georgia |
| Troy State | Sun Belt | 73 | 0W-1L | Boise St. |
| Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 75 | 0W-1L | Nebraska |
| Idaho | Sun Belt | 88 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 90 | 0W-1L | Auburn |
| South Alabama | Sun Belt | 97 | 0W-1L | Mississippi |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 108 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 116 | 0W-1L | Memphis St. |
| Georgia State | Sun Belt | 117 | 0W-1L | Tennessee St. |
| New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 124 | 0W-1L | Arizona St. |
| Texas State | Sun Belt | 126 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 128 | 1W-0L | n/a |
Sunbelt over Independents (1-0): Coastal Carolina over Massachusetts
Most Division I Football Programs by State
| Texas (13) |
| 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 |
| 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 (7) |
| Wake Forest |
| No.Carolina State |
| Duke |
| North Carolina |
East Carolina North Carolina-Charlotte Appalachian State |
| 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(3)/New Jersey (1) |
| Syracuse |
| Rutgers |
| Army |
| Buffalo |
| Virginia(3)/West Virginia (2) |
| Virginia Tech |
Virginia Old Dominion |
| 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 |