DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-November 2, 2025

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NCAA Division I Team Conference Ranking Record Conf. Loss(es)
Ohio State Big Ten 1 8W-0L 5W-0L n/a
Indiana Big Ten 2 9W-0L 6W-0L n/a
Texas A&M SEC 3 8W-0L 5W-0L n/a
Alabama SEC 4 7W-1L 5W-0L Florida State
Georgia   SEC 5 7W-1L 5W-1L Alabama
Mississippi   SEC 6 8W-1L 5W-1L Georgia
Notre Dame Independent 7 6W-2L n/a Miami-FL/Texas A&M
BYU Big 12 8 8W-0L 5W-0L n/a
Oregon   Big Ten 9 7W-1L 4W-1L Indiana 
Texas Tech Big 12 10 8W-1L 5W-1L Arizona State
Utah Big 12 11 7W-2L 4W-2L Texas Tech/BYU
Texas SEC 12 7W-2L 4W-1L Ohio State/Florida
Oklahoma   SEC 13 7W-2L 3W-2L Texas/Mississippi
USC Big Ten 14 6W-2L 4W-1L Illinois/Notre Dame
Tennessee SEC 15 6W-3L 3W-3L Georgia/Alabama/Oklahoma
Vanderbilt SEC 16 7W-2L 3W-2L Alabama/Texas
Missouri SEC 17 6W-2L 2W-2L Alabama/Vanderbilt
LSU SEC 18 5W-3L 2W-3L Mississippi/Vanderbilt/Texas A&M
Virginia   Atlantic Coast 19 8W-1L 5W-0L North Carolina State
Louisville Atlantic Coast 20 7W-1L 4W-1L Virginia
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast 21 8W-1L 5W-1L North Carolina State
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast 22 6W-2L 2W-2L Louisville/SMU
Iowa Big Ten 23 6W-2L 4W-1L Iowa State/Indiana
Michigan Big Ten 24 7W-2L 5W-1L Oklahoma/USC
Washington Big Ten 25 6W-2L 3W-2L Ohio State/Michigan
Nebraska Big Ten 26 6W-3L 3W-3L Michigan/Minnesota/USC
Florida SEC 27 3W-5L 2W-3L South Florida/LSU/Miami-FL/Texas A&M/Georgia
Mississippi State SEC 28 5W-4L 1W-4L Tennessee/Texas A&M/Florida/Texas
Arizona State Big 12 29 6W-3L 4W-2L Mississippi State/Utah/Houston
TCU Big 12 30 6W-2L 3W-2L Arizona State/Kansas State
Cincinnati Big 12 31 7W-2L 5W-1L Nebraska/Utah
Illinois Big Ten 32 6W-3L 3W-3L Indiana/Ohio State/Washington
South Carolina SEC 33 3W-6L 1W-6L Vanderbilt/Missouri/LSU/Oklahoma/Mississippi
Tulane American Athletic 34 6W-2L 3W-1L Mississippi/Texas-San Antonio
Memphis State American Athletic 35 8W-1L 4W-1L UAB
South Florida American Athletic 36 6W-2L 3W-1L Miami-FL/Memphis State
Duke Atlantic Coast 37 5W-3L 4W-1L Illinois/Tulane/Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast 38 7W-2L 5W-1L West Virginia/Louisville
Houston Big 12 39 7W-2L 4W-2L Texas Tech/West Virginia
North Texas State American Athletic 40 8W-1L 4W-1L South Florida 
Kentucky SEC 41 3W-5L 1W-5L Mississippi/South Carolina/Georgia/Texas/Tennessee
Auburn SEC 42 4W-5L 1W-5L Oklahoma/Texas A&M/Georgia/Missouri/Kentucky
Baylor Big 12 43 5W-4L 3W-3L Auburn/Arizona State/TCU/Cincinnati
James Madison Sunbelt-East 44 7W-1L 5W-0L Louisville
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast 45 5W-4L 2W-3L Duke/Virginia Tech/Notre Dame/Pittsburgh
San Diego State Mountain West 46 7W-1L 4W-0L Washington State
Iowa State Big 12 47 5W-4L 2W-4L Cincinnati/Colorado/BYU/Arizona State
Arizona   Big 12 48 5W-3L 2W-3L Iowa State/BYU/Houston
Florida State Atlantic Coast 49 4W-4L 1W-4L Virginia/Miami-FL/Pittsburgh/Stanford
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast 50 5W-3L 1W-4L North Carolina State/Georgia Tech/Florida State
Kansas State Big 12 51 4W-5L 3W-3L Iowa State/Army/Arizona/Baylor/Texas Tech
Kansas   Big 12 52 5W-4L 3W-3L Missouri/Cincinnati/Texas Tech/Kansas State
Kennesaw State Conference USA 53 7W-2L 4W-0L Wake Forest/Indiana
Washington State Pacific 12-North 54 4W-5L 0W-1L North Texas State/Washington/Mississippi/Virginia/Oregon State
Southern Methodist Atlantic Coast 55 6W-3L 5W-1L Baylor/TCU/Wake Forest
Clemson Atlantic Coast 56 3W-5L 2W-4L LSU/Georgia Tech/Syracuse/SMU/Duke
Navy American Athletic 57 7W-1L 5W-1L North Texas State 
Northwestern Big Ten 58 5W-3L 3W-2L Tulane/Oregon/Nebraska
Fresno State Mountain West 59 6W-3L 3W-2L Kansas/Colorado State/San Diego State
Boise State Mountain West 60 6W-3L 4W-1L South Florida/Notre Dame/Fresno State
New Mexico Mountain West 61 6W-3L 3W-2L Michigan/San Jose State/Boise State
UNLV Mountain West 62 6W-2L 2W-2L Boise State/New Mexico
UCLA Big Ten 63 3W-5L 3W-2L Utah/UNLV/New Mexico/Northwestern/Indiana
Maryland Big Ten 64 4W-4L 1W-4L Washington/Nebraska/UCLA/Indiana
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast 65 3W-6L 2W-3L South Carolina/Vanderbilt/Old Dominion/Wake Forest/Georgia Tech/Louisville
East Carolina American Athletic 66 5W-3L 3W-1L North Carolina State/BYU/Tulane
Arkansas SEC 67 2W-7L 0W-5L Mississippi/Memphis State/Notre Dame/Tennessee/Texas A&M/Auburn/Mississippi State
California Atlantic Coast 68 5W-4L 2W-3L San Diego State/Duke/Virginia Tech/Virginia
Central Florida Big 12 69 4W-4L 1W-4L Kansas State/Kansas/Cincinnati/Baylor
North Carolina Atlantic Coast 70 3W-5L 1W-3L TCU/Central Florida/Clemson/California/Virginia
Syracuse Atlantic Coast 71 3W-6L 1W-5L Tennessee/Duke/SMU/Pittsburgh/Georgia Tech/North Carolina
Penn State Big Ten 72 3W-5L 0W-5L Oregon/UCLA/Northwestern/Iowa/Ohio State
Minnesota Big Ten 73 6W-3L 4W-2L California/Ohio State/Iowa
Colorado Big 12 74 3W-6L 1W-5L Georgia Tech/Houston/BYU/TCU/Utah/Arizona
Hawaii Mountain West 75 6W-3L 3W-2L Arizona/Fresno State/San Jose State
Stanford Atlantic Coast 76 3W-6L 2W-4L Hawaii/BYU/Virginia/SMU/Miami-FL/Pittsburgh
Old Dominion Sunbelt-East 77 6W-3L 3W-2L Indiana/Marshall/James Madison
Rutgers Big Ten 78 4W-5L 1W-5L Iowa/Minnesota/Washington/Oregon/Illinois
Purdue Big Ten 79 2W-7L 0W-6L USC/Notre Dame/Illinois/Minnesota/Northwestern/Rutgers/Michigan
Michigan State Big Ten 80 3W-6L 0W-6L USC/Nebraska/UCLA/Indiana/Michigan/Minnesota
Wisconsin Big Ten 81 2W-6L 0W-5L Alabama/Maryland/Michigan/Iowa/Ohio State/Oregon
Delaware Conference USA 82 4W-4L 2W-3L Colorado/Western Kentucky/Jacksonville State/Liberty
Army American Athletic 83 4W-4L 2W-3L Tarleton State/North Texas State/East Carolina/Tulane
Connecticut Independent 84 6W-3L n/a Syracuse/Delaware/Rice
Miami-OH Mid-American 85 5W-3L 4W-0L Wisconsin/Rutgers/UNLV
Coastal Carolina Sunbelt-West 86 5W-3L 4W-1L Virginia/East Carolina/Old Dominion
Western Michigan Mid-American 87 5W-4L 4W-1L Michigan State/North Texas State/Illinois/Miami-OH
Boston College Atlantic Coast 88 1W-8L 0W-5L Michigan State/Stanford/California/Pittsburgh/Clemson/Connecticut/Louisville/Notre Dame
Toledo Mid-American 89 4W-4L 2W-2L Kentucky/Western Michigan/Bowling Green/Washington State
West Virginia Big 12 90 3W-6L 1W-5L Ohio University/Kansas/Utah/BYU/Central Florida/TCU
Utah State Mountain West 91 4W-4L 2W-2L Texas A&M/Vanderbilt/Hawaii/New Mexico
Troy State Sunbelt-West 92 6W-3L 4W-1L Clemson/Memphis State/Arkansas State
Florida International Conference USA 93 3W-5L 1W-3L Penn State/Delaware/Connecticut/Kennesaw State/Missouri State
Western Kentucky Conference USA 94 7W-2L 5W-1L Toledo/Florida International
Louisiana Tech Conference USA 95 5W-3L 3W-2L LSU/Kennesaw State/Western Kentucky
Ohio University Mid-American 96 5W-3L 3W-1L Rutgers/Ohio State/Ball State
Southern Mississippi Sunbelt-West 97 6W-2L 4W-0L Mississippi State/Louisiana Tech
Temple American Athletic 98 5W-4L 3W-2L Oklahoma/Georgia Tech/Navy/East Carolina
Texas-San Antonio American Athletic 99 4W-4L 2W-2L Texas A&M/Texas State/Temple/North Texas St.
Rice American Athletic 100 4W-5L 2W-3L Houston/Navy/Florida Atlantic/Texas-San Antonio/Memphis State
Arkansas State Sunbelt-West 101 5W-4L 4W-1L Arkansas/Iowa State/Kennesaw State/Louisiana-Monroe
Wyoming Mountain West 102 4W-5L 2W-3L Utah/Colorado/UNLV/Air Force/San Diego State
Texas State Sunbelt-West 103 3W-5L 0W-4L Arizona State/Arkansas State/Troy State/Marshall/James Madison
Kent State Mid-American 104 3W-5L 2W-2L Texas Tech/Buffalo/Florida State/Oklahoma/Toledo
Air Force Mountain West 105 2W-6L 1W-4L Utah State/Boise State/Hawaii/Navy/UNLV/Army
Colorado State Mountain West 106 2W-6L 1W-3L Washington/Texas-San Antonio/Washington State/San Diego State/Hawaii/Wyoming
Missouri State Conference USA 107 5W-3L 3W-1L USC/SMU/Western Kentucky
Florida Atlantic American Athletic 108 3W-5L 2W-3L Maryland/Florida International/Memphis State/South Florida/Navy
Buffalo Mid-American 109 5W-4L 4W-1L Minnesota/Troy State/Connecticut/Akron
Central Michigan Mid-American 110 5W-4L 3W-2L Pittsburgh/Michigan/Akron/Western Michigan
San Jose State Mountain West 111 3W-5L 2W-2L Central Michigan/Texas/Stanford/Wyoming/Utah State
Georgia Southern Sunbelt-East 112 3W-5L 1W-3L Fresno State/USC/James Madison/Southern Mississippi
Alabama-Birmingham American Athletic 113 3W-5L 1W-3L Navy/Tennessee/Army/Florida Atlantic/Connecticut
Akron Mid-American 114 3W-6L 2W-3L Wyoming/Nebraska/UAB/Toledo/Miami-OH/Ball State
Appalachian State Sunbelt-East 115 4W-4L 1W-3L Southern Mississippi/Boise State/Coastal Carolina/Old Dominion
Louisiana-Monroe Sunbelt-West 116 3W-6L 1W-4L Alabama/Northwestern/Coastal Carolina/Troy State/Southern Mississippi/Old Dominion
Oregon State Pacific 12-North 117 2W-7L 1W-0L California/Fresno State/Texas Tech/Oregon/Houston/Appalachian State/Wake Forest
Marshall Sunbelt-East 118 4W-4L 2W-2L Georgia/Missouri State/Louisiana-Lafayette/Coastal Carolina
New Mexico State Conference USA 119 3W-5L 1W-4L Louisiana Tech/New Mexico/Liberty/Missouri State/Western Kentucky
Jacksonville State Conference USA 120 5W-3L 4W-0L Central Florida/Georgia Southern/Southern Mississippi
Northern Illinois Mid-American 121 2W-6L 1W-3L Maryland/Mississippi State/San Diego State/Miami-OH/Eastern Michigan/Ohio University
Ball State Mid-American 122 3W-5L 2W-2L Purdue/Auburn/Connecticut/Western Michigan/Northern Illinois
Eastern Michigan Mid-American 123 2W-7L 1W-4L Texas State/Long Island/Kentucky/Central Michigan/Buffalo/Miami-OH/Ohio Univ.
Bowling Green Mid-American 124 3W-6L 1W-4L Cincinnati/Louisville/Ohio Univ./Central Michigan/Kent State/Buffalo
Liberty Conference USA 125 4W-4L 3W-1L Jacksonville State/Bowling Green/James Madison/Old Dominion
Tulsa American Athletic 126 2W-6L 0W-5L New Mexico State/Navy/Tulane/Memphis State/East Carolina/Temple
Louisiana-Lafayette Sunbelt-East 127 3W-6L 2W-3L Rice/Missouri/Eastern Michigan/James Madison/Southern Mississippi/Troy State
Texas-El Paso Conference USA 128 2W-6L 1W-3L Utah State/Texas/Louisiana-Monroe/Louisiana Tech/Liberty/Kennesaw State
South Alabama Sunbelt-West 129 2W-7L 1W-4L Tulane/Auburn/Coastal Carolina/North Texas Sate/Troy State/Arkansas State/Louisiana-Lafayette
Georgia State Sunbelt-East 130 1W-7L 0W-4L Mississippi/Memphis State/Vanderbilt/James Madison/Appalachian State/Georgia Southern/South Alabama
Oklahoma State Big 12 131 1W-8L 0W-6L Oregon/Tulsa/Baylor/Arizona/Houston/Cincinnati/Texas Tech/Kansas
North Carolina-Charlotte American Athletic 132 1W-7L 0W-5L Appalachian State/North Carolina/Rice/South Florida/Army/Temple/North Texas St.
Middle Tennessee State Conference USA 133 1W-7L 0W-4L Austin Peay/Wisconsin/Marshall/Kennesaw State/Missouri State/Delaware/Jacksonville State
Nevada Mountain West 134 1W-7L 0W-4L Penn State/Middle Tennessee State/Western Kentucky/Fresno State/San Diego State/New Mexico/Boise State
Sam Houston State Conference USA 135 0W-8L 0W-5L Western Kentucky/UNLV/Hawaii/Texas/New Mexico State/Jacksonville State/Texas-El Paso/Louisiana Tech
Massachusetts Mid-American 136 0W-8L 0W-4L Temple/Bryant/Iowa/Missouri/Western Michigan/Kent State/Buffalo/Central Michigan

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Best Bowl Records

2025: American 6-2, Independents 4-1, Big Ten 11-6, MAC 5-2

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 76 SEC
USC 36 56 PAC-12
Georgia 38 62 SEC
Oklahoma 31 57 Big 12
Penn State 32 53 Big Ten
Texas 32 59 Big 12
Tennessee 31 55 SEC
Florida State 29 47 ACC
Nebraska 27 54 Big Ten
LSU 31 55 SEC
Georgia Tech 25 46 ACC
Mississippi   26 40 SEC
Ohio State 27 55 Big Ten
Auburn 24 46 SEC
Florida 26 50 SEC
Clemson 27 49 ACC
Michigan 24 51 Big Ten
Miami-FL 19 43 ACC
Notre Dame 20 41 Independent
Oklahoma State 21 33 Big 12
Texas A&M 20 43 Big 12
Washington 19 41 PAC-12
TCU 19 36 Big 12
North Carolina St. 17 35 ACC
Utah 17 25 PAC-12
UCLA 16 37 PAC-12
Arkansas 18 45 SEC
BYU 18 41 Big 12
West Virginia 16 40 Big 12
Missouri 16 36 SEC
Iowa 18 36 Big Ten
Wisconsin 19 34 Big Ten
Syracuse 17 28 ACC
Texas Tech 16 40 Big 12
North Carolina 15 38 ACC
Arizona State 15 34 PAC-12
Stanford 15 30 PAC-12
Boston College 14 28 ACC
Pittsburgh 15 38 ACC
Oregon 16 37 PAC-12
Virginia Tech 13 35 ACC
Mississippi St. 15 26 SEC
Colorado 12 30 PAC-12
Michigan State 14 30 Big Ten
Air Force 15 29 MWC
Baylor 12 24 Big 12
Boise State 12 19 MWC
Fresno State 12 16 MWC
Maryland 11 27 Big Ten
Houston 11 28 American
California 12 24 PAC-12
Navy 13 24 American
So.Mississippi 11 21 CUSA
Louisville 12 23 ACC
Purdue 11 21 Big Ten
Toledo 12 21 MAC
South Carolina 9 23 SEC
Kansas State 10 22 Big 12
Arizona   9 20 PAC-12
Oregon State 9 15 PAC-12
Minnesota 11 24 Big Ten
Illinois 9 21 Big Ten
Kentucky 10 18 SEC
Virginia    7 19 ACC
Washington St. 7 15 PAC-12
Rutgers 6 10 Big Ten
Army  6 9 Independent
Northwestern 5 15 Big Ten
Vanderbilt 5 9 SEC
Indiana 3 13 Big Ten

2010 Conference Re-Alignment

1-SEC-Southeastern 

Texas A&M SEC 3 8W-0L 5W-0L n/a
Alabama SEC 4 7W-1L 5W-0L Florida State
Georgia   SEC 5 7W-1L 5W-1L Alabama
Mississippi   SEC 6 8W-1L 5W-1L Georgia
Texas SEC 12 7W-2L 4W-1L Ohio State/Florida
Oklahoma   SEC 13 7W-2L 3W-2L Texas/Mississippi
Tennessee SEC 15 6W-3L 3W-3L Georgia/Alabama/Oklahoma
Vanderbilt SEC 16 7W-2L 3W-2L Alabama/Texas
Missouri SEC 17 6W-2L 2W-2L Alabama/Vanderbilt
LSU SEC 18 5W-3L 2W-3L Mississippi/Vanderbilt/Texas A&M
Florida SEC 27 3W-5L 2W-3L South Florida/LSU/Miami-FL/Texas A&M/Georgia
Mississippi State SEC 28 5W-4L 1W-4L Tennessee/Texas A&M/Florida/Texas
South Carolina SEC 33 3W-6L 1W-6L Vanderbilt/Missouri/LSU/Oklahoma/Mississippi
Kentucky SEC 41 3W-5L 1W-5L Mississippi/South Carolina/Georgia/Texas/Tennessee
Auburn SEC 42 4W-5L 1W-5L Oklahoma/Texas A&M/Georgia/Missouri/Kentucky
Arkansas SEC 67 2W-7L 0W-5L Mississippi/Memphis State/Notre Dame/Tennessee/Texas A&M/Auburn/Mississippi State

SEC over ACC (4-2): South Carolina over Virginia Tech, Tennessee over Syracuse, Florida State over Alabama, LSU over Clemson, Vanderbilt over Virginia Tech, Miami-FL over Florida

SEC over Big 12 (3-0): Auburn over Baylor, Mississippi State over Arizona State, Missouri over Kansas

SEC over PAC-12 (1-0): Mississippi over Washington State

SEC over American Athletic (3-2): Texas A&M over Texas-San Antonio, South Florida over Florida, Mississippi over Tulane, Tennessee over UAB, Memphis State over Arkansas

SEC over Mountain West (3-0): Texas over San Jose State, Texas A&M over Utah State, Vanderbilt over Utah State

SEC over Sunbelt (7-0): Mississippi over Georgia State, Georgia over Marshall, Mississippi State over Southern Mississippi, Mississippi over Georgia State, Alabama over Louisiana-Monroe, Arkansas over Arkansas State, Vanderbilt over Georgia State

SEC over MAC (5-0): Kentucky over Toledo, Auburn over Ball State, Mississippi State over Northern Illinois, Missouri over Massachusetts, Oklahoma over Kent State

SEC over Conference USA (1-0): LSU over Louisiana Tech

2-Big Ten

Ohio State Big Ten 1 8W-0L 5W-0L n/a
Indiana Big Ten 2 9W-0L 6W-0L n/a
Oregon   Big Ten 9 7W-1L 4W-1L Indiana 
USC Big Ten 14 6W-2L 4W-1L Illinois/Notre Dame
Iowa Big Ten 23 6W-2L 4W-1L Iowa State/Indiana
Michigan Big Ten 24 7W-2L 5W-1L Oklahoma/USC
Washington Big Ten 25 6W-2L 3W-2L Ohio State/Michigan
Nebraska Big Ten 26 6W-3L 3W-3L Michigan/Minnesota/USC
Illinois Big Ten 32 6W-3L 3W-3L Indiana/Ohio State/Washington
Northwestern Big Ten 58 5W-3L 3W-2L Tulane/Oregon/Nebraska
UCLA Big Ten 63 3W-5L 3W-2L Utah/UNLV/New Mexico/Northwestern/Indiana
Maryland Big Ten 64 4W-4L 1W-4L Washington/Nebraska/UCLA/Indiana
Penn State Big Ten 72 3W-5L 0W-5L Oregon/UCLA/Northwestern/Iowa/Ohio State
Minnesota Big Ten 73 6W-3L 4W-2L California/Ohio State/Iowa
Rutgers Big Ten 78 4W-5L 1W-5L Iowa/Minnesota/Washington/Oregon/Illinois
Purdue Big Ten 79 2W-7L 0W-6L USC/Notre Dame/Illinois/Minnesota/Northwestern/Rutgers/Michigan
Michigan State Big Ten 80 3W-6L 0W-6L USC/Nebraska/UCLA/Indiana/Michigan/Minnesota
Wisconsin Big Ten 81 2W-6L 0W-5L Alabama/Maryland/Michigan/Iowa/Ohio State/Oregon

Big Ten over SEC (1-0): Ohio State over Texas

Big Ten over ACC (2-0): Illinois over Duke, Michigan State over Boston College

Big Ten over PAC-12 (2-0): Oregon over Oregon State, Washington over Washington State

Big Ten even with American (1-1): Tulane over Northwestern, Maryland over Florida Atlantic

Big Ten over Mountain West (3-1): Michigan over New Mexico, Penn State over Nevada, Washington over Colorado State, UNLV over UCLA

Big Ten over MAC (8-0): Purdue over Ball State, Minnesota over Buffalo, Rutgers over Ohio Univ., Michigan State over Western Michigan, Wisconsin over Miami-OH, Maryland over Northern Illinois, Rutgers over Miami-OH, Nebraska over Akron

Big Ten over Sunbelt (3-0): Indiana over Old Dominion, USC over Georgia Southern, Northwestern over Louisiana-Monroe

Big Ten over Conference USA (4-0): USC over Missouri State, Penn State over Florida International, Indiana over Kennesaw State, Wisconsin over Middle Tennessee State

3-ACC-Atlantic Coast 

Virginia   Atlantic Coast 19 8W-1L 5W-0L North Carolina State
Louisville Atlantic Coast 20 7W-1L 4W-1L Virginia
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast 21 8W-1L 5W-1L North Carolina State
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast 22 6W-2L 2W-2L Louisville/SMU
Duke Atlantic Coast 37 5W-3L 4W-1L Illinois/Tulane/Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast 38 7W-2L 5W-1L West Virginia/Louisville
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast 45 5W-4L 2W-3L Duke/Virginia Tech/Notre Dame/Pittsburgh
Florida State Atlantic Coast 49 4W-4L 1W-4L Virginia/Miami-FL/Pittsburgh/Stanford
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast 50 5W-3L 1W-4L North Carolina State/Georgia Tech/Florida State
Southern Methodist Atlantic Coast 55 6W-3L 5W-1L Baylor/TCU/Wake Forest
Clemson Atlantic Coast 56 3W-5L 2W-4L LSU/Georgia Tech/Syracuse/SMU/Duke
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast 65 3W-6L 2W-3L South Carolina/Vanderbilt/Old Dominion/Wake Forest/Georgia Tech/Louisville
California Atlantic Coast 68 5W-4L 2W-3L San Diego State/Duke/Virginia Tech/Virginia
North Carolina Atlantic Coast 70 3W-5L 1W-3L TCU/Central Florida/Clemson/California/Virginia
Syracuse Atlantic Coast 71 3W-6L 1W-5L Tennessee/Duke/SMU/Pittsburgh/Georgia Tech/North Carolina
Stanford Atlantic Coast 76 3W-6L 2W-4L Hawaii/BYU/Virginia/SMU/Miami-FL/Pittsburgh
Boston College Atlantic Coast 88 1W-8L 0W-5L Michigan State/Stanford/California/Pittsburgh/Clemson/Connecticut/Louisville/Notre Dame

ACC over PAC-12 (2-0): California over Oregon State, Wake Forest over Oregon State

ACC over American (3-0): North Carolina State over East Carolina, North Carolina over North Carolina-Charlotte, Georgia Tech over Temple

ACC over MAC (3-0): Pittsburgh over Central Michigan, Florida State over Kent State, Louisville over Bowling Green

ACC over Conference USA (1-0): Wake Forest over Kennesaw State

ACC even with Independents (2-2): Miami-FL over Notre Dame, Syracuse over Connecticut, Notre Dame over North Carolina State, Notre Dame over Boston College

ACC over Sunbelt (3-0): Virginia over Coastal Carolina, Louisville over James Madison, Clemson over Troy State

4-Big Twelve 

BYU Big 12 8 8W-0L 5W-0L n/a
Texas Tech Big 12 10 8W-1L 5W-1L Arizona State
Utah Big 12 11 7W-2L 4W-2L Texas Tech/BYU
Arizona State Big 12 29 6W-3L 4W-2L Mississippi State/Utah/Houston
TCU Big 12 30 6W-2L 3W-2L Arizona State/Kansas State
Cincinnati Big 12 31 7W-2L 5W-1L Nebraska/Utah
Houston Big 12 39 7W-2L 4W-2L Texas Tech/West Virginia
Baylor Big 12 43 5W-4L 3W-3L Auburn/Arizona State/TCU/Cincinnati
Iowa State Big 12 47 5W-4L 2W-4L Cincinnati/Colorado/BYU/Arizona State
Arizona   Big 12 48 5W-3L 2W-3L Iowa State/BYU/Houston
Kansas State Big 12 51 4W-5L 3W-3L Iowa State/Army/Arizona/Baylor/Texas Tech
Kansas   Big 12 52 5W-4L 3W-3L Missouri/Cincinnati/Texas Tech/Kansas State
Central Florida Big 12 69 4W-4L 1W-4L Kansas State/Kansas/Cincinnati/Baylor
Colorado Big 12 74 3W-6L 1W-5L Georgia Tech/Houston/BYU/TCU/Utah/Arizona
West Virginia Big 12 90 3W-6L 1W-5L Ohio University/Kansas/Utah/BYU/Central Florida/TCU
Oklahoma State Big 12 131 1W-8L 0W-6L Oregon/Tulsa/Baylor/Arizona/Houston/Cincinnati/Texas Tech/Kansas

Big 12 over Big 10 (3-2): Nebraska over Cincinnati, Utah over UCLA, Oklahoma over Michigan, Iowa State over Iowa, Oregon over Oklahoma State

Big 12 over ACC (3-2): Georgia Tech over Colorado, Baylor over SMU, BYU over Stanford, TCU over SMU, Central Florida over North Carolina

Big 12 over PAC-12 (2-0): Texas Tech over Oregon State, Houston over Oregon State

Big 12 over Mountain West (3-0): Kansas over Fresno State, Arizona over Hawaii, Colorado over Wyoming

Big 12 over MAC (2-1): Texas Tech over Kent State, Cincinnati over Bowling Green, Ohio University over West Virginia

Big 12 over Conference USA (2-0): Central Florida over Jacksonville State, Colorado over Delaware

5-PAC 12-Pacific Athletic Conference

Washington State Pacific 12-North 54 4W-5L 0W-1L North Texas State/Washington/Mississippi/Virginia/Oregon State
Oregon State Pacific 12-North 117 2W-7L 1W-0L California/Fresno State/Texas Tech/Oregon/Houston/Appalachian State/Wake Forest

PAC-12 over Mountain West (2-1): Fresno State over Oregon State, Washington State over San Diego State, Washington State over Colorado State

PAC-12 over MAC (1-0): Washington State over Toledo

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

6-American Athletic

Tulane American Athletic 34 6W-2L 3W-1L Mississippi/Texas-San Antonio
Memphis State American Athletic 35 8W-1L 4W-1L UAB
South Florida American Athletic 36 6W-2L 3W-1L Miami-FL/Memphis State
North Texas State American Athletic 40 8W-1L 4W-1L South Florida 
Navy American Athletic 57 7W-1L 5W-1L North Texas State 
East Carolina American Athletic 66 5W-3L 3W-1L North Carolina State/BYU/Tulane
Army American Athletic 83 4W-4L 2W-3L Tarleton State/North Texas State/East Carolina/Tulane
Temple American Athletic 98 5W-4L 3W-2L Oklahoma/Georgia Tech/Navy/East Carolina
Texas-San Antonio American Athletic 99 4W-4L 2W-2L Texas A&M/Texas State/Temple/North Texas St.
Rice American Athletic 100 4W-5L 2W-3L Houston/Navy/Florida Atlantic/Texas-San Antonio/Memphis State
Florida Atlantic American Athletic 108 3W-5L 2W-3L Maryland/Florida International/Memphis State/South Florida/Navy
Alabama-Birmingham American Athletic 113 3W-5L 1W-3L Navy/Tennessee/Army/Florida Atlantic/Connecticut
Tulsa American Athletic 126 2W-6L 0W-5L New Mexico State/Navy/Tulane/Memphis State/East Carolina/Temple
North Carolina-Charlotte American Athletic 132 1W-7L 0W-5L Appalachian State/North Carolina/Rice/South Florida/Army/Temple/North Texas St.

American Athletic even with Big 12 (2-2): Houston over Rice, Army over Kansas State, Tulsa over Oklahoma State, BYU over East Carolina

American Athletic over Mountain West (4-0): South Florida over Boise State, Texas-San Antonio over Colorado State, Navy over Air Force, Army over Air Force

American Athletic over Sunbelt (4-2): Rice over Louisiana-Lafayette, Appalachian State over North Carolina-Charlotte, Texas State over Texas-San Antonio, Memphis State over Georgia State, Tulane over South Alabama, North Texas State over South Alabama

American Athletic over MAC (2-0): Temple over Massachusetts, North Texas State over Western Michigan

American even with Independents (1-1): Rice over Connecticut, Connecticut over UAB

7-Mountain West

San Diego State Mountain West 46 7W-1L 4W-0L Washington State
Fresno State Mountain West 59 6W-3L 3W-2L Kansas/Colorado State/San Diego State
Boise State Mountain West 60 6W-3L 4W-1L South Florida/Notre Dame/Fresno State
New Mexico Mountain West 61 6W-3L 3W-2L Michigan/San Jose State/Boise State
UNLV Mountain West 62 6W-2L 2W-2L Boise State/New Mexico
Hawaii Mountain West 75 6W-3L 3W-2L Arizona/Fresno State/San Jose State
Utah State Mountain West 91 4W-4L 2W-2L Texas A&M/Vanderbilt/Hawaii/New Mexico
Wyoming Mountain West 102 4W-5L 2W-3L Utah/Colorado/UNLV/Air Force/San Diego State
Air Force Mountain West 105 2W-6L 1W-4L Utah State/Boise State/Hawaii/Navy/UNLV/Army
Colorado State Mountain West 106 2W-6L 1W-3L Washington/Texas-San Antonio/Washington State/San Diego State/Hawaii/Wyoming
San Jose State Mountain West 111 3W-5L 2W-2L Central Michigan/Texas/Stanford/Wyoming/Utah State
Nevada Mountain West 134 1W-7L 0W-4L Penn State/Middle Tennessee State/Western Kentucky/Fresno State/San Diego State/New Mexico/Boise State

Mountain West even with ACC (1-1): San Diego State over California, Stanford over San Jose State

Mountain West over MAC (3-1): Central Michigan over San Jose State, Wyoming over Akron, UNLV over Miami-OH, San Diego State over Northern Illinois

Mountain West over Conference USA (3-1): UNLV over Sam Houston State, Utah State over Texas-El Paso, Hawaii over Sam Houston State, Western Kentucky over Nevada, New Mexico over New Mexico State

Mountain West over Sunbelt (2-0): Fresno State over Georgia Southern, Boise State over Appalachian State

8-Sun Belt Conference 

James Madison Sunbelt-East 44 7W-1L 5W-0L Louisville
Old Dominion Sunbelt-East 77 6W-3L 3W-2L Indiana/Marshall/James Madison
Georgia Southern Sunbelt-East 112 3W-5L 1W-3L Fresno State/USC/James Madison/Southern Mississippi
Appalachian State Sunbelt-East 115 4W-4L 1W-3L Southern Mississippi/Boise State/Coastal Carolina/Old Dominion
Marshall Sunbelt-East 118 4W-4L 2W-2L Georgia/Missouri State/Louisiana-Lafayette/Coastal Carolina
Louisiana-Lafayette Sunbelt-East 127 3W-6L 2W-3L Rice/Missouri/Eastern Michigan/James Madison/Southern Mississippi/Troy State
Georgia State Sunbelt-East 130 1W-7L 0W-4L Mississippi/Memphis State/Vanderbilt/James Madison/Appalachian State/Georgia Southern/South Alabama
Coastal Carolina Sunbelt-West 86 5W-3L 4W-1L Virginia/East Carolina/Old Dominion
Troy State Sunbelt-West 92 6W-3L 4W-1L Clemson/Memphis State/Arkansas State
Southern Mississippi Sunbelt-West 97 6W-2L 4W-0L Mississippi State/Louisiana Tech
Arkansas State Sunbelt-West 101 5W-4L 4W-1L Arkansas/Iowa State/Kennesaw State/Louisiana-Monroe
Texas State Sunbelt-West 103 3W-5L 0W-4L Arizona State/Arkansas State/Troy State/Marshall/James Madison
Louisiana-Monroe Sunbelt-West 116 3W-6L 1W-4L Alabama/Northwestern/Coastal Carolina/Troy State/Southern Mississippi/Old Dominion
South Alabama Sunbelt-West 129 2W-7L 1W-4L Tulane/Auburn/Coastal Carolina/North Texas Sate/Troy State/Arkansas State/Louisiana-Lafayette

Sunbelt over PAC-12 (1-0): Appalachian State over Oregon State

Sunbelt over MAC (2-1): Texas State over Eastern Michigan, Eastern Michigan over Louisiana-Lafayette, Troy State over Buffalo

Sunbelt over Conference USA (5-3): Missouri State over Marshall, James Madison over Liberty, Kennesaw State over Arkansas State, Marshall over Middle Tennessee, Louisiana Tech over Southern Mississippi, Louisiana-Monroe over Texas-El Paso, Old Dominion over Liberty, Southern Mississippi over Jacksonville State

9-MAC-Mid-American

Miami-OH Mid-American 85 5W-3L 4W-0L Wisconsin/Rutgers/UNLV
Western Michigan Mid-American 87 5W-4L 4W-1L Michigan State/North Texas State/Illinois/Miami-OH
Toledo Mid-American 89 4W-4L 2W-2L Kentucky/Western Michigan/Bowling Green/Washington State
Ohio University Mid-American 96 5W-3L 3W-1L Rutgers/Ohio State/Ball State
Kent State Mid-American 104 3W-5L 2W-2L Texas Tech/Buffalo/Florida State/Oklahoma/Toledo
Buffalo Mid-American 109 5W-4L 4W-1L Minnesota/Troy State/Connecticut/Akron
Central Michigan Mid-American 110 5W-4L 3W-2L Pittsburgh/Michigan/Akron/Western Michigan
Akron Mid-American 114 3W-6L 2W-3L Wyoming/Nebraska/UAB/Toledo/Miami-OH/Ball State
Northern Illinois Mid-American 121 2W-6L 1W-3L Maryland/Mississippi State/San Diego State/Miami-OH/Eastern Michigan/Ohio University
Ball State Mid-American 122 3W-5L 2W-2L Purdue/Auburn/Connecticut/Western Michigan/Northern Illinois
Eastern Michigan Mid-American 123 2W-7L 1W-4L Texas State/Long Island/Kentucky/Central Michigan/Buffalo/Miami-OH/Ohio Univ.
Bowling Green Mid-American 124 3W-6L 1W-4L Cincinnati/Louisville/Ohio Univ./Central Michigan/Kent State/Buffalo
Massachusetts Mid-American 136 0W-8L 0W-4L Temple/Bryant/Iowa/Missouri/Western Michigan/Kent State/Buffalo/Central Michigan

MAC over Conference USA (1-0): Toledo over Western Kentucky

10-Conference USA 

Kennesaw State Conference USA 53 7W-2L 4W-0L Wake Forest/Indiana
Delaware Conference USA 82 4W-4L 2W-3L Colorado/Western Kentucky/Jacksonville State/Liberty
Florida International Conference USA 93 3W-5L 1W-3L Penn State/Delaware/Connecticut/Kennesaw State/Missouri State
Western Kentucky Conference USA 94 7W-2L 5W-1L Toledo/Florida International
Louisiana Tech Conference USA 95 5W-3L 3W-2L LSU/Kennesaw State/Western Kentucky
Missouri State Conference USA 107 5W-3L 3W-1L USC/SMU/Western Kentucky
New Mexico State Conference USA 119 3W-5L 1W-4L Louisiana Tech/New Mexico/Liberty/Missouri State/Western Kentucky
Jacksonville State Conference USA 120 5W-3L 4W-0L Central Florida/Georgia Southern/Southern Mississippi
Liberty Conference USA 125 4W-4L 3W-1L Jacksonville State/Bowling Green/James Madison/Old Dominion
Texas-El Paso Conference USA 128 2W-6L 1W-3L Utah State/Texas/Louisiana-Monroe/Louisiana Tech/Liberty/Kennesaw State
Middle Tennessee State Conference USA 133 1W-7L 0W-4L Austin Peay/Wisconsin/Marshall/Kennesaw State/Missouri State/Delaware/Jacksonville State
Sam Houston State Conference USA 135 0W-8L 0W-5L Western Kentucky/UNLV/Hawaii/Texas/New Mexico State/Jacksonville State/Texas-El Paso/Louisiana Tech

Conference USA over American Athletic (1-0): New Mexico State over Tulsa

Independents 

Notre Dame Independent 7 6W-2L n/a Miami-FL/Texas A&M
Connecticut Independent 84 6W-3L n/a Syracuse/Delaware/Rice

Independents over SEC (1-0): Notre Dame over Arkansas

Independents over Big Ten (1-0): Notre Dame over Purdue

Independents over Mountain West (1-0): Notre Dame over Boise State

Independents over MAC (2-0): Connecticut over Ball State, Connecticut over Buffalo

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

Future Notre Dame Schedules 

Bowl Bids, Agreements, Commitments, etc.

BCS Future Bowl Schedule

Jerry Palm Bowl Predictions

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Texas (14)
Texas
Texas A&M
Texas Christian
Texas Tech
Houston
Rice
North Texas State
Baylor
SMU

Texas El-Paso

Texas State

Texas-San Antonio

Texas-Arlington

Sam Houston State
Ohio (8)
Ohio State
Bowling Green
Toledo
Miami-OH
Cincinnati
Kent State
Ohio Univ.
Akron
Florida (8)
Miami-Florida
Florida State
Florida
Central Florida
South Florida
Florida Atlantic

Florida International

Jacksonville State
California (7)
USC
Stanford
UCLA
Fresno State
California
San Jose State
San Diego State
North Carolina (7)
Wake Forest
No.Carolina State
Duke
North Carolina

East Carolina

North Carolina-Charlotte

Appalachian State
Michigan (5)
Michigan
Michigan State
Western Michigan
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Louisiana (5)
LSU
Tulane
Louisiana Tech
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
Alabama (4)
Alabama
Auburn
Troy State

South Alabama
Tennessee (4)
Middle Tennessee State
Vanderbilt
Tennessee
Memphis State
New York(4)/New Jersey (1)
Syracuse
Rutgers
Army

Buffalo

Wagner
Virginia(5)/West Virginia (2)
Virginia Tech

Virginia

Old Dominion

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Indiana (4)
Purdue
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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

Missouri (2)

Missouri

Missouri State

Delaware (2)

Delaware

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