DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-November 9, 2025

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

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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 9W-0L 6W-0L Sugar n/a
Alabama SEC 4 8W-1L 6W-0L Cotton Florida State
Georgia   SEC 5 8W-1L 6W-1L Playoff Alabama
Mississippi   SEC 6 9W-1L 5W-1L Playoff Georgia
Texas SEC 12 7W-2L 4W-1L Playoff Ohio State/Florida
Oklahoma   SEC 13 7W-2L 3W-2L Citrus Texas/Mississippi
Tennessee SEC 15 6W-3L 3W-3L Music City Georgia/Alabama/Oklahoma
Vanderbilt SEC 16 8W-2L 4W-2L Gator Alabama/Texas
Missouri SEC 17 6W-3L 2W-3L Reliaquest Alabama/Vanderbilt/Texas A&M
LSU SEC 18 5W-4L 2W-4L Texas Mississippi/Vanderbilt/Texas A&M/Alabama
South Carolina SEC 24 3W-6L 1W-6L Toilet Vanderbilt/Missouri/LSU/Oklahoma/Mississippi
Mississippi State SEC 25 5W-5L 1W-5L Toilet Tennessee/Texas A&M/Florida/Texas/Georgia
Kentucky SEC 27 4W-5L 2W-5L Toilet Mississippi/South Carolina/Georgia/Texas/Tennessee
Florida SEC 52 3W-6L 2W-4L Toilet South Florida/LSU/Miami-FL/Texas A&M/Georgia/Kentucky
Auburn SEC 55 4W-6L 1W-6L Toilet Oklahoma/Texas A&M/Georgia/Missouri/Kentucky/Vanderbilt
Arkansas SEC 71 2W-7L 0W-5L Toilet 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 9W-0L 6W-0L Rose n/a
Indiana Big Ten 2 10W-0L 7W-0L Orange n/a
Oregon   Big Ten 8 8W-1L 5W-1L Playoff Indiana 
USC Big Ten 14 7W-2L 5W-1L Alamo Illinois/Notre Dame
Iowa Big Ten 20 6W-3L 4W-2L Reliaquest Iowa State/Indiana/Oregon
Michigan Big Ten 21 7W-2L 5W-1L Citrus Oklahoma/USC
Nebraska Big Ten 22 7W-3L 4W-3L Las Vegas Michigan/Minnesota/USC
Washington Big Ten 38 6W-3L 3W-3L Los Angeles Ohio State/Michigan/Wisconsin
Illinois Big Ten 39 6W-3L 3W-3L Music City Indiana/Ohio State/Washington
Northwestern Big Ten 57 5W-4L 3W-3L Pinstripe Tulane/Oregon/Nebraska/USC
UCLA Big Ten 69 3W-6L 3W-3L Toilet Utah/UNLV/New Mexico/Northwestern/Indiana/Nebraska
Rutgers Big Ten 70 5W-5L 2W-5L Game Above Iowa/Minnesota/Washington/Oregon/Illinois
Penn State Big Ten 74 3W-6L 0W-6L Toilet Oregon/UCLA/Northwestern/Iowa/Ohio State/Indiana
Minnesota Big Ten 76 6W-3L 4W-2L Rate California/Ohio State/Iowa
Maryland Big Ten 78 4W-5L 1W-5L Toilet Washington/Nebraska/UCLA/Indiana/Rutgers
Wisconsin Big Ten 79 3W-6L 1W-5L Toilet Alabama/Maryland/Michigan/Iowa/Ohio State/Oregon
Purdue Big Ten 83 2W-8L 0W-7L Toilet USC/Notre Dame/Illinois/Minnesota/Northwestern/Rutgers/Michigan/Ohio State
Michigan State Big Ten 89 3W-6L 0W-6L Toilet USC/Nebraska/UCLA/Indiana/Michigan/Minnesota

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 

Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast 19 8W-1L 5W-1L Playoff North Carolina State
Louisville Atlantic Coast 28 7W-2L 4W-2L Gator Virginia/California
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast 29 7W-2L 3W-2L Pop Tarts Louisville/SMU
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast 30 6W-3L 2W-4L Fenway North Carolina State/Georgia Tech/Florida State
Southern Methodist Atlantic Coast 31 7W-3L 6W-1L Sun Baylor/TCU/Wake Forest
Virginia   Atlantic Coast 36 8W-2L 5W-1L Holiday North Carolina State/Wake Forest
Pittsburgh Atlantic Coast 41 7W-2L 5W-1L Military West Virginia/Louisville
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast 42 5W-4L 2W-3L Duke's Mayo Duke/Virginia Tech/Notre Dame/Pittsburgh
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast 47 3W-6L 2W-3L Toilet South Carolina/Vanderbilt/Old Dominion/Wake Forest/Georgia Tech/Louisville
Clemson Atlantic Coast 50 4W-5L 3W-4L Pinstripe LSU/Georgia Tech/Syracuse/SMU/Duke
Florida State Atlantic Coast 51 4W-5L 1W-5L Toilet Virginia/Miami-FL/Pittsburgh/Stanford/Clemson
Duke Atlantic Coast 53 5W-4L 4W-1L Birmingham Illinois/Tulane/Georgia Tech/Connecticut
California Atlantic Coast 60 6W-4L 3W-3L Las Vegas San Diego State/Duke/Virginia Tech/Virginia
North Carolina Atlantic Coast 80 4W-5L 2W-3L Toilet TCU/Central Florida/Clemson/California/Virginia
Syracuse Atlantic Coast 81 3W-7L 1W-6L Toilet Tennessee/Duke/SMU/Pittsburgh/Georgia Tech/North Carolina/Miami-FL
Stanford Atlantic Coast 82 3W-7L 2W-5L Toilet Hawaii/BYU/Virginia/SMU/Miami-FL/Pittsburgh/North Carolina
Boston College Atlantic Coast 91 1W-9L 0W-6L Toilet Michigan State/Stanford/California/Pittsburgh/Clemson/Connecticut/Louisville/Notre Dame/SMU

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

4-Big Twelve 

Texas Tech Big 12 9 9W-1L 6W-1L Playoff Arizona State
BYU Big 12 10 8W-1L 5W-1L Pop Tarts Texas Tech
Utah Big 12 11 7W-2L 4W-2L Alamo Texas Tech/BYU
Cincinnati Big 12 23 7W-2L 5W-1L Duke's Mayo Nebraska/Utah
Arizona State Big 12 26 6W-3L 4W-2L Holiday Mississippi State/Utah/Houston
Iowa State Big 12 32 6W-4L 3W-4L Rate Cincinnati/Colorado/BYU/Arizona State
Houston Big 12 43 8W-2L 5W-2L Texas Texas Tech/West Virginia
TCU Big 12 44 6W-3L 3W-3L Liberty Arizona State/Kansas State/Iowa State
Baylor Big 12 45 5W-4L 3W-3L Armed Forces Auburn/Arizona State/TCU/Cincinnati
Arizona   Big 12 49 6W-3L 3W-3L Sun Iowa State/BYU/Houston
Kansas State Big 12 58 4W-5L 3W-3L Independence Iowa State/Army/Arizona/Baylor/Texas Tech
Kansas   Big 12 63 5W-5L 3W-4L Toilet Missouri/Cincinnati/Texas Tech/Kansas State/Arizona
Central Florida Big 12 72 4W-5L 1W-5L Toilet Kansas State/Kansas/Cincinnati/Baylor/Houston
West Virginia Big 12 73 4W-6L 2W-5L Toilet Ohio University/Kansas/Utah/BYU/Central Florida/TCU
Colorado Big 12 85 3W-7L 1W-6L Toilet Georgia Tech/Houston/BYU/TCU/Utah/Arizona/West Virginia
Oklahoma State Big 12 130 1W-8L 0W-6L Toilet 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 62 4W-5L 0W-1L New Mexico North Texas State/Washington/Mississippi/Virginia/Oregon State
Oregon State Pacific 12-North 134 2W-8L 1W-0L Toilet California/Fresno State/Texas Tech/Oregon/Houston/Appalachian State/Wake Forest/Sam Houston State

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 7W-2L 4W-1L Hawaii Mississippi/Texas-San Antonio
Memphis State American Athletic 35 8W-2L 4W-2L Gasparilla UAB/Tulane
South Florida American Athletic 37 7W-2L 4W-1L Birmingham Miami-FL/Memphis State
North Texas State American Athletic 40 8W-1L 4W-1L Playoff South Florida 
East Carolina American Athletic 46 6W-3L 4W-1L First Responder North Carolina State/BYU/Tulane
Navy American Athletic 56 7W-2L 5W-1L Military North Texas State/Notre Dame
Army American Athletic 75 5W-4L 3W-3L Armed Forces Tarleton State/North Texas State/East Carolina/Tulane
Temple American Athletic 97 5W-5L 3W-3L Fenway Oklahoma/Georgia Tech/Navy/East Carolina/Army
Rice American Athletic 101 5W-5L 3W-3L Toilet Houston/Navy/Florida Atlantic/Texas-San Antonio/Memphis State
Texas-San Antonio American Athletic 103 4W-5L 2W-3L Frisco Texas A&M/Texas State/Temple/North Texas St./South Florida
Florida Atlantic American Athletic 107 4W-5L 3W-3L Toilet Maryland/Florida International/Memphis State/South Florida/Navy
Alabama-Birmingham American Athletic 110 3W-6L 1W-4L Toilet Navy/Tennessee/Army/Florida Atlantic/Connecticut/Rice
Tulsa American Athletic 125 2W-7L 0W-6L Toilet New Mexico State/Navy/Tulane/Memphis State/East Carolina/Temple/Florida Atlantic
North Carolina-Charlotte American Athletic 132 1W-8L 0W-6L Toilet Appalachian State/North Carolina/Rice/South Florida/Army/Temple/North Texas St./East Carolina

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

7-Mountain West

San Diego State Mountain West 59 7W-2L 4W-1L Los Angeles Washington State/Hawaii
Fresno State Mountain West 61 6W-3L 3W-2L Liberty Kansas/Colorado State/San Diego State
Boise State Mountain West 64 6W-3L 4W-1L Arizona South Florida/Notre Dame/Fresno State
New Mexico Mountain West 66 6W-3L 3W-2L Potato Michigan/San Jose State/Boise State
UNLV Mountain West 67 7W-2L 3W-2L New Mexico Boise State/New Mexico
Hawaii Mountain West 68 7W-3L 4W-2L Hawaii Arizona/Fresno State/San Jose State
Utah State Mountain West 88 5W-4L 3W-2L Boca Raton Texas A&M/Vanderbilt/Hawaii/New Mexico
Air Force Mountain West 104 3W-6L 2W-4L Toilet Utah State/Boise State/Hawaii/Navy/UNLV/Army
Wyoming Mountain West 105 4W-5L 2W-3L Frisco Utah/Colorado/UNLV/Air Force/San Diego State
Colorado State Mountain West 106 2W-7L 1W-4L Toilet Washington/Texas-San Antonio/Washington State/San Diego State/Hawaii/Wyoming/UNLV
San Jose State Mountain West 114 3W-6L 2W-3L Toilet Central Michigan/Texas/Stanford/Wyoming/Utah State/Air Force
Nevada Mountain West 135 1W-8L 0W-5L Toilet Penn State/Middle Tennessee State/Western Kentucky/Fresno State/San Diego State/New Mexico/Boise State/Utah 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 33 8W-1L 6W-0L New Orleans Louisville
Old Dominion Sunbelt-East 65 6W-3L 3W-2L Myrtle Beach Indiana/Marshall/James Madison
Georgia Southern Sunbelt-East 112 4W-5L 2W-3L Toilet Fresno State/USC/James Madison/Southern Mississippi
Marshall Sunbelt-East 116 4W-5L 2W-3L Cure Georgia/Missouri State/Lousiana-Lafayette/Coastal Carolina/James Madison
Appalachian State Sunbelt-East 117 4W-5L 1W-4L Toilet Southern Mississippi/Boise State/Coastal Carolina/Old Dominion/Georgia Southern
Louisiana-Lafayette Sunbelt-East 126 4W-6L 3W-3L Toilet Rice/Missouri/Eastern Michigan/James Madison/Southern Mississippi/Troy State
Georgia State Sunbelt-East 129 1W-8L 0W-5L Toilet Mississippi/Memphis State/Vanderbilt/James Madison/Appalachian State/Georgia Southern/South Alabama/Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina Sunbelt-West 77 6W-3L 5W-1L Boca Raton Virginia/East Carolina/Old Dominion
Troy State Sunbelt-West 94 6W-3L 4W-1L Veterans Clemson/Memphis State/Arkansas State
Southern Mississippi Sunbelt-West 96 7W-2L 5W-0L 68 Ventures Mississippi State/Louisiana Tech
Arkansas State Sunbelt-West 99 5W-5L 4W-2L Toilet Arkansas/Iowa State/Kennesaw State/Louisiana-Monroe/Southern Mississippi
Texas State Sunbelt-West 108 3W-6L 0W-5L Toilet Arizona State/Arkansas State/Troy State/Marshall/James Madison/Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe Sunbelt-West 118 3W-6L 1W-4L Toilet Alabama/Northwestern/Coastal Carolina/Troy State/Southern Mississippi/Old Dominion
South Alabama Sunbelt-West 128 2W-7L 1W-4L Toilet 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

Ohio University Mid-American 84 6W-3L 4W-1L Potato Rutgers/Ohio State/Ball State
Miami-OH Mid-American 87 5W-4L 4W-1L Game Above Wisconsin/Rutgers/UNLV/Ohio Universiy
Western Michigan Mid-American 90 5W-4L 4W-1L Veterans Michigan State/North Texas State/Illinois/Miami-OH
Toledo Mid-American 92 5W-4L 3W-2L Arizona Kentucky/Western Michigan/Bowling Green/Washington State
Kent State Mid-American 109 3W-6L 2W-3L Toilet Texas Tech/Buffalo/Florida State/Oklahoma/Toledo/Ball State
Buffalo Mid-American 111 5W-4L 4W-1L Bahamas Minnesota/Troy State/Connecticut/Akron
Central Michigan Mid-American 113 5W-4L 3W-2L Cure Pittsburgh/Michigan/Akron/Western Michigan
Akron Mid-American 115 4W-6L 3W-3L Toilet Wyoming/Nebraska/UAB/Toledo/Miami-OH/Ball State
Northern Illinois Mid-American 120 2W-7L 1W-4L Toilet Maryland/Mississippi State/San Diego State/Miami-OH/Eastern Michigan/Ohio University/Toledo
Ball State Mid-American 121 4W-5L 3W-2L Toilet Purdue/Auburn/Connecticut/Western Michigan/Northern Illinois
Eastern Michigan Mid-American 122 3W-7L 2W-4L Toilet Texas State/Long Island/Kentucky/Central Michigan/Buffalo/Miami-OH/Ohio Univ.
Bowling Green Mid-American 123 3W-7L 1W-5L Toilet Cincinnati/Louisville/Ohio Univ./Central Michigan/Kent State/Buffalo/Eastern Michigan

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

10-Conference USA 

Kennesaw State Conference USA 48 8W-2L 5W-0L Bahamas Wake Forest/Indiana
Delaware Conference USA 86 5W-4L 3W-3L Toilet Colorado/Western Kentucky/Jacksonville State/Liberty
Western Kentucky Conference USA 93 7W-2L 5W-1L Myrtle Beach Toledo/Florida International
Louisiana Tech Conference USA 95 5W-4L 3W-3L Independence LSU/Kennesaw State/Western Kentucky/Delaware
Jacksonville State Conference USA 98 6W-3L 5W-0L New Orleans Central Florida/Georgia Southern/Southern Mississippi
Florida International Conference USA 100 4W-5L 2W-3L 68 Ventures Penn State/Delaware/Connecticut/Kennesaw State/Missouri State
Missouri State Conference USA 102 6W-3L 4W-1L Toilet USC/SMU/Western Kentucky
New Mexico State Conference USA 119 3W-6L 1W-5L Toilet Louisiana Tech/New Mexico/Liberty/Missouri State/Western Kentucky/Kennesaw State
Liberty Conference USA 124 4W-5L 3W-2L First Responder Jacksonville State/Bowling Green/James Madison/Old Dominion/Missouri State
Texas-El Paso Conference USA 127 2W-7L 1W-4L Toilet Utah State/Texas/Louisiana-Monroe/Louisiana Tech/Liberty/Kennesaw State/Jacksonville State
Middle Tennessee State Conference USA 131 1W-8L 0W-5L Toilet Austin Peay/Wisconsin/Marshall/Kennesaw State/Missouri State/Delaware/Jacksonville State/Florida International
Sam Houston State Conference USA 133 1W-8L 0W-5L Toilet 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

Conference USA over PAC-12 (1-0): Sam Houston State over Oregon State

Independents 

Notre Dame Independent 7 7W-2L n/a Playoff Miami-FL/Texas A&M
Connecticut Independent 54 7W-3L n/a Gasparilla Syracuse/Delaware/Rice

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

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

Independents over ACC (3-2): Miami-FL over Notre Dame, Syracuse over Connecticut, Notre Dame over North Carolina State, Notre Dame over Boston College, Connecticut over Duke

Independents over American (2-1): Rice over Connecticut, Connecticut over UAB, Notre Dame over Navy

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

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