DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-October 23, 2011

8 Undefeated Teams

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

NCAA Football Championships Summary by Team and Conference

Favorite Rivalries

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David Wilson's U.S. Football Rankings, Polls and Power Ratings

All-Time Team Rankings by Football Data Warehouse

NCAA New Football Coach Comparison 2008-2010

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Big Ten Football's Greatest Coaches

USA Today NCAA Football Coach Salary Comparison 2010 Update

BEST CONFERENCES-2010-11
Top Conferences Power Average Undefeated Teams Bowl Record 2010-11
SEC 31.33 Auburn 5W-5L
Big Twelve 41.00 0 3W-5L
Big Ten 45.73 0 3W-5L
ACC 44.83 0 4W-5L
Big East 56.25 0 4W-2L
PAC-10 44.30 0 2W-2L
Mountain West 65.44 TCU 4W-1L
Independents 49.00 0 2W-1L
WAC 72.78 0 2W-2L
MAC 95.85 0 2W-2L
Conference USA 77.75 0 2W-4L
Sunbelt 98.67 0 2W-1L

Power Average=Average Conference Rankings (The lower the better)

Records: Conference versus Conference 2010-11
Top Conferences Big Twelve SEC ACC Big Ten PAC 10 Big East WAC MAC Independents Sunbelt Conference USA Mountain West

SEC

32W-12L

 2W-1L SEC 3W-4L 4W-2L 1W-1L 3W-2L 1W-0L 3W-0L 0W-1L 7W-0L 8W-1L 0W-0L
Big Twelve 32W-11L Big Twelve 1W-2L 2W-0L 1W-1L 4W-3L 2W-1L 5W-0L 2W-0L 0W-1L 5W-0L 6W-1L 4W-2L

ACC

22W-20L

 0W-2L 4W-3L ACC 0W-1L 0W-3L 5W-3L 0W-2L 3W-0L 2W-4L 3W-0L 4W-1L 1W-1L

Big Ten

29W-14L

 3W-2L 2W-4L 1W-0L Big Ten 1W-1L 2W-2L 1W-1L 11W-2L 2W-1L 4W-0L 1W-0L 1W-1L

Big East

18W-16L

 1W-2L 2W-3L 2W-4L 1W-2L 0W-0L Big East 0W-1L 3W-1L 1W-1L 4W-0L 3W-1L 1W-1L

PAC-10

15W-11L

 3W-4L 1W-1L 3W-0L 1W-1L PAC 10 2W-0L 1W-2L 1W-0L 1W-1L 0W-0L 1W-1L 1W-1L

Mountain West

16W-19L

 2W-4L 0W-0L 1W-1L 1W-1L 1W-1L 1W-1L 4W-8L 1W-1L 3W-1L 0W-0L 2W-1L MWC

Independents

22W-12L

 1W-0L 1W-0L 4W-2L 2W-2L 1W-1L 1W-1L 1W-1L 4W-1L Independents 2W-0L 4W-1L 1W-3L

WAC

16W-17L

 0W-5L 0W-1L 2W-0L 1W-1L 2W-1L 1W-0L WAC 1W-1L 1W-1L 0W-0L 0W-3L 8W-4L

MAC

9W-34L

 0W-2L 0W-3L 0W-3L 2W-11L 0W-1L 1W-3L 1W-1L MAC 1W-4L 2W-3L 1W-2L 1W-1L

Conference USA

12W-27L

 1W-6L 0W-8L 0W-2L 0W-1L 1W-1L 0W-2L 3W-0L 2W-1L 1W-4L 3W-0L Conference USA 1W-2L

Sunbelt

3W-30L

 0W-5L 0W-7L 0W-3L 0W-4L 0W-0L 0W-4L 0W-0L 3W-2L 0W-2L Sunbelt 0W-3L 0W-0L

NCAA Football Bowl Record History

Conference Bowls Record
SEC 10 5W-5L
ACC 9 4W-5L
Big 10 8 3W-5L
Big 12 8 3W-5L
Big East 6 4W-2L
Conference USA 6 2W-4L
PAC 10 4 2W-2L
Mountain West 5 4W-1L
WAC 4 2W-2L
MAC 4 2W-2L
Sunbelt 3 2W-1L
Independents 3 2W-1L
Total Bowls 70 35W-35L

Best Bowl Records

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

2010 Conference Re-Alignment

1-SEC-Southeastern (31.33): Bowl Record: 5-5

Championship Game 2011: LSU or Alabama vs. South Carolina

SEC over PAC 10 (1-0): LSU over Oregon

SEC over Big Ten (1-0): Alabama over Penn State

SEC over Big Twelve (1-0): Arkansas over Texas A&M

SEC over Big East (3-1): Tennessee over Cincinnati, Vanderbilt over Connecticut, Louisville over Kentucky, LSU over West Virginia

SEC over Independents (2-0): South Carolina over Navy, Vanderbilt over Army

SEC over Conference USA (3-0): South Carolina over East Carolina, Mississippi State over Memphis State, Florida over UAB, Mississippi State over UAB

SEC over Sunbelt (5-0): Florida over Florida Atlantic, Kentucky over Western Kentucky, Arkansas over Troy State, Alabama over North Texas State, Auburn over Florida Atlantic

SEC over MAC (3-0): Alabama over Kent State, Kentucky over Central Michigan, Tennessee over Buffalo

SEC over WAC (3-0): Auburn over Utah State, Mississippi State over Louisiana Tech, Mississippi over Fresno State

SEC even with Mountain West (1-1): Arkansas over New Mexico, Boise State over Georgia

Texas A&M to SEC

South Carolina Southeastern-E 16 6W-1L Auburn
Georgia   Southeastern-E 20 5W-2L Boise State/South Carolina
Florida Southeastern-E 24 4W-3L Alabama/LSU/Auburn
Tennessee Southeastern-E 38 3W-4L Florida/Georgia/LSU/Alabama
Vanderbilt Southeastern-E 48 4W-3L South Carolina/Alabama/Georgia
Kentucky Southeastern-E 64 3W-4L Louisville/Florida/LSU/South Carolina
LSU Southeastern-W 1 8W-0L n/a
Alabama Southeastern-W 2 8W-0L n/a
Arkansas Southeastern-W 9 6W-1L Alabama
Auburn Southeastern-W 15 5W-3L Clemson/Arkansas/LSU
Mississippi State Southeastern-W 59 3W-4L Auburn/LSU/Georgia/South Carolina
Mississippi   Southeastern-W 63 2W-5L BYU/Vanderbilt/Georgia/Alabama/Arkansas

2-Big Twelve (41.00): Bowl Record: 3-5

Big Twelve over PAC 10 (2-1): Oklahoma State over Arizona, Arizona State over Missouri, Texas over UCLA

Big Twelve over Big Ten (1-0): Iowa State over Iowa

Big Twelve over ACC (2-1): Georgia Tech over Kansas, Oklahoma over Florida State, Kansas State over Miami-FL

Big Twelve over Big East (1-0): Iowa State over Connecticut

Big Twelve over MAC (4-0): Missouri over Miami-OH, Kansas over Northern Illinois, Kansas State over Kent State, Oklahoma over Ball State

Big Twelve over Mountain West (2-0): Baylor over TCU, Texas Tech over New Mexico

Big Twelve over WAC (2-0): Texas A&M over Idaho, Texas Tech over Nevada

Big Twelve over Independents (1-0): Texas over BYU

Big Twelve over Conference USA (5-0): Oklahoma over Tulsa, Texas over Rice, Texas A&M over SMU, Oklahoma State over Tulsa, Baylor over Rice

Big Twelve over Sunbelt (1-0): Oklahoma State over Louisiana-Lafayette

Nebraska to Big 10, Colorado to PAC 10 in 2011; TCU and West Virginia to Big 12, Texas A&M to SEC. Also, rumors of BYU to Big 12 and/or Missouri to SEC

Oklahoma State Big 12 5 7W-0L n/a
Oklahoma   Big 12 8 6W-1L Texas Tech
Kansas State Big 12 10 7W-0L n/a
Texas A&M Big 12 11 5W-2L Oklahoma State/Arkansas
Texas Tech Big 12 18 5W-2L Texas A&M/Kansas State
Texas Big 12 23 4W-2L Oklahoma/Oklahoma State 
Baylor Big 12 29 4W-2L Kansas State/Texas A&M
Missouri Big 12 43 3W-4L Arizona State/Oklahoma/Kansas State/Oklahoma State
Iowa State Big 12 44 3W-4L Texas/Baylor/Missouri/Texas A&M
Kansas   Big 12 87 2W-5L Georgia Tech/Texas Tech/Oklahoma State/Oklahoma/Kansas State

3-PAC 10-Pacific Athletic Conference (44.30): Bowl Record: 2-2

Championship Game: Stanford or Oregon vs. USC

PAC 10 over ACC (1-0): Stanford over Duke

PAC 10 over Independents (2-1): Utah over BYU, BYU over Oregon State, USC over Notre Dame

PAC 10 over Mountain West (2-1): Washington State over UNLV, Colorado over Colorado State, San Diego State over Washington State

PAC 10 over WAC (5-0): California over Fresno State, Stanford over San Jose State, Washington over Hawaii, Oregon over Nevada, UCLA over San Jose State

PAC 10 over Big East (1-0): Utah over Pittsburgh

Stanford Pacific 10-North 4 7W-0L n/a
Oregon   Pacific 10-North 7 6W-1L LSU
Washington Pacific 10-North 30 5W-2L Nebraska/Stanford
California Pacific 10-North 53 4W-3L Washington/Oregon/USC
Oregon State Pacific 10-North 88 2W-5L Sacramento State/Wisconsin/UCLA/Arizona State/BYU
Washington State Pacific 10-North 89 3W-4L San Diego State/UCLA/Stanford/Oregon State
USC Pacific 10-South 19 6W-1L Arizona State 
Arizona State Pacific 10-South 41 5W-2L Illinois/Oregon
Utah Pacific 10-South 54 3W-4L USC/Washington/Arizona State/California
Arizona   Pacific 10-South 74 2W-5L Oklahoma State/Stanford/Oregon/USC/Oregon State
UCLA Pacific 10-South 75 3W-4L Houston/Texas/Stanford/Arizona
Colorado Pacific 10-South 90 1W-7L Hawaii/California/Ohio State/Washington State/Stanford/Washington/Oregon

4-ACC-Atlantic Coast (44.83): Bowl Record: 4-5

ACC over SEC (1-0): Clemson over Auburn

ACC over Big Ten (2-1): Northwestern over Boston College, Virginia over Indiana, Miami-FL over Ohio State

ACC over WAC (1-0): Virginia over Idaho

ACC over Sun Belt (5-0): Clemson over Troy State, Florida State over Louisiana-Monroe, Georgia Tech over Middle Tennessee State, Virginia Tech over Arkansas State, Duke over Florida International

ACC over Conference USA (4-2): Virginia Tech over East Carolina, Central Florida over Boston College, Duke over Tulane, Southern Mississippi over Virginia, Virginia Tech over Marshall, North Carolina over East Carolina

ACC Accepts Pittsburgh, Syracuse Is Connecticut Next?

Clemson Atlantic Coast-A 6 8W-0L n/a
Wake Forest Atlantic Coast-A 42 5W-2L Syracuse/Virginia Tech
Florida State Atlantic Coast-A 46 4W-3L Oklahoma/Clemson/Wake Forest
Maryland Atlantic Coast-A 56 2W-5L West Virginia/Temple/Georgia Tech/Clemson/Florida State
North Carolina State Atlantic Coast-A 60 4W-3L Wake Forest/Cincinnati/Georgia Tech
Boston College Atlantic Coast-A 78 1W-6L Northwestern/Central Florida/Duke/Wake Forest/Clemson/Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 12 7W-1L Clemson
Miami-Florida Atlantic Coast-C 31 4W-3L Maryland/Kansas State/Virginia Tech
North Carolina Atlantic Coast-C 37 5W-3L Georgia Tech/Miami-FL/Clemson
Georgia Tech Atlantic Coast-C 40 5W-2L Virginia/Miami-FL
Virginia   Atlantic Coast-C 52 4W-3L North Carolina/Southern Mississippi/North Carolina State
Duke Atlantic Coast-C 67 3W-4L Richmond/Stanford/Florida State/Wake Forest

5-Big Ten (45.73): Bowl Record: 3-5

Championship Game: Wisconsin vs. Michigan State or Nebraska

Big Ten over MAC (10-1): Michigan over Western Michigan, Ball State over Indiana, Ohio State over Akron, Ohio State over Toledo, Michigan over Eastern Michigan, Penn State over Temple, Minnesota over Miami-OH, Wisconsin over Northern Illinois, Michigan State over Central Michigan, Penn State over Eastern Michigan, Illinois over Western Michigan

Big Ten over PAC 10 (4-1): USC over Minnesota, Wisconsin over Oregon State, Illinois over Arizona State, Nebraska over Washington, Ohio State over Colorado

Big Ten over Big East (1-0): Iowa over Pittsburgh

Big Ten even with WAC (1-1): New Mexico State over Minnesota, Nebraska over Fresno State

Big Ten over Mountain West (3-0): Wisconsin over UNLV, Michigan over San Diego State, Nebraska over Wyoming

Big Ten over Sunbelt (4-1): Purdue over Middle Tennessee State, Illinois over Arkansas State, Michigan State over Florida Atlantic, North Texas State over Indiana, Iowa over Louisiana-Monroe

Wisconsin Big Ten-Leaders 14 6W-1L Michigan State
Penn State Big Ten-Leaders 22 7W-1L Alabama
Ohio State Big Ten-Leaders 32 4W-3L Miami-FL/Michigan State/Nebraska
Purdue Big Ten-Leaders 62 4W-3L Rice/Notre Dame/Penn State
Indiana Big Ten-Leaders 118 1W-7L Ball State/Virginia/North Texas State/Penn State/Illinois/Wisconsin/Iowa
Michigan State Big Ten-Legends 13 6W-1L Notre Dame
Nebraska Big Ten-Legends 17 6W-1L Wisconsin  
Michigan Big Ten-Legends 25 6W-1L Michigan State
Iowa Big Ten-Legends 27 5W-2L Iowa State/Penn State
Illinois Big Ten-Legends 35 6W-2L Ohio State/Purdue
Northwestern Big Ten-Legends 65 2W-5L Army/Illinois/Michigan/Iowa/Penn State
Minnesota Big Ten-Legends 117 1W-6L USC/New Mexico State/North Dakota State/Michigan/Purdue/Nebraska

Independents (49.00): Bowl Record: 2-1

Independents over SEC (1-0): BYU over Mississippi

Independents even with Conference USA (2-2): BYU over Central Florida, Army over Tulane, Southern Mississippi over Navy, East Carolina over Navy

Independents over WAC (1-0): BYU over San Jose State

Independents over Big Ten (3-1): Notre Dame over Michigan State, Michigan over Notre Dame, Army over Northwestern, Notre Dame over Purdue

Future Notre Dame Schedules

Notre Dame Independent 26 4W-3L South Florida/Michigan/USC
BYU Independent 34 6W-2L Texas/Utah
Navy Independent 68 2W-5L South Carolina/Air Force/Southern Mississippi/Rutgers/East Carolina
Army Independent 107 2W-5L Northern Illinois/San Diego State/Ball State/Miami-FL/Vanderbilt

6-Big East (56.25): Bowl Record: 4-2

Big East over MAC (7-1): Pittsburgh over Buffalo, South Florida over Ball State, Cincinnati over Akron, Rutgers over Ohio University, Connecticut over Buffalo, Cincinnati over Miami-OH, Western Michigan over Connecticut, West Virginia over Bowling Green

Big East over Conference USA (3-2): West Virginia over Marshall, Florida International over Louisville, South Florida over UTEP, Marshall over Louisville, Syracuse over Tulane

Big East even with ACC (2-2): North Carolina over Rutgers, West Virginia over Maryland, Cincinnati over North Carolina State, North Carolina over Louisville

Big East over Independents (2-1): South Florida over Notre Dame, Notre Dame over Pittsburgh, Rutgers over Navy

Independents over WAC (1-0): BYU over Utah State

Independents over Sun Belt (1-0): Navy over Western Kentucky

Pittsburgh, Syracuse to ACC Big East is looking at adding SMU, Central Florida, Navy and Temple; Louisville and West Virginia to Big 12?

Syracuse Big East 28 5W-2L USC/Rutgers
Cincinnati Big East 33 6W-1L Tennessee
Rutgers Big East 39 5W-2L North Carolina/Louisville
South Florida Big East 47 4W-3L Pittsburgh/Connecticut/Cincinnati
Pittsburgh Big East 57 3W-4L Iowa/Notre Dame/Rutgers/Utah
West Virginia Big East 58 5W-2L LSU/Syracuse
Louisville Big East 71 3W-4L Florida International/Marshall/North Carolina/Cincinnati
Connecticut Big East 86 3W-4L Vanderbilt/Iowa State/Western Michigan/West Virginia
7-Mountain West (65.44): Bowl Record: 4-1

Mountain West over Independents (2-1): San Diego State over Army, Air Force over Navy, Notre Dame over Air Force

Mountain West over Sun Belt (1-0): TCU over Louisiana-Monroe

Mountain West over MAC (2-0): Boise State over Toledo, Wyoming over Bowling Green

Mountain West and Conference USA to merge???

Hawaii, Fresno State, Boise State and Nevada to join Mountain West in 2011: Denver, Texas State and the University of Texas at San Antonio to WAC in 2012

Boise State Mountain West 3 7W-0L n/a
TCU Mountain West 36 5W-2L Baylor/SMU
San Diego State Mountain West 49 4W-2L Michigan/TCU
Air Force Mountain West 50 3W-4L TCU/Notre Dame/San Diego State/Boise State
Wyoming Mountain West 76 4W-2L Nebraska/Utah State
Colorado State Mountain West 93 3W-4L Colorado/San Jose State/Boise State/UTEP
UNLV Mountain West 105 1W-5L Wisconsin/Washington State/Southern Utah/Nevada/Wyoming
New Mexico Mountain West 120 0W-7L Colorado State/Arkansas/Texas Tech/Sam Houston State/New Mexico State/Nevada/TCU

8-WAC-Western Athletic Conference (72.78): Bowl Record: 2-2

WAC over Mountain West (5-4): UNLV over Hawaii, Colorado State over Utah State, New Mexico State over New Mexico, Boise State over Nevada, San Jose State over Colorado State, Nevada over UNLV, Utah State over Wyoming, Boise State over Fresno State, Nevada over New Mexico
Nevada Western Athletic 61 4W-3L Oregon/Texas Tech/Boise State
Fresno State Western Athletic 69 3W-5L California/Nebraska/Mississippi/Boise State/Nevada
San Jose State Western Athletic 84 3W-4L Stanford/UCLA/Nevada/BYU
Hawaii Western Athletic 85 4W-3L Washington/UNLV/San Jose State
New Mexico State Western Athletic 94 3W-4L Ohio Univ./Texas El-Paso/San Jose State/Hawaii
Utah State Western Athletic 97 2W-5L Auburn/Colorado State/BYU/Fresno State/Louisiana Tech
Louisiana Tech Western Athletic 99 3W-4L Southern Mississippi/Houston/Mississippi State/Hawaii
Idaho Western Athletic 114 1W-6L Bowling Green/Texas A&M/Fresno State/Virginia/Louisiana Tech/New Mexico State

9-Conference USA (77.75): Bowl Record: 2-4

Conference USA over PAC 10 (1-0): Houston over UCLA

Conference USA over Big Ten (1-0): Rice over Purdue

Conference USA over Mountain West (2-1): Boise State over Tulsa, SMU over TCU, UTEP over Colorado State

Conference USA over WAC (3-0): Southern Mississippi over Louisiana Tech, Houston over Louisiana Tech, Texas El-Paso over New Mexico State

Southern Mississippi Conference USA-E 51 6W-1L Marshall
East Carolina Conference USA-E 66 2W-4L South Carolina/Virginia Tech/North Carolina/Houston
Central Florida Conference USA-E 73 3W-4L Florida International/BYU/Southern Methodist/UAB
Marshall Conference USA-E 82 3W-5L West Virginia/Ohio University/Virginia Tech/Central Florida/Houston
Memphis State Conference USA-E 109 2W-5L Mississippi State/Arkansas State/SMU/Middle Tennessee State/Rice
Alabama-Birmingham Conference USA-E 113 1W-6L Florida/Tulane/East Carolina/Troy State/Mississippi State/Tulsa
Houston Conference USA-W 21 7W-0L n/a
Southern Methodist Conference USA-W 55 5W-2L Texas A&M/Southern Mississippi
Tulsa Conference USA-W 70 4W-3L Oklahoma/Oklahoma State/Boise State
Rice Conference USA-W 83 2W-5L Texas/Baylor/Southern Mississippi/Marshall/Tulsa
Texas-El Paso Conference USA-W 91 4W-3L SMU/South Florida/Houston
Tulane Conference USA-W 111 2W-6L Tulsa/Duke/Army/Syracuse/UTEP/Memphis State

10-MAC-Mid-American (95.85): Bowl Record 2-2

MAC even with ACC (1-1): Temple over Maryland, North Carolina State over Central Michigan

MAC over WAC (2-0): Bowling Green over Idaho, Ohio University over New Mexico State

MAC over Conference USA (1-0): Ohio University over Marshall

MAC over Independents (3-0): Northern Illinois over Army, Ball State over Army, Miami-OH over Army

Temple Mid-American-E 72 5W-3L Penn State/Toledo/Bowling Green
Bowling Green Mid-American-E 79 4W-4L Wyoming/West Virginia/Western Michigan/Toledo
Ohio University Mid-American-E 80 5W-3L Rutgers/Buffalo/Ball State
Buffalo Mid-American-E 103 2W-6L Pittsburgh/Ball State/Connecticut/Tennessee/Temple/Northern Illinois
Miami-OH Mid-American-E 106 2W-5L Missouri/Minnesota/Bowling Green/Cincinnati/Toledo
Kent State Mid-American-E 116 1W-6L Alabama/Louisiana-Lafayette/Kansas State/Ohio Univ./Northern Illinois/Miami-OH
Akron Mid-American-E 119 1W-6L Ohio State/Temple/Cincinnati/Eastern Michigan/Florida International/Ohio Univ.
Toledo Mid-American-W 45 5W-3L Ohio State/Boise State/Syracuse
Ball State Mid-American-W 77 5W-3L South Florida/Oklahoma/Temple
Eastern Michigan Mid-American-W 95 4W-3L Michigan/Penn State/Toledo
Western Michigan Mid-American-W 96 4W-4L Michigan/Illinois/Northern Illinois/Eastern Michigan
Central Michigan Mid-American-W 100 2W-6L Kentucky/Western Michigan/Michigan State/North Carolina State/Eastern Michigan/Ball State
Northern Illinois Mid-American-W 102 5W-3L Kansas/Wisconsin/Central Michigan

11-Sun Belt Conference (98.67): Bowl Record: 2-1

Sun Belt over MAC (2-0): Louisiana-Lafayette over Kent State, Florida International over Akron

Sun Belt over Conference USA (4-2): Houston over North Texas State, Arkansas State over Memphis State, Florida International over Central Florida, Tulsa over North Texas State, Troy State over Alabama-Birmingham, Middle Tennesee State over Memphis State

Florida International Sun Belt 72 4W-3L Louisiana-Lafayette/Duke/Arkansas State
Louisiana-Lafayette Sun Belt 81 6W-2L Oklahoma State/Western Kentucky
Arkansas State Sun Belt 92 5W-2L Illinois/Virginia Tech
Troy State Sun Belt 98 2W-4L Clemson/Arkansas/Louisiana-Lafayette/Louisiana-Monroe
Western Kentucky Sun Belt 101 3W-4L Kentucky/Navy/Indiana State/Arkansas State
Louisiana-Monroe Sun Belt 104 2W-5L Florida State/TCU/Iowa/Arkansas State/North Texas State
Middle Tennessee State Sun Belt 108 2W-4L Purdue/Georgia Tech/Troy State/Western Kentucky
North Texas State Sun Belt 112 3W-5L Florida International/Houston/Alabama/Tulsa/Louisiana-Lafayette
Florida Atlantic Sun Belt 115 0W-7L Florida/Michigan State/Auburn/Louisiana-Lafayette/North Texas State/Western Kentucky/Middle Tennessee St.

Big Games to help decide BCS National Championship/Bowl Games

Weekend of September 1-5: Week 1
Michigan over Western Michigan
Northwestern over Boston College
USC over Minnesota
South Florida over Notre Dame
California over Fresno State
Houston over UCLA
BYU over Mississippi
Maryland over Miami-FL
LSU over Oregon
Boise State over Georgia
Weekend of September 8-11: Week 2
Michigan over Notre Dame
Oklahoma State over Arizona
Missouri at Arizona State over Missouri
Iowa State over Iowa
Wisconsin over Oregon State
Auburn over Mississippi State
California over Colorado
Alabama over Penn State
Texas over BYU
USC over Utah
Weekend of September 15-17: Week 3
Michigan over Eastern Michigan
Oklahoma over Florida State
Miami-FL over Ohio State
Clemson over Auburn
Texas over UCLA
Florida over Tennessee
Notre Dame over Michigan State
Nebraska over Washington
Utah over BYU
Illinois over Arizona State
Weekend of September 22-25: Week 4
Michigan over San Diego State
Ohio State over Colorado
Oklahoma over Missouri
Alabama over Arkansas
LSU over West Virginia
Oregon over Arizona
Arizona State over USC
Washington over California
Oklahoma State over Texas A&M
Clemson over Florida State
Weekend of September 29-October 2: Week 5
Michigan over Minnesota
Wisconsin over Nebraska
Alabama over Florida
Michigan State over Ohio State
Illinois over Northwestern
Notre Dame over Purdue
Auburn over South Carolina
Arkansas over Texas A&M
USC over Arizona
Clemson over Virginia Tech
Weekend of October 6-9: Week 6
Michigan over Northwestern
Oregon over California
Arkansas over Auburn
Oklahoma over Texas
Penn State over Iowa
Nebraska over Ohio State
LSU over Florida
Notre Dame over Air Force
Texas A&M over Texas Tech
Georgia over Tennessee
Weekend of October 13-16: Week 7
Michigan State over Michigan
USC over California
Auburn over Florida
Iowa over Northwestern
LSU over Tennessee
Oklahoma State over Texas
Alabama over Mississippi
Oregon over Arizona State
Weekend of October 18-23: Week 8
Michigan Bye Week
Oklahoma State over Missouri
USC over Notre Dame
Michigan State over Wisconsin
LSU over Auburn
Penn State over Northwestern
Weekend of October 27-30: Week 9
Purdue at Michigan
BYU at TCU
Michigan State at Nebraska
Missouri at Texas A&M
Georgia vs. Florida
Stanford at USC
Wisconsin at Ohio State
South Carolina at Tennessee
Weekend of November 1-6: Week 10
Michigan at Iowa
South Carolina at Arkansas
Northwestern at Nebraska
Texas A&M at Oklahoma
Texas Tech at Texas
LSU at Alabama

Weekend of November 8-12: Week 11
Michigan at Illinois
Nebraska at Penn State
Florida at South Carolina
Alabama at Mississippi State
Oregon at Stanford
Miami-FL at Florida State
Auburn at Georgia
Michigan State at Iowa
Texas at Missouri
Tennessee at Arkansas
TCU at Boise State
Weekend of November 15-19: Week 12
Nebraska at Michigan
California at Stanford
Mississippi State at Arkansas
Penn State at Ohio State
Arizona at Arizona State
Boston College at Notre Dame
USC at Oregon
Weekend of November 22-26: Week 13 (Rivalry Week)
Ohio State at Michigan
Texas at Texas A&M
Iowa at Nebraska
Alabama at Auburn
Virginia Tech at Virginia
Oregon State at Oregon
Clemson at South Carolina
Georgia at Georgia Tech
Washington State at Washington
UCLA at USC
Mississippi at Mississippi State
Florida State at Florida
Weekend of December 1-3: Week 14
Oklahoma at Oklahoma State
ACC Conference Championship
Big 10 Conference Championship
Conference USA Championship
Mid-American Conference Championship
PAC 10 Conference Championship
SEC Conference Championship
Weekend of December 8-10: Week 15
Army vs. Navy
December 17-January 9, 2012
35 Bowl Games 70 of 120 NCAA Division I Teams participate

Biggest Upsets of the 2011 NCAA Division I Football Season

Army over Northwestern

Baylor over TCU

South Florida over Notre Dame

Marshall over Southern Mississippi

Texas Tech over Oklahoma

Bowl Bids, Agreements, Commitments, etc.

Sports Rivalries

Bowl Schedule 2011-2012 CBS Sports

NCAA Division I Football Champs

Bowl Schedule 2011-2012 ESPN

BCS Future Bowl Schedule

NCAA Football Coaches: Legendary vs. Current

Big Ten Football's Greatest Coaches

Legendary NCAA Division I Coaches

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(3)/New Jersey (1)
Syracuse
Rutgers
Army
Buffalo
Virginia(2)/West Virginia (2)
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
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Idaho (2)
Boise State
Idaho
Arkansas (2)
Arkansas
Arkansas State
Georgia (2)
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Kentucky (3)
Louisville

Kentucky

Western Kentucky
Nevada (2)
UNLV
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New Mexico
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Washington (2)
Washington State
Washington
Arizona (2)
Arizona State
Arizona
Oregon (2)
Oregon
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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