DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-October 4, 2026

NCAA Division I Team	Conference	Ranking	Record	Loss(es)
Alabama	SEC	1	5W-0L	n/a
Georgia	SEC	2	5W-0L	n/a
Notre Dame	Independent	3	5W-0L	n/a
Texas	SEC	4	4W-0L	n/a
Miami-Florida	Atlantic Coast	5	5W-0L	n/a
Ohio State	Big Ten	6	4W-1L	Texas
Oregon	Big Ten	7	3W-1L	Oklahoma State
BYU	Big 12	8	4W-0L	n/a
Texas Tech	Big 12	9	5W-0L	n/a
Indiana	Big Ten	10	5W-0L	n/a
Utah	Big 12	11	4W-0L	n/a
Boise State	Pacific 12	12	4W-1L	Oregon
Tennessee	SEC	13	4W-1L	Texas
Mississippi State	SEC	14	4W-1L	Alabama
Missouri	SEC	15	4W-1L	Mississippi State
Florida	SEC	16	4W-1L	Missouri
Mississippi	SEC	17	3W-1L	Florida
LSU	SEC	18	4W-1L	Mississippi
Iowa	Big Ten	19	4W-1L	Ohio State
Houston	Big 12	20	4W-1L	Texas Tech
Wake Forest	Atlantic Coast	21	4W-1L	Miami-FL
Pittsburgh	Atlantic Coast	22	5W-0L	n/a
Auburn	SEC	23	3W-2L	Florida/Tennessee
Virginia Tech	Atlantic Coast	24	4W-1L	Pittsburgh
Nebraska	Big Ten	25	5W-0L	n/a
Duke	Atlantic Coast	26	4W-0L	n/a
Northwestern	Big Ten	27	3W-1L	Indiana
Arizona	Big 12	28	4W-1L	BYU
USC	Big Ten	29	4W-1L	Oregon
UCLA	Big Ten	30	4W-0L	n/a
Vanderbilt	SEC	31	3W-2L	Auburn/Georgia
Memphis State	American Athletic	32	4W-1L	Boise State
James Madison	Sunbelt-East	33	5W-0L	n/a
Clemson	Atlantic Coast	34	3W-2L	LSU/Miami-FL
Kentucky	SEC	35	4W-1L	Alabama
Oklahoma State	Big 12	36	3W-1L	Tulsa
Minnesota	Big Ten	37	4W-1L	Mississippi State
Michigan	Big Ten	38	3W-2L	Iowa/Minnesota
Oklahoma	SEC	39	2W-2L	Michigan/Georgia
Texas A&M	SEC	40	3W-2L	Kentucky/LSU
Iowa State	Big 12	41	3W-2L	Iowa/Utah
Baylor	Big 12	42	4W-1L	Auburn
Arizona State	Big 12	43	2W-2L	Texas A&M/Baylor
Southern Methodist	Atlantic Coast	44	4W-1L	Louisville
Florida State	Atlantic Coast	45	3W-2L	SMU/Alabama
North Carolina State	Atlantic Coast	46	3W-2L	Virginia/Vanderbilt
Louisville	Atlantic Coast	47	2W-3L	Mississippi/Wake Forest/North Carolina State
West Virginia	Big 12	48	3W-2L	Oklahoma State/Iowa State
Virginia	Atlantic Coast	49	3W-2L	West Virginia/Florida State
Cincinnati	Big 12	50	4W-1L	Arizona
Kansas State	Big 12	51	3W-1L	Cincinnati
Fresno State	Pacific 12	52	4W-1L	USC
Central Florida	Big 12	53	3W-2L	Pittsburgh/Houston
Wisconsin	Big Ten	54	4W-1L	Notre Dame
North Dakota State	Mountain West	55	5W-0L	n/a
South Carolina	SEC	56	2W-3L	Mississippi State/Alabama/Kentucky
Washington	Big Ten	57	3W-1L	Minnesota
North Carolina	Atlantic Coast	58	2W-2L	Clemson/Notre Dame
Louisiana-Lafayette	Sunbelt-West	59	4W-1L	USC
New Mexico	Mountain West	60	4W-1L	Oklahoma
Penn State	Big Ten	61	3W-2L	Wisconsin/Northwestern
TCU	Big 12	62	2W-3L	North Carolina/Central Florida/BYU
Michigan State	Big Ten	63	2W-3L	Notre Dame/Nebraska/Wisconsin
Western Michigan	Mid-American	64	3W-2L	Michigan/Boise State
Maryland	Big Ten	65	2W-3L	Virginia Tech/UCLA/Nebraska
Tulane	American Athletic	66	2W-2L	Duke/Kansas State
South Florida	American Athletic	67	4W-1L	Temple
Colorado	Big 12	68	2W-3L	Northwestern/Baylor/Texas Tech
Texas-San Antonio	American Athletic	69	4W-1L	Texas
Florida Atlantic	American Athletic	70	4W-1L	Florida
Arkansas	SEC	71	2W-3L	Utah/Georgia/Texas A&M
Purdue	Big Ten	72	2W-3L	Wake Forest/UCLA/Notre Dame
North Texas State	American Athletic	73	3W-2L	Indiana/Texas State
UNLV	Mountain West	74	3W-2L	Memphis State/North Texas St.
California	Atlantic Coast	75	2W-3L	UCLA/Clemson/UNLV
Illinois	Big Ten	76	2W-3L	Duke/Ohio State/Purdue
Boston College	Atlantic Coast	77	2W-3L	Cincinnati/Virginia Tech/SMU
Toledo	Mid-American	78	4W-1L	Michigan State
Kansas	Big 12	79	2W-2L	Missouri/Arizona State
San Diego State	Pacific 12	80	2W-3L	UCLA/James Madison/Toledo
Tulsa	American Athletic	81	3W-2L	Arkansas/North Texas State
Georgia State	Sunbelt-East	82	4W-1L	Central Florida
Stanford	Atlantic Coast	83	2W-3L	Miami-FL/Duke/Wake Forest
Georgia Tech	Atlantic Coast	84	1W-3L	Colorado/Tennessee/Stanford
Texas State	Pacific 12	85	2W-3L	Texas/Texas-San Antonio/San Diego State
Army	American Athletic	86	2W-2L	South Florida/Louisiana Tech
Miami-OH	Mid-American	87	2W-3L	Pittsburgh/Cincinnati/Bowling Green
Connecticut	Independent	88	2W-3L	Maryland/Miami-OH/Syracuse
Appalachian State	Sunbelt-East	89	3W-1L	North Carolina State
Liberty	Conference USA	90	4W-1L	James Madison
Louisiana Tech	Sunbelt-West	91	2W-2L	LSU/Baylor
Air Force	Mountain West	92	3W-1L	North Dakota State
South Alabama	Sunbelt-West	93	3W-2L	Tulane/Kentucky
Syracuse	Atlantic Coast	94	2W-2L	California/Pittsburgh
East Carolina	American Athletic	95	2W-2L	Alabama/Appalachian St.
Alabama-Birmingham	American Athletic	96	3W-2L	Illinois/Louisiana-Lafayette
Massachusetts	Mid-American	97	4W-1L	Eastern Michigan
Rutgers	Big Ten	98	1W-4L	Massachusetts/Boston College/USC/Indiana
Ohio University	Mid-American	99	3W-2L	Nebraska/South Alabama
Navy	American Athletic	100	1W-3L	Florida Atlantic/Alabama-Birmingham/Air Force
Washington State	Pacific 12	101	1W-4L	Washington/Kansas State/Arizona/Fresno State
Arkansas State	Sunbelt-West	102	2W-3L	Memphis State/TCU/Louisiana-Lafayette
Oregon State	Pacific 12	103	3W-2L	Houston/Texas Tech
Temple	American Athletic	104	2W-3L	Penn State/Toledo/Army
Delaware	Conference USA	105	2W-3L	Vanderbilt/Virginia/Liberty
Central Michigan	Mid-American	106	3W-2L	New Mexico/Miami-FL
Kennesaw State	Conference USA	107	1W-3L	Georgia State/Tennessee/Arkansas State
Florida International	Conference USA	108	2W-2L	South Florida/Florida Atlantic
Rice	American Athletic	109	1W-4L	Notre Dame/Western Michigan/Fresno State/Texas-San Antonio
Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	110	3W-3L	San Jose State/Wisconsin/Michigan State
Jacksonville State	Conference USA	111	3W-2L	North Dakota State/Ohio Univ.
Colorado State	Pacific 12	112	2W-3L	BYU/Texas-San Antonio/Oregon State
Bowling Green	Mid-American	113	1W-4L	Tarleton State/Nebraska/Iowa State/South Florida
San Jose State	Mountain West	114	3W-2L	USC/Fresno State
Georgia Southern	Sunbelt-East	115	2W-3L	Clemson/Jacksonville State/Houston
Marshall	Sunbelt-East	116	3W-2L	Penn State/James Madison
Buffalo	Mid-American	117	2W-3L	Florida International/Penn State/Western Michigan
Missouri State	Conference USA	118	1W-3L	Texas A&M/Marshall/SMU
Utah State	Pacific 12	119	1W-4L	Idaho State/Washington/Utah/Boise State
Old Dominion	Sunbelt-East	120	1W-4L	Virginia Tech/East Carolina/James Madison/Georgia State
Coastal Carolina	Sunbelt-East	121	1W-4L	West Virginia/Delaware/Liberty/Georgia Southern
Kent State	Mid-American	122	2W-3L	South Carolina/Ohio State/Ohio University
Hawaii	Mountain West	123	1W-4L	Stanford/UNLV/Wyoming/San Jose State
New Mexico State	Conference USA	124	2W-3L	Florida State/Hawaii/New Mexico
Troy State	Sunbelt-West	125	2W-2L	Missouri/Utah State
Western Kentucky	Conference USA	126	1W-4L	Nevada/Georgia/Indiana/New Mexico State
Southern Mississippi	Sunbelt-West	127	1W-3L	Auburn/Connecticut/Tulane
Sam Houston State	Conference USA	128	1W-3L	Troy State/Tulsa/Texas Tech
Middle Tennessee State	Conference USA	129	2W-3L	Marshall/Jacksonville State/Kansas
Akron	Mid-American	130	1W-4L	Wake Forest/Minnesota/UNLV/Central Michigan
Wyoming	Mountain West	131	2W-3L	Colorado State/Central Michigan/North Dakota State
Northern Illinois	Mountain West	132	0W-4L	Iowa/Illinois State/Arizona/Georgia State
Texas-El Paso	Mountain West	133	1W-4L	Oklahoma/Michigan/Oregon State/New Mexico
Ball State	Mid-American	134	1W-4L	Ohio State/Liberty/Kent State/Toledo
Nevada	Mountain West	135	1W-3L	Montana State/Middle Tennessee/Air Force
Louisiana-Monroe	Sunbelt-West	136	0W-5L	Mississippi State/Alabama-Birmingham/SE Louisiana/Florida Atlantic/South Alabama
Sacramento State	Mid-American	137	1W-4L	Eastern Michigan/Fresno State/North Dakota State/Massachusetts
North Carolina-Charlotte	American Athletic	138	0W-5L	The Citadel/Mississippi/Appalachian State/Louisiana-Lafayette/Memphis State

BEST CONFERENCES-2026-2027

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NCAA Football Bowl Record History

TopDan Collge Football Inter-Conference Records

Sports Reference College Football Conference History

Best Bowl Records

2026: Big Ten 11-5

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	46	78	SEC
USC	36	57	PAC-12
Georgia	38	64	SEC
Oklahoma	31	59	Big 12
Penn State	34	57	Big Ten
Texas	34	63	Big 12
Tennessee	31	58	SEC
Florida State	29	49	ACC
Nebraska	27	55	Big Ten
LSU	31	57	SEC
Georgia Tech	26	48	ACC
Mississippi	28	44	SEC
Ohio State	30	60	Big Ten
Auburn	24	47	SEC
Florida	26	50	SEC
Clemson	27	52	ACC
Michigan	24	54	Big Ten
Miami-FL	22	48	ACC
Notre Dame	23	45	Independent
Oklahoma State	22	34	Big 12
Texas A&M	20	45	Big 12
Washington	21	44	PAC-12
TCU	20	38	Big 12
North Carolina St.	18	37	ACC
Utah	18	28	PAC-12
UCLA	17	38	PAC-12
Arkansas	18	45	SEC
BYU	19	42	Big 12
West Virginia	17	41	Big 12
Missouri	17	38	SEC
Iowa	19	37	Big Ten
Wisconsin	19	35	Big Ten
Syracuse	17	29	ACC
Texas Tech	17	43	Big 12
North Carolina	15	39	ACC
Arizona State	15	35	PAC-12
Stanford	15	30	PAC-12
Boston College	15	29	ACC
Pittsburgh	15	39	ACC
Oregon	19	41	PAC-12
Virginia Tech	14	36	ACC
Mississippi St.	15	27	SEC
Colorado	12	31	PAC-12
Michigan State	14	30	Big Ten
Air Force	16	30	MWC
Baylor	14	28	Big 12
Boise State	13	23	MWC
Fresno State	16	30	MWC
Maryland	14	30	Big Ten
Houston	14	31	American
California	12	27	PAC-12
Navy	14	26	American
So.Mississippi Marshall	13 13	26 19	Sunbelt Sunbelt
Louisville	14	28	ACC
Purdue	11	21	Big Ten
Toledo	12	23	MAC
South Carolina	10	26	SEC
Kansas State Tulsa	12 11	26 23	Big 12 American
Arizona	10	23	PAC-12
Oregon State	10	18	PAC-12
Minnesota	14	26	Big Ten
Illinois	10	22	Big Ten
Kentucky Wake Forest	12 12	23 18	SEC ACC
Wyoming Virginia Duke Cincinnati	10 9 9 9	19 22 18 22	Mountain West ACC ACC Big 12
Washington St. SMU	8 8	19 21	PAC-12 ACC
Rutgers	7	12	Big Ten
Army	9	12	Independent
Northwestern Memphis State	8 8	18 17	Big Ten American
Vanderbilt	5	11	SEC
Indiana	6	17	Big Ten

2010 Conference Re-Alignment

1-SEC-Southeastern

Alabama	SEC	1	5W-0L	n/a
Georgia	SEC	2	5W-0L	n/a
Texas	SEC	4	4W-0L	n/a
Tennessee	SEC	13	4W-1L	Texas
Mississippi State	SEC	14	4W-1L	Alabama
Missouri	SEC	15	4W-1L	Mississippi State
Florida	SEC	16	4W-1L	Missouri
Mississippi	SEC	17	3W-1L	Florida
LSU	SEC	18	4W-1L	Mississippi
Auburn	SEC	23	3W-2L	Florida/Tennessee
Vanderbilt	SEC	31	3W-2L	Auburn/Georgia
Kentucky	SEC	35	4W-1L	Alabama
Oklahoma	SEC	39	2W-2L	Michigan/Georgia
Texas A&M	SEC	40	3W-2L	Kentucky/LSU
South Carolina	SEC	56	2W-3L	Mississippi State/Alabama/Kentucky
Arkansas	SEC	71	2W-3L	Utah/Georgia/Texas A&M

SEC over Big Ten (2-1): Michigan over Oklahoma, Texas over Ohio State, Mississippi State over Minnesota

SEC over ACC (5-0): Mississippi over Louisville, LSU over Clemson, Tennessee over Georgia Tech, Alabama over Florida State, Vanderbilt over North Carolina State

SEC over Big 12 (3-0): Missouri over Kansas, Auburn over Baylor, Texas A&M over Arizona State

SEC over American (5-0): Florida over Florida Atlantic, Alabama over East Carolina, Mississippi over North Carolina-Charlotte, Texas over Texas-San Antonio, Arkansas over Tulsa

SEC over Mountain West (2-0): Oklahoma over Texas El-Paso, Oklahoma over New Mexico

SEC over MAC (1-0): South Carolina over Kent State

SEC over Sunbelt (5-0): LSU over Louisiana Tech, Auburn over Southern Mississippi, Mississippi State over Louisiana-Monroe, Missouri over Troy State, Kentucky over South Alabama

SEC over Conference USA (4-0): Vanderbilt over Delaware, Georgia over Western Kentucky, Texas A&M over Missouri State, Tennessee over Kennesaw State

2-Big Ten

Ohio State	Big Ten	6	4W-1L	Texas
Oregon	Big Ten	7	3W-1L	Oklahoma State
Indiana	Big Ten	10	5W-0L	n/a
Iowa	Big Ten	19	4W-1L	Ohio State
Nebraska	Big Ten	25	5W-0L	n/a
Northwestern	Big Ten	27	3W-1L	Indiana
USC	Big Ten	29	4W-1L	Oregon
UCLA	Big Ten	30	4W-0L	n/a
Minnesota	Big Ten	37	4W-1L	Mississippi State
Michigan	Big Ten	38	3W-2L	Iowa/Minnesota
Wisconsin	Big Ten	54	4W-1L	Notre Dame
Washington	Big Ten	57	3W-1L	Minnesota
Penn State	Big Ten	61	3W-2L	Wisconsin/Northwestern
Michigan State	Big Ten	63	2W-3L	Notre Dame/Nebraska/Wisconsin
Maryland	Big Ten	65	2W-3L	Virginia Tech/UCLA/Nebraska
Purdue	Big Ten	72	2W-3L	Wake Forest/UCLA/Notre Dame
Illinois	Big Ten	76	2W-3L	Duke/Ohio State/Purdue
Rutgers	Big Ten	98	1W-4L	Massachusetts/Boston College/USC/Indiana

Big Ten over Big 12 (2-1): Oklahoma State over Oregon, Iowa over Iowa State, Northwestern over Colorado

Big Ten over MAC (9-1): Michigan over Western Michigan, Massachusetts over Rutgers, Nebraska over Ohio University, Ohio State over Ball State, Nebraska over Bowling Green, Michigan State over Toledo, Ohio State over Kent State, Penn State over Buffalo, Minnesota over Akron, Wisconsin over Eastern Michigan

Big Ten over PAC-12 (5-0): UCLA over San Diego State, USC over Fresno State, Washington over Washington State, Oregon over Boise State, Washington over Utah State

Big Ten over American Athletic (3-0): Penn State over Temple, Indiana over North Texas State, Illinois over Alabama-Birmingham

Big Ten over Mountain West (1-0): Michigan over Texas-El Paso

Big Ten over Sunbelt (2-0): Penn State over Marshall, USC over Louisiana-Lafayette

Big Ten over Conference USA (1-0): Indiana over Western Kentucky

3-ACC-Atlantic Coast

Miami-Florida	Atlantic Coast	5	5W-0L	n/a
Wake Forest	Atlantic Coast	21	4W-1L	Miami-FL
Pittsburgh	Atlantic Coast	22	5W-0L	n/a
Virginia Tech	Atlantic Coast	24	4W-1L	Pittsburgh
Duke	Atlantic Coast	26	4W-0L	n/a
Clemson	Atlantic Coast	34	3W-2L	LSU/Miami-FL
Southern Methodist	Atlantic Coast	44	4W-1L	Louisville
Florida State	Atlantic Coast	45	3W-2L	SMU/Alabama
North Carolina State	Atlantic Coast	46	3W-2L	Virginia/Vanderbilt
Louisville	Atlantic Coast	47	2W-3L	Mississippi/Wake Forest/North Carolina State
Virginia	Atlantic Coast	49	3W-2L	West Virginia/Florida State
North Carolina	Atlantic Coast	58	2W-2L	Clemson/Notre Dame
California	Atlantic Coast	75	2W-3L	UCLA/Clemson/UNLV
Boston College	Atlantic Coast	77	2W-3L	Cincinnati/Virginia Tech/SMU
Stanford	Atlantic Coast	83	2W-3L	Miami-FL/Duke/Wake Forest
Georgia Tech	Atlantic Coast	84	1W-3L	Colorado/Tennessee/Stanford
Syracuse	Atlantic Coast	94	2W-2L	California/Pittsburgh

ACC over Big Ten (4-1): Boston College over Rutgers, Duke over Illinois, UCLA over California, Wake Forest over Purdue, Virginia Tech over Maryland

ACC over Big 12 (2-1): Pittsburgh over Central Florida, North Carolina over TCU, West Virginia over Virginia

ACC even with Mountain West (1-1): Stanford over Hawaii, UNLV over California

ACC over Sunbelt (3-0): Clemson over Georgia Southern, Virginia Tech over Old Dominion, North Carolina State over Appalachian State

ACC over MAC (1-0): Miami-FL over Central Michigan

ACC over Conference USA (1-0): SMU over Missouri State

4-Big Twelve

BYU	Big 12	8	4W-0L	n/a
Texas Tech	Big 12	9	5W-0L	n/a
Utah	Big 12	11	4W-0L	n/a
Houston	Big 12	20	4W-1L	Texas Tech
Arizona	Big 12	28	4W-1L	BYU
Oklahoma State	Big 12	36	3W-1L	Tulsa
Iowa State	Big 12	41	3W-2L	Iowa/Utah
Baylor	Big 12	42	4W-1L	Auburn
Arizona State	Big 12	43	2W-2L	Texas A&M/Baylor
West Virginia	Big 12	48	3W-2L	Oklahoma State/Iowa State
Cincinnati	Big 12	50	4W-1L	Arizona
Kansas State	Big 12	51	3W-1L	Cincinnati
Central Florida	Big 12	53	3W-2L	Pittsburgh/Houston
TCU	Big 12	62	2W-3L	North Carolina/Central Florida/BYU
Colorado	Big 12	68	2W-3L	Northwestern/Baylor/Texas Tech
Kansas	Big 12	79	2W-2L	Missouri/Arizona State

Big 12 over ACC (2-0): Cincinnati over Boston College, Colorado over Georgia Tech

Big 12 over PAC-12 (6-0): Kansas State over Washington State, Texas over Texas State, Texas Tech over Oregon State, BYU over Colorado State, Utah over Utah State, Arizona over Washington State

Big 12 over Mountain West (1-0): Arizona over Northern Illinois

Big 12 over Sunbelt (5-0): West Virginia over Coastal Carolina, Baylor over Louisiana Tech, Central Florida over Georgia State, TCU over Arkansas State, Houston over Georgia Southern

Big 12 over MAC (2-0): Iowa State over Bowling Green, Cincinnati over Miami-OH

Big 12 over Conference USA (2-0): Texas Tech over Sam Houston, Kansas over Middle Tennessee

5-PAC 12-Pacific Athletic Conference

Fresno State	Pacific 12	52	4W-1L	USC
San Diego State	Pacific 12	80	2W-3L	UCLA/James Madison/Toledo
Texas State	Pacific 12	85	2W-3L	Texas/Texas-San Antonio/San Diego State
Washington State	Pacific 12	101	1W-4L	Washington/Kansas State/Arizona/Fresno State
Oregon State	Pacific 12	103	3W-2L	Houston/Texas Tech
Colorado State	Pacific 12	112	2W-3L	BYU/Texas-San Antonio/Oregon State
Utah State	Pacific 12	119	1W-4L	Idaho State/Washington/Utah/Boise State
Boise State	Pacific 12	12	4W-1L	Oregon

PAC-12 over Mountain West (5-1): Fresno State over Oregon State, Washington State over San Diego State, Washington State over Colorado State, Washington State over Utah State, Fresno State over San Jose State, Oregon State over Texas El-Paso

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

6-American Athletic

Memphis State	American Athletic	32	4W-1L	Boise State
Tulane	American Athletic	66	2W-2L	Duke/Kansas State
South Florida	American Athletic	67	4W-1L	Temple
Texas-San Antonio	American Athletic	69	4W-1L	Texas
Florida Atlantic	American Athletic	70	4W-1L	Florida
North Texas State	American Athletic	73	3W-2L	Indiana/Texas State
Tulsa	American Athletic	81	3W-2L	Arkansas/North Texas State
Army	American Athletic	86	2W-2L	South Florida/Louisiana Tech
East Carolina	American Athletic	95	2W-2L	Alabama/Appalachian St.
Alabama-Birmingham	American Athletic	96	3W-2L	Illinois/Louisiana-Lafayette
Navy	American Athletic	100	1W-3L	Florida Atlantic/Alabama-Birmingham/Air Force
Temple	American Athletic	104	2W-3L	Penn State/Toledo/Army
Rice	American Athletic	109	1W-4L	Notre Dame/Western Michigan/Fresno State/Texas-San Antonio
North Carolina-Charlotte	American Athletic	138	0W-5L	The Citadel/Mississippi/Appalachian State/Louisiana-Lafayette/Memphis State

American even with Big 12 (1-1): Tulsa over Oklahoma State, Kansas State over Tulane

American even with PAC-12 (2-2): Texas-San Antonio over Texas State, Texas State over North Texas State, Texas-San Antonio over Colorado State, Fresno State over Rice

American over Mountain West (2-1): Memphis State over UNLV, North Texas State over UNLV, Air Force over Navy

American Athletic over Conference USA (3-0): South Florida over Florida Internationa, Tulsa over Sam Houston State, Florida Atlantic over Florida International

American over Sunbelt (6-5): Memphis State over Arkansas State, Alabama-Birmingham over Louisiana-Monroe, Appalachian State over East Carolina, Tulane over South Alabama, East Carolina over Old Dominion, Louisiana-Lafayette over Alabama-Birmingham, Appalachian State over North Carolina-Charlotte, Louisiana-Lafayette over North Carolina-Charlotte, Tulane over Southern Mississippi, Florida Atlantic over Louisiana-Monroe, Louisiana Tech over Army

7-Mountain West

North Dakota State	Mountain West	55	5W-0L	n/a
New Mexico	Mountain West	60	4W-1L	Oklahoma
UNLV	Mountain West	74	3W-2L	Memphis State/North Texas St.
Air Force	Mountain West	92	3W-1L	North Dakota State
San Jose State	Mountain West	114	3W-2L	USC/Fresno State
Hawaii	Mountain West	123	1W-4L	Stanford/UNLV/Wyoming/San Jose State
Wyoming	Mountain West	131	2W-3L	Colorado State/Central Michigan/North Dakota State
Northern Illinois	Mountain West	132	0W-4L	Iowa/Illinois State/Arizona/Georgia State
Texas-El Paso	Mountain West	133	1W-4L	Oklahoma/Michigan/Oregon State/New Mexico
Nevada	Mountain West	135	1W-3L	Montana State/Middle Tennessee/Air Force

Mountain West over MAC (5-1): San Jose State over Central Michigan, New Mexico over Central Michigan, San Jose State over Eastern Michigan, Central Michigan over Wyoming, North Dakota State over Sacramento State, UNLV over Akron

Mountain West over Conference USA (3-1): Nevada over Western Kentucky, North Dakota State over Jacksonville State, Middle Tennessee State over Nevada, New Mexico over New Mexico State

8-Sun Belt Conference

James Madison	Sunbelt-East	33	5W-0L	n/a
Georgia State	Sunbelt-East	82	4W-1L	Central Florida
Appalachian State	Sunbelt-East	89	3W-1L	North Carolina State
Georgia Southern	Sunbelt-East	115	2W-3L	Clemson/Jacksonville State/Houston
Marshall	Sunbelt-East	116	3W-2L	Penn State/James Madison
Old Dominion	Sunbelt-East	120	1W-4L	Virginia Tech/East Carolina/James Madison/Georgia State
Coastal Carolina	Sunbelt-East	121	1W-4L	West Virginia/Delaware/Liberty/Georgia Southern
Louisiana-Lafayette	Sunbelt-West	59	4W-1L	USC
Louisiana Tech	Sunbelt-West	91	2W-2L	LSU/Baylor
South Alabama	Sunbelt-West	93	3W-2L	Tulane/Kentucky
Arkansas State	Sunbelt-West	102	2W-3L	Memphis State/TCU/Louisiana-Lafayette
Troy State	Sunbelt-West	125	2W-2L	Missouri/Utah State
Southern Mississippi	Sunbelt-West	127	1W-3L	Auburn/Connecticut/Tulane
Louisiana-Monroe	Sunbelt-West	136	0W-5L	Mississippi State/Alabama-Birmingham/SE Louisiana/Florida Atlantic/South Alabama

Sunbelt even with PAC-12 (1-1): James Madison over San Diego State, Utah State over Troy State

Sunbelt over Conference USA (6-3): Marshall over Middle Tennessee State, Troy State over Sam Houston State, James Madison over Liberty, Georgia State over Kennesaw State, Delaware over Coastal Carolina, Marshall over Missouri State, Jacksonville State over Georgia Southern, Liberty over Coastal Carolina, Arkansas State over Kennesaw State

Sunbelt over Mountain West (1-0): Georgia State over Northern Illinois

Sunbelt over MAC (1-0): South Alabama over Ohio University

9-MAC-Mid-American

Western Michigan	Mid-American	64	3W-2L	Michigan/Boise State
Toledo	Mid-American	78	4W-1L	Michigan State
Miami-OH	Mid-American	87	2W-3L	Pittsburgh/Cincinnati/Bowling Green
Massachusetts	Mid-American	97	4W-1L	Eastern Michigan
Ohio University	Mid-American	99	3W-2L	Nebraska/South Alabama
Central Michigan	Mid-American	106	3W-2L	New Mexico/Miami-FL
Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	110	3W-3L	San Jose State/Wisconsin/Michigan State
Bowling Green	Mid-American	113	1W-4L	Tarleton State/Nebraska/Iowa State/South Florida
Buffalo	Mid-American	117	2W-3L	Florida International/Penn State/Western Michigan
Kent State	Mid-American	122	2W-3L	South Carolina/Ohio State/Ohio University
Akron	Mid-American	130	1W-4L	Wake Forest/Minnesota/UNLV/Central Michigan
Ball State	Mid-American	134	1W-4L	Ohio State/Liberty/Kent State/Toledo
Sacramento State	Mid-American	137	1W-4L	Eastern Michigan/Fresno State/North Dakota State/Massachusetts

MAC over American (2-1): Toledo over Temple, Western Michigan over Rice, South Florida over Bowling Green

MAC even with PAC-12 (1-1): Toledo over San Diego State, Boise State over Western Michigan

10-Conference USA

Liberty	Conference USA	90	4W-1L	James Madison
Delaware	Conference USA	105	2W-3L	Vanderbilt/Virginia/Liberty
Kennesaw State	Conference USA	107	1W-3L	Georgia State/Tennessee/Arkansas State
Florida International	Conference USA	108	2W-2L	South Florida/Florida Atlantic
Jacksonville State	Conference USA	111	3W-2L	North Dakota State/Ohio Univ.
Missouri State	Conference USA	118	1W-3L	Texas A&M/Marshall/SMU
New Mexico State	Conference USA	124	2W-3L	Florida State/Hawaii/New Mexico
Western Kentucky	Conference USA	126	1W-4L	Nevada/Georgia/Indiana/New Mexico State
Sam Houston State	Conference USA	128	1W-3L	Troy State/Tulsa/Texas Tech
Middle Tennessee State	Conference USA	129	2W-3L	Marshall/Jacksonville State/Kansas

Conference USA over MAC (2-1): Ohio University over Jacksonville State, Florida International over Buffalo, Liberty over Ball State

Independents

Notre Dame	Independent	3	5W-0L	n/a
Connecticut	Independent	88	2W-3L	Maryland/Miami-OH/Syracuse

Independents over Big Ten (3-1): Notre Dame over Wisconsin, Maryland over Connecticut, Notre Dame over Michigan State, Notre Dame over Purdue

Independents even with ACC (1-1): Notre Dame over North Carolina, Syracuse over Connecticut

Independents over American (1-0): Notre Dame over Rice

Independents over Sunbelt (1-0): Connecticut over Southern Mississippi

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