DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-September 11, 2016
| NCAA Division I Team | Conference | Ranking | Record | Loss(es) |
| Alabama | Southeastern-W | 1 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Clemson | Atlantic Coast-A | 2 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Florida State | Atlantic Coast-A | 3 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Ohio State | Big Ten-East | 4 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Houston | American Athletic-W | 5 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Michigan | Big Ten-East | 6 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Iowa | Big Ten-West | 7 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Washington | Pacific 12-North | 8 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Stanford | Pacific 12-North | 9 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Mississippi | Southeastern-W | 10 | 1W-1L | n/a |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten-West | 11 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Michigan State | Big Ten-East | 12 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Tennessee | Southeastern-E | 13 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 14 | 1W-1L | Houston |
| Georgia | Southeastern-E | 15 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Louisville | Atlantic Coast-A | 16 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast-C | 17 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Auburn | Southeastern-W | 18 | 1W-1L | Clemson |
| Texas A&M | Southeastern-W | 19 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Arkansas | Southeastern-W | 20 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| LSU | Southeastern-W | 21 | 1W-1L | Wisconsin |
| TCU | Big 12 | 22 | 1W-1L | Arkansas |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 23 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Florida | Southeastern-E | 24 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast-C | 25 | 1W-1L | Georgia |
| UCLA | Pacific 12-South | 26 | 1W-1L | Texas A&M |
| Miami-Florida | Atlantic Coast-C | 27 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Pittsburgh | Atlantic Coast-C | 28 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Texas | Big 12 | 29 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Notre Dame | Independent | 30 | 1W-1L | Texas |
| West Virginia | Big 12 | 31 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| USC | Pacific 12-South | 32 | 1W-1L | Alabama |
| Oregon | Pacific 12-North | 33 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Utah | Pacific 12-South | 34 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Arizona State | Pacific 12-South | 35 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Navy | American Athletic-E | 36 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Nebraska | Big Ten-West | 37 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Toledo | Mid-American-W | 38 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Boise State | Mountain West-M | 39 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Western Kentucky | Conference USA-E | 40 | 1W-1L | Alabama |
| Kansas State | Big 12 | 41 | 0W-1L | Stanford |
| BYU | Independent | 42 | 1W-1L | Utah |
| Arizona | Pacific 12-South | 43 | 1W-1L | BYU |
| Virginia Tech | Atlantic Coast-C | 44 | 1W-1L | Tennessee |
| San Diego State | Mountain West-W | 45 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Mississippi State | Southeastern-W | 46 | 1W-1L | South Alabama |
| Air Force | Mountain West-M | 47 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 48 | 1W-1L | Central Michigan |
| Louisiana Tech | Conference USA-W | 49 | 1W-1L | Arkansas |
| Southern Mississippi | Conference USA-E | 50 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 51 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Penn State | Big Ten-East | 52 | 1W-1L | Pittsburgh |
| Cincinnati | American Athletic-E | 53 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Illinois | Big Ten-West | 54 | 1W-1L | North Carolina |
| California | Pacific 12-North | 55 | 1W-1L | San Diego St. |
| South Carolina | Southeastern-E | 56 | 1W-1L | Mississippi St. |
| East Carolina | American Athletic-E | 57 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Minnesota | Big Ten-West | 58 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Western Michigan | Mid-American-W | 59 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Colorado | Pacific 12-South | 60 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast-A | 61 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| North Carolina State | Atlantic Coast-A | 62 | 1W-1L | East Carolina |
| Marshall | Conference USA-E | 63 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Duke | Atlantic Coast-C | 64 | 1W-1L | Wake Forest |
| Indiana | Big Ten-East | 65 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| South Alabama | Sun Belt | 66 | 1W-1L | Georgia Southern |
| Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 67 | 1W-1L | Tennessee |
| Maryland | Big Ten-East | 68 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Boston College | Atlantic Coast-A | 69 | 1W-1L | Georgia Tech |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 70 | 1W-1L | Arizona State |
| Central Michigan | Mid-American-W | 71 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Memphis State | American Athletic-W | 72 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Central Florida | American Athletic-E | 73 | 1W-1L | Michigan |
| Nevada | Mountain West-W | 74 | 1W-1L | Notre Dame |
| Missouri | Southeastern-E | 75 | 1W-1L | West Virgina |
| Utah State | Mountain West-M | 76 | 1W-1L | USC |
| Bowling Green | Mid-American-E | 77 | 1W-1L | Ohio State |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 78 | 1W-1L | Boise State |
| Oregon State | Pacific 12-North | 79 | 0W-1L | Minnesota |
| Rutgers | Big Ten-East | 80 | 1W-1L | Washington |
| Kentucky | Southeastern-E | 81 | 0W-2L | Southern Mississippi/Florida |
| Vanderbilt | Southeastern-E | 82 | 1W-1L | South Carolina |
| South Florida | American Athletic-E | 83 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Virginia | Atlantic Coast-C | 84 | 0W-2L | Richmond/Oregon |
| Texas-El Paso | Conference USA-W | 85 | 1W-1L | Texas |
| Washington State | Pacific 12-North | 86 | 0W-2L | Eastern Washington/Boise State |
| Purdue | Big Ten-West | 87 | 1W-1L | Cincinnati |
| Syracuse | Atlantic Coast-A | 88 | 1W-1L | Louisville |
| Middle Tennessee State | Conference USA-E | 89 | 1W-1L | Vanderbilt |
| Army | Independent | 90 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Rice | Conference USA-W | 91 | 0W-2L | Western Kentucky/Army |
| Wyoming | Mountain West-M | 92 | 1W-1L | Nebraska |
| Northwestern | Big Ten-West | 93 | 0W-2L | Western Michigan/Illinois St. |
| Iowa State | Big 12 | 94 | 0W-2L | Northern Iowa/Iowa |
| Temple | American Athletic-E | 95 | 1W-1L | Army |
| Fresno State | Mountain West-W | 96 | 1W-1L | Nebraska |
| Colorado State | Mountain West-M | 97 | 1W-1L | Colorado |
| Texas State | Sun Belt | 98 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Troy State | Sun Belt | 99 | 1W-1L | Clemson |
| Ball State | Mid-American-W | 100 | 1W-1L | Indiana |
| Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 101 | 0W-2L | Toledo/Auburn |
| Northern Illinois | Mid-American-W | 102 | 0W-2L | Wyoming/South Florida |
| Old Dominion | Conference USA-E | 103 | 1W-1L | Appalachian St. |
| Akron | Mid-American-E | 104 | 1W-1L | Wisconsin |
| Ohio University | Mid-American-E | 105 | 1W-1L | Texas State |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 106 | 1W-1L | Ohio Univ. |
| Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 107 | 1W-1L | Oklahoma |
| Texas-San Antonio | Conference USA-W | 108 | 1W-1L | Colorado St. |
| Hawaii | Mountain West-W | 109 | 1W-2L | California/Michigan |
| Massachusetts | Independent | 110 | 0W-2L | Florida/Boston College |
| UNLV | Mountain West-W | 111 | 1W-1L | UCLA |
| Tulsa | American Athletic-W | 112 | 1W-1L | Ohio State |
| Florida Atlantic | Conference USA-E | 113 | 1W-1L | Miami-FL |
| San Jose State | Mountain West-W | 114 | 1W-1L | Tulsa |
| Connecticut | American Athletic-E | 115 | 1W-1L | Navy |
| Tulane | American Athletic-W | 116 | 1W-1L | Wake Forest |
| New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 117 | 1W-1L | UTEP |
| New Mexico | Mountain West-M | 118 | 1W-1L | New Mexico St. |
| Southern Methodist | American Athletic-W | 119 | 1W-1L | Baylor |
| Florida International | Conference USA-E | 120 | 0W-2L | Indiana/Maryland |
| Eastern Michigan | Mid-American-W | 121 | 1W-1L | Missouri |
| Idaho | Sun Belt | 122 | 1W-1L | Washington |
| North Carolina-Charlotte | Conference USA-E | 123 | 1W-1L | Louisville |
| Georgia State | Sun Belt | 124 | 0W-2L | Ball State/Air Force |
| North Texas State | Conference USA-W | 125 | 1W-1L | SMU |
| Miami-OH | Mid-American-E | 126 | 0W-2L | Iowa/Eastern Illinois |
| Buffalo | Mid-American-E | 127 | 0W-1L | Albany |
| Kent State | Mid-American-E | 128 | 0W-2L | Penn State/North Carolina AT&T |
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| Top Conferences | Power Average | Undefeated Teams |
| SEC | 34.50 | None |
| PAC-12 | 42.75 | None |
| Big Ten | 44.71 | None |
| Big 12 | 46.30 | None |
| ACC | 50.86 | None |
| American Athletic | 71.33 | None |
| Mountain West | 86.83 | None |
| Independents | 55.33 | None |
| MAC | 84.77 | None |
| Conference USA | 93.94 | None |
| Sunbelt | 97.91 | None |
Power Average=Average Conference Rankings (The lower the better)
| Top Conferences | Big Twelve | SEC | ACC | Big Ten | PAC 12 | Amer.Ath. | MAC | Independents | Sunbelt | Conference USA | Mountain West |
SEC 16W-6L |
1W-1L | SEC | 2W-1L | 0W-1L | 2W-0L | 0W-0L | 1W-0L | 1W-0L | 2W-1L | 3W-1L | 0W-0L |
| Big Twelve 11W-8L | Big Twelve | 1W-1L | 1W-0L | 0W-0L | 0-2L | 1W-2L | 0W-2L | 1W-0L | 1W-0L | 1W-0L | 0W-0L |
ACC 17W-5L |
0W-1L | 0W-0L | ACC | 2W-0L | 0W-0L | 1W-1L | 0W-0L | 1W-0L | 1W-0L | 2W-0L | 0W-0L |
Big Ten 21W-6L |
0W-0L | 1W-0L | 0W-0L | Big Ten | 1W-1L | 2W-1L | 4W-1L | 0W-0L | 0W-0L | 2W-0L | 3W-0L |
American Athletic 16W-5L |
2W-1L | 0W-0L | 1W-1L | 0W-0L | 0W-0L | Amer.Ath. | 1W-0L | 0W-0L | 0W-0L | 1W-0L | 1W-0L |
PAC-12 15W-7L |
2W-0L | 0W-0L | 1W-0L | 0W-0L | PAC 12 | 0W-0L | 0W-0L | 0W-0L | 0W-0L | 0W-0L | 4W-2L |
Mountain West 15W-10L |
0W-0L | 0W-0L | 0W-0L | 0W-3L | 2W-4L | 0W-1L | 1W-0L | 0W-1L | 3W-3L | 1W-0L | MWC |
Independents 4W-4L |
0W-1L | 0W-1L | 0W-1L | 0W-0L | 1W-1L | 1W-0L | 0W-0L | Independents | 0W-0L | 1W-0L | 1W-0L |
MAC 11W-14L |
2W-0L | 0W-1L | 0W-0L | 1W-4L | 0W-0L | 0W-1L | MAC | 0W-0L | 2W-1L | 0W-0L | 0W-1L |
Conference USA 11W-12L |
0W-1L | 1W-3L | 0W-2L | 0W-2L | 0W-0L | 0W-1L | 0W-0L | 0W-1L | 1W-1L | Conference USA | 0W-1L |
Sunbelt 9W-8L |
0W-0L | 1W-2L | 0W-1L | 0W-1L | 0W-0L | 0W-0L | 1W-2L | 0W-0L | Sunbelt | 1W-1L | 3W-3L |
Best Bowl Records
2016: SEC 9-2
2015: Conference USA 5-1
2014: SEC 7-3
2013: WAC 2-0, Conference USA 4-1
2012: Big Twelve 6-2, MAC 4-1
2011: Mountain West 4-1
2010: Mountain West 4-1
2003: Big Ten 5-2
1-SEC-Southeastern (34.50): Bowl Record: 9-2
| Tennessee | Southeastern-E | 13 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Georgia | Southeastern-E | 15 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Florida | Southeastern-E | 24 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| South Carolina | Southeastern-E | 56 | 1W-1L | Mississippi St. |
| Missouri | Southeastern-E | 75 | 1W-1L | West Virgina |
| Kentucky | Southeastern-E | 81 | 0W-2L | Southern Mississippi/Florida |
| Vanderbilt | Southeastern-E | 82 | 1W-1L | South Carolina |
| Alabama | Southeastern-W | 1 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Mississippi | Southeastern-W | 10 | 1W-1L | n/a |
| Auburn | Southeastern-W | 18 | 1W-1L | Clemson |
| Texas A&M | Southeastern-W | 19 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Arkansas | Southeastern-W | 20 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| LSU | Southeastern-W | 21 | 1W-1L | Wisconsin |
| Mississippi State | Southeastern-W | 46 | 1W-1L | South Alabama |
SEC over Sunbelt (2-1): Tennessee over Appalachian State, South Alabama over Mississippi State, Auburn over Arkansas St.
SEC over PAC-12 (2-0): Texas A&M over UCLA, Alabama over USC
SEC over ACC (2-1): Georgia over North Carolina, Florida State over Mississippi, Tennessee over Virginia Tech
SEC over Conference USA (3-1): Arkansas over Louisiana Tech, Southern Mississippi over Kentucky, Alabama over Western Kentucky, Vanderbilt over Middle Tennessee
SEC over Independents (1-0): Florida over Massachusetts
SEC over MAC (1-0): Missouri over Eastern Michigan
2-PAC 12-Pacific Athletic Conference (42.75): Bowl Record: 6-4
| Washington | Pacific 12-North | 8 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Stanford | Pacific 12-North | 9 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Oregon | Pacific 12-North | 33 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| California | Pacific 12-North | 55 | 1W-1L | San Diego St. |
| Oregon State | Pacific 12-North | 79 | 0W-1L | Minnesota |
| Washington State | Pacific 12-North | 86 | 0W-2L | Eastern Washington/Boise State |
| UCLA | Pacific 12-South | 26 | 1W-1L | Texas A&M |
| USC | Pacific 12-South | 32 | 1W-1L | Alabama |
| Utah | Pacific 12-South | 34 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Arizona State | Pacific 12-South | 35 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Arizona | Pacific 12-South | 43 | 1W-1L | BYU |
| Colorado | Pacific 12-South | 60 | 2W-0L | n/a |
PAC-12 over Big 12 (2-0): Stanford over Kansas State, Arizona State over Texas Tech
PAC-12 over ACC (1-0): Oregon over Virginia
PAC-12 over Mountain West (4-2): California over Hawaii, Colorado over Colorado State, USC over Utah State, San Diego State over Cal, Boise State over Washington State, UCLA over UNLV
3-Big Ten (44.71): Bowl Record: 5-5
| Ohio State | Big Ten-East | 4 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Michigan | Big Ten-East | 6 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Michigan State | Big Ten-East | 12 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Penn State | Big Ten-East | 52 | 1W-1L | Pittsburgh |
| Indiana | Big Ten-East | 65 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Maryland | Big Ten-East | 68 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Rutgers | Big Ten-East | 80 | 1W-1L | Washington |
| Iowa | Big Ten-West | 7 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten-West | 11 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Nebraska | Big Ten-West | 37 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Illinois | Big Ten-West | 54 | 1W-1L | North Carolina |
| Minnesota | Big Ten-West | 58 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Purdue | Big Ten-West | 87 | 1W-1L | Cincinnati |
| Northwestern | Big Ten-West | 93 | 0W-2L | Western Michigan/Illinois St. |
Big Ten over MAC (4-1): Penn State over Kent State, Western Michigan over Northwestern, Ohio State over Bowling Green, Wisconsin over Akron, Indiana over Ball State
Big Ten over SEC (1-0): Wisconsin over LSU
Big Ten even with PAC-12 (1-1): Minnesota over Oregon State, Washington over Rutgers
Big Ten over American Association (2-1): Michigan over Central Florida, Ohio State over Tulsa, Cincinnati over Purdue
Big Ten over Mountain West (3-0): Michigan over Hawaii, Nebraska over Fresno State, Nebraska over Wyoming
Big Ten over Conference USA (2-0): Indiana over Florida International, Maryland over Florida International
4-ACC-Atlantic Coast (50.86): Bowl Record: 5-7
| Clemson | Atlantic Coast-A | 2 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Florida State | Atlantic Coast-A | 3 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Louisville | Atlantic Coast-A | 16 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast-A | 61 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| North Carolina State | Atlantic Coast-A | 62 | 1W-1L | East Carolina |
| Boston College | Atlantic Coast-A | 69 | 1W-1L | Georgia Tech |
| Syracuse | Atlantic Coast-A | 88 | 1W-1L | Louisville |
| Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast-C | 17 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast-C | 25 | 1W-1L | Georgia |
| Miami-Florida | Atlantic Coast-C | 27 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Pittsburgh | Atlantic Coast-C | 28 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Virginia Tech | Atlantic Coast-C | 44 | 1W-1L | Tennessee |
| Duke | Atlantic Coast-C | 64 | 1W-1L | Wake Forest |
| Virginia | Atlantic Coast-C | 84 | 0W-2L | Richmond/Oregon |
ACC over Big Ten (2-0): Pittsburgh over Penn State, North Carolina over Illinois
ACC even with American Association (1-1): Wake Forest over Tulane, East Carolina over North Carolina State
ACC over Conference USA (2-0): Louisville over North Carolina-Charlotte, Miami-FL over Florida Atlantic
ACC over Independents (1-0): Boston College over Massachusetts
ACC over Sunbelt (1-0): Clemson over Troy State
5-Big Twelve (46.30): Bowl Record: 3-4
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 14 | 1W-1L | Houston |
| TCU | Big 12 | 22 | 1W-1L | Arkansas |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 23 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Texas | Big 12 | 29 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| West Virginia | Big 12 | 31 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Kansas State | Big 12 | 41 | 0W-1L | Stanford |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 48 | 1W-1L | Central Michigan |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 70 | 1W-1L | Arizona State |
| Iowa State | Big 12 | 94 | 0W-2L | Northern Iowa/Iowa |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 106 | 1W-1L | Ohio Univ. |
Big 12 even with SEC (1-1): West Virginia over Missouri, Arkansas over TCU
Big 12 over Independents (1-0): Texas over Notre Dame
Big 12 over Conference USA (1-0): Texas over UTEP
Big 12 over Sunbelt (1-0): Oklahoma over Louisiana-Monroe
6-American Athletic (71.33): (Formerly Big East) Bowl Record: 2-6
| Navy | American Athletic-E | 36 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Cincinnati | American Athletic-E | 53 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| East Carolina | American Athletic-E | 57 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Central Florida | American Athletic-E | 73 | 1W-1L | Michigan |
| South Florida | American Athletic-E | 83 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Temple | American Athletic-E | 95 | 1W-1L | Army |
| Connecticut | American Athletic-E | 115 | 1W-1L | Navy |
| Houston | American Athletic-W | 5 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Memphis State | American Athletic-W | 72 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Tulsa | American Athletic-W | 112 | 1W-1L | Ohio State |
| Tulane | American Athletic-W | 116 | 1W-1L | Wake Forest |
| Southern Methodist | American Athletic-W | 119 | 1W-1L | Baylor |
American Association even with Big 12 (1-1): Houston over Oklahoma, Baylor over SMU
American Association over CUSA (1-0): SMU over North Texas St.
American Association over Mountain West (1-0): Tulsa over San Jose St.
American Association over MAC (1-0): South Florida over Northern Illinois
Will Villanova be added?
7-Mountain West (86.83): Bowl Record: 4-4
| Boise State | Mountain West-M | 39 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Air Force | Mountain West-M | 47 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Utah State | Mountain West-M | 76 | 1W-1L | USC |
| Wyoming | Mountain West-M | 92 | 1W-1L | Nebraska |
| Colorado State | Mountain West-M | 97 | 1W-1L | Colorado |
| New Mexico | Mountain West-M | 118 | 1W-1L | New Mexico St. |
| San Diego State | Mountain West-W | 45 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Nevada | Mountain West-W | 74 | 1W-1L | Notre Dame |
| Fresno State | Mountain West-W | 96 | 1W-1L | Nebraska |
| Hawaii | Mountain West-W | 109 | 1W-2L | California/Michigan |
| UNLV | Mountain West-W | 111 | 1W-1L | UCLA |
| San Jose State | Mountain West-W | 114 | 1W-1L | Tulsa |
Mountain West over MAC (1-0): Wyoming over Northern Illinois
Mountain West over Conference USA (1-0): Colorado State over Texas-San Antonio
8-MAC-Mid-American (84.77): Bowl Record 3-4
| Bowling Green | Mid-American-E | 77 | 1W-1L | Ohio State |
| Akron | Mid-American-E | 104 | 1W-1L | Wisconsin |
| Ohio University | Mid-American-E | 105 | 1W-1L | Texas State |
| Miami-OH | Mid-American-E | 126 | 0W-2L | Iowa/Eastern Illinois |
| Buffalo | Mid-American-E | 127 | 0W-1L | Albany |
| Kent State | Mid-American-E | 128 | 0W-2L | Penn State/North Carolina AT&T |
| Toledo | Mid-American-W | 38 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Western Michigan | Mid-American-W | 59 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Central Michigan | Mid-American-W | 71 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Ball State | Mid-American-W | 100 | 1W-1L | Indiana |
| Northern Illinois | Mid-American-W | 102 | 0W-2L | Wyoming/South Florida |
| Eastern Michigan | Mid-American-W | 121 | 1W-1L | Missouri |
MAC over Sunbelt (2-1): Toledo over Arkansas State, Ball State over Georgia State, Texas State over Ohio University
MAC over Big 12 (2-0): Central Michigan over Oklahoma State, Ohio University over Kansas
9-Conference USA (93.94): Bowl Record: 3-2
| Western Kentucky | Conference USA-E | 40 | 1W-1L | Alabama |
| Southern Mississippi | Conference USA-E | 50 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Marshall | Conference USA-E | 63 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Middle Tennessee State | Conference USA-E | 89 | 1W-1L | Vanderbilt |
| Old Dominion | Conference USA-E | 103 | 1W-1L | Appalachian St. |
| Florida Atlantic | Conference USA-E | 113 | 1W-1L | Miami-FL |
| Florida International | Conference USA-E | 120 | 0W-2L | Indiana/Maryland |
| North Carolina-Charlotte | Conference USA-E | 123 | 1W-1L | Louisville |
| Louisiana Tech | Conference USA-W | 49 | 1W-1L | Arkansas |
| Texas-El Paso | Conference USA-W | 85 | 1W-1L | Texas |
| Rice | Conference USA-W | 91 | 0W-2L | Western Kentucky/Army |
| Texas-San Antonio | Conference USA-W | 108 | 1W-1L | Colorado St. |
| North Texas State | Conference USA-W | 125 | 1W-1L | SMU |
CUSA even with Sunbelt (1-1): UTEP over New Mexico State, Appalachian State over Old Dominion
Independents (55.33): Bowl Record: 0-2
| Notre Dame | Independent | 30 | 1W-1L | Texas |
| BYU | Independent | 42 | 1W-1L | Utah |
| Army | Independent | 90 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| Massachusetts | Independent | 110 | 0W-2L | Florida/Boston College |
Independents over American Association (1-0): Army over Temple
Independents even with PAC-12 (1-1): BYU over Arizona, Utah over BYU
Independents over Mountain West (1-0): Notre Dame over Nevada
Independents over Conference USA (1-0): Army over Rice
Future Notre Dame Schedules Notre Dame to ACC; Navy to American Association
11-Sun Belt Conference (97.91): Bowl Record: 2-2
| Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 51 | 2W-0L | n/a |
| South Alabama | Sun Belt | 66 | 1W-1L | Georgia Southern |
| Appalachian State | Sun Belt | 67 | 1W-1L | Tennessee |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Sun Belt | 78 | 1W-1L | Boise State |
| Texas State | Sun Belt | 98 | 1W-0L | n/a |
| Troy State | Sun Belt | 99 | 1W-1L | Clemson |
| Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 101 | 0W-2L | Toledo/Auburn |
| Louisiana-Monroe | Sun Belt | 107 | 1W-1L | Oklahoma |
| New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 117 | 1W-1L | UTEP |
| Idaho | Sun Belt | 122 | 1W-1L | Washington |
| Georgia State | Sun Belt | 124 | 0W-2L | Ball State/Air Force |
Sunbelt even with Mountain West (3-3): South Alabama over San Diego St., Appalachian State over Wyoming, San Jose State over Georgia State, New Mexico St. over New Mexico, Boise State over Louisiana-Lafayette, Air Force over Georgia State
Most Division I Football Programs by State
| Texas (13) |
| Texas |
| Texas A&M |
| Texas Christian |
| Texas Tech |
| Houston |
| Rice |
| North Texas State |
| Baylor |
| SMU |
Texas El-Paso Texas State Texas-San Antonio Texas-Arlington |
| Ohio (8) |
| Ohio State |
| Bowling Green |
| Toledo |
| Miami-OH |
| Cincinnati |
| Kent State |
| Ohio Univ. |
| Akron |
| California (7) |
| USC |
| Stanford |
| UCLA |
| Fresno State |
| California |
| San Jose State |
| San Diego State |
| Florida (7) |
| Miami-Florida |
| Florida State |
| Florida |
| Central Florida |
| South Florida |
| Florida Atlantic |
| Florida International |
| Michigan (5) |
| Michigan |
| Michigan State |
| Western Michigan |
| Central Michigan |
| Eastern Michigan |
| North Carolina (7) |
| Wake Forest |
| No.Carolina State |
| Duke |
| North Carolina |
East Carolina North Carolina-Charlotte Appalachian State |
| Louisiana (5) |
| LSU |
| Tulane |
| Louisiana Tech |
| Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Louisiana-Monroe |
| Alabama (4) |
| Alabama |
| Auburn |
| Troy State |
South Alabama |
| Tennessee (4) |
| Middle Tennessee State |
| Vanderbilt |
| Tennessee |
| Memphis State |
| New York(3)/New Jersey (1) |
| Syracuse |
| Rutgers |
| Army |
| Buffalo |
| Virginia(3)/West Virginia (2) |
| Virginia Tech |
Virginia Old Dominion |
| Marshall |
| West Virginia |
| Indiana (4) |
| Purdue |
| Notre Dame |
| Ball State |
| Indiana |
| Pennsylvania (3) |
| Penn State |
| Pittsburgh |
| Temple |
| Mississippi (3) |
| Southern Mississippi |
| Mississippi |
| Mississippi State |
| Illinois (3) |
| Northern Illinois |
| Illinois |
| Northwestern |
| Oklahoma (3) |
| Oklahoma |
| Oklahoma State |
| Tulsa |
| Colorado (4) |
| Colorado |
| Colorado State |
Air Force Denver |
| Utah (3) |
| Utah |
| BYU |
| Utah State |
| Idaho (2) |
| Boise State |
| Idaho |
| Arkansas (2) |
| Arkansas |
| Arkansas State |
| Georgia (4) |
| Georgia |
Georgia Tech Georgia State Georgia Southern |
| Kentucky (3) |
| Louisville |
Kentucky Western Kentucky |
| Nevada (2) |
| UNLV |
| Nevada |
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| New Mexico |
| New Mexico State |
| Washington (3) |
| Washington State |
Washington Seattle |
| Arizona (2) |
| Arizona State |
| Arizona |
| Oregon (2) |
| Oregon |
| Oregon State |
| Maryland/District of Columbia (2) |
| Maryland |
| Navy |
| South Carolina (2) |
| South Carolina |
| Clemson |
| Iowa (2) |
| Iowa |
| Iowa State |
| Kansas (2) |
| Kansas State |
| Kansas |