DAVETGC's NCAA Division I Football Rankings-September 21, 2025
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| NCAA Division I Team | Conference | Ranking | Record | Loss(es) |
| Penn State | Big Ten | 1 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 2 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Georgia | SEC | 3 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Oregon | Big Ten | 4 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Florida State | Atlantic Coast | 5 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Miami-Florida | Atlantic Coast | 6 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| LSU | SEC | 7 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Texas | SEC | 8 | 3W-1L | Ohio State |
| Tennessee | SEC | 9 | 3W-1L | Georgia |
| Oklahoma | SEC | 10 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Mississippi | SEC | 11 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Texas A&M | SEC | 12 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Notre Dame | Independent | 13 | 1W-2L | Miami-FL/Texas A&M |
| Missouri | SEC | 14 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| USC | Big Ten | 15 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Indiana | Big Ten | 16 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Iowa State | Big 12 | 17 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| BYU | Big 12 | 18 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Vanderbilt | SEC | 19 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Mississippi State | SEC | 20 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Michigan | Big Ten | 21 | 3W-1L | Oklahoma |
| Arizona State | Big 12 | 22 | 3W-1L | Mississippi State |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 23 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast | 24 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| TCU | Big 12 | 25 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Alabama | SEC | 26 | 2W-1L | Florida State |
| Auburn | SEC | 27 | 3W-1L | Oklahoma |
| Houston | Big 12 | 28 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Kentucky | SEC | 29 | 2W-1L | Mississippi |
| Arizona | Big 12 | 30 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Iowa | Big Ten | 31 | 3W-1L | Iowa State |
| Louisville | Atlantic Coast | 32 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Memphis State | American Athletic | 33 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| South Carolina | SEC | 34 | 2W-2L | Vanderbilt/Missouri |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 35 | 3W-1L | Missouri |
| Washington | Big Ten | 36 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| South Florida | American Athletic | 37 | 3W-1L | Miami-FL |
| Illinois | Big Ten | 38 | 3W-1L | Indiana |
| Syracuse | Atlantic Coast | 39 | 3W-1L | Tennessee |
| Maryland | Big Ten | 40 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Rutgers | Big Ten | 41 | 3W-1L | Iowa |
| Arkansas | SEC | 42 | 2W-2L | Mississippi/Memphis State |
| Utah | Big 12 | 43 | 3W-1L | Texas Tech |
| Clemson | Atlantic Coast | 44 | 1W-3L | LSU/Georgia Tech/Syracuse |
| Florida | SEC | 45 | 1W-3L | South Florida/LSU/Miami-FL |
| UNLV | Mountain West | 46 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Fresno State | Mountain West | 47 | 4W-1L | Kansas |
| Tulane | American Athletic | 48 | 3W-1L | Mississippi |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 49 | 2W-2L | Auburn/Arizona State |
| Southern Methodist | Atlantic Coast | 50 | 2W-2L | Baylor/TCU |
| Central Florida | Big 12 | 51 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| North Texas State | American Athletic | 52 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Nebraska | Big Ten | 53 | 3W-1L | Michigan |
| Navy | American Athletic | 54 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Army | American Athletic | 55 | 1W-2L | Tarleton State/North Texas State |
| Duke | Atlantic Coast | 56 | 2W-2L | Illinois/Tulane |
| North Carolina State | Atlantic Coast | 57 | 3W-1L | Duke |
| Virginia | Atlantic Coast | 58 | 3W-1L | North Carolina State |
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 59 | 3W-1L | USC |
| Boise State | Mountain West | 60 | 1W-1L | South Florida |
| Minnesota | Big Ten | 61 | 2W-1L | California |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 62 | 2W-2L | Alabama/Maryland |
| Colorado | Big 12 | 63 | 2W-2L | Georgia Tech/Houston |
| Kansas State | Big 12 | 64 | 1W-3L | Iowa State/Army/Arizona |
| Ohio University | Mid-American | 65 | 2W-2L | Rutgers/Ohio State |
| Hawaii | Mountain West | 66 | 3W-2L | Arizona/Fresno State |
| Delaware | Conference USA | 67 | 3W-1L | Colorado |
| New Mexico | Mountain West | 68 | 2W-1L | Michigan |
| Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast | 69 | 2W-1L | North Carolina State |
| Rice | American Athletic | 70 | 3W-1L | Houston |
| Cincinnati | Big 12 | 71 | 2W-1L | Nebraska |
| West Virginia | Big 12 | 72 | 2W-2L | Ohio University/Kansas |
| Pittsburgh | Atlantic Coast | 73 | 2W-1L | West Virginia |
| Washington State | Pacific 12-North | 74 | 2W-2L | North Texas State/Washington |
| Miami-OH | Mid-American | 75 | 0W-3L | Wisconsin/Rutgers/UNLV |
| East Carolina | American Athletic | 76 | 2W-2L | North Carolina State/BYU |
| San Diego State | Mountain West | 77 | 2W-1L | Washington State |
| California | Atlantic Coast | 78 | 3W-1L | San Diego State |
| Old Dominion | Sunbelt-East | 79 | 2W-1L | Indiana |
| Toledo | Mid-American | 80 | 2W-2L | Kentucky/Western Michigan |
| Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 81 | 3W-1L | Toledo |
| Stanford | Atlantic Coast | 82 | 1W-3L | Hawaii/BYU/Virginia |
| Boston College | Atlantic Coast | 83 | 1W-2L | Michigan State/Stanford |
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | 84 | 2W-2L | TCU/Central Florida |
| Connecticut | Independent | 85 | 2W-2L | Syracuse/Delaware |
| Texas State | Sunbelt-West | 86 | 3W-1L | Arizona State |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 87 | 1W-2L | Oregon/Tulsa |
| Purdue | Big Ten | 88 | 2W-2L | USC/Notre Dame |
| Virginia Tech | Atlantic Coast | 89 | 1W-3L | South Carolina/Vanderbilt/Old Dominion |
| Northwestern | Big Ten | 90 | 1W-2L | Tulane/Oregon |
| Western Michigan | Mid-American | 91 | 1W-3L | Michigan State/North Texas State/Illinois |
| Troy State | Sunbelt-West | 92 | 2W-2L | Clemson/Memphis State |
| Bowling Green | Mid-American | 93 | 2W-2L | Cincinnati/Louisville |
| Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 94 | 1W-2L | Maryland/Mississippi State |
| James Madison | Sunbelt-East | 95 | 2W-1L | Louisville |
| Buffalo | Mid-American | 96 | 2W-2L | Minnesota/Troy State |
| Colorado State | Mountain West | 97 | 1W-2L | Washington/Texas-San Antonio |
| Tulsa | American Athletic | 98 | 2W-2L | New Mexico State/Navy |
| South Alabama | Sunbelt-West | 99 | 1W-2L | Tulane/Auburn |
| Texas-San Antonio | American Athletic | 100 | 2W-2L | Texas A&M/Texas State |
| Wyoming | Mountain West | 101 | 2W-2L | Utah/Colorado |
| Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 102 | 2W-2L | Wake Forest/Indiana |
| Georgia Southern | Sunbelt-East | 103 | 1W-2L | Fresno State/USC |
| Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 104 | 2W-2L | Central Florida/Georgia Southern |
| Missouri State | Conference USA | 105 | 2W-2L | USC/SMU |
| Arkansas State | Sunbelt-West | 106 | 1W-3L | Arkansas/Iowa State/Kennesaw State |
| Florida International | Conference USA | 107 | 2W-2L | Penn State/Delaware |
| UCLA | Big Ten | 108 | 0W-3L | Utah/UNLV/New Mexico |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Sunbelt-East | 109 | 1W-3L | Rice/Missouri/Eastern Michigan |
| Marshall | Sunbelt-East | 110 | 2W-2L | Georgia/Missouri State |
| Coastal Carolina | Sunbelt-West | 111 | 1W-2L | Virginia/East Carolina |
| Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 112 | 3W-1L | LSU |
| Louisiana-Monroe | Sunbelt-West | 113 | 2W-1L | Alabama |
| Alabama-Birmingham | American Athletic | 114 | 2W-2L | Navy/Tennessee |
| Georgia State | Sunbelt-East | 115 | 1W-3L | Mississippi/Memphis State/Vanderbilt |
| Temple | American Athletic | 116 | 2W-2L | Oklahoma/Georgia Tech |
| Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 117 | 1W-3L | Texas State/Long Island/Kentucky |
| Central Michigan | Mid-American | 118 | 2W-2L | Pittsburgh/Michigan |
| Utah State | Mountain West | 119 | 3W-1L | Texas A&M |
| Appalachian State | Sunbelt-East | 120 | 2W-1L | Southern Mississippi |
| Oregon State | Pacific 12-North | 121 | 0W-4L | California/Fresno State/Texas Tech/Oregon |
| Kent State | Mid-American | 122 | 1W-3L | Texas Tech/Buffalo/Florida State |
| Air Force | Mountain West | 123 | 1W-2L | Utah State/Boise State |
| San Jose State | Mountain West | 124 | 1W-2L | Central Michigan/Texas |
| New Mexico State | Conference USA | 125 | 2W-1L | Louisiana Tech |
| Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 126 | 1W-2L | Maryland/Florida International |
| North Carolina-Charlotte | American Athletic | 127 | 1W-3L | Appalachian State/North Carolina/Rice |
| Akron | Mid-American | 128 | 1W-3L | Wyoming/Nebraska/UAB |
| Middle Tennessee State | Conference USA | 129 | 1W-3L | Austin Peay/Wisconsin/Marshall |
| Texas-El Paso | Conference USA | 130 | 1W-3L | Utah State/Texas/Louisiana-Monroe |
| Southern Mississippi | Sunbelt-West | 131 | 2W-2L | Mississippi State/Louisiana Tech |
| Nevada | Mountain West | 132 | 1W-3L | Penn State/Middle Tennessee State/Western Kentucky |
| Ball State | Mid-American | 133 | 1W-3L | Purdue/Auburn/Connecticut |
| Liberty | Conference USA | 134 | 1W-3L | Jacksonville State/Bowling Green/James Madison |
| Sam Houston State | Conference USA | 135 | 0W-4L | Western Kentucky/UNLV/Hawaii/Texas |
| Massachusetts | Mid-American | 136 | 0W-3L | Temple/Bryant/Iowa |
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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 |
1-SEC-Southeastern
| Georgia | SEC | 3 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| LSU | SEC | 7 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Texas | SEC | 8 | 3W-1L | Ohio State |
| Tennessee | SEC | 9 | 3W-1L | Georgia |
| Oklahoma | SEC | 10 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Mississippi | SEC | 11 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Texas A&M | SEC | 12 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Missouri | SEC | 14 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Vanderbilt | SEC | 19 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Mississippi State | SEC | 20 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Alabama | SEC | 26 | 2W-1L | Florida State |
| Auburn | SEC | 27 | 3W-1L | Oklahoma |
| Kentucky | SEC | 29 | 2W-1L | Mississippi |
| South Carolina | SEC | 34 | 2W-2L | Vanderbilt/Missouri |
| Arkansas | SEC | 42 | 2W-2L | Mississippi/Memphis State |
| Florida | SEC | 45 | 1W-3L | South Florida/LSU/Miami-FL |
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 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 (2-0): Texas over San Jose State, Texas A&M 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 (3-0): Kentucky over Toledo, Auburn over Ball State, Mississippi State over Northern Illinois
SEC over Conference USA (1-0): LSU over Louisiana Tech
2-Big Ten
| Penn State | Big Ten | 1 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 2 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Oregon | Big Ten | 4 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| USC | Big Ten | 15 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Indiana | Big Ten | 16 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Michigan | Big Ten | 21 | 3W-1L | Oklahoma |
| Iowa | Big Ten | 31 | 3W-1L | Iowa State |
| Washington | Big Ten | 36 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Illinois | Big Ten | 38 | 3W-1L | Indiana |
| Maryland | Big Ten | 40 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Rutgers | Big Ten | 41 | 3W-1L | Iowa |
| Nebraska | Big Ten | 53 | 3W-1L | Michigan |
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 59 | 3W-1L | USC |
| Minnesota | Big Ten | 61 | 2W-1L | California |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 62 | 2W-2L | Alabama/Maryland |
| Purdue | Big Ten | 88 | 2W-2L | USC/Notre Dame |
| Northwestern | Big Ten | 90 | 1W-2L | Tulane/Oregon |
| UCLA | Big Ten | 108 | 0W-3L | Utah/UNLV/New Mexico |
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 (2-0): Indiana over Old Dominion, USC over Georgia Southern
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
| Florida State | Atlantic Coast | 5 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Miami-Florida | Atlantic Coast | 6 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Georgia Tech | Atlantic Coast | 24 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Louisville | Atlantic Coast | 32 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Syracuse | Atlantic Coast | 39 | 3W-1L | Tennessee |
| Clemson | Atlantic Coast | 44 | 1W-3L | LSU/Georgia Tech/Syracuse |
| Southern Methodist | Atlantic Coast | 50 | 2W-2L | Baylor/TCU |
| Duke | Atlantic Coast | 56 | 2W-2L | Illinois/Tulane |
| North Carolina State | Atlantic Coast | 57 | 3W-1L | Duke |
| Virginia | Atlantic Coast | 58 | 3W-1L | North Carolina State |
| Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast | 69 | 2W-1L | North Carolina State |
| Pittsburgh | Atlantic Coast | 73 | 2W-1L | West Virginia |
| California | Atlantic Coast | 78 | 3W-1L | San Diego State |
| Stanford | Atlantic Coast | 82 | 1W-3L | Hawaii/BYU/Virginia |
| Boston College | Atlantic Coast | 83 | 1W-2L | Michigan State/Stanford |
| North Carolina | Atlantic Coast | 84 | 2W-2L | TCU/Central Florida |
| Virginia Tech | Atlantic Coast | 89 | 1W-3L | South Carolina/Vanderbilt/Old Dominion |
ACC over PAC-12 (1-0): California 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 Independents (2-0): Miami-FL over Notre Dame, Syracuse over Connecticut
ACC over Sunbelt (3-0): Virginia over Coastal Carolina, Louisville over James Madison, Clemson over Troy State
4-Big Twelve
| Iowa State | Big 12 | 17 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| BYU | Big 12 | 18 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Arizona State | Big 12 | 22 | 3W-1L | Mississippi State |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 23 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| TCU | Big 12 | 25 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Houston | Big 12 | 28 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Arizona | Big 12 | 30 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Kansas | Big 12 | 35 | 3W-1L | Missouri |
| Utah | Big 12 | 43 | 3W-1L | Texas Tech |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 49 | 2W-2L | Auburn/Arizona State |
| Central Florida | Big 12 | 51 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Colorado | Big 12 | 63 | 2W-2L | Georgia Tech/Houston |
| Kansas State | Big 12 | 64 | 1W-3L | Iowa State/Army/Arizona |
| Cincinnati | Big 12 | 71 | 2W-1L | Nebraska |
| West Virginia | Big 12 | 72 | 2W-2L | Ohio University/Kansas |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 87 | 1W-2L | Oregon/Tulsa |
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 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 | 74 | 2W-2L | North Texas State/Washington |
| Oregon State | Pacific 12-North | 121 | 0W-4L | California/Fresno State/Texas Tech/Oregon |
Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State and Fresno State will move to PAC-12 in 2026
6-American Athletic
| Memphis State | American Athletic | 33 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| South Florida | American Athletic | 37 | 3W-1L | Miami-FL |
| Tulane | American Athletic | 48 | 3W-1L | Mississippi |
| North Texas State | American Athletic | 52 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Navy | American Athletic | 54 | 3W-0L | n/a |
| Army | American Athletic | 55 | 1W-2L | Tarleton State/North Texas State |
| Rice | American Athletic | 70 | 3W-1L | Houston |
| East Carolina | American Athletic | 76 | 2W-2L | North Carolina State/BYU |
| Tulsa | American Athletic | 98 | 2W-2L | New Mexico State/Navy |
| Texas-San Antonio | American Athletic | 100 | 2W-2L | Texas A&M/Texas State |
| Alabama-Birmingham | American Athletic | 114 | 2W-2L | Navy/Tennessee |
| Temple | American Athletic | 116 | 2W-2L | Oklahoma/Georgia Tech |
| Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 126 | 1W-2L | Maryland/Florida International |
| North Carolina-Charlotte | American Athletic | 127 | 1W-3L | Appalachian State/North Carolina/Rice |
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 (2-0): South Florida over Boise State, Texas-San Antonio over Colorado State
American Athletic over Sunbelt (3-2): 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
American Athletic over MAC (2-0): Temple over Massachusetts, North Texas State over Western Michigan
7-Mountain West
| UNLV | Mountain West | 46 | 4W-0L | n/a |
| Fresno State | Mountain West | 47 | 4W-1L | Kansas |
| Boise State | Mountain West | 60 | 1W-1L | South Florida |
| Hawaii | Mountain West | 66 | 3W-2L | Arizona/Fresno State |
| New Mexico | Mountain West | 68 | 2W-1L | Michigan |
| San Diego State | Mountain West | 77 | 2W-1L | Washington State |
| Colorado State | Mountain West | 97 | 1W-2L | Washington/Texas-San Antonio |
| Wyoming | Mountain West | 101 | 2W-2L | Utah/Colorado |
| Utah State | Mountain West | 119 | 3W-1L | Texas A&M |
| Air Force | Mountain West | 123 | 1W-2L | Utah State/Boise State |
| San Jose State | Mountain West | 124 | 1W-2L | Central Michigan/Texas |
| Nevada | Mountain West | 132 | 1W-3L | Penn State/Middle Tennessee State/Western Kentucky |
Mountain West over ACC (1-0): San Diego State over California
Mountain West even with PAC-12 (1-0): Fresno State over Oregon State, Washington State over San Diego State
Mountain West over MAC (2-1): Central Michigan over San Jose State, Wyoming over Akron, UNLV over Miami-OH
Mountain West over Conference USA (2-1): UNLV over Sam Houston State, Utah State over Texas-El Paso, Hawaii over Sam Houston State, Western Kentucky over Nevada
Mountain West over Sunbelt (1-0): Fresno State over Georgia Southern
8-Sun Belt Conference
| Old Dominion | Sunbelt-East | 79 | 2W-1L | Indiana |
| James Madison | Sunbelt-East | 95 | 2W-1L | Louisville |
| Georgia Southern | Sunbelt-East | 103 | 1W-2L | Fresno State/USC |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Sunbelt-East | 109 | 1W-3L | Rice/Missouri/Eastern Michigan |
| Marshall | Sunbelt-East | 110 | 2W-2L | Georgia/Missouri State |
| Georgia State | Sunbelt-East | 115 | 1W-3L | Mississippi/Memphis State/Vanderbilt |
| Appalachian State | Sunbelt-East | 120 | 2W-1L | Southern Mississippi |
| Texas State | Sunbelt-West | 86 | 3W-1L | Arizona State |
| Troy State | Sunbelt-West | 92 | 2W-2L | Clemson/Memphis State |
| South Alabama | Sunbelt-West | 99 | 1W-2L | Tulane/Auburn |
| Arkansas State | Sunbelt-West | 106 | 1W-3L | Arkansas/Iowa State/Kennesaw State |
| Coastal Carolina | Sunbelt-West | 111 | 1W-2L | Virginia/East Carolina |
| Louisiana-Monroe | Sunbelt-West | 113 | 2W-1L | Alabama |
| Southern Mississippi | Sunbelt-West | 131 | 2W-2L | Mississippi State/Louisiana Tech |
Sunbelt over MAC (2-1): Texas State over Eastern Michigan, Eastern Michigan over Louisiana-Lafayette, Troy State over Buffalo
9-MAC-Mid-American
| Ohio University | Mid-American | 65 | 2W-2L | Rutgers/Ohio State |
| Miami-OH | Mid-American | 75 | 0W-3L | Wisconsin/Rutgers/UNLV |
| Toledo | Mid-American | 80 | 2W-2L | Kentucky/Western Michigan |
| Western Michigan | Mid-American | 91 | 1W-3L | Michigan State/North Texas State/Illinois |
| Bowling Green | Mid-American | 93 | 2W-2L | Cincinnati/Louisville |
| Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 94 | 1W-2L | Maryland/Mississippi State |
| Buffalo | Mid-American | 96 | 2W-2L | Minnesota/Troy State |
| Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 117 | 1W-3L | Texas State/Long Island/Kentucky |
| Central Michigan | Mid-American | 118 | 2W-2L | Pittsburgh/Michigan |
| Kent State | Mid-American | 122 | 1W-3L | Texas Tech/Buffalo/Florida State |
| Akron | Mid-American | 128 | 1W-3L | Wyoming/Nebraska/UAB |
| Ball State | Mid-American | 133 | 1W-3L | Purdue/Auburn/Connecticut |
| Massachusetts | Mid-American | 136 | 0W-3L | Temple/Bryant/Iowa |
MAC over Conference USA (1-0): Toledo over Western Kentucky
10-Conference USA
| Delaware | Conference USA | 67 | 3W-1L | Colorado |
| Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 81 | 3W-1L | Toledo |
| Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 102 | 2W-2L | Wake Forest/Indiana |
| Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 104 | 2W-2L | Central Florida/Georgia Southern |
| Missouri State | Conference USA | 105 | 2W-2L | USC/SMU |
| Florida International | Conference USA | 107 | 2W-2L | Penn State/Delaware |
| Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 112 | 3W-1L | LSU |
| New Mexico State | Conference USA | 125 | 2W-1L | Louisiana Tech |
| Middle Tennessee State | Conference USA | 129 | 1W-3L | Austin Peay/Wisconsin/Marshall |
| Texas-El Paso | Conference USA | 130 | 1W-3L | Utah State/Texas/Louisiana-Monroe |
| Liberty | Conference USA | 134 | 1W-3L | Jacksonville State/Bowling Green/James Madison |
| Sam Houston State | Conference USA | 135 | 0W-4L | Western Kentucky/UNLV/Hawaii/Texas |
Conference USA even with Sunbelt (3-3): 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
Conference USA over American Athletic (1-0): New Mexico State over Tulsa
Independents
| Notre Dame | Independent | 13 | 1W-2L | Miami-FL/Texas A&M |
| Connecticut | Independent | 85 | 2W-2L | Syracuse/Delaware |
Independents over Big Ten (1-0): Notre Dame over Purdue
Independents over MAC (1-0): Connecticut over Ball State
Future Notre Dame Schedules
Bowl Bids, Agreements, Commitments, etc.
BCS Future Bowl Schedule
Jerry Palm Bowl Predictions
Most Division I Football Programs by State
| Texas (14) |
| Texas |
| Texas A&M |
| Texas Christian |
| Texas Tech |
| Houston |
| Rice |
| North Texas State |
| Baylor |
| SMU |
Texas El-Paso Texas State Texas-San Antonio Texas-Arlington Sam Houston State |
| Ohio (8) |
| Ohio State |
| Bowling Green |
| Toledo |
| Miami-OH |
| Cincinnati |
| Kent State |
| Ohio Univ. |
| Akron |
| Florida (8) |
| Miami-Florida |
| Florida State |
| Florida |
| Central Florida |
| South Florida |
| Florida Atlantic |
Florida International Jacksonville State |
| California (7) |
| USC |
| Stanford |
| UCLA |
| Fresno State |
| California |
| San Jose State |
| San Diego State |
| North Carolina (7) |
| Wake Forest |
| No.Carolina State |
| Duke |
| North Carolina |
East Carolina North Carolina-Charlotte Appalachian State |
| Michigan (5) |
| Michigan |
| Michigan State |
| Western Michigan |
| Central Michigan |
| Eastern Michigan |
| Louisiana (5) |
| LSU |
| Tulane |
| Louisiana Tech |
| Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Louisiana-Monroe |
| Alabama (4) |
| Alabama |
| Auburn |
| Troy State |
South Alabama |
| Tennessee (4) |
| Middle Tennessee State |
| Vanderbilt |
| Tennessee |
| Memphis State |
| New York(4)/New Jersey (1) |
| Syracuse |
| Rutgers |
| Army |
Buffalo Wagner |
| Virginia(5)/West Virginia (2) |
| Virginia Tech |
Virginia Old Dominion Liberty James Madison |
| 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 (5) |
| Georgia |
Georgia Tech Georgia State Georgia Southern Kennesaw State |
| Kentucky (3) |
| Louisville |
Kentucky Western Kentucky |
| Nevada (2) |
| UNLV |
| Nevada |
| New Mexico (2) |
| New Mexico |
| New Mexico State |
| Washington (3) |
| Washington State |
Washington Seattle |
| Arizona (2) |
| Arizona State |
| Arizona |
| Oregon (2) |
| Oregon |
| Oregon State |
| Maryland/District of Columbia (2) |
| Maryland |
| Navy |
| South Carolina (3) |
| South Carolina |
Clemson Coastal Carolina |
| Iowa (2) |
| Iowa |
| Iowa State |
| Kansas (2) |
| Kansas State |
Kansas Missouri (2) Missouri Missouri State Delaware (2) Delaware Delaware State |
