🏈 The 1999 college football season
The champion and its path, the poll race week by week, the honours, the best games and every conference table.
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1999 national champion
Named by the selectors, with the road it took.
The path, Florida State12-0
- Aug 28vsLouisiana TechW41-7
- Sep 11vs#10Georgia TechW41-35
- Sep 18vs#20North Carolina StateW42-11
- Sep 25atNorth CarolinaW42-10
- Oct 2vsDukeW51-23
- Oct 9vs#19Miami (FL)W31-21
- Oct 16vsWake ForestW33-10
- Oct 23atClemsonW17-14
- Oct 30atVirginiaW35-10
- Nov 13vsMarylandW49-10
- Nov 20at#3FloridaW30-23
- Jan 4vs#2Virginia TechW46-29Sugar Bowl
The 1999 title game
The game that settled the title, then the rest of the major bowls.
BCS
BCS National Championship · 1 game
The 1999 poll race
Rank by poll week, 1 at the top, or Elo by week. A poll line breaks where a team was unranked.
How this is measured
The final top five and the champion are drawn in team colours; everyone else is muted until you tap a line or pick a team. The grid under a poll chart has the same ranks, team by week, so a rank can be read as a number as well as a height. Where the College Football Playoff or BCS ranking also ran, switch between it and the AP poll. The Elo view plots each team's rating on the poll dates for the teams that finished in the Elo top 15 or were ranked at any point, and its Show filter works the same way.
- Conference title week
- Break before bowls
- Bowl season
Tap or drag on the chart to read a team's rank in any week.
AP rank, team by week
| Team | Aug15 | 31 | Sep8 | 13 | 20 | 27 | Oct4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | Nov1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 29 | Dec6 | Jan5final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Virginia Tech | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Nebraska | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Michigan | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| Kansas State | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Michigan State | 19 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | ||||
| Alabama | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | |
| Tennessee | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
| Marshall | 21 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Penn State | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
| Florida | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 |
| Mississippi State | 23 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | ||||
| Southern Mississippi | 25 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | |||||||
| Miami (FL) | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 15 | ||
| Georgia | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 16 |
| Arkansas | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 17 | ||||||
| Minnesota | 25 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | |||||||||
| Oregon | 25 | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
| Texas | 17 | 22 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 21 | |||
| Mississippi | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 22 | |||||||||
| Texas A&M | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 23 | |
| Illinois | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 23 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 |
| East Carolina | 19 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| Stanford | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 25 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | ||||||||
| Washington | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | |||||
| Notre Dame | 18 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 23 | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 22 | 18 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| USC | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Virginia | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| UCLA | 16 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| Air Force | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina State | 24 | 23 | 20 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona | 4 | 15 | 19 | 19 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 24 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 15 | 14 |
Tap a rank to read it and highlight that team on the chart above.
Movers
AP rank on Aug 15 against the final AP rank. NR is not ranked.
Risers
- Michigan StateNR → #7
- MarshallNR → #10
- Kansas State#21 → #6
- Mississippi StateNR → #13
- Alabama#20 → #8
Fallers
- Arizona#4 → NR
- Ohio State#9 → NR
- Texas A&M#7 → #23
- Colorado#15 → NR
- UCLA#16 → NR
1999 final polls
The last ranking of the season in each poll.
1999 final pollsAP, Coaches, BCS, Elo
AP and Coaches
Jan 5 final| AP | Team | C | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida StateAPCTitle | 1 | 12-0 |
| 2 | 3 | 11-1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 12-1 | |
| 4 | 4 | 10-2 | |
| 5 | 5 | 10-2 | |
| 6 | 6 | 11-1 | |
| 7 | 7 | 10-2 | |
| 8 | 8 | 10-3 | |
| 9 | 9 | 9-3 | |
| 10 | 10 | 13-0 | |
| 11 | 11 | 10-3 | |
| 12 | 14 | 9-4 | |
| 13 | 12 | 10-2 | |
| 14 | 13 | 9-3 | |
| 15 | 15 | 9-4 | |
| 16 | 16 | 8-4 | |
| 17 | 19 | 8-4 | |
| 18 | 17 | 8-4 | |
| 19 | 18 | 9-3 | |
| 20 | 21 | 8-4 | |
| 21 | 23 | 9-5 | |
| 22 | 22 | 8-4 | |
| 23 | 20 | 8-4 | |
| 24 | 25 | 8-4 | |
| 25 | 7-5 | ||
| Coaches only | |||
| 24 | |||
BCS
Dec 6 finalElo top 25
rating, zAPAP championCCoaches championTitleTitle game winner
1999 conference championship games
The title game of each conference that played one, by date. The percentage is the winner's pre-game Elo win chance.
The 1999 honours
The Heisman vote and the major awards side by side, then the All-Americans.
The 1999 honoursHeisman: Ron Dayne
Heisman Trophy voting
Major awards
Frank Beamer
AFCA Coach of the Year Award · Coach · Virginia Tech
Corey Moore
Bronko Nagurski Award · DE · Virginia Tech
LaVar Arrington
Chuck Bednarik Award · D · Penn State
Joe Hamilton
Davey O'Brien Award · QB · Georgia Tech
LaVar Arrington
Dick Butkus Award · LB · Penn State
Show all 14 awards
Ron Dayne
Doak Walker Award · RB · Wisconsin
Troy Walters
Fred Biletnikoff Award · WR · Stanford
Tyrone Carter
Jim Thorpe Award · DB · Minnesota
Chris Redman
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award · QB · Louisville
Sebastian Janikowski
Lou Groza Award · PK · Florida State
Ron Dayne
Maxwell Award · RB · Wisconsin
Chris Samuels
Outland Trophy · OT · Alabama
Corey Moore
Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award · DE · Virginia Tech
Ron Dayne
Walter Camp Award · RB · Wisconsin
Consensus All-Americans
A star marks a unanimous selection.
QB
- Joe HamiltonGeorgia Tech
WR
- Peter Warrick★ unanimousFlorida State
- Troy WaltersStanford
Show all 12 positions
TE
- James WhalenKentucky
OL
- Chris Samuels★ unanimousAlabama
- Jason WhitakerFlorida State
- Cosey ColemanTennessee
- Chris McIntosh★ unanimousWisconsin
DL
- Corey SimonFlorida State
- Courtney Brown★ unanimousPenn State
- Corey Moore★ unanimousVirginia Tech
LB
- Mark SimoneauKansas State
- Brandon ShortPenn State
- LaVar Arrington★ unanimousPenn State
DB
- Deltha O’NealCalifornia
- Tyrone CarterMinnesota
- Ralph BrownNebraska
- Brian UrlacherNew Mexico
- Deon GrantTennessee
P
- Andrew BayesEast Carolina
AP
- Dennis NorthcuttArizona
PK
- Sebastian Janikowski★ unanimousFlorida State
QB
- Joe HamiltonGeorgia Tech
WR
- Peter Warrick★ unanimousFlorida State
- Troy WaltersStanford
TE
- James WhalenKentucky
OL
- Chris Samuels★ unanimousAlabama
- Jason WhitakerFlorida State
- Cosey ColemanTennessee
- Chris McIntosh★ unanimousWisconsin
DL
- Corey SimonFlorida State
- Courtney Brown★ unanimousPenn State
- Corey Moore★ unanimousVirginia Tech
LB
- Mark SimoneauKansas State
- Brandon ShortPenn State
- LaVar Arrington★ unanimousPenn State
DB
- Deltha O’NealCalifornia
- Tyrone CarterMinnesota
- Ralph BrownNebraska
- Brian UrlacherNew Mexico
- Deon GrantTennessee
P
- Andrew BayesEast Carolina
AP
- Dennis NorthcuttArizona
PK
- Sebastian Janikowski★ unanimousFlorida State
The best games of 1999
The ten best games of the season by Game Score. Switch to the Elo score for a second opinion.
How this is measured
Game score is the college football workbook's own rating of how good a game was; it weighs a lot more than the margin. The Elo score is a second view built from the ratings alone: the two teams' average pre-game Elo, plus stakes (150 for the national championship game, 90 for a playoff game or a major bowl, 40 for another bowl or a conference title game, 15 for a rivalry), plus up to 60 for a close finish and 15 for overtime. The Elo view takes its own top ten from every game between major teams. Sort by any column.
The best games of 199910 games
Rank by
10
#11Marshall beat Western Michigan
34-30 · MAC Championship Game · 1999-12-03 · Elo score 1691
0.59
game score
Upsets of 1999
The results the ratings gave the winner the least chance of, lowest first.
How this is measured
Win chance is the winner's pre-game probability from the site's college football Elo ratings, home field included, so 3% means the winner would be expected to win about one time in thirty. Games against lower-level opponents count and carry a tag for the level (FCS, Division II and so on). Where the AP poll had ranks, the rank line is shown as context. Elo gap is the loser's pre-game rating minus the winner's.
Upsets of 199910 upsets
1999 standings by conference
Every conference at once: conference and overall record, and the final AP rank. A star marks the conference champion.
1999 standings by conference12 groups
Atlantic Coast
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State★ conference champion | 8-0 | 12-0 | #1 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 5-3 | 8-4 | #20 |
| 3 | Virginia | 5-3 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | Clemson | 5-3 | 6-6 | |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 3-5 | 7-5 | |
| 6 | North Carolina State | 3-5 | 6-6 | |
| 7 | Duke | 3-5 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | Maryland | 2-6 | 5-6 | |
| 9 | North Carolina | 2-6 | 3-8 |
Big 12
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | ||||
| 1 | Nebraska★ conference champion | 7-1 | 12-1 | #3 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 7-1 | 11-1 | #6 |
| 3 | Colorado | 5-3 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | Kansas | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Iowa State | 1-7 | 4-7 | |
| 6 | Missouri | 1-7 | 4-7 | |
| South | ||||
| 1 | Texas | 6-2 | 9-5 | #21 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | 5-3 | 8-4 | #23 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 5-3 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 5-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 3-5 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Baylor | 0-8 | 1-10 | |
Big East
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech★ conference champion | 7-0 | 11-1 | #2 |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 6-1 | 9-4 | #15 |
| 3 | Boston College | 4-3 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Syracuse | 3-4 | 7-5 | |
| 5 | West Virginia | 3-4 | 4-7 | |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 2-5 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | Temple | 2-5 | 2-9 | |
| 8 | Rutgers | 1-6 | 1-10 |
Big Ten
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin★ conference champion | 7-1 | 10-2 | #4 |
| 2 | Michigan | 6-2 | 10-2 | #5 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 6-2 | 10-2 | #7 |
| 4 | Penn State | 5-3 | 10-3 | #11 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 5-3 | 8-4 | #18 |
| 6 | Illinois | 4-4 | 8-4 | #24 |
| 7 | Purdue | 4-4 | 7-5 | #25 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 3-5 | 6-6 | |
| 9 | Indiana | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 10 | Northwestern | 1-7 | 3-8 | |
| 11 | Iowa | 0-8 | 1-10 |
Big West
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State★ conference champion | 5-1 | 10-3 | |
| 2 | Idaho | 4-2 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 3-2 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | Utah State | 3-3 | 4-7 | |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 2-3 | 4-7 | |
| 6 | Nevada | 2-4 | 3-8 | |
| 7 | North Texas | 1-5 | 2-9 |
Conference USA
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi★ conference champion | 6-0 | 9-3 | #14 |
| 2 | East Carolina | 4-2 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Louisville | 4-2 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | Memphis | 4-2 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | UAB | 4-2 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Houston | 3-3 | 7-4 | |
| 7 | Army | 1-5 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | Tulane | 1-5 | 3-8 | |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 0-6 | 3-8 |
Mid-American
13 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||
| 1 | Marshall★ conference champion | 8-0 | 13-0 | #10 |
| 2 | Miami (OH) | 6-2 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Akron | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Ohio | 5-3 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Bowling Green | 3-5 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Kent State | 2-6 | 2-9 | |
| 7 | Buffalo | 0-8 | 0-11 | |
| West | ||||
| 1 | Western Michigan | 6-2 | 7-5 | |
| 2 | Toledo | 5-3 | 6-5 | |
| 3 | Northern Illinois | 5-3 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Eastern Michigan | 4-4 | 4-7 | |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 6 | Ball State | 0-8 | 0-11 | |
Mountain West
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah★ conference champion | 5-2 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | BYU★ conference champion | 5-2 | 8-4 | |
| 3 | Colorado State★ conference champion | 5-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Wyoming | 4-3 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | San Diego State | 3-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | New Mexico | 3-4 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | Air Force | 2-5 | 6-5 | |
| 8 | UNLV | 1-6 | 3-8 |
Pacific-10
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford★ conference champion | 7-1 | 8-4 | |
| 2 | Oregon | 6-2 | 9-3 | #19 |
| 3 | Washington | 6-2 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | Arizona State | 5-3 | 6-6 | |
| 5 | Oregon State | 4-4 | 7-5 | |
| 6 | Arizona | 3-5 | 6-6 | |
| 7 | USC | 3-5 | 6-6 | |
| 8 | California | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 9 | UCLA | 2-6 | 4-7 | |
| 10 | Washington State | 1-7 | 3-9 |
Southeastern
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western | ||||
| 1 | Alabama★ conference champion | 7-1 | 10-3 | #8 |
| 2 | Mississippi State | 6-2 | 10-2 | #13 |
| 3 | Arkansas | 4-4 | 8-4 | #17 |
| 4 | Mississippi | 4-4 | 8-4 | #22 |
| 5 | Auburn | 2-6 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | LSU | 1-7 | 3-8 | |
| Eastern | ||||
| 1 | Florida | 7-1 | 9-4 | #12 |
| 2 | Tennessee | 6-2 | 9-3 | #9 |
| 3 | Georgia | 5-3 | 8-4 | #16 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 2-6 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | South Carolina | 0-8 | 0-11 | |
Western Athletic
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawaii★ conference champion | 5-2 | 9-4 | |
| 2 | TCU★ conference champion | 5-2 | 8-4 | |
| 3 | Fresno State★ conference champion | 5-2 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Rice | 4-3 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | SMU | 3-3 | 4-6 | |
| 6 | UTEP | 3-4 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | San Jose State | 1-5 | 3-7 | |
| 8 | Tulsa | 1-6 | 2-9 |
Independent
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | - | 8-3 | |
| 2 | LA-Monroe | - | 5-6 | |
| 3 | Navy | - | 5-7 | |
| 4 | Notre Dame | - | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Central Florida | - | 4-7 | |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee State | - | 3-8 | |
| 7 | LA-Lafayette | - | 2-9 |
1999 bowls
One line per game, latest first. A tag marks the playoff and the other major bowls.
1999 bowls23 bowls
Show all 23 bowls
I-AA. Shown for context. These seasons do not count in this hub’s major-college records.
Champion
I-AA national champion.
I-AA champion
Playoff
Round by round.
I-AA playoff
First Round · 8 games
Quarterfinals · 4 games
Youngstown State41✓
North Carolina A&T3
Dec 4 · Youngstown State
Semifinals · 2 games
Championship · 1 game
1999 standings by conference
Overall and conference record.
1999 standings by conference14 groups
Atlantic 10
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Massachusetts | 8-1 | 9-4 | |
| 2 | James Madison | 7-1 | 8-4 | |
| 3 | Villanova | 6-2 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Delaware | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | William & Mary | 5-3 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | New Hampshire | 4-5 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | Connecticut | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Maine | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 9 | Richmond | 3-6 | 5-6 | |
| 10 | Rhode Island | 1-7 | 1-10 | |
| 11 | Northeastern | 1-8 | 2-9 |
Big Sky
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | 7-1 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | Portland State | 6-2 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Northern Arizona | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Eastern Washington | 6-2 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | CSU-Northridge | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Sacramento State | 3-5 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | Weber State | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | Idaho State | 1-7 | 3-8 | |
| 9 | Montana State | 1-7 | 3-8 |
Gateway
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois State | 6-0 | 11-3 | |
| 2 | Youngstown State | 5-1 | 12-3 | |
| 3 | Northern Iowa | 3-3 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | Western Illinois | 2-4 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | SW Missouri State | 2-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Indiana State | 2-4 | 3-8 | |
| 7 | Southern Illinois | 1-5 | 5-6 |
Ivy
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown | 6-1 | 9-1 | |
| 2 | Yale | 6-1 | 9-1 | |
| 3 | Cornell | 5-2 | 7-3 | |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 4-3 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Harvard | 3-4 | 5-5 | |
| 6 | Dartmouth | 2-5 | 2-8 | |
| 7 | Columbia | 1-6 | 3-7 | |
| 8 | Princeton | 1-6 | 3-7 |
Metro Atlantic
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfield | 8-1 | 9-2 | |
| 2 | Georgetown | 8-1 | 9-2 | |
| 3 | Duquesne | 7-2 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | St. John's | 6-3 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Marist | 5-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Iona | 4-5 | 5-5 | |
| 7 | La Salle | 3-6 | 4-6 | |
| 8 | Siena | 3-6 | 3-7 | |
| 9 | St. Peter's | 1-8 | 1-10 | |
| 10 | Canisius | 0-9 | 1-10 |
Mid-Eastern
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina A&T | 8-0 | 11-2 | |
| 2 | Florida A&M | 7-1 | 10-4 | |
| 3 | Hampton | 5-3 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Bethune-Cookman | 4-4 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Howard | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Delaware State | 4-4 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | South Carolina State | 2-5 | 4-6 | |
| 8 | Norfolk State | 1-7 | 2-9 | |
| 9 | Morgan State | 0-7 | 2-8 |
Northeast
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Morris | 4-0 | 8-2 | |
| 2 | Wagner | 3-1 | 5-5 | |
| 3 | Central Connecticut State | 2-2 | 4-6 | |
| 4 | Monmouth | 1-3 | 2-8 | |
| 5 | St. Francis (PA) | 0-4 | 2-9 |
Ohio Valley
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee State | 6-0 | 11-1 | |
| 2 | Murray State | 5-1 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | 3-3 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Tennessee Tech | 3-3 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | SE Missouri State | 2-4 | 3-8 | |
| 6 | Eastern Illinois | 2-4 | 2-10 | |
| 7 | UT-Martin | 0-6 | 1-10 |
Patriot
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colgate | 5-1 | 10-2 | |
| 2 | Lehigh | 5-1 | 10-2 | |
| 3 | Towson | 4-2 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Bucknell | 3-3 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Lafayette | 2-4 | 4-7 | |
| 6 | Holy Cross | 2-4 | 3-8 | |
| 7 | Fordham | 0-6 | 0-11 |
Southern
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 7-1 | 13-2 | |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 7-1 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Furman | 7-1 | 9-3 | |
| 4 | Wofford | 5-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | East Tennessee State | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | UT-Chattanooga | 3-5 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | Western Carolina | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | Citadel | 1-7 | 2-9 | |
| 9 | VMI | 0-8 | 1-10 |
Southland
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy State | 6-1 | 11-2 | |
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 6-1 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | McNeese State | 5-2 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | Sam Houston State | 4-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Northwestern State | 3-4 | 4-7 | |
| 6 | SW Texas State | 2-5 | 3-8 | |
| 7 | Jacksonville State | 1-6 | 2-9 | |
| 8 | Nicholls State | 1-6 | 1-10 |
Southwestern Athletic
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern | 8-0 | 11-2 | |
| 2 | Jackson State | 6-2 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Grambling | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Texas Southern | 4-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Mississippi Valley State | 3-4 | 3-8 | |
| 7 | Alabama State | 2-5 | 2-9 | |
| 8 | Alcorn State | 2-6 | 3-7 | |
| 9 | Prairie View | 0-7 | 2-8 |
Independent
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hofstra | - | 11-2 | |
| 2 | Elon | - | 9-2 | |
| 3 | Southern Utah | - | 8-3 | |
| 4 | Samford | - | 7-4 | |
| 5 | South Florida | - | 7-4 | |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | - | 6-5 | |
| 7 | Morehead State | - | 5-5 | |
| 8 | Charleston Southern | - | 4-6 | |
| 9 | Liberty | - | 4-7 | |
| 10 | Austin Peay | - | 3-8 | |
| 11 | Cal Poly-SLO | - | 3-8 | |
| 12 | St. Mary's | - | 2-9 |
Where these numbers come from
Enough to disbelieve this page on purpose rather than by accident.
Champions, polls, standings, bowls, honours and games are read from the Citizen of Nowhere college football database, built from its own workbook one season at a time. Team colours and crests are the current programs’, so a school is drawn the way it looks today even where it played under another name.
The AP poll begins in 1936, so earlier seasons have no poll race and no final poll, but they do have an Elo race, and their champions are those the selectors named. Before 1992 there was no title game, so those seasons list the major bowls instead; from 1992 the title game is shown with the other major bowls, and from 2014 the playoff bracket. Where the database has no entry for a section, the section is left out rather than shown empty.
Elo ratings, the upsets and the best games come from the site’s college football Elo, which rates every game since 1869 and counts games against lower-level opponents. Each season’s ratings are shown on a scale where the average major team ends the season at 1500; z is the distance from that average in standard deviations.