🏈 The 2002 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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2002 national champion
Named by the selectors, with the road it took.
The path, Ohio State14-0
- Aug 24vsTexas TechW45-21Pigskin Classic
- Sep 7vsKent StateW51-17
- Sep 14vs#10Washington StateW25-7
- Sep 21atCincinnatiW23-19
- Sep 28vsIndianaW45-17
- Oct 5atNorthwesternW27-16
- Oct 12vsSan Jose StateW50-7
- Oct 19atWisconsinW19-14
- Oct 26vs#18Penn StateW13-7
- Nov 2vs#23MinnesotaW34-3
- Nov 9atPurdueW10-6
- Nov 16atIllinoisW23-16
- Nov 23vs#12MichiganW14-9
- Jan 3vs#1Miami (FL)W31-24Fiesta Bowl
The 2002 title game
The game that settled the title, then the rest of the major bowls.
BCS
BCS National Championship · 1 game
The other BCS bowls
- Rose BowlJan 1#8Oklahoma34#7Washington State14
- Sugar BowlJan 1#4Georgia26#16Florida State13
- Orange BowlJan 2#5USC38#3Iowa17
The 2002 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 | Aug10 | 26 | Sep3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 29 | Oct6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | Nov3 | 10 | 17 | 24 | Dec1 | 8 | Jan4final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Miami (FL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Georgia | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| USC | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Oklahoma | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Texas | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
| Kansas State | 25 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| Iowa | 24 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | ||||||
| Michigan | 12 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
| Washington State | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| Alabama | 22 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | |||||||
| North Carolina State | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 12 | ||
| Maryland | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Auburn | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Boise State | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Penn State | 24 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | ||
| Notre Dame | 23 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 17 | ||
| Virginia Tech | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 18 |
| Pittsburgh | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Colorado | 7 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 20 | ||||
| Florida State | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 21 |
| Virginia | 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 25 | 22 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 24 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 24 | 15 | 15 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Florida | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 23 | 22 | ||||
| Colorado State | 19 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 23 | |||||||
| Arkansas | 22 | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 14 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 18 | |||
| Texas Tech | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 23 | 20 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 23 | |||||
| Bowling Green | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 21 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Arizona State | 23 | 16 | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 25 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 25 | |||||||
| Air Force | 21 | 18 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| Mississippi | 25 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||
| Wisconsin | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 23 | |||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 23 | |||||||||||
| Nebraska | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 20 | ||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
| California | 23 | |||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 22 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 17 | 17 |
Tap a rank to read it and highlight that team on the chart above.
Movers
AP rank on Aug 10 against the final AP rank. NR is not ranked.
Risers
- Kansas StateNR → #7
- IowaNR → #8
- USC#20 → #4
- AlabamaNR → #11
- North Carolina StateNR → #12
Fallers
- Tennessee#5 → NR
- Florida#6 → NR
- Florida State#3 → #21
- Washington#9 → NR
- Nebraska#10 → NR
2002 final polls
The last ranking of the season in each poll.
2002 final pollsAP, Coaches, BCS, Elo
AP and Coaches
Jan 4 final| AP | Team | C | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio StateAPCTitle | 1 | 14-0 |
| 2 | 2 | 12-1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 13-1 | |
| 4 | 4 | 11-2 | |
| 5 | 5 | 12-2 | |
| 6 | 7 | 11-2 | |
| 7 | 6 | 11-2 | |
| 8 | 8 | 11-2 | |
| 9 | 9 | 10-3 | |
| 10 | 10 | 10-3 | |
| 11 | 10-3 | ||
| 12 | 11 | 11-3 | |
| 13 | 13 | 11-3 | |
| 14 | 16 | 9-4 | |
| 15 | 12 | 12-1 | |
| 16 | 15 | 9-4 | |
| 17 | 17 | 10-3 | |
| 18 | 14 | 10-4 | |
| 19 | 18 | 9-4 | |
| 20 | 21 | 9-5 | |
| 21 | 23 | 9-5 | |
| 22 | 25 | 9-5 | |
| 23 | 22 | 10-2 | |
| 24 | 19 | 11-2 | |
| 25 | 20 | 9-4 | |
| Coaches only | |||
| 24 | |||
BCS
Dec 8 finalElo top 25
rating, z
APAP championCCoaches championTitleTitle game winner
2002 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 2002 honours
The Heisman vote and the major awards side by side, then the All-Americans.
The 2002 honoursHeisman: Carson Palmer
Heisman Trophy voting
Major awards
Jim Tressel
AFCA Coach of the Year Award · Coach · Ohio State
Terrell Suggs
Bronko Nagurski Award · DE · Arizona State
E.J. Henderson
Chuck Bednarik Award · D · Maryland
Brett Romberg
Dave Rimington Trophy · C · Miami (FL)
Brad Banks
Davey O'Brien Award · QB · Iowa
Show all 18 awards
E.J. Henderson
Dick Butkus Award · LB · Maryland
Larry Johnson
Doak Walker Award · RB · Penn State
Charles Rogers
Fred Biletnikoff Award · WR · Michigan State
Terence Newman
Jim Thorpe Award · DB · Kansas State
Dallas Clark
John Mackey Award · TE · Iowa
Carson Palmer
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award · QB · USC
Nate Kaeding
Lou Groza Award · PK · Iowa
Larry Johnson
Maxwell Award · RB · Penn State
Rien Long
Outland Trophy · DT · Washington State
Mark Mariscal
Ray Guy Award · P · Colorado
Terrell Suggs
Ted Hendricks Award · DE · Arizona State
Terrell Suggs
Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award · DE · Arizona State
Larry Johnson
Walter Camp Award · RB · Penn State
Consensus All-Americans
A star marks a unanimous selection.
QB
- Carson PalmerUSC
RB
- Willis McGaheeMiami (FL)
- Larry Johnson★ unanimousPenn State
WR
- Charles Rogers★ unanimousMichigan State
- Rashaun WoodsOklahoma State
- Reggie WilliamsWashington
Show all 12 positions
TE
- Dallas Clark★ unanimousIowa
C
- Brett RombergMiami (FL)
DL
- Terrell Suggs★ unanimousArizona State
- David PollackGeorgia
- Tommie HarrisOklahoma
- Rien LongWashington State
LB
- E.J. HendersonMaryland
- Matt WilhelmOhio State
- Teddy LehmanOklahoma
DB
- Terence Newman★ unanimousKansas State
- Shane Walton★ unanimousNotre Dame
- Mike Doss★ unanimousOhio State
- Troy PolamaluUSC
P
- Mark MariscalColorado
AP/KR
- Derek AbneyKentucky
PK
- Mike NugentOhio State
- Nick BrowneTCU
QB
- Carson PalmerUSC
RB
- Willis McGaheeMiami (FL)
- Larry Johnson★ unanimousPenn State
WR
- Charles Rogers★ unanimousMichigan State
- Rashaun WoodsOklahoma State
- Reggie WilliamsWashington
TE
- Dallas Clark★ unanimousIowa
C
- Brett RombergMiami (FL)
DL
- Terrell Suggs★ unanimousArizona State
- David PollackGeorgia
- Tommie HarrisOklahoma
- Rien LongWashington State
LB
- E.J. HendersonMaryland
- Matt WilhelmOhio State
- Teddy LehmanOklahoma
DB
- Terence Newman★ unanimousKansas State
- Shane Walton★ unanimousNotre Dame
- Mike Doss★ unanimousOhio State
- Troy PolamaluUSC
P
- Mark MariscalColorado
AP/KR
- Derek AbneyKentucky
PK
- Mike NugentOhio State
- Nick BrowneTCU
The best games of 2002
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 200210 games
Rank by
Upsets of 2002
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 200210 upsets
2002 standings by conference
Every conference at once: conference and overall record, and the final AP rank. A star marks the conference champion.
2002 standings by conference12 groups
Atlantic Coast
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State★ conference champion | 7-1 | 9-5 | #21 |
| 2 | Maryland | 6-2 | 11-3 | #13 |
| 3 | Virginia | 6-2 | 9-5 | #22 |
| 4 | North Carolina State | 5-3 | 11-3 | #12 |
| 5 | Clemson | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | Georgia Tech | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 3-5 | 7-6 | |
| 8 | North Carolina | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
| 9 | Duke | 0-8 | 2-10 |
Big 12
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | ||||
| 1 | Colorado | 7-1 | 9-5 | #20 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 6-2 | 11-2 | #7 |
| 3 | Iowa State | 4-4 | 7-7 | |
| 4 | Nebraska | 3-5 | 7-7 | |
| 5 | Missouri | 2-6 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Kansas | 0-8 | 2-10 | |
| South | ||||
| 1 | Oklahoma★ conference champion | 6-2 | 12-2 | #5 |
| 2 | Texas | 6-2 | 11-2 | #6 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 5-3 | 9-5 | |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 3-5 | 6-6 | |
| 6 | Baylor | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
Big East
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (FL)★ conference champion | 7-0 | 12-1 | #2 |
| 2 | West Virginia | 6-1 | 9-4 | #25 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 5-2 | 9-4 | #19 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 3-4 | 10-4 | #18 |
| 5 | Boston College | 3-4 | 9-4 | |
| 6 | Syracuse | 2-5 | 4-8 | |
| 7 | Temple | 2-5 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | Rutgers | 0-7 | 1-11 |
Big Ten
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State★ conference champion | 8-0 | 14-0 | #1 |
| 2 | Iowa★ conference champion | 8-0 | 11-2 | #8 |
| 3 | Michigan | 6-2 | 10-3 | #9 |
| 4 | Penn State | 5-3 | 9-4 | #16 |
| 5 | Purdue | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | Illinois | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | Minnesota | 3-5 | 8-5 | |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 2-6 | 8-6 | |
| 9 | Michigan State | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 10 | Indiana | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
| 11 | Northwestern | 1-7 | 3-9 |
Conference USA
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCU★ conference champion | 6-2 | 10-2 | #23 |
| 2 | Cincinnati★ conference champion | 6-2 | 7-7 | |
| 3 | Louisville | 5-3 | 7-6 | |
| 4 | Southern Mississippi | 5-3 | 7-6 | |
| 5 | Tulane | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 6 | UAB | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | East Carolina | 4-4 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | Houston | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 9 | Memphis | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| 10 | Army | 1-7 | 1-11 |
Mid-American
14 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||
| 1 | Marshall★ conference champion | 7-1 | 11-2 | #24 |
| 2 | Central Florida | 6-2 | 7-5 | |
| 3 | Miami (OH) | 5-3 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | Ohio | 4-4 | 4-8 | |
| 5 | Akron | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 6 | Kent State | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
| 7 | Buffalo | 0-8 | 1-11 | |
| West | ||||
| 1 | Northern Illinois | 7-1 | 8-4 | |
| 2 | Toledo | 7-1 | 9-5 | |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 6-2 | 9-3 | |
| 4 | Ball State | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 5 | Western Michigan | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 6 | Central Michigan | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
Mountain West
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State★ conference champion | 6-1 | 10-4 | |
| 2 | New Mexico | 5-2 | 7-7 | |
| 3 | Air Force | 4-3 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | San Diego State | 4-3 | 4-9 | |
| 5 | Utah | 3-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | UNLV | 3-4 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | BYU | 2-5 | 5-7 | |
| 8 | Wyoming | 1-6 | 2-10 |
Pacific-10
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC★ conference champion | 7-1 | 11-2 | #4 |
| 2 | Washington State★ conference champion | 7-1 | 10-3 | #10 |
| 3 | Arizona State | 5-3 | 8-6 | |
| 4 | Oregon State | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | UCLA | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 6 | California | 4-4 | 7-5 | |
| 7 | Washington | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 8 | Oregon | 3-5 | 7-6 | |
| 9 | Arizona | 1-7 | 4-8 | |
| 10 | Stanford | 1-7 | 2-9 |
Southeastern
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern | ||||
| 1 | Georgia★ conference champion | 7-1 | 13-1 | #3 |
| 2 | Florida | 6-2 | 8-5 | |
| 3 | Tennessee | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Kentucky | 3-5 | 7-5 | |
| 5 | South Carolina | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 0-8 | 2-10 | |
| Western | ||||
| 1 | Alabama | 6-2 | 10-3 | #11 |
| 2 | Auburn | 5-3 | 9-4 | #14 |
| 3 | Arkansas | 5-3 | 9-5 | |
| 4 | LSU | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Mississippi | 3-5 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | Mississippi State | 0-8 | 3-9 | |
Sun Belt
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Texas★ conference champion | 6-0 | 8-5 | |
| 2 | New Mexico State | 5-1 | 7-5 | |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 3-3 | 6-7 | |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee State | 2-4 | 4-8 | |
| 5 | LA-Lafayette | 2-4 | 3-9 | |
| 6 | LA-Monroe | 2-4 | 3-9 | |
| 7 | Idaho | 1-5 | 2-10 |
Western Athletic
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State★ conference champion | 8-0 | 12-1 | #15 |
| 2 | Hawaii | 7-1 | 10-4 | |
| 3 | Fresno State | 6-2 | 9-5 | |
| 4 | San Jose State | 4-4 | 6-7 | |
| 5 | Nevada | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Rice | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | SMU | 3-5 | 3-9 | |
| 9 | UTEP | 1-7 | 2-10 | |
| 10 | Tulsa | 1-7 | 1-11 |
Independent
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Florida | - | 9-2 | |
| 2 | Notre Dame | - | 10-3 | #17 |
| 3 | Connecticut | - | 6-6 | |
| 4 | Utah State | - | 4-7 | |
| 5 | Troy State | - | 4-8 | |
| 6 | Navy | - | 2-10 |
2002 bowls
One line per game, latest first. A tag marks the playoff and the other major bowls.
2002 bowls28 bowls
Show all 28 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
Western Illinois48✓
Eastern Illinois9
Nov 30 · Western Illinois
Quarterfinals · 4 games
Semifinals · 2 games
Championship · 1 game
2002 standings by conference
Overall and conference record.
2002 standings by conference15 groups
Atlantic 10
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maine | 7-2 | 11-3 | |
| 2 | Northeastern | 7-2 | 10-3 | |
| 3 | Villanova | 6-3 | 11-4 | |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 6-3 | 8-4 | |
| 5 | William & Mary | 5-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Delaware | 4-5 | 6-6 | |
| 7 | Hofstra | 4-5 | 6-6 | |
| 8 | Richmond | 4-5 | 4-7 | |
| 9 | James Madison | 4-6 | 5-7 | |
| 10 | New Hampshire | 2-7 | 3-8 | |
| 11 | Rhode Island | 1-8 | 3-9 |
Big Sky
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | 5-2 | 11-3 | |
| 2 | Idaho State | 5-2 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Montana State | 5-2 | 7-6 | |
| 4 | Eastern Washington | 3-4 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Northern Arizona | 3-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Portland State | 3-4 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | Sacramento State | 3-4 | 5-8 | |
| 8 | Weber State | 1-6 | 3-8 |
Gateway
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Illinois | 6-1 | 11-2 | |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 6-1 | 12-3 | |
| 3 | Youngstown State | 4-3 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Illinois State | 4-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Indiana State | 3-4 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Northern Iowa | 2-5 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | Southern Illinois | 2-5 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | SW Missouri State | 1-6 | 4-7 |
Ivy
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | 7-0 | 9-1 | |
| 2 | Harvard | 6-1 | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Princeton | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Yale | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
| 5 | Cornell | 3-4 | 4-6 | |
| 6 | Dartmouth | 2-5 | 3-7 | |
| 7 | Brown | 2-5 | 2-8 | |
| 8 | Columbia | 0-7 | 1-9 |
Metro Atlantic
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duquesne | 8-0 | 11-1 | |
| 2 | Marist | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | St. Peter's | 5-3 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | Iona | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Canisius | 2-4 | 2-9 | |
| 6 | La Salle | 2-6 | 2-9 | |
| 7 | Siena | 1-5 | 3-7 |
Mid-Eastern
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bethune-Cookman | 7-1 | 11-2 | |
| 2 | Florida A&M | 5-3 | 7-5 | |
| 3 | Hampton | 5-3 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | Morgan State | 5-3 | 7-5 | |
| 5 | South Carolina State | 4-4 | 7-5 | |
| 6 | Howard | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | Norfolk State | 2-6 | 5-6 | |
| 8 | Delaware State | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 9 | North Carolina A&T | 2-6 | 4-8 |
Northeast
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany | 6-1 | 8-4 | |
| 2 | Stony Brook | 5-2 | 8-2 | |
| 3 | Sacred Heart | 5-2 | 7-3 | |
| 4 | Wagner | 4-3 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Central Connecticut State | 3-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Robert Morris | 2-5 | 3-7 | |
| 7 | Monmouth | 2-5 | 2-8 | |
| 8 | St. Francis (PA) | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Ohio Valley
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Illinois | 5-1 | 8-4 | |
| 2 | Murray State | 5-1 | 7-5 | |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | 4-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | SE Missouri State | 4-2 | 8-4 | |
| 5 | Jacksonville State | 2-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Tennessee Tech | 2-4 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | Tennessee State | 1-5 | 2-10 | |
| 8 | UT-Martin | 0-6 | 2-10 | |
| 9 | Samford | - | 4-7 |
Patriot
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fordham | 6-1 | 10-3 | |
| 2 | Colgate | 6-1 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Lafayette | 5-2 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | Lehigh | 4-3 | 8-4 | |
| 5 | Towson | 3-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Georgetown | 2-5 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | Holy Cross | 2-5 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | Bucknell | 0-7 | 2-9 |
Pioneer
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dayton | 6-0 | 11-1 | |
| 2 | Morehead State | 5-1 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | San Diego | 4-1 | 5-5 | |
| 4 | Davidson | 3-1 | 7-3 | |
| 5 | Austin Peay | 3-3 | 7-5 | |
| 6 | Butler | 2-4 | 4-6 | |
| 7 | Drake | 1-3 | 5-6 | |
| 8 | Jacksonville | 0-4 | 3-7 | |
| 9 | Valparaiso | 0-7 | 1-10 |
Southern
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern | 7-1 | 11-3 | |
| 2 | Wofford | 6-2 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Furman | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 5 | Elon | 2-1 | 4-7 | |
| 6 | Western Carolina | 3-5 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | East Tennessee State | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | UT-Chattanooga | 2-6 | 2-10 | |
| 9 | Citadel | 1-7 | 3-9 |
Southland
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McNeese State | 6-0 | 13-2 | |
| 2 | Northwestern State | 4-2 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | Nicholls State | 3-3 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Stephen F. Austin | 3-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Sam Houston State | 2-4 | 4-7 | |
| 6 | SW Texas State | 1-5 | 4-7 |
Southwestern Athletic
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | ||||
| 1 | Grambling | 7-1 | 12-2 | |
| 2 | Southern | 5-3 | 6-6 | |
| 3 | Texas Southern | 3-4 | 4-7 | |
| 4 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3-6 | 3-8 | |
| 5 | Prairie View | 0-8 | 1-10 | |
| East | ||||
| 1 | Alabama A&M | 7-2 | 8-5 | |
| 2 | Jackson State | 6-2 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Alcorn State | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | Mississippi Valley State | 3-5 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Alabama State | 2-5 | 6-6 | |
Independent
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Mary's | - | 6-6 | |
| 2 | Florida International | - | 5-6 | |
| 3 | Cal Poly-SLO | - | 3-8 | |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | - | 2-9 | |
| 5 | Savannah State | - | 1-8 | |
| 6 | Southern Utah | - | 1-10 | |
| 7 | Northern Colorado | - | 0-1 |
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.