🏈 The 2003 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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2003 national champion
Named by the selectors, with the road it took.
The path13-1
- Aug 30vsLA-MonroeW49-7
- Sep 6atArizonaW59-13
- Sep 13vsWestern IllinoisW35-7
- Sep 20vs#7GeorgiaW17-10
- Sep 27atMississippi StateW41-6
- Oct 11vsFloridaL7-19
- Oct 18atSouth CarolinaW33-7
- Oct 25vs#17AuburnW31-7
- Nov 1vsLouisiana TechW49-10
- Nov 15atAlabamaW27-3
- Nov 22at#15MississippiW17-14
- Nov 28vsArkansasW55-24
- Dec 6vs#5GeorgiaW34-13SEC Championship Game
- Jan 4vs#3OklahomaW21-14Sugar Bowl
The 2003 title game
The game that settled the title, then the rest of the major bowls.
BCS
The other BCS bowls
- Orange BowlJan 1#10Miami (FL)16#9Florida State14
- Rose BowlJan 1#1USC28#4Michigan14
- Fiesta BowlJan 2#7Ohio State35#8Kansas State28
The 2003 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 | Aug16 | Sep1 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | Oct5 | 12 | 19 | 26 | Nov2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 | Dec7 | Jan5final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| LSU | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Ohio State | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| Miami (FL) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| Michigan | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Georgia | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 7 |
| Iowa | 23 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 8 | ||
| Washington State | 24 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | |||
| Miami (OH) | 23 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Florida State | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| Texas | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| Mississippi | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | |||||||||
| Kansas State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 14 | |||||
| Tennessee | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 |
| Boise State | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Maryland | 15 | 24 | 23 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Purdue | 19 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 18 | |
| Nebraska | 23 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | |
| Minnesota | 24 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 20 | |||||||
| Utah | 24 | 25 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 23 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 23 | |||||||||
| Florida | 21 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 24 | |||
| TCU | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 |
| West Virginia | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 24 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 21 | 20 | |||||
| Virginia Tech | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 21 | |||
| Michigan State | 25 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 20 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 21 | |||||||||
| Missouri | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Auburn | 6 | 17 | 19 | 17 | |||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 21 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Arkansas | 14 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Oregon State | 24 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 18 | 15 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| Washington | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Oregon | 22 | 10 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Alabama | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 20 | 19 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 24 | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina State | 16 | 14 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 23 |
Tap a rank to read it and highlight that team on the chart above.
Movers
AP rank on Aug 16 against the final AP rank. NR is not ranked.
Risers
- IowaNR → #8
- Washington StateNR → #9
- Miami (OH)NR → #10
- MississippiNR → #13
- LSU#14 → #2
Fallers
- Auburn#6 → NR
- Virginia Tech#9 → NR
- Pittsburgh#10 → NR
- North Carolina State#16 → NR
- Washington#17 → NR
2003 final polls
The last ranking of the season in each poll.
2003 final pollsAP, Coaches, BCS, Elo
AP and Coaches
Jan 5 final| AP | Team | C | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USCAP | 2 | 12-1 |
| 2 | LSUCTitle | 1 | 13-1 |
| 3 | 3 | 12-2 | |
| 4 | 4 | 11-2 | |
| 5 | 5 | 11-2 | |
| 6 | 7 | 10-3 | |
| 7 | 6 | 11-3 | |
| 8 | 8 | 10-3 | |
| 9 | 9 | 10-3 | |
| 10 | 12 | 13-1 | |
| 11 | 10 | 10-3 | |
| 12 | 11 | 10-3 | |
| 13 | 14 | 10-3 | |
| 14 | 13 | 11-4 | |
| 15 | 16 | 10-3 | |
| 16 | 15 | 13-1 | |
| 17 | 20 | 10-3 | |
| 18 | 19 | 9-4 | |
| 19 | 18 | 10-3 | |
| 20 | 17 | 10-3 | |
| 21 | 21 | 10-2 | |
| 22 | 22 | 9-4 | |
| 23 | 23 | 11-3 | |
| 24 | 25 | 8-5 | |
| 25 | 24 | 11-2 |
BCS
Dec 7 finalElo top 25
rating, z
APAP championCCoaches championTitleTitle game winner
2003 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.
2003 conference championship games3 games, Dec 4-6
- Dec 4MAC#14Miami (OH)49#20Bowling Green27Doyt Perry Stadium58% Elo
- Dec 6Big 12#13Kansas State35#1Oklahoma7Arrowhead Stadium23% Elo
- Dec 6SEC#3LSU34#5Georgia13Georgia Dome46% Elo
The 2003 honours
The Heisman vote and the major awards side by side, then the All-Americans.
The 2003 honoursHeisman: Jason White
Heisman Trophy voting
Major awards
Pete Carroll
AFCA Coach of the Year Award · Coach · USC
Derrick Strait
Bronko Nagurski Award · CB · Oklahoma
Teddy Lehman
Chuck Bednarik Award · D · Oklahoma
Jake Grove
Dave Rimington Trophy · C · Virginia Tech
Jason White
Davey O'Brien Award · QB · Oklahoma
Show all 18 awards
Teddy Lehman
Dick Butkus Award · LB · Oklahoma
Chris Perry
Doak Walker Award · RB · Michigan
Larry Fitzgerald
Fred Biletnikoff Award · WR · Pittsburgh
Derrick Strait
Jim Thorpe Award · DB · Oklahoma
Kellen Winslow
John Mackey Award · TE · Miami (FL)
Eli Manning
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award · QB · Mississippi
Jonathan Nichols
Lou Groza Award · PK · Mississippi
Eli Manning
Maxwell Award · QB · Mississippi
Robert Gallery
Outland Trophy · OT · Iowa
B.J. Sander
Ray Guy Award · P · Ohio State
David Pollack
Ted Hendricks Award · DE · Georgia
Tommie Harris
Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award · DT · Oklahoma
Larry Fitzgerald
Walter Camp Award · WR · Pittsburgh
Consensus All-Americans
A star marks a unanimous selection.
QB
- Jason White★ unanimousOklahoma
RB
- Chris PerryMichigan
- Kevin JonesVirginia Tech
WR
- Larry Fitzgerald★ unanimousPittsburgh
- Mike WilliamsUSC
Show all 12 positions
TE
- Kellen Winslow★ unanimousMiami (FL)
OL
- Shawn Andrews★ unanimousArkansas
- Alex BarronFlorida State
- Robert Gallery★ unanimousIowa
- Jacob RogersUSC
C
- Jake Grove★ unanimousVirginia Tech
LB
- Teddy Lehman★ unanimousOklahoma
- Derrick JohnsonTexas
- Grant WileyWest Virginia
DB
- Keiwan RatliffFlorida
- Sean Taylor★ unanimousMiami (FL)
- Will AllenOhio State
- Derrick Strait★ unanimousOklahoma
P
- Dustin ColquittTennessee
AP/KR
- Antonio Perkins★ unanimousOklahoma
PK
- Nate KaedingIowa
QB
- Jason White★ unanimousOklahoma
RB
- Chris PerryMichigan
- Kevin JonesVirginia Tech
WR
- Larry Fitzgerald★ unanimousPittsburgh
- Mike WilliamsUSC
TE
- Kellen Winslow★ unanimousMiami (FL)
OL
- Shawn Andrews★ unanimousArkansas
- Alex BarronFlorida State
- Robert Gallery★ unanimousIowa
- Jacob RogersUSC
C
- Jake Grove★ unanimousVirginia Tech
LB
- Teddy Lehman★ unanimousOklahoma
- Derrick JohnsonTexas
- Grant WileyWest Virginia
DB
- Keiwan RatliffFlorida
- Sean Taylor★ unanimousMiami (FL)
- Will AllenOhio State
- Derrick Strait★ unanimousOklahoma
P
- Dustin ColquittTennessee
AP/KR
- Antonio Perkins★ unanimousOklahoma
PK
- Nate KaedingIowa
The best games of 2003
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 200310 games
Rank by
Upsets of 2003
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 200310 upsets
2003 standings by conference
Every conference at once: conference and overall record, and the final AP rank. A star marks the conference champion.
2003 standings by conference12 groups
Atlantic Coast
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State★ conference champion | 7-1 | 10-3 | #11 |
| 2 | Maryland | 6-2 | 10-3 | #17 |
| 3 | Clemson | 5-3 | 9-4 | #22 |
| 4 | North Carolina State | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Virginia | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 6 | Georgia Tech | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 8 | Duke | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 9 | North Carolina | 1-7 | 2-10 |
Big 12
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South | ||||
| 1 | Oklahoma | 8-0 | 12-2 | #3 |
| 2 | Texas | 7-1 | 10-3 | #12 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 5-3 | 9-4 | |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 6 | Baylor | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
| North | ||||
| 1 | Kansas State★ conference champion | 6-2 | 11-4 | #14 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 5-3 | 10-3 | #19 |
| 3 | Missouri | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Kansas | 3-5 | 6-7 | |
| 5 | Colorado | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Iowa State | 0-8 | 2-10 | |
Big East
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (FL)★ conference champion | 6-1 | 11-2 | #5 |
| 2 | West Virginia★ conference champion | 6-1 | 8-5 | |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 5-2 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | 4-3 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Boston College | 3-4 | 8-5 | |
| 6 | Syracuse | 2-5 | 6-6 | |
| 7 | Rutgers | 2-5 | 5-7 | |
| 8 | Temple | 0-7 | 1-11 |
Big Ten
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan★ conference champion | 7-1 | 10-3 | #6 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 6-2 | 11-2 | #4 |
| 3 | Purdue | 6-2 | 9-4 | #18 |
| 4 | Iowa | 5-3 | 10-3 | #8 |
| 5 | Minnesota | 5-3 | 10-3 | #20 |
| 6 | Michigan State | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 8 | Northwestern | 4-4 | 6-7 | |
| 9 | Penn State | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
| 10 | Indiana | 1-7 | 2-10 | |
| 11 | Illinois | 0-8 | 1-11 |
Conference USA
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Mississippi★ conference champion | 8-0 | 9-4 | |
| 2 | TCU | 7-1 | 11-2 | #25 |
| 3 | Louisville | 5-3 | 9-4 | |
| 4 | Memphis | 5-3 | 9-4 | |
| 5 | South Florida | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 6 | Houston | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 7 | UAB | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 8 | Tulane | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 2-6 | 5-7 | |
| 10 | East Carolina | 1-7 | 1-11 | |
| 11 | Army | 0-8 | 0-13 |
Mid-American
14 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||
| 1 | Miami (OH)★ conference champion | 8-0 | 13-1 | #10 |
| 2 | Marshall | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 3 | Akron | 5-3 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | Kent State | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Central Florida | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| 6 | Ohio | 1-7 | 2-10 | |
| 7 | Buffalo | 1-7 | 1-11 | |
| West | ||||
| 1 | Bowling Green | 7-1 | 11-3 | #23 |
| 2 | Northern Illinois | 6-2 | 10-2 | |
| 3 | Toledo | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Ball State | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| 7 | Central Michigan | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
Mountain West
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah★ conference champion | 6-1 | 10-2 | #21 |
| 2 | New Mexico | 5-2 | 8-5 | |
| 3 | Colorado State | 4-3 | 7-6 | |
| 4 | Air Force | 3-4 | 7-5 | |
| 5 | San Diego State | 3-4 | 6-6 | |
| 6 | BYU | 3-4 | 4-8 | |
| 7 | UNLV | 2-5 | 6-6 | |
| 8 | Wyoming | 2-5 | 4-8 |
Pacific-10
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC★ conference champion | 7-1 | 12-1 | #1 |
| 2 | Washington State | 6-2 | 10-3 | #9 |
| 3 | Oregon | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | California | 5-3 | 8-6 | |
| 5 | Oregon State | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 6 | Washington | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 7 | UCLA | 4-4 | 6-7 | |
| 8 | Arizona State | 2-6 | 5-7 | |
| 9 | Stanford | 2-6 | 4-7 | |
| 10 | Arizona | 1-7 | 2-10 |
Southeastern
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western | ||||
| 1 | LSU★ conference champion | 7-1 | 13-1 | #2 |
| 2 | Mississippi | 7-1 | 10-3 | #13 |
| 3 | Auburn | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Arkansas | 4-4 | 9-4 | |
| 5 | Alabama | 2-6 | 4-9 | |
| 6 | Mississippi State | 1-7 | 2-10 | |
| Eastern | ||||
| 1 | Georgia | 6-2 | 11-3 | #7 |
| 2 | Tennessee | 6-2 | 10-3 | #15 |
| 3 | Florida | 6-2 | 8-5 | #24 |
| 4 | South Carolina | 2-6 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Kentucky | 1-7 | 4-8 | |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 1-7 | 2-10 | |
Sun Belt
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Texas★ conference champion | 7-0 | 9-4 | |
| 2 | LA-Lafayette | 3-2 | 4-8 | |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 3-3 | 5-7 | |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee State | 3-3 | 4-8 | |
| 5 | Utah State | 3-3 | 3-9 | |
| 6 | Idaho | 3-4 | 3-9 | |
| 7 | New Mexico State | 2-5 | 3-9 | |
| 8 | LA-Monroe | 1-5 | 1-11 |
Western Athletic
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State★ conference champion | 8-0 | 13-1 | #16 |
| 2 | Fresno State | 6-2 | 9-5 | |
| 3 | Tulsa | 6-2 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Hawaii | 5-3 | 9-5 | |
| 5 | Rice | 5-3 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Nevada | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 8 | San Jose State | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 9 | UTEP | 1-7 | 2-11 | |
| 10 | SMU | 0-8 | 0-12 |
Independent
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | - | 9-3 | |
| 2 | Navy | - | 8-5 | |
| 3 | Troy State | - | 6-6 | |
| 4 | Notre Dame | - | 5-7 |
2003 bowls
One line per game, latest first. A tag marks the playoff and the other major bowls.
2003 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
Quarterfinals · 4 games
Semifinals · 2 games
Championship · 1 game
2003 standings by conference
Overall and conference record.
2003 standings by conference15 groups
Atlantic 10
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware | 8-1 | 15-1 | |
| 2 | Massachusetts | 8-1 | 10-3 | |
| 3 | Northeastern | 6-3 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Villanova | 5-4 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Maine | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | William & Mary | 4-4 | 5-5 | |
| 7 | James Madison | 4-5 | 6-6 | |
| 8 | New Hampshire | 3-6 | 5-7 | |
| 9 | Rhode Island | 3-6 | 4-8 | |
| 10 | Hofstra | 2-6 | 2-10 | |
| 11 | Richmond | 1-8 | 2-9 |
Big Sky
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | 5-2 | 9-4 | |
| 2 | Northern Arizona | 5-2 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | Montana State | 5-2 | 7-6 | |
| 4 | Idaho State | 4-3 | 9-4 | |
| 5 | Weber State | 4-3 | 8-4 | |
| 6 | Eastern Washington | 3-4 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | Portland State | 1-6 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Sacramento State | 1-6 | 2-9 |
Big South
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gardner-Webb | 4-0 | 8-4 | |
| 2 | Liberty | 3-1 | 6-6 | |
| 3 | VMI | 2-2 | 6-6 | |
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | 1-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Charleston Southern | 0-4 | 1-11 |
Gateway
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Illinois | 6-1 | 10-2 | |
| 2 | Northern Iowa | 6-1 | 10-3 | |
| 3 | Western Illinois | 5-2 | 9-4 | |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 5-2 | 9-4 | |
| 5 | Illinois State | 3-4 | 6-6 | |
| 6 | Youngstown State | 2-5 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | SW Missouri State | 1-6 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Indiana State | 0-7 | 3-10 |
Ivy
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | 7-0 | 10-0 | |
| 2 | Harvard | 4-3 | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Yale | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Brown | 4-3 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Dartmouth | 4-3 | 5-5 | |
| 6 | Columbia | 3-4 | 4-6 | |
| 7 | Princeton | 2-5 | 2-8 | |
| 8 | Cornell | 0-7 | 1-9 |
Metro Atlantic
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duquesne | 5-0 | 8-3 | |
| 2 | Iona | 4-1 | 6-5 | |
| 3 | Marist | 2-3 | 4-6 | |
| 4 | La Salle | 2-3 | 3-8 | |
| 5 | St. Peter's | 2-3 | 2-8 | |
| 6 | Siena | 0-5 | 0-11 |
Mid-Eastern
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina A&T | 6-1 | 10-3 | |
| 2 | Bethune-Cookman | 5-2 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | South Carolina State | 5-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Hampton | 5-2 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Morgan State | 4-3 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Howard | 2-5 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | Delaware State | 1-6 | 1-10 | |
| 8 | Norfolk State | 0-7 | 1-11 | |
| 9 | Florida A&M | - | 6-6 |
Northeast
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monmouth | 6-1 | 10-2 | |
| 2 | Albany | 6-1 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Robert Morris | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Stony Brook | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
| 5 | Sacred Heart | 3-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Wagner | 3-4 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | Central Connecticut State | 2-5 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | St. Francis (PA) | 0-7 | 1-9 |
Ohio Valley
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 7-1 | 8-4 | |
| 2 | Eastern Kentucky | 6-2 | 7-5 | |
| 3 | Samford | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Tennessee State | 5-3 | 7-5 | |
| 5 | SE Missouri State | 5-3 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Eastern Illinois | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 7 | Murray State | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | Tennessee Tech | 1-7 | 2-9 | |
| 9 | UT-Martin | 1-7 | 2-10 |
Patriot
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colgate | 7-0 | 15-1 | |
| 2 | Lehigh | 6-1 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Fordham | 4-3 | 9-3 | |
| 4 | Bucknell | 4-3 | 6-6 | |
| 5 | Towson | 3-4 | 6-6 | |
| 6 | Lafayette | 2-5 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | Georgetown | 1-6 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | Holy Cross | 1-6 | 1-11 |
Pioneer
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morehead State | 3-0 | 8-3 | |
| 2 | San Diego | 3-1 | 8-2 | |
| 3 | Valparaiso | 3-1 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Dayton | 2-2 | 9-2 | |
| 5 | Jacksonville | 1-2 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Austin Peay | 1-2 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | Davidson | 1-2 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | Drake | 1-3 | 6-6 | |
| 9 | Butler | 1-3 | 2-9 |
Southern
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wofford | 8-0 | 12-2 | |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 6-2 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Furman | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Citadel | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 6 | Western Carolina | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | UT-Chattanooga | 3-5 | 3-9 | |
| 8 | East Tennessee State | 2-6 | 5-7 | |
| 9 | Elon | 1-7 | 2-10 |
Southland
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McNeese State | 5-0 | 10-2 | |
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 4-1 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Nicholls State | 3-2 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Northwestern State | 1-4 | 6-6 | |
| 5 | Texas State | 1-4 | 4-8 | |
| 6 | Sam Houston State | 1-4 | 2-9 |
Southwestern Athletic
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | ||||
| 1 | Southern | 6-1 | 12-1 | |
| 2 | Grambling | 6-1 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3-4 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Texas Southern | 3-4 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Prairie View | 0-7 | 1-10 | |
| East | ||||
| 1 | Alabama State | 5-2 | 8-5 | |
| 2 | Alcorn State | 5-2 | 7-5 | |
| 3 | Alabama A&M | 4-3 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Jackson State | 2-5 | 2-10 | |
| 5 | Mississippi Valley State | 1-6 | 2-9 | |
Independent
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Colorado | - | 9-2 | |
| 2 | Florida Atlantic | - | 11-3 | |
| 3 | Cal Poly-SLO | - | 7-4 | |
| 4 | SE Louisiana | - | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Southern Utah | - | 4-7 | |
| 6 | Florida International | - | 2-10 | |
| 7 | St. Mary's | - | 1-11 | |
| 8 | Savannah State | - | 0-12 |
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.