🏈 The 2008 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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2008 national champion
Named by the selectors, with the road it took.
The path, Florida13-1
- Aug 30vsHawaiiW56-10
- Sep 6vsMiami (FL)W26-3
- Sep 20atTennesseeW30-6
- Sep 27vsMississippiL30-31
- Oct 4atArkansasW38-7
- Oct 11vs#4LSUW51-21
- Oct 25vsKentuckyW63-5
- Nov 1at#8GeorgiaW49-10
- Nov 8atVanderbiltW42-14
- Nov 15vs#24South CarolinaW56-6
- Nov 22vsCitadelW70-19
- Nov 29at#23Florida StateW45-15
- Dec 6vs#1AlabamaW31-20SEC Championship Game
- Jan 8vs#2OklahomaW24-14BCS Championship Game
The 2008 title game
The game that settled the title, then the rest of the major bowls.
BCS
The other BCS bowls
- Orange BowlJan 1#21Virginia Tech20#12Cincinnati7
- Rose BowlJan 1#5USC38#6Penn State24
- Sugar BowlJan 2#7Utah31#4Alabama17
- Fiesta BowlJan 5#3Texas24#10Ohio State21
The 2008 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 | Sep2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | Oct5 | 12 | 19 | 26 | Nov2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 | Dec7 | Jan9final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Utah | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |
| USC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Texas | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Oklahoma | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Alabama | 24 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| TCU | 24 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 7 | |||||||
| Penn State | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Ohio State | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Oregon | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 10 | ||||||
| Boise State | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | ||||
| Texas Tech | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
| Georgia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
| Mississippi | 25 | 22 | 20 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 21 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 16 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Oregon State | 23 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 24 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Missouri | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 25 | 19 |
| Iowa | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 24 | 24 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 21 | ||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 21 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 22 | |||||||||||
| West Virginia | 8 | 8 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 23 | |||||||||||
| Michigan State | 23 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 24 | |||||||
| BYU | 16 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 25 |
| Pittsburgh | 25 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 18 | ||||||||
| Northwestern | 24 | 24 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 25 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 23 | |||||||
| Boston College | 23 | 20 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| LSU | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | ||||
| Maryland | 25 | 23 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 22 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 25 | |||||||||||
| South Carolina | 24 | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 22 | 19 | 25 | ||||||||||||||
| California | 23 | 25 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 25 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 19 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 24 | |||||||
| Kansas | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | ||||||||
| Wake Forest | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 21 | 19 | 13 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Auburn | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Fresno State | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 9 | 23 | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 14 | 15 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 18 |
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
- UtahNR → #2
- TCUNR → #7
- Alabama#24 → #6
- Boise StateNR → #11
- Penn State#22 → #8
Fallers
- LSU#7 → NR
- Clemson#9 → NR
- Auburn#10 → NR
- West Virginia#8 → #23
- Missouri#6 → #19
2008 final polls
The last ranking of the season in each poll.
2008 final pollsAP, Coaches, BCS, Elo
AP and Coaches
Jan 9 final| AP | Team | C | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FloridaAPCTitle | 1 | 13-1 |
| 2 | 4 | 13-0 | |
| 3 | 2 | 12-1 | |
| 4 | 3 | 12-1 | |
| 5 | 5 | 12-2 | |
| 6 | 6 | 12-2 | |
| 7 | 7 | 11-2 | |
| 8 | 8 | 11-2 | |
| 9 | 11 | 10-3 | |
| 10 | 9 | 10-3 | |
| 11 | 13 | 12-1 | |
| 12 | 12 | 11-2 | |
| 13 | 10 | 10-3 | |
| 14 | 15 | 9-4 | |
| 15 | 14 | 10-4 | |
| 16 | 18 | 9-4 | |
| 17 | 17 | 11-3 | |
| 18 | 19 | 9-4 | |
| 19 | 16 | 10-4 | |
| 20 | 20 | 9-4 | |
| 21 | 23 | 9-4 | |
| 22 | 22 | 9-4 | |
| 23 | 9-4 | ||
| 24 | 24 | 9-4 | |
| 25 | 21 | 10-3 | |
| Coaches only | |||
| 25 | |||
BCS
Dec 7 finalElo top 25
rating, z
APAP championCCoaches championTitleTitle game winner
2008 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.
2008 conference championship games5 games, Dec 5-6
- Dec 5MACBuffalo42#12Ball State24Ford Field15% Elo
- Dec 6ACCVirginia Tech30#18Boston College12Raymond James Stadium47% Elo
- Dec 6Big 12#4Oklahoma62#19Missouri21Arrowhead Stadium79% Elo
- Dec 6C-USAEast Carolina27Tulsa24Chapman Stadium35% Elo
- Dec 6SEC#2Florida31#1Alabama20Georgia Dome69% Elo
The 2008 honours
The Heisman vote and the major awards side by side, then the All-Americans.
The 2008 honoursHeisman: Sam Bradford
Heisman Trophy voting
Major awards
Kyle Whittingham
AFCA Coach of the Year Award · Coach · Utah
Brian Orakpo
Bronko Nagurski Award · DE · Texas
Rey Maualuga
Chuck Bednarik Award · D · USC
A.Q. Shipley
Dave Rimington Trophy · C · Penn State
Sam Bradford
Davey O'Brien Award · QB · Oklahoma
Show all 20 awards
Aaron Curry
Dick Butkus Award · LB · Wake Forest
Shonn Greene
Doak Walker Award · RB · Iowa
Michael Crabtree
Fred Biletnikoff Award · WR · Texas Tech
Malcolm Jenkins
Jim Thorpe Award · DB · Ohio State
Chase Coffman
John Mackey Award · TE · Missouri
Graham Harrell
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award · QB · Texas Tech
James Laurinaitis
Lott Trophy · LB · Ohio State
Graham Gano
Lou Groza Award · PK · Florida State
Tim Tebow
Manning Award · QB · Florida
Tim Tebow
Maxwell Award · QB · Florida
Andre Smith
Outland Trophy · OT · Alabama
Matt Fodge
Ray Guy Award · P · Oklahoma State
Brian Orakpo
Ted Hendricks Award · DE · Texas
Brian Orakpo
Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award · DE · Texas
Colt McCoy
Walter Camp Award · QB · Texas
Consensus All-Americans
A star marks a unanimous selection.
RB
- Shonn Greene★ unanimousIowa
- Javon RingerMichigan State
WR
- Dez BryantOklahoma State
- Michael Crabtree★ unanimousTexas Tech
Show all 12 positions
TE
- Chase CoffmanMissouri
OL
- Andre Smith★ unanimousAlabama
- Michael Oher★ unanimousMississippi
- Duke RobinsonOklahoma
- Brandon CarterTexas Tech
C
- Antoine CaldwellAlabama
DL
- Terrence CodyAlabama
- Aaron MaybinPenn State
- Jerry HughesTCU
- Brian Orakpo★ unanimousTexas
LB
- Brandon Spikes★ unanimousFlorida
- James LaurinaitisOhio State
- Rey Maualuga★ unanimousUSC
DB
- Malcolm JenkinsOhio State
- Eric Berry★ unanimousTennessee
- Taylor MaysUSC
- Alphonso SmithWake Forest
P
- Kevin HuberCincinnati
PK
- Louie Sakoda★ unanimousUtah
RB
- Shonn Greene★ unanimousIowa
- Javon RingerMichigan State
WR
- Dez BryantOklahoma State
- Michael Crabtree★ unanimousTexas Tech
TE
- Chase CoffmanMissouri
OL
- Andre Smith★ unanimousAlabama
- Michael Oher★ unanimousMississippi
- Duke RobinsonOklahoma
- Brandon CarterTexas Tech
C
- Antoine CaldwellAlabama
DL
- Terrence CodyAlabama
- Aaron MaybinPenn State
- Jerry HughesTCU
- Brian Orakpo★ unanimousTexas
LB
- Brandon Spikes★ unanimousFlorida
- James LaurinaitisOhio State
- Rey Maualuga★ unanimousUSC
DB
- Malcolm JenkinsOhio State
- Eric Berry★ unanimousTennessee
- Taylor MaysUSC
- Alphonso SmithWake Forest
P
- Kevin HuberCincinnati
PK
- Louie Sakoda★ unanimousUtah
The best games of 2008
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 200810 games
Rank by
Upsets of 2008
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 200810 upsets
2008 standings by conference
Every conference at once: conference and overall record, and the final AP rank. A star marks the conference champion.
2008 standings by conference12 groups
Atlantic Coast
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal | ||||
| 1 | Virginia Tech★ conference champion | 5-3 | 10-4 | #15 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | 5-3 | 9-4 | #22 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Miami (FL) | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 5 | Virginia | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Duke | 1-7 | 4-8 | |
| Atlantic | ||||
| 1 | Florida State | 5-3 | 9-4 | #21 |
| 2 | Boston College | 5-3 | 9-5 | |
| 3 | Maryland | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Wake Forest | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Clemson | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | North Carolina State | 4-4 | 6-7 | |
Big 12
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South | ||||
| 1 | Texas | 7-1 | 12-1 | #4 |
| 2 | Oklahoma★ conference champion | 7-1 | 12-2 | #5 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 7-1 | 11-2 | #12 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 5-3 | 9-4 | #16 |
| 5 | Baylor | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| North | ||||
| 1 | Missouri | 5-3 | 10-4 | #19 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 5-3 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | Kansas | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Colorado | 2-6 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Kansas State | 2-6 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Iowa State | 0-8 | 2-10 | |
Big East
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati★ conference champion | 6-1 | 11-3 | #17 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 5-2 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 9-4 | #23 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 5-2 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Connecticut | 3-4 | 8-5 | |
| 6 | South Florida | 2-5 | 8-5 | |
| 7 | Louisville | 1-6 | 5-7 | |
| 8 | Syracuse | 1-6 | 3-9 |
Big Ten
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State★ conference champion | 7-1 | 11-2 | #8 |
| 2 | Ohio State★ conference champion | 7-1 | 10-3 | #9 |
| 3 | Michigan State | 6-2 | 9-4 | #24 |
| 4 | Iowa | 5-3 | 9-4 | #20 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 5-3 | 9-4 | |
| 6 | Minnesota | 3-5 | 7-6 | |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 3-5 | 7-6 | |
| 8 | Illinois | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 9 | Purdue | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 10 | Michigan | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| 11 | Indiana | 1-7 | 3-9 |
Conference USA
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | ||||
| 1 | Tulsa | 7-1 | 11-3 | |
| 2 | Rice | 7-1 | 10-3 | |
| 3 | Houston | 6-2 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | UTEP | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Tulane | 1-7 | 2-10 | |
| 6 | SMU | 0-8 | 1-11 | |
| East | ||||
| 1 | East Carolina★ conference champion | 6-2 | 9-5 | |
| 2 | Southern Mississippi | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 3 | Memphis | 4-4 | 6-7 | |
| 4 | Central Florida | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 5 | Marshall | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 6 | UAB | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
Mid-American
13 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | ||||
| 1 | Ball State | 8-0 | 12-2 | |
| 2 | Western Michigan | 6-2 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | Central Michigan | 6-2 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Northern Illinois | 5-3 | 6-7 | |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| 6 | Toledo | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| East | ||||
| 1 | Buffalo★ conference champion | 5-3 | 8-6 | |
| 2 | Bowling Green | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 3 | Temple | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 4 | Akron | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Kent State | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 6 | Ohio | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 7 | Miami (OH) | 1-7 | 2-10 | |
Mountain West
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah★ conference champion | 8-0 | 13-0 | #2 |
| 2 | TCU | 7-1 | 11-2 | #7 |
| 3 | BYU | 6-2 | 10-3 | #25 |
| 4 | Air Force | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Colorado State | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | UNLV | 2-6 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | New Mexico | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | Wyoming | 1-7 | 4-8 | |
| 9 | San Diego State | 1-7 | 2-10 |
Pacific-10
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC★ conference champion | 8-1 | 12-1 | #3 |
| 2 | Oregon | 7-2 | 10-3 | #10 |
| 3 | Oregon State | 7-2 | 9-4 | #18 |
| 4 | California | 6-3 | 9-4 | |
| 5 | Arizona | 5-4 | 8-5 | |
| 6 | Arizona State | 4-5 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | Stanford | 4-5 | 5-7 | |
| 8 | UCLA | 3-6 | 4-8 | |
| 9 | Washington State | 1-8 | 2-11 | |
| 10 | Washington | 0-9 | 0-12 |
Southeastern
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western | ||||
| 1 | Alabama | 8-0 | 12-2 | #6 |
| 2 | Mississippi | 5-3 | 9-4 | #14 |
| 3 | LSU | 3-5 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Arkansas | 2-6 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Auburn | 2-6 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Mississippi State | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| Eastern | ||||
| 1 | Florida★ conference champion | 7-1 | 13-1 | #1 |
| 2 | Georgia | 6-2 | 10-3 | #13 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 5 | Tennessee | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Kentucky | 2-6 | 7-6 | |
Sun Belt
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy★ conference champion | 7-1 | 8-5 | |
| 2 | LA-Lafayette | 5-2 | 6-6 | |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 5-3 | 7-6 | |
| 4 | Arkansas State | 4-3 | 6-6 | |
| 5 | Florida International | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee State | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | LA-Monroe | 3-4 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | North Texas | 1-7 | 1-11 |
Western Athletic
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State★ conference champion | 8-0 | 12-1 | #11 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 3 | Nevada | 5-3 | 7-6 | |
| 4 | Hawaii | 5-3 | 7-7 | |
| 5 | Fresno State | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | San Jose State | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 7 | Utah State | 3-5 | 3-9 | |
| 8 | New Mexico State | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
| 9 | Idaho | 1-7 | 2-10 |
Independent
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | - | 8-5 | |
| 2 | Notre Dame | - | 7-6 | |
| 3 | Army | - | 3-9 | |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | - | 2-10 |
2008 bowls
One line per game, latest first. A tag marks the playoff and the other major bowls.
2008 bowls34 bowls
Show all 34 bowls
FCS. Shown for context. These seasons do not count in this hub’s major-college records.
Champion
FCS national champion.
FCS champion
Playoff
Round by round.
FCS playoff
First Round · 8 games
Cal Poly-SLO35
Weber State49✓
Nov 29 · Cal Poly-SLO
Quarterfinals · 4 games
Semifinals · 2 games
Championship · 1 game
2008 standings by conference
Overall and conference record.
2008 standings by conference15 groups
Big Sky
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | 7-1 | 14-2 | |
| 2 | Weber State | 7-1 | 10-4 | |
| 3 | Montana State | 5-3 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | Eastern Washington | 5-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Northern Arizona | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Sacramento State | 3-5 | 6-6 | |
| 7 | Portland State | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Northern Colorado | 1-7 | 1-10 | |
| 9 | Idaho State | 1-7 | 1-11 |
Big South
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty | 5-0 | 10-2 | |
| 2 | Charleston Southern | 3-2 | 7-5 | |
| 3 | Stony Brook | 3-2 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Gardner-Webb | 2-3 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 1-4 | 6-6 | |
| 6 | VMI | 1-4 | 4-7 |
Colonial
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South | ||||
| 1 | James Madison | 8-0 | 12-2 | |
| 2 | Villanova | 7-1 | 10-3 | |
| 3 | Richmond | 6-2 | 13-3 | |
| 4 | William & Mary | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Delaware | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 6 | Towson | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
| North | ||||
| 1 | New Hampshire | 7-2 | 11-3 | |
| 2 | Maine | 6-3 | 9-5 | |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 4-4 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | Hofstra | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 5 | Rhode Island | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
| 6 | Northeastern | 1-7 | 2-10 | |
Great West
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cal Poly-SLO | 3-0 | 8-3 | |
| 2 | UC Davis | 2-1 | 5-7 | |
| 3 | North Dakota | 1-2 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | South Dakota | 1-2 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Southern Utah | 1-3 | 4-7 |
Ivy
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard | 6-1 | 9-1 | |
| 2 | Brown | 6-1 | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 5-2 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Yale | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
| 5 | Princeton | 3-4 | 4-6 | |
| 6 | Cornell | 2-5 | 4-6 | |
| 7 | Columbia | 2-5 | 2-8 | |
| 8 | Dartmouth | 0-7 | 0-10 |
Mid-Eastern
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina State | 8-0 | 10-3 | |
| 2 | Florida A&M | 5-3 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Bethune-Cookman | 5-3 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | Hampton | 5-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Delaware State | 5-3 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Morgan State | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 7 | Norfolk State | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 8 | North Carolina A&T | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
| 9 | Howard | 0-8 | 1-10 |
Missouri Valley
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Iowa | 7-1 | 12-3 | |
| 2 | Southern Illinois | 7-1 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | South Dakota State | 6-2 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | North Dakota State | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Western Illinois | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Missouri State | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | Youngstown State | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | Illinois State | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 9 | Indiana State | 0-8 | 0-12 |
Northeast
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany | 7-0 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | Monmouth | 6-1 | 7-5 | |
| 3 | Sacred Heart | 4-3 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | Central Connecticut State | 4-3 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Robert Morris | 4-3 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Duquesne | 2-5 | 3-7 | |
| 7 | Wagner | 1-6 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | St. Francis (PA) | 0-7 | 0-11 |
Ohio Valley
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Kentucky | 7-1 | 8-4 | |
| 2 | Jacksonville State | 6-2 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | UT-Martin | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Tennessee State | 5-3 | 8-4 | |
| 5 | Murray State | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Eastern Illinois | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | SE Missouri State | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | Austin Peay | 2-6 | 2-9 | |
| 9 | Tennessee Tech | 1-7 | 3-9 |
Patriot
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colgate | 5-0 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | Holy Cross | 5-1 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Lehigh | 4-2 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Lafayette | 3-3 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Bucknell | 2-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Fordham | 1-5 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | Georgetown | 0-5 | 2-8 |
Pioneer
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville | 7-1 | 9-4 | |
| 2 | San Diego | 6-2 | 9-2 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 6-2 | 9-3 | |
| 4 | Butler | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Drake | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Morehead State | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 7 | Davidson | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Valparaiso | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 9 | Campbell | 0-8 | 1-10 |
Southern
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 8-0 | 11-3 | |
| 2 | Wofford | 7-1 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Elon | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Furman | 4-4 | 7-5 | |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Samford | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | Citadel | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | Western Carolina | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
| 9 | UT-Chattanooga | 0-8 | 1-11 |
Southland
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Arkansas | 6-1 | 10-2 | |
| 2 | Texas State | 5-2 | 8-5 | |
| 3 | McNeese State | 4-3 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Northwestern State | 4-3 | 7-5 | |
| 5 | Nicholls State | 3-4 | 3-6 | |
| 6 | SE Louisiana | 2-5 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | Sam Houston State | 2-5 | 4-6 | |
| 8 | Stephen F. Austin | 2-5 | 4-8 |
Southwestern Athletic
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | ||||
| 1 | Grambling | 10-0 | 11-2 | |
| 2 | Prairie View | 7-1 | 9-1 | |
| 3 | Southern | 6-2 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| 5 | Texas Southern | 1-6 | 4-8 | |
| East | ||||
| 1 | Jackson State | 6-3 | 7-5 | |
| 2 | Alabama A&M | 4-3 | 5-7 | |
| 3 | Alabama State | 2-5 | 3-8 | |
| 4 | Alcorn State | 2-7 | 2-10 | |
| 5 | Mississippi Valley State | 1-8 | 3-8 | |
Independent
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryant | - | 7-4 | |
| 2 | Savannah State | - | 5-7 | |
| 3 | Marist | - | 4-7 | |
| 4 | North Carolina Central | - | 4-7 | |
| 5 | Presbyterian | - | 4-8 | |
| 6 | Iona | - | 3-8 | |
| 7 | Winston-Salem State | - | 3-8 |
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.