🏈 The 2009 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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2009 national champion
Named by the selectors, with the road it took.
The path, Alabama14-0
- Sep 5vs#7Virginia TechW34-24Chick-fil-A College Kickoff
- Sep 12vsFlorida InternationalW40-14
- Sep 19vsNorth TexasW53-7
- Sep 26vsArkansasW35-7
- Oct 3atKentuckyW38-20
- Oct 10at#20MississippiW22-3
- Oct 17vs#22South CarolinaW20-6
- Oct 24vsTennesseeW12-10
- Nov 7vs#9LSUW24-15
- Nov 14atMississippi StateW31-3
- Nov 21vsUT-ChattanoogaW45-0
- Nov 27atAuburnW26-21
- Dec 5vs#1FloridaW32-13SEC Championship Game
- Jan 7vs#2TexasW37-21BCS Championship Game
The 2009 title game
The game that settled the title, then the rest of the major bowls.
The other BCS bowls
- Rose BowlJan 1#8Ohio State26#7Oregon17
- Sugar BowlJan 1#5Florida51#4Cincinnati24
- Fiesta BowlJan 4#6Boise State17#3TCU10
- Orange BowlJan 5#10Iowa24#9Georgia Tech14
The 2009 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 weeks
- 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 | Aug22 | Sep8 | 13 | 20 | 27 | Oct4 | 11 | 18 | 25 | Nov1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 29 | Dec6 | Jan8final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Texas | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Florida | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Boise State | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Ohio State | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| TCU | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Iowa | 22 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 7 | |||
| Cincinnati | 23 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | |
| Penn State | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| Virginia Tech | 7 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| Oregon | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | |||
| BYU | 20 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | |
| Georgia Tech | 15 | 15 | 14 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 13 | |
| Nebraska | 24 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 14 | ||||||
| Pittsburgh | 20 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 15 | |||||||
| Wisconsin | 24 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 16 | |||||||||||
| LSU | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 |
| Utah | 19 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 18 | ||||
| Miami (FL) | 20 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 19 | |
| Mississippi | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
| Texas Tech | 21 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| USC | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 22 | |
| Central Michigan | 25 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 24 | 18 | 15 | 25 | 24 | |||||||||||
| West Virginia | 22 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 25 | |||||||||||
| Oregon State | 20 | 16 | 13 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Stanford | 25 | 14 | 23 | 19 | ||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 9 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 21 | |
| Arizona | 23 | 21 | 18 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Houston | 21 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 25 | 18 | |||||
| California | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | ||||||||
| North Carolina | 21 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 23 | |||||||||||
| Rutgers | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 23 | 21 | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 23 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 19 | |||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 20 | ||||||
| South Carolina | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | ||||||||||||
| Kansas | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 24 | ||||||||
| Auburn | 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 25 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 13 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Michigan | 25 | 23 | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | 18 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Washington | 24 |
Tap a rank to read it and highlight that team on the chart above.
Movers
AP rank on Aug 22 against the final AP rank. NR is not ranked.
Risers
- CincinnatiNR → #8
- Iowa#22 → #7
- TCU#17 → #6
- PittsburghNR → #15
- Boise State#14 → #4
Fallers
- Oklahoma#3 → NR
- USC#4 → #22
- Oklahoma State#9 → NR
- California#12 → NR
- Georgia#13 → NR
2009 final polls
The last ranking of the season in each poll.
2009 final pollsAP, Coaches, BCS, Elo
AP and Coaches
Jan 8 final| AP | Team | C | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AlabamaAPCTitle | 1 | 14-0 |
| 2 | 2 | 13-1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 13-1 | |
| 4 | 4 | 14-0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 11-2 | |
| 6 | 6 | 12-1 | |
| 7 | 7 | 11-2 | |
| 8 | 9 | 12-1 | |
| 9 | 8 | 11-2 | |
| 10 | 10 | 10-3 | |
| 11 | 11 | 10-3 | |
| 12 | 12 | 11-2 | |
| 13 | 13 | 11-3 | |
| 14 | 14 | 10-4 | |
| 15 | 15 | 10-3 | |
| 16 | 16 | 10-3 | |
| 17 | 17 | 9-4 | |
| 18 | 18 | 10-3 | |
| 19 | 19 | 9-4 | |
| 20 | 21 | 9-4 | |
| 21 | 23 | 9-4 | |
| 22 | 20 | 9-4 | |
| 23 | 24 | 12-2 | |
| 24 | 9-5 | ||
| 25 | 22 | 9-4 | |
| Coaches only | |||
| 25 | |||
BCS
Dec 6 finalElo top 25
rating, zAPAP championCCoaches championTitleTitle game winner
2009 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.
2009 conference championship games5 games, Dec 4-5
- Dec 4MACCentral Michigan20Ohio10Ford Field66% Elo
- Dec 5ACC#12Georgia Tech39#25Clemson34Raymond James Stadium61% Elo
- Dec 5Big 12#3Texas13#21Nebraska12Cowboys Stadium79% Elo
- Dec 5C-USAEast Carolina38#18Houston32Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium49% Elo
- Dec 5SEC#2Alabama32#1Florida13Georgia Dome32% Elo
The 2009 honours
The Heisman vote and the major awards side by side, then the All-Americans.
The 2009 honoursHeisman: Mark Ingram
Heisman Trophy voting
Major awards
Gary Patterson
AFCA Coach of the Year Award · Coach · TCU
Ndamukong Suh
Bronko Nagurski Award · DT · Nebraska
Ndamukong Suh
Chuck Bednarik Award · DT · Nebraska
Maurkice Pouncey
Dave Rimington Trophy · C · Florida
Colt McCoy
Davey O'Brien Award · QB · Texas
Show all 20 awards
Rolando McClain
Dick Butkus Award · LB · Alabama
Toby Gerhart
Doak Walker Award · RB · Stanford
Golden Tate
Fred Biletnikoff Award · WR · Notre Dame
Eric Berry
Jim Thorpe Award · DB · Tennessee
Aaron Hernandez
John Mackey Award · TE · Florida
Colt McCoy
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award · QB · Texas
Jerry Hughes
Lott Trophy · DE · TCU
Kai Forbath
Lou Groza Award · PK · UCLA
Colt McCoy
Manning Award · QB · Texas
Colt McCoy
Maxwell Award · QB · Texas
Ndamukong Suh
Outland Trophy · DT · Nebraska
Drew Butler
Ray Guy Award · P · Georgia
Jerry Hughes
Ted Hendricks Award · DE · TCU
Ndamukong Suh
Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award · DT · Nebraska
Colt McCoy
Walter Camp Award · QB · Texas
Consensus All-Americans
A star marks a unanimous selection.
QB
- Colt McCoy★ unanimousTexas
WR
- Golden Tate★ unanimousNotre Dame
- Jordan ShipleyTexas
Show all 13 positions
TE
- Dennis PittaBYU
OL
- Mike JohnsonAlabama
- Mike IupatiIdaho
- Trent WilliamsOklahoma
- Russell Okung★ unanimousOklahoma State
C
- Maurkice PounceyFlorida
DE
- Jerry Hughes★ unanimousTCU
LB
- Rolando McClain★ unanimousAlabama
- Brandon SpikesFlorida
- Greg JonesMichigan State
P
- Drew Butler★ unanimousGeorgia
KR/AP
- C.J. Spiller★ unanimousClemson
PK
- Kai ForbathUCLA
QB
- Colt McCoy★ unanimousTexas
WR
- Golden Tate★ unanimousNotre Dame
- Jordan ShipleyTexas
TE
- Dennis PittaBYU
OL
- Mike JohnsonAlabama
- Mike IupatiIdaho
- Trent WilliamsOklahoma
- Russell Okung★ unanimousOklahoma State
C
- Maurkice PounceyFlorida
DE
- Jerry Hughes★ unanimousTCU
LB
- Rolando McClain★ unanimousAlabama
- Brandon SpikesFlorida
- Greg JonesMichigan State
P
- Drew Butler★ unanimousGeorgia
KR/AP
- C.J. Spiller★ unanimousClemson
PK
- Kai ForbathUCLA
The best games of 2009
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 200910 games
Rank by
Upsets of 2009
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 200910 upsets
2009 standings by conference
Every conference at once: conference and overall record, and the final AP rank. A star marks the conference champion.
2009 standings by conference12 groups
Atlantic Coast
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal | ||||
| 1 | Georgia Tech★ conference champion | 7-1 | 11-3 | #13 |
| 2 | Virginia Tech | 6-2 | 10-3 | #10 |
| 3 | Miami (FL) | 5-3 | 9-4 | #19 |
| 4 | North Carolina | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Duke | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Virginia | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| Atlantic | ||||
| 1 | Clemson | 6-2 | 9-5 | #24 |
| 2 | Boston College | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 3 | Florida State | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 4 | Wake Forest | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | North Carolina State | 2-6 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Maryland | 1-7 | 2-10 | |
Big 12
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South | ||||
| 1 | Texas★ conference champion | 8-0 | 13-1 | #2 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 6-2 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 5-3 | 9-4 | #21 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Texas A&M | 3-5 | 6-7 | |
| 6 | Baylor | 1-7 | 4-8 | |
| North | ||||
| 1 | Nebraska | 6-2 | 10-4 | #14 |
| 2 | Missouri | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 3 | Kansas State | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 4 | Iowa State | 3-5 | 7-6 | |
| 5 | Colorado | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| 6 | Kansas | 1-7 | 5-7 | |
Big East
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cincinnati★ conference champion | 7-0 | 12-1 | #8 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 5-2 | 10-3 | #15 |
| 3 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 9-4 | #25 |
| 4 | Rutgers | 3-4 | 9-4 | |
| 5 | Connecticut | 3-4 | 8-5 | |
| 6 | South Florida | 3-4 | 8-5 | |
| 7 | Louisville | 1-6 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | Syracuse | 1-6 | 4-8 |
Big Ten
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State★ conference champion | 7-1 | 11-2 | #5 |
| 2 | Iowa | 6-2 | 11-2 | #7 |
| 3 | Penn State | 6-2 | 11-2 | #9 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 5-3 | 10-3 | #16 |
| 5 | Northwestern | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 6 | Michigan State | 4-4 | 6-7 | |
| 7 | Purdue | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 8 | Minnesota | 3-5 | 6-7 | |
| 9 | Illinois | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| 10 | Michigan | 1-7 | 5-7 | |
| 11 | Indiana | 1-7 | 4-8 |
Conference USA
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||
| 1 | East Carolina★ conference champion | 7-1 | 9-5 | |
| 2 | Central Florida | 6-2 | 8-5 | |
| 3 | Southern Mississippi | 5-3 | 7-6 | |
| 4 | Marshall | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 5 | UAB | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Memphis | 1-7 | 2-10 | |
| West | ||||
| 1 | Houston | 6-2 | 10-4 | |
| 2 | SMU | 6-2 | 8-5 | |
| 3 | Tulsa | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 4 | UTEP | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 5 | Rice | 2-6 | 2-10 | |
| 6 | Tulane | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
Mid-American
13 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | ||||
| 1 | Central Michigan★ conference champion | 8-0 | 12-2 | #23 |
| 2 | Northern Illinois | 5-3 | 7-6 | |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 4 | Toledo | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Ball State | 2-6 | 2-10 | |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 0-8 | 0-12 | |
| East | ||||
| 1 | Temple | 7-1 | 9-4 | |
| 2 | Ohio | 7-1 | 9-5 | |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 6-2 | 7-6 | |
| 4 | Kent State | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Buffalo | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Akron | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| 7 | Miami (OH) | 1-7 | 1-11 | |
Mountain West
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCU★ conference champion | 8-0 | 12-1 | #6 |
| 2 | BYU | 7-1 | 11-2 | #12 |
| 3 | Utah | 6-2 | 10-3 | #18 |
| 4 | Air Force | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Wyoming | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | UNLV | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | San Diego State | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | New Mexico | 1-7 | 1-11 | |
| 9 | Colorado State | 0-8 | 3-9 |
Pacific-10
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon★ conference champion | 8-1 | 10-3 | #11 |
| 2 | Arizona | 6-3 | 8-5 | |
| 3 | Oregon State | 6-3 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Stanford | 6-3 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | USC | 5-4 | 9-4 | #22 |
| 6 | California | 5-4 | 8-5 | |
| 7 | Washington | 4-5 | 5-7 | |
| 8 | UCLA | 3-6 | 7-6 | |
| 9 | Arizona State | 2-7 | 4-8 | |
| 10 | Washington State | 0-9 | 1-11 |
Southeastern
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western | ||||
| 1 | Alabama★ conference champion | 8-0 | 14-0 | #1 |
| 2 | LSU | 5-3 | 9-4 | #17 |
| 3 | Mississippi | 4-4 | 9-4 | #20 |
| 4 | Arkansas | 3-5 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Auburn | 3-5 | 8-5 | |
| 6 | Mississippi State | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| Eastern | ||||
| 1 | Florida | 8-0 | 13-1 | #3 |
| 2 | Georgia | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 3 | Tennessee | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 4 | Kentucky | 3-5 | 7-6 | |
| 5 | South Carolina | 3-5 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | Vanderbilt | 0-8 | 2-10 | |
Sun Belt
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Troy★ conference champion | 8-0 | 9-4 | |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee State | 7-1 | 10-3 | |
| 3 | LA-Monroe | 5-3 | 6-6 | |
| 4 | Florida Atlantic | 5-3 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | LA-Lafayette | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 7 | Florida International | 3-5 | 3-9 | |
| 8 | North Texas | 1-7 | 2-10 | |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | 0-8 | 0-12 |
Western Athletic
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State★ conference champion | 8-0 | 14-0 | #4 |
| 2 | Nevada | 7-1 | 8-5 | |
| 3 | Fresno State | 6-2 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Idaho | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Hawaii | 3-5 | 6-7 | |
| 6 | Louisiana Tech | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 7 | Utah State | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | New Mexico State | 1-7 | 3-10 | |
| 9 | San Jose State | 1-7 | 2-10 |
Independent
3 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | - | 10-4 | |
| 2 | Notre Dame | - | 6-6 | |
| 3 | Army | - | 5-7 |
2009 bowls
One line per game, latest first. A tag marks the playoff and the other major bowls.
2009 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
Stephen F. Austin44✓
Eastern Washington33
Nov 28 · Stephen F. Austin
Quarterfinals · 4 games
Semifinals · 2 games
Championship · 1 game
2009 standings by conference
Overall and conference record.
2009 standings by conference15 groups
Big Sky
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montana | 8-0 | 14-1 | |
| 2 | Eastern Washington | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 3 | Weber State | 6-2 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | Montana State | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Northern Arizona | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Sacramento State | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | Northern Colorado | 1-7 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | Portland State | 1-7 | 2-9 | |
| 9 | Idaho State | 1-7 | 1-10 |
Big South
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty | 5-1 | 8-3 | |
| 2 | Stony Brook | 5-1 | 6-5 | |
| 3 | Charleston Southern | 4-2 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | Gardner-Webb | 3-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 3-3 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | VMI | 1-5 | 2-9 | |
| 7 | Presbyterian | 0-6 | 0-11 |
Colonial
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South | ||||
| 1 | Villanova | 7-1 | 14-1 | |
| 2 | Richmond | 7-1 | 11-2 | |
| 3 | William & Mary | 6-2 | 11-3 | |
| 4 | Delaware | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | James Madison | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Towson | 1-7 | 2-9 | |
| North | ||||
| 1 | New Hampshire | 6-2 | 10-3 | |
| 2 | Maine | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 3 | Hofstra | 3-5 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 3-5 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Northeastern | 3-5 | 3-8 | |
| 6 | Rhode Island | 0-8 | 1-10 | |
Great West
5 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UC Davis | 3-1 | 6-5 | |
| 2 | North Dakota | 2-2 | 6-5 | |
| 3 | South Dakota | 2-2 | 5-5 | |
| 4 | Southern Utah | 2-2 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Cal Poly-SLO | 1-3 | 4-7 |
Ivy
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | 7-0 | 8-2 | |
| 2 | Harvard | 6-1 | 7-3 | |
| 3 | Brown | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
| 4 | Columbia | 3-4 | 4-6 | |
| 5 | Princeton | 3-4 | 4-6 | |
| 6 | Yale | 2-5 | 4-6 | |
| 7 | Dartmouth | 2-5 | 2-8 | |
| 8 | Cornell | 1-6 | 2-8 |
Mid-Eastern
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Carolina State | 8-0 | 10-2 | |
| 2 | Florida A&M | 6-2 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Norfolk State | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Morgan State | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Bethune-Cookman | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Delaware State | 3-4 | 4-6 | |
| 7 | Hampton | 3-5 | 5-6 | |
| 8 | North Carolina A&T | 2-5 | 4-6 | |
| 9 | Howard | 0-8 | 2-9 |
Missouri Valley
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Illinois | 8-0 | 11-2 | |
| 2 | South Dakota State | 7-1 | 8-4 | |
| 3 | Northern Iowa | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | Illinois State | 5-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Missouri State | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Youngstown State | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | North Dakota State | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | Indiana State | 1-7 | 1-10 | |
| 9 | Western Illinois | 0-8 | 1-10 |
Northeast
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Connecticut State | 7-1 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | Albany | 6-2 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Wagner | 5-3 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | Robert Morris | 5-3 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Bryant | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Monmouth | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | Duquesne | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | Sacred Heart | 2-6 | 2-8 | |
| 9 | St. Francis (PA) | 1-7 | 2-9 |
Ohio Valley
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 6-1 | 8-3 | |
| 2 | Eastern Illinois | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 3 | Tennessee Tech | 5-3 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | Eastern Kentucky | 5-3 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | UT-Martin | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Tennessee State | 3-4 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | Austin Peay | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Murray State | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 9 | SE Missouri State | 1-7 | 2-9 |
Patriot
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy Cross | 5-1 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | Colgate | 4-2 | 9-2 | |
| 3 | Lafayette | 4-2 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | Lehigh | 4-2 | 4-7 | |
| 5 | Fordham | 2-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Bucknell | 2-4 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | Georgetown | 0-6 | 0-11 |
Pioneer
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butler | 7-1 | 11-1 | |
| 2 | Dayton | 7-1 | 9-2 | |
| 3 | Drake | 6-2 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | Jacksonville | 6-2 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Marist | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 6 | San Diego | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | Davidson | 3-5 | 3-7 | |
| 8 | Campbell | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 9 | Morehead State | 1-7 | 3-8 | |
| 10 | Valparaiso | 0-8 | 1-10 |
Southern
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appalachian State | 8-0 | 11-3 | |
| 2 | Elon | 7-1 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Furman | 5-3 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | UT-Chattanooga | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Samford | 3-5 | 5-6 | |
| 7 | Citadel | 2-6 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Wofford | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 9 | Western Carolina | 1-7 | 2-9 |
Southland
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen F. Austin | 6-1 | 10-3 | |
| 2 | McNeese State | 6-1 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Texas State | 5-2 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | SE Louisiana | 4-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Sam Houston State | 3-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Central Arkansas | 2-5 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | Nicholls State | 2-5 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | Northwestern State | 0-7 | 0-11 |
Southwestern Athletic
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | ||||
| 1 | Prairie View | 7-0 | 9-1 | |
| 2 | Texas Southern | 5-2 | 6-5 | |
| 3 | Grambling | 6-3 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3-4 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Southern | 3-5 | 6-6 | |
| East | ||||
| 1 | Alabama A&M | 4-3 | 7-5 | |
| 2 | Alcorn State | 3-4 | 3-6 | |
| 3 | Jackson State | 3-4 | 3-7 | |
| 4 | Alabama State | 1-6 | 4-7 | |
| 5 | Mississippi Valley State | 1-6 | 3-8 | |
Independent
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Dominion | - | 9-2 | |
| 2 | North Carolina Central | - | 4-7 | |
| 3 | Savannah State | - | 2-8 | |
| 4 | Winston-Salem State | - | 1-10 |
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.