🏈 The 2014 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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2014 national champion
Named by the selectors, with the road it took.
The path, Ohio State14-1
- Aug 30vsNavyW34-17
- Sep 6vsVirginia TechL21-35
- Sep 13vsKent StateW66-0
- Sep 27vsCincinnatiW50-28
- Oct 4atMarylandW52-24
- Oct 18vsRutgersW56-17
- Oct 25atPenn StateW31-24
- Nov 1vsIllinoisW55-14
- Nov 8at#7Michigan StateW49-37
- Nov 15atMinnesotaW31-24
- Nov 22vsIndianaW42-27
- Nov 29vsMichiganW42-28
- Dec 6vs#11WisconsinW59-0Big Ten Championship Game
- Jan 1vs#1AlabamaW42-35Sugar Bowl
- Jan 12vs#3OregonW42-20College Football Championship Game
The 2014 playoff bracket
Round by round, seeds on the left of each team.
CFP (4 teams) · Seeds are final CFP rankings.
Semifinals · 2 games
National championship · 1 game
The other New Year’s bowls
- Fiesta BowlDec 31#21Boise State38#12Arizona30
- Orange BowlDec 31#10Georgia Tech49
- Peach BowlDec 31#6TCU42#9Mississippi3
- Cotton BowlJan 1#7Michigan State42#4Baylor41
The 2014 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 | Aug17 | Sep2 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | Oct5 | 12 | 19 | 26 | Nov2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 | Dec7 | Jan13final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 5 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Oregon | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| TCU | 25 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Alabama | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Florida State | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Michigan State | 8 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Baylor | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| Georgia Tech | 22 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Georgia | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
| UCLA | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 10 | |
| Mississippi State | 14 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 11 | ||||
| Arizona State | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 12 | |
| Wisconsin | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 13 | ||||
| Missouri | 24 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 14 | ||||||
| Clemson | 16 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 15 | ||||
| Boise State | 25 | 22 | 21 | 16 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi | 18 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 17 |
| Kansas State | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 18 |
| Arizona | 10 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 19 | ||||||
| USC | 15 | 14 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 20 | ||||||
| Utah | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 21 | |||||||
| Auburn | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 22 |
| Marshall | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 23 | |||||||||
| Louisville | 25 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 24 | |||||||||||
| Memphis | 25 | ||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 22 | |||||
| Nebraska | 22 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 25 | |||
| Oklahoma | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 18 | |||
| Colorado State | 23 | 22 | 21 | ||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 24 | 22 | 19 | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 15 | |||||
| West Virginia | 22 | 20 | 24 | ||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 25 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 15 | ||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 21 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 21 | |||||||||
| Stanford | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 25 | 23 | |||||||||
| BYU | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 9 | 21 | 24 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 23 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| Washington | 25 |
Tap a rank to read it and highlight that team on the chart above.
Movers
AP rank on Aug 17 against the final AP rank. NR is not ranked.
Risers
- TCUNR → #3
- Georgia TechNR → #8
- Mississippi StateNR → #11
- Missouri#24 → #14
- Boise StateNR → #16
Fallers
- Oklahoma#4 → NR
- South Carolina#9 → NR
- Auburn#6 → #22
- Stanford#11 → NR
- LSU#13 → NR
2014 final polls
The last ranking of the season in each poll.
2014 final pollsAP, Coaches, CFP, Elo
AP and Coaches
Jan 13 final| AP | Team | C | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio StateAPCTitle | 1 | 14-1 |
| 2 | 2 | 13-2 | |
| 3 | 3 | 12-1 | |
| 4 | 4 | 12-2 | |
| 5 | 5 | 11-2 | |
| 5 | 6 | 13-1 | |
| 7 | 8 | 11-2 | |
| 8 | 7 | 11-3 | |
| 9 | 9 | 10-3 | |
| 10 | 10 | 10-3 | |
| 11 | 12 | 10-3 | |
| 12 | 14 | 10-3 | |
| 13 | 13 | 11-3 | |
| 14 | 11 | 11-3 | |
| 15 | 15 | 10-3 | |
| 16 | 16 | 12-2 | |
| 17 | 19 | 9-4 | |
| 18 | 18 | 9-4 | |
| 19 | 17 | 10-4 | |
| 20 | 21 | 9-4 | |
| 21 | 20 | 9-4 | |
| 22 | 23 | 8-5 | |
| 23 | 22 | 13-1 | |
| 24 | 24 | 9-4 | |
| 25 | 25 | 10-3 |
CFP
Dec 7 finalElo top 25
rating, z
APAP championCCoaches championTitleTitle game winner
2014 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.
2014 conference championship games7 games, Dec 5-6
- Dec 5MACNorthern Illinois51Bowling Green17Ford Field80% Elo
- Dec 5Mountain West#22Boise State28Fresno State14Albertsons Stadium85% Elo
- Dec 5Pac-12#3Oregon51#8Arizona13Levi's Stadium69% Elo
- Dec 6ACC#2Florida State37#12Georgia Tech35Bank of America Stadium79% Elo
- Dec 6Big Ten#6Ohio State59#11Wisconsin0Lucas Oil Stadium59% Elo
- Dec 6C-USAMarshall26Louisiana Tech23Joan C. Edwards Stadium73% Elo
- Dec 6SEC#1Alabama42#14Missouri13Georgia Dome66% Elo
The 2014 honours
The Heisman vote and the major awards side by side, then the All-Americans.
The 2014 honoursHeisman: Marcus Mariota
Heisman Trophy voting
Major awards
Gary Patterson
AFCA Coach of the Year Award · Coach · TCU
Scooby Wright III
Bronko Nagurski Award · LB · Arizona
Scooby Wright III
Chuck Bednarik Award · LB · Arizona
Reese Dismukes
Dave Rimington Trophy · C · Auburn
Marcus Mariota
Davey O'Brien Award · QB · Oregon
Show all 20 awards
Eric Kendricks
Dick Butkus Award · LB · UCLA
Melvin Gordon
Doak Walker Award · RB · Wisconsin
Amari Cooper
Fred Biletnikoff Award · WR · Alabama
Gerod Holliman
Jim Thorpe Award · DB · Louisville
Nick O'Leary
John Mackey Award · TE · Florida State
Marcus Mariota
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award · QB · Oregon
Eric Kendricks
Lott Trophy · LB · UCLA
Brad Craddock
Lou Groza Award · PK · Maryland
Marcus Mariota
Manning Award · QB · Oregon
Marcus Mariota
Maxwell Award · QB · Oregon
Brandon Scherff
Outland Trophy · OL · Iowa
Tom Hackett
Ray Guy Award · P · Utah
Nate Orchard
Ted Hendricks Award · DE · Utah
Scooby Wright III
Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award · LB · Arizona
Marcus Mariota
Walter Camp Award · QB · Oregon
Consensus All-Americans
A star marks a unanimous selection.
QB
- Marcus Mariota★ unanimousOregon
WR
- Amari Cooper★ unanimousAlabama
- Rashard HigginsColorado State
Show all 11 positions
TE
- Nick O'LearyFlorida State
OL
- Reese DismukesAuburn
- Spencer DrangoBaylor
- Tre' Jackson★ unanimousFlorida State
- Brandon Scherff★ unanimousIowa
- Laken TomlinsonDuke
DL
- Vic BeasleyClemson
- Joey Bosa★ unanimousOhio State
- Malcom BrownTexas
- Shane RayMissouri
LB
- Paul DawsonTCU
- Hau'oli Kikaha★ unanimousWashington
- Scooby Wright III★ unanimousArizona
DB
- Landon Collins★ unanimousAlabama
- Ifo Ekpre-OlomuOregon
- Senquez Golson★ unanimousMississippi
- Gerod Holliman★ unanimousLouisville
P
- Tom HackettUtah
KR/AP
- Tyler LockettKansas State
PK
- Roberto AguayoFlorida State
QB
- Marcus Mariota★ unanimousOregon
WR
- Amari Cooper★ unanimousAlabama
- Rashard HigginsColorado State
TE
- Nick O'LearyFlorida State
OL
- Reese DismukesAuburn
- Spencer DrangoBaylor
- Tre' Jackson★ unanimousFlorida State
- Brandon Scherff★ unanimousIowa
- Laken TomlinsonDuke
DL
- Vic BeasleyClemson
- Joey Bosa★ unanimousOhio State
- Malcom BrownTexas
- Shane RayMissouri
LB
- Paul DawsonTCU
- Hau'oli Kikaha★ unanimousWashington
- Scooby Wright III★ unanimousArizona
DB
- Landon Collins★ unanimousAlabama
- Ifo Ekpre-OlomuOregon
- Senquez Golson★ unanimousMississippi
- Gerod Holliman★ unanimousLouisville
P
- Tom HackettUtah
KR/AP
- Tyler LockettKansas State
PK
- Roberto AguayoFlorida State
The best games of 2014
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 201410 games
Rank by
1
#5Ohio State beat #3Oregon
42-20 · College Football Championship Game · 2015-01-12 · Elo score 2210
1.10
game score
6
#2Florida State beat #12Georgia Tech
37-35 · ACC Championship Game · 2014-12-06 · Elo score 2023
0.96
game score
Upsets of 2014
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 201410 upsets
2014 standings by conference
Every conference at once: conference and overall record, and the final AP rank. A star marks the conference champion.
2014 standings by conference11 groups
American Athletic
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis★ conference champion | 7-1 | 10-3 | #25 |
| 2 | Central Florida★ conference champion | 7-1 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | Cincinnati★ conference champion | 7-1 | 9-4 | |
| 4 | East Carolina | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Houston | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 6 | Temple | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 7 | South Florida | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | Tulane | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| 9 | Tulsa | 2-6 | 2-10 | |
| 10 | Connecticut | 1-7 | 2-10 | |
| 11 | SMU | 1-7 | 1-11 |
Atlantic Coast
14 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | ||||
| 1 | Florida State★ conference champion | 8-0 | 13-1 | #5 |
| 2 | Clemson | 6-2 | 10-3 | #15 |
| 3 | Louisville | 5-3 | 9-4 | #24 |
| 4 | Boston College | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 5 | North Carolina State | 3-5 | 8-5 | |
| 6 | Syracuse | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
| Coastal | ||||
| 1 | Georgia Tech | 6-2 | 11-3 | #8 |
| 2 | Duke | 5-3 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | North Carolina | 4-4 | 6-7 | |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 4-4 | 6-7 | |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | 3-5 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | Miami (FL) | 3-5 | 6-7 | |
| 7 | Virginia | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
Big 12
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCU★ conference champion | 8-1 | 12-1 | #3 |
| 2 | Baylor★ conference champion | 8-1 | 11-2 | #7 |
| 3 | Kansas State | 7-2 | 9-4 | #18 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 5-4 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | West Virginia | 5-4 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | Texas | 5-4 | 6-7 | |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 4-5 | 7-6 | |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 2-7 | 4-8 | |
| 9 | Kansas | 1-8 | 3-9 | |
| 10 | Iowa State | 0-9 | 2-10 |
Big Ten
14 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||
| 1 | Ohio State★ conference champion | 8-0 | 14-1 | #1 |
| 2 | Michigan State | 7-1 | 11-2 | #5 |
| 3 | Maryland | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 4 | Rutgers | 3-5 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Michigan | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Penn State | 2-6 | 7-6 | |
| 7 | Indiana | 1-7 | 4-8 | |
| West | ||||
| 1 | Wisconsin | 7-1 | 11-3 | #13 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 5-3 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | Minnesota | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Iowa | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 5 | Illinois | 3-5 | 6-7 | |
| 6 | Northwestern | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | Purdue | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
Conference USA
13 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||
| 1 | Marshall★ conference champion | 7-1 | 13-1 | #23 |
| 2 | Middle Tennessee State | 5-3 | 6-6 | |
| 3 | Western Kentucky | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Old Dominion | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 5 | UAB | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 6 | Florida International | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 7 | Florida Atlantic | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| West | ||||
| 1 | Louisiana Tech | 7-1 | 9-5 | |
| 2 | Rice | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 3 | UTEP | 5-3 | 7-6 | |
| 4 | TX-San Antonio | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 5 | North Texas | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 6 | Southern Mississippi | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
Mid-American
13 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | ||||
| 1 | Northern Illinois★ conference champion | 8-1 | 11-3 | |
| 2 | Toledo | 7-1 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 6-2 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Central Michigan | 5-3 | 7-6 | |
| 5 | Ball State | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Eastern Michigan | 1-7 | 2-10 | |
| East | ||||
| 1 | Bowling Green | 5-4 | 8-6 | |
| 2 | Ohio | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 3 | Buffalo | 3-4 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Akron | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 3-5 | 3-9 | |
| 6 | Miami (OH) | 2-6 | 2-10 | |
| 7 | Kent State | 1-6 | 2-9 | |
Mountain West
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain | ||||
| 1 | Boise State★ conference champion | 7-1 | 12-2 | #16 |
| 2 | Colorado State | 6-2 | 10-3 | |
| 3 | Utah State | 6-2 | 10-4 | |
| 4 | Air Force | 5-3 | 10-3 | |
| 5 | New Mexico | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 6 | Wyoming | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| West | ||||
| 1 | San Diego State | 5-3 | 7-6 | |
| 2 | Fresno State | 5-3 | 6-8 | |
| 3 | Nevada | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 4 | Hawaii | 3-5 | 4-9 | |
| 5 | San Jose State | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| 6 | UNLV | 1-7 | 2-11 | |
Pacific-12
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | ||||
| 1 | Oregon★ conference champion | 8-1 | 13-2 | #2 |
| 2 | Stanford | 5-4 | 8-5 | |
| 3 | Washington | 4-5 | 8-6 | |
| 4 | California | 3-6 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Oregon State | 2-7 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Washington State | 2-7 | 3-9 | |
| South | ||||
| 1 | Arizona | 7-2 | 10-4 | #19 |
| 2 | Arizona State | 6-3 | 10-3 | #12 |
| 3 | UCLA | 6-3 | 10-3 | #10 |
| 4 | USC | 6-3 | 9-4 | #20 |
| 5 | Utah | 5-4 | 9-4 | #21 |
| 6 | Colorado | 0-9 | 2-10 | |
Southeastern
14 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | ||||
| 1 | Alabama★ conference champion | 7-1 | 12-2 | #4 |
| 2 | Mississippi State | 6-2 | 10-3 | #11 |
| 3 | Mississippi | 5-3 | 9-4 | #17 |
| 4 | Auburn | 4-4 | 8-5 | #22 |
| 5 | LSU | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 6 | Texas A&M | 3-5 | 8-5 | |
| 7 | Arkansas | 2-6 | 7-6 | |
| East | ||||
| 1 | Missouri | 7-1 | 11-3 | #14 |
| 2 | Georgia | 6-2 | 10-3 | #9 |
| 3 | Florida | 4-4 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | South Carolina | 3-5 | 7-6 | |
| 5 | Tennessee | 3-5 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | Kentucky | 2-6 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 0-8 | 3-9 | |
Sun Belt
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Southern★ conference champion | 8-0 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | LA-Lafayette | 7-1 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | Appalachian State | 6-2 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | Texas State | 5-3 | 7-5 | |
| 5 | Arkansas State | 5-3 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | South Alabama | 5-3 | 6-7 | |
| 7 | LA-Monroe | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | Troy | 3-5 | 3-9 | |
| 9 | New Mexico State | 1-7 | 2-10 | |
| 10 | Idaho | 1-7 | 1-10 | |
| 11 | Georgia State | 0-8 | 1-11 |
Independent
4 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | - | 8-5 | |
| 2 | Navy | - | 8-5 | |
| 3 | Notre Dame | - | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Army | - | 4-8 |
2014 bowls
One line per game, latest first. A tag marks the playoff and the other major bowls.
2014 bowls39 bowls
Show all 39 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
Northern Iowa44✓
Stephen F. Austin10
Nov 30 · Northern Iowa
Second Round · 8 games
Quarterfinals · 4 games
Semifinals · 2 games
Championship · 1 game
2014 standings by conference
Overall and conference record.
2014 standings by conference14 groups
Big Sky
13 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eastern Washington | 7-1 | 11-3 | |
| 2 | Idaho State | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 3 | Montana | 6-2 | 9-5 | |
| 4 | Montana State | 6-2 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Cal Poly-SLO | 5-3 | 7-5 | |
| 6 | Northern Arizona | 5-3 | 7-5 | |
| 7 | Sacramento State | 4-4 | 7-5 | |
| 8 | North Dakota | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 9 | Southern Utah | 3-5 | 3-9 | |
| 10 | Northern Colorado | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 11 | Portland State | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| 12 | Weber State | 2-6 | 2-10 | |
| 13 | UC Davis | 1-7 | 2-9 |
Big South
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | 4-1 | 12-2 | |
| 2 | Liberty | 4-1 | 9-5 | |
| 3 | Charleston Southern | 3-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Presbyterian | 3-2 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Monmouth | 1-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Gardner-Webb | 0-5 | 4-8 |
Colonial
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | 8-0 | 12-2 | |
| 2 | Villanova | 7-1 | 11-3 | |
| 3 | James Madison | 6-2 | 9-4 | |
| 4 | Richmond | 5-3 | 9-5 | |
| 5 | William & Mary | 4-4 | 7-5 | |
| 6 | Delaware | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 7 | Maine | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 8 | Stony Brook | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 9 | Albany | 3-5 | 7-5 | |
| 10 | Towson | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 11 | Rhode Island | 1-7 | 1-11 | |
| 12 | Elon | 0-8 | 1-11 |
Ivy
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard | 7-0 | 10-0 | |
| 2 | Dartmouth | 6-1 | 8-2 | |
| 3 | Yale | 5-2 | 8-2 | |
| 4 | Princeton | 4-3 | 5-5 | |
| 5 | Brown | 3-4 | 5-5 | |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 2-5 | 2-8 | |
| 7 | Cornell | 1-6 | 1-9 | |
| 8 | Columbia | 0-7 | 0-10 |
Mid-Eastern
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bethune-Cookman | 6-2 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | North Carolina A&T | 6-2 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | South Carolina State | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | North Carolina Central | 6-2 | 7-5 | |
| 5 | Morgan State | 6-2 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | Norfolk State | 4-4 | 4-8 | |
| 7 | Howard | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 8 | Florida A&M | 3-5 | 3-9 | |
| 9 | Hampton | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| 10 | Delaware State | 2-6 | 2-10 | |
| 11 | Savannah State | 0-8 | 0-12 |
Missouri Valley
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota State | 7-1 | 15-1 | |
| 2 | Illinois State | 7-1 | 13-2 | |
| 3 | Northern Iowa | 6-2 | 9-5 | |
| 4 | South Dakota State | 5-3 | 9-5 | |
| 5 | Youngstown State | 4-4 | 7-5 | |
| 6 | Indiana State | 4-4 | 8-6 | |
| 7 | Southern Illinois | 3-5 | 6-6 | |
| 8 | Western Illinois | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 9 | Missouri State | 1-7 | 4-8 | |
| 10 | South Dakota | 0-8 | 2-10 |
Northeast
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacred Heart | 5-1 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | Wagner | 5-1 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Bryant | 4-2 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | St. Francis (PA) | 3-3 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Duquesne | 2-4 | 6-6 | |
| 6 | Central Connecticut State | 1-5 | 3-9 | |
| 7 | Robert Morris | 1-5 | 1-10 |
Ohio Valley
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 8-0 | 10-2 | |
| 2 | Eastern Kentucky | 6-2 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | UT-Martin | 5-3 | 6-6 | |
| 4 | Eastern Illinois | 5-3 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Tennessee Tech | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Tennessee State | 3-5 | 6-6 | |
| 7 | SE Missouri State | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 8 | Murray State | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
| 9 | Austin Peay | 1-7 | 1-11 |
Patriot
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fordham | 6-0 | 11-3 | |
| 2 | Bucknell | 4-2 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Lafayette | 3-3 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Colgate | 3-3 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Holy Cross | 2-4 | 4-8 | |
| 6 | Lehigh | 2-4 | 3-8 | |
| 7 | Georgetown | 1-5 | 3-8 |
Pioneer
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville | 7-1 | 9-2 | |
| 2 | San Diego | 7-1 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Dayton | 6-2 | 8-3 | |
| 4 | Drake | 6-2 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Campbell | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Marist | 4-4 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | Stetson | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 8 | Morehead State | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 9 | Butler | 2-6 | 4-7 | |
| 10 | Valparaiso | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 11 | Davidson | 0-8 | 1-11 |
Southern
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UT-Chattanooga | 7-0 | 10-4 | |
| 2 | Samford | 5-2 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Western Carolina | 5-2 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | Wofford | 4-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Citadel | 3-4 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Furman | 2-5 | 3-9 | |
| 7 | Mercer | 1-6 | 6-6 | |
| 8 | VMI | 1-6 | 2-10 |
Southland
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE Louisiana | 7-1 | 9-4 | |
| 2 | Sam Houston State | 7-1 | 11-5 | |
| 3 | Lamar | 5-3 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Stephen F. Austin | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Central Arkansas | 5-3 | 6-6 | |
| 6 | McNeese State | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | Abilene Christian | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 8 | Northwestern State | 4-4 | 6-6 | |
| 9 | Incarnate Word | 2-6 | 2-9 | |
| 10 | Houston Baptist | 1-7 | 2-9 | |
| 11 | Nicholls State | 0-8 | 0-12 |
Southwestern Athletic
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||
| 1 | Southern | 8-1 | 9-4 | |
| 2 | Grambling | 7-2 | 7-5 | |
| 3 | Prairie View | 5-4 | 5-5 | |
| 4 | Texas Southern | 3-6 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3-6 | 4-7 | |
| West | ||||
| 1 | Alcorn State | 7-2 | 10-3 | |
| 2 | Alabama State | 5-4 | 7-5 | |
| 3 | Jackson State | 3-6 | 5-7 | |
| 4 | Alabama A&M | 3-6 | 4-8 | |
| 5 | Mississippi Valley State | 1-8 | 2-9 | |
Independent
1 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charlotte | - | 5-6 |
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.