🏈 The 2022 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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2022 national champion
Named by the selectors, with the road it took.
The path, Georgia15-0
- Sep 3vs#11OregonW49-3Chick-fil-A College Kickoff
- Sep 10vsSamfordW33-0
- Sep 17atSouth CarolinaW48-7
- Sep 24vsKent StateW39-22
- Oct 1atMissouriW26-22
- Oct 8vsAuburnW42-10
- Oct 15vsVanderbiltW55-0
- Oct 29vsFloridaW42-20
- Nov 5vs#2TennesseeW27-13
- Nov 12atMississippi StateW45-19
- Nov 19atKentuckyW16-6
- Nov 26vsGeorgia TechW37-14
- Dec 3vs#11LSUW50-30SEC Championship Game
- Dec 31vs#4Ohio StateW42-41Peach Bowl
- Jan 9vs#3TCUW65-7College Football Championship Game
The 2022 playoff bracket
Round by round, seeds on the left of each team.
CFP (4 teams) · Seeds are final CFP rankings.
The other New Year’s bowls
- Orange BowlDec 30#6Tennessee31#10Clemson14
- Sugar BowlDec 31#5Alabama45#11Kansas State20
- Cotton BowlJan 2#14Tulane46#8USC45
- Rose BowlJan 2#9Penn State35#7Utah21
The 2022 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 | Aug15 | Sep6 | 11 | 18 | 25 | Oct2 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 30 | Nov6 | 13 | 20 | 27 | Dec4 | Jan10final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| TCU | 17 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Michigan | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Ohio State | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Alabama | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| Tennessee | 24 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
| Penn State | 22 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | ||
| Washington | 18 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 8 | |||||||
| Tulane | 25 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 9 | |||||||
| Utah | 7 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 10 |
| Florida State | 23 | 25 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | |||||||||
| USC | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Clemson | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
| Kansas State | 25 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| Oregon | 11 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
| LSU | 25 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 16 | |||||||
| Oregon State | 24 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 5 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 18 | ||||||||
| Troy | 23 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 23 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 20 | ||||||||||
| UCLA | 18 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 17 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | ||||||||||
| South Carolina | 25 | 20 | 20 | 23 | ||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 24 | |||||||||||||||
| Texas | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 25 | |||||||
| TX-San Antonio | 23 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| North Carolina State | 13 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 25 | ||||
| Central Florida | 25 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 22 | |||||||||||
| North Carolina | 22 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 24 | |||||||||
| Mississippi | 21 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 20 | |||
| Cincinnati | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | |||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 23 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 24 | |||||
| Liberty | 23 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 24 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 22 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 20 | ||||||
| Syracuse | 22 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 22 | |||||||||||
| Kentucky | 20 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 19 | |||||||
| Kansas | 19 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| James Madison | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| BYU | 25 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 16 | ||||||||||
| Baylor | 10 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Arkansas | 19 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 20 | |||||||||||
| Minnesota | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| Florida | 12 | 18 | 20 | |||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 16 | 15 | 13 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 15 | 14 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 18 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Houston | 24 | 25 |
Tap a rank to read it and highlight that team on the chart above.
Movers
AP rank on Aug 15 against the final AP rank. NR is not ranked.
Risers
- TCUNR → #2
- TennesseeNR → #6
- Penn StateNR → #7
- WashingtonNR → #8
- TulaneNR → #9
Fallers
- Texas A&M#6 → NR
- Oklahoma#9 → NR
- Baylor#10 → NR
- Oklahoma State#12 → NR
- Notre Dame#5 → #18
2022 final polls
The last ranking of the season in each poll.
2022 final pollsAP, Coaches, CFP, Elo
AP and Coaches
Jan 10 final| AP | Team | C | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GeorgiaAPCTitle | 1 | 15-0 |
| 2 | 2 | 13-2 | |
| 3 | 3 | 13-1 | |
| 4 | 4 | 11-2 | |
| 5 | 5 | 11-2 | |
| 6 | 6 | 11-2 | |
| 7 | 7 | 11-2 | |
| 8 | 8 | 11-2 | |
| 9 | 9 | 12-2 | |
| 10 | 11 | 10-4 | |
| 11 | 10 | 10-3 | |
| 12 | 13 | 11-3 | |
| 13 | 12 | 11-3 | |
| 14 | 14 | 10-4 | |
| 15 | 16 | 10-3 | |
| 16 | 15 | 10-4 | |
| 17 | 17 | 10-3 | |
| 18 | 18 | 9-4 | |
| 19 | 20 | 12-2 | |
| 20 | 19 | 9-4 | |
| 21 | 21 | 9-4 | |
| 22 | 22 | 9-4 | |
| 23 | 23 | 8-5 | |
| 24 | 24 | 10-4 | |
| 25 | 25 | 8-5 |
CFP
Dec 4 finalElo top 25
rating, z
APAP championCCoaches championTitleTitle game winner
2022 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.
2022 conference championship games10 games, Dec 2-3
- Dec 2C-USA#23TX-San Antonio48North Texas27Alamodome75% Elo
- Dec 2Pac-12#12Utah47#4USC24Allegiant Stadium51% Elo
- Dec 3ACC#10Clemson39#24North Carolina10Bank of America Stadium81% Elo
- Dec 3American#18Tulane45#22Central Florida28Yulman Stadium63% Elo
- Dec 3Big 12#13Kansas State31 (OT)#3TCU28AT&T Stadium45% Elo
- Dec 3Big Ten#2Michigan43Purdue22Lucas Oil Stadium88% Elo
- Dec 3MACToledo17Ohio7Ford Field29% Elo
- Dec 3Mountain WestFresno State28Boise State16Albertsons Stadium35% Elo
- Dec 3SEC#1Georgia50#11LSU30Mercedes-Benz Stadium90% Elo
- Dec 3Sun BeltTroy45Coastal Carolina26Troy Veterans Memorial Stadium69% Elo
The 2022 honours
The Heisman vote and the major awards side by side, then the All-Americans.
The 2022 honoursHeisman: Caleb Williams
Heisman Trophy voting
Major awards
Sonny Dykes
AFCA Coach of the Year Award · Coach · TCU
Will Anderson Jr.
Bronko Nagurski Award · LB · Alabama
Will Anderson Jr.
Chuck Bednarik Award · LB · Alabama
Olusegun Oluwatimi
Dave Rimington Trophy · C · Michigan
Max Duggan
Davey O'Brien Award · QB · TCU
Show all 21 awards
Jack Campbell
Dick Butkus Award · LB · Iowa
Bijan Robinson
Doak Walker Award · RB · Texas
Jalin Hyatt
Fred Biletnikoff Award · WR · Tennessee
Tre'Vius Hodges-Tomlinson
Jim Thorpe Award · DB · TCU
Michigan
Joe Moore Award · OL · Michigan
Brock Bowers
John Mackey Award · TE · Georgia
Max Duggan
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award · QB · TCU
Will Anderson Jr.
Lott Trophy · LB · Alabama
Christopher Dunn
Lou Groza Award · PK · North Carolina State
Stetson Bennett
Manning Award · QB · Georgia
Caleb Williams
Maxwell Award · QB · USC
Olusegun Oluwatimi
Outland Trophy · C · Michigan
Adam Korsak
Ray Guy Award · P · Rutgers
Caleb Murphy
Ted Hendricks Award · DE · Ferris State
Will Anderson Jr.
Vince Lombardi/Rotary Award · LB · Alabama
Caleb Williams
Walter Camp Award · QB · USC
Consensus All-Americans
A star marks a unanimous selection.
QB
- Caleb Williams★ unanimousUSC
WR
- Marvin Harrison Jr.★ unanimousOhio State
- Jalin Hyatt★ unanimousTennessee
Show all 11 positions
TE
- Michael MayerNotre Dame
OL
- Steve AvilaTCU
- Paris Johnson Jr.Ohio State
- Olusegun OluwatimiMichigan
- Peter Skoronski★ unanimousNorthwestern
- O'Cyrus TorrenceFlorida
DL
- Jalen Carter★ unanimousGeorgia
- Isaiah FoskeyNotre Dame
- Calijah Kancey★ unanimousPittsburgh
- Tuli Tuipulotu★ unanimousUSC
LB
- Will Anderson Jr.★ unanimousAlabama
- Jack CampbellIowa
- Ivan Pace Jr.★ unanimousCincinnati
DB
- Emmanuel ForbesMississippi State
- Clark Phillips III★ unanimousUtah
- Christopher Smith★ unanimousGeorgia
- Devon WitherspoonIllinois
P
- Bryce BaringerMichigan State
KR/AP
- Deuce VaughnKansas State
PK
- Christopher DunnNorth Carolina State
QB
- Caleb Williams★ unanimousUSC
WR
- Marvin Harrison Jr.★ unanimousOhio State
- Jalin Hyatt★ unanimousTennessee
TE
- Michael MayerNotre Dame
OL
- Steve AvilaTCU
- Paris Johnson Jr.Ohio State
- Olusegun OluwatimiMichigan
- Peter Skoronski★ unanimousNorthwestern
- O'Cyrus TorrenceFlorida
DL
- Jalen Carter★ unanimousGeorgia
- Isaiah FoskeyNotre Dame
- Calijah Kancey★ unanimousPittsburgh
- Tuli Tuipulotu★ unanimousUSC
LB
- Will Anderson Jr.★ unanimousAlabama
- Jack CampbellIowa
- Ivan Pace Jr.★ unanimousCincinnati
DB
- Emmanuel ForbesMississippi State
- Clark Phillips III★ unanimousUtah
- Christopher Smith★ unanimousGeorgia
- Devon WitherspoonIllinois
P
- Bryce BaringerMichigan State
KR/AP
- Deuce VaughnKansas State
PK
- Christopher DunnNorth Carolina State
The best games of 2022
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 202210 games
Rank by
7
#13Kansas State beat #3TCU
31-28 OT · Big 12 Championship Game · 2022-12-03 · Elo score 1951
0.75
game score
Upsets of 2022
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 202210 upsets
2022 standings by conference
Every conference at once: conference and overall record, and the final AP rank. A star marks the conference champion.
2022 standings by conference11 groups
American Athletic
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulane★ conference champion | 7-1 | 12-2 | #9 |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 6-2 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | Central Florida | 6-2 | 9-5 | |
| 4 | Houston | 5-3 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | SMU | 5-3 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | East Carolina | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 7 | Navy | 4-4 | 4-8 | |
| 8 | Memphis | 3-5 | 7-6 | |
| 9 | Tulsa | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 10 | Temple | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
| 11 | South Florida | 0-8 | 1-11 |
Atlantic Coast
14 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | ||||
| 1 | Clemson★ conference champion | 8-0 | 11-3 | #13 |
| 2 | Florida State | 5-3 | 10-3 | #11 |
| 3 | Louisville | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | North Carolina State | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Syracuse | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 3-5 | 8-5 | |
| 7 | Boston College | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| Coastal | ||||
| 1 | North Carolina | 6-2 | 9-5 | |
| 2 | Duke | 5-3 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 5-3 | 9-4 | #22 |
| 4 | Georgia Tech | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Miami (FL) | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Virginia | 1-6 | 3-7 | |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 1-6 | 3-8 | |
Big 12
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCU★ conference champion | 9-0 | 13-2 | #2 |
| 2 | Kansas State | 7-2 | 10-4 | #14 |
| 3 | Texas | 6-3 | 8-5 | #25 |
| 4 | Texas Tech | 5-4 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 4-5 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | Baylor | 4-5 | 6-7 | |
| 7 | Kansas | 3-6 | 6-7 | |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 3-6 | 6-7 | |
| 9 | West Virginia | 3-6 | 5-7 | |
| 10 | Iowa State | 1-8 | 4-8 |
Big Ten
14 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||
| 1 | Michigan★ conference champion | 9-0 | 13-1 | #3 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 8-1 | 11-2 | #4 |
| 3 | Penn State | 7-2 | 11-2 | #7 |
| 4 | Maryland | 4-5 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Michigan State | 3-6 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Indiana | 2-7 | 4-8 | |
| 7 | Rutgers | 1-8 | 4-8 | |
| West | ||||
| 1 | Purdue | 6-3 | 8-6 | |
| 2 | Minnesota | 5-4 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | Illinois | 5-4 | 8-5 | |
| 4 | Iowa | 5-4 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 4-5 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | Nebraska | 3-6 | 4-8 | |
| 7 | Northwestern | 1-8 | 1-11 | |
Conference USA
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TX-San Antonio★ conference champion | 8-0 | 11-3 | |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 6-2 | 9-5 | |
| 3 | North Texas | 6-2 | 7-7 | |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee State | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | UAB | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | UTEP | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 8 | Rice | 3-5 | 5-8 | |
| 9 | Florida International | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 10 | Charlotte | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
| 11 | Louisiana Tech | 2-6 | 3-9 |
Mid-American
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||
| 1 | Ohio | 7-1 | 10-4 | |
| 2 | Buffalo | 5-3 | 7-6 | |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 5-3 | 6-7 | |
| 4 | Miami (OH) | 4-4 | 6-7 | |
| 5 | Kent State | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 6 | Akron | 1-7 | 2-10 | |
| West | ||||
| 1 | Eastern Michigan | 5-3 | 9-4 | |
| 2 | Toledo★ conference champion | 5-3 | 9-5 | |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 4 | Ball State | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Central Michigan | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 6 | Northern Illinois | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
Mountain West
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain | ||||
| 1 | Boise State | 8-0 | 10-4 | |
| 2 | Air Force | 5-3 | 10-3 | |
| 3 | Wyoming | 5-3 | 7-6 | |
| 4 | Utah State | 5-3 | 6-7 | |
| 5 | Colorado State | 3-5 | 3-9 | |
| 6 | New Mexico | 0-8 | 2-10 | |
| West | ||||
| 1 | Fresno State★ conference champion | 7-1 | 10-4 | #24 |
| 2 | San Jose State | 5-3 | 7-5 | |
| 3 | San Diego State | 5-3 | 7-6 | |
| 4 | UNLV | 3-5 | 5-7 | |
| 5 | Hawaii | 2-6 | 3-10 | |
| 6 | Nevada | 0-8 | 2-10 | |
Pacific-12
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | 8-1 | 11-3 | #12 |
| 2 | Washington | 7-2 | 11-2 | #8 |
| 3 | Oregon | 7-2 | 10-3 | #15 |
| 4 | Utah★ conference champion | 7-2 | 10-4 | #10 |
| 5 | Oregon State | 6-3 | 10-3 | #17 |
| 6 | UCLA | 6-3 | 9-4 | #21 |
| 7 | Washington State | 4-5 | 7-6 | |
| 8 | Arizona | 3-6 | 5-7 | |
| 9 | California | 2-7 | 4-8 | |
| 10 | Arizona State | 2-7 | 3-9 | |
| 11 | Stanford | 1-8 | 3-9 | |
| 12 | Colorado | 1-8 | 1-11 |
Southeastern
14 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||
| 1 | Georgia★ conference champion | 8-0 | 15-0 | #1 |
| 2 | Tennessee | 6-2 | 11-2 | #6 |
| 3 | South Carolina | 4-4 | 8-5 | #23 |
| 4 | Kentucky | 3-5 | 7-6 | |
| 5 | Florida | 3-5 | 6-7 | |
| 6 | Missouri | 3-5 | 6-7 | |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | 2-6 | 5-7 | |
| West | ||||
| 1 | Alabama | 6-2 | 11-2 | #5 |
| 2 | LSU | 6-2 | 10-4 | #16 |
| 3 | Mississippi State | 4-4 | 9-4 | #20 |
| 4 | Mississippi | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 5 | Arkansas | 3-5 | 7-6 | |
| 6 | Auburn | 2-6 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | Texas A&M | 2-6 | 5-7 | |
Sun Belt
14 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West | ||||
| 1 | Troy★ conference champion | 7-1 | 12-2 | #19 |
| 2 | South Alabama | 7-1 | 10-3 | |
| 3 | Southern Mississippi | 4-4 | 7-6 | |
| 4 | LA-Lafayette | 4-4 | 6-7 | |
| 5 | LA-Monroe | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 6 | Texas State | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
| 7 | Arkansas State | 1-7 | 3-9 | |
| East | ||||
| 1 | James Madison | 6-2 | 8-3 | |
| 2 | Coastal Carolina | 6-2 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | Marshall | 5-3 | 9-4 | |
| 4 | Appalachian State | 3-5 | 6-6 | |
| 5 | Georgia Southern | 3-5 | 6-7 | |
| 6 | Georgia State | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
| 7 | Old Dominion | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
Independent
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | AP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | - | 9-4 | #18 |
| 2 | BYU | - | 8-5 | |
| 3 | Liberty | - | 8-5 | |
| 4 | New Mexico State | - | 7-6 | |
| 5 | Army | - | 6-6 | |
| 6 | Connecticut | - | 6-7 | |
| 7 | Massachusetts | - | 1-11 |
2022 bowls
One line per game, latest first. A tag marks the playoff and the other major bowls.
2022 bowls42 bowls
Show all 42 bowls
FCS. Shown for context. These seasons do not count in this hub’s major-college records.
Champion
FCS national champion.
FCS champion
South Dakota State
Playoff
Round by round.
FCS playoff
First Round · 8 games
Eastern Kentucky41
Gardner-Webb52✓
Nov 26 · Eastern Kentucky
Weber State38✓
North Dakota31
Nov 26 · Weber State
Second Round · 8 games
Quarterfinals · 4 games
Semifinals · 2 games
Championship · 1 game
2022 standings by conference
Overall and conference record.
2022 standings by conference15 groups
Atlantic Sun
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 5-0 | 9-2 | |
| 2 | Austin Peay | 3-2 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | 3-2 | 7-5 | |
| 4 | Central Arkansas | 3-2 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Kennesaw State | 1-4 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | North Alabama | 0-5 | 1-10 |
Big Sky
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacramento State | 8-0 | 12-1 | |
| 2 | Montana State | 8-0 | 12-2 | |
| 3 | Weber State | 6-2 | 10-3 | |
| 4 | Idaho | 6-2 | 7-5 | |
| 5 | UC Davis | 5-3 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Montana | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 7 | Portland State | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Eastern Washington | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 9 | Northern Arizona | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 10 | Northern Colorado | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 11 | Cal Poly-SLO | 1-7 | 2-9 | |
| 12 | Idaho State | 1-7 | 1-10 |
Big South
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gardner-Webb | 5-0 | 7-6 | |
| 2 | North Carolina A&T | 4-1 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Campbell | 2-3 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Bryant | 2-3 | 4-7 | |
| 5 | Charleston Southern | 2-3 | 2-8 | |
| 6 | Robert Morris | 0-5 | 0-11 |
Colonial
13 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William & Mary | 7-1 | 11-2 | |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 7-1 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | Richmond | 6-2 | 9-4 | |
| 4 | Elon | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 5 | Rhode Island | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 6 | Delaware | 4-4 | 8-5 | |
| 7 | Towson | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 8 | Villanova | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 9 | Monmouth | 3-5 | 5-6 | |
| 10 | Albany | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 11 | Maine | 2-6 | 2-9 | |
| 12 | Hampton | 1-7 | 4-7 | |
| 13 | Stony Brook | 1-7 | 2-9 |
Ivy
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale | 6-1 | 8-2 | |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | 5-2 | 8-2 | |
| 3 | Princeton | 5-2 | 8-2 | |
| 4 | Harvard | 4-3 | 6-4 | |
| 5 | Columbia | 3-4 | 6-4 | |
| 6 | Cornell | 2-5 | 5-5 | |
| 7 | Dartmouth | 2-5 | 3-7 | |
| 8 | Brown | 1-6 | 3-7 |
Mid-Eastern
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina Central | 4-1 | 10-2 | |
| 2 | Howard | 4-1 | 5-6 | |
| 3 | Delaware State | 2-3 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Morgan State | 2-3 | 4-7 | |
| 5 | Norfolk State | 2-3 | 2-9 | |
| 6 | South Carolina State | 1-4 | 3-8 |
Missouri Valley
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota State | 8-0 | 14-1 | |
| 2 | North Dakota State | 7-1 | 12-3 | |
| 3 | Youngstown State | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | North Dakota | 5-3 | 7-5 | |
| 5 | Northern Iowa | 5-3 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Illinois State | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 7 | Southern Illinois | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 8 | Missouri State | 3-5 | 5-6 | |
| 9 | South Dakota | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 10 | Indiana State | 1-7 | 2-9 | |
| 11 | Western Illinois | 0-8 | 0-11 |
Northeast
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Francis (PA) | 7-0 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | Merrimack | 6-1 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | LIU-Brooklyn | 4-3 | 4-7 | |
| 4 | Sacred Heart | 3-4 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Duquesne | 3-4 | 4-7 | |
| 6 | Stonehill | 2-5 | 4-5 | |
| 7 | Central Connecticut State | 2-5 | 2-9 | |
| 8 | Wagner | 1-6 | 1-10 |
Ohio Valley
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SE Missouri State | 5-0 | 9-3 | |
| 2 | UT-Martin | 5-0 | 7-4 | |
| 3 | Tennessee State | 2-3 | 4-7 | |
| 4 | Tennessee Tech | 2-3 | 4-7 | |
| 5 | Lindenwood | 1-3 | 7-3 | |
| 6 | Eastern Illinois | 1-4 | 2-9 | |
| 7 | Murray State | 1-4 | 2-9 |
Patriot
7 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holy Cross | 6-0 | 12-1 | |
| 2 | Fordham | 5-1 | 9-3 | |
| 3 | Lafayette | 3-3 | 4-7 | |
| 4 | Bucknell | 2-4 | 3-8 | |
| 5 | Colgate | 2-4 | 3-8 | |
| 6 | Lehigh | 2-4 | 2-9 | |
| 7 | Georgetown | 1-5 | 2-9 |
Pioneer
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Thomas | 8-0 | 10-1 | |
| 2 | Dayton | 6-2 | 8-3 | |
| 3 | Davidson | 6-2 | 8-4 | |
| 4 | Butler | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | San Diego | 4-3 | 5-5 | |
| 6 | Valparaiso | 4-4 | 5-7 | |
| 7 | Marist | 4-4 | 4-7 | |
| 8 | Drake | 3-5 | 3-8 | |
| 9 | Stetson | 2-5 | 4-6 | |
| 10 | Morehead State | 1-7 | 2-9 | |
| 11 | Presbyterian | 0-8 | 1-10 |
Southern
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samford | 8-0 | 11-2 | |
| 2 | Furman | 7-1 | 10-3 | |
| 3 | Mercer | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 4 | UT-Chattanooga | 5-3 | 7-4 | |
| 5 | Western Carolina | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 6 | Citadel | 3-5 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | Wofford | 3-5 | 3-8 | |
| 8 | East Tennessee State | 1-7 | 3-8 | |
| 9 | VMI | 0-8 | 1-10 |
Southland
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Incarnate Word | 5-1 | 12-2 | |
| 2 | SE Louisiana | 5-1 | 9-4 | |
| 3 | Northwestern State | 4-2 | 4-7 | |
| 4 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 3-3 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Nicholls State | 3-3 | 3-8 | |
| 6 | McNeese State | 2-4 | 4-7 | |
| 7 | Houston Christian | 1-5 | 2-9 | |
| 8 | Lamar | 1-5 | 1-10 |
Southwestern Athletic
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||
| 1 | Jackson State | 8-0 | 12-1 | |
| 2 | Florida A&M | 7-1 | 9-2 | |
| 3 | Alabama State | 4-4 | 6-5 | |
| 4 | Alabama A&M | 4-4 | 4-7 | |
| 5 | Bethune-Cookman | 2-6 | 2-9 | |
| 6 | Mississippi Valley State | 2-6 | 2-9 | |
| West | ||||
| 1 | Southern | 5-3 | 7-5 | |
| 2 | Prairie View | 5-3 | 6-5 | |
| 3 | Alcorn State | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 4 | Texas Southern | 4-4 | 5-6 | |
| 5 | Grambling | 2-6 | 3-8 | |
| 6 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 1-7 | 3-8 | |
Western Athletic
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abilene Christian | 3-1 | 7-4 | |
| 2 | Stephen F. Austin | 3-1 | 6-5 | |
| 3 | Utah Tech | 2-2 | 4-7 | |
| 4 | Tarleton State | 1-3 | 6-5 | |
| 5 | Southern Utah | 1-3 | 5-6 | |
| 6 | Sam Houston State | - | 5-4 |
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.