American college football season
The2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the 156th season ofcollege football in the United States, the 120th season organized by theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the 50th of the highest level of competition, theFootball Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The regular season began on August 23 and ended on December 13. The postseason began on December 13, and, aside from any all-star games that are scheduled, ended on January 19, 2026, with theCollege Football Playoff National Championship atHard Rock Stadium inMiami Gardens, Florida .
TheIndiana Hoosiers defeated theMiami Hurricanes by a score of 27-21 to claim their first national championship in school history. The Hoosiers became the first FBS team since the1894 Yale Bulldogs to have a perfect 16-0 season. This was the second season of the 12-teamCollege Football Playoff (CFP) system.
Conference realignment [ edit ] Two schools played their first FBS seasons in 2025;Delaware (from theCoastal Athletic Association ) andMissouri State (from theMissouri Valley conference) began their transitions fromDivision I FCS in 2024 and joinedConference USA (CUSA) in July 2025.[ 1] [ 2] independent school,UMass , rejoined theMid-American Conference (MAC) in 2025, but this time as a full member instead of football-only.[ 3] [ 4]
The 2025 season was the last for eight FBS teams in their then-current conferences.[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] North Dakota State Confirmed a deal to let the Bison in the Conference by the 2026 season.
The following playing rule changes were approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Committee on April 17, 2025:[ 10]
In an effort to reduce feigned injuries, if medical personnel have to enter the field to tend to an injured player after the ball is spotted by officials ready for play, that team will be charged a timeout (or a five-yard delay of game penalty if out of timeouts). If this occurs after the two-minute timeout (and the injury is the only reason for the clock to stop), a 10-second runoff applies if the team is out of timeouts. Starting with the third overtime period, teams will only be permitted one timeout to use until the game is concluded. Previously teams received a timeout for each overtime period, including the two-point attempts that begin with the third overtime. Eliminating media timeouts after the second overtime period, and reducing the mandatory rest periods in games without media timeouts to only after the second overtime period (instead of after the second and fourth overtimes). Once a decision is made on instant replay reviews, the referee will only use the terms "Overturned" and "Upheld". "Confirmed" or "Stands" will no longer be used. On punt formations, no player can be directly in line of the snap to a potential kicker and no player can be inside of the frame of the snapper to qualify as a legal scrimmage kick formation. If these requirements are not met, five players numbered 50–79 must be on the line of scrimmage. Also, if the snapper is on the end of a line, he loses the scrimmage kick protection and the defense can line up a player over the snapper. If a player on the kickoff return team gives a "T" signal with his arms, the team gives up their right to return the kickoff and the play will be whistled dead once the ball is caught or recovered. Enhanced rules regarding words or signals used to distract opponents trying to put the ball in play. The terms "stem" and "move" would only be permitted for defenses, and defenses cannot use cadence or sounds that simulate offensive team signals. Included players attempting to recover a loose ball to the list of "defenseless players". Contact to an offensive player in a passing posture is now considered "Roughing the Passer". If targeting occurs with this act, the roughing the passer penalty would remain even if the targeting penalty is overturned on replay. Added "simulating brandishing a weapon" to the list of acts considered unsportsmanlike conduct. Codifying the rule change from2024's Ohio State at Oregon game , after the two-minute timeout, teams called for having 12 or more players participating in a down will be penalized five yards, and the offense would have the option to reset the game clock to the time at the start of the play. If the 12th or more player(s) were running off the field and had no influence on the play, the yardage penalty would apply but no clock reset option would be available. The clock reset option is also available without accepting the penalty. The Coach to Player (C2P green dot) communication technology currently used in FBS will be a permissible option for the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). In 2026, the C2P technology will be allowed in Divisions II and III. Continued focus on protection of defenseless players, concussions, pre-snap actions from both offense/defense, and feigning injuries.[ 11] Focus on penalizing taunting actions by players and pre-game actions between teams that become unsportsmanlike conduct. Sideline control, including leaving the playing area to dispute an officiating decision. Illegal contact against a passer. Pace of play and substituting during up-tempo offenses, ensuring defenses are not at a disadvantage before the snap. April 25, 2025 – TheUniversity of Kentucky (UK) board of trustees approved a proposal to transfer theUK athletic program to a separate though related non-profit company known as Champions Blue, LLC. Both UK and outside media characterized the move, believed to be the first of its type by a major university, as a reaction to the then-impending settlement of theHouse v. NCAA [ 12] [ 13] [ 14] July 21 – The American Athletic Conference announced a name change to theAmerican Conference as part of a comprehensive rebranding strategy. The conference will also no longer use an initialism, opting for "American" as its short form.[ 15] September 4 – The NCAA FBS Oversight Committee voted on major changes to thetransfer portal . Under the proposal, the current 30-day period for players to enter the portal, divided into a 20-day December window and a 10-day April window, would be replaced by a single 10-day window that would run from January 2–11. This new 10-day window would apply to both undergraduate and graduate transfers. The committee also recommended that the month of December become arecruiting "dead period" during which coaches and recruits cannot meet in person, and that the signing date for new recruits change from August 1 to November 15 of a recruit's senior year in high school.[ 16] September 17 – The NCAA Division I Administrative Committee approved the proposed single January transfer portal, but chose not to adopt the proposed January 2–11 dates. In response to feedback from FBS and FCS players, the oversight committees for both subdivisions were to discuss the dates and duration of the portal, with the Administrative Committee to set the final parameters at its scheduled October meeting. Players still competing in postseason play when the new portal closes will have a 5-day portal after their teams' final games, and the existing 30-day window for players undergoing a head coaching change will tentatively remain in place.[ 17] September 29 – The FBS Oversight Committee recommended that the single January transfer portal be open for 15 days from January 2–16 instead of the originally proposed 10-day window. The revised recommendation also creates a 5-day window for players involved in postseason contests on or after January 12, with the window opening on the day after the team's last game. The Administrative Committee, whose next meeting was October 7–8, had to approve these changes before they took effect. The committee also discussed possible changes to the 30-day window for players undergoing a head coaching change, with continuing discussions set for its next scheduled meeting.[ 18] October 8:The Administrative Committee, which officially renamed itself the Division I Cabinet at its scheduled meeting, introduced a proposal to expand allowed logos on student-athletes' uniforms and equipment beyond those of the manufacturer. It also approved the following changes to the transfer portal, effective immediately:[ 19] The committee approved the previously recommended single window running from January 2–16. This only affects entry into the portal. The window for players undergoing a head coaching change was modified. The window for these players will open five calendar days after the hiring or public announcement of a new head coach, and run for 15 days. Should a school not hire or announce a new head coach after 30 days from the previous coach's departure, a separate 15-day window will open on the 31st day, provided that the 31st day is on or after January 3. The opportunity for such a window will exist through June 30. October 12 –James Franklin was fired atPenn State after 12 seasons with the school. Franklin's contract had called for a buyout of more than $49 million, at the time the second biggest buyout in college football history, but a much lower buyout of $9 million was later negotiated when Franklin was hired for the vacancy atVirginia Tech .[ 20] Terry Smith served as the Nittany Lions' interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[ 21] [ 22] December 10 –Sherrone Moore was fired for cause byMichigan after 2 seasons as the head coach, due to evidence he allegedly engaged in an inapproriate relationship with a staff member.[ 23] [ 24] [ 25] The regular season began on Saturday, August 23 with five games inWeek 0 .
Rankings through Week 10 reflect theAP poll . Rankings for Week 11 and beyond listCollege Football Playoff Rankings first and AP poll rankings second; teams that were not ranked in the top 10 of both polls are noted.
Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref. August 30 No. 1 Texas No. 3 Ohio State Ohio Stadium •Columbus, Ohio (College GameDay Big Noon Kickoff 7–14 107,524 [ 31] August 30 No. 9 LSU No. 4 Clemson Memorial Stadium •Clemson, South Carolina 17–10 81,500 [ 32] August 31 No. 6 Notre Dame No. 10 Miami (FL) Hard Rock Stadium •Miami Gardens, Florida (rivalry ) 24–27 66,793 [ 33] September 27 No. 6 Oregon No. 3 Penn State Beaver Stadium •University Park, Pennsylvania (College GameDay ) 30–24 2OT 111,015 [ 34] October 11 No. 7 Indiana No. 3 Oregon Autzen Stadium •Eugene, Oregon (College GameDay ) 30–20 59,625 [ 35] October 18 No. 5 Ole Miss No. 9 Georgia Sanford Stadium •Athens, Georgia (College GameDay ) 35–43 93,033 [ 36] November 8 No. 7/8 BYU No. 8/9 Texas Tech Jones AT&T Stadium •Lubbock, Texas (College GameDay ) 7–29 60,229 [ 37] November 15 No. 10/10 Texas No. 5/5 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (SEC Nation 10–35 93,033 [ 38] # Rankings fromAP poll andCFP released prior to the game.
Conference championship games [ edit ] Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref. December 19 8:00 pm ET No. 9/11 Alabama No. 8/8 Oklahoma Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium •Norman, Oklahoma (CFP first round ,College GameDay SEC Nation ABC/ESPN ALA 34–24 83,550 [ 43] December 20 12:00 pm ET No. 10/10 Miami No. 7/7 Texas A&M Kyle Field •College Station, Texas (CFP first round ,College GameDay )ABC/ESPN MIA 10–3 104,122 [ 44] December 31 7:30 pm ET No. 10/10 Miami No. 2/2 Ohio State AT&T Stadium •Arlington, Texas (CFP quarterfinals )ESPN MIA 24–14 71,323 January 1 12:00 pm No. 5/5 Oregon No. 4/4 Texas Tech Hard Rock Stadium •Miami Gardens, Florida (CFP quarterfinals ) ESPN ORE 23–0 65,021 January 1 4:00 pm ET No. 9/11 Alabama No. 1/1 Indiana Rose Bowl •Pasadena, California (CFP quarterfinals ,College Gameday )ESPN IU 38–3 90,278 January 1 8:00 pm ET No. 6/6 Ole Miss No. 3/3 Georgia Caesars Superdome •New Orleans, Louisiana (CFP quarterfinals )ESPN MISS 39–34 68,371 January 8 7:30 pm ET No. 10/10 Miami No. 6/6 Ole Miss State Farm Stadium •Glendale, Arizona (CFP semifinals ,College Gameday )ESPN MIA 31–27 67,928 January 9 7:30 pm ET No. 5/5 Oregon No. 1/1 Indiana Mercedes-Benz Stadium •Atlanta, Georgia (CFP semifinals ,College Gameday )ESPN IU 56–22 75,604 January 19 7:30 pm ET No. 10/10 Miami No. 1/1 Indiana Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida (CFP National Championship Game ,College Gameday ) ESPN IU 27–21 67,227 # Rankings fromAP poll andCFP released prior to the game.
FCS teams wins over FBS teams [ edit ] Italics denotes FCS teams.
This section lists unranked teams defeatingAP poll -ranked teams during the season.
Date Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Ref. August 28 No. 25 Boise State South Florida Raymond James Stadium •Tampa, Florida 7–34 34,707 [ 50] August 30 No. 8 Alabama Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium •Tallahassee, Florida 17–31 67,277 [ 51] September 6 No. 12 Arizona State Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium •Starkville, Mississippi [ n 1] 20–24 50,808 [ 52] September 6 South Florida No. 13 Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium •Gainesville, Florida 18–16 89,909 [ 53] September 6 Baylor No. 17 SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium •Dallas , Texas[ n 2] 48–45 2OT 34,852 [ 54] September 13 Vanderbilt No. 11 South Carolina Williams–Brice Stadium •Columbia, South Carolina 31–7 79,873 [ 55] September 13 No. 12 Clemson Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium •Atlanta , Georgia (rivalry ) 21–24 48,059 [ 56] September 26 No. 8 Florida State Virginia Scott Stadium •Charlottesville, Virginia (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy ) 38–46 2OT 50,107 [ 57] September 26 No. 24 TCU Arizona State Mountain America Stadium •Tempe, Arizona 24–27 53,774 [ 58] October 4 No. 7 Penn State UCLA Rose Bowl •Pasadena, California 37–42 39,256 [ 59] October 4 No. 9 Texas Florida Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida (SEC Nation 21–29 90,714 [ 60] October 4 No. 14 Iowa State Cincinnati Nippert Stadium •Cincinnati , Ohio 30–38 38,007 [ 61] October 11 No. 6 Oklahoma Texas Cotton Bowl •Dallas , Texas (Red River Rivalry ) 6–23 92,100 [ 62] October 11 No. 15 Michigan USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum •Los Angeles , California 13–31 75,500 [ 63] October 11 No. 21 Arizona State Utah Rice–Eccles Stadium •Salt Lake City , Utah 10–42 51,444 [ 64] October 11 No. 22 Iowa State Colorado Folsom Field •Boulder, Colorado 17–24 52,698 [ 65] October 11 Pittsburgh No. 25 Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida 34–31 65,256 [ 66] October 17 Louisville No. 2 Miami (FL) Hard Rock Stadium •Miami Gardens, Florida (Schnellenberger Trophy ) 24–21 66,573 [ 67] October 17 No. 25 Nebraska Minnesota Huntington Bank Stadium •Minneapolis , Minnesota ($5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy ) 6–24 48,549 [ 68] October 18 No. 7 Texas Tech Arizona State Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 22–26 54,177 [ 69] October 18 No. 22 Memphis UAB Protective Stadium •Birmingham, Alabama (Battle for the Bones ) 24–31 19,037 [ 70] October 25 No. 18 South Florida Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium •Memphis, Tennessee 31–34 30,940 [ 71] October 25 No. 23 Illinois Washington Husky Stadium •Seattle , Washington 25–42 68,630 [ 72] October 25 Houston No. 24 Arizona State Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, Arizona 24–16 54,256 [ 73] November 1 No. 8 Georgia Tech NC State Carter–Finley Stadium •Raleigh, North Carolina 36–48 56,919 [ 74] November 1 No. 10т Miami (FL) SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, Texas[ n 2] 20–26 OT 35,074 [ 75] November 1 West Virginia No. 22 Houston TDECU Stadium •Houston , Texas 45–35 25,049 [ 76] November 7 Tulane No. 22 Memphis Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee 38–32 30,384 [ 77] November 8 Wake Forest No. 12 Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia 16–9 55,568 [ 78] November 8 California No. 14 Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium •Louisville, Kentucky 29–26 OT 51,381 [ 79] November 8 No. 24 Washington Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium •Madison, Wisconsin 10–13 71,217 [ 80] November 14 Clemson No. 19 Louisville L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky 20–19 51,234 [ 81] November 15 Arizona No. 22 Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio 30–24 37,099 [ 82] November 15 No. 25 South Florida Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium •Annapolis, Maryland 38–41 34,856 [ 83] November 22 Pittsburgh No. 15 Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia 42–28 52,413 [ 84] November 22 TCU No. 25 Houston TDECU Stadium • Houston, Texas 17–14 30,852 [ 85] November 29 No. 25 SMU California California Memorial Stadium •Berkeley, California 35–38 28,956 [ 86] # Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to game.
^ Although Mississippi State is usually identified as being in Starkville, virtually all of the campus, including the stadium, lies outside the Starkville city limits, with a mailing address ofMississippi State, Mississippi . ^a b Virtually all of the SMU campus, including the stadium, is outside the Dallas city limits in the separate city ofUniversity Park, Texas , however, all of University Park has a Dallas mailing address. Conference championship games [ edit ] Conference standings [ edit ] The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls
CFB Playoff final rankings [ edit ] TheCollege Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee announced its final rankings on December 7, 2025.
The top five ranked conference champions, along with the seven highest ranked at-large teams, will be selected to compete in the College Football Playoff. The top four ranked teams will receive a first-round bye. This is a change from the 2025–26 season, when the top four ranked conference champions got a first-round bye.[citation needed
This was the first time that twoGroup of Five teams –Tulane andJames Madison – were included in the playoff.[ 90] [ 91]
College Football Playoff [ edit ] Playoff participants [ edit ] This is the second year under the expanded College Football Playoff format. Under this format, the five highest-ranked conference champions will receive automatic bids, while the next seven highest-ranked teams will receive at-large bids. In a change starting this season, the top four seeds receive first-round byes, even if they are not conference champions.[ 92]
Hard Rock Stadium inMiami Gardens, Florida , hosted theCollege Football Playoff National Championship .Locations of the 12 playoff participants (teams in
bold received byes to the quarterfinals)
Big Ten,
SEC,
ACC,
Big 12,
American,
Sun Belt
Locations of the playoff games: campus site first round games (red), quarterfinals (orange), semifinals (yellow), and the national championship (green)
College Football Playoff games [ edit ] Winners are listed inboldface .
After the completion of the regular season and conference championship games, seven teams had secured CFP berths: American championTulane , Big Ten championIndiana , Big 12 championTexas Tech , SEC championGeorgia , and Sun Belt championJames Madison , who qualified as the highest-ranked CFP non-AQ conference champion.
Bowl Game Date Visitor Home Score TV Non-bowl game (First round) (Norman, OK - Campus site) December 19 No. 9 Alabama No. 8 Oklahoma 34−24 ABC /ESPN Non-bowl game (First round) (College Station, TX - Campus site) December 20 No. 10 Miami No. 7 Texas A&M 10−3 Non-bowl game (First round) (Oxford, MS - Campus site) (11) No. 20 Tulane No. 6 Ole Miss 10–41 TNT/TruTV/TBS Non-bowl game (First round) (Eugene, OR - Campus site) (12) No. 24 James Madison No. 5 Oregon 34–51 Cotton Bowl Classic (quarterfinal) (Arlington, TX )December 31 No. 10 Miami No. 2 Ohio State 24-14 ESPN Capital One Orange Bowl (quarterfinal) (Miami Gardens, FL )January 1 No. 5 Oregon No. 4 Texas Tech 23-0 Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential (quarterfinal) (Pasadena, CA )No. 9 Alabama No. 1 Indiana 3–38 Allstate Sugar Bowl (quarterfinal) (New Orleans, LA )No. 6 Ole Miss No. 3 Georgia 39-34 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (semifinal) (Glendale, AZ )January 8 No. 10 Miami No. 6 Ole Miss 31–27 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (semifinal) (Atlanta, GA )January 9 No. 5 Oregon No. 1 Indiana 22–56 College Football Playoff National Championship Game January 19 No. 10 Miami No. 1 Indiana 21–27
Normally, a team is required to have a .500 minimumwinning percentage during the regular season to becomebowl-eligible (six wins for an 11- or 12-game schedule, and seven wins for a 13-game schedule). If there are not enough winning teams to fulfill all open bowl slots, teams with losing records may be chosen to fill available bowl slots. Additionally, on the rare occasion in which a conference champion does not meet eligibility requirements, they are usually still chosen for bowl games viatie-ins for their conference.
Winners are listed inboldface .
The 2025–26 bowl game lineup had one change from the previous season: TheBahamas Bowl was replaced with theXbox Bowl .[ 93]
The bowl games that are not part of the College Football Playoff are:[ 94] [ 95] [ 96] [ 97]
Bowl Game Date Visitor Home Score TV LA Bowl (Inglewood, CA )December 13 Boise State† Washington 10−38 ABC Salute to Veterans Bowl (Montgomery, AL )December 16 Troy‡ Jacksonville State‡ 13–17 ESPN Cure Bowl (Orlando, FL )December 17 Old Dominion South Florida 24–10 68 Ventures Bowl (Mobile, AL )Louisiana Delaware 13–20 Xbox Bowl (Frisco, TX )December 18 Missouri State Arkansas State 28–34 ESPN2 Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, SC )December 19 Kennesaw State† Western Michigan† 6–41 ESPN Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, FL )Memphis NC State 7–31 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, ID )December 22 Washington State Utah State 34–21 Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, FL )December 23 Toledo Louisville 22–27 R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA)Western Kentucky Southern Miss 27–16 Frisco Bowl (Frisco, TX)UNLV‡ Ohio 10–17 Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl (Honolulu, HI )December 24 California Hawaii 31–35 GameAbove Sports Bowl (Detroit, MI )December 26 Central Michigan Northwestern 7–34 Rate Bowl (Phoenix, AZ)New Mexico Minnesota 17–20OT First Responder Bowl (University Park, TX )[ b] FIU UTSA 20–57 Military Bowl (Annapolis, MD )December 27 Pittsburgh East Carolina 17–23 Pinstripe Bowl (Bronx, NY )Penn State Clemson 22–10 ABC Fenway Bowl (Boston, MA )UConn Army 16–41 ESPN Pop-Tarts Bowl (Orlando, FL)No. 22Georgia Tech No. 12BYU‡ 21–25 ABC Arizona Bowl (Tucson, AZ )Miami (OH)‡ Fresno State 3–18 The CW New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM )No. 25North Texas‡ San Diego State 49–47 ESPN Taxslayer Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL )No. 19Virginia‡ Missouri 13–7 ABC Texas Bowl (Houston, TX )LSU No. 21Houston 35–38 ESPN Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, AL )December 29 Georgia Southern Appalachian State 29–10 Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA )December 30 Coastal Carolina Louisiana Tech 14–23 Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN )Tennessee Illinois 28–30 Valero Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX )No. 16USC TCU 27–30OT ReliaQuest Bowl (Tampa, FL )December 31 No. 23Iowa No. 14Vanderbilt 34–27 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX )Arizona State Duke† 39–42 CBS Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL )No. 18Michigan No. 13Texas 27–41 ABC SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (Paradise, NV )[ c] Nebraska No. 15Utah 22–44 ESPN Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX )January 2 Rice Texas State 10–41 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN )Navy Cincinnati 35–13 Duke’s Mayo Bowl (Charlotte, NC )Wake Forest Mississippi State 43–29 Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA )No. 17Arizona SMU 19–24 FOX
† - Conference Champion‡ - At Large Bid
Bowl Challenge Cup standings [ edit ] CFP bowl games are denoted inbold type. First-round CFP playoff games are included, and denoted asCFP1 .
Conference Games Record Win% Bowls CFP Other Total Won Lost ACC 3 11 14 9–5 .643 CFP1 ,Cotton Fiesta Gasparilla ,Boca Raton ,Gator ,Sun ,Holiday ,Duke's Mayo Hawaii ,Military ,Pinstripe ,Pop-Tarts ,Championship American 1 8 9 5–4 .556 First Responder ,Military ,Fenway ,New Mexico ,Liberty CFP1 ,Cure ,Gasparilla ,Armed Forces Big 12 1 7 8 4–4 .500 Pop-Tarts ,Texas ,Alamo ,Las Vegas Orange Sun ,Liberty ,Holiday Big Ten 7 9 16 11–5 .688 CFP1 ,Orange Rose Peach Championship LA ,GameAbove Sports ,Rate ,Pinstripe ,Music City ,ReliaQuest Cotton Peach Alamo ,Las Vegas ,Citrus CUSA — N/a 7 7 4–3 .571 Salute to Veterans ,68 Ventures ,New Orleans ,Independence Xbox ,Myrtle Beach ,First Responder MAC — N/a 5 5 2–3 .400 Myrtle Beach ,Frisco Boca Raton ,GameAbove Sports ,Arizona Mountain West — N/a 7 7 2–5 .286 Hawaii ,Arizona LA ,Famous Idaho Potato ,Frisco ,Rate ,New Mexico Pac-12 — N/a 1 1 1–0 1.000 Famous Idaho Potato — N/a SEC 8 6 14 4–10 .286 CFP1 × 2 ,Sugar Citrus CFP1 × 2 ,Rose Sugar Fiesta Gator ,Texas ,Music City ,ReliaQuest ,Duke's Mayo Sun Belt 1 9 10 4–6 .400 Cure ,Xbox ,Birmingham ,Armed Forces CFP1 ,Salute to Veterans ,68 Ventures ,New Orleans ,Birmingham ,Independence Independent — N/a 1 1 0–1 .000 — N/a Fenway
Notes:
One CFP first-round game featured two SEC teams. The Birmingham Bowl featured two Sun Belt teams. The Sugar Bowl featured two SEC teams. The Peach Bowl featured two Big Ten teams. The below lists of teams are based on team records as published by theNCAA andbowl eligibility criteria.
Bowl-eligible teams [ edit ] ACC (11):California †,Clemson ,Duke ,Georgia Tech ,Louisville ,Miami (FL) ,NC State ,Pittsburgh ,SMU ,Virginia ,Wake Forest American (8):Army ,East Carolina ,Memphis ,Navy ,North Texas ,South Florida ,Tulane ,UTSA Big Ten (12):Illinois ,Indiana ,Iowa ,Michigan ,Minnesota ,Nebraska ,Northwestern ,Ohio State ,Oregon †,Penn State ,USC †,Washington †Big 12 (10):Arizona †,Arizona State †,BYU ,Cincinnati ,Houston ,Iowa State ‡,Kansas State ‡,TCU ,Texas Tech ,Utah †CUSA (7):Delaware [ b] FIU ,Jacksonville State ,Kennesaw State ,Louisiana Tech ,Missouri State [ b] Western Kentucky MAC (5):Central Michigan ,Miami (OH) ,Ohio ,Toledo ,Western Michigan Mountain West (7):Boise State ,Fresno State ,Hawaii ,New Mexico ,San Diego State ,UNLV ,Utah State Pac-12 (1):Washington State SEC (10):Alabama ,Georgia ,Missouri ,LSU ,Ole Miss ,Oklahoma ,Tennessee ,Texas ,Texas A&M ,Vanderbilt SBC (9):Arkansas State ,Coastal Carolina ,Georgia Southern ,James Madison ,Louisiana ,Old Dominion ,Southern Miss ,Texas State ,Troy Independent (2):Notre Dame ‡,UConn †: Former Pac-12 teams were considered for bowls with Pac-12 tie-ins instead of their current conference for 2025.
†: Iowa State, Kansas State, and Notre Dame opted out of their bowl games, but they were still bowl-eligible.
Number of postseason berths available: 82 Number of bowl-eligible teams: 82
Bowl-ineligible teams [ edit ] ACC (6):Boston College ,Florida State ,North Carolina ,Stanford ,Syracuse ,Virginia Tech American (6):Charlotte ,Florida Atlantic ,Rice ‡,Temple ,Tulsa ,UAB Big Ten (6):Maryland ,Michigan State ,Purdue ,Rutgers ,UCLA ,Wisconsin Big 12 (6):Baylor ,Colorado ,Kansas ,Oklahoma State ,UCF ,West Virginia CUSA (5):Liberty ,Middle Tennessee ,New Mexico State ,Sam Houston ,UTEP MAC (8):Akron [ c] Ball State ,Bowling Green ,Buffalo ,Eastern Michigan ,Kent State ,Northern Illinois ,UMass Mountain West (5):Air Force ,Colorado State ,Nevada ,San Jose State ,Wyoming Pac-12 (1):Oregon State SEC (6):Arkansas ,Auburn ,Florida ,Kentucky ,Mississippi State ‡,South Carolina SBC (5):Appalachian State ‡,Georgia State ,Louisiana–Monroe ,Marshall ,South Alabama Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 54
^ It was reported that the Hula Bowl did not air on CBS Sports Network as had been planned.[ 102] ^a b Delaware and Missouri State were normally bowl-ineligible due to their FCS-to-FBS transitions; however, as they posted bowl-eligible records and there were not enough bowl-eligible teams, both were invited.[citation needed ^ Akron was ineligible due to lowAPR scores.[ 111] † Appalachian State, Mississippi State, and Rice were not bowl-eligible, but they participated in a bowl game due to bowl-eligible teams opting out.
Conference summaries [ edit ] Rankings in this section are based on CFP rankings released prior to the games (Week 13–December 2).
Note: Clicking on a link in the Conference column will open an article about that conference's championship game, where applicable.
Conference Championship game Players of the year Coach of Date Venue (Location) Matchup Result Overall/MVP Offensive Defensive Special teams American Dec 5 Yulman Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana )No. 24North Texas at No. 20Tulane Tulane 34–21— N/a Drew Mestemaker , QB, North Texas[ 112] Landon Robinson , DL,Navy [ 112] Patrick Durkin, K, Tulane[ 112] Eric Morris , North Texas[ 112] CUSA AmFirst Stadium Jacksonville, Alabama )Kennesaw State atJacksonville State Kennesaw State 19–15Cam Cook , RB, Jacksonville State[ 113] Kejon Owens, RB,FIU [ 113] Baron Hopson, LB, Kennesaw State[ 113] Louisiana Tech Cole Maynard , P,Western Kentucky [ 113] Jerry Mack , Kennesaw State[ 113] MW Albertsons Stadium Boise, Idaho )UNLV atBoise State Boise State 38–21— N/a Anthony Colandrea , QB, UNLV[ 114] Jaxton Eck, LB,New Mexico [ 114] San Diego State Kansei Matsuzawa , K,Hawai‘i Jason Eck , New MexicoSun Belt Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, Virginia )Troy (West) at No. 25James Madison (East)James Madison 31–14Alonza Barnett , QB, James Madison[ 115] Colton Joseph , QB,Old Dominion [ 115] Trent Hendrick, LB, James Madison[ 115] — N/a Bob Chesney , James Madison[ 115] ACC Dec 6 Bank of America Stadium (Charlotte, North Carolina ) No. 17Virginia vsDuke Duke 27–20(OT) Haynes King , QB,Georgia Tech [ 116] Rueben Bain Jr. , DE,Miami [ 116] — N/a Tony Elliott , Virginia[ 116] Big Ten Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis, Indiana )No. 1Ohio State vs No. 2Indiana Indiana 13–10— N/a Fernando Mendoza , QB, Indiana[ 117] Caleb Downs , S, Ohio State[ 117] Nico Radicic , K, Indiana;Ryan Eckley , P,Michigan State ; &Kaden Wetjen , RS,Iowa [ 117] Curt Cignetti , Indiana[ 117] Big 12 AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas )No. 4Texas Tech vs No. 11BYU Texas Tech 34–7— N/a LJ Martin , RB, BYU[ 118] Jacob Rodriguez , LB, Texas Tech[ 118] Palmer Williams, P,Baylor [ 118] Kalani Sitake , BYU[ 118] MAC Ford Field Detroit, Michigan )Western Michigan vsMiami (OH) Western Michigan 23–13Nadame Tucker , DE, Western Michigan[ 119] Broc Lowry , QB, Western Michigan[ 119] Nadame Tucker , DE, Western Michigan[ 119] Da’Realyst Clark, KOR,Kent State [ 119] Lance Taylor , Western Michigan[ 119] SEC Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia )No. 9Alabama vs No. 3Georgia Georgia 28–7— N/a Diego Pavia , QB,Vanderbilt [ 120] Cashius Howell , DE,Texas A&M [ 120] Tate Sandell , K,Oklahoma [ 120] Clark Lea , Vanderbilt[ 120] Pac-12† — N/a — N/a — N/a — N/a — N/a Anthony Hankerson , RB,Oregon State [ 121] Parker McKenna, LB,Washington State [ 121] Tony Freeman, PR,Washington State [ 121] — N/a
† The Pac-12 played the season with two teams –Washington State andOregon State – and did not have a conference champion.
[ edit ] Four conference champions not part of the College Football Playoff.
At-large bowl games [ edit ] At-Large Teams School Conference Record Result Bowl game North Texas American 11–2 L 47–49New Mexico Bowl Virginia ACC 10–3 W 13–7Gator Bowl BYU Big 12 11–2 W 25–21Pop-Tarts Bowl Jacksonville State Conference USA 8–5 W 17–13Salute to Veterans Bowl Miami (OH) MAC 7–6 L 3–18Arizona Bowl UNLV Mountain West 10–3 L 10–17Frisco Bowl Troy Sun Belt 8–5 L 13–17Salute to Veterans Bowl
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Heisman Trophy voting [ edit ] TheHeisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player.
[ edit ] Other major award winners [ edit ] The following players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2025.Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*).
Preseason and in-season [ edit ] This is restricted to coaching changes taking place on or after May 1, 2025, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled game before its bowl game. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2025, see2024 NCAA Division I FBS end-of-season coaching changes .
School Outgoing Coach Date Reason Contract Buyout Replacement Virginia Tech Brent Pry September 14, 2025 Fired[ 138] $6 million[ 139] Philip Montgomery (interim)UCLA DeShaun Foster September 14, 2025 Fired[ 140] $5 million[ 139] Tim Skipper (interim)Oklahoma State Mike Gundy September 23, 2025 Fired[ 141] $15 million[ 139] Doug Meacham (interim) Arkansas Sam Pittman September 28, 2025 Fired[ 142] $9.8 million[ 139] Bobby Petrino (interim)Oregon State Trent Bray October 12, 2025 Fired[ 143] $4 million[ 139] Robb Akey (interim)Penn State James Franklin October 12, 2025 Fired[ 144] $9 million[ 145] [ a] Terry Smith (interim)UAB Trent Dilfer October 12, 2025 Fired[ 146] $2.4 million[ 139] Alex Mortensen Florida Billy Napier October 19, 2025 Fired[ 147] $21 million[ 139] Billy Gonzales (interim)Colorado State Jay Norvell October 19, 2025 Fired[ 148] $1.5 million[ 139] Tyson Summers (interim)LSU Brian Kelly October 26, 2025 Fired[ 149] $54 million[ 139] Frank Wilson (interim)Auburn Hugh Freeze November 2, 2025 Fired[ 150] $15.8 million[ 151] D. J. Durkin (interim)California Justin Wilcox November 23, 2025 Fired[ 152] $10.9 million[ 152] Nick Rolovich (interim, bowl)North Texas Eric Morris November 25, 2025 Hired by Oklahoma State[ 153] N/A Drew Svoboda (interim, bowl)[ 154] UConn Jim L. Mora November 26, 2025 Hired by Colorado State[ 155] N/A Gordon Sammis (interim, bowl)South Florida Alex Golesh November 30, 2025 Hired by Auburn[ 156] N/A Kevin Patrick (interim, bowl)Memphis Ryan Silverfield November 30, 2025 Hired by Arkansas[ 157] N/A Reggie Howard (interim, bowl)Coastal Carolina Tim Beck November 30, 2025 Fired[ 158] $1.7 million[ 159] Jeremiah Johnson (interim, bowl)Ole Miss Lane Kiffin November 30, 2025 Hired by LSU[ 160] N/A Pete Golding [ 161] Washington State Jimmy Rogers December 5, 2025 Hired by Iowa State[ 162] N/A Jesse Bobbit (interim, bowl)Southern Miss Charles Huff December 6, 2025 Hired by Memphis[ 163] N/A Blake Anderson [ 164] Toledo Jason Candle December 6, 2025 Hired by UConn[ 165] N/A Robert Weiner (interim, bowl)Michigan Sherrone Moore December 10, 2025 Fired[ 166] N/A Biff Poggi (interim, bowl)Missouri State Ryan Beard December 11, 2025 Hired by Coastal Carolina[ 167] N/A Nick Petrino (interim, bowl)Utah Kyle Whittingham December 12, 2025 Stepped down[ 168] N/A Morgan Scalley [ 169] Ohio Brian Smith December 17, 2025 Fired[ 170] N/A John Hauser [ 171]
The list includes coaching changes announced during the season that will not take effect until the end of the season.
School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement Previous position Virginia Tech Philip Montgomery (interim)November 17, 2025 Permanent replacement James Franklin [ 172] Penn State head coachOklahoma State Doug Meacham (interim)November 25, 2025 Permanent replacement Eric Morris [ 153] North Texas head coachNorth Texas Drew Svoboda [ 154] November 25, 2025 Permanent replacement Neal Brown [ 173] Texas special assistantColorado State Tyson Summers (interim)November 26, 2025 Permanent replacement Jim L. Mora [ 155] UConn head coachOregon State Robb Akey (interim)November 28, 2025 Permanent replacement JaMarcus Shephard [ 174] Alabama co-offensive coordinatorStanford Frank Reich (interim)November 28, 2025 Permanent replacement Tavita Pritchard [ 175] Washington Commanders quarterbacks coachAuburn D. J. Durkin (interim)November 30, 2025 Permanent replacement Alex Golesh [ 156] South Florida head coachArkansas Bobby Petrino (interim)November 30, 2025 Permanent replacement Ryan Silverfield [ 157] Memphis head coachFlorida Billy Gonzales (interim)November 30, 2025 Permanent replacement Jon Sumrall [ 176] Tulane head coachTulane Jon Sumrall November 30, 2025 Hired by Florida[ 176] Will Hall [ 177] Tulane passing game coordinatorMichigan State Jonathan Smith November 30, 2025 Fired[ 178] Pat Fitzgerald [ 179] Northwestern head coach (2022)LSU Frank Wilson (interim, bowl)November 30, 2025 Permanent replacement Lane Kiffin [ 160] Ole Miss head coachKentucky Mark Stoops November 30, 2025 Fired[ 180] Will Stein [ 181] Oregon offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coachSouth Florida Kevin Patrick (interim, bowl)December 3, 2025 Permanent replacement Brian Hartline [ 182] Ohio State offensive coordinator/wide receivers coachKansas State Chris Klieman December 3, 2025 Retired[ 183] Collin Klein [ 184] Texas A&M offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coachCalifornia Nick Rolovich (interim, bowl)December 5, 2025 Permanent replacement Tosh Lupoi [ 185] Oregon defensive coordinator/linebackers coachPenn State Terry Smith (interim, bowl)December 5, 2025 Permanent replacement Matt Campbell [ 186] Iowa State head coachIowa State Matt Campbell December 5, 2025 Hired by Penn State[ 186] Jimmy Rogers [ 162] Washington State head coachUConn Gordon Sammis (interim, bowl)December 6, 2025 Permanent replacement Jason Candle [ 165] Toledo head coachUCLA Tim Skipper (interim)December 6, 2025 Permanent replacement Bob Chesney [ 187] James Madison head coachJames Madison Bob Chesney December 6, 2025 Hired by UCLA[ 187] Billy Napier [ 188] Florida head coachMemphis Reggie Howard (interim, bowl)December 6, 2025 Permanent replacement Charles Huff [ 163] Southern Miss head coachToledo Robert Weiner (interim, bowl)December 10, 2025 Permanent replacement Mike Jacobs [ 189] Mercer head coachCoastal Carolina Jeremiah Johnson (interim, bowl)December 11, 2025 Permanent replacement Ryan Beard [ 167] Missouri State head coachWashington State Jesse Bobbit (interim, bowl)December 12, 2025 Permanent replacement Kirby Moore [ 190] Missouri offensive coordinatorMissouri State Nick Petrino (interim, bowl)December 19, 2025 Permanent replacement Casey Woods [ 191] SMU offensive coordinator/tight ends coachMichigan Biff Poggi (interim, bowl)December 26, 2025 Permanent replacement Kyle Whittingham [ 192] Utah head coach
^ Franklin had originally been owed $49 million, but he and Penn State agreed to the lower buyout after he was hired by Virginia Tech.[ 20] Television viewers and ratings [ edit ] Top 10 most watched regular season games [ edit ] All timesEastern . Rankings are from theAP Poll (before 11/4) andCFP Rankings (thereafter).
Rank Date Time Matchup Network Viewers (millions)[ 193] [ 194] Location Significance 1 November 29, 2025 12:00 p.m. No. 1Ohio State 27 No. 15Michigan 9 FOX 18.42 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI Rivalry ,Big Noon Kickoff 2 August 30, 2025 12:00 p.m. No. 1Texas 7 No. 3Ohio State 14 16.62 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH College GameDay Big Noon Kickoff 3 November 28, 2025 7:30 p.m. No. 3Texas A&M 17 No. 16Texas 27 ABC 13.04 Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX Rivalry 4 September 13, 2025 3:30 p.m. No. 6Georgia 44 No. 15Tennessee 41 12.58 Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN Rivalry ,College GameDay 5 November 29, 2025 7:30 p.m. No. 10Alabama 27 Auburn 20 11.31 Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL Rivalry 6 August 31, 2025 7:30 p.m. No. 6Notre Dame 24 No. 10Miami 27 10.80 Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL Rivalry , Kickoff game (Week 1)7 August 30, 2025 3:30 p.m. No. 8Alabama 17 Florida State 31 10.66 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL 8 November 15, 2025 3:30 p.m. No. 11Oklahoma 23 No. 4Alabama 21 10.48 Saban Field at Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL 9 August 30, 2025 7:30 p.m. No. 9LSU 17 No. 4Clemson 10 10.45 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC Kickoff game (Week 1) 10 November 15, 2025 7:30 p.m. No. 10Texas 10 No. 5Georgia 35 10.43 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA
Conference championship games [ edit ] All timesEastern . Rankings are from theCFP Rankings . [ 195]
Rank Date Time Matchup Network Viewers (millions)[ 196] [ 197] Conference Location 1 December 6 8:00 p.m. No. 2Indiana 13 No. 1Ohio State 10 FOX 18.33 Big Ten Lucas Oil Stadium ,Indianapolis, IN 2 4:00 p.m. No. 3Georgia 28 No. 9Alabama 7 ABC 16.86 SEC Mercedes-Benz Stadium ,Atlanta, GA 3 12:00 p.m. No. 11BYU 7 No. 4Texas Tech 34 8.99 Big 12 AT&T Stadium ,Arlington, TX 4 8:00 p.m. Duke 27 OT No. 17Virginia 20 3.88 ACC Bank of America Stadium ,Charlotte, NC 5 December 5 8:00 p.m. No. 24North Texas 21 No. 20Tulane 34 2.41 American Yulman Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana 6 8:00 p.m. UNLV 21 Boise State 38 FOX 1.52 MW Albertsons Stadium Boise, Idaho 7 7:00 p.m. Troy 14 No. 25James Madison 31 ESPN 1.15 Sun Belt Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, Virginia 8 December 6 12:00 p.m. Miami (OH) 13 Western Michigan 23 1.06 MAC Ford Field ,Detroit, MI 9 December 5 7:00 p.m. Kennesaw State 19 Jacksonville State 15 CBSSN n.a. CUSA AmFirst Stadium Jacksonville, Alabama
Most watched non-CFP bowl games [ edit ] All timesEastern . Rankings are from theCFP Rankings . [ 195]
Rank Date Time Matchup Network Viewers (millions) Game Location
College Football Playoff games [ edit ] Rank Date Time Matchup Network Viewers (millions) Game Location 1 January 19 7:30 pm (ET) No. 10 Miami 21 No. 1 Indiana 27 ESPN 30.1 College Football Playoff National Championship Hard Rock Stadium 2 January 1 5:00 pm (ET) No. 9 Alabama 3 No. 1 Indiana 38 23.90 Rose Bowl (Quarterfinals)Rose Bowl Pasadena, California 3 December 31 7:30 pm (ET) No. 10 Miami 24 No. 2 Ohio State 14 19.02 Cotton Bowl Classic (Quarterfinals)AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas 4 January 1 4:00 pm (ET) No. 6 Ole Miss 39 No. 3 Georgia 34 18.66 Sugar Bowl (Quarterfinals)Caesars Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana 5 January 9 7:30 pm (ET) No. 5 Oregon 22 No. 1 Indiana 56 18.0 Peach Bowl (Semifinals)Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, Georgia 6 January 1 1:00 pm (ET) No. 5 Oregon 23 No. 4 Texas Tech 0 15.90 Orange Bowl (Quarterfinals)Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, Florida 7 January 8 7:30 pm (ET) No. 10 Miami 31 No. 6 Ole Miss 27 15.8 Fiesta Bowl (Semifinals)State Farm Stadium Glendale, Arizona 8 December 19 8:00 pm (ET) No. 9Alabama 34 No. 8 Oklahoma 24 ABC/ESPN 14.94 Non-bowl game (First round) Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK (Campus site)9 December 20 12:00 pm (ET) No. 10Miami 10 No. 7 Texas A&M 3 14.72 Kyle Field College Station, TX (Campus site)10 4:00 pm (ET) No. 20 Tulane 10 No. 6Ole Miss 41 TNT 6.20 Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Campus site)11 8:00 pm (ET) No. 24 James Madison 34 No. 5 Oregon 51 4.36 Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR (Campus site)
This is the first season of a new television contract for theBig 12 Conference withESPN ,Fox Sports andTNT Sports . ESPN hold the rights to the top four college football games per season, and twelve of the top twenty games, along with theBig 12 Championship Game . TNT Sports sublicense thirteen games from ESPN.[ 198] [ 199]
ThePac-12 Conference renewed their media partnership withThe CW for the 2025 season, while also agreeing to two-game deals with ESPN andCBS Sports . While The CW will continue to carry majority of the home games forOregon State andWashington State , ESPN will carry two Oregon State home games and CBS will carry one home game from each school in primetime.[ 200]
This is the final year of theMountain West Conference 's broadcast agreement withFox Sports and CBS Sports. The conference has not yet announced a new agreement.[ 201] TruTV .[ 202]
# Team Average 1 Michigan 110,842 2 Penn State 107,093 3 Texas A&M 106,159 4 Ohio State 104,105 5 Texas 102,367 6 Tennessee 101,915 7 LSU 101,575 8 Alabama 100,077 9 Georgia 93,033 10 Florida 90,125 11 Auburn 88,043 12 Nebraska 86,549 13 Oklahoma 83,532 14 South Carolina 79,334 15 Clemson 79,142 16 Notre Dame 77,622 17 Wisconsin 70,403 18 Michigan State 70,389 19 Arkansas 69,762 20 Iowa 69,250 21 Washington 68,238 22 USC 67,783 23 Ole Miss 66,772 24 Florida State 65,876 25 Miami Hurricanes 63,834 26 BYU 63,789 27 Iowa State 60,862 28 Texas Tech 60,143 29 Virginia Tech 59,946 30 Oregon 58,582 31 Illinois 58,350 32 Kentucky 57,779 33 Missouri 57,321 34 NC State 56,919 35 Purdue 56,581 36 West Virginia 54,506 37 Arizona State 54,444 38 Mississippi State 53,186 39 Pittsburgh 51,845 40 Kansas State 51,773 41 Utah 51,701 42 Indiana 51,184 43 North Carolina 50,500 44 Colorado 50,469 45 Louisville 50,292 46 Virginia 48,776 47 Rutgers 48,459 48 Georgia Tech 47,694 49 Minnesota 46,519 50 Oklahoma State 44,664 51 UCF 43,409 52 TCU 43,319 53 Arizona 41,782 54 Boston College 41,090 55 Maryland 40,765 56 Kansas 39,478 57 Baylor 39,447 58 Syracuse 38,605 59 Fresno State 38,030 60 UCLA 37,282 61 East Carolina 37,097 62 Cincinnati 36,052 63 California 34,991 64 Vanderbilt 34,813 65 SMU 33,530 66 South Florida 33,194 67 Boise State 32,891 68 Houston 32,215 69 Navy 31,960 70 Colorado State 31,901 71 Appalachian State 31,813 72 UNLV 31,589 73 UConn 30,444 74 Oregon State 30,145 75 Memphis 30,097 76 Wake Forest 29,433 77 Army 28,390 78 Stanford 28,171 79 Southern Miss 27,912 80 Air Force 26,665 81 Washington State 26,527 82 San Diego State 26,189 83 Marshall 25,298 84 New Mexico 25,252 85 James Madison 25,135 86 North Texas 24,493 87 UTSA 24,361 88 Duke 24,283 89 Tulane 24,068 90 Troy 24,053 91 Wyoming 23,433 92 Rice 23,423 93 Georgia Southern 22,541 94 Toledo 21,199 95 Ohio 21,007 96 Western Michigan 20,194 97 Jacksonville State 19,993 98 Louisiana 19,982 99 UAB 19,702 100 Utah State 18,855 101 Old Dominion 18,583 102 Texas State 18,565 103 Bowling Green 18,556 104 Liberty 18,371 105 Coastal Carolina 18,352 106 Nevada 17,875 107 FAU 17,667 108 Temple 17,566 109 Louisiana–Monroe 17,486 110 South Alabama 17,273 111 Arkansas State 16,964 112 Delaware 16,751 113 Tulsa 16,369 114 Central Michigan 16,277 115 UTEP 15,818 116 Georgia State 15,500 117 Eastern Michigan 14,842 118 Western Kentucky 14,772 119 San Jose State 13,997 120 FIU 13,864 121 Buffalo 13,808 122 Hawaii 13,708 123 Louisiana Tech 13,682 124 Charlotte 13,564 125 Middle Tennessee 12,252 126 Miami RedHawks 11,658 127 Northwestern 11,548 128 Missouri State 11,547 129 Kennesaw State 10,743 130 Kent State 9,875 131 New Mexico State 9,505 132 Northern Illinois 9,309 133 Ball State 8,968 134 UMass 8,789 135 Akron 7,729 136 Sam Houston 4,773
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