This is a
list of schools in Division I Football Bowl
Subdivision of the United States
National Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA). By definition, all schools
in this grouping have varsity
football teams.
Schools in Division I FBS are distinguished from those in the
Division
I Football Championship Subdivision by the following:
- FBS programs are allowed to provide scholarship aid to a total of 85
players, and may grant a full scholarship to all 85. FCS schools
are limited to financial assistance amounting to a maximum of 63
full scholarships (although some conferences voluntarily place
further restrictions on athletic aid). Unlike FBS schools, for whom
an athlete receiving a partial scholarship counts fully against the
limit of 85, FCS schools can freely grant partial scholarships, but
are also limited to a total of 85 players receiving assistance.
- The three service
academies that play in Division I FBS — Air Force, Army, and
Navy — are exempt from this rule because all students at these
schools receive full scholarships from the federal government.
- Division I FBS football is the only NCAA sport without a formal
tournament to determine an undisputed national champion. FBS
schools instead play in a series of postseason bowl games, culminating in the BCS National Championship Game,
which attempts to crown a single national champion. Other
organizations, most notably the Associated Press, crown their own champions
via polling. The BCS and AP have not always agreed on a single
champion. FCS football, on the other hand, conducts a 16-team
single-elimination tournament to determine its undisputed
champion.
Football Bowl Subdivision programs
| School |
Team |
City |
State |
Current
Conference |
Former
Conferences |
First
Played |
Joined
Div 1 |
| Air Force |
Falcons |
Colorado Springs |
Colorado |
Mountain West |
Independent, WAC |
1955 |
|
Akron |
Zips |
Akron |
Ohio |
MAC |
|
1891 |
|
Alabama |
Crimson Tide |
Tuscaloosa |
Alabama |
SEC |
SIAA, Southern |
1892 |
|
Arizona |
Wildcats |
Tucson |
Arizona |
Pac-10 |
BIAA, WAC |
1899 |
|
Arizona State |
Sun
Devils |
Tempe |
Arizona |
Pac-10 |
BIAA, WAC |
1897 |
|
Arkansas |
Razorbacks |
Fayetteville |
Arkansas |
SEC |
SWC |
1894 |
Arkansas State |
Red
Wolves |
Jonesboro |
Arkansas |
Sun Belt |
|
1911 |
|
Army |
Black Knights |
West Point |
New
York |
Independent |
Independent, C-USA |
1890 |
|
Auburn |
Tigers |
Auburn |
Alabama |
SEC |
SIAA, Southern |
1892 |
|
Ball State |
Cardinals |
Muncie |
Indiana |
MAC |
|
1924 |
|
Baylor |
Bears |
Waco |
Texas |
Big 12 |
SWC |
1899 |
|
Boise State |
Broncos |
Boise |
Idaho |
WAC |
Big Sky, Big West |
1933 |
1996 |
Boston College |
Eagles |
Chestnut Hill |
Massachusetts |
ACC |
Big East |
1893 |
|
| Bowling
Green |
Falcons |
Bowling Green |
Ohio |
MAC |
|
1919 |
|
| Buffalo |
Bulls |
Buffalo |
New
York |
MAC |
|
1894 |
|
BYU |
Cougars |
Provo |
Utah |
Mountain West |
Rocky
Mountain, Mountain
States, WAC |
1922 |
|
California |
Golden
Bears |
Berkeley |
California |
Pac-10 |
Pacific Coast |
1882 |
|
Central Michigan |
Chippewas |
Mount Pleasant |
Michigan |
MAC |
|
1896 |
|
Cincinnati |
Bearcats |
Cincinnati |
Ohio |
Big East |
C-USA |
1885 |
|
Clemson |
Tigers |
Clemson |
South Carolina |
ACC |
SAIAA,
SIAA,
Southern |
1896 |
|
Colorado |
Buffaloes |
Boulder |
Colorado |
Big 12 |
Colorado Football
Association, Rocky Mountain, Mountain States, Big Eight |
1890 |
|
Colorado State |
Rams |
Fort Collins |
Colorado |
Mountain West |
WAC |
1893 |
|
Connecticut |
Huskies |
Storrs |
Connecticut |
Big East |
Yankee, A10, Independent |
1896 |
|
Duke |
Blue Devils |
Durham |
North Carolina |
ACC |
Southern |
1888 |
|
Eastern Michigan |
Eagles |
Ypsilanti |
Michigan |
MAC |
|
1891 |
|
ECU |
Pirates |
Greenville |
North Carolina |
C-USA |
Independent, North State Conference, Carolinas Conference, Southern Conference |
1932 |
|
FIU |
Golden
Panthers |
Miami |
Florida |
Sun Belt |
|
2002 |
2005 |
Florida |
Gators |
Gainesville |
Florida |
SEC |
SIAA, Southern |
1906 |
|
Florida Atlantic |
Owls |
Boca Raton |
Florida |
Sun Belt |
|
2001 |
|
Florida State |
Seminoles |
Tallahassee |
Florida |
ACC |
Independent |
1947 |
|
Fresno
State |
Bulldogs |
Fresno |
California |
WAC |
|
1921 |
|
Georgia |
Bulldogs |
Athens |
Georgia |
SEC |
SIAA, Southern |
1892 |
|
Georgia Tech |
Yellow
Jackets |
Atlanta |
Georgia |
ACC |
SIAA, Southern, SEC, Independent |
1892 |
|
Hawaii |
Warriors |
Honolulu |
Hawaii |
WAC |
|
1909 |
|
Houston |
Cougars |
Houston |
Texas |
C-USA |
SWC |
1946 |
|
Idaho |
Vandals |
Moscow |
Idaho |
WAC |
Big Sky, Big West, Sun Belt |
1894 |
|
Illinois |
Fighting
Illini |
Urbana -Champaign |
Illinois |
Big Ten |
|
1890 |
|
Indiana |
Hoosiers |
Bloomington |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
|
1887 |
|
Iowa |
Hawkeyes |
Iowa City |
Iowa |
Big Ten |
|
1889 |
|
Iowa State |
Cyclones |
Ames |
Iowa |
Big 12 |
Missouri Valley, Big
6, Big 7, Big 8 |
1892 |
|
Kansas |
Jayhawks |
Lawrence |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
Missouri Valley, Big 6, Big 8 |
1890 |
|
Kansas State |
Wildcats |
Manhattan |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
Big 8 |
1893 |
|
Kent State |
Golden
Flashes |
Kent |
Ohio |
MAC |
|
1920 |
|
Kentucky |
Wildcats |
Lexington |
Kentucky |
SEC |
SIAA, Southern |
1881 |
|
| Louisiana Tech |
Bulldogs |
Ruston |
Louisiana |
WAC |
SIAA, Southland Conference, Independent |
1901 |
|
| Louisiana-Lafayette |
Ragin'
Cajuns |
Lafayette |
Louisiana |
Sun Belt |
|
1901 |
|
Louisiana-Monroe |
Warhawks |
Monroe |
Louisiana |
Sun Belt |
SIAA |
1931 |
|
Louisville |
Cardinals |
Louisville |
Kentucky |
Big East |
SIAA, Independent, C-USA |
1912 |
|
LSU |
Tigers |
Baton Rouge |
Louisiana |
SEC |
SIAA, Southern |
1893 |
|
Marshall |
Thundering
Herd |
Huntington |
West Virginia |
C-USA |
WVIAC,
MAC, Southern, MAC |
1895 |
|
Maryland |
Terrapins |
College Park |
Maryland |
ACC |
MIFA, SAIAA,
Southern |
1892 |
|
Memphis |
Tigers |
Memphis |
Tennessee |
C-USA |
SIAA |
1912 |
Miami |
Hurricanes |
Coral Gables |
Florida |
ACC |
SIAA, Independent, Big East |
1926 |
Miami University |
RedHawks |
Oxford |
Ohio |
MAC |
|
1888 |
|
Michigan |
Wolverines |
Ann Arbor |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
IAAN |
1879 |
|
Michigan State |
Spartans |
East Lansing |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
|
1896 |
|
Middle
Tennessee |
Blue
Raiders |
Murfreesboro |
Tennessee |
Sun Belt |
SIAA |
1912 |
|
Minnesota |
Golden
Gophers |
Minneapolis -Saint Paul |
Minnesota |
Big Ten |
IAAN |
1882 |
|
Mississippi State |
Bulldogs |
Starkville |
Mississippi |
SEC |
SIAA, Southern |
1895 |
|
Missouri |
Tigers |
Columbia |
Missouri |
Big 12 |
Big 8 |
1890 |
|
Navy |
Midshipmen |
Annapolis |
Maryland |
Independent |
|
1879 |
|
NC State |
Wolfpack |
Raleigh |
North Carolina |
ACC |
SAIAA,
SIAA,
Southern |
1892 |
|
| Nebraska |
Cornhuskers |
Lincoln |
Nebraska |
Big 12 |
Big 8 |
1890 |
|
Nevada |
Wolf Pack |
Reno |
Nevada |
WAC |
|
1896 |
|
New Mexico |
Lobos |
Albuquerque |
New Mexico |
Mountain West |
BIAA, WAC |
1889 |
|
New Mexico State |
Aggies |
Las Cruces |
New Mexico |
WAC |
BIAA, MVC, PCAA/Big West, Sun Belt |
1888 |
|
North Carolina |
Tar Heels |
Chapel Hill |
North Carolina |
ACC |
SAIAA,
SIAA,
Southern |
1888 |
|
North Texas |
Mean Green |
Denton |
Texas |
Sun Belt |
|
1913 |
|
Northern Illinois |
Huskies |
DeKalb |
Illinois |
MAC |
|
1899 |
|
Northwestern |
Wildcats |
Evanston |
Illinois |
Big Ten |
IAAN |
1876 |
|
Notre Dame |
Fighting
Irish |
South Bend |
Indiana |
Independent |
|
1887 |
|
Ohio |
Bobcats |
Athens |
Ohio |
MAC |
|
1894 |
|
Ohio State |
Buckeyes |
Columbus |
Ohio |
Big Ten |
|
1890 |
|
Oklahoma |
Sooners |
Norman |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
Big 8 |
1895 |
|
| Oklahoma
State |
Cowboys |
Stillwater |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
Big 8 |
1901 |
|
Ole Miss |
Rebels |
Oxford |
Mississippi |
SEC |
SIAA, Southern |
1893 |
|
Oregon |
Ducks |
Eugene |
Oregon |
Pac-10 |
|
1894 |
|
Oregon State |
Beavers |
Corvallis |
Oregon |
Pac-10 |
|
1893 |
|
Penn State |
Nittany
Lions |
University Park |
Pennsylvania |
Big Ten |
Independent |
1887 |
|
Pittsburgh |
Panthers |
Pittsburgh |
Pennsylvania |
Big East |
Independent |
1890 |
|
Purdue |
Boilermakers |
West Lafayette |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
|
1887 |
|
| Rice |
Owls |
Houston |
Texas |
C-USA |
SWC |
1912 |
|
Rutgers |
Scarlet
Knights |
Piscataway |
New Jersey |
Big East |
|
1869 |
|
San Diego State |
Aztecs |
San Diego |
California |
Mountain West |
WAC |
1921 |
|
San Jose State |
Spartans |
San José |
California |
WAC |
|
1893 |
|
SMU |
Mustangs |
University Park |
Texas |
C-USA |
SWC |
1915 |
|
South Carolina |
Gamecocks |
Columbia |
South Carolina |
SEC |
SIAA, Southern, ACC, Independent |
1892 |
|
South Florida |
Bulls |
Tampa |
Florida |
Big East |
Independent, C-USA |
1997 |
2001 |
Southern Miss |
Golden
Eagles |
Hattiesburg |
Mississippi |
C-USA |
SIAA |
1912 |
|
Stanford |
Cardinal |
Palo Alto |
California |
Pac-10 |
|
1891 |
|
Syracuse |
Orange |
Syracuse |
New
York |
Big East |
|
1889 |
|
TCU |
Horned Frogs |
Fort Worth |
Texas |
Mountain West |
SWC, WAC, C-USA |
1896 |
|
Temple |
Owls |
Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania |
MAC |
Independent, Big East |
1894 |
|
Tennessee |
Volunteers |
Knoxville |
Tennessee |
SEC |
SIAA, Southern |
1891 |
|
Texas |
Longhorns |
Austin |
Texas |
Big 12 |
SIAA, SWC |
1893 |
|
Texas A&M |
Aggies |
College Station |
Texas |
Big 12 |
SIAA, SWC |
1894 |
|
Texas Tech |
Red Raiders |
Lubbock |
Texas |
Big 12 |
SWC |
1925 |
|
Toledo |
Rockets |
Toledo |
Ohio |
MAC |
|
1917 |
|
Troy |
Trojans |
Troy |
Alabama |
Sun Belt |
SIAA |
1909 |
|
Tulane |
Green Wave |
New Orleans |
Louisiana |
C-USA |
SIAA, Southern, SEC, Independent |
1893 |
|
Tulsa |
Golden
Hurricane |
Tulsa |
Oklahoma |
C-USA |
WAC |
1895 |
|
| UAB |
Blazers |
Birmingham |
Alabama |
C-USA |
|
1991 |
1996 |
UCF |
Knights |
Orlando |
Florida |
C-USA |
MAC |
1979 |
1996 |
UCLA |
Bruins |
Los Angeles |
California |
Pac-10 |
|
1919 |
|
UNLV |
Rebels |
Las Vegas |
Nevada |
Mountain West |
PCAA/Big West, WAC |
1968 |
1978 |
USC |
Trojans |
Los Angeles |
California |
Pac-10 |
|
1888 |
|
Utah |
Utes |
Salt Lake City |
Utah |
Mountain West |
Mountain States,
WAC |
1892 |
|
| Utah State |
Aggies |
Logan |
Utah |
WAC |
|
1892 |
|
UTEP |
Miners |
El Paso |
Texas |
C-USA |
BIAA, WAC |
1914 |
|
Vanderbilt |
Commodores |
Nashville |
Tennessee |
SEC |
SIAA, Southern |
1890 |
|
Virginia |
Cavaliers |
Charlottesville |
Virginia |
ACC |
SAIAA,
Southern |
1888 |
|
Virginia Tech |
Hokies |
Blacksburg |
Virginia |
ACC |
SAIAA,
SIAA,
Southern, Independent, Big East |
1892 |
|
Wake Forest |
Demon
Deacons |
Winston-Salem |
North Carolina |
ACC |
Southern |
1888 |
|
Washington |
Huskies |
Seattle |
Washington |
Pac-10 |
|
1889 |
|
Washington State |
Cougars |
Pullman |
Washington |
Pac-10 |
|
1894 |
|
West Virginia |
Mountaineers |
Morgantown |
West Virginia |
Big East |
Southern, Independent |
1891 |
|
Western Kentucky |
Hilltoppers |
Bowling Green |
Kentucky |
Sun Belt |
Sun Belt |
|
2009 |
Western Michigan |
Broncos |
Kalamazoo |
Michigan |
MAC |
MCC |
1905 |
|
Wisconsin |
Badgers |
Madison |
Wisconsin |
Big Ten |
IAAN |
1889 |
|
Wyoming |
Cowboys |
Laramie |
Wyoming |
Mountain West |
WAC |
1893 |
|
Reclassifying to FBS from Division I FCS
FBS Programs by State
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
1 The University of South Florida prefers the initials
"USF" for athletics, but the media often uses both "South Florida"
and "USF."
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
1 The trademarked name of the athletic program is
Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns however the university's
official name (as set by the Louisiana legislature) is the
University of Louisiana - Lafayette.
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
1 National media generally use "Mississippi" in score
listings and on first reference, but will frequently use "Ole Miss"
on later reference. The school athletic department prefers "Ole
Miss".
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
1 National media generally refer to the school as "Miami
(Ohio)" to distinguish it from the University of Miami in
Florida.
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
1 The school also widely uses its historic short form of
"Pitt".
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Notes and references
- At that time, the school was a two-year college known as Boise
Junior College. The school did not become a four-year institution
until 1965, and only began playing football against four-year
schools in 1968.
- Alaska, Delaware, Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota,
Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, and Washington D.C. do not
currently have FBS programs.
- Several schools have different athletic nicknames for men's and
women's teams. Usually, this is a matter of preceding the main
nickname with "Lady", such as LSU Lady Tigers and Tennessee Lady Vols. The two FBS
schools nicknamed Cowboys, Oklahoma State and Wyoming, use Cowgirls
for women's teams. However, in some cases, the women's team
nickname has a completely different form, as in Hawaii Rainbow Wahine and Louisiana Tech Lady
Techsters.
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