List of NCAA Division I FBS football programs

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This is a list of schools in Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) 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 (FCS) 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 65 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.

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[edit] Football Bowl Subdivision Programs

School Team Location Current
Conference		 Former
Conferences		 First
Played
Air Force Falcons Colorado Springs, Colorado Mountain West Independent, WAC 1955
Akron Zips Akron, Ohio MAC
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
Arkansas State Indians Jonesboro, Arkansas Sun Belt
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
Baylor Bears Waco, Texas Big 12
Boise State Broncos Boise, Idaho WAC Big Sky, Big West 1933[1]
Boston College Eagles Newton, Massachusetts ACC Big East
Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green, Ohio MAC
Buffalo Bulls Buffalo, New York MAC
BYU Cougars Provo, Utah Mountain West Rocky Mountain, Mountain States, WAC 1922
California Golden Bears Berkeley, California Pac-10 Pacific Coast 1886
Central Michigan Chippewas Mount Pleasant, Michigan MAC
Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati, Ohio Big East C-USA
Clemson Tigers Clemson, South Carolina ACC SIAA, Southern
Colorado Buffaloes Boulder, Colorado Big 12 Colorado Football Association, Rocky Mountain, Mountain States, Big Eight 1890
Colorado State Rams Fort Collins, Colorado Mountain West
Connecticut Huskies Storrs, Connecticut Big East Yankee, A10, Independent
Duke Blue Devils Durham, North Carolina ACC Southern
Eastern Michigan Eagles Ypsilanti, Michigan MAC
ECU Pirates Greenville, North Carolina C-USA
FIU Golden Panthers Miami, Florida Sun Belt
Florida Gators Gainesville, Florida SEC SIAA, Southern 1906
Florida Atlantic Owls Boca Raton, Florida Sun Belt
Florida State Seminoles Tallahassee, Florida ACC Independent 1947
Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno, California WAC
Georgia Bulldogs Athens, Georgia SEC SIAA, Southern 1892
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Atlanta, Georgia ACC SIAA, Southern, SEC, Independent
Hawaiʻi Warriors Honolulu, Hawaii WAC
Houston Cougars Houston, Texas C-USA SWC
Idaho Vandals Moscow, Idaho WAC
Illinois Fighting Illini Urbana-Champaign, Illinois Big Ten
Indiana Hoosiers Bloomington, Indiana Big Ten
Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa City, Iowa Big Ten
Iowa State Cyclones Ames, Iowa Big 12
Kansas Jayhawks Lawrence, Kansas Big 12
Kansas State Wildcats Manhattan, Kansas Big 12
Kent State Golden Flashes Kent, Ohio MAC
Kentucky Wildcats Lexington, Kentucky SEC SIAA, Southern 1881
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Ruston, Louisiana WAC
Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Lafayette, Louisiana Sun Belt
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Monroe, Louisiana Sun Belt
Louisville Cardinals Louisville, Kentucky Big East Independent, C-USA
LSU Tigers Baton Rouge, Louisiana SEC SIAA, Southern 1893
Marshall Thundering Herd Huntington, West Virginia C-USA WVIAC, MAC, Southern, MAC (again)
Maryland Terrapins College Park, Maryland ACC SIAA, Southern
Memphis Tigers Memphis, Tennessee C-USA
Miami Hurricanes Coral Gables, Florida ACC SIAA, Independent, Big East
Miami University RedHawks Oxford, Ohio MAC
Michigan Wolverines Ann Arbor, Michigan Big Ten
Michigan State Spartans East Lansing, Michigan Big Ten
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Murfreesboro, Tennessee Sun Belt
Minnesota Golden Gophers Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Minnesota Big Ten
Mississippi State Bulldogs Starkville, Mississippi SEC SIAA, Southern
Missouri Tigers Columbia, Missouri Big 12
Navy Midshipmen Annapolis, Maryland Independent
NC State Wolfpack Raleigh, North Carolina ACC SIAA, Southern
Nebraska Cornhuskers Lincoln, Nebraska Big 12
Nevada Wolf Pack Reno, Nevada WAC
New Mexico Lobos Albuquerque, New Mexico Mountain West BIAA, WAC
New Mexico State Aggies Las Cruces, New Mexico WAC
North Carolina Tar Heels Chapel Hill, North Carolina ACC SIAA, Southern
North Texas Mean Green Denton, Texas Sun Belt
Northern Illinois Huskies DeKalb, Illinois MAC
Northwestern Wildcats Evanston, Illinois Big Ten
Notre Dame Fighting Irish South Bend, Indiana Independent
Ohio Bobcats Athens, Ohio MAC
Ohio State Buckeyes Columbus, Ohio Big Ten
Oklahoma Sooners Norman, Oklahoma Big 12
Oklahoma State Cowboys Stillwater, Oklahoma Big 12
Ole Miss Rebels Oxford, Mississippi SEC SIAA, Southern
Oregon Ducks Eugene, Oregon Pac-10
Oregon State Beavers Corvallis, Oregon Pac-10
Penn State Nittany Lions State College, Pennsylvania Big Ten Independent 1881
Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Big East Independent
Purdue Boilermakers West Lafayette, Indiana Big Ten
Rice Owls Houston, Texas C-USA SWC
Rutgers Scarlet Knights New Brunswick, New Jersey Big East
San Diego State Aztecs San Diego, California Mountain West WAC
San Jose State Spartans San Jose, California WAC
SMU Mustangs University Park, Texas C-USA SWC
South Carolina Gamecocks Columbia, South Carolina SEC SIAA, Southern, ACC, Independent
South Florida Bulls Tampa, Florida Big East Independent, C-USA
Southern Miss Golden Eagles Hattiesburg, Mississippi C-USA
Stanford Cardinal Palo Alto, California Pac-10
Syracuse Orange Syracuse, New York Big East
TCU Horned Frogs Fort Worth, Texas Mountain West SWC, WAC, C-USA
Temple Owls Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Independent (will join MAC in 2007) Independent, Big East
Tennessee Volunteers Knoxville, Tennessee SEC SIAA, Southern 1891
Texas Longhorns Austin, Texas Big 12 SWC
Texas A&M Aggies College Station, Texas Big 12 SWC
Texas Tech Red Raiders Lubbock, Texas Big 12 SWC
Toledo Rockets Toledo, Ohio MAC
Troy Trojans Troy, Alabama Sun Belt
Tulane Green Wave New Orleans, Louisiana C-USA SIAA, Southern, SEC, Independent
Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa, Oklahoma C-USA WAC
UAB Blazers Birmingham, Alabama C-USA
UCF Golden Knights Orlando, Florida C-USA MAC
UCLA Bruins Los Angeles, California Pac-10
UNLV Rebels Las Vegas, Nevada Mountain West PCAA/Big West, WAC
USC Trojans Los Angeles, California Pac-10
Utah Utes Salt Lake City, Utah Mountain West Mountain States, WAC
Utah State Aggies Logan, Utah WAC
UTEP Miners El Paso, Texas C-USA BIAA, WAC
Vanderbilt Commodores Nashville, Tennessee SEC SIAA, Southern 1890
Virginia Cavaliers Charlottesville, Virginia ACC SIAA, Southern 1888
Virginia Tech Hokies Blacksburg, Virginia ACC SIAA, Southern, Independent, Big East
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Winston-Salem, North Carolina ACC
Washington Huskies Seattle, Washington Pac-10
Washington State Cougars Pullman, Washington Pac-10
West Virginia Mountaineers Morgantown, West Virginia Big East
Western Michigan Broncos Kalamazoo, Michigan MAC
Wisconsin Badgers Madison, Wisconsin Big Ten
Wyoming Cowboys Laramie, Wyoming Mountain West


[edit] Reclassifying to FBS from Division I FCS

School Team Location New
Conference		 Expected
Date
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Bowling Green, Kentucky Sun Belt 2009-10

[edit] FBS Programs by State

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 Hawaiʻi Rainbow Wahine and Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters.

However, because this is a list of American football programs, which by definition are traditionally all-male (Katie Hnida notwithstanding), only the men's form is given. Hawaiʻi is a special case, as its men's teams are variously called Warriors, Rainbow Warriors, and Rainbows. Here, the football nickname is used.

[edit] Alabama

Alabama Crimson Tide University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
Auburn Tigers Auburn University Auburn
Troy Trojans Troy University Troy
UAB Blazers University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham

[edit] Arizona

Arizona Wildcats University of Arizona Tucson
Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State University Tempe

[edit] Arkansas

Arkansas Razorbacks University of Arkansas Fayetteville
Arkansas State Indians Arkansas State University Jonesboro

[edit] California

California Golden Bears University of California, Berkeley Berkeley
Fresno State Bulldogs California State University, Fresno Fresno
San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State University San Diego
San Jose State Spartans San José State University San Jose
USC1 Trojans University of Southern California Los Angeles
Stanford Cardinal Stanford University Palo Alto
UCLA Bruins University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles


1 The school prefers to be called "Southern California" for athletics purposes, but national news media generally use "USC".

[edit] Colorado

Air Force Falcons United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs
Colorado Buffaloes University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder
Colorado State Rams Colorado State University Ft. Collins

[edit] Connecticut

Connecticut Huskies University of Connecticut Storrs

[edit] Florida

FIU Golden Panthers Florida International University Miami
Florida Gators University of Florida Gainesville
Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton
Florida State Seminoles Florida State University Tallahassee
Miami Hurricanes University of Miami Coral Gables
South Florida Bulls University of South Florida Tampa
UCF Golden Knights University of Central Florida Orlando

[edit] Georgia

Georgia Bulldogs University of Georgia Athens
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta

[edit] Hawaii

Hawaiʻi Warriors University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Honolulu

[edit] Idaho

Boise State Broncos Boise State University Boise
Idaho Vandals University of Idaho Moscow

[edit] Illinois

Illinois Fighting Illini University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana-Champaign
Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois University DeKalb
Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern University Evanston

[edit] Indiana

Ball State Cardinals Ball State University Muncie
Indiana Hoosiers Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington
Notre Dame Fighting Irish University of Notre Dame Notre Dame
Purdue Boilermakers Purdue University West Lafayette

[edit] Iowa

Iowa Hawkeyes University of Iowa Iowa City
Iowa State Cyclones Iowa State University Ames

[edit] Kansas

Kansas Jayhawks University of Kansas Lawrence
Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State University Manhattan

[edit] Kentucky

Kentucky Wildcats University of Kentucky Lexington
Louisville Cardinals University of Louisville Louisville

[edit] Louisiana

Louisiana-Lafayette1 Ragin' Cajuns University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe
Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Louisiana Tech University Ruston
LSU Fightin' Tigers Louisiana State University Baton Rouge
Tulane Green Wave Tulane University New Orleans

1 The official, trademarked name of the athletic program is Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns. National media, however, add "Lafayette" to distinguish the school from Louisiana-Monroe.

[edit] Maryland

Maryland Terrapins University of Maryland, College Park College Park
Navy Midshipmen United States Naval Academy Annapolis

[edit] Massachusetts

Boston College Eagles Boston College Chestnut Hill

[edit] Michigan

Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant
Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti
Michigan Wolverines University of Michigan Ann Arbor
Michigan State Spartans Michigan State University East Lansing
Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan University Kalamazoo

[edit] Minnesota

Minnesota Golden Gophers University of Minnesota Twin Cities Minneapolis and St. Paul

[edit] Mississippi

Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi State University Starkville
Ole Miss1 Rebels University of Mississippi Oxford
Southern Miss Golden Eagles and Lady Eagles The University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg

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".

[edit] Missouri

Missouri Tigers University of Missouri–Columbia Columbia

[edit] Nebraska

Nebraska Cornhuskers University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln

[edit] Nevada

Nevada Wolf Pack University of Nevada, Reno Reno
UNLV Rebels University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas


[edit] New Jersey

Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers University New Brunswick

[edit] New Mexico

New Mexico Lobos University of New Mexico Albuquerque
New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State University Las Cruces

[edit] New York

Army Black Knights United States Military Academy West Point
Buffalo Bulls University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo
Syracuse Orange Syracuse University Syracuse

[edit] North Carolina

Duke Blue Devils Duke University Durham
East Carolina Pirates East Carolina University Greenville
North Carolina Tar Heels University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill
North Carolina State Wolfpack North Carolina State University Raleigh
Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest University Winston-Salem

[edit] Ohio

Akron Zips University of Akron Akron
Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green State University Bowling Green
Cincinnati Bearcats University of Cincinnati Cincinnati
Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State University Kent
Miami1 RedHawks Miami University Oxford
Ohio Bobcats Ohio University Athens
Ohio State Buckeyes The Ohio State University Columbus
Toledo Rockets University of Toledo Toledo

1 National media generally refer to the school as "Miami (Ohio)" to distinguish it from the University of Miami in Florida.

[edit] Oklahoma

Oklahoma Sooners University of Oklahoma Norman
Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Stillwater
Tulsa Golden Hurricane University of Tulsa Tulsa

[edit] Oregon

Oregon Ducks University of Oregon Eugene
Oregon State Beavers Oregon State University Corvallis

[edit] Pennsylvania

Penn State Nittany Lions Pennsylvania State University State College
Pittsburgh1 Panthers University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh
Temple Owls Temple University Philadelphia

1 The school also widely uses its historic short form of "Pitt".

[edit] South Carolina

Clemson Tigers Clemson University Clemson
South Carolina Gamecocks University of South Carolina Columbia

[edit] Tennessee

Memphis Tigers University of Memphis Memphis
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro
Tennessee Volunteers University of Tennessee Knoxville
Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt University Nashville

[edit] Texas

Baylor Bears Baylor University Waco
Houston Cougars University of Houston Houston
North Texas Mean Green University of North Texas Denton
Rice Owls Rice University Houston
SMU Mustangs Southern Methodist University University Park
TCU Horned Frogs Texas Christian University Fort Worth
Texas Longhorns University of Texas at Austin Austin
Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M University College Station
Texas Tech Red Raiders Texas Tech University Lubbock
UTEP Miners University of Texas at El Paso El Paso

[edit] Utah

BYU Cougars Brigham Young University Provo
Utah Utes University of Utah Salt Lake City
Utah State Aggies Utah State University Logan

[edit] Virginia

Virginia Cavaliers University of Virginia Charlottesville
Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg

[edit] Washington

Washington Huskies University of Washington Seattle
Washington State Cougars Washington State University Pullman

[edit] West Virginia

Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall University Huntington
West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia University Morgantown

[edit] Wisconsin

Wisconsin Badgers University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison

[edit] Wyoming

Wyoming Cowboys University of Wyoming Laramie

Alaska, Delaware, Maine, Montana, New Hampsire, North Dakota, Rhode Islande, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, and Washington D.C. do not currently have FBS programs.

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ 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.


[edit] See also

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