List of NCAA Division I FBS football programs

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This is a list of schools in the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the United States. 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 63 full scholarships, although some conferences voluntarily place further restrictions on athletic aid. The NCAA classifies FBS football as a "head-count" sport, meaning that each player receiving any athletically-related aid from the school counts fully against the 85-player limit. By contrast, FCS football is classified as an "equivalency" sport, which means that scholarship aid is limited to the equivalent of a specified number of full scholarships. In turn, this means that FCS schools can freely grant partial scholarships, but are also limited to a total of 85 players receiving assistance. Another NCAA rule mandates that any multi-sport athlete who plays football and receives any athletic aid is counted against the football limit, with an exception for players in non-scholarship FCS programs who receive aid in another sport.

The three service academies that play in Division I FBS — Air Force, Army, and Navy — are theoretically subject to this rule, but are exempt in practice 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. In contrast, Division I FCS football conducts a 20-team single-elimination tournament, the NCAA Division I Football Championship, to determine its undisputed champion.

[edit] Football Bowl Subdivision programs

School	Team	City	State	Current Conference	Former Conferences	First Played	Joined Div I
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-12	BIAA, WAC	1899
Arizona State	Sun Devils	Tempe	Arizona	Pac-12	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	Mountain West	Big Sky, Big West, WAC	1933^[1]	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	Independent	Rocky Mountain, Mountain States, WAC, MWC	1922
California	Golden Bears	Berkeley	California	Pac-12		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	Pac-12	Colorado Football Association, Rocky Mountain, Mountain States, Big Eight, Big 12	1890
Colorado State	Rams	Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West	WAC	1893
Connecticut	Huskies	Storrs^[2]	Connecticut	Big East	New England Conference, 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
Hawaiʻi	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	Missouri Valley	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, Big West	1901
Louisiana-Lafayette	Ragin' Cajuns	Lafayette	Louisiana	Sun Belt	Independent, Big West	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^[3]	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, OVC	1912
Minnesota	Golden Gophers	Minneapolis-Saint Paul^[4]	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 Ten	Big 8, Big 12, Missouri Valley, Big 6, Big 7,	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-12		1894
Oregon State	Beavers	Corvallis	Oregon	Pac-12		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, WAC	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 Jose	California	WAC		1893
SMU	Mustangs	University Park	Texas	C-USA	SWC, WAC	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	Stanford	California	Pac-12		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-12		1919
UNLV	Rebels	Las Vegas^[5]	Nevada	Mountain West	PCAA/Big West, WAC	1968	1978
USC	Trojans	Los Angeles	California	Pac-12		1888
Utah	Utes	Salt Lake City	Utah	Pac-12	Mountain States, WAC, MWC	1892
Utah State	Aggies	Logan	Utah	WAC	Big West, Independent	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-12		1889
Washington State	Cougars	Pullman	Washington	Pac-12		1894
West Virginia	Mountaineers	Morgantown	West Virginia	Big East	Southern, Independent	1891
Western Kentucky	Hilltoppers	Bowling Green	Kentucky	Sun Belt	OVC	1913	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

[edit] Reclassifying to FBS from Division I FCS

South Alabama	Jaguars	Mobile, Alabama	Sun Belt	2012, full FBS member 2013
Texas State	Bobcats	San Marcos, Texas	WAC	2012, full FBS member 2013
Massachusetts	Minutemen	Amherst, Massachusetts	MAC	2012, full FBS member 2013
UTSA	Roadrunners	San Antonio, Texas	WAC	2012, full FBS member 2013

[edit] FBS programs by state

[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 Red Wolves	Arkansas State University	Jonesboro

[edit] California

[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	Fort Collins

[edit] Connecticut

Connecticut Huskies	University of Connecticut	Storrs

[edit] Florida

[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
Notre Dame Fighting Irish	University of Notre Dame	South Bend
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
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	Western Kentucky University	Bowling Green

[edit] Louisiana

Louisiana-Lafayette 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 Tigers	Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge
Tulane Green Wave	Tulane University	New Orleans

[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
UMass Minutemen (Coming 2012)	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst

[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 Miss Rebels	University of Mississippi	Oxford
Southern Miss Golden Eagles	University of Southern Mississippi	Hattiesburg

[edit] Missouri

Missouri Tigers	University of Missouri	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	Piscataway

[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

[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	University Park
Pittsburgh Panthers	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh
Temple Owls	Temple University	Philadelphia

[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

[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

[edit] Notes

^ 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.
^ UConn currently plays its home games in East Hartford, Connecticut.
^ Miami currently plays its home games in Miami Gardens, Florida.
^ Minnesota currently plays its home games on the Minneapolis portion of its campus.
^ The UNLV campus is not within the City of Las Vegas, but is instead in the adjacent unincorporated community of Paradise. The football team plays its home games in another unincorporated Las Vegas suburb, Whitney.

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.

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] References

NCAA Sports Sponsorship: Football Bowl Subdivision

[edit] See also

[0] 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.

[1] UConn currently plays its home games in East Hartford, Connecticut.

[2] Miami currently plays its home games in Miami Gardens, Florida.

[3] Minnesota currently plays its home games on the Minneapolis portion of its campus.

[4] The UNLV campus is not within the City of Las Vegas, but is instead in the adjacent unincorporated community of Paradise. The football team plays its home games in another unincorporated Las Vegas suburb, Whitney.

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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 José State Spartans	San Jose State University	San Jose
USC Trojans	University of Southern California	Los Angeles
Stanford Cardinal	Stanford University	Palo Alto
UCLA Bruins	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles

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 Knights	University of Central Florida	Orlando

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
Miami RedHawks	Miami University	Oxford
Ohio Bobcats	Ohio University	Athens
Ohio State Buckeyes	The Ohio State University	Columbus
Toledo Rockets	University of Toledo	Toledo

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
UTSA Roadrunners (Coming 2012)	University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio
Texas State Bobcats (Coming 2012)	Texas State University–San Marcos	San Marcos
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