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For the 2022 FCS season, see 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
2022 NCAA Division I FBS season
Number of teams131
DurationAugust 27, 2022–December 10, 2022
Preseason AP No. 1Ohio State[1]
Postseason
DurationDecember 17, 2022 – January 9, 2023
Bowl games44 scheduled
AP Poll No. 1TBD
Coaches Poll No. 1TBD
College Football Playoff
2023 College Football Playoff National Championship
SiteSoFi Stadium
Inglewood, California
NCAA Division I FBS football seasons
← 2021
2023 →

The 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season will be the 153rd season of college football in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at its highest level of competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The regular season is scheduled to begin on August 27 and end on December 10. The postseason will begin on December 17, and, aside from any all-star games that are scheduled, end on January 9, 2023, with the College Football Playoff National Championship at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. This will be the ninth season of the College Football Playoff (CFP) system.

Rule changes

The following rule changes were approved by the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel for the 2022 season.[2]

  • In games featuring instant replay, when players are disqualified for a targeting call in the second half or in overtime (which requires a carryover penalty of sitting out the first half of the next scheduled game), an appeal process will be available to allow the National Coordinator of Officials (currently Steve Shaw) to review tapes of the targeting penalty for consideration of not requiring the player to sit out the first half of the following game.
  • Injury timeouts awarded due to "deceptive actions" during a game will also be able to reviewed by the National Coordinator of Officials to determine what sanctions, if any, against teams who use this tactic, enforced at the conference or school level.
  • Blocking below the waist will only be permitted inside the tackle box by lineman and stationary backs. Blocks below the waist outside of the tackle box are not allowed.
  • Defensive holding will remain a 10-yard penalty but will always carry an automatic first down. Previously automatic first downs on defensive holding were awarded if the quarterback attempted a pass.
  • Codifying the rule change made shortly after the 2021 ACC Championship Game, ball carriers who simulate a feet-first slide will be declared down at that spot. This rule has informally been referred to as the "Kenny Pickett Rule".
  • Uniform rules were changed to require the sock/leg covering to go from the shoe to the bottom of the pants, similar to the NFL rule.

Other headlines

  • March 1 – The Sun Belt Conference released its 2022 football schedule. Notably, the schedule includes Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, schools that had announced their departure from Conference USA and were then in a dispute with C-USA regarding their departure date, with Marshall having sued C-USA. The SBC release did not mention the dispute or the possibility that the three schools would not be able to join for the 2022 season.[3]
  • March 29 – C-USA and the three aforementioned schools reached a settlement that allowed said schools to join the SBC in July 2022.[4]

Conference realignment

Main article: 2021–22 NCAA conference realignment

One school will play its first FBS season in 2022. James Madison will start a transition from Division I FCS in 2022, joining the Sun Belt Conference. As a full Sun Belt member, it will meet FBS scheduling requirements in the 2022 season, allowing it to be counted as an FBS opponent for scheduling purposes.[5] (Normally, this status would not be available until the second transitional season.)

Three other schools will join the Sun Belt from Conference USA in 2022. Marshall, Old Dominion, and Southern Miss, while initially reported to be making said move in 2023, announced their intent to move in 2022. C-USA had insisted that all three were bound to that league through the 2022–23 school year. Following a brief legal dispute,[6] the parties reached a settlement allowing the schools to leave at the end of June.[4]

School Former conference New conference
James Madison CAA (FCS) Sun Belt
Marshall C-USA Sun Belt
Old Dominion C-USA Sun Belt
Southern Miss C-USA Sun Belt

The 2022 season is expected to be the last for 12 FBS schools in their current conferences or as FBS independents:

School Former conference New conference
BYU Independent Big 12
Charlotte C-USA American
Cincinnati American Big 12
Florida Atlantic C-USA American
Houston American Big 12
Liberty Independent C-USA
New Mexico State Independent C-USA
North Texas C-USA American
Rice C-USA American
UAB C-USA American
UCF American Big 12
UTSA C-USA American

In addition to James Madison, two other FCS schools will start transitions to FBS after the 2022 season. They will not join their future FBS conferences until 2023.

Stadiums

This will be the first season for San Diego State at Snapdragon Stadium, replacing the since-demolished San Diego Stadium after playing at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson for two seasons in 2020 and 2021. The team will play their first game in the new stadium against the Arizona Wildcats on September 3, 2022.[7]

Kickoff games

Rankings reflect the AP Poll entering each week.

"Week Zero"

The regular season will begin on Saturday, August 27 with ten games in Week 0.

Week 1

The majority of FBS teams will open the season on Labor Day weekend. Eight neutral-site "kickoff" games will be held.

Regular season top 10 matchups

Rankings reflect the AP Poll. Rankings for Week 10 and beyond will list College Football Playoff Rankings first and AP Poll second. Teams that failed to be a top 10 team for one poll or the other will be noted.

FCS team wins over FBS teams

Upsets

This section lists instances of unranked teams defeating AP Poll-ranked teams during the season.

Regular season

During the regular season, 0 unranked FBS teams, plus 0 FCS team, defeated ranked FBS teams.

See also: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings § AP Poll

Conference standings

2022 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Tulane y$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
UCF y   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Cincinnati   6 – 2     9 – 4  
SMU   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Houston   5 – 3     8 – 5  
East Carolina   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Navy   4 – 4     4 – 8  
Memphis   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Tulsa   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Temple   1 – 7     3 – 9  
South Florida   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Tulane 45, UCF 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 13 Clemson xy$   8 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 11 Florida State   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Syracuse   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Louisville   4 – 4     8 – 5  
NC State   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     8 – 5  
Boston College   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Coastal Division
North Carolina xy   6 – 2     9 – 5  
No. 22 Pittsburgh   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Duke   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Miami (FL)   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Virginia   1 – 6     3 – 7  
Virginia Tech   1 – 6     3 – 8  
Championship: Clemson 39, North Carolina 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 3 Michigan xy$^   9 – 0     13 – 1  
No. 4 Ohio State ^   8 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 7 Penn State   7 – 2     11 – 2  
Maryland   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Michigan State   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Indiana   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Rutgers   1 – 8     4 – 8  
West Division
Purdue xy   6 – 3     8 – 6  
Illinois   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Iowa   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Minnesota   5 – 4     9 – 4  
Wisconsin   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Nebraska   3 – 6     4 – 8  
Northwestern   1 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Michigan 43, Purdue 22
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Big 12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 TCU y^   9 – 0     13 – 2  
No. 14 Kansas State y$   7 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 25 Texas   6 – 3     8 – 5  
Texas Tech   5 – 4     8 – 5  
Oklahoma State   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Baylor   4 – 5     6 – 7  
Oklahoma   3 – 6     6 – 7  
Kansas   3 – 6     6 – 7  
West Virginia   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Iowa State   1 – 8     4 – 8  
Championship: Kansas State 31, TCU 28OT
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UTSA y$   8 – 0     11 – 3  
North Texas y   6 – 2     7 – 7  
Western Kentucky   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     8 – 5  
UAB   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Rice   3 – 5     5 – 8  
UTEP   3 – 5     5 – 7  
FIU   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Charlotte   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: UTSA 48, North Texas 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Buffalo   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Bowling Green   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Miami (OH)   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Kent State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Akron   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Toledo xy$   5 – 3     9 – 5  
Eastern Michigan x   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Western Michigan   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Ball State   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Central Michigan   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Northern Illinois   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: Toledo 17, Ohio 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Mountain West Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
Boise State xy   8 – 0     10 – 4  
Air Force   5 – 3     10 – 3  
Wyoming   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Utah State   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Colorado State   3 – 5     3 – 9  
New Mexico   0 – 8     2 – 10  
West Division
No. 24 Fresno State xy$   7 – 1     10 – 4  
San Diego State   5 – 3     7 – 6  
San Jose State   5 – 3     7 – 5  
UNLV   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Hawaii   2 – 6     3 – 10  
Nevada   0 – 8     2 – 10  
Championship: Fresno State 28, Boise State 16
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 USC y   8 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 10 Utah y$   7 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 8 Washington   7 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 15 Oregon   7 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 17 Oregon State   6 – 3     10 – 3  
No. 21 UCLA   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Washington State   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Arizona   3 – 6     5 – 7  
California   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Arizona State†   1 – 7     1 – 9  
Stanford   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Colorado   1 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Utah 47, USC 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 1 Georgia xy$#^   8 – 0     15 – 0  
No. 6 Tennessee   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 23 South Carolina   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Kentucky   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Florida   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Missouri   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Vanderbilt   2 – 6     5 – 7  
West Division
No. 16 LSU xy   6 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 5 Alabama x   6 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 20 Mississippi State   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Ole Miss   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Arkansas   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Auburn   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Texas A&M   2 – 6     5 – 7  
Championship: Georgia 50, LSU 30
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 Sun Belt Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Coastal Carolina xy   6 – 2     9 – 4  
James Madison* x   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Marshall   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Georgia Southern   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Appalachian State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Georgia State   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Old Dominion   2 – 6     3 – 9  
West Division
No. 19 Troy xy$   7 – 1     12 – 2  
South Alabama x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Southern Miss   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Louisiana   4 – 4     6 – 7  
Louisiana–Monroe   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Texas State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Arkansas State   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Troy 45, Coastal Carolina 26
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll
2022 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Notre Dame   –     9 – 4  
Liberty   –     8 – 5  
BYU   –     8 – 5  
New Mexico State   –     7 – 6  
Army   –     6 – 6  
UConn   –     6 – 7  
UMass   –     1 – 11  
Rankings from CFP Rankings

Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

The top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls.

Pre-season polls

AP
Ranking Team
1 Ohio State[8]
2 Georgia
3 Alabama
4 Michigan
5 Clemson
6 Texas A&M
7 Oklahoma
8 Notre Dame
9 Tennessee
10 Wisconsin
11 Cincinnati
12 Mississippi State
13 Pittsburgh
14 Utah
15 NC State
16 Penn State
17 Michigan State
18 Florida
19 Minnesota
20 Miami
21 Kentucky
22 Ole Miss
23 BYU
24 Florida State
25 Auburn
USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25

Postseason

Main article: 2022–23 NCAA football bowl games

Bowl game changes:

Coaching changes

Preseason and in-season

This is restricted to coaching changes taking place on or after May 1, 2022, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled game but before its bowl game. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2022, see 2021 NCAA Division I FBS end-of-season coaching changes.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement

End of season

This list includes coaching changes announced during the season that did not take effect until the end of the season.

School Outgoing coach Date Reason Replacement

Television viewers and ratings

Most watched regular season games

All times Eastern. Rankings are from the AP Poll (before 11/2) and CFP Rankings (thereafter).


See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/.amp/ncaa-football-rankings/college-football-rankings-espn-top-25-2022-preseason-poll
  2. ^ "Appeals Process Approved for Football Players called for targeting" (Press release). NCAA. April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sun Belt Releases 2022 Football Schedule, Including Four New Members" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
  4. ^ a b Thamel, Pete (March 29, 2022). "Move of Marshall, Old Dominion, Southern Miss from Conference USA to Sun Belt now complete". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  5. ^ "James Madison to Compete in the Sun Belt Conference Beginning Fall 2022" (Press release). Sun Belt Conference. February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  6. ^ Dinich, Heather (February 23, 2022). "Marshall sues Conference USA to push up departure for Sun Belt". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "New Aztec Stadium To Be Called Snapdragon Stadium". Fox5SanDiego.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  8. ^ https://www.si.com/fannation/college/cfb-hq/.amp/ncaa-football-rankings/college-football-rankings-espn-top-25-2022-preseason-poll
  9. ^ McDaniel, Mike (March 25, 2022). "Outback Bowl to Change Name to 'Tampa Bay Bowl'". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 25, 2022 – via MSN.com.
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