2015 season
128 teams across 5 tiers · ingest from CFBD regular season
Regular season champions
Tier winners — the top finisher in each tier on points, before any promotion playoff or main-playoff games.
Tier standings
Final regular-season standings within each tier. Promoted rows tinted green, relegated rows tinted red, survival winners tinted amber.
Premier24 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford | 11 | 2 | 43 | 484 | 300 | +184 | |
| 2 | Michigan State | 12 | 1 | 39 | 417 | 266 | +151 | |
| 3 | Alabama | 12 | 1 | 38 | 443 | 187 | +256 | |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 11 | 1 | 37 | 549 | 249 | +300 | |
| 5 | Ohio State | 11 | 1 | 34 | 420 | 168 | +252 | |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 10 | 2 | 32 | 417 | 269 | +148 | |
| 7 | TCU | 10 | 2 | 31 | 500 | 313 | +187 | |
| 8 | Florida State | 10 | 2 | 27 | 388 | 189 | +199 | |
| 9 | Michigan | 9 | 3 | 27 | 367 | 206 | +161 | |
| 10 | BYU | 9 | 3 | 27 | 410 | 262 | +148 | |
| 11 | Oregon | 9 | 3 | 27 | 518 | 441 | +77 | |
| 12 | UCLA | 8 | 4 | 26 | 390 | 301 | +89 | |
| 13 | LSU | 8 | 3 | 26 | 338 | 264 | +74 | |
| 14 | Baylor | 9 | 3 | 25 | 576 | 330 | +246 | |
| 15 | USC | 8 | 5 | 25 | 454 | 337 | +117 | |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 9 | 3 | 24 | 325 | 157 | +168 | |
| 17 | Miami (FL) | 8 | 4 | 24 | 347 | 346 | +1 | |
| 18 | Georgia | 9 | 3 | 22 | 318 | 203 | +115 | |
| 19 | Texas | 5 | 7 | 19 | 317 | 364 | -47 | |
| 20 | Nebraska | 5 | 7 | 14 | 390 | 333 | +57 | |
| 21 | Auburn | 6 | 6 | 12 | 326 | 328 | -2 | Relegated |
| 22 | Kansas State | 6 | 6 | 11 | 366 | 364 | +2 | Relegated |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 3 | 9 | 6 | 351 | 309 | +42 | Relegated |
| 24 | UCF | 0 | 12 | -3 | 167 | 452 | -285 | Survived |
Tier 224 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 13 | 0 | 44 | 500 | 263 | +237 | Promoted |
| 2 | Iowa | 12 | 1 | 33 | 417 | 240 | +177 | Promoted |
| 3 | Utah | 9 | 3 | 31 | 363 | 262 | +101 | |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 2 | 30 | 494 | 348 | +146 | |
| 5 | Northwestern | 10 | 2 | 29 | 248 | 197 | +51 | |
| 6 | Houston | 12 | 1 | 27 | 528 | 266 | +262 | Promoted (playoff) |
| 7 | Ole Miss | 9 | 3 | 27 | 483 | 274 | +209 | |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 4 | 23 | 339 | 295 | +44 | |
| 9 | Cincinnati | 7 | 5 | 22 | 433 | 363 | +70 | |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 8 | 4 | 21 | 340 | 259 | +81 | |
| 11 | Boise State | 8 | 4 | 18 | 453 | 256 | +197 | |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 7 | 5 | 18 | 559 | 511 | +48 | |
| 13 | Washington | 6 | 6 | 16 | 354 | 213 | +141 | |
| 14 | West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 16 | 399 | 278 | +121 | |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 6 | 16 | 348 | 290 | +58 | |
| 16 | Louisville | 7 | 5 | 16 | 346 | 292 | +54 | |
| 17 | Arizona State | 6 | 6 | 16 | 408 | 392 | +16 | |
| 18 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 5 | 15 | 429 | 332 | +97 | |
| 19 | East Carolina | 5 | 7 | 14 | 329 | 312 | +17 | |
| 20 | Arizona | 6 | 6 | 14 | 441 | 428 | +13 | |
| 21 | Missouri | 5 | 7 | 14 | 163 | 194 | -31 | Relegated |
| 22 | Nevada | 6 | 6 | 11 | 313 | 326 | -13 | Survived |
| 23 | Syracuse | 4 | 8 | 8 | 327 | 372 | -45 | Relegated |
| 24 | South Carolina | 3 | 9 | 6 | 263 | 330 | -67 | Relegated |
Tier 326 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | 11 | 2 | 30 | 532 | 294 | +238 | Promoted |
| 2 | Florida | 10 | 3 | 28 | 318 | 215 | +103 | Promoted |
| 3 | Arkansas | 7 | 5 | 23 | 422 | 333 | +89 | |
| 4 | San Diego State | 10 | 3 | 22 | 408 | 223 | +185 | Promoted (playoff) |
| 5 | California | 7 | 5 | 21 | 438 | 363 | +75 | |
| 6 | Navy | 10 | 2 | 20 | 434 | 256 | +178 | |
| 7 | Tennessee | 8 | 4 | 19 | 412 | 254 | +158 | |
| 8 | Mississippi State | 8 | 4 | 19 | 396 | 274 | +122 | |
| 9 | Toledo | 9 | 2 | 17 | 388 | 232 | +156 | |
| 10 | Penn State | 7 | 5 | 15 | 284 | 260 | +24 | |
| 11 | UConn | 6 | 6 | 15 | 213 | 237 | -24 | |
| 12 | Western Michigan | 7 | 5 | 13 | 423 | 337 | +86 | |
| 13 | NC State | 7 | 5 | 12 | 404 | 285 | +119 | |
| 14 | Marshall | 9 | 3 | 11 | 391 | 221 | +170 | |
| 15 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 4 | 11 | 441 | 321 | +120 | |
| 16 | Central Michigan | 7 | 5 | 11 | 322 | 265 | +57 | |
| 17 | Tulsa | 6 | 6 | 11 | 431 | 463 | -32 | |
| 18 | Virginia | 4 | 8 | 11 | 309 | 386 | -77 | |
| 19 | Minnesota | 5 | 7 | 9 | 271 | 313 | -42 | |
| 20 | Maryland | 3 | 9 | 5 | 296 | 413 | -117 | |
| 21 | Rice | 5 | 7 | 5 | 313 | 430 | -117 | |
| 22 | Fresno State | 3 | 9 | 5 | 267 | 457 | -190 | |
| 23 | Boston College | 3 | 9 | 4 | 206 | 183 | +23 | Relegated |
| 24 | Rutgers | 4 | 8 | 3 | 325 | 419 | -94 | Relegated |
| 25 | Hawaii | 3 | 10 | 3 | 229 | 463 | -234 | Relegated |
| 26 | Oregon State | 2 | 10 | 2 | 228 | 444 | -216 | Survived |
Tier 426 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington State | 8 | 4 | 25 | 389 | 346 | +43 | Promoted |
| 2 | South Florida | 8 | 4 | 23 | 402 | 253 | +149 | Promoted |
| 3 | Bowling Green | 10 | 3 | 21 | 564 | 347 | +217 | Promoted (playoff) |
| 4 | Western Kentucky | 11 | 2 | 20 | 575 | 328 | +247 | |
| 5 | Memphis | 9 | 3 | 19 | 512 | 324 | +188 | |
| 6 | Air Force | 8 | 5 | 17 | 437 | 302 | +135 | |
| 7 | Duke | 7 | 5 | 16 | 366 | 289 | +77 | |
| 8 | Utah State | 6 | 6 | 15 | 356 | 324 | +32 | |
| 9 | Southern Miss | 9 | 4 | 14 | 528 | 314 | +214 | |
| 10 | Ohio | 8 | 4 | 14 | 329 | 298 | +31 | |
| 11 | Colorado State | 7 | 5 | 11 | 362 | 326 | +36 | |
| 12 | San Jose State | 5 | 7 | 9 | 336 | 338 | -2 | |
| 13 | Illinois | 5 | 7 | 9 | 272 | 279 | -7 | |
| 14 | Arkansas State | 9 | 3 | 8 | 492 | 346 | +146 | |
| 15 | UNLV | 3 | 9 | 7 | 343 | 404 | -61 | |
| 16 | UTEP | 5 | 7 | 7 | 248 | 395 | -147 | |
| 17 | Buffalo | 5 | 7 | 6 | 320 | 331 | -11 | |
| 18 | Colorado | 4 | 9 | 6 | 320 | 357 | -37 | |
| 19 | Iowa State | 3 | 9 | 6 | 300 | 392 | -92 | |
| 20 | Purdue | 2 | 10 | 5 | 301 | 438 | -137 | |
| 21 | Wake Forest | 3 | 9 | 4 | 209 | 295 | -86 | |
| 22 | Wyoming | 2 | 10 | 3 | 228 | 408 | -180 | |
| 23 | Ball State | 3 | 9 | 2 | 277 | 430 | -153 | Relegated |
| 24 | Miami (OH) | 3 | 9 | 2 | 215 | 384 | -169 | Survived |
| 25 | SMU | 2 | 10 | 0 | 333 | 548 | -215 | Relegated |
| 26 | North Texas | 1 | 11 | -2 | 182 | 495 | -313 | Relegated |
Tier 528 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temple | 10 | 3 | 26 | 400 | 249 | +151 | Promoted |
| 2 | New Mexico | 7 | 5 | 14 | 352 | 324 | +28 | Promoted |
| 3 | App State | 10 | 2 | 10 | 446 | 219 | +227 | |
| 4 | Indiana | 6 | 6 | 10 | 434 | 445 | -11 | Promoted (playoff) |
| 5 | Kentucky | 5 | 7 | 10 | 296 | 329 | -33 | |
| 6 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 4 | 9 | 416 | 279 | +137 | |
| 7 | Middle Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 9 | 411 | 301 | +110 | |
| 8 | Florida International | 5 | 7 | 9 | 306 | 358 | -52 | |
| 9 | Akron | 7 | 5 | 8 | 288 | 258 | +30 | |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 8 | 6 | 182 | 252 | -70 | |
| 11 | UTSA | 3 | 9 | 6 | 271 | 405 | -134 | |
| 12 | South Alabama | 5 | 7 | 6 | 300 | 447 | -147 | |
| 13 | Tulane | 3 | 9 | 6 | 236 | 435 | -199 | |
| 14 | Old Dominion | 5 | 7 | 5 | 291 | 429 | -138 | |
| 15 | Georgia State | 6 | 6 | 4 | 334 | 341 | -7 | |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 3 | 9 | 4 | 266 | 377 | -111 | |
| 17 | Troy | 4 | 8 | 3 | 335 | 339 | -4 | |
| 18 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 8 | 3 | 317 | 382 | -65 | |
| 19 | Florida Atlantic | 3 | 9 | 3 | 270 | 345 | -75 | |
| 20 | Idaho | 4 | 8 | 3 | 364 | 505 | -141 | |
| 21 | Kent State | 3 | 9 | 3 | 157 | 313 | -156 | |
| 22 | New Mexico State | 3 | 9 | 3 | 343 | 540 | -197 | |
| 23 | Texas State | 3 | 9 | 2 | 323 | 470 | -147 | |
| 24 | Eastern Michigan | 1 | 11 | 2 | 305 | 505 | -200 | |
| 25 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2 | 11 | 1 | 273 | 475 | -202 | |
| 26 | Charlotte | 2 | 10 | 1 | 210 | 435 | -225 | |
| 27 | Army | 2 | 10 | -2 | 265 | 334 | -69 | |
| 28 | Kansas | 0 | 12 | -3 | 183 | 553 | -370 |
Main playoff
Twelve-team championship bracket: top 8 from Premier (seeds 1–8), top 2 from Tier 2 (seeds 9–10), top 2 from Tier 3 (seeds 11–12). Seeds 1–4 receive first-round byes. Champion: Oklahoma.
Round 1
Quarterfinal
Promotion playoffs
Each lower tier sends two teams up automatically (ranks 1 and 2); ranks 3–6 contest a single-elimination playoff for the third promotion spot.
Tier 2→ up to Tier 1
Semifinal
Final
Tier 3→ up to Tier 2
Semifinal
Final
Tier 4→ up to Tier 3
Semifinal
Final
Relegation playoffs
Bottom 4 of each upper tier play a survival bracket. The Survival Final winner stays up; the other three drop down.
Premierbottom 4 · survivor: UCF
Semifinal
Survival Final· winner stays up
UCF27
Tier 2bottom 4 · survivor: Nevada
Tier 3bottom 4 · survivor: Oregon State
Semifinal
Survival Final· winner stays up
Tier 4bottom 4 · survivor: Miami (OH)
Semifinal
Survival Final· winner stays up
2016 starting tiers
Cascade from 2015: promoted teams move up, relegated teams move down, and FBS membership is reconciled against CFBD's roster for the next year.
Premier24
- Clemson1
- Stanford2
- Michigan State3
- Alabama4
- Oklahoma5
- Ohio State6
- Iowa7
- Notre Dame8
- TCU9
- Houston10
- Florida State11
- Michigan12
- BYU13
- Oregon14
- UCLA15
- LSU16
- Baylor17
- USC18
- Wisconsin19
- Miami (FL)20
- Georgia21
- Texas22
- Nebraska23
- UCF24
Tier 224
- Utah1
- North Carolina2
- Oklahoma State3
- Northwestern4
- Florida5
- Ole Miss6
- Pittsburgh7
- San Diego State8
- Cincinnati9
- Texas A&M10
- Boise State11
- Texas Tech12
- Washington13
- West Virginia14
- Virginia Tech15
- Louisville16
- Arizona State17
- Northern Illinois18
- East Carolina19
- Arizona20
- Auburn21
- Kansas State22
- Nevada23
- Georgia Tech24
Tier 326
- Washington State1
- South Florida2
- Arkansas3
- Bowling Green4
- California5
- Navy6
- Tennessee7
- Mississippi State8
- Toledo9
- Penn State10
- UConn11
- Missouri12
- Western Michigan13
- NC State14
- Marshall15
- Louisiana Tech16
- Central Michigan17
- Tulsa18
- Virginia19
- Minnesota20
- Syracuse21
- South Carolina22
- Maryland23
- Rice24
- Fresno State25
- Oregon State26
Tier 426
- Temple1
- Western Kentucky2
- Memphis3
- Air Force4
- Duke5
- Utah State6
- Southern Miss7
- Ohio8
- New Mexico9
- Colorado State10
- Indiana11
- San Jose State12
- Illinois13
- Arkansas State14
- UNLV15
- UTEP16
- Buffalo17
- Colorado18
- Iowa State19
- Purdue20
- Boston College21
- Wake Forest22
- Rutgers23
- Wyoming24
- Hawaii25
- Miami (OH)26
Tier 528
- App State1
- Kentucky2
- Georgia Southern3
- Middle Tennessee4
- Florida International5
- Akron6
- Vanderbilt7
- UTSA8
- South Alabama9
- Tulane10
- Old Dominion11
- Georgia State12
- Massachusetts13
- Troy14
- Louisiana-Lafayette15
- Florida Atlantic16
- Idaho17
- Kent State18
- New Mexico State19
- Texas State20
- Ball State21
- Eastern Michigan22
- Louisiana-Monroe23
- Charlotte24
- SMU25
- Army26
- North Texas27
- Kansas28