2017 season
130 teams across 5 tiers · ingest from CFBD regular season
- National champion
- Clemsonfrom Premier
- Biggest riser (1999 tiers)
- Penn State▲ 1 tier
- Biggest faller
- Florida State▼ 1 tier
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 | Oklahoma | 12 | 1 | 46 | 584 | 325 | +259 | |
| 2 | USC | 11 | 2 | 44 | 449 | 342 | +107 | |
| 3 | Wisconsin | 12 | 1 | 39 | 439 | 171 | +268 | |
| 4 | Clemson | 12 | 1 | 38 | 460 | 166 | +294 | |
| 5 | Stanford | 9 | 4 | 35 | 416 | 279 | +137 | |
| 6 | Ohio State | 11 | 2 | 34 | 552 | 259 | +293 | |
| 7 | Alabama | 11 | 1 | 33 | 469 | 138 | +331 | |
| 8 | Georgia | 12 | 1 | 33 | 454 | 172 | +282 | |
| 9 | TCU | 10 | 3 | 32 | 431 | 229 | +202 | |
| 10 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 2 | 32 | 354 | 239 | +115 | |
| 11 | LSU | 9 | 3 | 30 | 337 | 225 | +112 | |
| 12 | UCF | 12 | 0 | 28 | 593 | 302 | +291 | |
| 13 | Washington | 10 | 2 | 28 | 443 | 174 | +269 | |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 3 | 23 | 345 | 162 | +183 | |
| 15 | Iowa | 7 | 5 | 20 | 340 | 239 | +101 | |
| 16 | Michigan | 8 | 4 | 20 | 309 | 219 | +90 | |
| 17 | Houston | 7 | 4 | 20 | 312 | 253 | +59 | |
| 18 | UCLA | 6 | 6 | 20 | 405 | 441 | -36 | |
| 19 | Texas | 6 | 6 | 18 | 350 | 260 | +90 | |
| 20 | West Virginia | 7 | 5 | 18 | 435 | 379 | +56 | |
| 21 | Florida State | 6 | 6 | 12 | 320 | 263 | +57 | Relegated |
| 22 | Nebraska | 4 | 8 | 7 | 309 | 437 | -128 | Survived |
| 23 | BYU | 4 | 9 | 6 | 222 | 321 | -99 | Relegated |
| 24 | Baylor | 1 | 11 | -2 | 292 | 431 | -139 | Relegated |
Tier 224 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 10 | 2 | 31 | 499 | 186 | +313 | Promoted |
| 2 | Northwestern | 9 | 3 | 31 | 356 | 238 | +118 | Promoted |
| 3 | Michigan State | 9 | 3 | 30 | 277 | 243 | +34 | Promoted (playoff) |
| 4 | Auburn | 10 | 3 | 29 | 447 | 225 | +222 | |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 3 | 29 | 555 | 361 | +194 | |
| 6 | Notre Dame | 9 | 3 | 28 | 424 | 262 | +162 | |
| 7 | San Diego State | 10 | 2 | 27 | 365 | 221 | +144 | |
| 8 | Boise State | 10 | 3 | 27 | 417 | 292 | +125 | |
| 9 | Arizona State | 7 | 5 | 23 | 383 | 375 | +8 | |
| 10 | Oregon | 7 | 5 | 21 | 440 | 339 | +101 | |
| 11 | South Florida | 9 | 2 | 20 | 421 | 248 | +173 | |
| 12 | Texas Tech | 6 | 6 | 20 | 412 | 381 | +31 | |
| 13 | Louisville | 8 | 4 | 19 | 468 | 325 | +143 | |
| 14 | Utah | 6 | 6 | 18 | 354 | 287 | +67 | |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 7 | 5 | 17 | 373 | 344 | +29 | |
| 16 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 4 | 16 | 362 | 250 | +112 | |
| 17 | Kansas State | 7 | 5 | 16 | 385 | 310 | +75 | |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | 5 | 6 | 15 | 309 | 292 | +17 | |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 7 | 12 | 287 | 319 | -32 | |
| 20 | Ole Miss | 6 | 6 | 9 | 394 | 415 | -21 | |
| 21 | Florida | 4 | 7 | 8 | 243 | 300 | -57 | Relegated |
| 22 | Western Michigan | 6 | 6 | 5 | 407 | 348 | +59 | Survived |
| 23 | North Carolina | 3 | 9 | 5 | 312 | 375 | -63 | Relegated |
| 24 | Nevada | 3 | 9 | 3 | 338 | 407 | -69 | Relegated |
Tier 326 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington State | 9 | 3 | 32 | 377 | 293 | +84 | Promoted |
| 2 | Toledo | 11 | 2 | 25 | 509 | 333 | +176 | Promoted |
| 3 | NC State | 8 | 4 | 24 | 367 | 297 | +70 | |
| 4 | Mississippi State | 8 | 4 | 23 | 385 | 245 | +140 | Promoted (playoff) |
| 5 | South Carolina | 8 | 4 | 21 | 289 | 250 | +39 | |
| 6 | Arizona | 7 | 5 | 19 | 502 | 409 | +93 | |
| 7 | Missouri | 7 | 5 | 16 | 472 | 381 | +91 | |
| 8 | Central Michigan | 8 | 4 | 14 | 356 | 321 | +35 | |
| 9 | California | 5 | 7 | 14 | 333 | 341 | -8 | |
| 10 | Minnesota | 5 | 7 | 13 | 265 | 274 | -9 | |
| 11 | Temple | 6 | 6 | 13 | 298 | 332 | -34 | |
| 12 | Syracuse | 4 | 8 | 12 | 329 | 386 | -57 | |
| 13 | Wyoming | 7 | 5 | 11 | 268 | 214 | +54 | |
| 14 | Navy | 6 | 6 | 11 | 347 | 335 | +12 | |
| 15 | Maryland | 4 | 8 | 10 | 289 | 445 | -156 | |
| 16 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 6 | 9 | 345 | 320 | +25 | |
| 17 | Colorado | 5 | 7 | 9 | 317 | 338 | -21 | |
| 18 | East Carolina | 3 | 9 | 8 | 299 | 540 | -241 | |
| 19 | Tennessee | 4 | 8 | 7 | 238 | 349 | -111 | |
| 20 | Arkansas | 4 | 8 | 6 | 345 | 434 | -89 | |
| 21 | Tulsa | 2 | 10 | 6 | 352 | 450 | -98 | |
| 22 | Cincinnati | 4 | 8 | 6 | 251 | 382 | -131 | |
| 23 | UConn | 3 | 9 | 6 | 283 | 455 | -172 | Survived |
| 24 | Rice | 1 | 11 | 2 | 195 | 429 | -234 | Relegated |
| 25 | Bowling Green | 2 | 10 | 0 | 304 | 456 | -152 | Relegated |
| 26 | Oregon State | 1 | 11 | 0 | 248 | 516 | -268 | Relegated |
Tier 426 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | 9 | 4 | 26 | 347 | 224 | +123 | Promoted |
| 2 | Memphis | 10 | 2 | 25 | 572 | 401 | +171 | Promoted |
| 3 | Boston College | 7 | 5 | 24 | 314 | 270 | +44 | Promoted (playoff) |
| 4 | Duke | 6 | 6 | 19 | 309 | 249 | +60 | |
| 5 | Purdue | 6 | 6 | 17 | 290 | 232 | +58 | |
| 6 | Virginia | 6 | 6 | 17 | 286 | 320 | -34 | |
| 7 | Wake Forest | 7 | 5 | 15 | 404 | 316 | +88 | |
| 8 | Colorado State | 7 | 5 | 15 | 406 | 330 | +76 | |
| 9 | Kentucky | 7 | 5 | 14 | 309 | 343 | -34 | |
| 10 | Southern Miss | 8 | 4 | 13 | 366 | 276 | +90 | |
| 11 | Utah State | 6 | 6 | 13 | 372 | 324 | +48 | |
| 12 | Ohio | 8 | 4 | 12 | 467 | 309 | +158 | |
| 13 | Marshall | 7 | 5 | 12 | 316 | 231 | +85 | |
| 14 | Middle Tennessee | 6 | 6 | 11 | 297 | 291 | +6 | |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 7 | 11 | 295 | 376 | -81 | |
| 16 | Air Force | 5 | 7 | 10 | 377 | 389 | -12 | |
| 17 | Western Kentucky | 6 | 6 | 7 | 314 | 322 | -8 | |
| 18 | Arkansas State | 7 | 4 | 6 | 424 | 274 | +150 | |
| 19 | Indiana | 5 | 7 | 6 | 322 | 304 | +18 | |
| 20 | Miami (OH) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 293 | 289 | +4 | |
| 21 | UNLV | 5 | 7 | 6 | 346 | 381 | -35 | |
| 22 | New Mexico | 3 | 9 | 5 | 248 | 382 | -134 | |
| 23 | Hawaii | 3 | 9 | 3 | 273 | 407 | -134 | Relegated |
| 24 | Illinois | 2 | 10 | 3 | 185 | 378 | -193 | Survived |
| 25 | San Jose State | 2 | 11 | 3 | 206 | 542 | -336 | Relegated |
| 26 | UTEP | 0 | 12 | 0 | 141 | 441 | -300 | Relegated |
Tier 530 teams
| Team | Status | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa State | 7 | 5 | 21 | 359 | 252 | +107 | Promoted |
| 2 | Army | 9 | 3 | 17 | 357 | 251 | +106 | Promoted |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic | 10 | 3 | 14 | 518 | 315 | +203 | |
| 4 | Troy | 10 | 2 | 14 | 360 | 210 | +150 | |
| 5 | UAB | 8 | 4 | 14 | 355 | 292 | +63 | Promoted (playoff) |
| 6 | North Texas | 9 | 4 | 14 | 467 | 440 | +27 | |
| 7 | UTSA | 6 | 5 | 13 | 259 | 187 | +72 | |
| 8 | SMU | 7 | 5 | 13 | 482 | 426 | +56 | |
| 9 | Tulane | 5 | 7 | 12 | 330 | 350 | -20 | |
| 10 | Akron | 7 | 6 | 12 | 307 | 342 | -35 | |
| 11 | Florida International | 8 | 4 | 11 | 330 | 342 | -12 | |
| 12 | Buffalo | 6 | 6 | 8 | 342 | 298 | +44 | |
| 13 | Eastern Michigan | 5 | 7 | 8 | 313 | 280 | +33 | |
| 14 | New Mexico State | 6 | 6 | 8 | 355 | 366 | -11 | |
| 15 | App State | 8 | 4 | 7 | 401 | 263 | +138 | |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 4 | 8 | 7 | 367 | 382 | -15 | |
| 17 | Rutgers | 4 | 8 | 7 | 216 | 340 | -124 | |
| 18 | Old Dominion | 5 | 7 | 6 | 248 | 380 | -132 | |
| 19 | South Alabama | 4 | 8 | 4 | 238 | 318 | -80 | |
| 20 | Louisiana-Monroe | 4 | 8 | 4 | 407 | 492 | -85 | |
| 21 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 5 | 7 | 4 | 338 | 480 | -142 | |
| 22 | Idaho | 4 | 8 | 3 | 251 | 309 | -58 | |
| 23 | Georgia State | 6 | 5 | 3 | 217 | 280 | -63 | |
| 24 | Kent State | 2 | 10 | 2 | 153 | 421 | -268 | |
| 25 | Texas State | 2 | 10 | 1 | 207 | 403 | -196 | |
| 26 | Ball State | 2 | 10 | 1 | 215 | 488 | -273 | |
| 27 | Coastal Carolina | 3 | 9 | 0 | 284 | 408 | -124 | |
| 28 | Kansas | 1 | 11 | 0 | 224 | 521 | -297 | |
| 29 | Georgia Southern | 2 | 10 | -1 | 250 | 386 | -136 | |
| 30 | Charlotte | 1 | 11 | -2 | 170 | 393 | -223 |
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: Clemson.
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
Tier 5→ up to Tier 4
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: Nebraska
Tier 2bottom 4 · survivor: Western Michigan
Semifinal
Survival Final· winner stays up
Tier 3bottom 4 · survivor: UConn
Semifinal
2018 starting tiers
Cascade from 2017: promoted teams move up, relegated teams move down, and FBS membership is reconciled against CFBD's roster for the next year.
Premier24
- Oklahoma1
- USC2
- Wisconsin3
- Clemson4
- Stanford5
- Ohio State6
- Alabama7
- Georgia8
- TCU9
- Miami (FL)10
- Penn State11
- Northwestern12
- LSU13
- Michigan State14
- UCF15
- Washington16
- Virginia Tech17
- Iowa18
- Michigan19
- Houston20
- UCLA21
- Texas22
- West Virginia23
- Nebraska24
Tier 224
- Washington State1
- Auburn2
- Oklahoma State3
- Notre Dame4
- San Diego State5
- Boise State6
- Toledo7
- Mississippi State8
- Arizona State9
- Oregon10
- South Florida11
- Texas Tech12
- Louisville13
- Utah14
- Texas A&M15
- Northern Illinois16
- Kansas State17
- Georgia Tech18
- Florida State19
- Pittsburgh20
- Ole Miss21
- BYU22
- Western Michigan23
- Baylor24
Tier 326
- Fresno State1
- Memphis2
- NC State3
- Boston College4
- South Carolina5
- Arizona6
- Missouri7
- Central Michigan8
- California9
- Minnesota10
- Temple11
- Syracuse12
- Wyoming13
- Navy14
- Maryland15
- Louisiana Tech16
- Colorado17
- Florida18
- East Carolina19
- Tennessee20
- Arkansas21
- Tulsa22
- Cincinnati23
- UConn24
- North Carolina25
- Nevada26
Tier 426
- Iowa State1
- Duke2
- Army3
- Purdue4
- Virginia5
- Wake Forest6
- Colorado State7
- UAB8
- Kentucky9
- Southern Miss10
- Utah State11
- Ohio12
- Marshall13
- Middle Tennessee14
- Vanderbilt15
- Air Force16
- Western Kentucky17
- Arkansas State18
- Indiana19
- Miami (OH)20
- UNLV21
- New Mexico22
- Illinois23
- Rice24
- Bowling Green25
- Oregon State26
Tier 530
- Florida Atlantic1
- Troy2
- North Texas3
- UTSA4
- SMU5
- Tulane6
- Akron7
- Florida International8
- Buffalo9
- Eastern Michigan10
- New Mexico State11
- App State12
- Massachusetts13
- Rutgers14
- Old Dominion15
- South Alabama16
- Louisiana-Monroe17
- Louisiana-Lafayette18
- Idaho19
- Georgia State20
- Hawaii21
- San Jose State22
- Kent State23
- Texas State24
- Ball State25
- Coastal Carolina26
- Kansas27
- UTEP28
- Georgia Southern29
- Charlotte30