2023 season

133 teams across 5 tiers

National champion
Ohio Statefrom Premier
Biggest riser (2023 tiers)
Washington▲ 1 tier
Biggest faller
Wisconsin▼ 1 tier

Biggest movers

Teams with the largest tier change after promotions and relegations.

▲ Risers
▼ Fallers

Regular season champions

Tier winners — the top finisher in each tier on points, before any promotion playoff or main-playoff games.

Premier45 pts
Texas
12-1 · +242 diff
Tier 251 pts
Washington
13-0 · +183 diff
Tier 330 pts
Missouri
10-2 · +141 diff
Tier 428 pts
Kansas
8-4 · +94 diff
Tier 519 pts
Miami (OH)
11-2 · +140 diff

Tier standings

Final regular-season standings. Promoted rows tinted green, relegated rows tinted red, survival winners tinted amber.

Premier24 teams
TeamⓘStatus
Playoff Zone
1Texas12145
2Michigan13040
3Oklahoma10239
4Alabama12138
5Oregon11234
6Ohio State11134
7Iowa10333
8Georgia12132
9Oklahoma State9432
10Penn State10227
11LSU9327
12Utah8427
13Iowa State7527
14Notre Dame9325
15Kansas State8424
16North Carolina8423
17Clemson8423
18UCLA7520
19Texas A&M7517
20USC7517
Relegation Zone
21Boise State8516Survived
22Wisconsin7516Relegated
23Florida579Relegated
24Cincinnati398Relegated

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: Ohio State.

Round 1
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Georgia24
Washington22
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Oregon15
Ole Miss38
simulated
Iowa27
Florida State31
simulated
Ohio State18
Missouri8
Quarterfinal
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Texas40
Georgia31
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Alabama33
Ole Miss31
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Michigan33
Florida State24
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Oklahoma38
Ohio State41
Semifinal
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Texas44
Alabama50
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Michigan14
Ohio State15
Championship
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Alabama20
Ohio State25

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 Premier
Semifinal
simulated
Louisville14
UCF28
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West Virginia21
NC State24
Final
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UCF39
NC State23
Tier 3→ up to Tier 2
Semifinal
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Oregon State37
Tennessee12
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SMU17
Duke23
Final
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Oregon State31
Duke23
Tier 4→ up to Tier 3
Semifinal
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Tulane32
Wyoming29
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Troy23
Ohio14
Final
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Tulane20
Troy22
Tier 5→ up to Tier 4
Semifinal
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Liberty51
Rice40
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New Mexico State36
UNLV38
Final
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Liberty50
UNLV40

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: Boise State
Semifinal
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Boise State41
Cincinnati14
simulated
Wisconsin26
Florida29
Survival Final· winner stays up
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Boise State43
Florida30
Tier 2bottom 4 · survivor: Michigan State
Semifinal
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San Diego State11
Michigan State27
simulated
Pittsburgh37
Tulsa24
Survival Final· winner stays up
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Michigan State35
Pittsburgh14
Tier 3bottom 4 · survivor: Western Michigan
Semifinal
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Navy21
East Carolina5
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Stanford22
Western Michigan25
Survival Final· winner stays up
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Navy23
Western Michigan36
Tier 4bottom 4 · survivor: UAB
Semifinal
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UAB25
Nevada22
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Southern Miss19
Louisiana Tech40
Survival Final· winner stays up
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UAB36
Louisiana Tech24

2024 starting tiers

Cascade from 2023: promoted teams move up, relegated teams move down, and FBS membership is reconciled against CFBD's roster for the next year.

Premier24
  1. Washington1
  2. Texas2
  3. Florida State3
  4. Michigan4
  5. Oklahoma5
  6. Alabama6
  7. Oregon7
  8. Ohio State8
  9. Iowa9
  10. Georgia10
  11. Oklahoma State11
  12. Penn State12
  13. LSU13
  14. Utah14
  15. Iowa State15
  16. Notre Dame16
  17. Kansas State17
  18. North Carolina18
  19. Clemson19
  20. UCLA20
  21. UCF21
  22. Texas A&M22
  23. USC23
  24. Boise State24
Tier 224
  1. Louisville1
  2. Missouri2
  3. West Virginia3
  4. Ole Miss4
  5. NC State5
  6. Oregon State6
  7. Northwestern7
  8. Miami (FL)8
  9. Texas Tech9
  10. Wisconsin10
  11. Memphis11
  12. Air Force12
  13. TCU13
  14. Minnesota14
  15. BYU15
  16. Auburn16
  17. Washington State17
  18. Houston18
  19. Mississippi State19
  20. Florida20
  21. South Carolina21
  22. Baylor22
  23. Cincinnati23
  24. Michigan State24
Tier 326
  1. Kansas1
  2. Arizona2
  3. SMU3
  4. Duke4
  5. Tennessee5
  6. Fresno State6
  7. Kentucky7
  8. Georgia Tech8
  9. California9
  10. Troy10
  11. Toledo11
  12. Virginia Tech12
  13. Nebraska13
  14. Maryland14
  15. Illinois15
  16. Purdue16
  17. Boston College17
  18. Marshall18
  19. Arizona State19
  20. Northern Illinois20
  21. Virginia21
  22. Arkansas22
  23. San Diego State23
  24. Pittsburgh24
  25. Tulsa25
  26. Western Michigan26
Tier 425
  1. Tulane1
  2. Miami (OH)2
  3. James Madison3
  4. Liberty4
  5. Ohio5
  6. Wyoming6
  7. Syracuse7
  8. San Jose State8
  9. UTSA9
  10. App State10
  11. Army11
  12. Colorado12
  13. Coastal Carolina13
  14. Utah State14
  15. Western Kentucky15
  16. Hawaii16
  17. Navy17
  18. Louisiana-Lafayette18
  19. Florida Atlantic19
  20. Wake Forest20
  21. Indiana21
  22. Stanford22
  23. Middle Tennessee23
  24. UAB24
  25. East Carolina25
Tier 534
  1. New Mexico State1
  2. UNLV2
  3. Rice3
  4. Rutgers4
  5. Colorado State5
  6. South Alabama6
  7. Texas State7
  8. Jacksonville State8
  9. Bowling Green9
  10. North Texas10
  11. Georgia State11
  12. Old Dominion12
  13. Georgia Southern13
  14. Arkansas State14
  15. South Florida15
  16. Charlotte16
  17. New Mexico17
  18. Central Michigan18
  19. Eastern Michigan19
  20. Ball State20
  21. Sam Houston21
  22. Temple22
  23. Florida International23
  24. Southern Miss24
  25. Massachusetts25
  26. Louisiana Tech26
  27. UTEP27
  28. UConn28
  29. Vanderbilt29
  30. Nevada30
  31. Louisiana-Monroe31
  32. Akron32
  33. Buffalo33
  34. Kent State34