2024 season

134 teams across 5 tiers

National champion
Notre Damefrom Premier
Biggest riser (2024 tiers)
BYU▲ 1 tier
Biggest faller
UCF▼ 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.

Premier51 pts
Oregon
13-0 · +236 diff
Tier 236 pts
BYU
10-2 · +128 diff
Tier 342 pts
Arizona State
11-2 · +153 diff
Tier 434 pts
Indiana
11-1 · +344 diff
Tier 524 pts
UNLV
10-3 · +186 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
1Oregon13051
2Penn State11238
3Georgia11237
4Iowa State10337
5Notre Dame11136
6Texas11234
7Ohio State10233
8Alabama9329
9Clemson10327
10Iowa8426
11Michigan7526
12Boise State12123
13Kansas State8423
14LSU8423
15Texas A&M8422
16USC6620
17Washington6620
18Utah5716
19Oklahoma6616
20North Carolina6615
Relegation Zone
21UCLA5714Survived
22UCF488Relegated
23Oklahoma State396Relegated
24Florida State2103Relegated

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: Notre Dame.

Round 1
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Alabama25
BYU26
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Notre Dame23
SMU14
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Ohio State16
Baylor24
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Texas19
Arizona State13
Quarterfinal
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Oregon16
BYU19
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Iowa State15
Notre Dame33
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Penn State24
Baylor40
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Georgia19
Texas33
Semifinal
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BYU30
Notre Dame41
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Baylor18
Texas16
Championship
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Notre Dame37
Baylor34

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
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Ole Miss39
Florida18
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Miami (FL)33
TCU32
Final
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Ole Miss29
Miami (FL)22
Tier 3→ up to Tier 2
Semifinal
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Tennessee28
Georgia Tech23
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Duke16
Illinois17
Final
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Tennessee31
Illinois30
Tier 4→ up to Tier 3
Semifinal
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Syracuse22
Louisiana-Lafayette53
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Army17
Navy28
Final
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Louisiana-Lafayette34
Navy31
Tier 5→ up to Tier 4
Semifinal
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Vanderbilt20
Georgia Southern27
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Colorado State36
Jacksonville State29
Final
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Georgia Southern32
Colorado State23

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: UCLA
Semifinal
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UCLA18
Florida State12
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UCF36
Oklahoma State15
Survival Final· winner stays up
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UCLA41
UCF31
Tier 2bottom 4 · survivor: Auburn
Semifinal
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Oregon State22
Mississippi State18
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Auburn38
Northwestern28
Survival Final· winner stays up
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Oregon State25
Auburn34
Tier 3bottom 4 · survivor: San Diego State
Semifinal
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Troy37
Purdue23
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San Diego State34
Tulsa27
Survival Final· winner stays up
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Troy33
San Diego State40
Tier 4bottom 4 · survivor: Hawaii
Semifinal
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Hawaii26
Middle Tennessee21
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Florida Atlantic26
UAB41
Survival Final· winner stays up
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Hawaii25
UAB23

2025 starting tiers

Cascade from 2024: promoted teams move up, relegated teams move down, and FBS membership is reconciled against CFBD's roster for the next year.

Premier24
  1. Oregon1
  2. Penn State2
  3. Georgia3
  4. Iowa State4
  5. Notre Dame5
  6. BYU6
  7. Texas7
  8. Ohio State8
  9. Alabama9
  10. Baylor10
  11. Clemson11
  12. Ole Miss12
  13. Iowa13
  14. Michigan14
  15. Boise State15
  16. Kansas State16
  17. LSU17
  18. Texas A&M18
  19. USC19
  20. Washington20
  21. Utah21
  22. Oklahoma22
  23. North Carolina23
  24. UCLA24
Tier 224
  1. Arizona State1
  2. SMU2
  3. Tennessee3
  4. Miami (FL)4
  5. TCU5
  6. Florida6
  7. South Carolina7
  8. Texas Tech8
  9. Missouri9
  10. Louisville10
  11. Minnesota11
  12. Washington State12
  13. West Virginia13
  14. Memphis14
  15. Houston15
  16. Cincinnati16
  17. NC State17
  18. Michigan State18
  19. Wisconsin19
  20. Air Force20
  21. Auburn21
  22. UCF22
  23. Oklahoma State23
  24. Florida State24
Tier 326
  1. Indiana1
  2. Colorado2
  3. Duke3
  4. Illinois4
  5. Georgia Tech5
  6. Boston College6
  7. Pittsburgh7
  8. Marshall8
  9. Virginia Tech9
  10. California10
  11. Kansas11
  12. Louisiana-Lafayette12
  13. Arkansas13
  14. Northern Illinois14
  15. Toledo15
  16. Nebraska16
  17. Oregon State17
  18. Virginia18
  19. Arizona19
  20. Maryland20
  21. Northwestern21
  22. Kentucky22
  23. Fresno State23
  24. Western Michigan24
  25. San Diego State25
  26. Mississippi State26
Tier 425
  1. UNLV1
  2. Syracuse2
  3. Army3
  4. Rutgers4
  5. Navy5
  6. San Jose State6
  7. James Madison7
  8. Ohio8
  9. Georgia Southern9
  10. Tulane10
  11. Miami (OH)11
  12. Liberty12
  13. East Carolina13
  14. Western Kentucky14
  15. UTSA15
  16. Utah State16
  17. Wake Forest17
  18. Coastal Carolina18
  19. App State19
  20. Wyoming20
  21. Stanford21
  22. Hawaii22
  23. Troy23
  24. Tulsa24
  25. Purdue25
Tier 535
  1. Vanderbilt1
  2. Colorado State2
  3. Jacksonville State3
  4. Sam Houston4
  5. Buffalo5
  6. New Mexico6
  7. Bowling Green7
  8. Arkansas State8
  9. Texas State9
  10. South Alabama10
  11. UConn11
  12. South Florida12
  13. North Texas13
  14. Louisiana-Monroe14
  15. Nevada15
  16. Central Michigan16
  17. Charlotte17
  18. Temple18
  19. Louisiana Tech19
  20. Old Dominion20
  21. Rice21
  22. Akron22
  23. Eastern Michigan23
  24. Florida Atlantic24
  25. UAB25
  26. Ball State26
  27. New Mexico State27
  28. Florida International28
  29. Georgia State29
  30. Middle Tennessee30
  31. UTEP31
  32. Massachusetts32
  33. Kennesaw State33
  34. Southern Miss34
  35. Kent State35