2023 College Football Rankings 1 To 133: Offseason First Look

2023 College Football Rankings: All 133 teams with the first offseason thoughts before spring ball.

College Football News 2023 college football rankings for all 133 teams as the offseason kicks in and before spring ball gets going.


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2023 College Football Rankings 1 to 133 Offseason First Look

This is what we call a jumping off point.

No, we don’t know where all the transfers are settling, and no, we don’t have a firm grip on all 133 starting quarterback situations – and yes, it’s 133 this year with the addition of Sam Houston and Jacksonville State.

As it all looks before spring football gets going in a few weeks, here’s our ranking of how good all the teams appear to be going into next season. It’s only a few months away – there’s time to change all of this.

Two things to remember. 1) BYU, Cincinnati, Houston, and UCF are off to the Big 12. That waters down the Group of Five that much more, and 2) if it seems like we’re overrating the Power Five programs and underrating the Group of Fivers, yeah. The Power Five programs have more resources, more talent, more … more. We expect more, so we’re setting the bar higher.

Don’t get into a twist over any or all of this. We’ll reconfigure it all during the spring, and then a few more times before the official CFN Preseason Rankings in August.

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133 UMass

2022: 131 2021: 129 2020: 127 2019: 130 2018: 104

College Football Rankings First Look: (1-11) There’s a ton of work to do for an offense that finished dead last in the nation in scoring. There’s experience returning, though.

132 Sam Houston

2022: NR 2021: NR 2020: NR 2019: NR 2018: NR

College Football Rankings First Look: (6-5) The Bearkats start life in the FBS needing to crank up an offense that sputtered way too much in 2022.

131 Texas State

2022: 122 2021: 122 2020: 111 2019: 114 2018: 123

College Football Rankings First Look: (4-8) New head coach GJ Kinne’s offense will go fast and throw a ton. There’s a shot to make a little Sun Belt noise if the attack works.

130 New Mexico

2022: 129 2021: 125 2020: 95 2019: 120 2018: 110

College Football Rankings First Look: (2-10) Danny Gonzales has GOT to find something on offense that works. Dead last in the nation in total yards, there’s a long way to go.

139 FIU

2022: 127 2021: 130 2020: 125 2019: 85 2018: 43

College Football Rankings First Look: (4-8) There were glimpses of positive potential last season. Head coach Mike MacIntyre might just get this team to flirt with six wins.

128 Jacksonville State

2022: NR 2021: NR 2020: NR 2019: NR 2018: NR

College Football Rankings First Look: (9-2) Lots of rushing, lots of points, lots of problems for Conference USA against a FAST Gamecock attack.

127 Arkansas State

2022: 128 2021: 123 2020: 112 2019: 67 2018: 72

College Football Rankings First Look: (3-9) This hasn’t started to work yet under Butch Jones, Any improvement starts with getting anything out of the O line.

126 Nevada

2022: 130 2021: 56 2020: 57 2019: 74 2018: 48

College Football Rankings First Look: (2-10) Things can’t – and won’t – be worse after a disastrous 2022. The offense has the veterans to be a whole lot better.

125 Charlotte

2022: 123 2021: 115 2020: 116 2019: 72 2018: 93

College Football Rankings First Look: (3-9) Defense, defense, DEFENSE. The 49ers have the guys on one side, but that defensive bunch needs to be night and day better.

124 Hawaii

2022: 121 2021: 102 2020: 74 2019: 32 2018: 73

College Football Rankings First Look: (3-10) Timmy Chang was thrown into one of the toughest situations in college football. Now he has a slew of veterans to work with.

123 Akron

2022: 119 2021: 127 2020: 123 2019: 129 2018: 102

College Football Rankings First Look: (2-10) Joe Moorhead is a terrific head coach – Akron played a whole lot better than 2-10. This is a loaded veteran bunch returning.

120 Northern Illinois

2022: 120 2021: 69 2020: 122 2019: 92 2018: 38

College Football Rankings First Look: (3-9) Coming off a total collapse, the defense has to find something that works to go along with a typically strong ground game.

120 Kent State

2022: 111 2021: 90 2020: 89 2019: 66 2018: 114

College Football Rankings First Look: (5-7) Sean Lewis left to go be Coach Prime’s OC at Colorado. The fun on offense doesn’t stop under Kenni Burns – fast, fast, fast.

119 ULM

2022: 116 2021: 124 2020: 124 2019: 100 2018: 89

College Football Rankings First Look: (4-8) Consistency. Terry Bowden’s team has to find it, and it starts by getting more out of the lines. The defensive front has to hold up.

119 Louisiana Tech

2022: 124 2021: 114 2020: 103 2019: 43 2018: 77

College Football Rankings First Look: (3-9) A strange disaster in 2022, Sonny Cumbie needs a LOT more O – QB Hank Bachmeier coming in – if the D doesn’t improve.

118 Old Dominion

2022: 107 2021: 94 2020: NR 2019: 125 2018: 105

College Football Rankings First Look: (3-9) It was a rough year with nothing working right. The Monarchs need more difference-makers on both sides of the ball.

117 Ball State

2022: 118 2021: 98 2020: 46 2019: 83 2018: 106

College Football Rankings First Look: (5-7) The Cardinals let a bowl slip away with a bad late run. The passing game has to do more downfield, but the line should be good.

116 USF

2022: 126 2021: 103 2020: 113 2019: 104 2018: 78

College Football Rankings First Look: (1-12) If it’s possible to not be all that bad of a 1-11 team, that was USF. New head man Alex Golesh has a good base to work with.

115 UTEP

2022: 112 2021: 106 2020: 121 2019: 128 2018: 130

College Football Rankings First Look: (5-7) Painfully close to going bowling, UTEP will again have a strong D. The O will control the clock, but it needs to be more dangerous.

114 UConn

2022: 91 2021: 128 2020: NR 2019: 126 2018: 129

College Football Rankings First Look: (6-7) There’s still a talent gap, and there needs to be a downfield completion, but Jim Mora Jr. proved it’s possible to win at UConn.

113 Western Michigan

2022: 117 2021: 84 2020: 97 2019: 42 2018: 76

College Football Rankings First Look: (5-7) One of the biggest under-the-radar disappointments of last year, WMU starts fresh with Lance Taylor. He has to jumpstart the O.

112 UNLV

2022: 113 2021: 113 2020: 120 2019: 106 2018: 107

College Football Rankings First Look: (5-7) UNLV was rising when it fired Marcus Arroyo. Barry Odom, though, was a terrific hire. There will finally be some defense in Vegas.

111 Colorado State

2022: 125 2021: 117 2020: 100 2019: 109 2018: 120

College Football Rankings First Look: (3-9) There needed to be a reboot. Fine, but now Jay Norvell needs to find some points – CSU averaged 13.2 per game.

110 Temple

2022: 114 2021: 118 2020: 110 2019: 54 2018: 58

College Football Rankings First Look: (3-9) There’s a lot of upside here. The Owls will once again crank up the defensive pressure, and the passing game will be dangerous.

109 Rice

2022: 109 2021: 116 2020: 106 2019: 115 2018: 127

College Football Rankings First Look: (5-8) The Owls lose a slew of key playmakers, but the lines should be good. The ball control style opens up with JT Daniels now at QB.

108 New Mexico State

2022: 104 2021: 126 2020: NR 2019: 127 2018: 124

College Football Rankings First Look: (7-6) Jerry Kill once again proved he’s one of the best coaches going. Now his team is loaded with veterans to make a splash in C-USA.

107 Central Michigan

2022: 115 2021: 70 2020: 105 2019: 71 2018: 128

College Football Rankings First Look: (4-8) A weird disappointment in 2022, Jim McElwain’s team has a lot of good young players. It doesn’t matter if the turnovers don’t stop.

106 Bowling Green

2022: 105 2021: 108 2020: 126 2019: 124 2018: 118

College Football Rankings First Look: (6-7) FINALLY there was a breakthrough under Scot Loeffler. Expect more out of the passing game. The pressure on D will keep rolling.

105 Buffalo

2022: 100 2021: 109 2020: 63 2019: 39 2018: 34

College Football Rankings First Look: (7-6) UB has to build on the clutch finish to show some consistency. They’ll control the ball, but the D line has to be more disruptive.

104 Tulsa

2022: 97 2021: 77 2020: 39 2019: 86 2018: 115

College Football Rankings First Look: (5-7) New head coach Kevin Wilson knows how to get an offense moving. Step One: Fix the O line. Step Two: See Step One.

103 Louisiana

2022: 96 2021: 38 2020: 15 2019: 14 2018: 79

College Football Rankings First Look: (6-7) The rebuild from last year is over. Now the Ragin’ Cajuns are loaded with vets and should do more offensively.

102 San Jose State

2022: 94 2021: 87 2020: 47 2019: 95 2018: 126

College Football Rankings First Look: (7-5) There’s rebuilding to do on the lines – the O line has to be far stronger – but it’s San Jose State. The pass rush will be terrific.

101 Georgia State

2022: 101 2021: 68 2020: 77 2019: 75 2018: 122

College Football Rankings First Look: (4-8) The ground attack should once again be amazing, but the defense has to come up with a whole lot more against the run.

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DePaul at UConn Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

DePaul at UConn preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Wednesday, March 1

DePaul at UConn prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Wednesday, March 1


DePaul at UConn How To Watch

Date: Wednesday, March 1
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: XL Center, Hartford, CT
How To Watch: CBS Sports Network
Record: DePaul (9-20), UConn (22-7)
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DePaul vs UConn Game Preview

Why DePaul Will Win

It’s been a rough run for the Blue Demons, but the team is shooting just well enough to make this a fight.

It was great at keeping up in a tough loss at Marquette, the three point shooting hasn’t been bad, and there’s just enough pop to make UConn push a bit more than it might like.

The Huskies might be able to move the ball around well, but DePaul should be able to generate enough points off of turnovers to get on the move, and …

Why UConn Will Win

DePaul can’t stop anyone lately.

It’s on a ten-game losing streak mainly because it’s struggling to tilt the court the other way. The D is okay at forcing the tough shot, but the rebounding isn’t there to take advantage of it.

UConn is a killer on the boards, and it’s about to generate more than its share of second-chance points. In the 90-76 win a few weeks ago it was +14 in rebounding margin with ten on the offensive glass.

That offensive board total was low for the Huskies, but that’s because it was making everything. DePaul doesn’t guard from the outside hard enough to stop a few big scoring runs.

What’s Going To Happen

As always, DePaul will give it a good go and battle hard, but it won’t be able to get the defensive big plays needed to hold on.

UConn losses when the other offense goes off and hits at least 50%. DePaul will struggle to get above 40%. The points will be there, though, to make the Huskies keep on scoring.

DePaul vs UConn Prediction, Line

UConn 83, DePaul 65
Line: UConn -17.5, o/u: 148.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Must See Ranking: 2
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Pitt at Notre Dame Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Pitt at Notre Dame preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Wednesday, March 1

Pitt at Notre Dame prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Wednesday, March 1


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Date: Wednesday, March 1
Game Time: 7:00 ET
Venue: Purcell Pavilion, South Bend, IN
How To Watch: ESPNU
Record: Pitt (21-8), Notre Dame (10-19)
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Pitt vs Notre Dame Game Preview

Why Pitt Will Win

The Panthers are looking like a terrific NCAA Tournament team at just the right time.

The ACC might not be the ACC, but the 8-1 run has been impressive with one of the nation’s most consistent shooting teams – even if it’s not always great from the outside – with the volume threes mattering.

Notre Dame doesn’t force takeaways and doesn’t do anything on the move. Worse yet, it’s not able to get to the line enough to make up for the overall lack of scoring punch, but …

Why Notre Dame Will Win

The Irish will shoot their share of threes, too.

Granted, they do that to keep up the pace, but they’re able to hang around lately in losses by doing just enough from the outside to matter.

They’re not winning, but at home they’re stronger from the outside. Pitt hasn’t been great at stopping teams from the outside lately – Virginia Tech has allowed nine or more threes in five of the last six games – and it should give up a few more than it might like in this.

That, and …

What’s Going To Happen

Does Senior Night matter for the Irish? Yeah, because this is a team loaded with veterans, and that might mean a wee bit more of a battle in the final home game of the season.

Even with that, Pitt will be too consistent and too much as it fights through the emotion of the game to stay red hot.

Pitt vs Notre Dame Prediction, Line

Pitt 77, Notre Dame 72
Line: Pitt -4, o/u: 143
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3
Must See Ranking: 3
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College Football Attendance Rankings: 2023 CFN Five-Year Program Analysis

College football attendance rankings. CFN’s five-year analysis of the attendance ranking all 133 current college programs.

How many people show up? As a part of the CFN 2023 Five-Year Program Analysis, the attendance is a major factor. Here are the rankings from No. 1 to 133.


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Winning is everything.

Well, almost everything.

Putting fans in the stands is a more important measure of how successful a college program is, and not just as a show of support. Other college sports might be able to generate revenue, but football almost always carries the weight of an entire athletic department. Get the customers to show up, and everything flows from there.

2020 painfully showed just how true that all really is.

We didn’t do this after that season – there wasn’t enough attendance to rank – and we’re in a whole new world now.

Realignment plays a big role, media rights are everything, and there are new revenue streams for the players and coaches along with the programs. But attendance still matters for the schools, the surrounding businesses, and for the entire buzz of a college atmosphere.

So remember, some of the numbers are a bit off-kilter because some schools didn’t have fans in the stands in 2020. This reflects that.

Below are the rankings from 1 to 133, welcoming in Jacksonville State and Sam Houston to the FBS party, and including James Madison who made its debut last year.

Attendance is based on the average per game over the last five years, followed up by % capacity, followed by the average home attendance for every school last season.

133 Sam Houston

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 6,200.6
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 44.29%
2022 Average Attendance: 7,611
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 54.36%

132 Northern Illinois

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 7,493.40
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 31.76%
2022 Average Attendance: 9,198
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 38.98%

131 UMass

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 7,935.40
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 46.68%
2022 Average Attendance: 10,800
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 63.53%

130 Ball State

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 8,866.80
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 39.41%
2022 Average Attendance: 11,637
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 51.72%

129 FIU

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 9,207.20
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 46.04%
2022 Average Attendance: 14,888
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 74.44%

128 Charlotte

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 9,821.40
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 64.13%
2022 Average Attendance: 10,907
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 71.22%

127 Kent State

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 10,414.40
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 41.13%
2022 Average Attendance: 13,354
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 52.74%

126 Central Michigan

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 11,388.40
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 37.64%
2022 Average Attendance: 15,823
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 52.30%

125 Akron

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 11,606.00
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 38.69%
2022 Average Attendance: 11,199
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 37.33%

124 New Mexico State

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 11,689.80
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 38.53%
2022 Average Attendance: 14,993
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 49.41%

123 Bowling Green

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 11,752.60
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 48.97%
2022 Average Attendance: 11,664
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 48.60%

122 Miami University

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 11,761.60
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 48.43%
2022 Average Attendance: 15,065
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 62.03%

121 San Jose State

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 12,304.00
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 40.41%
2022 Average Attendance: 16,422
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 54.02%

120 Middle Tennessee

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 12,475.60
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 40.52%
2022 Average Attendance: 14,364
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 46.65%

119 ULM

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 12,570.40
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 41.31%
2022 Average Attendance: 13,380
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 43.97%

118 Coastal Carolina

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 12,612.60
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 60.10%
2022 Average Attendance: 17,168
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 82.85%

117 Eastern Michigan

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 12,708.20
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 42.08%
2022 Average Attendance: 15,186
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 50.28%

116 New Mexico

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 12,726.40
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 32.45%
2022 Average Attendance: 14,966
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 38.16%

115 Buffalo

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 12,956.60
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 44.66%
2022 Average Attendance: 14,857
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 51.21%

114 WKU

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 13,079.20
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 59.15%
2022 Average Attendance: 15,440
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 69.82%

113 Western Michigan

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 13,092.00
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 43.35%
2022 Average Attendance: 15,260
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 50.53%

112 Hawaii

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 13,469.20
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 585.11%*
2022 Average Attendance: 9,210
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 400.09%*
*Hawaii’s stadium capacity numbers are way off because the attendance in former Aloha Stadium still shows up in this for another two years.

111 Georgia State

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 13,741.00
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 54.96%
2022 Average Attendance: 16,023
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 64.09%

110 Ohio

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 13,859.00
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 57.75%
2022 Average Attendance: 17,692
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 73.72%

109 Georgia Southern

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 13,943.60
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 55.77%
2022 Average Attendance: 17,379
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 69.52%

108 Nevada

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 13,998.20
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 46.66%
2022 Average Attendance: 14,905
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 49.68%

107 Texas State

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 14,335.60
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 47.79%
2022 Average Attendance: 17,451
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 58.17%

106 Arkansas State

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 14,359.80
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 47.26%
2022 Average Attendance: 15,265
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 50.24%

105 Tulsa

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 14,392.20
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 47.97%
2022 Average Attendance: 18,745
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 62.48%

104 UTEP

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 14,619.80
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 28.12%
2022 Average Attendance: 19,134
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 36.80%

103 Liberty

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 14,798.20
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 59.19%
2022 Average Attendance: 20,954
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 83.82%

102 Old Dominion

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 14,813.00
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 65.89%
2022 Average Attendance: 20,232
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 90.00%

101 Louisiana Tech

2018-2022 Attendance Average: 15,001.60
5-Year Filled Stadium Capacity 52.52%
2022 Average Attendance: 15,082
2022 Filled Stadium Capacity 52.80%

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Notre Dame at Virginia Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

Notre Dame at Virginia preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Saturday, February 18

Notre Dame at Virginia prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Saturday, February 18


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Date: Saturday, February 18
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, VA
How To Watch: ESPN2
Record: Notre Dame (10-16), Virginia (20-4)
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Notre Dame at Virginia Game Preview

Why Notre Dame Will Win

For all of Notre Dame’s problems, it doesn’t give away easy points.

There’s no chance against Virginia if you make a lot of mistakes, and Notre Dame doesn’t do that – it’s No. 1 in the nation in fewest turnovers. The formula is simple – continue to be careful with the ball, get hot from three right away, and don’t put the Cavaliers on the line.

The Irish have the right make-up the keep this close, but …

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Why Virginia Will Win

Notre Dame is awful on the boards.

It’s awful at forcing mistakes for easy points, it doesn’t do anything on the move, and the defense from three isn’t sharp enough.

Virginia doesn’t have to push much to get through this. As long as it plays its normal style – don’t turn it over, be patient for the easy shot, and force the Irish to try shooting from the outside – this shouldn’t be relatively easy.

All that, and …

NCAA Tournament Bracket Projections

What’s Going To Happen

You have as many road wins as Notre Dame does. Houston is the only team to beat Virginia in Charlottesville.

Notre Dame hasn’t been great at home, either, but it’s just not able to find anything to consistently work when it travels. On the plus side for the road team, this should be a low scoring game with plenty of chances available to make something happen, but the cliché will fit.

A six-point Virginia lead will feel like it’s 20.

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Notre Dame at Virginia Prediction, Line

Virginia 77, Notre Dame 64
Line: COMING, o/u: COMING
ATS Confidence out of 5: COMING
Must See Ranking: 2.5
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College Football Win Totals 2022: Who Overperformed, Underperformed, How Did We Do?

College Football 2022 Win Totals: Looking back to see who did well, who underachieved, and how we did with all of our picks.

What college football teams overperformed, underperformed, or did what they were supposed to? Here’s where everyone came in with their win regular season win totals – and how our picks did. 


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How did every college football team do this regular season compared to expectations? How did each one do compared to our expectations?

Every year we preview every team and come up with the projected final regular season record. The realistic goal is to be + or – 1 either way as much as possible.

+ or -2, and that’s a miss, and + or -3 is painful. Anything more than that is a total whiff on our part, and/or a shocker to the general win total.

Who overperformed, who underperformed, and who came in about where we thought they would? Again, this is just for the regular season – no conference championships or bowls.

2022 College Football Win Totals: How did everyone do? 
+2.5 to 5 BOOM. Way overperform
+1 to 2 Overperform
+0.5 to -0.5 Close to the pin
-1 to 2 Underperform
-2.5 to 3.5 Massive underperform 

The number after each team is the difference – positive or negative – in how much each team overperformed or underperformed compared to the consensus win totals.

TCU +5.5

Preseason Win Total Line: 6.5
Regular Season Record: 12-0
CFN Preseason Win Total Prediction: 6

Duke +5

Preseason Win Total Line: 3
Regular Season Record: 8-4
CFN Preseason Win Total Prediction: 2

South Alabama +4.5

Preseason Win Total Line: 5.5
Regular Season Record: 10-2
CFN Preseason Win Total Prediction: 6

Tulane +4

Preseason Win Total Line: 6
Regular Season Record: 10-2
CFN Preseason Win Total Prediction: 6

Ohio +3.5

Preseason Win Total Line: 5.5
Regular Season Record: 9-3
CFN Preseason Win Total Prediction: 5

Troy +3.5

Preseason Win Total Line: 6.5
Regular Season Record: 10-2
CFN Preseason Win Total Prediction: 5

UConn +3.5

Preseason Win Total Line: 2.5
Regular Season Record: 6-6
CFN Preseason Win Total Prediction: 2

Kansas +3.5

Preseason Win Total Line: 2.5
Regular Season Record: 6-6
CFN Preseason Win Total Prediction: 3

New Mexico State +3

Preseason Win Total Line: 3
Regular Season Record: 6-6
CFN Preseason Win Total Prediction: 2

Kansas State +2.5

Preseason Win Total Line: 6.5
Regular Season Record: 9-3
CFN Preseason Win Total Prediction: 6

Oregon State +2.5

Preseason Win Total Line: 6.5
Regular Season Record: 9-3
CFN Preseason Win Total Prediction: 6

Florida State +2.5

Preseason Win Total Line: 6.5
Regular Season Record: 9-3
CFN Preseason Win Total Prediction: 7

Illinois +2.5

Preseason Win Total Line: 4.5
Regular Season Record: 7-5
CFN Preseason Win Total Prediction: 5

Michigan +2.5

Preseason Win Total Line: 9.5
Regular Season Record: 12-0
CFN Preseason Win Total Prediction: 10

Tennessee +2.5

Preseason Win Total Line: 7.5
Regular Season Record: 10-2
CFN Preseason Win Total Prediction: 8

Vanderbilt +2.5

Preseason Win Total Line: 2.5
Regular Season Record: 5-7
CFN Preseason Win Total Prediction: 3

Washington +2.5

Preseason Win Total Line: 7.5
Regular Season Record: 10-2
CFN Preseason Win Total Prediction: 8

2022 College Football Win Totals: How did everyone do? 
+2.5 to 5 BOOM. Way overperform
+1 to 2 Overperform
+0.5 to -0.5 Close to the pin
-1 to 2 Underperform
-2.5 to 3.5 Massive underperform

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College Football 150 National Championship All-Time Season Rankings. Where Does 2022 Georgia Rank?

150 Best College Football National Championship Season Rankings. The best national title runs in the history of college football

Which college football national champions had the best seasons? How do their runs rank? We highlight the greatest of all-time with the 150 Greatest National Championship Season rankings. 


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150 Greatest College Football National Champions

150 Greatest College Football National Champions
CFN 2022 Final Rankings | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4
No. 5No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 1011-25 | 26-50
51-75 | 76-100 | 101-125 | 126-150 | Just Missed
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Is 2020 Alabama the greatest team of all-time? Is it 2019 LSU, or 1894 Yale, or …? That’s a matter of opinion. However, what’s easier to do is ask this question.

Where’s 2022 Georgia after its dominant national title win over TCU?

Which national champion came up with the greatest season in the history of college football?

How are you possibly supposed to rank close over 150 years of the best of the best college football teams?

How do you sell the idea that some Ivy League team from the 1800s was among the greatest of all-time based on an opinion? That’s not fair.

That old school team would lose to the 2022 Georgia backups by 295 points.

On talent and ability, trying to rank and contrast today’s college football teams to anything from 100ish years ago is like comparing apples to … Jupiter. It’s a totally different game now.

And then there’s the problem of just how fatally flawed the system for determining a champion used to be. It’s not like anyone could watch three screens of games in 1869 – or 1969. National champions from back in the day – and even as recently as the mid-1990s – were crowned on a guess.

So with all of that in mind, we’ve ranked the 150 greatest national champions of all-time based on how good their seasons wereThe CFN Season Formula is about straight numbers, wins, losses, point totals and strengths of schedules to measure just how strong a campaign really was. It’s not an opinion of how good the teams might have been.

It’s a simple theory. The more wins, and the more big wins, the higher the ranking. The more games a team played, the more chances for losses, wearing down, injuries, or bad days. It’s why some of the highest-ranked teams on this list are from the modern day – the more recent champions played more games.

If you won a national championship playing a schedule of cupcakes and high school teams – looking at you, 1895 Penn – this formula exposes that.

The ground rules.

1. There are more than 150 college football national champions. Over the last 153 years – even though there have only been 152 college football seasons, but whatever – there were plenty of split titles.

Because there was no true national championship game up until the BCS was formed in 1998, crowning a champion was often a popularity contest. Only the top 150 according to the CFN Season Formula make the list.

2. Only the main methods for each era are counted. Sorry, 2017 UCF, and sorry to a few of the Alabama “national champions” that the school continues to brag about. These are based off of the top selection organizations in each era …

1869 to 1879: National Championship Foundation (NCF)
1880 to 1935: NCF & Helms Athletic Foundation
1936 to 1949: Associated Press (AP)
1950 to 1981: AP & United Press International (UPI)
1982 to 1997: AP (and 2003) & USA Today (Coaches Poll)
1998 to 2013: Bowl Championship System
2014 to 2022: College Football Playoff

FIRST TEAMS OUT …

154. 1911 Penn State (8-0-1)

All-Time Season Score: 14.0344
Key Season Score Element: 5 Bad Wins (wins over teams with three wins or fewer, or not at the highest level at the time) in 9 games
Best Win: Penn State 5, at Cornell 0
Worst Game: Penn State 0, at Navy 0

1911 was a weird college football season. Navy ended up unbeaten, but it finished with three ties. One was against Penn State, and one was against Princeton – both of the split national champions. Penn State had the better year than Princeton with a few more big wins, and with a defense that allowed just 15 points.

153. 1910 Pitt (9-0)

All-Time Season Score: 14.0700
Key Season Score Element: Outscored teams 282-0
Best Win: Pitt 17, Georgetown 0
Worst Game: Pitt 19, Westminster 0

Seven of the nine wins came against teams that weren’t officially in the college football mix and/or finished with fewer than three wins. It was the year when the forward pass became a bigger part of the game, but it didn’t matter to a Pitt D that didn’t allow a point.

152. 1923 Michigan (8-0)

All-Time Season Score: 14.1300
Key Season Score Element: Outscored teams 150-12
Best Win: Michigan 10, Minnesota 0
Worst Game: Michigan 26, Quantico Marines 6

It’s a soft national championship considering there was only one amazing win – over Minnesota in the regular season finale – and a whole slew of mediocre victories over bad Case, Ohio State, and Michigan State teams. The D pitched a shutout in five of the eight games and allowed more than three points once … against Quantico Marines.

151. 1910 Harvard (8-0-1)

All-Time Season Score: 14.1944
Key Season Score Element: Outscored teams 155-5
Best Win: Harvard 12, Brown 0
Worst Game: Harvard 0, Yale 0

There were a few great wins, but they were offset by a whole lot of teams that fall into the Bad Win category. Five of the eight victories were bad, and there was a tie against Yale on the road in the season finale. The D gave up just five points all year, coming in a 27-5 win over a strong Cornell squad.

150 Greatest College Football National Champions
CFN 2022 Final Rankings | No. 1 | No. 2 | No. 3 | No. 4
No. 5No. 6 | No. 7 | No. 8 | No. 9 | No. 1011-25 | 26-50
51-75 | 76-100 | 101-125 | 126-150 | Just Missed
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150 Greatest College Football National Champions: Top 150

College Football Rankings Final 1 To 131: 2022 Season Formula. Who Had The Best Years?

College Football Season Rankings. How did all 131 teams stack up – and who had the most fun – according to the CFN Season Ranking Formula?

The 2022 Final College Football News Season Rankings from No. 1 to 131? How did all the seasons stack up based on the CFN Season Formula.


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CFN College Football Rankings: 2022 Final Season Rankings

CFN 2022 Rankings: Season Formula Final
101-131 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10 | Top 5
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CFN Final Overall, Conference Rankings by Opinion – 1-131
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The CFN Season Formula is based on straight numbers, wins, losses, and strengths of schedules to measure just how good a season really was, and NOT how good we thought all of the teams were.

That’s what the CFN Opinion Rankings are for.

This is all about evaluating every team’s season from start to finish with an emphasis on the big wins, the painful losses, and who had the toughest and easiest roads.

This formula – used to compare seasons on a historical basis, as well as year-by-year – only cares about victories and the raw numbers, completely taking out the eye test.

It’s simple … was your schedule good, and did you win with it? Then your ranking is high. Was your schedule mediocre? This exposes that. Here’s the breakdown of how the CFN Season Formula is calculated.

One more note before getting started. The idea of the “best” and “worst” wins are based on how important the wins are according to the formula. The win over the key rival is obviously the biggest moment, but it might not have been the win over the best team on the slate.

Basically, which teams had the most fun, and which teams didn’t?

131 Colorado (1-11)

2022 CFN Season Score: -3.41
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 103
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 62
2021 CFN Season Score: 97
Best Win: Cal 20-13
Worst Loss: Arizona State 42-34

130 UMass (1-11)

2022 CFN Season Score: -3.15
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 131
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 130
2021 CFN Season Score: 130
Best Win: Stony Brook 20-3
Worst Loss: Arkansas State 35-33

129 Nevada (2-10)

2022 CFN Season Score: -2.28
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 130
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 100
2021 CFN Season Score: 54
Best Win: Texas State 38-14
Worst Loss: Incarnate Word 55-41

128 Northwestern (1-11)

2022 CFN Season Score: -1.67
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 110
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 67
2021 CFN Season Score: 118
Best Win: Nebraska 31-28
Worst Loss: Southern Illinois 31-24

127 USF (1-12)

2022 CFN Season Score: -1.50
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 126
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 92
2021 CFN Season Score: 117
Best Win: Howard 42-20
Worst Loss: Temple 54-28

126 New Mexico (2-10)

2022 CFN Season Score: -0.63
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 129
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 122
2021 CFN Season Score: 122
Best Win: UTEP 27-10
Worst Loss: Colorado State 17-0

125 Charlotte (3-9)

2022 CFN Season Score: -0.30
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 123
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 119
2021 CFN Season Score: 98
Best Win: Rice 56-23
Worst Loss: William & Mary 41-24

124 Hawaii (3-10)

2022 CFN Season Score: 0.04
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 121
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 107
2021 CFN Season Score: 86
Best Win: UNLV 31-25
Worst Loss: Colorado State 17-13

123 Akron (2-10)

2022 CFN Season Score: 0.51
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 119
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 128
2021 CFN Season Score: 127
Best Win: Northern Illinois 44-12
Worst Loss: Central Michigan 28-21

122 Arkansas State (3-9)

2022 CFN Season Score: 1.48
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 128
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 121
2021 CFN Season Score: 116
Best Win: ULM 45-28
Worst Loss: Old Dominion 29-26

121 Temple (3-9)

2022 CFN Season Score: 1.62
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 114
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 98
2021 CFN Season Score: 119
Best Win: USF 54-28
Worst Loss: Rutgers 16-14

120 Virginia Tech (3-8)

2022 CFN Season Score: 1.67
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 90
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 57
2021 CFN Season Score: 83
Best Win: Liberty 23-22
Worst Loss: Old Dominion 20-17

119 Northern Illinois (3-9)

2022 CFN Season Score: 1.84
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 120
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 101
2021 CFN Season Score: 41
Best Win: Eastern Michigan 39-10
Worst Loss: Akron 44-12

118 ULM (4-8)

2022 CFN Season Score: 1.88
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 116
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 126
2021 CFN Season Score: 104
Best Win: Louisiana 21-17
Worst Loss: Arkansas State 45-28

117 Old Dominion (3-9)

2022 CFN Season Score: 1.90
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 107
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 110
2021 CFN Season Score: 84
Best Win: Coastal Carolina 49-21
Worst Loss: Georgia State 31-17

116 Louisiana Tech (3-9)

2022 CFN Season Score: 1.93
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 124
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 99
2021 CFN Season Score: 112
Best Win: Middle Tennessee 40-24
Worst Loss: Charlotte 26-21

115 Virginia (3-7)

2022 CFN Season Score: 2.10
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 75
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 56
2021 CFN Season Score: 79
Best Win: Georgia Tech 16-9
Worst Loss: Miami 14-12

114 FIU (4-8)

2022 CFN Season Score: 2.35
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 127
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 127
2021 CFN Season Score: 126
Best Win: New Mexico State 21-7
Worst Loss: Texas State 41-12

113 Texas State (4-8)

2022 CFN Season Score: 2.45
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 122
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 118
2021 CFN Season Score: 115
Best Win: Appalachian State 36-24
Worst Loss: Nevada 38-14

112 Boston College (3-9)

2022 CFN Season Score: 2.49
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 74
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 45
2021 CFN Season Score: 88
Best Win: NC State 21-20
Worst Loss: Virginia Tech 27-10

111 Cal (4-8)

2022 CFN Season Score: 2.61
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 67
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 55
2021 CFN Season Score: 91
Best Win: Arizona 49-31
Worst Loss: Colorado 20-13

110 Stanford (3-9)

2022 CFN Season Score: 2.70
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 73
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 61
2021 CFN Season Score: 102
Best Win: Notre Dame 16-14
Worst Loss: Cal 27-20

109 Colorado State (3-9)

2022 CFN Season Score: 2.81
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 125
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 93
2021 CFN Season Score: 114
Best Win: Hawaii 17-13
Worst Loss: Sacramento State 41-10

108 Rutgers (4-8)

2022 CFN Season Score: 2.91
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 85
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 66
2021 CFN Season Score: 99
Best Win: Indiana 24-17
Worst Loss: Nebraska 14-13

107 Arizona State (3-9)

2022 CFN Season Score: 3.11
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 76
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 53
2021 CFN Season Score: 56
Best Win: Washington 45-38
Worst Loss: Stanford 15-14

106 Rice (5-8)

2022 CFN Season Score: 3.22
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 109
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 120
2021 CFN Season Score: 101
Best Win: Louisiana 33-21
Worst Loss: Charlotte 56-23

105 UNLV (5-7)

2022 CFN Season Score: 3.41
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 113
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 112
2021 CFN Season Score: 120
Best Win: North Texas 58-27
Worst Loss: Hawaii 31-25

104 Georgia State (4-8)

2022 CFN Season Score: 3.44
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 101
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 95
2021 CFN Season Score: 49
Best Win: Southern Miss 42-14
Worst Loss: Charlotte 42-41

103 Nebraska (4-8)

2022 CFN Season Score: 3.73
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 68
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 46
2021 CFN Season Score: 95
Best Win: Iowa 24-17
Worst Loss: Northwestern 31-28

102 Western Michigan (5-7)

2022 CFN Season Score: 4.06
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 117
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 81
2021 CFN Season Score: 40
Best Win: Toledo 20-14
Worst Loss: Northern Illinois 24-21

101 Navy (4-8)

2022 CFN Season Score: 4.29
2022 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 89
2022 CFN Preseason Ranking: 97
2021 CFN Season Score: 82
Best Win: UCF 17-14
Worst Loss: Delaware 14-7

CFN 2022 Rankings: Season Formula Final
101-131 | 76-100 | 51-75 | 26-50 | 11-25 | Top 10 | Top 5
CFN College Football Season Formula
CFN Final Overall, Conference Rankings by Opinion – 1-131

NEXT: 2022 College Football Rankings: CFN Season Formula 76 to 100

UConn vs Georgetown Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

UConn vs Georgetown preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Saturday, February 4

UConn vs Georgetown prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Saturday, February 4


UConn vs Georgetown How To Watch

Date: Saturday, February 4
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Capital One Arena, Washington, DC
How To Watch: FS1
Record: UConn (17-6), Georgetown (6-17)
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UConn vs Georgetown Game Preview

Why UConn Will Win

It hasn’t been the smoothest of runs lately going 2-4 in the last six games and 3-6 in the last nine, but that all came after beating Georgetown by 11.

The Huskies should be able to keep the score lower this time around with the defense that’s great at guarding from three against the struggling Hoya offense.

It’s a Patrick Ewing team, so Georgetown can rebound, but there’s little to nothing happening from the outside and there aren’t enough points coming off the break to make up for the struggling shooting.

All UConn has to do is get up fast and it has a shot, but …

Why Georgetown Will Win

This is one of the few teams that can hang with the Huskies on the boards.

The first time around might have been a tough loss, but it was +11 in rebounding margin. No, the Hoyas can’t shoot all that well, but at least they come up with second chance points.

So what’s UConn’s problem lately? There are too many turnovers, fouls have become a big issue, and …

What’s Going To Happen

UConn should be okay as long as it gets a little bit of a lead.

It’s about hitting from three. UConn is 5-4 when teams hit 30% or better from the outside, but Georgetown has to hit enough of them to matter. It’s one of the worst outside shooting teams in the country, and that’s going to be a problem late.

UConn vs Georgetown Prediction, Line

UConn 74, Georgetown 65
Line: UConn -14, o/u: 147
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
Must See Ranking: 2
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UConn vs DePaul Prediction, College Basketball Game Preview

UConn vs DePaul preview, prediction, and breakdown for the college basketball game on Tuesday, January 31

UConn vs DePaul prediction, game preview, odds, how to watch. Tuesday, January 31


UConn vs DePaul How To Watch

Date: Tuesday, January 31
Game Time: 8:00 ET
Venue: Wintrust Arena, Chicago, IL
How To Watch: FS1
Record: UConn (16-6), DePaul (9-13)
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UConn vs DePaul Game Preview

Why UConn Will Win

It’s been a rough run for UConn.

More on that in a moment, but there are positives among the gloom of the last month.

Few teams move the ball around as well as the Huskies do. They’re great at coming up with assists for easy points, They’re the best in the Big East at coming up with threes, and it all ties into being great on the offensive boards.

DePaul’s defense isn’t anything special, it’s awful at guarding the three, and rebounding is a big, big issue. However …

Why DePaul Will Win

The pollsters still love their Huskies.

UConn has lost four of their last five and seven of their last nine, but they’re still clinging on to a top 25 spot because of a hot start with some nice wins. What’s their problem?

The defense has gone bye-bye.

Yeah, the UConn offense can fill it up, and the three point defense has been amazing, but it allowed 82 points or more in four of the last eight games, all losses. Worse than that, the team is unbeaten when allowing fewer than 67 points and 2-6 when giving up more.

The DePaul offense might not be stellar, but it’s great from three, terrific on the free throw line, and it’s 9-4 when coring 69 points or more. But …

What’s Going To Happen

DePaul is 0-8 when scoring fewer than 69 points. This is where the UConn defense steps up and takes over to get out of the doldrums.

Yes, DePaul has a way of rising up and showing something big from time to time in Wintrust, but it’s about to get destroyed on the boards and won’t be able to do enough from three to matter.

This won’t exactly be the moment when UConn is back to form, but it’ll be a huge help.

UConn vs DePaul Prediction, Line

UConn 80, DePaul 67
Line: UConn -10, o/u: 145.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2.5
Must See Ranking: 2
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