Season I was the 1st season of Fake College Football on Reddit organized by the National Fake Collegiate Athletic Association (NFCAA) at its highest level of competition, the Fake Football Bowl Subdivision (FFBS). The regular season began on January 9, 2018, and ended on November 4, 2018. The postseason began on October 9, and ended on November 4, with the College Football Playoff National Championship at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Marshall Thundering Herd won their first national championship by defeating the Missouri Tigers, 34-31 in 3OT.
For a deep dive into the creation of FCFB, visit The Game That Almost Never Was for a written breakdown, and FCFB Podcast: Episode 3 for an auditory breakdown.
FCFB is a Reddit-based college football game where you guess a number between 1-1500 and the difference between your number and you opponent's number determines what happens on the play. For example, if you're on offense and you guess 69 and your opponent calls 69 as well, that's a difference of 0 and a touchdown for you since you're on offense. The name of the game is to be as close to your opponent's number on offense and as far from your opponent's number on defense. The range is between 0-750, even though we guess between 1-1500. The numbers wrap around, so if you guess 1450 and your opponent guess 1, then that's a difference of 51.
There were 130 teams in the FFBS during Season I, organized into 10 conferences and 4 Independent teams. The playoffs consisted of the top 8 teams selected by the FFBS Playoff Committee, while the New Year's 6 bowls were de facto separate from the playoffs and consisted of the 10 conference champions (or the next best team if a conference champion made the playoffs) and 2 at-large teams. The remaining bowl matchups were selected by the organizer of each bowl in a draft system, adhering to their bowl's tie-ins.
Regular Season Top 10 Matchups[edit | edit source]
Rankings through Week 8 reflect the Coaches' Poll. Rankings for Week 9 and beyond use the FFBS Committee Rankings.
- Week 1
- No. 1 Iowa State defeated No. 4 Illinois, 30-24
- No. 7 Oklahoma defeated No. 6 Michigan State, 52-42
- Week 3
- No. 6 SMU defeated No. 5 Cincinnati, 41-0
- No. 9 South Florida defeated No. 7 Western Kentucky, 45-40
- Week 10
- No. 4 New Mexico State defeated No. 9 Louisiana-Monroe, 20-17
- Week 12
- No. 4 Kansas defeated No. 5 Oklahoma State, 68-56
This section lists instances of unranked teams defeating Coaches' Poll- or FFBS Committee-ranked teams. Like above, Coaches' Poll rankings are used through Week 8, and the FFBS Committee Rankings are used in Week 9 and beyond.
During the regular season, unranked FFBS teams defeated ranked FFBS teams 97 times.
See also: Season I FBS Rankings
- Week 1
- Iowa 20, No. 2 Alabama 7
- Utah State 35, No. 9 UAB 23
- Kentucky 41, No. 10 Colorado 20
- Texas A&M 34, No. 11 UCLA 16
- Syracuse 21, No. 12 Tennessee 20
- Virginia 31, No. 21 BYU 28 OT
- Michigan 55, No. 16 Notre Dame 14
- Louisville 33, No. 16 Clemson 29
- Week 2
- Cincinnati 37, No. 1 Bowling Green 27
- Ohio State 30, No. 7 Massachusetts 19
- Iowa 34, No. 8 Iowa State 27 OT
- SMU 31, No. 9 Baylor 28
- Texas 34, No. 16 Texas A&M 21
- Maryland 36, No. 22 Duke 17
- Week 3
- Duke 42, No. 1 Northwestern 33
- Wake Forest 21, No. 3 Michigan 13
- Rice 62, No. 10 Florida 31
- TCU 62, No. 12 LSU 59
- UTSA 27, No. 16 Fresno State 17
- FIU 28, No. 22 Liberty 22
- Central Michigan 26, No. 23 Bowling Green 8
- Oregon 31, No. 24 Washington State 27
- Week 4
- Memphis 20, No. 5 South Florida 17
- Kentucky 21, No. 6 Missouri 7
- North Texas 29, No. 8 Arizona 27
- Rice 23, No. 12 UTEP 17
- TCU 27, No. 14 Oklahoma 14
- Buffalo 7, No. 16 Toledo 6
- Boise State 31, No. 19 Auburn 28
- FIU 38, No. 21 Western Kentucky 17
- Colorado 48, No. 22 Northwestern 45
- California 38, No. 24 Michigan 33
- Week 5
- Louisiana-Lafayette 35, No. 7 Coastal Carolina 33
- Marshall 42, No. 12 Southern Miss 25
- Alabama 54, No. 14 Arkansas 51
- FIU 76, No. 15 Rice 50
- Oregon State 31, No. 16 Arizona 15
- New Mexico 52, No. 22 Massachusetts 42
- Week 6
- South Alabama 35, No. 3 New Mexico State 21
- Georgia State 27, No. 10 Appalachian State 23
- Rutgers 48, No. 12 Purdue 23
- Houston 28, No 15 South Florida 22
- Iowa State 45, No. 16 West Virginia 21
- Louisiana Tech 24, No. 17 UAB 17
- Week 7
- Navy 42, No. 1 SMU 21
- UCLA 24, No. 3 Iowa 21
- Clemson 34, No. 5 Oklahoma State 28
- USC 37, No. 12 Stanford 14
- Marshall 45, No. 15 Charlotte 12
- UAB 28, No. 18 Southern Miss 24
- Troy 77, No. 20 Appalachian State 31
- Fresno State 42, No. 22 Utah State 21
- Florida State 17, No. 23 Boston College 14
- Week 8
- Appalachian State 33, No. 1 Louisiana-Monroe 28
- Texas 37, No. 2 Kansas 35
- North Carolina 36, No. 3 Army 29
- Memphis 26, No. 5 SMU 21
- Georgia State 41, No. 15 South Alabama 38
- New Mexico 34, No. 18 Boise State 26
- Middle Tennessee 37, No. 21 Marshall 31
- Washington 42, No. 23 Stanford 21
- Week 9
- Purdue 57, No. 1 Iowa 14
- Georgia State 49, No. 3 Louisiana-Monroe 42
- TCU 38, No. 6 Iowa State 31
- Charlotte 20, No. 9 North Texas 17
- Oregon 35, No. 10 USC 28
- SMU 41, No. 14 Virginia 6
- Arkansas 41, No. 16 Ole Miss 38
- Utah State 17, No. 20 Colorado State 14
- Rice 41, No. 23 Southern Miss 35
- Week 10
- Navy 52, No. 10 South Florida 35
- Syracuse 23, No. 12 Army 14
- Wyoming 37, No. 13 Boise State 23
- UAB 31, No. 14 UTEP 28
- Michigan 27, No. 23 Illinois 14
- Miami (FL) 37, No. 24 North Carolina 31
- Week 11
- Kansas State 24, No. 2 Kansas 14
- Wisconsin 49, No. 5 Iowa 45
- Army 38, No. 6 Appalachian State 9
- Georgia State 45, No. 13 Coastal Carolina 42
- Georgia Tech 28, No. 14 Virginia 26
- Southern Miss 17, No. 15 UTEP 10
- Rice 40, No. 16 UAB 14
- Louisville 58, No. 18 NC State 37
- Temple 28, No. 19 South Florida 21
- New Mexico 28, No. 23 Coastal Carolina 24
- Utah State 28, No. 25 Boise State 14
- Week 12
- Arkansas 31, No. 1 Missouri 28
- Central Michigan 23, No. 3 Toledo 21
- Nebraska 52, No. 10 Iowa 40
- Wake Forest 48, No. 14 Duke 41
- Liberty 20, No. 15 Appalachian State 14
- Troy 41, No. 16 South Alabama 38
- Virginia Tech 17, No. 17 Virginia 14
- Marshall 21, No. 19 UAB 7
- Arkansas State 17, No. 20 Coastal Carolina 14
- Indiana 55, No. 21 Purdue 21
Rankings in this section are based on the final FFBS Committee rankings released on October 8th, 2018.
- Auburn 38, No. 18 Wisconsin 34
- UTEP 30, No. 12 SMU 23
| Season I American Athletic Conference Standings
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| No. 17 UConn x$
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5
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3
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| No. 7 Tulane x
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| Houston
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| Tulsa
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| Championship Game: UConn 31, Tulane 21
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| No. 11 Louisville ^
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6
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| Florida State
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2
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6
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| Coastal Division
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| Virginia xy
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6
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2
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7
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| No. 21 Duke
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9
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4
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| Georgia Tech
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5
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3
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6
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7
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| Pittsburgh
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4
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4
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7
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| Virginia Tech
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3
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5
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4
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8
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| Miami (FL)
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3
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3
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9
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| North Carolina
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2
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6
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6
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| Championship Game: NC State 33, Virginia 14
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| ^ - Season I College Football Playoff Participant
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| $ - Conference Champion
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| y - Championship Game Participant
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| x - Division Champion/Co-Champions
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| Season I Big 10 Conference Standings
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| Michigan State xy$
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| Michigan
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6
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| Indiana
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| Purdue xy
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| No. 24 Iowa x
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| Championship Game: Michigan State 21, Purdue 7
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| No. 8 Kansas xy^
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| No. 4 Iowa State xy$^
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| No. 12 Oklahoma State x
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| Championship Game: Iowa State 37, Kansas 28
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| ^ - Season I College Football Playoff Participant
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| $ - Conference Champion
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| y - Championship Game Participant
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| Season I Conference USA Standings
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| No. 1 Marshall x$^#
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| No. 9 North Texas x
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| Southern Miss
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| UAB
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| Louisiana Tech
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| Championship Game: Marshall 21, North Texas 6
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| # - College Football Playoff National Champion
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| ^ - Season I College Football Playoff Participant
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| $ - Conference Champion
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| x - Division Champion/Co-Champions
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| Season I Mid-American Conference Standings
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| No. 15 Kent State x$
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| Buffalo
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| Miami (OH)
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| Ohio
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| Bowling Green
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| Akron
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| No. 20 Central Michigan x
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| No. 6 Toledo
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| Western Michigan
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| Northern Illinois
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| Championship Game: Kent State 31, Central Mich. 21
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| $ - Conference Champion
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| Rankings from Final Coaches' Poll
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| Season I Mountain West Conference Standings
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| Utah State xy
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6
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| Colorado State x
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| Boise State x
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| New Mexico x
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| Air Force
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| Wyoming
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| West Division
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| No. 3 UNLV xy$^
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| Fresno State
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| Nevada
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4
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7
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| San Diego State
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3
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7
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| Hawaii
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2
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6
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8
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| San Jose State
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2
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6
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10
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| Championship Game: UNLV 35, Utah State 24
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| ^ - Season I College Football Playoff Participant
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| $ - Conference Champion
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| y - Conference Championship Participant
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| Season I Pac-12 Conference Standings
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| North Division
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| No. 13 Washington xy$
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| No. 19 Oregon State x
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| Stanford
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| California
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6
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6
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| Washington State
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6
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| Oregon
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8
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| South Division
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| No. 16 USC xy
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| Arizona State
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| Arizona
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7
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| Colorado
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4
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5
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5
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7
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| UCLA
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3
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6
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7
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| Utah
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3
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6
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4
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| Championship Game: Washington 35, USC 31
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| $ - Conference Champion
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| y - Championship Game Participant
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| x - Division Champion/Co-Champions
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| Rankings from Final Coaches' Poll
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| Season I Southeastern Conference Standings
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| East Division
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| No. 2 Missouri xy$^
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|
13
|
–
|
3
|
| No. 23 Tennessee x
|
6
|
–
|
2
|
|
9
|
–
|
4
|
| Kentucky
|
4
|
–
|
4
|
|
5
|
–
|
7
|
| Florida
|
3
|
–
|
5
|
|
6
|
–
|
7
|
| Georgia
|
3
|
–
|
5
|
|
5
|
–
|
7
|
| South Carolina
|
3
|
–
|
5
|
|
4
|
–
|
8
|
| Vanderbilt
|
1
|
–
|
7
|
|
1
|
–
|
11
|
| West Division
|
| Ole Miss xy
|
5
|
–
|
3
|
|
8
|
–
|
6
|
| Alabama x
|
5
|
–
|
3
|
|
6
|
–
|
7
|
| Texas A&M x
|
5
|
–
|
3
|
|
7
|
–
|
6
|
| Auburn
|
4
|
–
|
4
|
|
8
|
–
|
5
|
| Arkansas
|
4
|
–
|
4
|
|
6
|
–
|
7
|
| LSU
|
4
|
–
|
4
|
|
7
|
–
|
6
|
| Mississippi State
|
3
|
–
|
5
|
|
7
|
–
|
6
|
| Championship Game: Missouri 34, Ole Miss 21
|
| ^ - Season I College Football Playoff Participant
|
| $ - Conference Champion
|
| y - Championship Game Participant
|
| x - Division Champion/Co-Champions
|
| Rankings from Final Coaches' Poll
|
| Season I Sun Belt Conference Standings
|
|
|
Conf.
|
|
Overall
|
| Team
|
W
|
|
L
|
|
W
|
|
L
|
| East Division
|
| Georgia State x
|
6
|
–
|
2
|
|
6
|
–
|
8
|
| No. 25 Appalachian State
|
5
|
–
|
3
|
|
8
|
–
|
5
|
| Liberty
|
4
|
–
|
4
|
|
6
|
–
|
7
|
| Coastal Carolina
|
3
|
–
|
5
|
|
7
|
–
|
6
|
| Georgia Southern
|
3
|
–
|
5
|
|
5
|
–
|
7
|
| Troy
|
3
|
–
|
5
|
|
4
|
–
|
8
|
| West Division
|
| No. 5 New Mexico State x$^
|
7
|
–
|
1
|
|
12
|
–
|
2
|
| No. 10 Louisiana-Monroe ^
|
5
|
–
|
3
|
|
9
|
–
|
4
|
| South Alabama
|
5
|
–
|
3
|
|
7
|
–
|
6
|
| Texas State
|
4
|
–
|
4
|
|
7
|
–
|
6
|
| Louisiana-Lafayette
|
2
|
–
|
6
|
|
3
|
–
|
9
|
| Arkansas State
|
1
|
–
|
7
|
|
3
|
–
|
9
|
| Championship Game: NMSU 35, Georgia State 19
|
| ^ - Season I College Football Playoff Participant
|
| $ - Conference Champion
|
| x - Division Champion/Co-Champions
|
| Rankings from Final Coaches' Poll
|
| Season I FBS Independents Records
|
|
|
Overall
|
| Team
|
W
|
|
L
|
| No. 14 Army
|
10
|
–
|
3
|
| BYU
|
7
|
–
|
6
|
| UMass
|
7
|
–
|
6
|
| Notre Dame
|
3
|
–
|
9
|
| Rankings from Final Coaches' Poll
|
| Rank
|
Team
|
| #1
|
Iowa State
|
| #2
|
Arkansas
|
| #2
|
Alabama
|
| #4
|
Illinois
|
| #5
|
Kansas
|
| #6
|
Michigan State
|
| #7
|
Oklahoma
|
| #8
|
Kansas State
|
| #9
|
UAB
|
| #10
|
Colorado
|
| #11
|
UCLA
|
| #12
|
Tennessee
|
| #12
|
Duke
|
| #14
|
Miami (FL)
|
| #15
|
Miami (OH)
|
| #16
|
Notre Dame
|
| #17
|
Clemson
|
| #17
|
Auburn
|
| #19
|
Georgia
|
| #20
|
Vanderbilt
|
| #21
|
BYU
|
| #22
|
Oregon
|
| #23
|
Oklahoma State
|
| #24
|
Penn State
|
| #24
|
Wisconsin
|
Final CFP Committee Rankings[edit | edit source]
| Rank
|
Team
|
W-L
|
Conference and Standing
|
Bowl Game
|
| #1
|
Missouri
|
11-2
|
SEC champions
|
CFP quarterfinal
|
| #2
|
New Mexico State
|
12-1
|
SBC champions
|
CFP quarterfinal
|
| #3
|
Iowa State
|
10-3
|
Big XII champions
|
CFP quarterfinal
|
| #4
|
UNLV
|
12-1
|
MWC champions
|
CFP quarterfinal
|
| #5
|
Kansas
|
10-3
|
Big XII runners-up
|
CFP quarterfinal
|
| #6
|
Louisiana-Monroe
|
9-3
|
SBC West Division second place (tie)
|
CFP quarterfinal
|
| #7
|
Marshall
|
10-3
|
CUSA champions
|
CFP quarterfinal
|
| #8
|
Louisville
|
9-3
|
ACC Atlantic Division second place
|
CFP quarterfinal
|
| #9
|
Tulane
|
10-3
|
AAC runners-up
|
Peach Bowl (NY6)
|
| #10
|
Army
|
9-3
|
Independent
|
Peach Bowl (NY6)
|
| #11
|
NC State
|
10-3
|
ACC champions
|
Orange Bowl (NY6)
|
| #12
|
North Texas
|
10-3
|
CUSA runners-up
|
Cotton Bowl (NY6)
|
| #13
|
Toledo
|
10-2
|
MAC West Division second place
|
Las Vegas Bowl
|
| #14
|
Iowa
|
8-4
|
Big Ten West Division co-champions
|
Holiday Bowl
|
| #15
|
Oklahoma State
|
9-3
|
Big XII co-regular season champions
|
Sugar Bowl (NY6)
|
| #16
|
Washington
|
10-3
|
PAC-12 champions
|
Rose Bowl (NY6)
|
| #17
|
Connecticut
|
9-4
|
AAC champions
|
Orange Bowl (NY6)
|
| #18
|
Wisconsin
|
8-4
|
Big Ten West Division co-champions
|
Citrus Bowl
|
| #19
|
Appalachian State
|
9-3
|
SBC East Division second place
|
Cotton Bowl (NY6)
|
| #20
|
Utah State
|
8-5
|
MWC runners-up
|
Fiesta Bowl (NY6)
|
| #21
|
SMU
|
9-3
|
AAC West Division third place (tied)
|
Camping World Bowl
|
| #22
|
Duke
|
8-4
|
ACC Coastal Division co-champions
|
Texas Bowl
|
| #23
|
Colorado State
|
8-4
|
MWC Mountain Division co-champions
|
Las Vegas Bowl
|
| #24
|
USC
|
9-4
|
PAC-12 runners-up
|
Holiday Bowl
|
| #25
|
Kent State
|
10-3
|
MAC champions
|
Fiesta Bowl (NY6)
|
| Rank
|
Team
|
Points (FPV)
|
| #1
|
Marshall
|
593 (19)
|
| #2
|
Missouri
|
571 (2)
|
| #3
|
UNLV
|
544
|
| #4
|
Iowa State
|
509
|
| #5
|
New Mexico State
|
480
|
| #6
|
Toledo
|
449
|
| #7
|
Tulane
|
398
|
| #8
|
Kansas
|
376
|
| #9
|
North Texas
|
366
|
| #10
|
Louisiana-Monroe
|
362
|
| #11
|
Louisville
|
329
|
| #12
|
Oklahoma State
|
309
|
| #13
|
Washington
|
285
|
| #14
|
Army
|
272
|
| #15
|
Kent State
|
246
|
| #16
|
USC
|
239
|
| #17
|
Connecticut
|
221
|
| #18
|
NC State
|
186
|
| #19
|
Oregon State
|
146
|
| #20
|
Central Michigan
|
143
|
| #21
|
Duke
|
136
|
| #22
|
SMU
|
102
|
| #23
|
Tennessee
|
68
|
| #24
|
Iowa
|
62
|
| #25
|
Appalachian State
|
47
|
Rankings in this section are based on CFP rankings released prior to the games.
| Conference
|
Date
|
Champion
|
Score
|
Runner-up
|
| American Athletic Conference
|
9/21/2018
|
Connecticut
|
31-21
|
#5 Tulane
|
| Atlantic Coast Conference
|
9/21/2018
|
#17 NC State
|
33-14
|
Virginia
|
| Big Ten Conference
|
9/21/2018
|
Michigan State
|
21-7
|
Purdue
|
| Big XII Conference
|
9/21/2018
|
#6 Iowa State
|
37-28
|
#2 Kansas
|
| Conference USA
|
9/21/2018
|
#14 Marshall
|
21-6
|
#7 North Texas
|
| Mid-American Conference
|
9/21/2018
|
Kent State
|
31-21
|
#25 Central Michigan
|
| Mountain West Conference
|
9/21/2018
|
#4 UNLV
|
35-24
|
#23 Utah State
|
| Pacific-12 Conference
|
9/21/2018
|
#24 Washington
|
35-31
|
#15 USC
|
| Southeastern Conference
|
9/21/2018
|
#3 Missouri
|
34-21
|
Ole Miss
|
| Sun Belt Conference
|
9/21/2018
|
#1 New Mexico State
|
35-19
|
Georgia State
|
Conference Champions' Bowl Games[edit | edit source]
Ranks are per the final CFP rankings, released on 10/8/2018, with win–loss records at that time.
| Conference
|
Champion
|
W-L
|
Rank
|
Bowl Game
|
| American Athletic Conference
|
Connecticut
|
9-4
|
17
|
Orange Bowl (NY6)
|
| Atlantic Coast Conference
|
NC State
|
10-3
|
11
|
Orange Bowl (NY6)
|
| Big Ten Conference
|
Michigan State
|
8-5
|
–
|
Rose Bowl (NY6)
|
| Big XII Conference
|
Iowa State CFP
|
10-3
|
3
|
CFP quarterfinal
|
| Conference USA
|
Marshall CFP
|
10-3
|
7
|
CFP quarterfinal
|
| Mid-American Conference
|
Kent State
|
10-3
|
25
|
Fiesta Bowl (NY6)
|
| Mountain West Conference
|
UNLV CFP
|
12-1
|
4
|
CFP quarterfinal
|
| Pacific-12 Conference
|
Washington
|
10-3
|
16
|
Rose Bowl (NY6)
|
| Southeastern Conference
|
Missouri CFP
|
11-2
|
1
|
CFP quarterfinal
|
| Sun Belt Conference
|
New Mexico State CFP
|
12-1
|
2
|
CFP quarterfinal
|
CFP College Football Playoff participant
Main article: Season I Bowl Games
- ACC: Boston College, Duke, Georgia Tech, Louisville, NC State, North Carolina, Virginia, Wake Forest
- American: Cincinnati, Connecticut, East Carolina, Houston, Navy, SMU, South Florida, Tulane
- Big Ten: Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin
- Big 12: Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, TCU, West Virginia
- C-USA: Charlotte, Marshall, North Texas, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, UTEP, Western Kentucky
- MAC: Central Michigan, Kent State, Toledo, Western Michigan
- Mountain West: Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah State
- PAC-12: Arizona, Arizona State, California, Oregon State, Stanford, USC, Washington
- SEC: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M
- Sun Belt: Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, Liberty, Louisiana-Monroe, New Mexico State, South Alabama, Texas State
- Independents: Army, BYU, Massachusetts
- ACC: Clemson, Florida State, Miami (FL), Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia Tech
- American: Memphis, Temple, Tulsa, UCF
- Big Ten: Indiana, Minnesota, Rutgers
- Big 12: Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas, Texas Tech
- C-USA: FAU, FIU, Louisiana Tech, Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion, UTSA
- MAC: Akron, Ball State, Bowling Green, Buffalo, Eastern Michigan, Miami (OH), Northern Illinois, Ohio
- Mountain West: Air Force, Hawaii, Nevada, San Jose State, Wyoming
- PAC-12: Colorado, Oregon, UCLA, Utah, Washington State
- SEC: Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
- Sun Belt: Arkansas State, Georgia Southern, Louisiana-Lafayette, Troy
- Independents: Notre Dame
|
|
Quarterfinals
|
|
Semifinals
|
|
Final
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.
|
Missouri
|
38
|
|
|
|
|
|
8.
|
Louisville
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.
|
Missouri
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
UNLV
|
10
|
|
|
|
|
5.
|
Kansas
|
6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4.
|
UNLV
|
31
|
|
|
|
|
1.
|
Missouri
|
31
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
Marshall (3OT)
|
34
|
|
|
3.
|
Iowa State
|
69
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6.
|
Louisiana-Monroe
|
54
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3.
|
Iowa State
|
21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
Marshall
|
24
|
|
|
|
|
7.
|
Marshall
|
24
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2.
|
New Mexico State
|
6
|
|
|
|
Conference Performance in Bowl Games[edit | edit source]
| Conference
|
Total Games
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
Win %
|
| Mid-American Conference
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
1.000
|
| Conference USA
|
10
|
8
|
2
|
.800
|
| Pacific-12
|
7
|
5
|
2
|
.714
|
| Southeastern Conference
|
12
|
8
|
4
|
.667
|
| Independents
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
.667
|
| American Athletic Conference
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
.500
|
| Mountain West Conference
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
.500
|
| Big XII Conference
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
.423
|
| Atlantic Coast Conference
|
8
|
2
|
6
|
.250
|
| Big 10 Conference
|
11
|
2
|
9
|
.182
|
| Sun Belt Conference
|
8
|
1
|
7
|
.125
|
