Those are the college rankings that really count.
The new U.S. News & World Report Best National University Rankings are out, and everyone who worries about these things is excited about them.
People look at them and judge schools by them, whether you like them or not. Based on these numbers, how good are all 134 FBS college football teams?
This list shows them from 1 to 134. How good are they in each conference?
U.S. News & World Report Rankings By College Football Schools By Conference
ACC Rankings
1 Stanford
Overall National Ranking: 4
2 Duke
Overall National Ranking: 6
3 Cal
Overall National Ranking: 17
4 Virginia
Overall National Ranking: 24
5 North Carolina
Overall National Ranking: 27
6 Georgia Tech
Overall National Ranking: 33
7 Boston College
Overall National Ranking: 37
8 Wake Forest
Overall National Ranking: 46
9 Virginia Tech
Overall National Ranking: 51
10 Florida State
Overall National Ranking: 54
11 NC State
Overall National Ranking: 58
12 Miami
Overall National Ranking: 63
13 Pitt
Overall National Ranking: 70
14 Syracuse
Overall National Ranking: 73
15 Clemson
Overall National Ranking: 80
16 SMU
Overall National Ranking: 91
17 Louisville
Overall National Ranking: 179
American Athletic Conference Rankings
1 Navy
Overall National Ranking: 4
2 Army
Overall National Ranking: 8
3 Rice
Overall National Ranking: 18
4 Tulane
Overall National Ranking: 63
5 USF
Overall National Ranking: 91
6 Temple
Overall National Ranking: 98
7 UAB
Overall National Ranking: 136
8 Charlotte
Overall National Ranking: 152
9 Tulsa
Overall National Ranking: 179
T10 East Carolina
Overall National Ranking: 189
T10 Florida Atlantic
Overall National Ranking: 189
12 North Texas
Overall National Ranking: 220
13 UTSA
Overall National Ranking: 231
14 Memphis
Overall National Ranking: 266
Big 12 Rankings
1 Baylor
Overall National Ranking: 91
2 Colorado
Overall National Ranking: 98
3 TCU
Overall National Ranking: 105
T4 Arizona
Overall National Ranking: 109
T4 BYU
Overall National Ranking: 109
T6 Arizona State
Overall National Ranking: 121
T6 Iowa State
Overall National Ranking: 121
T6 UCF
Overall National Ranking: 121
9 Utah
Overall National Ranking: 136
10 Houston
Overall National Ranking: 144
T11 Cincinnati
Overall National Ranking: 152
T11 Kansas
Overall National Ranking: 152
13 Kansas State
Overall National Ranking: 165
14 Oklahoma State
Overall National Ranking: 196
15 Texas Tech
Overall National Ranking: 214
16 West Virginia
Overall National Ranking: 220
Big Ten Rankings
1 Northwestern
Overall National Ranking: 6
2 UCLA
Overall National Ranking: 15
3 Michigan
Overall National Ranking: 21
4 USC
Overall National Ranking: 27
5 Illinois
Overall National Ranking: 33
6 Wisconsin
Overall National Ranking: 39
T7 Ohio State
Overall National Ranking: 41
T7 Rutgers
Overall National Ranking: 41
9 Maryland
Overall National Ranking: 44
T10 Purdue
Overall National Ranking: 46
11 Washington
Overall National Ranking: 46
12 Minnesota
Overall National Ranking: 54
T13 Michigan State
Overall National Ranking: 63
T13 Penn State
Overall National Ranking: 63
15 Indiana
Overall National Ranking: 73
16 Iowa
Overall National Ranking: 98
17 Oregon
Overall National Ranking: 109
18 Nebraska
Overall National Ranking: 152
Conference USA Rankings
1 FIU
Overall National Ranking: 98
2 Sam Houston
Overall National Ranking: 231
3 New Mexico State
Overall National Ranking: 244
4 UTEP
Overall National Ranking: 266
5 Middle Tennessee
Overall National Ranking: 273
6 Louisiana Tech
Overall National Ranking: 296
7 WKU
Overall National Ranking: 377
T8 Kennesaw State
Overall National Ranking: 413
T8 Liberty
Overall National Ranking: 413
10 Jacksonville State
Regional University Rank 55: NR
Independent/Pac-12 Rankings
1 Notre Dame
Overall National Ranking: 18
2 UMass
Overall National Ranking: 58
3 UConn
Overall National Ranking: 70
4 Oregon State
Overall National Ranking: 144
5 Washington State
Overall National Ranking: 189
MAC Rankings
1 Buffalo
Overall National Ranking: 76
2 Miami University
Overall National Ranking: 136
3 Ohio
Overall National Ranking: 179
4 Ball State
Overall National Ranking: 204
5 Kent State
Overall National Ranking: 231
6 Central Michigan
Overall National Ranking: 259
T7 Bowling Green
Overall National Ranking: 273
T7 Northern Illinois
Overall National Ranking: 273
9 Western Michigan
Overall National Ranking: 289
10 Toledo
Overall National Ranking: 296
T11 Akron
Overall National Ranking: 377
T11 Eastern Michigan
Overall National Ranking: 377
Mountain West Rankings
1 Air Force
Overall National Ranking: 8
2 San Diego State
Overall National Ranking: 109
3 Colorado State
Overall National Ranking: 148
4 Hawaii
Overall National Ranking: 171
5 Fresno State
Overall National Ranking: 179
6 Nevada
Overall National Ranking: 204
7 Wyoming
Overall National Ranking: 220
8 New Mexico
Overall National Ranking: 231
9 UNLV
Overall National Ranking: 244
10 Utah State
Overall National Ranking: 259
11 Boise State
Overall National Ranking: 296
12 San Jose State
Regional University Rank 4: NR
SEC Rankings
1 Vanderbilt
Overall National Ranking: 18
T2 Florida
Overall National Ranking: 30
T2 Texas
Overall National Ranking: 30
4 Georgia
Overall National Ranking: 46
5 Texas A&M
Overall National Ranking: 51
6 Auburn
Overall National Ranking: 105
T7 Missouri
Overall National Ranking: 109
T7 Tennessee
Overall National Ranking: 109
9 South Carolina
Overall National Ranking: 121
10 Oklahoma
Overall National Ranking: 132
11 Kentucky
Overall National Ranking: 152
T12 Alabama
Overall National Ranking: 171
T12 Ole Miss
Overall National Ranking: 171
14 LSU
Overall National Ranking: 179
15 Arkansas
Overall National Ranking: 189
16 Mississippi State
Overall National Ranking: 214
Sun Belt Rankings
1 James Madison
Overall National Ranking: 148
2 Georgia State
Overall National Ranking: 196
3 Texas State
Overall National Ranking: 273
4 Old Dominion
Overall National Ranking: 296
5 Marshall
Overall National Ranking: 315
T6 Arkansas State
Overall National Ranking: 342
T6 Georgia Southern
Overall National Ranking: 342
T6 Southern Miss
Overall National Ranking: 342
9 ULM
Overall National Ranking: 352
T10 South Alabama
Overall National Ranking: 371
T10 Louisiana
Overall National Ranking: 377
12 Appalachian State
Regional University Rank 3: NR
13 Coastal Carolina
Regional University Rank 34: NR
14 Troy
Regional University Rank 45: NR
