Some of them are wrong, they do not tell the whole story, and they have too much power. College is what you make it. But those are the ones that people who care about these things live for.
Based on our needs, these are the ranks of the best national universities from U.S. News & World Report for the best colleges.
Okay, so Princeton is number one, MIT is number two, and Harvard is number three. How about their ball skills?
At the FBS level, there are 134 schools and universities that play football. How does the U.S. News & World Report list of the best sports schools compare to each other?
Out of the 134, 128 are national colleges and six are regional schools. The six regional schools are near the bottom because they are not part of the big overall rankings.
U.S. News & World Report Rankings By College Football Schools
134 Jacksonville State
Overall National Ranking: NR
Conference Ranking: 10
*Ranked 55 as a Regional University
133 Troy
Overall National Ranking: NR
Conference Ranking: 14
*Ranked 45 as a Regional University
132 Coastal Carolina
Overall National Ranking: 416*
Conference Ranking: 13
*Ranked 34 as a Regional University
131 San Jose State
Overall National Ranking: NR
Conference Ranking: 12
*Ranked 4 as a Regional University
130 Appalachian State
Overall National Ranking: 414
Conference Ranking: 12
*Ranked 3 as a Regional University
T128 Liberty
Overall National Ranking: 413
Conference Ranking: T8
T128 Kennesaw State
Overall National Ranking: 413
Conference Ranking: T8
T123 WKU
Overall National Ranking: 377
Conference Ranking: 7
T123 Louisiana
Overall National Ranking: 377
Conference Ranking: T10
T123 Eastern Michigan
Overall National Ranking: 377
Conference Ranking: T11
T123 Akron
Overall National Ranking: 377
Conference Ranking: T11
T123 South Alabama
Overall National Ranking: 371
Conference Ranking: T10
122 ULM
Overall National Ranking: 352
Conference Ranking: 9
T119 Southern Miss
Overall National Ranking: 342
Conference Ranking: T6
T119 Georgia Southern
Overall National Ranking: 342
Conference Ranking: T6
T119 Arkansas State
Overall National Ranking: 342
Conference Ranking: T6
118 Marshall
Overall National Ranking: 315
Conference Ranking: 5
T114 Toledo
Overall National Ranking: 296
Conference Ranking: 10
T114 Old Dominion
Overall National Ranking: 296
Conference Ranking: 4
T114 Louisiana Tech
Overall National Ranking: 296
Conference Ranking: 6
T114 Boise State
Overall National Ranking: 296
Conference Ranking: 11
113 Western Michigan
Overall National Ranking: 289
Conference Ranking: 9
T109 Texas State
Overall National Ranking: 273
Conference Ranking: 3
T109 Northern Illinois
Overall National Ranking: 273
Conference Ranking: T7
T109 Middle Tennessee
Overall National Ranking: 273
Conference Ranking: 5
T109 Bowling Green
Overall National Ranking: 273
Conference Ranking: T7
T107 UTEP
Overall National Ranking: 266
Conference Ranking: 4
T107 Memphis
Overall National Ranking: 266
Conference Ranking: 14
T105 Utah State
Overall National Ranking: 259
Conference Ranking: 10
T105 Central Michigan
Overall National Ranking: 259
Conference Ranking: 6
T103 UNLV
Overall National Ranking: 244
Conference Ranking: 9
T103 New Mexico State
Overall National Ranking: 244
Conference Ranking: 3
T99 UTSA
Overall National Ranking: 231
Conference Ranking: 13
T99 Sam Houston
Overall National Ranking: 231
Conference Ranking: 2
T99 New Mexico
Overall National Ranking: 231
Conference Ranking: 8
T99 Kent State
Overall National Ranking: 231
Conference Ranking: 5
T96 Wyoming
Overall National Ranking: 220
Conference Ranking: 7
T96 West Virginia
Overall National Ranking: 220
Conference Ranking: 16
T96 North Texas
Overall National Ranking: 220
Conference Ranking: 12
T94 Texas Tech
Overall National Ranking: 214
Conference Ranking: 15
T94 Mississippi State
Overall National Ranking: 214
Conference Ranking: 16
T92 Nevada
Overall National Ranking: 204
Conference Ranking: 6
T92 Ball State
Overall National Ranking: 204
Conference Ranking: 4
T90 Oklahoma State
Overall National Ranking: 196
Conference Ranking: 14
T90 Georgia State
Overall National Ranking: 196
Conference Ranking: 2
T86 Washington State
Overall National Ranking: 189
Conference Ranking: 5
T86 Florida Atlantic
Overall National Ranking: 189
Conference Ranking: T10
T86 East Carolina
Overall National Ranking: 189
Conference Ranking: T10
T86 Arkansas
Overall National Ranking: 189
Conference Ranking: 15
T81 Tulsa
Overall National Ranking: 179
Conference Ranking: 9
T81 Ohio
Overall National Ranking: 179
Conference Ranking: 3
T81 LSU
Overall National Ranking: 179
Conference Ranking: 14
T81 Louisville
Overall National Ranking: 179
Conference Ranking: 17
T81 Fresno State
Overall National Ranking: 179
Conference Ranking: 5
T78 Ole Miss
Overall National Ranking: 171
Conference Ranking: T12
T78 Hawaii
Overall National Ranking: 171
Conference Ranking: 4
T78 Alabama
Overall National Ranking: 171
Conference Ranking: T12
77 Kansas State
Overall National Ranking: 165
Conference Ranking: 13
T72 Nebraska
Overall National Ranking: 152
Conference Ranking: 18
T72 Kentucky
Overall National Ranking: 152
Conference Ranking: 11
T72 Kansas
Overall National Ranking: 152
Conference Ranking: T11
T72 Cincinnati
Overall National Ranking: 152
Conference Ranking: T11
T72 Charlotte
Overall National Ranking: 152
Conference Ranking: 8
T68 James Madison
Overall National Ranking: 148
Conference Ranking: 1
T68 Colorado State
Overall National Ranking: 148
Conference Ranking: 3
T68 Oregon State
Overall National Ranking: 144
Conference Ranking: 4
T68 Houston
Overall National Ranking: 144
Conference Ranking: 10
T65 Utah
Overall National Ranking: 136
Conference Ranking: 9
T65 UAB
Overall National Ranking: 136
Conference Ranking: 7
T65 Miami University
Overall National Ranking: 136
Conference Ranking: 2
64 Oklahoma
Overall National Ranking: 132
Conference Ranking: 10
T60 UCF
Overall National Ranking: 121
Conference Ranking: T6
T60 South Carolina
Overall National Ranking: 121
Conference Ranking: 9
T60 Iowa State
Overall National Ranking: 121
Conference Ranking: T6
T60 Arizona State
Overall National Ranking: 121
Conference Ranking: T6
T54 Tennessee
Overall National Ranking: 109
Conference Ranking: T7
T54 San Diego State
Overall National Ranking: 109
Conference Ranking: 2
T54 Oregon
Overall National Ranking: 109
Conference Ranking: 17
T54 Missouri
Overall National Ranking: 109
Conference Ranking: T7
T54 BYU
Overall National Ranking: 109
Conference Ranking: T4
T54 Arizona
Overall National Ranking: 109
Conference Ranking: T4
T52 TCU
Overall National Ranking: 105
Conference Ranking: 3
T52 Auburn
Overall National Ranking: 105
Conference Ranking: 6
T48 Temple
Overall National Ranking: 98
Conference Ranking: 6
T48 Iowa
Overall National Ranking: 98
Conference Ranking: 16
T48 FIU
Overall National Ranking: 98
Conference Ranking: 1
T48 Colorado
Overall National Ranking: 98
Conference Ranking: 2
T45 USF
Overall National Ranking: 91
Conference Ranking: 5
T45 SMU
Overall National Ranking: 91
Conference Ranking: 16
T45 Baylor
Overall National Ranking: 91
Conference Ranking: 1
44 Clemson
Overall National Ranking: 80
Conference Ranking: 15
43 Buffalo
Overall National Ranking: 76
Conference Ranking: 1
T41 Syracuse
Overall National Ranking: 73
Conference Ranking: 14
T41 Indiana
Overall National Ranking: 73
Conference Ranking: 15
T39 UConn
Overall National Ranking: 70
Conference Ranking: 3
T39 Pitt
Overall National Ranking: 70
Conference Ranking: 13
T35 Tulane
Overall National Ranking: 63
Conference Ranking: 4
T35 Penn State
Overall National Ranking: 63
Conference Ranking: T13
T35 Michigan State
Overall National Ranking: 63
Conference Ranking: T13
T35 Miami
Overall National Ranking: 63
Conference Ranking: 12
T33 UMass
Overall National Ranking: 58
Conference Ranking: 2
T33 NC State
Overall National Ranking: 58
Conference Ranking: 11
T31 Minnesota
Overall National Ranking: 54
Conference Ranking: 12
T31 Florida State
Overall National Ranking: 54
Conference Ranking: 10
T29 Virginia Tech
Overall National Ranking: 51
Conference Ranking: 9
T29 Texas A&M
Overall National Ranking: 51
Conference Ranking: 5
T25 Washington
Overall National Ranking: 46
Conference Ranking: 11
T25 Wake Forest
Overall National Ranking: 46
Conference Ranking: 8
T25 Purdue
Overall National Ranking: 46
Conference Ranking: T10
T25 Georgia
Overall National Ranking: 46
Conference Ranking: 4
24 Maryland
Overall National Ranking: 44
Conference Ranking: 9
T22 Rutgers
Overall National Ranking: 41
Conference Ranking: T7
T22 Ohio State
Overall National Ranking: 41
Conference Ranking: T7
21 Wisconsin
Overall National Ranking: 39
Conference Ranking: 6
20 Boston College
Overall National Ranking: 37
Conference Ranking: 7
T18 Illinois
Overall National Ranking: 33
Conference Ranking: 5
T18 Georgia Tech
Overall National Ranking: 33
Conference Ranking: 6
T16 Texas
Overall National Ranking: 30
Conference Ranking: T2
T16 Florida
Overall National Ranking: 30
Conference Ranking: T2
T14 USC
Overall National Ranking: 27
Conference Ranking: 4
T14 North Carolina
Overall National Ranking: 27
Conference Ranking: 5
13 Virginia
Overall National Ranking: 24
Conference Ranking: 4
12 Michigan
Overall National Ranking: 21
Conference Ranking: 3
T9 Vanderbilt
Overall National Ranking: 18
Conference Ranking: 1
T9 Rice
Overall National Ranking: 18
Conference Ranking: 3
T9 Notre Dame
Overall National Ranking: 18
Conference Ranking: 1
8 Cal
Overall National Ranking: 17
Conference Ranking: 3
7 UCLA
Overall National Ranking: 15
Conference Ranking: 2
T5 Army
Overall National Ranking: 8
Conference Ranking: 2
T5 Air Force
Overall National Ranking: 8
Conference Ranking: 1
T3 Northwestern
Overall National Ranking: 6
Conference Ranking: 1
T3 Duke
Overall National Ranking: 6
Conference Ranking: 2
T1 Stanford
Overall National Ranking: 4
Conference Ranking: 1
T1 Navy
Overall National Ranking: 4
Conference Ranking: 1
