2010 NCAA Division I-A football season

2010 NCAA Division I FBS season

Number of teams	120
Duration	September 2 – December 11
Preseason AP #1	Alabama Crimson Tide
Post-season
Duration	December 18, 2010 – February 5, 2011
Bowl games	38 (35 team-competitive and 3 all-star)
Heisman Trophy	Cam Newton, Auburn, QB
Bowl Championship Series
2011 BCS Championship Game
Site	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, Arizona
Winner	Auburn Tigers
Division I FBS football seasons
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2010 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
#17 Florida State x		6	–	2		10	–	4
#23 Maryland		5	–	3		9	–	4
#25 NC State		5	–	3		9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4		7	–	6
Clemson		4	–	4		6	–	7
Wake Forest		1	–	7		3	–	9
Coastal Division
#16 Virginia Tech x$		8	–	0		11	–	3
Miami		5	–	3		7	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4		6	–	7
North Carolina		4	–	4		8	–	5
Duke		1	–	7		3	–	9
Virginia		1	–	7		4	–	8
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

2010 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Connecticut $+		5	–	2		8	–	5
West Virginia +		5	–	2		9	–	4
Pittsburgh +		5	–	2		8	–	5
Syracuse		4	–	3		8	–	5
South Florida		3	–	4		8	–	5
Louisville		3	–	4		7	–	6
Cincinnati		2	–	5		4	–	8
Rutgers		1	–	6		4	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

2010 Big Ten football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#7 Wisconsin $+		7	–	1		11	–	2
#14 Michigan State +		7	–	1		11	–	2
Iowa		4	–	4		8	–	5
Illinois		4	–	4		7	–	6
Penn State		4	–	4		7	–	6
Michigan		3	–	5		7	–	6
Northwestern		3	–	5		7	–	6
Purdue		2	–	6		4	–	8
Minnesota		2	–	6		3	–	9
Indiana		1	–	7		5	–	7
#5 Ohio State %		0*	–	1		0*	–	1

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions *All wins for Ohio State (12–1, 7–1) in the 2010 season are vacated As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

2010 Big 12 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Northern Division
#20 Nebraska xy		6	–	2		10	–	4
#18 Missouri x		6	–	2		10	–	3
Kansas State		3	–	5		7	–	6
Iowa State		3	–	5		5	–	7
Colorado		2	–	6		5	–	7
Kansas		1	–	7		3	–	9
Southern Division
#6 Oklahoma xy$		6	–	2		12	–	2
#13 Oklahoma State x		6	–	2		11	–	2
#19 Texas A&M x		6	–	2		9	–	4
Baylor		4	–	4		7	–	6
Texas Tech		3	–	5		8	–	5
Texas		2	–	6		5	–	7
Championship: Oklahoma 23, Nebraska 20
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

2010 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
#21 UCF x$		7	–	1		11	–	3
East Carolina		5	–	3		6	–	7
Southern Miss		5	–	3		8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4		5	–	7
UAB		3	–	5		4	–	8
Memphis		0	–	8		1	–	11
West Division
SMU xy		6	–	2		7	–	7
#24 Tulsa x		6	–	2		10	–	3
Houston		4	–	4		5	–	7
UTEP		3	–	5		6	–	7
Rice		3	–	5		4	–	8
Tulane		2	–	6		4	–	8
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

2010 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Miami x$		7	–	1		10	–	4
Ohio		6	–	2		8	–	5
Temple		5	–	3		8	–	4
Kent State		4	–	4		5	–	7
Bowling Green		1	–	7		2	–	10
Buffalo		1	–	7		2	–	10
Akron		1	–	7		1	–	11
West Division
Northern Illinois x		8	–	0		11	–	3
Toledo		7	–	1		8	–	5
Western Michigan		5	–	3		6	–	6
Ball State		3	–	5		4	–	8
Central Michigan		2	–	6		3	–	9
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6		2	–	10
Championship: Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

2010 Mountain West football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 TCU $		8	–	0		13	–	0
Utah		7	–	1		10	–	3
Air Force		5	–	3		9	–	4
San Diego State		5	–	3		9	–	4
BYU		5	–	3		7	–	6
Colorado State		2	–	6		3	–	9
UNLV		2	–	6		2	–	11
Wyoming		1	–	7		3	–	9
New Mexico		1	–	7		1	–	11

$ – Conference champion and BCS representative as top non-AQ school to meet automatic qualification criteria As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

2010 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 Oregon $		9	–	0		12	–	1
#4 Stanford %		8	–	1		12	–	1
USC *		5	–	4		8	–	5
Washington		5	–	4		7	–	6
Arizona		4	–	5		7	–	6
Arizona State		4	–	5		6	–	6
Oregon State		4	–	5		5	–	7
California		3	–	6		5	–	7
UCLA		2	–	7		4	–	8
Washington State		1	–	8		2	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative * – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll

2010 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#22 South Carolina x		5	–	3		9	–	5
Florida		4	–	4		8	–	5
Georgia		3	–	5		6	–	7
Tennessee		3	–	5		6	–	7
Kentucky		2	–	6		6	–	7
Vanderbilt		1	–	7		2	–	10
Western Division
#1 Auburn x$#		8	–	0		14	–	0
#12 Arkansas %		6	–	2		10	–	3
#8 LSU		6	–	2		11	–	2
#10 Alabama		5	–	3		10	–	3
#15 Mississippi State		4	–	4		9	–	4
Ole Miss		1	–	7		4	–	8
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and (aside from all-star exhibition games that follow the bowl games) concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.

During the first half of 2010, and especially starting in May of that year, several conferences were widely speculated to be considering expansion, and a number of schools were believed to be seriously considering conference moves. Due to conference notice requirements, no changes announced in 2010 will take effect until at least 2011.

The first change to be officially announced came on June 10, when the Pacific-10 Conference announced that Colorado had accepted that conference's invitation to join. At the time, it was not yet known whether Colorado would officially join the Pac-10 in 2011 or 2012; in September 2010, it was confirmed for 2011.

The following day saw two schools change conferences:

In the following days, it was widely speculated that the five public schools in the Big 12 South Division (Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, and Oklahoma State) would leave as a unit for the Pac-10. A&M was also reported to be flirting with the SEC. However, a last-minute deal announced on June 14 saw Texas cast its lot with a truncated Big 12, with the remaining schools also pledging their support for the conference. Rebuffed by the Big 12 schools, the Pac-10 shifted its focus to the Mountain West, extending an invitation to Utah on June 16 to join effective in 2011. Utah officially accepted the next day. When Utah and Colorado join, the Pac-10 will officially become the Pac-12.

Two months later, reports surfaced indicating that Brigham Young would leave the Mountain West Conference to become an independent in football, with its other sports rejoining the school's former conference, the WAC. On August 31, BYU pulled a surprise, indeed becoming an independent football team, but instead joining the West Coast Conference for the 2011-12 season. The MWC responded on August 18 by inviting current WAC members Fresno State, Nevada, and Utah State. Utah State declined the MWC offer, but the other two accepted later that day. After threats of legal action by the WAC and the Fresno State-Nevada pairing, the two schools agreed to stay in the WAC through the 2011-12 season in exchange for a greatly reduced exit fee.

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