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2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season

2016 NCAA Division I FBS season
Number of teams 128
Duration August 26, 2016 – December 10, 2016
Preseason AP #1 Alabama Crimson Tide
Post-season
Duration December 17, 2016 – January 9, 2017
(excluding all-star games)
Bowl games 41
(including national championship game)
AP Poll #1 Clemson Tigers
Coaches Poll #1 Clemson Tigers
Heisman Trophy Lamar Jackson, Louisville
College Football Playoff
2017 College Football Playoff National Championship
Site Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
Winner Clemson Tigers
Division I FBS football seasons
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2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Temple xy$   7 – 1         10 – 4  
No. 19 South Florida   7 – 1         11 – 2  
UCF   4 – 4         6 – 7  
Cincinnati   1 – 7         4 – 8  
Connecticut   1 – 7         3 – 9  
East Carolina   1 – 7         3 – 9  
West Division
Navy xy   7 – 1         9 – 5  
Tulsa   6 – 2         10 – 3  
Memphis   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Houston   5 – 3         9 – 4  
SMU   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Tulane   1 – 7         4 – 8  
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 30, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll
2016 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#   7 – 1         14 – 1  
No. 21 Louisville x   7 – 1         9 – 4  
No. 8 Florida State   5 – 3         10 – 3  
NC State   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Boston College   2 – 6         7 – 6  
Syracuse   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy   6 – 2         10 – 4  
North Carolina   5 – 3         8 – 5  
No. 20 Miami   5 – 3         9 – 4  
Pittsburgh   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4         9 – 4  
Duke   1 – 7         4 – 8  
Virginia   1 – 7         2 – 10  
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 21, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll
2016 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
No. 7 Penn State xy$   8 – 1         11 – 3  
No. 6 Ohio State x^   8 – 1         11 – 2  
No. 10 Michigan   7 – 2         10 – 3  
Indiana   4 – 5         6 – 7  
Maryland   3 – 6         6 – 7  
Michigan State   1 – 8         3 – 9  
Rutgers   0 – 9         2 – 10  
West Division
No. 9 Wisconsin xy   7 – 2         11 – 3  
Iowa   6 – 3         8 – 5  
Nebraska   6 – 3         9 – 4  
Minnesota   5 – 4         9 – 4  
Northwestern   5 – 4         7 – 6  
Illinois   2 – 7         3 – 9  
Purdue   1 – 8         3 – 9  
Championship: Penn State 38, Wisconsin 31
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 21, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll
2016 Big 12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
No. 5 Oklahoma $   9 – 0         11 – 2  
No. 11 Oklahoma State   7 – 2         10 – 3  
No. 18 West Virginia   7 – 2         10 – 3  
Kansas State   6 – 3         9 – 4  
TCU   4 – 5         6 – 7  
Baylor   3 – 6         7 – 6  
Texas   3 – 6         5 – 7  
Texas Tech   3 – 6         5 – 7  
Iowa State   2 – 7         3 – 9  
Kansas   1 – 8         2 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
As of January 21, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll
2016 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
WKU xy$   7 – 1         11 – 3  
Old Dominion x   7 – 1         10 – 3  
Middle Tennessee   5 – 3         8 – 5  
FIU   4 – 4         4 – 8  
Charlotte   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Marshall   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Florida Atlantic   2 – 6         3 – 9  
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy   6 – 2         9 – 5  
UTSA   5 – 3         6 – 7  
Southern Miss   4 – 4         7 – 6  
North Texas   3 – 5         5 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6         3 – 9  
UTEP   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 21, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll
2016 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   6 – 2         8 – 6  
Miami (OH) x   6 – 2         6 – 7  
Akron   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Bowling Green   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Kent State   2 – 6         3 – 9  
Buffalo   1 – 7         2 – 10  
West Division
No. 15 Western Michigan xy$   8 – 0         13 – 1  
Toledo   6 – 2         9 – 4  
Northern Illinois   5 – 3         5 – 7  
Eastern Michigan   4 – 4         7 – 6  
Central Michigan   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Ball State   1 – 7         4 – 8  
Championship: Western Michigan 29, Ohio 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 2, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll
2016 Mountain West football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Mountain Division
Wyoming xy   6 – 2         8 – 6  
Boise State x   6 – 2         10 – 3  
New Mexico x   6 – 2         9 – 4  
Air Force   5 – 3         10 – 3  
Colorado State   5 – 3         7 – 6  
Utah State   1 – 7         3 – 9  
West Division
No. 25 San Diego State xy$   6 – 2         11 – 3  
Hawaii   4 – 4         7 – 7  
Nevada   3 – 5         5 – 7  
San Jose State   3 – 5         4 – 8  
UNLV   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Fresno State   0 – 8         1 – 11  
Championship: San Diego State 27, Wyoming 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 21, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll
2016 Pac-12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North Division
No. 4 Washington x$^   8 – 1         12 – 2  
Washington State   7 – 2         8 – 5  
No. 12 Stanford   6 – 3         10 – 3  
California   3 – 6         5 – 7  
Oregon State   3 – 6         4 – 8  
Oregon   2 – 7         4 – 8  
South Division
No. 17 Colorado x   8 – 1         10 – 4  
No. 3 USC   7 – 2         10 – 3  
No. 23 Utah   5 – 4         9 – 4  
Arizona State   2 – 7         5 – 7  
UCLA   2 – 7         4 – 8  
Arizona   1 – 8         3 – 9  
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 21, 2017; Rankings from CFP Poll
2016 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
No. 14 Florida xy   6 – 2         9 – 4  
No. 22 Tennessee   4 – 4         9 – 4  
Georgia   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Kentucky   4 – 4         7 – 6  
South Carolina   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Vanderbilt   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Missouri   2 – 6         4 – 8  
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^   8 – 0         14 – 1  
No. 24 Auburn   5 – 3         8 – 5  
No. 13 LSU   5 – 3         8 – 4  
Texas A&M   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Arkansas   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Mississippi State   3 – 5         6 – 7  
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