College Football Teams

Last Updated: Apr 4, 2025 · 1:06 PM EDT

This is the home of college football. It contains key information about every Power Conference team in the nation, separated by conference.

We begin with the most dominant conference in the country, the Big Ten.

Big Ten Conference

Conference members (18):

About B1G football: The Big Ten was formed in 1895, making it the oldest conference in the country. There were 7 original members: Chicago, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue and Michigan. Indiana and Iowa joined shortly afterward, and Ohio State joined in 1912.

The Big Ten has been active in expanding. It added Penn State, beginning with the 1993 season. Nebraska became the 12th league team in 2011. Maryland and Rutgers arrived in 2014. Reacting to the SEC adding Texas and Oklahoma, the B1G countered by adding USC and UCLA, and then Oregon and Washington in 2024.

Most recent Big Ten national champion: Ohio State won the 2024 national championship, following Michigan’s national title in 2023.

SEC

Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
LSU
Mississippi State
Missouri
Oklahoma
Ole Miss
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt

About the SEC: The SEC debuted in 1933 with: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Vanderbilt. Original members Sewanee (1940), Georgia Tech (1963) and Tulane (1965) eventually left.

The SEC has expanded several times, first adding Arkansas and South Carolina in time for the 1992 football season. In 2012, the SEC added Missouri and Texas A&M, and in 2024 the conference welcomed Oklahoma and Texas to reach16 teams.

Most recent SEC national champion: Georgia won back-to-back national championships in 2022 and 2023. Including new members Texas and Oklahoma, 8 SEC programs have won a national championship in the BCS/Playoff era (1998-present). That’s more than any other conference.

ACC

Conference members (17*):

Boston College
Cal
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Miami
NC State
North Carolina
Pittsburgh
SMU
Stanford
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest

* — Notre Dame is an ACC member in every sport except football, where it has a contractual obligation to play at least 4 ACC games each season.

About the ACC: The ACC was founded in the summer of 1953 with 7 original members (North Carolina, NC State, Clemson, Duke, Maryland Wake Forest and South Carolina), all of which were members of the Southern Conference. Virginia was added later that winter. South Carolina and Maryland eventually left for the SEC and Big Ten, respectively. The ACC has expanded several times, initially adding Georgia Tech, then Florida State before acquiring former Big East programs Miami, Virginia Tech, Syracuse, Boston College and Pitt. In the summer of 2024, the ACC welcomed Cal, SMU and Stanford.

Most recent ACC national champion: Clemson, 2018

Big 12 Conference

Conference members (16):

Arizona
Arizona State
Baylor
BYU
Cincinnati
Colorado
Houston
Iowa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas Tech
UCF
Utah
West Virginia

About the Big 12: Few conferences have undergone more change than the current Big 12. It has changed names, added teams, lost teams, etc. Officially, the league formed in 1994, but most of its core teams had been together for decades in the now-defunct Big 8 and Southwest Conference. In 2022, there were 10 teams in the Big 12. Soon after, Texas and Oklahoma announced they were leaving to join to the SEC. The Big 12 then added 8 teams over the next 2 seasons to get to 16 in time for the 2024 college football season.

Most recent national champion: Texas (2005) and Oklahoma (2000) won national championships while members of the Big 12 but now are in the SEC. Among current Big 12 members, Colorado is the most recent national champion, having shared the 1990 title.

Chris Wright