Welcome to the final football post for the 2024 season. Usually, I’m a little quicker on the final ranking, but I’ve been working on some soon to be announced, and I hope substantially improving, upgrades to the GCR. I’ll have a post soon talking about those changes. This post is to congratulate all 263 D1 college football teams for a wonderfully entertaining season. Especially for a very exciting championship game that looked like Notre Dame was going to do what it wanted followed by an Ohio St dominance that was almost embarrassing followed by a later Irish resurgence. Congratulations to the Ohio St Buckeyes for beating the gauntlet that was the inaugural 12-team playoff.
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Here are all the teams in their final ranking of 2024. Thank you for a season of football and fun. Watch this space for the upcoming news and I’ll see you soon. G
| Rank | Team | Conf | Win | Loss |
| 1 | Ohio St | B10 | 14 | 2 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | ND | 14 | 2 |
| 3 | Oregon | B10 | 13 | 1 |
| 4 | Texas | SEC | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | Indiana | B10 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | Penn St | B10 | 13 | 3 |
| 7 | Georgia | SEC | 11 | 3 |
| 8 | BYU | B12 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | SMU | ACC | 11 | 3 |
| 10 | Tennessee | SEC | 10 | 3 |
| 11 | Arizona St | B12 | 11 | 3 |
| 12 | Iowa St | B12 | 11 | 3 |
| 13 | Boise St | MWC | 12 | 2 |
| 14 | Illinois | B10 | 10 | 3 |
| 15 | Mississippi | SEC | 10 | 3 |
| 16 | Army | AAC | 12 | 2 |
| 17 | Miami FL | ACC | 10 | 3 |
| 18 | Alabama | SEC | 9 | 4 |
| 19 | Michigan | B10 | 8 | 5 |
| 20 | Louisville | ACC | 9 | 4 |
| 21 | Clemson | ACC | 10 | 4 |
| 22 | South Carolina | SEC | 9 | 4 |
| 23 | Kansas St | B12 | 9 | 4 |
| 24 | Syracuse | ACC | 10 | 3 |
| 25 | Memphis | AAC | 11 | 2 |
| 26 | LSU | SEC | 9 | 4 |
| 27 | Missouri | SEC | 10 | 3 |
| 28 | Colorado | B12 | 9 | 4 |
| 29 | UNLV | MWC | 11 | 3 |
| 30 | Navy | AAC | 10 | 3 |
| 31 | Texas A&M | SEC | 8 | 5 |
| 32 | Florida | SEC | 8 | 5 |
| 33 | Purdue | B10 | 1 | 11 |
| 34 | Duke | ACC | 9 | 4 |
| 35 | Iowa | B10 | 8 | 5 |
| 36 | Mississippi St | SEC | 2 | 10 |
| 37 | Baylor | B12 | 8 | 5 |
| 38 | Kansas | B12 | 5 | 7 |
| 39 | Minnesota | B10 | 8 | 5 |
| 40 | Texas Tech | B12 | 8 | 5 |
| 41 | Washington | B10 | 6 | 7 |
| 42 | Southern Cal | B10 | 7 | 6 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | SEC | 6 | 7 |
| 44 | Nebraska | B10 | 7 | 6 |
| 45 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 7 | 6 |
| 46 | Marshall | SUN | 10 | 3 |
| 47 | TCU | B12 | 9 | 4 |
| 48 | Ohio | MAC | 11 | 3 |
| 49 | Maryland | B10 | 4 | 8 |
| 50 | Michigan St | B10 | 5 | 7 |
| 51 | UCLA | B10 | 5 | 7 |
| 52 | Tulane | AAC | 9 | 5 |
| 53 | UCF | B12 | 4 | 8 |
| 54 | Boston College | ACC | 7 | 6 |
| 55 | Arkansas | SEC | 7 | 6 |
| 56 | Florida St | ACC | 2 | 10 |
| 57 | Kentucky | SEC | 4 | 8 |
| 58 | Cincinnati | B12 | 5 | 7 |
| 59 | Virginia | ACC | 5 | 7 |
| 60 | Oklahoma St | B12 | 3 | 9 |
| 61 | Sam Houston | USA | 10 | 3 |
| 62 | Stanford | ACC | 3 | 9 |
| 63 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 6 | 7 |
| 64 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7 | 6 |
| 65 | Wisconsin | B10 | 5 | 7 |
| 66 | Louisiana | SUN | 10 | 4 |
| 67 | James Madison | SUN | 9 | 4 |
| 68 | Buffalo | MAC | 9 | 4 |
| 69 | Miami OH | MAC | 9 | 5 |
| 70 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 7 | 6 |
| 71 | Utah | B12 | 5 | 7 |
| 72 | Northwestern | B10 | 4 | 8 |
| 73 | NC St | ACC | 6 | 7 |
| 74 | Rutgers | B10 | 7 | 6 |
| 75 | West Virginia | B12 | 6 | 7 |
| 76 | Jacksonville St | USA | 9 | 5 |
| 77 | N Illinois | MAC | 8 | 5 |
| 78 | UCONN | IND | 9 | 4 |
| 79 | Ga Southern | SUN | 8 | 5 |
| 80 | Houston | B12 | 4 | 8 |
| 81 | Auburn | SEC | 5 | 7 |
| 82 | Arizona | B12 | 4 | 8 |
| 83 | Texas St | SUN | 8 | 5 |
| 84 | California | ACC | 6 | 7 |
| 85 | Liberty | USA | 8 | 4 |
| 86 | Toledo | MAC | 8 | 5 |
| 87 | East Carolina | AAC | 8 | 5 |
| 88 | Washington St | PAC | 8 | 5 |
| 89 | Arkansas St | SUN | 8 | 5 |
| 90 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4 | 8 |
| 91 | W Kentucky | USA | 8 | 6 |
| 92 | Colorado St | MWC | 8 | 5 |
| 93 | North Carolina | ACC | 6 | 7 |
| 94 | UTSA | AAC | 7 | 6 |
| 95 | Bowling Green | MAC | 7 | 6 |
| 96 | South Alabama | SUN | 7 | 6 |
| 97 | App St | SUN | 5 | 6 |
| 98 | ULM | SUN | 5 | 7 |
| 99 | Montana St | Big Sky | 15 | 1 |
| 100 | South Florida | AAC | 7 | 6 |
| 101 | Akron | MAC | 4 | 8 |
| 102 | Charlotte | AAC | 5 | 7 |
| 103 | Old Dominion | SUN | 5 | 7 |
| 104 | North Texas | AAC | 6 | 7 |
| 105 | San Jose St | MWC | 7 | 6 |
| 106 | UAB | AAC | 3 | 9 |
| 107 | Nevada | MWC | 3 | 10 |
| 108 | Wyoming | MWC | 3 | 9 |
| 109 | UMASS | IND | 2 | 10 |
| 110 | Oregon St | PAC | 5 | 7 |
| 111 | Troy | SUN | 4 | 8 |
| 112 | Kent St | MAC | 0 | 12 |
| 113 | Rice | AAC | 4 | 8 |
| 114 | Temple | AAC | 3 | 9 |
| 115 | Coastal Carolina | SUN | 6 | 7 |
| 116 | Southern Miss | SUN | 1 | 11 |
| 117 | Fresno St | MWC | 6 | 7 |
| 118 | Ball St | MAC | 3 | 9 |
| 119 | Georgia St | SUN | 3 | 9 |
| 120 | W Michigan | MAC | 6 | 7 |
| 121 | Middle Tennessee | USA | 3 | 9 |
| 122 | Jackson St | SWAC | 12 | 2 |
| 123 | Air Force | MWC | 5 | 7 |
| 124 | C Michigan | MAC | 4 | 8 |
| 125 | UTEP | USA | 3 | 9 |
| 126 | Utah St | MWC | 4 | 8 |
| 127 | South Dakota St | MVFC | 12 | 3 |
| 128 | Hawaii | MWC | 5 | 7 |
| 129 | New Mexico St | USA | 3 | 9 |
| 130 | E Michigan | MAC | 5 | 7 |
| 131 | LA Tech | USA | 5 | 8 |
| 132 | South Dakota | MVFC | 11 | 3 |
| 133 | North Dakota St | MVFC | 14 | 2 |
| 134 | San Diego St | MWC | 3 | 9 |
| 135 | FIU | USA | 4 | 8 |
| 136 | Kennesaw St | USA | 2 | 10 |
| 137 | Mercer | SoCon | 11 | 3 |
| 138 | FAU | AAC | 3 | 9 |
| 139 | Incarnate Word | Southland | 11 | 3 |
| 140 | Delaware | Colonial | 9 | 2 |
| 141 | Tulsa | AAC | 3 | 9 |
| 142 | New Mexico | MWC | 5 | 7 |
| 143 | Richmond | Colonial | 10 | 3 |
| 144 | UC Davis | Big Sky | 11 | 3 |
| 145 | Harvard | Ivy | 8 | 2 |
| 146 | Butler | Pioneer | 9 | 3 |
| 147 | South Carolina St | MEAC | 9 | 3 |
| 148 | Rhode Island | Colonial | 11 | 3 |
| 149 | Dartmouth | IVY | 8 | 2 |
| 150 | Idaho | Big Sky | 10 | 4 |
| 151 | Illinois St | MVFC | 10 | 4 |
| 152 | Duquesne | Northeast | 8 | 3 |
| 153 | San Diego | Pioneer | 8 | 3 |
| 154 | Lehigh | Patriot | 9 | 4 |
| 155 | Drake | Pioneer | 8 | 3 |
| 156 | SEMO | BSO/OVC | 9 | 4 |
| 157 | NC Central | MEAC | 8 | 3 |
| 158 | Tennessee St | BSO/OVC | 9 | 4 |
| 159 | Tennessee Martin | BSO/OVC | 9 | 5 |
| 160 | Villanova | Colonial | 10 | 4 |
| 161 | Tarleton | UAC | 10 | 4 |
| 162 | Columbia | IVY | 7 | 3 |
| 163 | Stony Brook | Colonial | 8 | 4 |
| 164 | Yale | IVY | 7 | 3 |
| 165 | Montana | Big Sky | 9 | 5 |
| 166 | Abilene Christian | UAC | 9 | 5 |
| 167 | New Hampshire | Colonial | 8 | 5 |
| 168 | E Kentucky | UAC | 8 | 5 |
| 169 | Steph F Austin | Southland | 7 | 5 |
| 170 | Southern | SWAC | 8 | 5 |
| 171 | Chattanooga | SoCon | 7 | 5 |
| 172 | Florida A&M | SWAC | 7 | 5 |
| 173 | W Carolina | SoCon | 7 | 5 |
| 174 | E Tennessee St | SoCon | 7 | 5 |
| 175 | Southeastern | Southland | 7 | 5 |
| 176 | Missouri St | MVFC | 8 | 4 |
| 177 | S Utah | UAC | 7 | 5 |
| 178 | Lamar | Southland | 7 | 5 |
| 179 | Towson | Colonial | 7 | 5 |
| 180 | Alabama St | SWAC | 7 | 5 |
| 181 | William & Mary | Colonial | 7 | 5 |
| 182 | Tennessee Tech | BSO/OVC | 7 | 5 |
| 183 | Morehead St | Pioneer | 7 | 5 |
| 184 | N Arizona | Big Sky | 8 | 5 |
| 185 | Holy Cross | Patriot | 6 | 6 |
| 186 | Robert Morris | Northeast | 7 | 5 |
| 187 | C Connecticut | Northeast | 7 | 6 |
| 188 | Davidson | Pioneer | 6 | 5 |
| 189 | Dayton | Pioneer | 6 | 5 |
| 190 | Elon | Colonial | 6 | 6 |
| 191 | Morgan St | MEAC | 6 | 6 |
| 192 | Monmouth | Colonial | 6 | 6 |
| 193 | C Arkansas | UAC | 6 | 6 |
| 194 | Alcorn St | SWAC | 6 | 6 |
| 195 | Lafayette | Patriot | 6 | 6 |
| 196 | Bucknell | Patriot | 6 | 6 |
| 197 | North Dakota | MVFC | 5 | 7 |
| 198 | McNeese | Southland | 6 | 6 |
| 199 | Alabama A&M | SWAC | 6 | 6 |
| 200 | Portland St | Big Sky | 3 | 8 |
| 201 | S Illinois | MVFC | 4 | 8 |
| 202 | Murray St | MVFC | 1 | 11 |
| 203 | Houston Christian | Southland | 5 | 7 |
| 204 | Merrimack | FCSIND | 5 | 6 |
| 205 | Presbyterian | Pioneer | 6 | 6 |
| 206 | W Illinois | BSO/OVC | 4 | 8 |
| 207 | Maine | Colonial | 5 | 7 |
| 208 | Texas Southern | SWAC | 5 | 6 |
| 209 | Citadel | SoCon | 5 | 7 |
| 210 | Wofford | SoCon | 5 | 7 |
| 211 | Grambling St | SWAC | 5 | 7 |
| 212 | Northwestern St | Southland | 0 | 12 |
| 213 | Youngstown St | MVFC | 4 | 8 |
| 214 | N Colorado | Big Sky | 1 | 11 |
| 215 | Utah Tech | UAC | 1 | 11 |
| 216 | N Alabama | UAC | 3 | 9 |
| 217 | Prairie View | SWAC | 5 | 7 |
| 218 | VMI | SoCon | 1 | 11 |
| 219 | Georgetown | Patriot | 5 | 6 |
| 220 | Lindenwood | BSO/OVC | 5 | 7 |
| 221 | Samford | SoCon | 4 | 7 |
| 222 | Sacred Heart | FCSIND | 5 | 6 |
| 223 | Penn | IVY | 4 | 6 |
| 224 | Idaho St | Big Sky | 5 | 7 |
| 225 | Nicholls | Southland | 4 | 8 |
| 226 | St Thomas | Pioneer | 6 | 6 |
| 227 | E Illinois | BSO/OVC | 3 | 9 |
| 228 | North Carolina A&T | Colonial | 1 | 11 |
| 229 | Mississippi Valley | SWAC | 1 | 11 |
| 230 | Hampton | Colonial | 5 | 7 |
| 231 | Long Island | Northeast | 4 | 8 |
| 232 | Austin Peay | UAC | 4 | 8 |
| 233 | Albany | Colonial | 4 | 8 |
| 234 | Furman | SoCon | 3 | 8 |
| 235 | Gardner Webb | BSO/OVC | 4 | 8 |
| 236 | Cornell | IVY | 4 | 6 |
| 237 | Marist | Pioneer | 1 | 10 |
| 238 | Princeton | IVY | 3 | 7 |
| 239 | N Iowa | MVFC | 3 | 9 |
| 240 | Bethune | SWAC | 2 | 10 |
| 241 | Stonehill | Northeast | 1 | 10 |
| 242 | E Washington | Big Sky | 4 | 8 |
| 243 | Mercyhurst | Northeast | 4 | 7 |
| 244 | St Francis | Northeast | 4 | 7 |
| 245 | Campbell | Colonial | 3 | 9 |
| 246 | Howard | MEAC | 4 | 8 |
| 247 | Ark Pine Bluff | SWAC | 3 | 9 |
| 248 | Delaware St | MEAC | 1 | 11 |
| 249 | Sacramento St | Big Sky | 3 | 9 |
| 250 | Fordham | Patriot | 2 | 10 |
| 251 | Charleston | BSO/OVC | 1 | 11 |
| 252 | Norfolk St | MEAC | 4 | 8 |
| 253 | Valparaiso | Pioneer | 4 | 7 |
| 254 | Brown | IVY | 3 | 7 |
| 255 | Bryant | Colonial | 2 | 10 |
| 256 | Stetson | Pioneer | 2 | 9 |
| 257 | Indiana St | MVFC | 4 | 8 |
| 258 | Cal Poly | Big Sky | 3 | 8 |
| 259 | Weber St | Big Sky | 4 | 8 |
| 260 | Wagner | Northeast | 4 | 8 |
| 261 | West Georgia | UAC | 4 | 7 |
| 262 | Colgate | Patriot | 2 | 10 |
| 263 | Commerce | Southland | 3 | 9 |
