College Football. By: Jacob Enyart.

Why do you need to know  Everybody loves football (almost)  College football is the best football.

Terms  BCS (Bowl Championship Series)  FCS (Football Championship Series)

My favorite teams.  Ball State! #chirpchirp #Wenning  WVU  Marshall University

Conferences.  American Athletic Conference (AAC)  Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)  Big Ten (B1G)  Big 12  Conference USA. (C-USA)  Independents.  Mid American Conference (MAC)  Mountain West Conference (MW)  Southeastern Conference. (SEC)  Pacific 12 Conference (Pac-12)  Sun Belt.

Best Conference?  SEC is the most dominate conference.   The 5 “Power Conferences” are SEC, Big Ten, Big Twelve, ACC and Pac-12.

American Athletic Conference.  Uconn (Huskies)  #17 UCF (Knights)  Cincinnati University (Bearcats)  Houston University (Cougars)  #20 Louisville University (Cardinals)  Memphis University (Tigers)  Rutgers University (Scarlet Knights)  USF (Bulls)  SMU (Mustangs)  Temple University. (Owls)

Atlantic Coast Conference.  Boston College (Eagles)  #8Clemson University (Tigers)  Duke (Blue Devils)  #2 Florida State (Seminoles)  Georgia Tech (Yellow Jackets)  #23 Miami (Hurricanes)  Maryland University (Terrapins)  North Carolina University ( Tarheels)  North Carolina State (Wolfpack)  Pittsburg (Panthers)  Syracuse University (Orange)  University of Virginia. (Cavaliers)  Virginia Tech. (Hokies)  Wake Forest (Demon Deacons)

Big Ten Conference.  University of Illinois (Fighting Illini)  Indiana University (Hoosiers)  Iowa University (Hawkeyes)  Michigan University (Wolverines)  #16 Michigan State (Spartans)  Minnesota University (Golden Gophers)  Nebraska University (Cornhuskers)  Northwestern University (Wildcats)  #3 Ohio State (Buckeyes)  Penn State (Nittany Lions)  Purdue University (Boilmakers)  #22 Wisconsin University (Badgers)

Big Twelve Conference.  #5 Baylor University (Bears)  Iowa State (Cyclones)  Kansas University (Jayhawks)  Kansas State (Wildcats)  #18 Oklahoma University (Sooners)  #12 Oklahoma State (Cowboys)  #24Texas University (Longhorns)  TCU (Horned Frogs)  Texas Tech (Red Raiders)  West Virginia University (Moutaineers)

Conference USA.  UAB (Blazers)  East Carolina University (Pirates)  Florida Atlantic University (Owls)  FIU (Panthers)  Marshall University (Thundering Herd)  Mid Tenn. State (Blue Raiders)  Southern Miss. (Golden Eagles)  Louisiana Tech (Bulldogs)  North Texas (Mean Green)  Rice (Owls)  UTEP (Miners)  UTSA (Roadrunners)  Tulane (Green Waves)  Tulsa (Golden Hurricane)

Independents.  BYU (Cougars)  Notre Dame (Fighting Irish)  Navy (Midshipmen)  Army (Black-Knights)  Idaho University (Vandals)  New Mexico State (Aggies)

Mid American Conference.  #15 Northern Illinois (Huskies)  Western Michigan (Broncos)  Eastern Michigan (Eagles)  Central Michigan (Chippewas)  Bowling Green (Falcons)  Ball State (Cardinals)  Akron (Zips)  Buffalo (Bulls)  Ohio University (Bobcats)  Toledo University (Rockets)  Kent State (Golden Flashes)  Miami University of Ohio (RedHawks)

Mountain West.  Air Force Academy (Falcons)  Boise State (Broncos)  #14 Fresno State (Bulldogs)  Colorado State (Rams)  UNLV (Rebels)  Nevada University (WolfPack)  New Mexico University (Lobos)  San Diego State (Aztecs)  San Jose State (Spartans)  Utah State (Aggies)  Wyoming University (Cowboys)  Hawaii University (Rainbow Warriors)

Southeastern Conference (SEC)  Florida University (Gators)  #25 Georgia University (Bulldogs)  Kentucky University (Wildcats)  #9 Mizzou (Tigers)  #10 South Carolina (Gamecocks)  Tennessee University (Volunteers)  Vanderbilt University (Commodores)  #1 Alabama! (Crimson Tide)  Arkansas University (Razorbacks)  #7 Auburn University (Tigers)  #21 LSU (Tigers)  Ole Miss (Rebels)  Miss State (Bulldogs)  #11 Texas A&M (Aggies)

Sun Belt  Arkansas State (Red Wolves)  Arkansas LR (Trojans)  Arkansas Lafayette (Ragin Cajuns)  Arkansas Monroe (Warhawks)  Georgia State (Panthers)  South Alabama (Jaguars)  Texas State (Bobcats)  Texas Arlington (Mavericks)  Troy (Trojans)  Western Kentucky (Hilltoppers)

Pacific Twelve (Pac-12)  Arizona (Wildcats)  #19 Arizona State (Sun Devils)  Cal Berkley (Golden Bears)  Colorado (Buffaloes)  #6 Oregon (Ducks)  Oregon State (Beavers)  #4 Stanford (Cardinals)  #13 UCLA (Bruins)  USC (Trojans)  Utah (Utes)  Washington (Huskies)  Washington State (Cougars)

Rankings.  There is a group of analyst, they each have a certain amount of votes and they vote for the top 25 teams.

Alabama Crimson Tide.  Tuscaloosa Alabama.  34,000 Students.  Won the past two national championships.  Also has a national championship winning and more successful golf team.  #RollTide

Florida State Seminoles.  Tallahassee, Florida  41,000 Students.  I personally think they will win the national championship  #Fsu #FearTheSpear #Noles

Ohio State Buckeyes.  Columbus, Ohio  64,000 Students  Third Largest University by enrollment (1 st being the #17 UCF)  #Buckeyes

Stanford Cardinals.  Stanford, California.  15,000 Students  Most prestigious university in the United States  #FearTheTree

Baylor Bears  Waco, Texas  15,000 Students.  Top Ranked Christian College.  SicEmBears

Ball State!  Muncie, Indiana.  Charlie the Cardinal  David Letterman, Joyce Dewitt, Jim Davis and John Schnatter went here!  Eventually we will win the National Championship.  It’s also a party college.  I plan on attending Ball State.  One of the best Telecommunications program.  Birthplace of “Boom goes the dynamite”  Receiving votes to be ranked (they are 29 th in FBS)  9-1 Season so far, Keith Wenning is their quarterback.  #ChirpChirp #Wenning

Bowls  BCS Bowls (The important ones)  Rose Bowl, Orange Bowl, Sugar Bowl and Fiesta Bowl. (Against ranked teams)  30 sponsored bowls. (can be against ranked teams) it is usually conference v.s conference.

BCS National Championship.  Against the #1 and #2 team.  Winner is declared the best.  Held in Pasadena, Calif.  My original prediction for the national championship was Oregon vs Ohio State.  My prediction for next year is Ball State v.s Stanford. (Ball State winning by a single touchdown) 21-14

FCS.  Football Championship series.  For smaller schools that are D1 but not football schools. (Like Butler, Indiana State, Valpo)  Only relevant team in FCS is North Dakota State. They’re extremely dominate in FCS. (9-0)  And they have one of the best football records  Alabama’s is.714

Sources.  ESPN College Football App (rankings)  Wikipedia (Locations of schools, Population, ect.)