The College Football Pyramid

Published: August 27, 2014
Updated: January 22, 2015
By Erik Pitzer
with foreword by James Irwin

Introduction | Regions | Simulated Standings

2014-2015 Simulated Standings

Editor's note: These are simulated standings from the 2014-2015 season. The standings from both past and future simulated seasons are available here:

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Using Ken Massey's comphrensive ratings system, we're able to simulate results and standings across NCAA Divisions I and II. All Tier 1 standings are formulated by a "Projected Conference Standings" column which uses actual head-to-head results from the 2014-2015 season where possible, and Massey's head-to-head matchup predictor elsewhere. For simplicity's sake, all other tier standings are ranked solely on their Massey Rating number.

Frontier Sky Region

Tier One

  Team Proj. Conf. Record Actual Overall Record Massey Rating
1. Oregon 9-0 13-2 4
2. Utah 7-2 9-4 23
3. Boise St. 6-3 12-2 27
4. Nebraska 6-3 8-5 34
5. Minnesota 5-4 8-5 38
6. Washington 5-4 8-6 44
7. North Dakota St. 3-6 15-1 35
8. BYU 2-7 8-5 61
9. Washington St. 2-7 3-9 79
10. Oregon St. 0-9 5-7 68

Tier Two

  Team AOR MR
1. Utah St. 10-4 51
2. Colorado St. 10-3 54
3. Air Force 10-3 63
4. South Dakota St. 9-5 80
5. Colorado 2-10 86
6. E. Washington 11-3 100
7. Wyoming 4-8 121
8. Montana 9-5 135
9. Montana St. 8-5 153
10. Minnesota-Duluth 13-1 172
 

Tier Four - North

  Team AOR MR
1. Chadron St. 8-3 235
2. C. Washington 7-4 328
3. W. Oregon 6-5 336
4. Black Hills St. 3-8 421
5. Mary (ND) 5-6 424
6. Simon Fraser 2-9 503
7. South Dakota Mines 2-9 555
8. Minot St. 1-10 569

Tier Four - South

  Team AOR MR
1. Colorado Mines 10-2 204
2. N. Colorado 3-8 265
3. Colorado Mesa 6-5 333
4. Wayne St. (NE) 5-6 353
5. Adams St. 4-7 368
6. Western St. Colorado 4-7 383
7. Fort Lewis 3-8 398
8. Nebraska-Kearney 3-8 411
9. Dixie St. 1-10 550

Tier Four - East

  Team AOR MR
1. Sioux Falls 11-1 148
2. Augustana 6-5 257
3. Northern St. 8-3 308
4. Concordia (MN) 5-6 320
5. Winona St. 4-7 356
6. SW Minnesota St. 3-8 407
7. Minnesota St.-Moorhead 4-7 416
8. Bemidji St. 3-8 458
9. Minnesota-Crookston 0-11 689
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Pacific Mesa Region

Tier One

  Team Proj. Conf. Record Actual Overall Record Massey Rating
1. UCLA 8-1 10-3 11
2. Stanford 7-2 8-5 18
3. USC 7-2 9-4 19
4. Arizona St. 7-2 10-3 20
5. Arizona 6-3 10-4 25
6. California 4-5 5-7 58
7. Texas Tech 3-6 4-8 73
8. Fresno St. 2-7 6-8 102
9. Nevada 1-8 7-6 83
10. San Diego St. 0-9 7-6 89

Tier Two

  Team AOR MR
1. UTEP 7-6 95
2. Hawaii 4-9 115
3. New Mexico 4-8 120
4. San Jose St. 3-9 145
5. Cal Poly 7-5 159
6. UNLV 2-11 176
7. Sacramento St. 7-5 187
8. Northern Arizona 7-5 192
9. West Texas A&M 6-5 231
10. UC Davis 2-9 246
 
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Heartland

Tier One

  Team Proj. Conf. Record Actual Overall Record Massey Rating
1. Missouri 9-0 11-3 12
2. Arkansas 8-1 7-6 16
3. Kansas St. 7-2 9-4 21
4. Wisconsin 5-4 11-3 15
5. Oklahoma St. 5-4 7-6 37
6. Oklahoma 4-5 8-5 31
7. Iowa 2-7 7-6 56
8. Northern Illinois 2-7 11-3 64
9. Northwestern 2-7 5-7 62
10. Iowa St. 1-8 2-10 93

Tier Two

  Team AOR MR
1. Memphis 10-3 41
2. Illinois St. 13-2 46
3. Northern Iowa 9-5 74
4. Illinois 6-7 75`
5. Kansas 3-9 94
6. Arkansas St. 7-6 107
7. Southern Illinois 6-6 116
8. NW Missouri St. 10-2 160
9. Tulsa 2-10 161
10. Eastern Illinois 5-7 177
 

Tier Four - North

  Team AOR MR
1. Central Missouri 8-4 251
2. Upper Iowa 6-5 314
3. Drake 7-4 345
4. Truman St. 6-4 393
5. McKendree 5-6 463
6. Quincy 6-5 448
7. William Jewell 5-6 467
8. Lindenwood 2-9 480
9. Lincoln (MO) 2-9 537

Tier Four - Southwest

  Team AOR MR
1. Central Oklahoma 8-4 261
2. Fort Hays St. 7-4 268
3. Washburn 4-7 373
4. SE Oklahoma St. 7-5 444
5. East Central 6-5 456
6. Oklahoma Panhandle St. 7-3 538
7. NW Oklahoma St. 3-7 597
8. SW Oklahoma St. 3-7 602
9. Southern Nazarene 0-11 727

Tier Four - Southeast

  Team AOR MR
1. Ouachita Baptist 10-1 252
2. Missouri Southern 4-7 340
3. Southern Arkansas 5-5 463
4. Missouri S&T 4-7 469
5. Southwest Baptist 4-7 529
6. Arkansas Tech 3-8 563
7. Arkansas-Monticello 2-8 595
8. Northeastern St. 0-11 618
9. Lane 1-8 681
 
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Texas Delta

Tier One

  Team Proj. Conf. Record Actual Overall Record Massey Rating
1. Baylor 9-0 11-2 8
2. TCU 8-1 12-1 3
3. Ole Miss 7-2 9-4 13
4. Mississippi St. 6-3 10-3 14
5. LSU 6-3 8-5 24
6. Texas A&M 4-5 8-5 22
7. Texas 3-6 6-7 42
8. Rice 2-7 8-5 69
9. Houston 1-8 8-5 77
10. North Texas 0-9 4-8 146

Tier Two

  Team AOR MR
1. Louisiana Tech 9-5 52
2. Louisiana-Lafayette 9-4 76
3. Sam Houston St. 11-5 90
4. Texas St. 7-5 112
5. UTSA 4-8 122
6. Louisiana-Monroe 4-8 127
7. SE Louisiana 9-4 129
8. McNeese St. 6-5 166
9. Southern Methodist 1-11 190
10. Tarleton St. 5-5 218
 
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Dixie Coast

Tier One

  Team Proj. Conf. Record Actual Overall Record Massey Rating
1. Alabama 9-0 12-2 2
2. Georgia Tech 7-2 11-3 10
3. Georgia 6-3 10-3 6
4. Auburn 6-3 8-5 17
5. Florida St. 6-3 13-1 7
6. Florida 5-4 7-5 26
7. Miami 3-6 6-7 48
8. Central Florida 2-7 9-4 67
9. Florida Atlantic 1-8 3-9 134
10. South Florida 0-9 4-8 133

Tier Two

  Team AOR MR
1. Georgia Southern 9-3 78
2. UAB 6-6 87
3. Jacksonville St. 10-2 111
4. South Alabama 6-7 119
5. Tulane 3-9 123
6. Samford 7-4 142
7. Southern Miss 3-9 144
8. Troy 3-9 163
9. North Alabama 9-2 170
10. Georgia St. 1-11 223
 

Tier Four

  Team AOR MR
1. Florida Tech 6-5 248
2. Albany St. 7-3 321
3. Miles 6-4 389
4. Shorter 3-8 406
5. Fort Valley St. 6-4 462
6. Stillman 5-6 466
7. Morehouse 6-4 475
8. Stetson 5-7 494
9. Clark Atlanta 3-7 588
 
 
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Piedmont Ridge

Tier One

  Team Proj. Conf. Record Actual Overall Record Massey Rating
1. Clemson 9-0 10-3 9
2. Tennessee 8-1 7-6 28
3. South Carolina 7-2 7-6 32
4. East Carolina 4-5 8-5 71
5. Virginia Tech 4-5 7-6 39
6. North Carolina 4-5 6-7 60
7. Duke 4-5 9-4 40
8. Virginia 3-6 5-7 53
9. Vanderbilt 1-8 3-9 97
10. Wake Forest 1-8 3-9 105

Tier Two

  Team AOR MR
1. North Carolina St. 8-5 45
2. Coastal Carolina 12-2 88
3. Chattanooga 10-4 91
4. Middle Tennessee St. 6-6 101
5. Appalachian St. 7-5 103
6. Old Dominion 6-6 104
7. Liberty 9-5 117
8. James Madison 9-4 140
9. William & Mary 7-5 158
10. Furman 3-9 243
 

Tier Four - West

  Team AOR MR
1. Western Carolina 7-5 169
2. Tennessee Tech 5-7 242
3. Carson-Newman 7-3 262
4. Mars Hill 4-6 360
5. Tusculum 6-5 369
6. Austin Peay 1-11 420
7. Brevard 1-10 490
8. UVA-Wise 2-9 605

Tier Four - South

  Team AOR MR
1. Presbyterian 6-5 174
2. North Greenville 7-5 295
3. Catawba 6-5 313
4. Newberry 5-6 315
5. Wingate 6-5 352
6. UNC-Pembroke 2-8 477
7. Benedict 4-6 525
8. Davidson 1-11 638

Tier Four - north

  Team AOR MR
1. Winson-Salem St. 9-2 274
2. Virginia St. 10-3 290
3. Norfolk St. 4-8 316
4. VMI 2-10 322
5. Hampton 3-9 323
6. Virginia Union 7-3 429
7. Elizabeth City St. 4-6 505
8. Chowan 2-8 599
 

Tier Four - East

  Team AOR MR
1. North Carolina A&T 9-3 208
2. North Carolina Central 7-5 234
3. Campbell 5-7 474
4. Fayetteville St. 5-5 489
5. Johnson C. Smith 3-7 551
6. St. Augustine's 3-7 567
7. Shaw 3-7 578
8. Livingstone 5-5 581
 
 
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Great Lakes

Tier One

  Team Proj. Conf. Record Actual Overall Record Massey Rating
1. Ohio St. 9-0 14-1 1
2. Michigan St. 8-1 11-2 5
3. Louisville 7-2 9-4 29
4. Notre Dame 6-3 8-5 33
5. Michigan 5-4 5-7 59
6. Kentucky 4-5 5-7 57
7. Cincinnati 3-6 9-4 55
8. Bowling Green 2-7 8-6 108
9. Indiana 1-8 4-8 81
10. Ohio 0-9 6-6 125

Tier Two

  Team AOR MR
1. Toledo 9-4 70
2. Western Kentucky 8-5 72
3. Western Michigan 8-5 92
4. Purdue 3-9 96
5. Central Michigan 7-6 99
6. Youngstown St. 7-5 109
7. Ball St. 5-7 114
8. Arkon 5-7 136
9. Kent St. 2-9 162
10. Eastern Michigan 2-10 220
 

Tier Four - North

  Team AOR MR
1. Ferris St. 11-1 152
2. Michigan Tech 9-2 199
3. Wayne St. (MI) 7-4 267
4. Hillsdale 4-7 327
5. Findlay 5-6 337
6. Northwood 5-6 338
7. St. Joseph's 8-3 343
8. Tiffin 5-6 380
9. Northern Michigan 3-8 384
10. Valparaiso 4-8 499

Tier Four - South

  Team AOR MR
1. Ashland 8-2 184
2. Indianapolis 9-2 280
3. Lake Erie 4-7 357
4. Walsh 4-7 376
5. Notre Dame College 7-4 397
6. Central St. 4-6 506
7. Kentucky St. 3-7 530
8. Malone 1-10 538
9. Urbana 3-8 548
10. Kentucky Wesleyan 6-4 623
 
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Atlantic Penn

Tier One

  Team Proj. Conf. Record Actual Overall Record Massey Rating
1. Marshall 9-0 13-1 30
2. West Virginia 8-1 7-6 36
3. Maryland 6-3 7-6 49
4. Penn St. 6-3 7-6 50
5. Pittsburgh 5-4 6-7 66
6. Boston College 5-4 7-6 47
7. Navy 3-6 8-5 65
8. Syracuse 2-7 3-9 85
9. Connecticut 1-8 2-10 175
10. Towson 0-9 2-10 269

Tier Two

  Team AOR MR
1. Rutgers 8-5 43
2. New Hampshire 12-2 82
3. Temple 6-6 84
4. Villanova 11-3 110
5. Fordham 11-3 137
6. Buffalo 5-6 138
7. Army 4-8 143
8. Maine 5-6 200
9. Delaware 6-6 203
10. Stony Brook 5-7 207
 

Tier Four - Appalachian

  Team AOR MR
1. Concord (WV) 13-1 198
2. Shepherd 8-2 273
3. Charleston (WV) 8-3 309
4. West Liberty 6-5 418
5. Alderson-Broaddus 7-4 440
6. Glenville St. 5-6 455
7. WV Wesleyan 4-6 515
8. Fairmont St. 3-7 563
9. West Virginia St. 2-9 624

Tier Four - West

  Team AOR MR
1. Duquesne 6-6 247
2. California (PA) 8-2 282
3. Slippery Rock 9-3 288
4. Gannon 8-2 294
5. Mercyhurst 7-4 296
6. Indiana (PA) 6-5 385
7. Robert Morris 1-10 446
8. Edinboro 3-8 513
9. Seton Hill 3-8 546
10. Clarion 2-9 592

Tier Four - Central

  Team AOR MR
1. Bloomsburg 11-2 221
2. St. Francis (PA) 5-6 260
3. Kutztown 6-5 382
4. Shippensburg 6-5 401
5. East Stroudsburg 6-5 415
6. Bowie St. 5-5 441
7. Lock Haven 2-9 610
8. Millersville 1-10 708
9. Lincoln (PA) 1-9 766
10. Cheyney 0-11 828
 

Tier Four - East

  Team AOR MR
1. Albany 7-5 191
2. Wagner 7-4 214
3. Morgan St. 7-6 250
4. Howard 5-7 311
5. Georgetown 3-8 317
6. LIU-Post 8-4 363
7. Marist 4-7 430
8. Delaware St. 2-10 449
9. Pace 1-10 664

Tier Four - Northeast

  Team AOR MR
1. Bryant 8-3 188
2. Central Connecticut St. 3-9 326
3. American International 8-3 339
4. Assumption 7-4 346
5. New Haven 6-5 378
6. Bentley 5-6 409
7. Stonehill 5-6 431
8. St. Anselm 6-5 451
9. Merrimack 4-7 471
10. S. Connecticut St. 2-9 574
 
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Erik Pitzer resides in the Piedmont Ridge region and is the resident bracketologist at NoBowls.com. Follow him mixing business and pleasure @pitz2.