The College Football Pyramid

Updated: September 4, 2019
Originally Published: August 27, 2014
By Erik Pitzer
with foreword by James Irwin

Introduction | Regions | Simulated Standings

2018-2019 Simulated Standings

Editor's note: These are simulated standings from the 2018-2019 season. The standings from the prevoius seasons, including the 2013-2014 season that reflects the orignal region maps, are still available here:

2017-2018 Standings
2016-2017 Standings
2015-2016 Standings
2014-2015 Standings
2013-2014 Standings

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 2018-2019 season where possible, and Massey Ratings elsewhere. For simplicity's sake, all other tier standings are ranked solely on their Massey Rating number.

Check back in 2020 for updated simulated standings to follow teams' promotion dreams and relegation nightmares!

Frontier Sky Region

Tier One

  Team Proj. Conf. Record Actual Overall Record Massey Rating
1. North Dakota St. 9-0 15-0 11
2. Washington St. 7-2 11-2 18
3. Washington 7-2 10-4 20
4. Boise St. 6-3 10-3 28
5. Utah 5-4 9-5 36
6. Oregon 4-5 9-4 37
7. Minnesota 3-6 7-6 39
8. Nebraska 2-7 4-8 55
9. South Dakota St. 1-8 10-3 67
10. Colorado 1-8 5-7 88

Tier Two

  Team AOR MR
1. Utah St. 11-2 29
2. BYU 7-6 60
3. E. Washington 12-3 66
4. Wyoming 6-6 83
5. Air Force 5-7 90
6. Weber St. 10-3 109
7. Colorado St. 3-9 127
8. Montana 6-5 140
9. Idaho 4-7 170
10. Southern Utah 1-10 252
 

Tier Four - North

  Team AOR MR
1. Idaho St. 6-5 142
2. Portland St. 4-7 193
3. W. Oregon 5-6 447
4. South Dakota Mines 5-6 489
5. Black Hills St. 3-8 566
6. Simon Fraser 1-9 734
7. Mary (ND) 1-10 780
8. Minot St. 1-10 797

Tier Four - South

  Team AOR MR
1. N. Colorado 2-9 232
2. Colorado Mines 10-2 298
3. Nebraska-Kearney 5-6 302
4. Dixie St. 7-4 402
5. Chadron St. 7-3 403
6. Colorado Mesa 7-4 407
7. Adams St. 4-7 534
8. Western St. Colorado 2-9 559
9. Fort Lewis 1-9 631

Tier Four - East

  Team AOR MR
1. Winona St. 8-3 421
2. Augustana 7-4 457
3. Minnesota St.-Moorhead 8-4 484
4. St. Cloud St. 7-4 527
5. Concordia (MN) 5-6 564
6. SW Minnesota St. 4-7 605
7. Wayne St. (NE) 3-8 616
8. Northern St. 4-7 669
9. Minnesota-Crookston 1-10 828
 
Green Key Promoted Red Key Relegated Yellow Key Made Playoffs Striped Key Made Promotion Playoffs

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Pacific Mesa Region

Tier One

  Team Proj. Conf. Record Actual Overall Record Massey Rating
1. Fresno St. 9-0 12-2 19
2. Stanford 8-1 9-4 25
3. Texas Tech 7-2 5-7 58
4. Arizona St. 5-4 7-6 52
5. UCLA 5-4 3-9 80
6. California 3-6 7-6 65
7. USC 3-6 5-7 69
8. Arizona 3-6 5-7 77
9. Nevada 1-8 8-5 75
10. San Diego St. 1-8 7-6 92

Tier Two

  Team AOR MR
1. Hawaii 8-6 102
2. UNLV 4-8 126
3. New Mexico 3-9 134
4. San Jose St. 1-11 146
5. Cal Poly 5-6 154
6. New Mexico St. 3-9 174
7. San Diego 9-3 183
8. Northern Arizona 4-6 192
9. UTEP 1-11 219
10. Sacramento St. 2-8 243
 
Green Key Promoted Red Key Relegated Yellow Key Made Playoffs Striped Key Made Promotion Playoffs

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Heartland

Tier One

  Team Proj. Conf. Record Actual Overall Record Massey Rating
1. Oklahoma 9-0 12-2 6
2. Northwestern 7-2 9-5 24
3. Wisconsin 7-2 8-5 27
4. Iowa 6-3 9-4 16
5. Iowa St. 5-4 8-5 34
6. Kansas St. 4-5 5-7 54
7. Oklahoma St. 4-5 7-6 31
8. Memphis 2-7 8-6 74
9. Arkansas 1-8 2-10 110
10. Tulsa 0-9 3-9 131

Tier Two

  Team AOR MR
1. Missouri 8-5 23
2. Northern Illinois 8-6 85
3. Arkansas St. 8-5 89
4. Illinois 4-8 97
5. Northern Iowa 7-6 108
6. Illinois St. 6-5 116
7. Western Illinois 5-6 125
8. Central Arkansas 6-5 184
9. NW Missouri St. 10-3 187
10. Fort Hays St. 9-3 228
 

Tier Four - Northeast

  Team AOR MR
1. Drake 7-4 204
2. Lindenwood 4-7 333
3. Truman St. 6-5 373
4. Southwest Baptist 5-6 427
5. McKendree 6-5 448
6. Quincy 4-7 572
7. Lincoln (MO) 3-8 574
8. Upper Iowa 3-8 621
9. William Jewell 1-9 632

Tier Four - west

  Team AOR MR
1. Washburn 5-6 297
2. SE Oklahoma St. 6-5 352
3. NW Oklahoma St. 4-7 417
4. Southern Nazarene 3-8 469
5. SW Oklahoma St. 3-8 478
6. East Central 3-8 491
7. Missouri Southern 1-10 646
8. Northeastern St. 0-11 696

Tier Four - Southeast

  Team AOR MR
1. SE Missouri St. 9-4 158
2. Missouri St. 4-7 175
3. Ouachita Baptist 12-1 194
4. Missouri S&T 10-2 291
5. Southern Arkansas 8-4 311
6. Arkansas-Monticello 6-6 375
7. Henderson St. 5-6 396
8. Arkansas Tech 3-8 460
9. Lane 3-6 668
 
Green Key Promoted Red Key Relegated Yellow Key Made Playoffs Striped Key Made Promotion Playoffs

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Texas Delta

Tier One

  Team Proj. Conf. Record Actual Overall Record Massey Rating
1. LSU 8-1 10-3 7
2. Texas A&M 8-1 9-4 9
3. Mississippi St. 8-1 8-5 21
4. Texas 7-2 10-4 13
5. TCU 5-4 7-6 42
6. Ole Miss 4-5 5-7 68
7. Houston 2-7 8-5 87
8. Louisiana Tech 2-7 8-5 94
9. North Texas 1-8 9-4 93
10. SMU 1-8 5-7 105

Tier Two

  Team AOR MR
1. Baylor 7-6 48
2. Louisiana 7-7 103
3. Louisiana-Monroe 6-6 112
4. UTSA 3-9 163
5. Texas St. 3-9 169
6. Sam Houston St. 6-5 195
7. McNeese St. 6-5 200
8. SE Louisiana 4-7 203
9. Texas A&M-Commerce 10-3 250
10. Midwestern St. 8-2 255
 
Green Key Promoted Red Key Relegated Yellow Key Made Playoffs Striped Key Made Promotion Playoffs

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Dixie Coast

Tier One

  Team Proj. Conf. Record Actual Overall Record Massey Rating
1. Alabama 9-0 14-1 2
2. Georgia 8-1 11-3 5
3. Florida 7-2 10-3 8
4. Auburn 6-3 8-5 15
5. UCF 5-4 12-1 17
6. Georgia Tech 3-6 7-6 51
7. Miami FL 3-6 7-6 49
8. Troy 2-7 10-3 56
9. Florida St. 1-8 5-7 63
10. South Florida 1-8 7-6 106

Tier Two

  Team AOR MR
1. Georgia Southern 10-3 71
2. Tulane 7-6 81
3. Florida International 9-4 82
4. Florida Atlantic 5-7 99
5. Southern Miss 6-5 101
6. Samford 6-5 147
7. Jacksonville St. 9-4 157
8. South Alabama 3-9 161
9. Georgia St. 2-10 166
10. West Alabama 8-4 332
 

Tier Four

  Team AOR MR
1. UAB 11-3 59
2. Stetson 8-2 258
3. West Florida 6-5 337
4. Savannah St. 2-8 338
5. Albany St. 7-4 409
6. Miles 5-6 500
7. Morehouse 7-3 506
8. Clark Atlanta 3-7 585
9. Fort Valley St. 2-8 600
10. Shorter 0-11 726
 
 
Green Key Promoted Red Key Relegated Yellow Key Made Playoffs Striped Key Made Promotion Playoffs

*Editor's Note: Kennesaw State was mistakenly omitted when they added football in 2015, and was not added until the 2017 season.

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Piedmont Ridge

Tier One

  Team Proj. Conf. Record Actual Overall Record Massey Rating
1. Clemson 9-0 15-0 1
2. Appalachian St. 7-2 11-2 33
3. Wake Forest 6-3 7-6 44
4. Duke 6-3 8-5 32
5. North Carolina St. 5-4 9-4 35
6. South Carolina 5-4 7-6 40
7. Vanderbilt 3-6 6-7 53
8. Virginia Tech 3-6 6-7 72
9. North Carolina 1-8 2-9 100
10. James Madison 0-9 9-4 107

Tier Two

  Team AOR MR
1. Virginia 8-5 41
2. Tennessee 5-7 50
3. Middle Tennessee St. 8-6 79
4. Liberty 6-6 123
5. Coastal Carolina 5-7 129
6. Wofford 9-4 130
7. East Carolina 3-9 139
8. Old Dominion 4-8 145
9. The Citadel 5-6 186
10. Richmond 4-7 211
 

Tier Four - West

  Team AOR MR
1. Austin Peay 5-6 233
2. Carson-Newman 7-4 380
3. North Greenville 4-6 390
4. Tusculum 5-5 404
5. Presbyterian 2-8 435
6. UVA-Wise 4-6 473
7. Mars Hill 4-6 479
8. Brevard 4-6 771

Tier Four - South

  Team AOR MR
1. Lenoir-Rhyne 12-2 245
2. South Carolina St. 5-6 259
3. Wingate 9-4 310
4. Gardner-Webb 3-8 320
5. Davidson 6-5 340
6. Newberry 5-6 415
7. Catawba 4-7 464
8. Benedict 6-3 507

Tier Four - north

  Team AOR MR
1. VMI 1-10 296
2. Norfolk St. 4-7 330
3. Hampton 7-3 367
4. Virginia Union 8-2 406
5. Chowan 6-4 442
6. Virginia St. 4-5 513
7. Winston-Salem St. 5-4 528
8. Elizabeth City St. 1-7 776
 

Tier Four - East

  Team AOR MR
1. Campbell 6-5 273
2. North Carolina Central 5-6 306
3. Fayetteville St. 6-3 530
4. Shaw 5-5 560
5. UNC-Pembroke 2-8 640
6. St. Augustine's 2-7 740
7. Livingstone 3-6 750
8. Johnson C. Smith 2-8 764
 
 
Green Key Promoted Red Key Relegated Yellow Key Made Playoffs Striped Key Made Promotion Playoffs

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Great Lakes

Tier One

  Team Proj. Conf. Record Actual Overall Record Massey Rating
1. Ohio St. 8-1 13-1 3
2. Notre Dame 8-1 12-1 4
3. Michigan 7-2 10-3 14
4. Purdue 6-3 6-7 45
5. Michigan St. 6-3 7-6 46
6. Cincinnati 4-5 11-2 43
7. Indiana 3-6 5-7 64
8. Toledo 2-7 7-6 98
9. Louisville 1-8 2-10 115
10. Western Michigan 0-9 7-6 104

Tier Two

  Team AOR MR
1. Kentucky 10-3 12
2. Ohio 9-4 61
3. Miami (OH) 6-6 84
4. Eastern Michigan 7-6 96
5. Akron 4-8 132
6. Western Kentucky 3-9 135
7. Ferris St. 15-1 136
8. Youngstown St. 4-7 144
9. Bowling Green 3-9 150
10. Central Michigan 1-11 182
 

Tier Four - North

  Team AOR MR
1. Saginaw Valley St. 8-3 253
2. Hillsdale 10-3 280
3. Findlay 8-3 314
4. Tiffin 9-2 353
5. Davenport 6-5 355
6. Michigan Tech 4-6 364
7. Valparaiso 2-9 377
8. Northwood 3-7 401
9. Northern Michigan 3-8 431
10. Urbana 5-6 533

Tier Four - South

  Team AOR MR
1. Dayton 6-5 236
2. Notre Dame College 13-1 242
3. Butler 4-7 335
4. Morehead St. 3-8 391
5. Walsh 4-6 475
6. Central St. 5-5 585
7. Malone 2-8 613
8. Kentucky Wesleyan 3-7 656
9. Kentucky St. 0-10 733
10. Lake Erie 0-11 775
 
Green Key Promoted Red Key Relegated Yellow Key Made Playoffs Striped Key Made Promotion Playoffs

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Atlantic Penn

Tier One

  Team Proj. Conf. Record Actual Overall Record Massey Rating
1. Syracuse 8-1 10-3 10
2. Penn St. 8-1 9-4 22
3. West Virginia 7-2 8-4 26
4. Pitt 7-2 7-7 38
5. Army 5-4 11-2 30
6. Boston College 4-5 7-5 47
7. Temple 3-6 8-5 70
8. Marshall 2-7 9-4 73
9. Navy 1-8 3-10 114
10. Rutgers 1-8 1-11 124

Tier Two

  Team AOR MR
1. Maryland 5-7 62
2. Buffalo 10-4 76
3. Colgate 10-2 91
4. Massachusetts 4-8 133
5. Delaware 7-5 149
6. Stony Brook 7-5 152
7. Villanova 5-6 162
8. New Hampshire 4-7 168
9. Connecticut 1-11 208
10. Lehigh 3-8 274
 

Tier Four - Appalachian

  Team AOR MR
1. St. Francis (PA) 4-7 283
2. Fairmont St. 9-2 312
3. Charleston (WV) 6-5 419
4. West Virginia St. 6-5 454
5. Alderson-Broaddus 4-7 474
6. Glenville St. 5-6 509
7. West Liberty 3-8 565
8. WV Wesleyan 1-10 635
9. Concord (WV) 2-9 661

Tier Four - West

  Team AOR MR
1. Duquesne 9-4 178
2. Slippery Rock 11-3 269
3. Indiana (PA) 8-3 331
4. California (PA) 7-4 342
5. Robert Morris 2-9 411
6. Edinboro 6-5 422
7. Mercyhurst 5-6 434
8. Clarion 4-7 529
9. Gannon 2-9 531
10. Seton Hill 1-10 606

Tier Four - Central

  Team AOR MR
1. West Chester 10-1 284
2. Lafayette 3-8 295
3. Kutztown 9-2 329
4. Bucknell 1-10 350
5. Shippensburg 6-5 358
6. Bloomsburg 6-5 432
7. East Stroudsburg 2-9 567
8. Lock Haven 2-9 625
9. Millersville 2-9 642
 

Tier Four - East

  Team AOR MR
1. LIU-Post 10-1 209
2. Georgetown 5-6 249
3. Morgan St. 4-7 275
4. Wagner 4-7 276
5. Howard 4-6 277
6. Marist 5-6 278
7. Delaware St. 3-8 361
8. Pace 7-3 487
9. Lincoln (PA) 1-9 838

Tier Four - Northeast

  Team AOR MR
1. Rhode Island 6-5 160
2. Central Connecticut St. 6-5 231
3. New Haven 9-3 356
4. Assumption 6-4 436
5. Merrimack 5-5 524
6. Bentley 4-6 554
7. S. Connecticut St. 4-6 556
8. Stonehill 2-8 659
9. American International 1-8 723
10. St. Anselm 1-8 732
 
Green Key Promoted Red Key Relegated Yellow Key Made Playoffs Striped Key Made Promotion Playoffs

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Erik Pitzer resides in the Atlantic Penn region and is the resident bracketologist at NoBowls.com. Follow him mixing business and pleasure @pitz2.