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NCAA Football Teams

There are 133 bowl-eligible college football teams. How many can you name?
Type the name of the school, not the team name
For 2023–24
Quiz by Quizmaster
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Last updated: June 30, 2023
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First submittedAugust 30, 2012
Times taken232,138
Average score60.9%
Rating4.82
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ACC
Boston College
Clemson
Duke
Florida State
Georgia Tech
Louisville
Miami
North Carolina
NC State
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
 
American Athletic
Charlotte
East Carolina
Florida Atlantic
Memphis
Navy
North Texas
Rice
South Florida
Southern Methodist
Temple
Tulane
Tulsa
UAB
UTSA
Big 12
Baylor
Brigham Young
Central Florida
Cincinnati
Iowa State
Houston
Kansas
Kansas State
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State
TCU
Texas
Texas Tech
West Virginia
 
Big Ten
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Maryland
Michigan
Michigan State
Minnesota
Nebraska
Northwestern
Ohio State
Penn State
Purdue
Rutgers
Wisconsin
Conference USA
Florida Intl.
Jacksonville State
Liberty
Louisiana Tech
Middle Tennessee
New Mexico State
Sam Houston
UTEP
Western Kentucky
 
Independents
Army
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Notre Dame
 
Mid-American
Akron
Ball State
Bowling Green
Buffalo
Central Michigan
Eastern Michigan
Kent State
Miami of Ohio
Ohio
Northern Illinois
Toledo
Western Michigan
Mountain West
Air Force
Boise State
Colorado State
Fresno State
Hawaii
Nevada
New Mexico
San Diego State
San Jose State
UNLV
Utah State
Wyoming
 
Pac 12
Arizona
Arizona State
Colorado
California
Oregon
Oregon State
Stanford
UCLA
USC
Utah
Washington
Washington State
SEC
Alabama
Arkansas
Auburn
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana State
Mississippi
Mississippi State
Missouri
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas A&M
Vanderbilt
 
Sun Belt
Appalachian State
Arkansas State
Coastal Carolina
Georgia Southern
Georgia State
James Madison
Louisiana-Lafayette
Louisiana-Monroe
Marshall
Old Dominion
South Alabama
Southern Miss
Texas State
Troy
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Level 50
Aug 28, 2013
For not knowing anything about college football I got 62.
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Level 82
Aug 28, 2015
Just type in:

"state name"

"state name" + st

"state name" = tech

over and over and you get most of them.

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Level 47
Sep 4, 2017
Doing that will only get you 58/130.
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Level 82
Jun 25, 2018
Not quite "most" then but very nearly half.
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Level 37
Mar 23, 2022
after typing in:

"state name"

"state name" + st

"state name" + tech

you should type in the big cities you know and then fill the rest up with the colleges you know. then:

Northern/eastern/south/central/western + "state name"

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Level 26
Mar 19, 2014
Pretty good quiz, needs more time with it though.
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Level 44
Apr 30, 2014
It would be cool to do a quiz with school names and mascot names
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Level ∞
May 13, 2014
http://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/college-team-names-quiz.php
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Level 36
May 13, 2014
When should we expect the 2014 realignment?
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Level 33
Mar 13, 2024
Wait till you here about the ‘24 re alignment
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Level 90
Dec 3, 2014
And just when I thought things had finally settled down, UAB has officially shut down its football program.
+4
Level 47
Feb 21, 2017
UAB is coming back for the 2017 season.
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Level 78
Apr 11, 2015
Finished with 5:10 remaining
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Level 38
Sep 1, 2015
Just got Colorado & Colorado State
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Level 21
Nov 8, 2023
How
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Level 36
Apr 1, 2016
New best 6:45 left
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Level 55
Apr 27, 2016
Quizmaster, Idaho switched to the FCS on April 28th. Check http://footballscoop.com/news/source-idaho-to-drop-to-fcs/
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Level ∞
Apr 29, 2016
Won't take effect to 2018.
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Level 55
May 2, 2016
Okay.
+3
Level 43
Aug 31, 2016
I would vote for another minute or two. Enjoyed the quiz though :)
+2
Level 28
Sep 1, 2016
98 out of 128
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Level 61
Sep 26, 2016
This one is a lot easier than naming all the basketball schools but still a great quiz to get your mind going through NCAA schools.
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Level 28
Nov 6, 2016
http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/173889
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Level 47
Feb 21, 2017
Update needed: UAB will be restarting their football program, playing in Conference USA West and Coastal Carolina will be joining Sun Belt for 2017.
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Level 33
Feb 23, 2017
Great quiz. One of my favorites.

'Lafayette' should be accepted for Louisiana-Lafayette and the same for 'Monroe' for Louisiana-Monroe

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Level ∞
Feb 24, 2017
Good call. Those will work now.
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Level 31
Mar 31, 2017
Nah. Lafayette's a different college, in the Patriot League last I checked.

The one in this quiz is, specifically, Louisiana Lafayette

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Level 75
Aug 27, 2019
Agreed. I don't think Lehigh considers Louisiana-Lafayette a rival.
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Level 51
Mar 24, 2020
On a related note, LA-_____ or UL_ should work for either of these.
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Level 34
Mar 3, 2017
Good quiz. Finally got all of them. Dare I try the basketball quiz? Thanks for doing this one.
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Level 29
Mar 4, 2017
got 110/130 first try
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Level 77
Mar 24, 2017
I thought UAB shut down their football program in 2014
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Level 47
Mar 25, 2017
http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/13295966/uab-blazers-bring-back-football-program-2017
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Level 23
Oct 4, 2017
Got al 130 on my third try!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Level 33
Oct 5, 2017
if you type in 'st' and then longer state names like Oklahoma and Mississippi you get both the university of and state. Also works for Georgia/tech but not arkansasst or kansasst due to the double s.
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Level 47
Jan 9, 2018
Updates for the 2018 season: Idaho moving down to FCS, New Mexico State leaving Sun Belt to become independent and Liberty joining FBS as an independent.
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Level 44
Feb 26, 2018
I wasted about 4 minutes typing and retyping cincinnati (UC, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, and finally gave up.. I dont know what the deal is but I can spell the city I grew up in, and I know their team could makethe playoffs, a few years ago they were ranked in the top 10..

otherwise I got a lot of them, all of the big 10 most of the ACC, and Big 12 and SEC... I got all the pac 12 teams..live in AZ now so :)

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Level 81
Nov 29, 2022
This aged very well.
+1
Level 54
Apr 13, 2018
In 2018 the Sun Belt is splitting into 2 divisions
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Level ∞
Apr 15, 2018
The quiz is now updated
+3
Level 33
Aug 1, 2018
Can "Vandy" be accepted for Vanderbilt?
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Level ∞
Jan 16, 2020
Okay
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Level 65
Aug 27, 2019
I'm excited to find out which two teams are going to draw the largest television audience. I bet they'll make it into the championship game! Despite their records! SEC? You betcha!
+2
Level 43
Sep 23, 2019
Can you accept UNT for North Texas?
+3
Level 76
Sep 24, 2019
Can we accept Wazzu for Washington State?
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Level 76
Jul 24, 2020
First time through got 79/130. Good for 1 whole point. I understand the points are algorithmic, but this one is pretty unforgiving.
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Level 59
Sep 4, 2020
Was just typing in ____ and ____ State. I randomly typed in coastal, and got Coastal Carolina, the least guessed one!
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Level 81
Jul 24, 2021
RIP Big 12 :(
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Level 81
Nov 29, 2022
Never mind, the Big 12 survived ... for now.
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Level 57
Aug 2, 2021
Who are the 3 new teams in the FBS this year, because there were 127 teams last year?
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Level 28
Aug 8, 2021
There have been 130 FBS teams since 2018 when Liberty joined. Coastal joined in 2017. UAB also brought back its program in 2017.
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Level 28
Aug 8, 2021
Great quiz but there are no divisions anymore in the AAC and Louisiana should be accepted for Louisiana Lafayette, I hardly ever hear anyone call them their full name anymore.
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Level 82
Jun 22, 2022
Glad to see my school (Washington) is in the top percentile of those guessed.
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Level 91
Jun 23, 2022
Not enough time
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Level 47
Aug 24, 2022
Southern Miss is in Conference USA.
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Level 77
Aug 25, 2022
As an Australian I totally bluffed this one with naming states, adding state, naming towns and the few universities I have heard of because of American tv. Got 74! I didn't actually know any of these teams.
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Level 63
Sep 2, 2022
The quiz description says to use the school name, so the US Service Academies should be updated to have more formal type-ins accepted. I tried "US Air Force Academy" and "West Point" as school names that did not work.
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Level 73
Mar 7, 2023
I always keep trying App St for Appalachian State, not the most needed type-in but would be a tad simpler.
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Level 44
Jun 8, 2023
As a Buckeye fan, I will never forget Appalachian State as one of the smaller schools. Their upset of Michigan is forever stapeled as one of my favorite games ever!!!
+2
Level 51
Jun 30, 2023
Jacksonville State type ins should be updated to include jacksonvillest
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Level 83
Jun 30, 2023
"ST" works for every "State" except Jacksonville State. Please fix this.
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Level ∞
Jun 30, 2023
Fixed
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Level 70
Aug 5, 2023
can't wait for the 2024-25 edition with the conference realignment shenanigans going on right now
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Level 61
Oct 3, 2023
Can you accept Jax State for Jacksonville State? It's the widely used name
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Level 79
Nov 2, 2023
Rest in pieces Pac-12, was a good run. Also why FSU for Florida State but almost no abbreviations for other schools with 'state' in the name?
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Level 19
Nov 6, 2023
What happened to North Dakota State? NDSU?
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Level 61
Nov 27, 2023
In the FCS
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Level 32
Jan 17, 2024
Awesome quiz!! Are you planning to do one with the 2024 FBS list? ie: new conferences, adding Kennesaw state, etc.?