There are 131 current FBS college football teams competing every year for the right to be named national champions. Here’s a list of every team, sorted by conference, as well as where each college football team plays.
List of FBS College Football Teams by Conference
American
- East Carolina Pirates
- Location: Greenville, North Carolina
- Memphis Tigers
- Location: Memphis, Tennessee
- Navy Midshipmen
- Location: Annapolis, Maryland
- SMU Mustangs
- Location: Dallas, Texas
- South Florida Bulls
- Location: Tampa, Florida
- Temple Owls
- Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Tulane Green Wave
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Tulsa Golden Hurricane
- Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
ACC
- Boston College Eagles
- Location: Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
- Clemson Tigers
- Location: Clemson, South Carolina
- Duke Blue Devils
- Location: Durham, North Carolina
- Florida State Seminoles
- Location: Tallahassee, Florida
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Louisville Cardinals
- Location: Louisville, Kentucky
- Miami Hurricanes
- Location: Miami Gardens, Florida
- NC State Wolfpack
- Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
- North Carolina Tar Heels
- Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- Pittsburgh Panthers
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Syracuse Orange
- Location: Syracuse, New York
- Virginia Cavaliers
- Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
- Virginia Tech Hokies
- Location: Blacksburg, Virginia
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons
- Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Big 12
- Baylor Bears
- Location: Waco, Texas
- BYU Cougars
- Location: Provo, Utah
- Cincinnati Bearcats
- Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
- Houston Cougars
- Location: Houston, Texas
- Iowa State Cyclones
- Location: Ames, Iowa
- Kansas Jayhawks
- Location: Lawrence, Kansas
- Kansas State Wildcats
- Location: Manhattan, Kansas
- Oklahoma Sooners
- Location: Norman, Oklahoma
- Oklahoma State Cowboys
- Location: Stillwater, Oklahoma
- TCU Horned Frogs
- Location: Fort Worth, Texas
- Texas Longhorns
- Location: Austin, Texas
- Texas Tech Red Raiders
- Location: Lubbock, Texas
- UCF Knights
- Location: Orlando, Florida
- West Virginia Mountaineers
- Location: Morgantown, West Virginia
Big Ten
- Illinois Fighting Illini
- Location: Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
- Indiana Hoosiers
- Location: Bloomington, Indiana
- Iowa Hawkeyes
- Location: Iowa City, Iowa
- Maryland Terrapins
- Location: College Park, Maryland
- Michigan Wolverines
- Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Michigan State Spartans
- Location: East Lansing, Michigan
- Minnesota Gophers
- Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Nebraska Cornhuskers
- Location: Lincoln, Nebraska
- Northwestern Wildcats
- Location: Evanston, Illinois
- Ohio State Buckeyes
- Location: Columbus, Ohio
- Penn State Nittany Lions
- Location: University Park, Pennsylvania
- Purdue Boilermakers
- Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights
- Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
- Wisconsin Badgers
- Location: Madison, Wisconsin
Conference USA
- Charlotte 49ers
- Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
- FIU Panthers
- Location: Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Florida Atlantic Owls
- Location: Boca Raton, Florida
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs
- Location: Ruston, Louisiana
- Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
- Location: Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- North Texas Mean Green
- Location: Denton, Texas
- Rice Owls
- Location: Houston, Texas
- UAB Blazers
- Location: Birmingham, Alabama
- UTEP Miners
- Location: El Paso, Texas
- UTSA Roadrunners
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
- Location: Bowling Green, Kentucky
FBS Independents
- Army Black Knights
- Location: West Point, New York
- Liberty Flames
- Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
- New Mexico State Aggies
- Location: Las Cruces, New Mexico
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Location: West Bend, Indiana
- UConn Huskies
- Location: Storrs, Connecticut
- UMass Minuteman
- Location: Hadley, Massachusetts
Mid-American
- Akron Zips
- Location: Akron, Ohio
- Ball State Cardinals
- Location: Muncie, Indiana
- Bowling Green Falcons
- Location: Bowling Green, Ohio
- Buffalo Bulls
- Location: Amherst, New York
- Central Michigan Chippewas
- Location: Mount Pleasant, Michigan
- Eastern Michigan Eagles
- Location: Ypsilanti, Michigan
- Kent State Golden Flashes
- Location: Kent, Ohio
- Miami (OH) RedHawks
- Location: Miami, Ohio
- Northern Illinois Huskies
- Location: DeKalb, Illinois
- Ohio Bobcats
- Location: Athens, Ohio
- Toledo Rockets
- Location: Toledo, Ohio
- Western Michigan Broncos
- Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Mountain West
- Air Force Falcons
- Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Boise State Broncos
- Location: Boise, Idaho
- Colorado State Rams
- Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
- Fresno State Bulldogs
- Location: Fresno, California
- Hawaii Rainbow Warriors
- Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
- Nevada Wolf Pack
- Location: Reno, Nevada
- New Mexico Lobos
- Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
- San Diego State Aztecs
- Location: San Diego, California
- San Jose State Spartans
- Location: San Jose, California
- UNLV Rebels
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
- Utah State Aggies
- Location: Logan, Utah
- Wyoming Cowboys
- Location: Laramie, Wyoming
PAC-12
- Arizona Wildcats
- Location: Tucson, Arizona
- Arizona State Sun Devils
- Location: Tempe, Arizona
- California Golden Bears
- Location: Berkeley, California
- Colorado Buffaloes
- Location: Boulder, Colorado
- Oregon Ducks
- Location: Eugene, Oregon
- Oregon State Beavers
- Location: Corvallis, Oregon
- Stanford Cardinal
- Location: Stanford, California
- UCLA Bruins
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- USC Trojans
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Utah Utes
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
- Washington Huskies
- Location: Seattle, Washington
- Washington State Cougars
- Location: Pullman, Washington
SEC
- Alabama Crimson Tide
- Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Arkansas Razorbacks
- Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas
- Auburn Tigers
- Location: Auburn, Alabama
- Florida Gators
- Location: Gainesville, Florida
- Georgia Bulldogs
- Location: Athens, Georgia
- Kentucky Wildcats
- Location: Lexington, Kentucky
- LSU Tigers
- Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Mississippi State Bulldogs
- Location: Starkville, Mississippi
- Missouri Tigers
- Location: Columbia, Missouri
- Ole Miss Rebels
- Location: Oxford, Mississippi
- South Carolina Gamecocks
- Location: Columbia, South Carolina
- Tennessee Volunteers
- Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
- Texas A&M Aggies
- Location: College Station, Texas
- Vanderbilt Commodores
- Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Sun Belt
- Appalachian State Mountaineers
- Location: Boone, North Carolina
- Arkansas State Red Wolves
- Location: Jonesboro, Arkansas
- Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
- Location: Conway, South Carolina
- Georgia Southern Eagles
- Location: Statesboro, Georgia
- Georgia State Panthers
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks
- Location: Monroe, Louisiana
- Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns
- Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
- James Madison Dukes
- Location: Harrisonburg, Virginia
- Marshall Thundering Herd
- Location: Huntington, West Virginia
- Old Dominion Monarchs
- Location: Norfolk, Virginia
- South Alabama Jaguars
- Location: Mobile, Alabama
- Southern Miss Golden Eagles
- Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- Texas State Bobcats
- Location: San Marcos, Texas
- Troy Trojans
- Location: Troy, Alabama
