NCAAF DI FBS CFP 2014-15
| W | L | W | L | PF | PA | |
| ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE | ||||||
| ACC Atlantic | ||||||
| **Clemson Tigers | 8 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 577 | 325 |
| *Florida State Seminoles | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 412 | 227 |
| *Louisville Cardinals | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 373 | 313 |
| *North Carolina State Wolfpack | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 432 | 336 |
| Syracuse Orange | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 327 | 372 |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 209 | 295 |
| Boston College Eagles | 0 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 206 | 183 |
| ACC Coastal | ||||||
| **North Carolina Tar Heels | 8 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 570 | 343 |
| *Pittsburgh Panthers | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 367 | 339 |
| *Miami (Fl.) Hurricanes | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 361 | 366 |
| *Duke Blue Devils | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 410 | 330 |
| *Virginia Tech Hokies | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 403 | 342 |
| Virginia Cavaliers | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 309 | 386 |
| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 351 | 309 |
| BIG 12 CONFERENCE | ||||||
| Big 12 | ||||||
| **Oklahoma Sooners | 8 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 566 | 286 |
| *Texas Christian TCU Horned Frogs | 7 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 547 | 345 |
| *Oklahoma State Cowboys | 7 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 514 | 396 |
| *Baylor Bears | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 625 | 368 |
| *West Viginia Mountaineers | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 442 | 320 |
| *Texas Tech Red Raiders | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 586 | 567 |
| Texas Longhorns | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 317 | 366 |
| Kansas State Wildcats | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 389 | 409 |
| Iowa State Cyclones | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 300 | 392 |
| Kansas Jayhawks | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 185 | 553 |
| BIG 10 CONFERENCE | ||||||
| Big Ten East | ||||||
| *Ohio State Buckeyes | 7 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 464 | 196 |
| *Michigan State Spartans | 7 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 417 | 304 |
| *Michigan Wolverines | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 408 | 213 |
| *Penn State Nittany Lions | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 301 | 284 |
| Indiana Hoosiers | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 475 | 489 |
| Rutgers Scarlet Knights | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 325 | 419 |
| Maryland Terrapins | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 296 | 413 |
| Big Ten West | ||||||
| **Iowa Hawkeyes | 8 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 433 | 285 |
| *Northwestern Wildcats | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 254 | 242 |
| *Wisconsin Badgers | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 348 | 178 |
| Nebraska Cornhuskers | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 427 | 362 |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 292 | 327 |
| Illinois Fighting Illini | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 272 | 279 |
| Purdue | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 301 | 438 |
| SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE | ||||||
| SEC West | ||||||
| **Alabama Crimson Tide | 7 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 526 | 227 |
| *Ole Miss Rebels | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 531 | 294 |
| *Louisiana State LSU Tigers | 5 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 394 | 291 |
| *Arkansas Razorbacks | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 467 | 365 |
| *Mississippi State Bulldogs | 4 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 447 | 302 |
| *Texas A&M Aggies | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 361 | 286 |
| *Auburn Tigers | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 357 | 338 |
| SEC East | ||||||
| **Florida Gators | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 325 | 256 |
| *Georgia Bulldogs | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 342 | 220 |
| *Tennessee Volunteers | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 457 | 260 |
| Kentucky Wildcats | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 296 | 329 |
| Vanderbilt Commodores | 2 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 182 | 252 |
| Missouri Tigers | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 163 | 194 |
| South Carolina Gamecocks | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 263 | 330 |
| PACIFIC 12 CONFERENCE | ||||||
| Pac-12 North | ||||||
| **Stanford Cardinal | 8 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 529 | 316 |
| *Oregon Ducks | 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 559 | 488 |
| *Washington State Cougars | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 409 | 360 |
| *California Golden Bears | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 493 | 399 |
| *Washington Huskies | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 398 | 244 |
| Oregon State Beavers | 0 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 228 | 444 |
| Pac-12 South | ||||||
| **Utah Utes | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 398 | 290 |
| *Southern California USC Trojans | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 475 | 360 |
| *California-Los Angeles UCLA Bruins | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 419 | 338 |
| Arizona State Sun Devils | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 450 | 435 |
| *Arizona Wildcats | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 486 | 465 |
| Colorado Buffaloes | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 320 | 357 |
| INDEPENDENTS (FBS) | ||||||
| *Notre Dame Fighting Irish | – | – | 10 | 3 | 445 | 313 |
| *Brigham Young BYU Cougars | – | – | 9 | 4 | 438 | 297 |
| Army | – | – | 2 | 10 | 265 | 334 |
Legend: left-to-right: W-L (Conference Games) W-L (All Games) PF-PA (All Games)
** Division Champions and Qualify for Conference Championship Game * Qualify for Post-Season Bowl Game (minimum 6 Losses)
NCAA FD1 FBS CFP Conference Championships 2015-16
| Conference | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
| ACC Atlantic Coast | Clemson Tigers | 45 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 37 |
| SEC Southeastern | Alabama Crimson Tide | 29 | Florida Gators | 15 |
| BIG10 Big Ten | Michigan State Spartans | 16 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 13 |
| PAC10 Pacific 10 | Stanford Cardinal | 41 | Southern California Trojans | 22 |
NCAA FD1 FBS CFP Bowl Games 2015-16
| Bowl | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
| New Mexico | Arizona Wildcats | 45 | New Mexico Lobos | 37 |
| Las Vegas | Utah Utes | 35 | Brigham Young BYU Cougars | 28 |
| Sun | Washington State Cougars | 20 | Miami Hurricanes | 14 |
| Heart of Dallas | Washington Huskies | 44 | Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles | 31 |
| Pinstripe | Duke Blue Devils | 44 | Indiana Hoosiers | 41 |
| Independence | Virginia Tech Hokies | 55 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 52 |
| Foster Farms | Nebraska | 37 | California-Los Angeles UCLA Bruins | 29 |
| Military | Navy Midshipmen | 44 | Pittsburgh Panthers | 28 |
| Quick Lane | Minnesota Golden Gophers | 21 | Central Michigan Chippewas | 14 |
| Armed Forces | California Golden Bears | 55 | Air Force Fighting Falcons | 36 |
| Russell Athletic | Baylor Bears | 49 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 38 |
| Texas | Louisiana State LSU Tigers | 56 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 27 |
| Birmingham | Auburn Tigers | 31 | Memphis Tigers | 10 |
| Belk | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 51 | North Carolina State Wolfpack | 28 |
| Music City | Louisville Cardinals | 27 | Texas A&M Aggies | 21 |
| Holiday | Wisconsin Badgers | 23 | Southern California Trojans | 21 |
| Peach | Houston Cougars | 38 | Florida State Seminoles | 21 |
| Orange | Clemson Tigers | 37 | Oklahoma Sooners | 17 |
| Cotton | Alabama Crimson Tide | 38 | Michigan State Spartans | 0 |
| Outback | Tennessee Volunteers | 45 | Northwestern Wildcats | 6 |
| Fiesta | Ohio State Buckeyes | 44 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 28 |
| Citrus | Michigan Wolverines | 41 | Florida Gators | 7 |
| Rose | Stanford Cardinal | 45 | Iowa Hawkeyes | 16 |
| Sugar | Mississippi Rebels | 48 | Oklahoma State Cowboys | 20 |
| TaxSlayer | Georgia Bulldogs | 24 | Penn State Nittany Lions | 17 |
| Liberty | Arkansas Razorbacks | 45 | Kansas State Cowboys | 23 |
| Alamo | Texas Christian TCU Horned Frogs | 47 | Oregon Ducks | 41 |
| Cactus | West Virginia Mountaineers | 43 | Arizona State Sun Devils | 42 |
NCAA FD1 FBS College Football Playoff 2015-16
| Date | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
| Semi-Final | (Orange Bowl) | |||
| 31.12.2015 | Clemson Tigers | 37 | Oklahoma Sooners | 17 |
| Semi-Final | (Cotton Bowl) | |||
| 31.12.2015 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 38 | Michigan State Spartans | 0 |
| CFP National Championship | ||||
| 11.01.2016 | Alabama Crimson Tide | 45 | Clemson Tigers | 40 |
Report
Alabama Crimson Tide won the 2015-16 National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Division 1 Football Bowl Series College Football Playoff National championship by beating Clemson tigers 45-40 in a close game.
Alabama had won the SEC Southeastern Conference title by beating Florida Gators 29-15, whilst Clemson had won the ACC Atlantic Coast Conference with a close 45-37 victory over North Carolina Tar Heels. In another close Conference championship Game, Michigan State Spartans won 16-13 against Iowa Hawkeyes, while in the PAC-10 Pacific 10 Conference, Stanford Cardinal won bragging rights for Northern California with a 41-22 victory over Southern California Trojans.
In the College Football Playoff Semi-Finals, Alabama defeated Michigan State 38-0 in a shutout victory, while in the other Semi-Final, Clemson had defeated Oklahoma, the Big 12 Conference Champions, 37-17.
In other Bowl games, Notre Dame Fighting Irish lost to Ohio State Buckeyes, 44-28 in the Fiesta Bowl, finishing 10-3 (Won-Lost) for the season.
References:
Websites
[1] NCAA | Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2015) Football FBS | Standings [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20150318162415/http://www.ncaa.com/standings/football/fbs [Accessed 12 February 2019]
[2] NCAA | Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2015) Football FBS Week 15 [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20150318162415/http://www.ncaa.com/sports/football/bowls [Accessed 12 February 2019]
[3] NCAA | Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2015) Football FBS | Bowls [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20150318162415/http://www.ncaa.com/sports/football/bowls [Accessed 4 May 2020]
Images
[4] NCAA | Wayback Machine Internet Archive (2015) logo [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160923081703im_/http://www.ncaa.com/sites/all/themes/ncaa/ncaa-respo/logo.png [Accessed 4 May 2020]
[5] Notre Dame Observer (2016) Depleted Notre Dame reach breaking point in Fiesta Bowl loss to Ohio State {Internet] Available from: https://i0.wp.com/cdn.ndsmcobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/01215257/1451685175-04caf025012aadd.jpg [Accessed 4 May 2020]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Joe Grey.
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