Since 2000, 5 teams are tied for the best record, with a record of 1-0. The first three are the McNeese Cowboys, the Nicholls Colonels and the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats.

	TEAM	REC	W%	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	McNeese	1-0	1.000	1	1	0	0		30	30.0	27	27.0	27
2	Nicholls	1-0	1.000	1	1	0	0		42	42.0	25	25.0	20
3	Bethune-Cookman	1-0	1.000	1	1	0	0		58	58.0	52	52.0	29
4	Eastern Washington	1-0	1.000	1	1	0	0		35	35.0	17	17.0	26
5	Rhode Island	1-0	1.000	1	1	0	0		26	26.0	21	21.0	18
6	Ohio State	285-50	.851	335	285	50	0	1,526	11,901	35.5	5,713	17.1	7,397
7	Boise State	269-67	.801	336	269	67	0	1,580	12,645	37.6	7,023	20.9	7,491
8	JMU	40-10	.800	50	40	10	0	227	1,768	35.4	955	19.1	1,086	41.2	42.7
9	Oklahoma	269-72	.789	341	269	72	0	1,661	12,954	38.0	7,493	22.0	7,973
10	Georgia	269-74	.784	343	269	74	0	1,376	11,154	32.5	6,371	18.6	7,326
11	Alabama	270-75	.783	345	270	75	0	1,485	11,782	34.2	5,671	16.4	7,458
12	Oregon	246-84	.745	330	246	84	0	1,621	12,353	37.4	8,082	24.5	7,770
13	LSU	247-87	.740	334	247	87	0	1,334	10,622	31.8	6,623	19.8	7,078
14	Clemson	252-90	.737	342	252	90	0	1,431	11,320	33.1	6,769	19.8	7,671
15	USC	232-96	.707	328	232	96	0	1,442	11,127	33.9	7,551	23.0	7,481
16	Texas	234-98	.705	332	234	98	0	1,451	11,425	34.4	7,348	22.1	7,297
17	TCU	228-97	.702	325	228	97	0	1,342	10,694	32.9	7,105	21.9	7,153
18	Michigan	224-101	.689	325	224	101	0	1,254	9,981	30.7	6,598	20.3	6,671
19	Notre Dame	226-103	.687	329	226	103	0	1,265	9,950	30.2	7,031	21.4	6,915
20	Appalachian State	105-48	.686	153	105	48	0	660	5,118	33.5	3,521	23.0	3,433	41.2	60.0
21	Wisconsin	223-111	.668	334	223	111	0	1,234	9,742	29.2	6,618	19.8	6,842
22	Utah	214-107	.667	321	214	107	0	1,220	9,744	30.4	6,694	20.9	6,666
23	Florida	217-113	.658	330	217	113	0	1,277	10,109	30.6	6,777	20.5	6,802
24	Florida State	218-114	.657	332	218	114	0	1,291	10,415	31.4	7,144	21.5	6,963
25	Penn State	215-113	.655	328	215	113	0	1,199	9,600	29.3	6,236	19.0	6,775