List of NCAA football teams by wins

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This is a list of the college football teams with the most wins in the history of NCAA College Football as measured in both total wins and winning percentage. It includes teams from the NCAA Division I-Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), NCAA Division I-Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), NCAA Division II, and NCAA Division III.

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The lists below reflect official results after vacated and forfeited games.

Key

Division I FBS programs
Division I FCS programs
Division II programs
Division III programs

NCAA football teams ranked by total wins

The following list displays the records for the football programs with the most wins in the NCAA through January 1, 2024. The last tied game in college football was in 1995, with OT rules changing for the 1996 season.

RankTeamWonLostTiedPctTotal Games
1 Michigan 100435336.7341,393
2 Alabama 96533743.7331,345
3 Ohio State 96433353.7341,350
4 Notre Dame 94833742.7301,326
4 Texas 94839233.7021,373
6 Oklahoma 94434053.7261,337
7 Yale 93639055.6981,381
8 Penn State 93040941.6891,380
9 Nebraska 91742440.6781,381
10 Harvard 90141150.6801,362
11 Georgia 88142954.6661,364
12 Penn 87851342.6271,433
13 USC 87536854.6951,297
14 Tennessee 86541453.6691,343
15 Princeton 86242150.6651,333
16 Mount Union 85439738.6771,289
17 LSU 80643447.6451,324
18 Wittenberg 79937431.6761,204
18 Auburn 79947147.6251,316
20 Clemson 79847245.6241,315
21 North Dakota State 78538234.6681,201
22 Washington & Jefferson 78140340.6541,224
22 West Virginia 78152645.5941,352
24 Texas A&M 77850448.6031,330
25 Washington 77546650.6201,291
26 Virginia Tech 77250546.6011,322
27 Pittsburgh 76156042.5741,363
28 Florida 75844540.6261,243
29 Georgia Tech 75654043.5811,338
30 Pittsburg State 75036447.6661,161
31 Syracuse 74357749.5611,368
32 Wisconsin 74251853.5851,313
33 Arkansas 74053940.5761,319
34 Navy 73860057.5491,395
35 Dartmouth 73347046.6051,249
35 Minnesota 73354344.5721,320
37 Delaware 73048343.5981,256
37 Michigan State 73048744.5961,261
39 North Carolina 72956954.5591,352
40 Widener 72744739.6151,213
40 Army 72754551.5691,323
42 Miami (OH) 72448444.5961,251
43 Colorado 72354436.5691,303
44 Utah 71948231.5961,231
45 Wabash 71740156.6351,177
46 Tuskegee 71439049.6411,153
47 Missouri 71159052.5451,353
48 Lehigh 70764045.5241,392
49 Dayton 70539125.6401,121
50 Oregon 70551146.5771,262
51 Northern Iowa 70144647.6071,194
52 Lafayette 70064139.5211,379
53 Boston College 69452537.5671,255
53 Iowa 69357639.5451,308
55 California 69256951.5471,312
56 TCU 68557457.5421,316
57 Virginia 68364248.5151,373
58 St. John's (MN) 68225624.721962
59 North Dakota 68143330.6081,144
60 Maryland 67762443.5201,344
61 Colgate 67451750.5631,241
61 Ole Miss 67554735.5511,257
63 Williams 67139947.6221,117
63 Holy Cross 67154455.5501,270
63 Rutgers 67169542.4911,407
66 Stanford 67049649.5721,215
67 Appalachian State 66435428.6451,047
67 Hillsdale 66445546.5901,165
69 Miami (FL) 66338719.6291,069
70 Amherst 66243654.5981,152
70 Franklin & Marshall 66251147.5621,220
72 Central (IA) 66033626.6591,022
73 Villanova 65950341.5651,203
73 Cincinnati 65960750.5201,317
75 Cornell 65855634.5411,248
76 Albion 65742543.6031,125
76 South Dakota State 65747736.5771,170
78 Carson–Newman 65536131.6401,047
79 Central Oklahoma 65343947.5941,139
79 Westminster (PA) 65345054.5881,157
79 Kentucky 65364744.5021,344
82 St. Thomas (MN) 64835732.6401,037
83 Wisconsin–Whitewater 64726621.704934
83 Central Michigan 64745036.5871,133
83 Tulsa 64753427.5471,208
86 Linfield 64626430.703940
87 Centre 64543537.5941,117
87 Fresno State 64544627.5891,117
87 Furman 64549638.5631,179
90 Coe 64341337.6051,093
91 Drake 64254329.5411,214
92 Purdue 64159748.5171,286
93 Louisiana Tech 640 [n 1] 49637.5621,173
94 Arizona State 63842424.5991,086
94 NC State 63859855.5151,291
96 UCLA 63744637.5851,120
96 Montana 63751526.5521,178
96 Oklahoma State 63757248.5261,257
99 South Carolina 63561244.5091,291
100 West Chester 63329017.682940
  1. The official NCAA records incorrectly list LA Tech's 1951 seasons as 5-4, when it was in fact 4-5.

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Teams ranked by winning percentage

The following list displays the records for the Top 25 NCAA football programs ranked by winning percentage, with a minimum of 275 games played through December 30, 2023.

RankTeamWonLostTiedPctGames
1 Mary Hardin–Baylor 249450.847294
2 Grand Valley State 4391483.747590
3 Michigan 100435336.7341393
3 Ohio State 96433353.7341350
4 Alabama 96533743.7331345
6 Notre Dame 94833842.7301328
7 Oklahoma 94434053.7261333
8 Boise State 4901872.723679
9 St. John's (MN) 68225624.721962
10 Valdosta State 3331363.709472
11 Wisconsin–Whitewater 64726621.704934
11 Linfield 64626428.704949
13 Texas 94839233.7021373
14 Yale 93639055.6981382
15 USC 87436954.6951297
16 Penn State 93040941.6891381
17 West Chester 63329017.682940
18 Harvard 90141150.6801371
18 Mount Union 85139138.6801278
20 Nebraska 91742440.6781381
21 Wittenberg 79937532.6761206
21 Indiana (PA) 60128223.676906
23 Grambling State 58727915.675881
24 Tennessee 86541453.6691343
24 Ithaca 53626311.669810

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