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. In the case of a tie, the method used to calculate winning percentage is to award half a point towards both a win and a lost, which is the method used in the NCAA's own tabulation of team records.

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 5, 2025. The last tied game in college football was in 1995, with OT rules changing for the 1996 season.

RankTeamWonLostTiedPctTotal Games
1 Michigan 101235836.7331,406
2 Ohio State 97633553.7351,364
3 Alabama 97434143.7331,358
4 Texas 96139433.7041,388
4 Notre Dame 96133842.7321,340
6 Oklahoma 95034853.7231,351
7 Penn State 94341141.6911,395
7 Yale 94339355.6981,391
9 Nebraska 92443040.6771,394
10 Harvard 90941350.6811,372
11 Georgia 89243254.6671,378
12 Penn 88251942.6261,443
12 USC 88237454.6941,324
14 Tennessee 87541753.6701,356
15 Mount Union 86839838.6801,304
16 Princeton 86542850.6631,343
17 LSU 81543847.6451,337
18 Clemson 80847645.6251,329
19 Wittenberg 80537831.6761,214
20 Auburn 80447847.6231,328
21 North Dakota State 79838434.6701,216
22 Washington & Jefferson 79040540.6561,235
23 West Virginia 78753345.5931,365
24 Texas A&M 78650948.6031,343
25 Washington 78147350.6181,304
26 Virginia Tech 77851246.6001,335
27 Pittsburgh 76856642.5731,376
28 Florida 76645040.6261,256
29 Georgia Tech 76354643.5801,352
30 Pittsburg State 75836747.6671,172
31 Syracuse 75358049.5631,381
32 Navy 74860357.5511,408
33 Arkansas 74754540.5761,332
33 Wisconsin 74752553.5841,325
35 Dartmouth 74147246.6071,259
35 Minnesota 74154844.5721,332
37 Army 73954751.5721,337
37 Delaware 73948543.6001,267
39 North Carolina 73557654.5581,365
39 Michigan State 73549444.5951,273
41 Miami (OH) 73348944.5961,265
42 Colorado 73254836.5701,316
42 Widener 73245339.6141,224
44 Wabash 72540456.6351,188
45 Utah 72448931.5941,243
46 Missouri 72159352.5471,366
47 Tuskegee 71939649.6391,164
48 Oregon 71851246.5811,276
49 Lehigh 71664445.5261,405
50 Dayton 71139625.6391,132
51 Lafayette 70664639.5221,390
52 Northern Iowa 70445547.6031,206
53 Iowa 70158139.5451,321
53 Boston College 70153137.5671,268
55 California 69857651.5461,325
56 TCU 69457857.5441,329
57 St. John's (MN) 69225824.723974
58 Virginia 68864948.5141,385
59 North Dakota 68644030.6061,156
60 Ole Miss 68555035.5531,270
61 Maryland 68163243.5181,356
62 Rutgers 67870142.4921,420
63 Holy Cross 67755055.5501,282
64 Williams 67640347.6211,126
64 Colgate 67652750.5591,253
66 Miami (FL) 67339119.6301,081
66 Stanford 67350549.5681,227
68 Hillsdale 67046046.5891,176
69 South Dakota State 66948036.5801,185
69 Appalachian State 66936028.6431,058
69 Villanova 66950741.5671,217
69 Franklin & Marshall 66951547.5631,231
73 Central (IA) 66833826.6601,032
74 Central Oklahoma 66444147.5971,152
74 Cincinnati 66461450.5191,329
74 Albion 66442843.6041,135
74 Carson–Newman 66436431.6421,059
74 Amherst 66444354.5951,161
79 Cornell 66256234.5401,258
80 Westminster (PA) 66145354.5891,168
81 Linfield 65626630.705952
82 St. Thomas (MN) 65436332.6391,049
83 Wisconsin–Whitewater 65327021.703944
83 Centre 65343837.5951,128
85 Coe 65241537.6071,104
86 Fresno State 65145327.5881,130
86 Central Michigan 65145836.5841,145
88 Tulsa 65054327.5441,220
88 Drake 65054629.5421,225
90 Arizona State 64942724.6011,100
91 Furman 64850438.5611,190
92 Kentucky 64765544.4971,356
93 Montana 64652026.5531,192
94 Louisiana Tech 645 [n 1] 50437.5591,185
95 NC State 64460655.5151,305
95 South Carolina 64461644.5111,304
97 UCLA 64245337.5831,132
97 Illinois 64262850.5051,320
97 Purdue 64260848.5131,298
100 Oklahoma State 64058148.5231,269
  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 20 seasons played, through January 5, 2025.

RankTeamWonLostTiedPctGames
1 Mary Hardin–Baylor 257490.840333
2 Grand Valley State 4501503.749603
3 Ohio State 97633553.7351364
4 Alabama 97434143.7331358
4 Michigan 101235836.7331406
6 Notre Dame 96133842.7321342
7 Boise State 5021892.726693
8 Oklahoma 95034853.7231347
8 St. John's (MN) 69225824.723974
10 Valdosta State 3461373.715485
11 Linfield 65626630.705962
12 Texas 96139433.7041388
13 Wisconsin–Whitewater 65327021.703944
14 Yale 94339355.6981392
15 USC 88237454.6941324
16 Huntingdon 144640.692208
17 Penn State 94341141.6911396
18 Harvard 90941350.6811381
19 Mount Union 86839838.6801293
20 West Chester 63729617.679950
21 Nebraska 92443040.6771394
22 Indiana (PA) 60828523.676915
22 Wittenberg 80537831.6761216
24 Grambling State 59228615.671892
24 Bentley 2451201.671366
25 Tennessee 87541753.6701355
25 North Dakota State 79838434.6701516

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References

  1. ↑ "2022 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
  2. ↑ 2023 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Archived from the original on August 26, 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  3. ↑ "2022 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
  4. ↑ 2023 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  5. ↑ "2022 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
  6. ↑ 2023 NCAA Division II Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  7. ↑ "2022 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).
  8. ↑ 2023 NCAA Division II Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. 2023. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  9. ↑ "2022 College Football Standings ESPN".
  10. ↑ "2022 NCAA FBS Records" (PDF).
  11. ↑ "2022 NCAA FCS Records" (PDF).
  12. ↑ "2022 NCAA Division II Records" (PDF).
  13. ↑ "2022 NCAA Division III Records" (PDF).
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