Teams in italics have clinched. Conference records in parenthesis.
ACC
Virginia Tech (8-0)
Big East
Connecticut (5-2)
Big Ten
Wisconsin (7-1)
Big 12
Oklahoma (6-2)
Conference USA
Central Florida (7-1)
Mid-American
Miami of Ohio (7-1)
Mountain West
TCU (8-0)
Pac-10
Oregon (9-0)
SEC
Auburn (8-0)
Sun Belt
Florida International (6-2)
WAC
Boise State (7-1), Hawaii (7-1) and Nevada (7-1) share the title. (The WAC doesn't use a tiebreaker if more than two teams are tied for first place).
The Fighting Irish have a promising future based on coaching, current talent, recruiting, title path, and program power.
CFT: Johnny Manziel nearly transferred out of Texas A&M before the 2012 season after being suspended, according to reports, but he stayed after his successful appeal.
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