Division IA Football Programs by State

[Zurp]

Florida has 10:

UF, FSU, UM, UCF, USF, FAMU, FIU, Bethume-Cookman, FAU, Jacksonville University

Florida A&M, Bethume-Cookman, and Jacksonville U are Div I-AA, aren't they?

 

[Bucklion]

Florida A&M, Bethume-Cookman, and Jacksonville U are Div I-AA, aren't they?

B-C and JU are for sure...there was talk about A&M going I-A, but then they had their big scandal, and I'm not sure where they are with that.

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Cool if true... Have you heard what conference, if any, they would join? An obvious choice would be the MAC.

Nothing definite, but it would seem the MAC would be the best initial fit...maybe CUSA.

 

[CleveBucks]

 

[jwinslow]

sure are an awful lot of d1 programs in the midwest despite not having talent like florida, texas and california... :p

 

[High Lonesome]

the markers for TCU, SMU, and UNT....are nowhere near the actual campuses

 

[onlinepole]

Large # of MW D1 programs

College football fans wonder why the MAC has not done well OOConference; a large part of the lack of success has to do with too many teams in a small number of states With OH having 8, MI 5, IN 4 and IL 3; that's 20 of the 116 (not counting the 3 Service Academy programs) in just 4 states. A small number fo states have the overwhelming majority of teams

TX 10
OH 8
FL 7
CA 7 not nearly what they should have with 12% of the US pop.
MI 5
NC 5
LA 5
IN 4
TN 4
AL 4
IL 3
PA 3
MS 3
UT 3
OK 3

74 of 116 in just 15 states!

 

[ntd]

College football fans wonder why the MAC has not done well OOConference; a large part of the lack of success has to do with too many teams in a small number of states With OH having 8, MI 5, IN 4 and IL 3; that's 20 of the 116 (not counting the 3 Service Academy programs) in just 4 states. A small number fo states have the overwhelming majority of teams

74 of 116 in just 15 states!

True, but I imagine that those states also have the highest participation rates in HS athletics...I recall TX, CA, and FL being the top 3, and OH, IL, and PA being right up there

Also, I believe that Wyoming has the highest number of D1A Football programs per capita :)

 

[buckeye247]

I would love to see the populations of ohio compared to the rest. I think its amazing we have 7 d-1 programs. We truly only have 3 mid major cities in ohio unlike texas that has three of the biggest.

 

[texrose06]

Here is another map for the conversation.

 

[jwinslow]

thakns for sharing, that will come in handy later. This also illustrates an often overlooked detail... that Cali is known for it's quantity of recruits, not quantity (per capita).

 

[ntd]

thakns for sharing, that will come in handy later. This also illustrates an often overlooked detail... that Cali is known for it's quantity of recruits, not quantity (per capita).

I love that maps...Louisiana is so hot it looks like it's gonna burn a hole right through the screen :)

 

[EngineerHorn]

the markers for TCU, SMU, and UNT....are nowhere near the actual campuses

also, UT appears to be in Columbus (TX, duh) and A&M looks like it's in Huntsville.

Whoever made that map needs a geography lesson. I see dozens of other mistakes as well.

 

[jwinslow]

I wish they had combined multiple years of data for that hot/cold graph... I can't imagine the UP having a hotbed of talent

 

[SparkyOSU]

Florida has 10:

UF, FSU, UM, UCF, USF, FAMU, FIU, Bethume-Cookman, FAU, Jacksonville University

Not all in 1-a