Things I took into consideration were the current state of the program, recruiting area, history, fan support and conference.
- Ohio State
- Alabama
- Texas
- USC
- Michigan
- Florida State
- Florida
- LSU
- Georgia
- Clemson
- Miami
- Notre Dame
- Auburn
- Oklahoma
- Penn State
- Tennessee
- Texas A&M
- Oregon
- UCLA
- Nebraska
- Virginia Tech
- Stanford
- North Carolina
- Wisconsin
- TCU
By conference: SEC- 7, Big 10 - 5, ACC- 5, PAC 12,- 4 Big 12- 3, Independent- 1
Just missed: Maryland, South Carolina, Washington and Arizona State.