DIVISION 1A AND 1AA SCHOOLS

Division 1A There are 121 Division 1A Colleges with football programs in 2007. These are the largest Universities. The Division 1-A National Championship is currently awarded via the Bowl Championship Series system.

Division 1A Universities in Florida are:Florida Atlantic University Florida International University Florida State University University of Central Florida University of Florida University of Miami University of South Florida


Division 1-AA: (also known as the "Football Championship Subdivision") There are 120 Division 1-AA Colleges/Universities with football programs in 2005. These are divided into 15 conferences and a group of several independent colleges.

Division 1-AA teams in Florida: Jacksonville University (Dolphins) -Pioneer ConferenceFlorida A&M (Rattlers) - Mid Eastern ConferenceBethune-Cookman University (Wildcats) - Mid Eastern Conference

Division 1-AA teams in nearby states include: Georgia: Savannah State University, Georgia Southern University.

South Carolina: Wofford College, Furman University, The Citadel, South Carolina State University, Coastal Carolina University, Charleston Southern University.

Alabama: Jacksonville State University, Samford University, Alabama A&M University, Alabama State University.

Mississippi: Miss. Valley State University, Jackson State University, Alcorn State University

North Carolina: Gardner Webb University, NC A&T State University, Davidson College, Appalachian State University, Elon University, Western Carolina University, Western Carolina University.

Tennessee: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Austin Peay State University, University of Tennessee at Martin, Tennessee Technological University, Tennessee State University.

Kentucky: Western Kentucky University, Eastern Kentucky University, Murray State University, Morehead State University,

Louisiana: McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, Grambling State University, Southern University-Baton Rouge,

Virginia: James Madison University, University of Richmond, College of William and Mary, Liberty University, Virginia Military Institute (VMI), Hampton University, Norfolk State University