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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/Rhizical on 2026-01-24 19:49:32+00:00.
With another season in the books, it’s time to unleash another unholy incarnation of parity.
South Alabama > Southern Miss > Arkansas State > Missouri State > UTEP > Sam Houston > Delaware > Louisiana > Texas State > Rice > UAB > Tulsa > Army > UConn > Air Force > Colorado State > Fresno State > Miami (OH) > Ball State > Kent State > Akron > Bowling Green > Toledo > Central Michigan > San José State > Hawai’i > California > SMU > Arizona > Arizona State > Colorado > Iowa State > Kansas > UCF > West Virginia > Houston > LSU > Western Kentucky > Louisiana Tech > Coastal Carolina > Marshall > Old Dominion > South Florida > UTSA > East Carolina > Pittsburgh > Georgia Tech > Boston College > Syracuse > Clemson > South Carolina > Virginia Tech > NC State > Virginia > Louisville > James Madison > Georgia Southern > App State > Oregon State > Washington State > San Diego State > Boise State > New Mexico > UNLV > UCLA > Penn State > Nebraska > Northwestern > Minnesota > Rutgers > Maryland > Wisconsin > Washington > Illinois > Duke > Wake Forest > North Carolina > Stanford > Florida State > Alabama > Georgia > Ole Miss > Tulane > North Texas > Navy > Cincinnati > Baylor > Kansas State > TCU > USC > Iowa > Vanderbilt > Tennessee > Kentucky > Florida > Texas > Oklahoma > Michigan > Michigan State > Western Michigan > Kennesaw State > Florida International > Jacksonville State > Troy > South Alabama
last year’s circle for comparison (Unfortunate that this one ended up a bit smaller. And the one downside of Indiana’s insane run is that there are no true transitive national champs)
Disclaimer: This may or may not be the largest circle possible, it is simply the largest I found. Also, if any of the matchups are wrong, then I claim no responsibility (it’s the computer’s fault)