Each of the 120 FBS programs were evaluated for program health. To calculate program health, the average of the final Rogers Poll score over the last four seasons for each team is calculated. Every program is then ranked based on that average. An 'A' grade is given to the Top 15. Numbers 16-40 earn a 'B', 41-80 a 'C', 81-105 a 'D', and 106-120 a 'F'.Rogers Poll scores date back to the beginning of the BCS era, the 1998 season. A report, complete with all historical scores and aggregates, is available here (PDF format).
In the provided report, programs whose average score over the last four years (2005-2008) notably exceeds that of their average score prior to then (1998-2004) are denoted as programs on the rise. Programs whose average score over the last four years is notably less than that of their prior average are denoted as programs in decline. Michigan, Nebraska, Florida State, Tennessee, and Miami are the most notable programs in decline.
While USC rates as the healthiest individual program, The SEC owns the healthiest constituency. The Sun Belt owns the weakest group. Every BCS AQ conference had at least one 'A' grade. The Mountain West and WAC were the only non-AQ leagues to have 'A' graded programs. Only the MAC and Sun Belt failed to post at least one 'B' grade or higher.
The SEC, Big XII, Pac-10, and Big Ten were the only conferences to have no 'F' graded programs. The SEC claimed the most 'A' grades with three. The WAC, MAC, and Sun Belt each posted three 'F' grades, tying for the most. A complete breakdown follows.
SEC (2.67 GPA) A 4. Florida
A 7. LSU
A 11. Georgia
B 20. Alabama
B 21. Auburn
B 35. Tennessee
B 39. South Carolina
C 50. Arkansas
C 60. Kentucky
C 71. Vanderbilt
D 81. Ole Miss
D 95. Mississippi State
Big XII (2.50 GPA) A 2. Texas
A 5. Oklahoma
B 17. Missouri
B 19. Texas Tech
B 29. Kansas
B 31. Nebraska
C 51. Oklahoma State
C 58. Texas A&M
C 69. Kansas State
C 76. Colorado
D 97. Baylor
D 100. Iowa State
Big East (2.50 GPA)A 6. West Virginia
B 24. Louisville
B 27. Rutgers
B 30. USF
B 33. Cincinnati
C 55. Pittsburgh
C 61. Connecticut
F 107. Syracuse
ACC (2.50 GPA) A 9. Virginia Tech
A 13. Boston College
B 28. Clemson
B 32. Wake Forest
B 34. Florida State
B 36. Georgia Tech
C 43. Miami
C 46. Maryland
C 54. Virginia
C 73. North Carolina
C 74. NC State
F 117. Duke
Pac-10 (2.40 GPA)A 1. USC
A 14. Oregon
B 22. California
B 25. Oregon State
B 40. Arizona State
C 41. UCLA
C 67. Arizona
D 92. Washington State
D 96. Stanford
D 102. Washington
Big Ten (2.36 GPA)A 3. Ohio State
A 8. Penn State
B 16. Wisconsin
B 26. Michigan
C 47. Iowa
C 52. Michigan State
C 59. Northwestern
C 64. Purdue
C 72. Minnesota
D 90. Illinois
D 94. Indiana
Mountain West (2.00 GPA) A 12. TCU
A 15. BYU
B 18. Utah
C 65. Air Force
C 66. New Mexico
D 84. Colorado State
D 88. Wyoming
D 103. San Diego State
F 109. UNLV
Independents (1.67 GPA)B 37. Notre Dame
C 44. Navy
F 108. Army
WAC (1.56 GPA)A 10. Boise State
B 38. Hawaii
C 53. Nevada
C 56. Fresno State
C 75. Louisiana Tech
D 85. San Jose State
F 114. Utah State
F 116. New Mexico State
F 118. Idaho
C-USA (1.42 GPA)B 23. Tulsa
C 45. Houston
C 48. Southern Miss
C 49. East Carolina
C 68. UCF
C 77. UTEP
D 83. Rice
D 93. Memphis
D 99. Marshall
D 105. UAB
F 106. SMU
F 112. Tulane
MAC (1.08 GPA)C 42. Central Michigan
C 57. Western Michigan
C 62. Ball State
C 70. Bowling Green
C 78. Ohio
C 80. Akron
D 82. Toledo
D 86. Northern Illinois
D 101. Miami (Ohio)
D 104. Buffalo
F 110. Eastern Michigan
F 111. Kent State
F 113. Temple
Sun Belt (0.89 GPA)C 63. Troy
C 79. Arkansas State
D 87. Middle Tennessee
D 89. FAU
D 91. UL Lafayette
D 98. UL Monroe
F 115. FIU
F 119. North Texas
F 120. Western Kentucky
