For obvious reasons schools don’t publicize the dates they were placed under probation. But the period of time a school spends on probation can have a direct impact on its future. It’s important to create a record of NCAA probation, so that the history of the game can be better understood.
Take for example a few years ago when Southern California was placed on probation. Some people were surprised by the severity of the penalties. But in the report released by the NCAA, it was directly noted that the USC football program had previously been placed on probation five times since the early 1950s. I’m sure USC’s repeat violations had some impact on the severity of the penalties they received in 2010.
Listed below are the current FBS schools that have been placed on probation, in which the school’s football team was somehow involved. It’s important to keep in mind that violations in other sports often bring attention to a school’s entire athletic program. Sometimes the football violations paled in comparison to violations in other sports, but if the football program was involved I still listed them (i.e. Baylor’s probation from 2005-09).
Please also note that I didn’t put exact dates down. Instead I simply listed the season(s) in which the violations occurred, or the season(s) in which a school played under probation. If probation was handed down mid-season I listed the month the probation was handed down. In those cases, you can assume the school’s probation ended that same month plus the number of seasons, unless otherwise noted. There have also been instances in which a conference puts a team on probation, and the NCAA doesn’t. I only listed instances of NCAA mandated probation. Although I did list conference enacted bowl bans that were affirmed by the NCAA.
The NCAA started handing out punishments for football violations in 1953.
College Football (FBS) and NCAA Probation
Columns can be sorted by clicking on the titles in the header.
| School | Violations Occurred | Probation | Seasons | Bowl Ban | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1989-1990, 1993 | 1995 - 1996 | 2 | 1995 | 1 |
| Alabama | 1995-2000 | 2002 - 2006 | 5 | 2002 - 2003 | 2 |
| Alabama | 2005-2007 | 2009 - 2011 | 3 | - | 0 |
| Arizona | 1952-1956 | 1961 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Arizona | 1976-1980 | 1983 - 1984 | 2 | 1983 - 1984 | 2 |
| Arizona St. | 1949-1952 | 1953 (Sep) - 1955 | 2 | 1953 | 1 |
| Arizona St. | 1958 | 1959 (Oct) - 1961 | 2 | 1959 | 1 |
| Arizona St. | 1975 - 1979 | 1980 (Dec) - 1982 | 2 | 1981 | 1 |
| Arizona St. | 2002 - 2004 | 2005 (Nov) - 2007 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Arkansas | ? | 1964 (Dec) - 1965 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Arkansas | 1994, 1997 - 1999 | 2003 - 2005 | 3 | - | 0 |
| Arkansas St. | 2005 - 2006 | 2011 - 2012 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Auburn (AL) | 1955 | 1956 - 1958 | 3 | 1956 - 1957 | 2 |
| Auburn (AL) | 1957 | 1958 - 1960 | 3 | 1958 - 1960 | 3 |
| Auburn (AL) | 1974 - 1979 | 1979 - 1981 (Nov) | 3 | 1979 - 1980 | 2 |
| Auburn (AL) | 1986 - 1992 | 1993 (Nov) - 1995 | 2 | 1993 - 1994 | 2 |
| Ball St. (IN) | 2004 - 2005 | 2007 (Oct) - 2009 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Baylor (TX) | 2004 | 2005 - 2009 | 5 | - | 0 |
| Boise St. (ID) | 2005 - 2009 | 2011 (Sep) - 2014 | 3 | - | 0 |
| Buffalo (NY) | 1969 - 1970 | 1970 | 1 | - | 0 |
| California | 1952 - 1955 | 1956 (Nov) - 1957 | 1 | - | 0 |
| California | 1970 - 1971 | 1973 - 1974 | 2 | 1973 - 1974 | 2 |
| California | 1997 - 2001 | 2001 - 2005 | 5 | 2002 | 1 |
| Central Florida | 2007 - 2009 | 2010 - 2011 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Cincinnati (OH) | 1951 - 1953 | 1955 | 1 | 1955 | 1 |
| Cincinnati (OH) | 1974 - 1977 | 1978 (Dec) - 1980 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Cincinnati (OH) | 1984 - 1987 | 1988 (Nov) - 1991 | 3 | 1988 | 1 |
| Cincinnati (OH) | 2009 - 2010 | 2011 (Sep) - 2013 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Clemson (SC) | 1985, 1987 | 1990 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Clemson (SC) | 1977 - 1982 | 1982 (Nov) - 1984 | 2 | 1982 - 1983 | 2 |
| Colorado | 1972? | 1973 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Colorado | 1959 - 1961 | 1962 - 1963 | 2 | 1962 - 1963 | 2 |
| Colorado | 1971 - 1979 | 1980 (Dec) - 1982 | 2 | 1981 | 1 |
| Colorado | 1996 - 1999 | 2002 (Oct) - 2004 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Colorado | 2000 - 2005 | 2007 - 2008 | 2 | - | 0 |
| East Carolina (NC) | 1980 - 1984 | 1986 (Sep) - 1987 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Florida | 1953 - 1956 | 1956 - 1957 | 2 | 1956 - 1957 | 2 |
| Florida | 1979 - 1983 | 1985 - 1986 | 2 | 1984 - 1985 | 2 |
| Florida | 1986 - 1988 | 1990 (Sep) - 1992 | 2 | 1990 | 1 |
| Florida Intl | 2002 - 2004 | 2005 - 2007 | 3 | - | 0 |
| Florida Intl | 2004, 2007 | 2008 - 2011 | 4 | - | 0 |
| Florida St. | 1972 - 1973 | 1974 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Florida St. | 1992 - 1994 | 1996 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Florida St. | 2006 - 2007 | 2009 - 2012 | 4 | - | 0 |
| Fresno St. | 1980 - 1982 | 1983 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Georgia | 1982 | 1985 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Georgia | 1981 - 1982 | 1982 (Sep) - 1983 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Georgia | 1993 - 1995 | 1997 - 1998 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Georgia Tech | 1998 - 2004 | 2005 (Nov) - 2007 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Georgia Tech | 2009 - 2010 | 2011 - 2014 | 4 | - | 0 |
| Hawaii | 1974 - 1975 | 1977 - 1978 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Houston (TX) | 1962 - 1965 | 1966 - 1968 | 3 | 1966 - 1968 | 3 |
| Houston (TX) | 1977 | 1977 (Sep) - 1978 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Houston (TX) | 1978 - 1987 | 1988 (Dec) - 1991 | 3 | 1989 - 1990 | 2 |
| Illinois | 1962 - 1966 | 1967 - 1968 | 2 | 1967 - 1968 | 2 |
| Illinois | 1971 - 1973? | 1974 - 1975 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Illinois | 1980 - 1982 | 1984 - 1985 | 2 | 1984 | 1 |
| Illinois | 1984 - 1985 | 1988 - 1989 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Illinois | 2003 | 2005 (Oct) - 2006 | 1 | 0 | |
| Indiana | 1956 - 1957? | 1957 (Oct) - 1958 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Indiana | 1958 - 1959 | 1960 - 1963 | 4 | 1960 - 1963 | 4 |
| Iowa St. | 1983 - 1985 | 1986 (Dec) - 1988 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Kansas | 1968 - 1971 | 1972 | 1 | 1972 | 1 |
| Kansas | 1957, 1959 | 1960 (Oct) - 1962 | 2 | 1960 | 1 |
| Kansas | 1979 - 1982 | 1983 (Nov) - 1985 | 2 | 1984 | 1 |
| Kansas | 2003 | 2006 (Oct) - 2009 | 3 | - | 0 |
| Kansas St. | 1947 - 1952 | 1954 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Kansas St. | 1997 - 1998 | 1999 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Kansas St. | 1968 - 1970 | 1970 (Oct) - 1973 (Jan) | 3 | 1970 - 1972 | 3 |
| Kansas St. | 1975 - 1978 | 1978 - 1980 | 3 | 1978 - 1979 | 2 |
| Kentucky | 1962 - 1963 | 1964 | 1 | 1964 | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1974 - 1975 | 1976 (Dec) - 1978 | 2 | 1977 | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1999 - 2000 | 2002 - 2004 | 3 | 2002 | 1 |
| Louisiana St. | 2009 | 2011 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Louisiana St. | 1981 - 1984 | 1986 (Sep) - 1987 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 1966 - 1967 | 1968 - 1969 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | 2002 - 2005 | 2007 - 2008 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Marshall (WV) | 1968 - 1969 | 1969 (Oct) - 1970 | 1 | 1969 | 1 |
| Marshall (WV) | 1996 - 2000 | 2001 (Dec) - 2005 | 4 | - | 0 |
| Maryland | 2002 - 2003 | 2003 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 1966 - 1968 | 1970 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Memphis (TN) | 1975 - 1978 | 1979 - 1980 | 2 | 1979 | 1 |
| Memphis (TN) | 1983 - 1985 | 1986 - 1987 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Memphis (TN) | 1988 | 1989 - 1991 | 3 | 1989 | 1 |
| Miami (FL) | 1950 - 1954 | 1954 (Oct) - 1957 (Jan) | 3 | 1954 - 1956 | 3 |
| Miami (FL) | 1977 - 1980 | 1981 (Nov) - 1983 | 2 | 1981 | 1 |
| Miami (FL) | 1985 - 1994 | 1995 (Nov) - 1998 | 3 | 1995 | 1 |
| Michigan | 2008 - 2009 | 2010 (Nov) - 2013 | 3 | - | 0 |
| Michigan St. | 1957 - 1959 | 1964 (Nov) - 1967 | 3 | - | 0 |
| Michigan St. | 1967, 1972 - 1975 | 1976 - 1978 | 3 | 1976 - 1978 | 3 |
| Michigan St. | 1991 - 1995 | 1995 (Dec) - 1999 | 4 | - | 0 |
| Minnesota | 1985 - 1986 | 1988 - 1989 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Minnesota | 1982 - 1988 | 1991 - 1992 | 2 | 1991 | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1957 | 1959 (Oct) - 1960 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Mississippi | 1982 - 1984 | 1986 (Dec) - 1988 | 2 | 1987 | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1991 - 1994 | 1994 (Sep) - 1998 | 4 | 1995 - 1996 | 2 |
| Mississippi St. | 1991 - 1993 | 1996 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Mississippi St. | 1974 | 1975 (Sep) - 1977 | 2 | 1975 - 1976 | 2 |
| Mississippi St. | 1998 - 2002 | 2004 - 2007 | 4 | 2004 | 1 |
| Navy (MD) | 1964 | 1964 (Nov) - 1965 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Nebraska | 1983, 1986 | 1986 (Oct) - 1987 | 1 | - | 0 |
| New Mexico | 2004 - 2005 | 2008 - 2010 | 3 | - | 0 |
| New Mexico St. | 1959 - 1960 | 1962 - 1964 | 3 | 1962 - 1963 | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2008 - 2010 | 2012 - 2014 | 3 | 2012 | 1 |
| North Carolina St. | 1952 - 1953 | 1954 | 1 | - | 0 |
| North Carolina St. | 1981 - 1982 | 1983 | 1 | - | 0 |
| North Carolina St. | ¹ Basketball | 1956 (Nov) - 1960 | 4 | 1956 - 1959 | 4 |
| Notre Dame (IN) | 1995 - 1999 | 1999 (Dec) - 2001 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Ohio St. | 1951 - 1955 | 1956 | 1 | 1956 | 1 |
| Ohio St. | 2004 | 2006 - 2008 | 3 | - | 0 |
| Ohio St. | 2008 - 2010 | 2011 (Dec) - 2014 | 3 | 2012 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1952, 1954 - 1955 | 1960 | 1 | 1960 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1953? | 1955 - 1956 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Oklahoma | 1972 | 1973 - 1974 | 2 | 1973 - 1974 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 1983 - 1986 | 1988 (Dec) - 1991 | 3 | 1989 - 1990 | 2 |
| Oklahoma | 2005 - 2006 | 2008 - 2009 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Oklahoma St. | 1972 - 1978 | 1978 - 1981 | 4 | 1978 - 1979 | 2 |
| Oklahoma St. | 1982 - 1987 | 1989 - 1992 | 4 | 1989 - 1991 | 3 |
| Oregon | 1977 - 1979 | 1981 (Dec) - 1983 | 2 | 1982 | 1 |
| Oregon | 2003 | 2004 - 2005 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Oregon St. | 1977, 1979 | 1981 | 1 | 1980 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh (PA) | 1986 - 1989 | 1993 (Nov) - 1995 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Rutgers (NJ) | 1967 | 1967 (Dec) - 1968 (May) | 0 | - | 0 |
| Rutgers (NJ) | 1998 - 2000 | 2003 - 2004 | 2 | - | 0 |
| San Diego St. (CA) | 1998 - 2002 | 2004 - 2004 | 2 | - | 0 |
| South Carolina | 1965 - 1966 | 1967 - 1968 | 2 | 1967 - 1968 | 2 |
| South Carolina | 2001 - 2002 | 2005 - 2007 | 3 | - | 0 |
| South Carolina | 2009 - 2010 | 2012 - 2014 | 3 | - | 0 |
| Southern California | 1952 - 1956 | 1956 (Nov) - 1958 | 2 | 1956 | 1 |
| Southern California | 1957 - 1958 | 1959 - 1960 | 2 | 1959 | 1 |
| Southern California | 1971 - 1979 | 1982 - 1984 | 3 | 1982 - 1983 | 2 |
| Southern California | 1983 - 1985 | 1985 (Dec) - 1987 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Southern California | 1996 - 1998 | 2001 - 2002 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Southern California | 2004 - 2005 | 2010 - 2013 | 4 | 2010 - 2011 | 2 |
| Southern Methodist (TX) | 1957 | 1958 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Southern Methodist (TX) | 1963 | 1964 - 1965 | 2 | 1964 - 1965 | 2 |
| Southern Methodist (TX) | 1970 - 1975 | 1974 - 1976 | 3 | 1974 - 1975 | 2 |
| Southern Methodist (TX) | 1978 - 1980 | 1981 - 1982 | 2 | 1981 | 1 |
| Southern Methodist (TX) | 1981 - 1984 | 1985 - 1987 | 3 | 1985 - 1986 | 2 |
| Southern Methodist (TX) | 1984 - 1986 | 1987 - 1990 ² | 4 | 1987 - 1988 | 2 |
| Southern Methodist (TX) | 1995 - 1998 | 2000 (Dec) - 2002 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Southern Mississippi | 1983 - 1985 | 1985 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Southern Mississippi | 1979 - 1982 | 1982 (Oct) - 1984 | 2 | 1982 - 1983 | 2 |
| Syracuse (NY) | 1986 - 1990 | 1992 (Oct) - 1994 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1976 - 1985 | 1986 (Oct) - 1987 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Tennessee | 1989 - 1990 | 1991 (Sep) - 1993 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Texas | 1963? | 1964 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Texas | 1980 - 1985 | 1987 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Texas | 1978, 1982 | 1982 (Sep) - 1983 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Texas A&M | 1955 | 1956 | 1 | 1956 | 1 |
| Texas A&M | 1964 - 1965 | 1966 | 1 | 1966 | 1 |
| Texas A&M | 1983 - 1987 | 1988 (Sep) - 1990 | 2 | 1988 | 1 |
| Texas A&M | 1990 - 1992 | 1994 - 1998 | 5 | 1994 | 1 |
| Texas Christian | 1981 - 1985 | 1986 - 1988 | 3 | 1986 | 1 |
| Texas St. | 1997 - 2001, 2003 | 2005 - 2007 | 3 | - | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 1982 - 1984 | 1987 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Texas Tech | 1991 - 1997 | 1998 - 2001 | 4 | 1997 | 1 |
| Texas Tech | 2007 - 2010 | 2011 - 2012 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Texas-El Paso | 1992 - 1996 | 1997 - 2001 | 5 | - | 0 |
| Tulsa (OK) | ? | 1960 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Tulsa (OK) | 1969 - 1970 | 1970 (Oct) - 1973 (Jan) | 3 | 1970 - 1972 | 3 |
| UCLA | 1952 - 1956 | 1956 - 1958 | 3 | 1956 - 1958 | 3 |
| UCLA | 1970 - 1971 | 1971 (Oct) - 1972 | 1 | - | 0 |
| UCLA | 1977 | 1981 (Dec) - 1983 | 2 | 1980 | 1 |
| Utah | 1984 - 1985 | 1987 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Utah | 2000 - 2002 | 2003 - 2005 | 3 | - | 0 |
| Utah St. | 1967 - 1968 | 1968 (Oct) - 1970 | 2 | 1968 - 1969 | 2 |
| Virginia | 1987 - 1990 | 1993 - 1994 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Virginia Tech | 1979 - 1982 | 1983 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Virginia Tech | 1983 - 1986 | 1987 (Nov) - 1989 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Washington | 1951 - 1956 | 1956 - 1957 | 2 | 1956 - 1957 | 2 |
| Washington | 1980 - 1992 | 1994 - 1995 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Washington | 2000 - 2003 | 2005 - 2006 | 2 | - | 0 |
| West Virginia | 2005 - 2009 | 2011 - 2012 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 1979 - 1980 | 1982 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 1981, 1983 | 1983 (Nov) - 1984 | 1 | - | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 1996 | 1999 - 2000 | 2 | - | 0 |
| Wisconsin | 1998 - 2000 | 2001 (Oct) - 2006 | 5 | - | 0 |
| Wyoming | 1957 | 1959 (Oct) - 1960 | 1 | 1959 | 1 |
¹ The North Carolina St. basketball program brought sanctions upon the entire athletic program. So although the football team didn’t violate any rules, they were still sanctioned.
² Southern Methodist is the only FBS football program to ever receive the NCAA’s “death penalty”. SMU was barred from fielding a football team for one year (1987). SMU also decided to cancel the 1988 season.
Below is a list of current FBS football programs that have never been placed under probation. There are 45 FBS schools (36% of the FBS) that have never been placed on probation.
College Football (FBS) Programs That Have Never Been Placed on Probation
| School | School | School |
| Air Force (CO) | Kent St. (OH) | Rice (TX) |
| Akron (OH) | Louisiana Tech | San Jose St. (CA) |
| Alabama-Birmingham | Louisiana-Monroe | South Alabama |
| Army (NY) | Louisville | South Florida |
| Boston College (MA) | Miami (OH) | Stanford (CA) |
| Bowling Green (OH) | Middle Tennessee | Temple (PA) |
| Brigham Young (UT) | Missouri | Texas-San Antonio |
| Central Michigan | Nevada | Toledo (OH) |
| Colorado St. | Nevada-Las Vegas | Troy (AL) |
| Connecticut | North Texas | Tulane (LA) |
| Duke (NC) | Northern Illinois | Vanderbilt (TN) |
| Eastern Michigan | Northwestern (IL) | Wake Forest (NC) |
| Florida Atlantic | Ohio | Washington St. |
| Idaho | Penn St. | Western Kentucky |
| Iowa | Purdue (IN) | Western Michigan |
Notes
- Every school in the Big 12 has been placed on probation at some point in their histories.
- Missouri and Vanderbilt are the only schools in the Southeastern Conference to have never been placed on probation.
- Stanford and Washington St. are the only schools in the Pac-12 conference to have never been placed on probation.
- Army, Brigham Young, Iowa, and Penn State are the only schools to have won a national title (AP, Coaches’, and FWAA), and to have never been placed on probation.
College Football (FBS) Programs That Have Been Sanctioned the Most
Note: The count includes seasons not yet completed (i.e. USC 2012-2013).
| Rk | School | Seasons | Sanctioned |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Methodist (TX) | 17 | 7 |
| 2 | Southern California | 15 | 6 |
| 3 | Auburn (AL) | 11 | 4 |
| 4t | Alabama | 10 | 3 |
| 4t | Michigan St. | 10 | 3 |
| 4t | Oklahoma | 10 | 5 |
| 7t | Colorado | 9 | 5 |
| 7t | Illinois | 9 | 5 |
| 7t | Texas A&M | 9 | 4 |
| 7t | Wisconsin | 9 | 4 |
| 11t | Arizona St. | 8 | 4 |
| 11t | California | 8 | 3 |
| 11t | Cincinnati (OH) | 8 | 4 |
| 11t | Kansas | 8 | 4 |
| 11t | Kansas St. | 8 | 4 |
| 11t | Miami (FL) | 8 | 3 |
| 11t | Oklahoma St. | 8 | 2 |
| 11t | South Carolina | 8 | 3 |
| 19t | Florida Intl | 7 | 2 |
| 19t | Houston (TX) | 7 | 3 |
| 19t | Memphis (TN) | 7 | 3 |
| 19t | Mississippi | 7 | 3 |
| 19t | Mississippi St. | 7 | 3 |
| 19t | Ohio St. | 7 | 3 |
| 19t | Texas Tech | 7 | 3 |
Notes
- Since 1953, the year the NCAA instituted penalties, Southern Methodist has spent 29% of their seasons on probation. By 2013, Southern California will have spent 25% of their seasons on probation.
- The 2012 season, will be Florida International’s first season off of probation since they joined the Sun Belt Conference in 2005.
Schools that are currently from the SEC have been sanctioned 35 times, for a total of 77 seasons; the most by any conference in the FBS.
College Football (FBS) and NCAA Probation by Conference
Note: The count includes seasons not yet completed (i.e. USC 2012-2013).
| Conference | Sanctioned | Seasons |
|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Coast | 18 | 38 |
| Big 12 | 25 | 56 |
| Big East | 8 | 14 |
| Big Ten | 21 | 48 |
| Conference USA | 22 | 51 |
| Independents | 2 | 3 |
| Mid-American | 3 | 4 |
| Mountain West | 6 | 12 |
| Pac-12 | 31 | 64 |
| Southeastern | 35 | 77 |
| Sun Belt | 5 | 13 |
| Western Athletic | 3 | 8 |
The bowl ban is one of the most severe penalties the NCAA can hand out. Since 1953, the NCAA has handed out a total of 80 bowl bans to current FBS schools.
Auburn and Southern Methodist are tied for the most years of bowl bans; nine bowl bans in total.
College Football (FBS) Programs That Have Received the Most Bowl Bans
| Rk | School | Years | Bowl Bans |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1t | Auburn (AL) | 9 | 4 |
| 1t | Southern Methodist (TX) | 9 | 5 |
| 3 | Southern California | 6 | 4 |
| 4t | Florida | 5 | 3 |
| 4t | Houston (TX) | 5 | 2 |
| 4t | Kansas St. | 5 | 2 |
| 4t | Miami (FL) | 5 | 3 |
| 4t | Oklahoma | 5 | 3 |
| 4t | Oklahoma St. | 5 | 2 |
| 10t | Indiana | 4 | 1 |
| 10t | North Carolina St. | 4 | 1 |
| 10t | Texas A&M | 4 | 4 |
| 10t | UCLA | 4 | 2 |
| 14t | Alabama | 3 | 2 |
| 14t | Arizona St. | 3 | 3 |
| 14t | California | 3 | 2 |
| 14t | Colorado | 3 | 2 |
| 14t | Illinois | 3 | 2 |
| 14t | Kansas | 3 | 3 |
| 14t | Kentucky | 3 | 3 |
| 14t | Michigan St. | 3 | 1 |
| 14t | Mississippi | 3 | 2 |
| 14t | Mississippi St. | 3 | 2 |
| 14t | Tulsa (OK) | 3 | 1 |
On 21 occasions a bowl ban has kept a current FBS school from winning a conference championship, has prevented them from competing in a conference championship game, or has kept a conference champion out of a bowl game.
| School | Year(s) |
| Alabama | 2002 |
| Arizona St | 1959 |
| Auburn (AL) | 1957, 1993 |
| Clemson (SC) | 1982, 1983 |
| Florida | 1984, 1985, 1990 |
| Kentucky | 1977 |
| Miami (FL) | 1995 |
| Michigan St. | 1978 |
| North Carolina St. | 1957 |
| Oklahoma | 1973, 1974 |
| Southern California | 1959, 2011 |
| Southern Methodist (TX) | 1981 |
| Texas A&M | 1956, 1994 |
| Wyoming | 1959 |
References
Thanks to Robert Bradley for the idea.
The NCAA has made available a database of every major infraction they have dealt with. You can access their Legislative Services Database to conduct your own research on the topic. I would have liked to have been able to provide a link to every document I accessed, but unfortunately the links change with every user session. Most of the information posted was found using the NCAA database.
The NCAA database was a great resource, but there were some errors and omissions. Check out this document for a list of newspaper resources I used to fill in some of the gaps.