College Division Independents
A former conference: 31 schools on file. Our membership records under this name start in 1956.
1972 records
| Team | Overall | Rank | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashland | 11–0 | 4 | ||
| Bridgeport | 11–0 | |||
 Delaware | 10–0 | 1 | ||
 Tennessee State | 11–1 | 5 | ||
| Colorado College | 8–1 | |||
| Tampa | 10–2 | |||
| Trinity (TX) | 8–2 | |||
 Western Carolina | 7–2–1 | |||
 Hawaii | 8–3 | |||
 Indiana State | 7–3 | |||
| Northeastern | 6–2 | |||
 Bucknell | 6–3 | |||
| Cortland | 6–3 | |||
 San Diego | 6–3–1 | |||
 Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 4–2–1 | |||
 Eastern Michigan | 6–4 | |||
| Milwaukee | 6–4 | |||
 Samford | 5–3–2 | |||
 Ball State | 5–4–1 | |||
| Lake Forest | 4–3–1 | |||
 Nevada | 6–5 | |||
 Central Michigan | 5–5–1 | |||
| Rose-Hulman | 5–5 | |||
| Santa Clara | 4–4–1 | |||
 Akron | 3–4–2 | |||
| St. Norbert | 4–5 | |||
| Saint Mary’s | 3–4 | |||
| Kentucky State | 4–6 | |||
| Drexel | 3–6 | |||
 Northeast Louisiana | 3–7 | |||
 Portland State | 3–8 | |||
| Wayne State (MI) | 2–5–1 | |||
| Boston University | 2–8 | |||
| Northern Michigan | 2–8 | |||
| Saint Peter’s | 2–8 | |||
 Chattanooga | 2–9 | |||
 Southern Illinois | 1–8–1 | |||
| Illinois College | 1–8 | |||
 Eastern Illinois | 1–9 | |||
| Madison | 0–4–1 | |||
 UNLV | 1–10 |
In the template’s own order, its tiebreakers applied. Rank: AP small college poll. Standings: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): 1972 NCAA College Division independents football records (license).
Schools
- Bucknell
- Central Connecticut
- Chattanooga
- Lafayette
- Lehigh
- Samford
- Stetson
- Wagner
- Youngstown State
- Abilene Christian
- Long Island University
- Montana State
- San Diego
- Idaho State
- Southern Illinois
- Weber State
- Mississippi Valley State
- Portland State
- Tennessee State
- Indiana State
- Western Carolina
- Northern Arizona
- Arkansas–Pine Bluff
- Eastern Illinois
- Fordham
- Georgetown
- Illinois State
- Western Illinois
- McNeese
- Northwestern State
- Ball State
Every school and its years (31)
Members
- Arkansas–Pine Bluff 1970–1972
- Ball State 1972
- Bucknell 1956–1957, 1970–1972
- Chattanooga 1956–1972
- Eastern Illinois 1970–1972
- Fordham 1970–1972
- Georgetown 1970–1972
- Illinois State 1970–1972
- Indiana State 1968–1972
- Lafayette 1956–1972
- Lehigh 1956–1957, 1963–1972
- Portland State 1965–1972
- Samford 1956–1972
- San Diego 1960–1961, 1969–1972
- Southern Illinois 1962–1972
- Tennessee State 1967–1972
- Western Carolina 1968–1972
- Western Illinois 1970–1972
- Youngstown State 1956–1972
- Long Island University 1957–1971
- McNeese 1971
- Northwestern State 1971
- Northern Arizona 1969
- Mississippi Valley State 1964–1968
- Central Connecticut 1956–1958, 1963–1964
- Abilene Christian 1957–1963
- Idaho State 1961–1962
- Montana State 1957–1962
- Weber State 1962
- Wagner 1956–1957
- Stetson 1956
Football membership as CollegeFootballData.com records it under this conference’s name, from 1956; a school’s separate stays are listed apart.
Who came and went
| Season | School | Move | Announced | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Idaho State | Left for Big Sky | Source | |
| 1963 | Montana State | Left for Big Sky | Source | |
| 1963 | Weber State | Left for Big Sky | Source |
Football moves from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the season is the first one played in the new conference, and the date the one the lists or their sources give for the announcement. SportsDataverse’s football memberships agree with ours in all 192 team-seasons from 1956. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); memberships: SportsDataverse.
Honors while members
NFL first-round picks 5
| Tennessee State | 4 |
| Southern Illinois | 1 |
Counted only in seasons a school was a member on file (from 1956); a draft pick counts for the season before the draft. Heisman and All-America lists from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), draft picks from CollegeFootballData.com.