Independents are NCAA teams who don't belong to a conference. Most NCAA teams are independents until a new conference can be found.
Division I FBS Football Independents since 1988[]
- Akron Zips (1988-1991)
- Army Black Knights (1988-1997; 2005-Present)
- Boston College Eagles (1988-1990)
- Cincinnati Bearcats (1988-1995)
- East Carolina Pirates (1988-1996)
- Florida State Seminoles (1988-1991)
- Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns (1988-1992; 1996-2000)
- Louisville Cardinals (1988-1995)
- Memphis Tigers (1988-1995)
- Miami (FL) Hurricanes (1988-1990)
- Navy Midshipmen (1988-Present)
- Northern Illinois Huskies (1988-1992; 1996)
- Notre Dame Fighting Irish (1988-Present)
- Penn State Nittany Lions (1988-1992)
- Pittsburgh Panthers (1988-1990)
- Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1988-1990)
- South Carolina Gamecocks (1988-1991)
- Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1988-1995)
- Syracuse Orange (1988-1990)
- Temple Owls (1988-1990; 2005-2006)
- Tulane Green Wave (1988-1995)
- Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1988-1995)
- Virginia Tech Hokies (1988-1990)
- West Virginia Mountaineers (1988-1991)
- Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (1988-1992; 1996-2000)
- Arkansas State Red Wolves (1992; 1996-1998)
- North Texas Mean Green (1995)
- Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks (1996-2000)
- UAB Blazers (1996-1998)
- UCF Knights (1996-2001)
- Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (1999-2000)
- Connecticut Huskies (2000-2003)
- South Florida Bulls (2001-2002)
- Utah State Aggies (2001-2002)
- Troy Trojans (2002-2003)
- Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (2007-2008)
- BYU Cougars (2011-Present)
- Idaho Vandals (2013-Future)
- New Mexico State Aggies (2013-Future)
- Charlotte 49ers (2014)
- Old Dominion Monarchs (2014)
