College football season grades report card for all 136 teams. Who got an A?
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College football season grades report card for all 136 teams. Who got an A?
Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY·USA TODAY Sports
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The2025 college football seasonis in the books. It's time to hand out report cards to the Bowl Subdivision — and no, there is no chance for extra credit after the final exam.
Every year, USA TODAY Sports caps the season by handing out report cards for all 136 teams in the FBS, with grades ranging from the rare A+ all the way down to D-.
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For just the second time, no team drew the dreaded F grade. But eight teams were handed a D-, led by 7-6 Clemson and 7-6 LSU. Both rank as the biggest disappointments in the Power Four.
Fans look on before the game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium on Jan. 19, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Fla.
(Alex Slitz, Getty Images)
Fans arrive before the game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium on Jan. 19, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Fla.
(Alex Slitz, Getty Images)
The Miami Hurricanes arrive prior to the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Hard Rock Stadium.
(Sam Navarro, Imagn Images)
The Indiana Hoosiers arrive prior to the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium.
(Sam Navarro, Imagn Images)
A general view of the exterior of the stadium prior to the College Football Playoff National Championship game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium.
(Sam Navarro, Imagn Images)
A general view before the CFP National Championship college football game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium.
(James Lang, Imagn Images)
The Indiana Hoosiers cheerleaders performs before the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Hard Rock Stadium.
(Nathan Ray Seebeck, Imagn Images)
Miami Hurricanes mascot Sebastian poses with cheerleaders and marching band during the CFP National Championship college football game at Hard Rock Stadium.
(Kirby Lee, Imagn Images)
A general view inside of Hard Rock Stadium prior to a game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan.19, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Fla.
(Ishika Samant, Getty Images)
The Marching Hundred band plays for fans inside the stadium before the College Football Playoff National Championship college football game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026,
(Rich Janzaruk, Herald-Times via USA TODAY NETWORK)
The University of Miami band prepares inside the stadium before the College Football Playoff National Championship college football game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
(Rich Janzaruk, Herald-Times via USA TODAY NETWORK)
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Fans look on before the game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium on Jan. 19, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Fla.
(Alex Slitz, Getty Images)
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See best photos from national championship game as Indiana faces Miami
Fans look on before the game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium on Jan. 19, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Fla.
(Alex Slitz, Getty Images)
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See best photos from national championship game as Indiana faces Miami
Fans arrive before the game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship at Hard Rock Stadium on Jan. 19, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Fla.
(Alex Slitz, Getty Images)
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See best photos from national championship game as Indiana faces Miami
The Miami Hurricanes arrive prior to the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Indiana Hoosiers at Hard Rock Stadium.
(Sam Navarro, Imagn Images)
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See best photos from national championship game as Indiana faces Miami
The Indiana Hoosiers arrive prior to the College Football Playoff National Championship game against the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium.
(Sam Navarro, Imagn Images)
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See best photos from national championship game as Indiana faces Miami
A general view of the exterior of the stadium prior to the College Football Playoff National Championship game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium.
(Sam Navarro, Imagn Images)
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See best photos from national championship game as Indiana faces Miami
A general view before the CFP National Championship college football game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Miami Hurricanes at Hard Rock Stadium.
(James Lang, Imagn Images)
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See best photos from national championship game as Indiana faces Miami
The Indiana Hoosiers cheerleaders performs before the College Football Playoff National Championship game at Hard Rock Stadium.
(Nathan Ray Seebeck, Imagn Images)
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See best photos from national championship game as Indiana faces Miami
Miami Hurricanes mascot Sebastian poses with cheerleaders and marching band during the CFP National Championship college football game at Hard Rock Stadium.
(Kirby Lee, Imagn Images)
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See best photos from national championship game as Indiana faces Miami
A general view inside of Hard Rock Stadium prior to a game between the Miami Hurricanes and the Indiana Hoosiers in the 2026 College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan.19, 2026 in Miami Gardens, Fla.
(Ishika Samant, Getty Images)
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See best photos from national championship game as Indiana faces Miami
The Marching Hundred band plays for fans inside the stadium before the College Football Playoff National Championship college football game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026,
(Rich Janzaruk, Herald-Times via USA TODAY NETWORK)
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See best photos from national championship game as Indiana faces Miami
The University of Miami band prepares inside the stadium before the College Football Playoff National Championship college football game at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026.
(Rich Janzaruk, Herald-Times via USA TODAY NETWORK)
Other teams with dismal grades include 4-8 North Carolina (D+), 4-8 Florida (D), 4-8 South Carolina (D), 7-6 Penn State (D+) and Colorado (D+).
On the other hand, nine teams earned an A+, led by national champion Indiana.Runner-up Miami finished with an A after finishing 13-2 with a 27-21 loss to the Hoosiers.
Another nine teams finished with an A, including 12-2 Brigham Young, 9-5 and ACC champion Duke and 11-2 Texas A&M. There was a logjam of 13 teams on the A- line, highlighted by 13-2 Georgia, 10-3 Oklahoma and 11-2 Utah.
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The grades are assigned on a relative curve based on preseason expectations weighed against in-season performance, with attention to special circumstances such as injuries or marquee wins.
For example, Kent State went 5-7 but earned an A- after going 0-12 last season and firing former coach Kenni Burns in March. ButFlorida Statewas handed a D grade after also going 5-7, due to the high annual expectations for the Seminoles and the belief that this year's team would rebound and contend for the ACC crown.
College football season grades report card for 2025
