All-time members
4
1978-2005
NCAA Division I-A independent schools
The NCAA Division I-A independent schools (NDIIS) is a historical FBS football conference tracked from 1978-2005. 4 programs appear in the membership history, with 1 in the latest snapshot. 0 national title seasons and 0 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.
Current/final members
1
Final tracked snapshot
National title seasons
0
Won by member programs while in the league
Heisman winners
0
Heisman-winning seasons from member programs
Current teams
1
Final tracked membership snapshot
Latest champion
No champion available
No champion is available yet
Most conference titles
Unavailable
No official title leader is available yet
Newest members
1978
Navy
Championship format
Standings
2005: Regular-season standings
Division status
No divisions
No divisions inferred; champion derived from conference standings.
Overview
Fast historical context for this conference.
The NCAA Division I-A independent schools (NDIIS) is a historical FBS football conference tracked from 1978-2005. 4 programs appear in the membership history, with 1 in the latest snapshot. 0 national title seasons and 0 Heisman-winning seasons come from member programs.
Complete latest member list
NCAA Division I-A independent schools teams in the latest CFBTrack snapshot: Navy.
Major eras
- 1978-1985: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
- 1986-1995: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
- 1996-2000: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
- 2001: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
Current/final status
Historical league ending in 2005.
Latest champion: No champion available
Quick facts
- Founded / tracked from
- 1978
- Last tracked season
- 2005
- Standings seasons
- 0
- Title-game seasons
- 0
- Churn score
- 8
Members
All-time membership and tenure overview.
| Team | First season | Last season | Seasons | Status | Titles in conference | Heismans in conference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 1978 | 2005 | 28 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Tulsa | 1986 | 1995 | 10 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Troy | 2002 | 2003 | 2 | Former | 0 | 0 |
| Utah State | 2001 | 2002 | 2 | Former | 0 | 0 |
Membership events feed
- 2006: Navy departed
- 2004: Troy departed
- 2003: Utah State departed
- 2002: Troy joined
- 2001: Utah State joined
- 1996: Tulsa departed
- 1986: Tulsa joined
- 1978: Navy joined
Standings
Season-aware conference standings, champion context, and tiebreak summary.
View
2005 standings
UnavailableNo conference games have been completed for this season yet.
Member count
1
No divisions inferred; champion derived from conference standings.
Champion
Unavailable
No champion is available for this season in the current dataset.
How this season was decided
Standings are ordered from game results, but the dataset does not store the official conference tiebreak procedure for this season.
- Conference win percentage
- Conference wins
- Conference losses
- Alphabetical fallback
Official tiebreak path not available in dataset.
| Rank | Team | Conference | Win % | Overall | PF | PA | +/- | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 0-0 | 0.0 | 8-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Champions
Conference title history by season.
| Season | Champion | Co-champion | Qualifiers | Title game | Notes |
|---|
Champion leaders
- No official title leaders are available yet.
Era breakdown
- 1978-1985: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
- 1986-1995: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
- 1996-2000: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
- 2001: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
- 2002: 3-3 members, regular-season title era
- 2003: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
- 2004-2005: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
Structure & Tiebreakers
Era groupings and confidence-based rules context.
1978-1985
Partial1978-1985: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1986: Tulsa joined
- 1978: Navy joined
1986-1995
Partial1986-1995: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 1996: Tulsa departed
- 1986: Tulsa joined
1996-2000
Partial1996-2000: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2001: Utah State joined
- 1996: Tulsa departed
2001-2001
Partial2001: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2002: Troy joined
- 2001: Utah State joined
2002-2002
Partial2002: 3-3 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2003: Utah State departed
- 2002: Troy joined
2003-2003
Partial2003: 2-2 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2004: Troy departed
- 2003: Utah State departed
2004-2005
Partial2004-2005: 1-1 members, regular-season title era
Champion inferred from best conference record
- 2006: Navy departed
- 2004: Troy departed
Division history
Historical division assignments are not stored in the current dataset.
Selected season tiebreak summary
Standings are ordered from game results, but the dataset does not store the official conference tiebreak procedure for this season.
- Conference win percentage
- Conference wins
- Conference losses
- Alphabetical fallback
Official tiebreak path not available in dataset.
Realignment
Membership changes and before/after conference snapshots.
Join events
4
Derived from membership starts
Departure events
4
Derived after final membership season
Newest member
Troy
Joined in 2002
Longest member
Navy
28 seasons
Shared members
- Navy
Joined since start
- No new members in the comparison window.
Departed since start
- No departures in the comparison window.
Realignment timeline
- 2006: Navy departed NCAA Division I-A independent schools after the 2005 season.
- 2004: Troy departed NCAA Division I-A independent schools after the 2003 season.
- 2003: Utah State departed NCAA Division I-A independent schools after the 2002 season.
- 2002: Troy joined NCAA Division I-A independent schools for the 2002 season.
- 2001: Utah State joined NCAA Division I-A independent schools for the 2001 season.
- 1996: Tulsa departed NCAA Division I-A independent schools after the 1995 season.
- 1986: Tulsa joined NCAA Division I-A independent schools for the 1986 season.
- 1978: Navy joined NCAA Division I-A independent schools for the 1978 season.
Records
Conference-level leaderboards and contribution summaries.
Most conference titles
N/A
No title leader inferred yet.
Longest membership tenure
Navy
28 tracked seasons
Newest member
Troy
First joined in 2002
Most reshaped metric
8
4 joins and 4 departures tracked.
Team contribution leaderboard
In-conference totals only count seasons when the program was a member. All-time totals count the full program history.
| Team | Conference titles | National title seasons (in conference) | National title seasons (all-time) | Heismans (in conference) | Heismans (all-time) | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Navy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 |
| Troy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tulsa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Utah State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Data Sources
How CFBTrack treats membership, standings, champions, and future-season caveats.
Membership is tracked from curated CFBTrack conference tables. Standings and champions may be official, curated, or inferred depending on season. Future seasons are provisional until games are played and source records settle.
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