Sports leagues similar to or like NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision

Designation awarded annually by various organizations to their selection of the best college football team. Only National Collegiate Athletic Association sport for which the NCAA does not sanction a yearly championship event. Wikipedia

Gridiron football consisting of American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities. Through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Wikipedia

The Power Five conferences are five athletic conferences which are considered to be the elite in college football in the United States. They are part of the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I, the highest level of collegiate football in the nation. Wikipedia

Selection system that created five bowl game match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of American college football, including an opportunity for the top two teams to compete in the BCS National Championship Game. In place for the 1998 through 2013 seasons and in 2014 was replaced by the College Football Playoff. Wikipedia

Trophy awarded annually by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) to the NCAA Division I FBS college football national champion as determined by the Coaches' Poll. Contractually given to the winner of the BCS National Championship Game and its predecessors from 1992 to 2013. Wikipedia

One of a number of post-season college football games that are primarily played by teams belonging to the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision . Annual national champion, which was instead traditionally determined by a vote of sports writers and other non-players. Wikipedia