With a huge amount of followers across the country, college football is beloved in the United States. Millions of fans eagerly follow the highest level of collegiate play, the NCAA Division I, enjoying lots of thrilling and exciting action every year.Division I college football has two subdivisions: the Football Bowl Subdivision and the Football Championship Subdivision. FBS programs are larger and more well-funded, while FCS programs tend to have smaller budgets and enrollments.There are 261 programs in Division I college football. The FBS consists of 133 teams with a scholarship allotment of 85 players. The other 128 teams belong to the FCS, which is allowed to offer a maximum of 63 scholarships.247Sports@247Sports It's Blue-Chip Ratio Day!@BudElliott3's yearly analysis of the college football teams who can *actually* win a national championship. Here's 2023's exclusive list: 247sports.com/Article/Blue-C…825161🔷🔷 It's Blue-Chip Ratio Day!@BudElliott3's yearly analysis of the college football teams who can *actually* win a national championship. Here's 2023's exclusive list: 247sports.com/Article/Blue-C… https://t.co/hIrP3MQ65hConferences in college footballThe programs in each college football subdivision are further divided into conferences. Each conference has its own set of member institutions, and they often comprise a varying number of teams, ranging from 10 to 14, and in some cases even more.The 133 programs in the FBS are spread across 11 conferences along with independents like Notre Dame. Being a more prominent and well-funded subdivision, the FBS owns the most notable conferences and most reputable programs in collegiate football. Here are the FBS conferences:Atlantic American ConferenceAtlantic Coast ConferenceBig TenBig 12Conference USAMid-American ConferencePac-12Southeastern ConferenceSun Belt ConferenceThe 128 teams in the FCS are spread across 17 conferences along with independents. FCS teams have smaller budgets than FBS teams, and its conferences and teams are lesser known. Here are the FCS conferences:Atlantic Sun ConferenceBig Sky ConferenceBig South ConferenceColonial Athletic Association Football ConferenceIvy LeagueMid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceMissouri Valley Football ConferenceNortheast ConferenceOhio Valley ConferencePatriot LeaguePioneer Football LeagueSouthern ConferenceSouthland ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic ConferenceUnited Athletic ConferenceWestern Athletic ConferenceBarstool Cincinnati@UCBarstoolCollege football teams that I think will have big seasons (in no particular order at all)3387215College football teams that I think will have big seasons (in no particular order at all😉) https://t.co/mC7YPiWcGgScheduling in Division I college footballThe schedule for college football typically starts in late August or early September and runs until late November or early December. Teams compete in a combination of conference and nonconference games to secure a postseason berths.Conference games are contests between teams within the same conference, while nonconference games involve teams from different conferences. The number of conference games played by each team varies based on the conference's structure and the number of teams in the conference.A typical college football season consists of 12 regular-season games. However, teams can also play 13 games if they participate in a "week sero" game, which takes place a week before the official start of the regular season.