Coaches
Head coaches with program results and current title odds.
| Scheme | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Day |  Ohio State BIG TEN | Spread Option 4-2-5 | 9 | 82-12 | 82-12 | 6-1 | -6 | +420 |
| Kirby Smart |  Georgia SEC | Pro Spread 3-4 | 11 | 117-21 | 117-21 | 6-1 | -6 | +490 |
| Marcus Freeman |  Notre Dame FBS INDEPENDENTS | Multiple 4-2-5 | 6 | 43-12 | 43-12 | 6-1 | -4 | +550 |
| Mario Cristobal |  Miami (FL) ACC | Air Raid 4-2-5 | 5 | 35-19 | 97-78 | 6-0 | -7 | +650 |
| Curt Cignetti |  Indiana BIG TEN | Spread Multiple 4-2-5 | 3 | 27-2 | 46-6 | 6-1 | -10 | +850 |
| Kalen DeBoer |  Alabama SEC | Pro Spread 4-2-5 | 3 | 20-8 | 57-17 | 5-2 | -6 | +1100 |
| Lane Kiffin 1st year |  LSU SEC | Up-tempo 4-2-5 | 1 | 117-53 | 5-2 | -2 | +1600 | |
| Pete Golding |  Ole Miss SEC | Up-Tempo Spread Multiple 4-2-5 | 2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 5-1 | -8 | +1600 |
| Steve Sarkisian |  Texas SEC | Pro Spread Multiple 4-2-5 | 6 | 48-20 | 91-53 | 4-2 | -6 | +1600 |
| Joey McGuire |  Texas Tech BIG 12 | Multiple Multiple | 5 | 35-18 | 35-18 | 6-0 | -6 | +3500 |
| Kalani Sitake |  BYU BIG 12 | Multiple Multiple | 11 | 84-45 | 84-45 | 6-0 | -6 | +4000 |
| Josh Heupel |  Tennessee SEC | Veer and Shoot Multiple 4-2-5 | 6 | 45-20 | 73-28 | 6-1 | -2 | +4000 |
| Morgan Scalley |  Utah BIG 12 | Multiple 4-2-5 | 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 6-0 | -5 | +4500 |
| Jon Sumrall 1st year |  Florida SEC | Spread Option 3-4 | 1 | 43-12 | 5-2 | +1 | +5500 | |
| Dan Lanning |  Oregon BIG TEN | Spread Option Multiple 3-4 | 5 | 48-8 | 48-8 | 4-2 | -9 | +6000 |
| Lincoln Riley |  USC BIG TEN | Multiple Multiple 4-2-5 | 5 | 35-18 | 90-28 | 6-1 | -3 | +6500 |
| Will Stein 1st year |  Kentucky SEC | Multiple Pro Style Multiple | 1 | 0-0 | 6-1 | +1 | +7500 | |
| Kirk Ferentz |  Iowa BIG TEN | Multiple 4-2-5 | 27 | 212-118 | 212-118 | 5-1 | -4 | +10000 |
| Brent Venables |  Oklahoma SEC | Air Raid Multiple | 5 | 32-20 | 32-20 | 3-3 | -7 | +10000 |
| Bob Chesney 1st year |  UCLA BIG TEN | Spread 4-3 | 1 | 21-6 | 6-0 | +3 | +10000 | |
| Willie Fritz |  Houston BIG 12 | Spread 4-2-5 | 3 | 14-11 | 86-65 | 6-1 | -4 | +12500 |
| Eliah Drinkwitz |  Missouri SEC | Multiple 4-2-5 | 7 | 46-29 | 58-30 | 5-2 | -3 | +15000 |
| Alex Golesh 1st year |  Auburn SEC | Multiple Multiple | 1 | 23-15 | 4-2 | -1 | +17500 | |
| Rhett Lashlee |  SMU ACC | Air Raid 4-2-5 | 5 | 38-16 | 38-16 | 5-1 | -4 | +17500 |
| Jake Dickert |  Wake Forest ACC | Multiple 4-2-5 | 2 | 9-4 | 32-24 | 6-1 | -3 | +17500 |
| Matt Rhule |  Nebraska BIG TEN | Spread Option 4-2-5 | 4 | 19-19 | 66-62 | 5-2 | -2 | +20000 |
| Kyle Whittingham 1st year |  Michigan BIG TEN | Spread Option 4-3, 4-2-5 | 1 | 177-88 | 4-2 | -5 | +25000 | |
| Jeff Lebby |  Mississippi State SEC | Veer and Shoot 3-3-5 | 3 | 7-18 | 7-18 | 4-2 | -1 | +25000 |
| Spencer Danielson |  Boise State PAC 12 | Spread 4-2-5 | 4 | 24-8 | 24-8 | 5-1 | -4 | +30000 |
| Eric Morris 1st year |  Oklahoma State BIG 12 | Air Raid 3-3-5 | 1 | 22-16 | 4-2 | +3 | +35000 | |
| Brent Brennan |  Arizona BIG 12 | Up-tempo Spread Multiple 3-3-5 | 3 | 13-12 | 47-60 | 5-1 | -4 | +40000 |
| David Braun |  Northwestern BIG TEN | Spread Multiple 4-3 | 4 | 19-19 | 19-19 | 5-1 | -2 | +40000 |
| Luke Fickell |  Wisconsin BIG TEN | Pro Style 2-4-5 | 5 | 17-21 | 80-46 | 4-2 | 0 | +70000 |
| Jeff Brohm |  Louisville ACC | Pro Style 4-2-5, 4-3 | 4 | 28-12 | 94-56 | 4-3 | -5 | +75000 |
| JaMarcus Shephard 1st year |  Oregon State PAC 12 | Spread Multiple 4-2-5 | 1 | 0-0 | 5-2 | +3 | +75000 | |
| Shane Beamer |  South Carolina SEC | Multiple 4-2-5 | 6 | 33-30 | 33-30 | 3-3 | -1 | +75000 |
| Dave Aranda |  Baylor BIG 12 | Air Raid Multiple 3-4 | 7 | 36-37 | 36-37 | 4-2 | -1 | +100000 |
| Jason Eck |  New Mexico MOUNTAIN WEST | Pro Style 4-2-5 | 2 | 9-4 | 9-4 | 5-1 | -4 | +100000 |
| Mike Elko |  Texas A&M SEC | Pro Style Multiple | 3 | 19-7 | 35-16 | 4-3 | -7 | +100000 |
| Troy Calhoun |  Air Force MOUNTAIN WEST | Triple Option 3-4 | 20 | 139-97 | 139-97 | 5-1 | +1 | +125000 |
| Kenny Dillingham |  Arizona State BIG 12 | Spread 4-2-5 | 4 | 22-17 | 22-17 | 3-3 | -5 | +125000 |
| Jeff Monken |  Army AAC | Gun Option 3-4 | 13 | 89-63 | 89-63 | 4-2 | -3 | +125000 |
| Tosh Lupoi 1st year |  California ACC | Up-Tempo Spread Multiple 2-4-5 | 1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -4 | +125000 | |
| Scott Satterfield |  Cincinnati BIG 12 | Multiple Multiple 3-3-5 | 4 | 15-22 | 87-62 | 4-2 | -3 | +125000 |
| Dabo Swinney |  Clemson ACC | Air Raid 4-2-5 | 19 | 187-53 | 187-53 | 4-2 | -3 | +125000 |
| Manny Diaz |  Duke ACC | Spread Multiple 4-2-5 | 3 | 18-9 | 39-24 | 4-2 | -5 | +125000 |
| Blake Harrell |  East Carolina AAC | Spread 4-2-5 | 3 | 14-5 | 14-5 | 3-3 | -6 | +125000 |
| Zach Kittley |  Florida Atlantic AAC | Air Raid Multiple 4-2-5 | 2 | 4-8 | 4-8 | 4-2 | 0 | +125000 |
| Mike Norvell |  Florida State ACC | Multiple 4-2-5 | 7 | 38-34 | 76-50 | 3-4 | -2 | +125000 |
| Dell McGee |  Georgia State SUN BELT | Multiple 3-3-5 | 3 | 4-20 | 4-20 | 4-2 | +3 | +125000 |