* The FBS is the highest level of college football, and its teams are eligible to play in the College Football Playoff (CFP). The CFP is a four-team playoff that determines the national champion.
* The FBS is divided into 10 conferences:
* American Athletic Conference
* Atlantic Coast Conference
* Big 12 Conference
* Big Ten Conference
* Conference USA
* Mid-American Conference
* Mountain West Conference
* Pac-12 Conference
* Southeastern Conference
* Sun Belt Conference
* NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS)
* The FCS is the second-highest level of college football, and its teams are eligible to play in the FCS Playoffs. The FCS Playoffs is a 24-team playoff that determines the national champion.
* The FCS is divided into 13 conferences:
* Big Sky Conference
* Colonial Athletic Association
* Ivy League
* Missouri Valley Football Conference
* Northeast Conference
* Ohio Valley Conference
* Patriot League
* Pioneer Football League
* Southern Conference
* Southland Conference
* Southwestern Athletic Conference
* Summit League
* Western Athletic Conference
* NCAA Division II Football
* NCAA Division II football is the third-highest level of college football, and its teams are not eligible to play in the FBS Playoffs or the FCS Playoffs.
* NCAA Division II football is divided into three conferences:
* Great American Conference
* Lone Star Conference
* Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference
* NCAA Division III Football
* NCAA Division III football is the fourth-highest level of college football, and its teams are not eligible to play in the FBS Playoffs, the FCS Playoffs, or the NCAA Division II Playoffs.
* NCAA Division III football is divided into 32 conferences.