Private Division I FBS Universities

Only a few of the universities participating in NCAA's Division I FBS (previously I-A) are privately owned. Most are state-owned or controlled (and three are military-controlled).

Next time you're watching college football, consider the fact that all the teams except the seventeen listed below are government-run, paid for by tax dollars.

Baylor
Boston College
Brigham Young
Duke
Miami (Florida)
Northwestern
Notre Dame
Rice
Southern California
Southern Methodist
Stanford
Syracuse
Texas Christian
Tulane
Tulsa
Vanderbilt
Wake Forest