College football report card: Handing out regular season grades

Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY Sports | USATODAY

The regular season is over for all 124 FBS teams but two, Army and Navy. Navy, 7-4, is the only FBS team with two games left to play; for everyone else, all that lies ahead is either a bowl game or a long, long, long wait until retaking the field next September.

With the overwhelming majority of the season in the books, it's time to hand out some end-of-the-regular-season grades. (Army and Navy will be exempt, because grades for these two rivals will hinge greatly on the result of Saturday's game.)

It'll be just like your normal report card: Teams can receive a grade ranging anywhere from A+ to F – and there is no F-, though a few underperforming teams might qualify. Here's what each grade reflects (and remember that grades are relative to the program in question):

A+: Superb. Perfection. Zero complaints.

A: Excellent. Wonderful job.

A-: Great. Not perfect, but very well done.

B+: Strong. Maybe a little disappointing.

B: Good. Accomplished. Not great.

B-: Fine. Won games. Lost games.

C+: Okay. Not memorable. Did okay.

C: Satisfactory. Not good.

C-: Poor. Disappointing. Underachieving.

D+: Bad. Quite bad.

D: Terrible. Just terrible.

D-: Awful. Embarrassing. Woeful.

F: Let us never speak of the season again.

Let's hand out some grades. The teams are listed alphabetically, not in order of grade received. Again, each grade is relative – a B for one team might be a C for another.