Ranking the 75 best college football helmets in the nation
Over the course of four weeks in December, your votes determined the top college football helmets in America in our Ultimate College Football Helmet bracket.
We started with 130 Football Bowl Subdivision teams. More than 300,000 votes were cast during the tournament, and the Texas Longhorns edged the Michigan Wolverines in the championship round.
The rest of the bracket was filled with surprise upsets and Cinderella runs from small programs. You can see the full results below.
How did we determine the full order from 1 to 130? Each team is placed in order of the number of votes it received in the round in which it was eliminated. A team that advanced to the Sweet 16 and received 2,000 votes will be ahead of a team that reached the same round and received 1,500 votes.
Here are the best and worst college football helmets in the nation, from No. 1 to No. 130:
1. Texas
Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports
Path to the championship
Round of 128: Defeated New Mexico State
Round of 64: Defeated Oklahoma State
Round of 32: Defeated SMU
Sweet 16: Defeated Colorado
Elite Eight: Defeated Utah
Final Four: Defeated LSU
Championship: Defeated Michigan
2. Michigan
Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Texas
3. Florida State
Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Lost to Michigan in the semifinals, defeated LSU in the third-place matchup.
4. LSU
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Lost to Texas in the semifinals, lost to Florida State in the third-place matchup.
5. Arkansas
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: LSU
6. Utah
Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Texas
7. Iowa
Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Michigan
8. North Carolina
Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Florida State
9. Ohio State
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Iowa
10. Notre Dame
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Florida State
11. Georgia
Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Arkansas
12. Ole Miss
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: LSU
13. Clemson
Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: North Carolina
14. TCU
Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Utah
15. Colorado
James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Texas
16. Michigan State
Mansfield News Journal
Eliminated by: Michigan
17. SMU
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Texas
18. Oklahoma
Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Colorado
19. Nebraska
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Ohio State
20. Tennessee
Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Arkansas
21. USC
James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: North Carolina
22. Wisconsin
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Michigan State
23. Penn State
Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: TCU
24. Florida
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Georgia
25. Texas Tech
Michael C. Johnson-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Utah
26. Western Michigan
Kimberly Moss-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Iowa
27. Auburn
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: LSU
28. Pittsburgh
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Michigan
29. Miami (FL)
Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Notre Dame
30. Cal
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Clemson
31. Alabama
Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Ole Miss
32. Virginia
Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Florida State
33. Iowa State
Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Ohio State
34. Indiana
Dale Young-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Pittsburgh
35. Illinois
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Nebraska
36. Minnesota
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Michigan State
37. Purdue
Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Wisconsin
38. West Virginia
Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Western Michigan
39. Boise State
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: SMU
40. UTSA
The Daily News Journal
Eliminated by: Alabama
41. Oregon
John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Utah
42. Wyoming
Troy Babbitt-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Texas Tech
43. Washington State
James Snook-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Oklahoma
44. Oregon State
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Penn State
45. Kansas
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Tennessee
46. Kentucky
Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Auburn
47. Kansas State
Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Ole Miss
48. Coastal Carolina
David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Arkansas
49. UCLA
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Clemson
50. Maryland
Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Iowa
51. Wake Forest
Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Virginia
52. Air Force
Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Miami (FL)
53. Texas A&M
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Colorado
54. Arizona State
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: TCU
55. Vanderbilt
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Florida
56. Syracuse
Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Cal
57. UAB
Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: LSU
58. Cincinnati
The Enquirer
Eliminated by: Notre Dame
59. Oklahoma State
The Oklahoman
Eliminated by: Texas
60. UCF
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Georgia
61. South Caroina
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: USC Trojans
62. Stanford
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: North Carolina
63. Army
Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Florida State
64. Central Michigan
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Michigan
65. Louisville
Jamie Rhodes-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Air Force
66. NC State
Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Wake Forest
67. East Carolina
Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Clemson
68. San Diego State
Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Oklahoma State
69. Colorado State
Troy Babbitt-UW Media-Athletics
Eliminated by: Colorado
70. Washington
Jennifer Buchanan-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Washington State
71. Tulsa
Peter Thomas-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Texas A&M
72. Navy
Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Army
73. Ball State
Troy Babbitt-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Indiana
74. Ohio
The Ames Tribune
Eliminated by: Ohio State
75. Arizona
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Eliminated by: Penn State
76-100:
Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
76. Duke
77. Rutgers
78. Memphis
79. Houston
80. Missouri
81. Louisiana-Lafayette
82. Virginia Tech
83. Tulane
Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
84. Northern Illinois
85. Kent State
86. Mississippi State
87. Buffalo
88. Toledo
89. New Mexico
90. Temple
91. Marshall
92. Northwestern
93. Western Kentucky
Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports
94. South Florida
95. Hawaii
96. Georgia Tech
97. UNLV
98. UTEP
99. Bowling Green
100. Arkansas State
101-130:
Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
101. Middle Tennessee
102. Louisiana Tech
103. Nevada
104. San Jose State
105. Baylor
106. Liberty
107. Rice
108. FIU
109. Old Dominion
110. BYU
111. Florida Atlantic
112. Troy
113. Fresno State
Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
114. UConn
115. UNC-Charlotte
116. Eastern Michigan
117. Georgia State
118. Appalachian State
119. Miami (OH)
120. North Texas
121. Boston College
122. Texas State
123. Utah State
124. New Mexico State
125. South Alabama
126. Southern Miss
127. UL-Monroe
128. Akron
129. Georgia Southern
130. UMass
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