The Ultimate NCAA Playbook Guide: Part II

Sometimes one of the hardest parts of getting your hands on NCAA Football is picking the playbook that is right for your style of play.

Picking a playbook is hard enough in Madden with less than 40 options, let alone more than 100. Over the next few days, Operation Sports will be taking the time to link to the playbooks EA Sports was kind enough to provide PDFs of on their web site, as well as tell you what formations are included in each playbook.

Hopefully this will help you narrow them down to a workable amount, so you can then nose through and find the perfect playbook for your game.    Today we'll be doing Florida Atlantic to Notre Dame. Stay tuned for all five defensive playbooks, the five generic offensive playbooks as well as the rest of the offensive team playbooks. Please note all offensive playbooks include a goalline and a hail mary formation.

Florida Atlantic  Ace Big  Ace Big Twins  Ace Spread Flex  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  I-Form Slot Flex  I-Form Tight  I-Form Twins  I-Form Y Trips  Shotgun 5 WR Trey  Shotgun Ace  Shotgun Double Flex  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Split Y Flex  Shotgun Trips Over  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak  Strong Normal   Weak Twins    Florida State  Ace Big  Ace Big Twins  Ace Bunch  Ace Slot Flex  Ace Twin TE Slot  Ace Y Trips  Shotgun 4 WR Trio  Shotgun 4 WR Trio Strong  Shotgun Ace Twins  Shotgun Normal Flex Weak  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun Spread Flex  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak  Weak Normal    Fresno State  Ace Big  Ace Big Twins  Ace Bunch  Ace Slot Flex  Ace Twin TE Slot  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  I-Form Slot Flex  I-Form Twin TE  I-Form Twins  Shotgun 5 WR Trio  Shotgun Double Flex  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Spread Flex Weak  Shotgun Y Trips  Strong Normal  Strong Twin TE  Weak Normal    Georgia  Ace Big  Ace Bunch  Ace Slot Flex  Ace Twin TE Slot  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  I-Form Slot Flex  I-Form Tight  I-Form Twin TE  I-Form Twins  I-Form Y Trips  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Normal Flex Weak  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun Split Y Flex  Shotgun Trips Over  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak    Georgia Tech  Flexbone Normal  Flexbone Slot  Flexbone Split  Flexbone Tight  Flexbone Trips  Flexbone Twins  Flexbone Wide  Fullhouse Normal Wide  I-Form 3 WR  I-Form Normal  I-Form Twin TE Wing  I-Form Twin WR  Jumbo T Big  Wishbone Normal  Wishbone Tight  Wishbone Wide    Hawaii  Ace 4 WR Trips  Ace Spread  Shotgun 4 WR  Shotgun 4WR Trio  Shotgun 5 WR Trips  Shotgun Bunch HB Strong  Shotgun Double Flex  Shotgun Flanker Close  Shotgun Normal Y Slot  Shotgun Spread  Shotgun Spread Flex Weak  Shotgun Spread HB Weak  Shotgun Tight  Shotgun Trips  Shotgun Trips HB Weak  Shotgun Trips Open  Shotgun Trips Open Strong  Shotgun Wing Trips    Houston  Ace 4 WR Trips  Ace Big Flip  Ace Spread Flex  I-Form Normal  Shotgun 4 WR Trey Strong  Shotgun Double Flex  Shotgun Normal Flex Weak  Shotgun Split  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun Split Y Flex  Shotgun Spread Flex  Shotgun Spread Flex Weak  Shotgun Trips  Shotgun Trips HB Weak  Shotgun Trips Open  Shotgun Trips Open Strong  Shotgun Wing Trio Weak  Weak H Pro    Idaho  Ace Big  Ace Big Twins  Ace Bunch  Ace Jumbo  Ace Slot  Ace Spread  Ace Trips  Ace Twin TE  Ace Twin TE Slot  Ace Y Trips  Shotgun 4 WR Trey Strong  Shotgun 5 WR Trio  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun Spread Flex  Shotgun Trips TE  Shotgun Y Trips    Illinois  Ace Slot  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  I-Form Slot  I-Form Tight  Shotgun 4 WR Trio  Shotgun 4 WR Trio Strong  Shotgun 5 WR Trips  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Normal Y Slot  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun Spread HB Weak  Shotgun Trips  Shotgun Trips HB Weak  Shotgun Trips Open Strong  Shotgun Y Trips  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak    Indiana  Ace Big  Ace Big Twins  Ace Twin TE Slot  Ace Y Trips  Shotgun 4 WR Trio  Shotgun 4 WR Trio Strong  Shotgun 5 WR Trio  Shotgun Ace Wing Weak  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Normal Wing TE  Shotgun Spread Flex  Shotgun Spread Flex Weak  Shotgun Trips Over  Shotgun Trips TE  Shotgun Wildcat  Shotgun Y Trips  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak    Iowa  Ace Big  Ace Big Twins  Ace Slot  Ace Twin TE  Ace Twin TE Slot  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  I-Form Tight  I-Form Twin TE  I-Form Twins  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Y Trips  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak  Strong Normal  Strong Twins  Weak Normal   Weak Twins    Iowa State  Ace Big  Ace Slot  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  I-Form Slot Flex  I-Form Twin TE  Shotgun 5 WR  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun Spread Flex  Shotgun Trips TE  Shotgun Wing Trips  Shotgun Y Trips  Shotgun Normal  Strong Twins  Weak Normal  Weak Twins    Kansas  Ace Bunch  Ace Slot  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Slot Flex  Shotgun 4 WR Trey Strong  Shotgun 5 WR Flex Trio  Shotgun Bunch HB Strong  Shotgun Double Flex  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Normal Y Slot  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun Split Y Flex  Shotgun Spread Flex  Shotgun Spread Flex Weak  Shotgun Trips HB Weak  Shotgun Wing Trips  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak    Kansas State  Ace Big  Ace Bunch  Ace Jumbo  Ace Slot  Ace Twin TE  Ace Twin TE Slot  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Tight  I-Form Twins  Shotgun 4 WR Trey Strong  Shotgun Bunch HB Strong  Shotgun Double Flex  Shotgun EMPY Trey  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Split  Shotgun Split Y Flex  Shotgun Y Trips  Strong Twins    Kent State  Ace Big  Ace Big Twins  Ace Slot  Ace Twin TE  Ace Y Trips  Shotgun 5 WR  Shotgun Double Flex  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Normal Y Slot  Shotgun Spread HB Weak  Shotgun Trips  Shotgun Trips HB Weak  Shotgun Trips Over  Shotgun Trips TE  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak  Strong H Pro  Weak H Pro  Weak H Twins    Kentucky  Ace 4 WR Trips  Ace Bunch  Ace Slot  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  I-Form Slot Flex  I-Form Tight  I-Form Twins  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun Split Twins  Shotgun Spread Flex  Shotgun Trips  Shotgun Trips Over  Shotgun Wing Trips Weak  Shotgun Y Trips  Strong Normal  Strong Tight    Louisiana Tech  Ace Big  Ace Slot  Ace Twin TE  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  Shotgun 5 WR Trio  Shotgun Empty Trey  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun Spread HB Weak  Shotgun Trips  Shotgun Trips HB Weak  Shotgun Wing Trips  Shotgun Y Trips  Strong H Pro  Strong H Twins  Weak H Pro    Louisville  Ace 4 WR Trips  Ace Big  Ace Slot  Ace SPRAD  Ace Twin TE  Ace Y Trips  I-Form NROMAL  I-Form Tight  I-Form Twins  Shotgun Ace Twins  Shotgun Double Flex  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Split  Shotgun Spread Flex EAK  Shotgun Trips HB Weak  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak  Strong Normal  Weak Normal    LSU  Ace Big  Ace Bunch  Ace Slot  Ace Twin TE  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  I-Form Slot Flex  I-Form Tight  I-Form Twin TE  I-Form Twins  I-Form Y Trips  Pistol Ace  Shotgun 4 WR Trio Strong  Shotgun 5 WR Trio  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Normal Twin TE  Shotgun Spread  Strong Normal    Marshall  Ace Big  Ace Big Twins  Ace Jumbo  Ace Slot  Ace Spread  Ace Trips  Ace Twin TE  Ace Twin TE Slot  Ace Y Trips  Shotgun 4 WR Trey Strong  Shotgun 5 WR Trey  Shotgun Ace Twins Weak  Shotgun Double Flex  Shotgun Normal Flex Weak  Shotgun Spread  Shotgun Spread Flex Weak  Shotgun Trips Over  Shotgun Y Trips    Maryland  Ace Big  Ace Big Twins  Ace Slot  Ace Twin TE  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  I-Form Tight  I-Form Twin TE  I-Form Y Trips  Shotgun 5 WR Trips  Shotgun Ace  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Split  Shotgun Spread Flex  Shotgun Spread HB Weak  Shotgun Wing Trips  Strong Normal  Weak Twin TE    Memphis  Ace Big  Ace Slot  Ace Trips  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  I-Form Slot Flex  I-Form Y Trips  Shotgun 4 WR Trey Strong  Shotgun 5 WR Trey  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun Spread Flex  Shotgun Spread Flex Weak  Shotgun Trips HB Weak  Shotgun Trips TE  Shotgun Y Trips  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak    Miami University (Florida)  Ace Big  Ace Big Twins  Ace Bunch  Ace Jumbo  Ace Slot Flex  Ace Spread  Ace Twin TE  Ace Twin TE Slot  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  Shotgun 4 WR Trio Strong  Shotgun Normal Flex  Shotgun Normal Flex Weak  Shotgun Spread Flex  Shotgun Spread Flex Weak  Shotgun Wing Trio Weak  Shotgun Y Trips  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak    Miami (Ohio)  Ace Big  Ace Big Twins  Ace Twin TE  Ace Twin TE Slot  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Slot Flex  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Split  Split Slot  Shotgun Spread  Shotgun Spread Flex Weak  Shotgun Trips  Shotgun Trips HB Weak  Shotgun Trips Over  Shotgun Trips TE  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak  Strong Normal  Weak Twins    Michigan  Ace Big Twins  Ace Spread  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Slot Flex  I-Form Tight  I-Form Y Trips  Shotgun 5 WR Trio  Shotgun 5 WR Trips  Shotgun Empty Trey  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun Split Twins  Shotgun Spread  Shotgun Spread HB Weak  Shotgun Trips  Shotgun Trips HB Weak  Shotgun Trips Open Strong  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak    Michigan State  Ace Big  Ace Big Twins  Ace Slot  Ace Trips  Ace Twin TE Slot  I-Form Normal  I-Form Tight  I-Form Twin TE  I-Form Twins  Shotgun 5 WR Trips  Shotgun Bunch HB Strong  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Split Y Flex  Shotgun Spread HB Weak  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak  Strong Normal  Strong Twins  Weak Normal    Middle Tennessee State  Ace Big  Ace Slot  Ace Twin TE  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  I-Form Slot Flex  I-Form Twin TE  I-Form Y Trips  Shotgun 5 WR Trey  Shotgun Ace Twins Weak  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun Spread Flex Weak  Shotgun Trips  Shotgun Trips Over  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak  Strong Normal  Strong Y Trips    Minnesota  Ace Big  Ace Wing Trips  Shotgun 4 WR  Shotgun 4 WR Trio Strong  Shotgun 5 WR Flex Trio  Shotgun Bunch HB Strong  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Normal Wing TE  Shotgun Normal Y Slot  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun Spread HB Weak  Shotgun Tight  Shotgun Trips Shotgun Trips HB Weak  Shotgun Trips TE  Shotgun Wing Trips  Shotgun Y Trips  Strong Y Trips    Mississippi State  Ace Big  Ace Bunch   Ace Slot Flex  Ace Twin TE Slot  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  I-Form Tight  I-Form Twin TE  I-Form Twins  Shotgun Normal Flex  Shotgun Split  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun Split Y Flex  Shotgun Trips  Shotgun Wing Trips  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak  Strong Normal  Weak Twins    Missouri  Ace Big  Pistol Twin TE Slot  Shotgun 5 WR  Shotgun 5 WR Trio  Shotgun 5 WR Trips  Shotgun Bunch HB Strong  Shotgun Normal Twin TE  Shotgun Normal Y Slot  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun SP READ  Shotgun Spread HB Weak  Shotgun Trio HB Weak  Shotgun Trips  Shotgun Trips HB Weak  Shotgun Trips OPEN  Shotgun Trips OEPN Strong  Shotgun Wing Trips    Navy  Flexbone Normal  Flexbone Slot  Flexbone Split  Flexbone Tight  Flexbone Trips  Flexbone Twins  Flexbone WIDE  Fullhouse Normal Wide  I-Form 3 WR  I-Form Normal  I-Form Twin TE Wing  I-Form Twin WR  Jumbo T Big  Wishbone Normal  Wishbone Tight  Wishbone WIDE    NC State  Ace Big  Ace Big Twins  Ace Slot  Ace Trips  Ace Twin TE  Ace Twin TE Slot  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  I-Form Tight  I-Form Twin TE  I-Form Twins  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Split  Shotgun Spread Flex Weak  Shotgun Y Trips  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak  Strong Normal    Nebraska  Ace Big Twins  Ace Bunch  Ace Slot Flex  Ace Twin TE  Ace Twin TE Slot  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  I-Form Tight  I-Form Twin TE  I-Form Twins  Shotgun 4 WR Trey Strong  Shotgun Double Flex  Shotgun Normal Flex Weak  Shotgun Split Y Flex  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak  Strong Normal  Strong Tight  Weak Twins    Nevada  Ace Big  Pistol 4 WR Trips  Pistol Ace  Pistol Ace Twins  Pistol Bunch  Pistol H Twins  Pistol Jumbo Wing  Pistol Slot  Pistol Slot Flex  Pistol Trio  Pistol Trips  Pistol Twin TE  Pistol Twin TE Slot  Pistol Y Trips  Shotgun Ace Twins Weak  Shotgun Normal Flex  Shotgun Trips TE  Shotgun Y Trips    New Mexico  Ace Big  Ace Bunch  Ace Slot  Ace Slot Flex  Ace Spread Flex  Ace Trips  Ace Twin TE  Ace Twin TE Slot  Ace Y Trips  Shotgun 4 WR Trio Strong  Shotgun 5 WR Flex Trio  Shotgun Double Flex  Shotgun Normal Flex  Shotgun Split Y Flex  Shotgun Trio HB Weak  Shotgun Y Trips   Strong H Pro  Weak H Pro    New Mexico State  Ace Big  Ace Slot  Ace Trips  Ace Y Trips  Shotgun 5 WR Trey  Shotgun Bunch HB Strong  Shotgun Empty Trey  Shotgun Normal Flex Weak  Shotgun Split  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun Split Twins  Shotgun Split Y Flex  Shotgun Spread Flex  Shotgun Spread Flex Weak  Shotgun Trips HB Weak  Shotgun Trips TE  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak  Strong Normal    North Carolina  Ace Big  Ace Big Twins  Ace Big Wing  Ace Bunch  Ace Slot  Ace Trips  Ace Twin TE  Ace Twin TE Slot  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Twins  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Split Y Flex  Shotgun Wing Trips  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak  Strong Normal  Strong Twins  Weak Normal  Weak Twins    North Texas  Ace Big  Shotgun 5 WR  Shotgun 5 WR Trio  Shotgun 5 WR Trips  Shotgun Ace Twins  Shotgun Ace Twins Weak  Shotgun Ace Wing  Shotgun Ace Wing Weak  Shotgun Bunch HB Strong  Shotgun Normal Y Slot  Shotgun Spread  Shotgun Spread HB Weak  Shotgun Trips  Shotgun Trips HB Weak  Shotgun Trips OPEN  Shotgun Trips OPEN Strong  Shotgun Y Trips  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak    Northern Illinois  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  I-Form Slot Flex  I-Form Tight  I-Form Twin TE  I-Form Y Trips  Pistol Slot Flex  Shotgun Ace  Shotgun Ace Twins Weak  Shotgun Split  Shotgun Trips  Shotgun Trips HB Weak  Shotgun Trips Over  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak  Strong Normal  Strong Twin TE  Strong Y Trips    Northwestern  Ace Spread  Ace Twin TE Slot  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Tight  Shotgun 5 WR  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Normal HB Weak  Shotgun Normal Y Slot  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun Spread HB Weak  Shotgun Trips  Shotgun Trips HB Weak  Shotgun Trips Open  Shotgun Trips Open Strong  Shotgun Trips Over  Shotgun Wing Trips  Shotgun Wing Trips Weak  Shotgun Y Trips    Notre Dame  Ace Big Twins  Ace Jumbo  Ace Slot  Ace Spread  Ace Twin TE  Ace Twin TE Slot  Ace Y Trips  I-Form Normal  I-Form Tight  I-Form Twin TE  I-Form Twins  Shotgun Normal  Shotgun Split Slot  Shotgun Spread HB Weak  Shotgun Trips HB Weak  Shotgun Y Trips HB Weak  Split Pro  Weak Normal

Read Part I of The Ultimate NCAA Playbook Guide.

This article was written by Dave Branda for Operation Sports.  Operation Sports is the Internet's leading sports video games resource.