Answering this question on the surface, the divisions of the NCAA are equally old (created in 1973). If the person asking the question was referring to conferences instead, the oldest conference in College Sports is the Big10. It was created in 1896 with Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Northwestern, Purdue, and Wisconsin as its 6 flagship members.
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Rutgers (1869) Michigan (1879) Navy (1880) Minnesota (1883) Cincinatti (1885) Penn State (1887) Miami(OH.) (1888) Notre Dame (1889) Ohio State (1890) Nebraska (1890) Army (1890) Colorado (1890) Syracuse (1890) Texas (1893) Auburn (1893) USC (1893)
The oldest rivalry in Division 1 Football Bowl Subdivision is the Michigan Wolverines versus the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. The rivalry began in 1887.
Rutgers and Princeton have each been playing football since 1869. Yale began in 1872.