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Based on games played between 2026/8/27 and 2026/10/3
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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2026 - Ranking of Division FBS teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif		WinLoss		Predict		Schedule		Team	Other Rankings			Division		Global			Conference
Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating	Rank	Rating		Comp	AP	Coach	Games	Record	Rank	Games	Record
14	22.36	6	25.30	22	18.72	1	27.00	Oregon	11	13	13	3	2-1	19	4	3-1	BIG 10
47	6.67	51	5.49	47	6.73	2	29.92	Purdue	68			4	1-3	10	5	2-3	BIG 10
51	5.15	60	2.03	48	6.25	3	30.08	Arkansas	71			4	1-3	11	5	2-3	SEC
24	16.79	42	8.36	23	18.12	4	32.83	South Carolina	52			4	1-3	58	5	2-3	SEC
16	22.02	9	24.22	18	19.83	5	35.58	Kentucky	24		25	4	3-1	4	5	4-1	SEC
40	8.96	34	10.40	39	8.82	6	36.20	Michigan State	61			5	2-3	2	5	2-3	BIG 10
48	6.38	56	2.88	37	9.64	7	37.56	North Carolina	58			3	1-2	12	4	2-2	ACC
4	29.51	1	35.95	7	28.66	8	37.67	Texas	3	1	1	4	4-0	1	4	4-0	SEC
1	42.14	2	35.43	1	42.72	9	39.13	Alabama	1	6	7	5	5-0	3	5	5-0	SEC
22	19.02	11	22.50	19	19.18	10	40.00	Florida	12	16	15	4	3-1	7	5	4-1	SEC
57	3.05	74	-1.18	50	5.38	11	40.08	Utah State	104			4	1-3	16	5	1-4	PAC-12
75	-2.56	75	-1.47	68	0.31	12	41.89	Louisiana Tech	80			3	1-2	106	4	2-2	SBC
6	26.55	5	27.91	13	24.30	13	42.13	Mississippi State	15	17	20	5	4-1	13	5	4-1	SEC
83	-5.27	89	-5.40	73	-0.92	14	42.67	Colorado	83			4	1-3	20	5	2-3	BIG 12
86	-6.26	67	0.72	85	-6.91	15	43.00	San Diego State	87			4	1-3	15	5	2-3	PAC-12
19	20.94	17	19.80	12	24.82	16	43.75	Wisconsin	21			4	3-1	29	5	4-1	BIG 10
7	26.27	20	18.99	5	29.69	17	44.42	LSU	10	10	10	4	3-1	34	5	4-1	SEC
10	24.43	16	20.21	10	26.24	18	44.92	Missouri	17	14	16	4	3-1	41	5	4-1	SEC
32	11.57	48	6.91	33	11.49	19	45.17	Central Florida	45			4	2-2	38	5	3-2	BIG 12
82	-4.89	87	-4.21	82	-6.18	20	45.44	Arizona State	69			3	1-2	50	4	2-2	BIG 12
127	-20.74	110	-13.61	123	-19.19	21	46.89	Northern Illinois	134			3	0-3	30	4	0-4	MWC
94	-8.95	104	-11.52	94	-9.88	22	46.92	Rice	115			4	0-4	22	5	1-4	AC
13	22.62	35	10.26	6	29.65	23	47.22	Northwestern	22			3	2-1	6	4	3-1	BIG 10
63	1.38	57	2.67	78	-3.11	24	47.58	Texas State	76			4	1-3	23	5	2-3	PAC-12
18	21.22	28	16.21	20	19.11	25	48.25	Houston	26	22	19	4	3-1	43	5	4-1	BIG 12
132	-24.39	118	-18.30	137	-31.38	26	49.00	Texas El Paso	135			4	0-4	69	5	1-4	MWC
2	33.93	4	29.10	2	37.41	27	49.27	Notre Dame	2	3	3	5	5-0	5	5	5-0	FBS-Ind
74	-1.85	91	-5.54	84	-6.64	28	49.92	Maryland	84			4	1-3	84	5	2-3	BIG 10
3	32.31	7	24.99	3	33.83	29	50.22	Utah	8	12	12	3	3-0	65	4	4-0	BIG 12
20	20.52	24	17.47	17	20.49	30	50.92	Boise State	31	23		4	3-1	24	5	4-1	PAC-12
66	0.84	78	-2.37	70	0.04	31	51.00	Illinois	70			4	1-3	26	5	2-3	BIG 10
28	13.73	31	14.40	30	12.49	32	51.33	Oklahoma State	39	18		3	2-1	93	4	3-1	BIG 12
44	8.04	36	10.08	51	5.23	33	51.67	Clemson	47			5	3-2	8	5	3-2	ACC
55	3.34	79	-2.41	55	3.80	34	52.58	Louisville	53			4	1-3	45	5	2-3	ACC
38	10.02	45	7.49	29	13.10	35	53.08	Iowa State	48			4	2-2	48	5	3-2	BIG 12
61	2.14	92	-6.95	46	6.97	36	53.17	Texas Christian	66			4	1-3	55	5	2-3	BIG 12
98	-9.58	122	-20.53	80	-4.34	37	54.11	Sam Houston	118			3	0-3	80	4	1-3	CUSA
33	11.36	21	18.19	38	8.91	38	54.58	Mississippi	20	9	11	4	3-1	35	4	3-1	SEC
37	10.10	27	16.23	34	11.45	39	54.83	Iowa	25	20	18	4	3-1	52	5	4-1	BIG 10
118	-18.03	108	-13.44	120	-18.16	40	55.33	Washington State	112			4	0-4	74	5	1-4	PAC-12
41	8.92	38	9.41	40	8.57	41	55.67	Auburn	33			5	3-2	9	5	3-2	SEC
90	-8.00	85	-3.65	93	-9.36	42	56.92	Colorado State	103			4	1-3	46	5	2-3	PAC-12
79	-3.95	98	-8.70	60	2.67	43	57.44	Troy	101			3	1-2	101	4	2-2	SBC
27	14.21	40	9.06	25	16.06	44	57.47	Texas A&M	28			5	3-2	14	5	3-2	SEC
104	-11.24	94	-7.49	122	-19.14	45	58.92	Bowling Green	125			4	1-3	21	5	1-4	MAC
128	-21.35	123	-20.92	131	-25.24	46	60.25	Ball State	133			4	0-4	36	5	1-4	MAC
42	8.66	22	18.13	53	4.00	47	60.50	Minnesota	36			4	3-1	73	5	4-1	BIG 10
70	-0.12	55	3.27	58	2.92	48	60.83	North Texas	63			4	2-2	47	5	3-2	AC
68	0.49	80	-2.43	66	1.36	49	60.92	Tulsa	81			4	2-2	70	5	3-2	AC
95	-9.17	65	0.79	119	-17.87	50	61.07	Stanford	95			5	2-3	18	5	2-3	ACC
54	3.75	58	2.49	41	8.56	51	61.08	Oklahoma	37			4	2-2	27	4	2-2	SEC
53	4.39	50	6.06	67	0.90	52	61.42	Washington	59			4	2-2	75	5	3-2	BIG 10
135	-27.52	114	-15.97	133	-27.73	53	61.58	Akron	132			4	0-4	56	5	1-4	MAC
12	23.74	10	23.57	14	23.12	54	61.83	Texas Tech	9	11	9	4	4-0	39	5	5-0	BIG 12
105	-11.32	96	-7.79	90	-8.26	55	62.50	California	91			4	1-3	79	5	2-3	ACC
43	8.29	53	4.86	35	10.49	56	63.08	Oregon State	57			4	2-2	33	5	3-2	PAC-12
123	-20.05	119	-19.24	127	-20.86	57	63.17	Old Dominion	119			4	0-4	81	5	1-4	SBC
96	-9.40	99	-9.36	128	-21.33	58	63.67	Kent State	120			4	1-3	51	5	2-3	MAC
73	-1.30	61	1.77	72	-0.58	59	63.67	Vanderbilt	50			4	2-2	28	5	3-2	SEC
81	-4.28	109	-13.58	69	0.04	60	63.92	Temple	93			4	1-3	53	5	2-3	AC
134	-26.40	113	-15.32	135	-29.78	61	64.08	UNC Charlotte	138			4	0-4	78	5	0-5	AC
49	5.93	25	17.18	64	1.93	62	64.17	Texas San Antonio	51			4	3-1	44	5	4-1	AC
5	28.46	3	29.27	4	30.97	63	64.25	Miami (FL)	4	4	4	4	4-0	66	5	5-0	ACC
21	19.35	8	24.66	28	14.09	64	65.56	Brigham Young	13	8	8	3	3-0	99	4	4-0	BIG 12
120	-19.69	125	-21.49	118	-17.77	65	65.58	Rutgers	114			4	0-4	60	5	1-4	BIG 10
50	5.35	44	7.86	56	3.75	66	66.20	Michigan	38			5	3-2	32	5	3-2	BIG 10
62	1.61	83	-3.20	61	2.67	67	66.50	West Virginia	65			4	2-2	96	5	3-2	BIG 12
34	11.24	71	-0.53	27	14.26	68	66.58	Florida State	40			4	2-2	68	5	3-2	ACC
110	-13.48	120	-19.73	101	-11.65	69	67.11	Georgia Tech	96			3	0-3	49	4	1-3	ACC
35	11.08	26	17.11	31	12.46	70	67.13	Wake Forest	30			5	4-1	31	5	4-1	ACC
119	-19.24	130	-25.67	104	-12.39	71	67.56	Kennesaw State	117			3	0-3	118	4	1-3	CUSA
23	18.49	33	14.06	24	17.47	72	67.92	Tennessee	18	15	14	4	3-1	57	5	4-1	SEC
9	24.56	18	19.65	9	28.11	73	68.60	Ohio State	6	5	6	5	4-1	17	5	4-1	BIG 10
138	-33.22	138	-35.01	136	-30.03	74	69.00	Western Kentucky	131			4	0-4	125	5	1-4	CUSA
122	-20.04	126	-21.65	129	-22.29	75	69.00	Missouri State	123			3	0-3	95	4	1-3	CUSA
31	12.55	19	19.26	43	7.48	76	69.06	Southern California	23	19	17	6	5-1	25	6	5-1	BIG 10
26	14.34	39	9.28	26	15.33	77	69.42	Baylor	32			4	3-1	67	5	4-1	BIG 12
133	-24.68	121	-20.49	132	-25.90	78	69.50	Louisiana Monroe	137			4	0-4	61	5	0-5	SBC
36	10.93	66	0.73	21	18.85	79	70.80	Penn State	35			5	3-2	37	5	3-2	BIG 10
102	-11.12	116	-16.28	81	-5.93	80	72.25	Georgia Southern	99			4	1-3	97	5	2-3	SBC
77	-3.13	84	-3.39	77	-2.39	81	72.92	Western Michigan	79			4	2-2	72	5	3-2	MAC
76	-3.01	105	-11.56	45	7.30	82	74.22	Kansas	73			3	1-2	124	4	2-2	BIG 12
124	-20.38	134	-29.70	114	-15.39	83	74.44	Buffalo	128			3	0-3	112	5	2-3	MAC
87	-6.53	68	0.54	102	-11.77	84	74.58	Ohio University	90			4	2-2	83	5	3-2	MAC
103	-11.20	90	-5.48	106	-13.04	85	74.67	East Carolina	88			3	1-2	132	4	2-2	AC
89	-7.52	81	-2.59	99	-11.13	86	75.42	Central Michigan	97			4	2-2	62	5	3-2	MAC
93	-8.86	88	-4.62	100	-11.48	87	76.33	Eastern Michigan	110			5	2-3	105	6	3-3	MAC
88	-6.78	76	-1.81	83	-6.25	88	76.33	North Carolina State	62			4	2-2	59	5	3-2	ACC
106	-12.67	102	-11.06	109	-14.01	89	76.42	Boston College	100			4	1-3	122	5	2-3	ACC
25	15.37	15	20.34	36	10.42	90	76.92	Pittsburgh	19	25	24	4	4-0	111	5	5-0	ACC
15	22.08	14	20.60	16	21.87	91	76.92	UCLA	16	21	22	4	4-0	40	4	4-0	BIG 10
80	-4.10	103	-11.16	71	-0.22	92	77.33	Army	78			3	1-2	64	4	2-2	AC
137	-29.35	128	-22.37	138	-33.16	93	77.42	Cal State Sacramento	136			4	0-4	129	5	1-4	MAC
115	-16.87	115	-16.24	97	-10.65	94	77.50	Arkansas State	107			4	1-3	114	5	2-3	SBC
11	24.41	23	17.57	8	28.44	95	77.50	Georgia	5	2	2	4	4-0	103	5	5-0	SEC
100	-9.93	63	0.96	110	-14.19	96	78.00	Tulane	77			4	2-2	42	4	2-2	AC
99	-9.78	64	0.87	98	-11.10	97	78.17	San Jose State	98			4	2-2	86	5	3-2	MWC
8	25.18	12	22.25	15	21.96	98	78.25	Nebraska	14			4	4-0	54	5	5-0	BIG 10
72	-0.68	93	-7.17	57	3.74	99	78.42	Virginia	56			4	2-2	94	5	3-2	ACC
109	-13.34	107	-13.42	125	-20.49	100	79.75	Miami (OH)	108			4	1-3	91	5	2-3	MAC
84	-5.59	62	1.34	96	-10.17	101	79.92	South Alabama	92			4	2-2	87	5	3-2	SBC
39	9.71	32	14.31	52	5.19	102	80.08	Arizona	34			4	3-1	77	5	4-1	BIG 12
69	0.05	37	9.82	92	-8.62	103	81.08	Cincinnati	49			4	3-1	63	5	4-1	BIG 12
107	-12.95	111	-13.91	95	-10.07	104	81.11	Syracuse	86			3	1-2	126	4	2-2	ACC
111	-14.30	97	-8.03	121	-18.43	105	81.92	Marshall	105			4	2-2	85	5	3-2	SBC
56	3.22	52	5.21	63	2.44	106	82.67	Toledo	60			4	3-1	71	5	4-1	MAC
117	-17.84	127	-21.77	112	-14.41	107	83.00	Delaware	116			4	1-3	120	5	2-3	CUSA
136	-28.77	136	-31.03	134	-29.53	108	83.89	Southern Mississippi	129			3	0-3	108	4	1-3	SBC
45	7.54	46	7.26	65	1.69	109	84.25	Virginia Tech	44			4	3-1	156	5	4-1	ACC
17	21.30	29	15.90	11	25.61	110	84.33	Indiana	7	7	5	4	4-0	98	5	5-0	BIG 10
67	0.49	59	2.33	74	-1.45	111	84.58	Southern Methodist	43	24	21	4	3-1	82	5	4-1	ACC
29	12.70	13	21.84	54	3.93	112	85.11	Duke	27		23	3	3-0	110	4	4-0	ACC
59	2.70	47	6.94	44	7.37	113	85.92	Memphis	55			4	3-1	130	5	4-1	AC
130	-22.29	137	-34.35	108	-13.32	114	87.83	Coastal Carolina	126			4	0-4	113	5	1-4	SBC
121	-20.04	112	-15.15	124	-19.82	115	89.25	Wyoming	122			4	1-3	102	5	2-3	MWC
129	-21.35	131	-26.02	113	-15.18	116	90.25	New Mexico State	121			4	1-3	155	5	2-3	CUSA
97	-9.48	95	-7.75	103	-12.17	117	90.50	Jacksonville State	94			4	2-2	115	5	3-2	CUSA
64	1.26	49	6.12	79	-3.94	118	90.78	Kansas State	41			3	2-1	117	4	3-1	BIG 12
101	-10.90	117	-17.22	91	-8.35	119	91.56	Florida International	109			3	1-2	138	4	2-2	CUSA
78	-3.46	69	0.14	86	-7.13	120	92.67	Florida Atlantic	75			4	3-1	161	5	4-1	AC
91	-8.15	82	-2.67	88	-8.08	121	92.73	Nevada Las Vegas	82			5	3-2	90	5	3-2	MWC
60	2.36	43	8.34	76	-2.02	122	93.00	Fresno State	54			5	4-1	88	5	4-1	PAC-12
30	12.65	30	15.07	42	8.52	123	94.08	James Madison	29			4	4-0	123	5	5-0	SBC
125	-20.47	133	-29.50	107	-13.28	124	94.11	Navy	113			3	0-3	159	4	1-3	AC
85	-5.94	54	4.81	89	-8.11	125	94.75	Louisiana Lafayette	72			4	3-1	109	5	4-1	SBC
71	-0.38	73	-0.99	75	-2.02	126	95.17	South Florida	67			4	3-1	121	5	4-1	AC
92	-8.64	100	-9.58	87	-7.96	127	96.67	Air Force	85			3	2-1	180	4	3-1	MWC
52	4.85	70	-0.05	32	11.59	128	98.50	New Mexico	46			4	3-1	148	5	4-1	MWC
113	-16.37	106	-11.87	116	-15.63	129	99.42	Alabama Birmingham	111			4	2-2	141	5	3-2	AC
65	0.93	77	-2.25	59	2.86	130	99.58	Georgia State	74			4	3-1	149	5	4-1	SBC
126	-20.60	129	-24.19	126	-20.82	131	100.50	Middle Tennessee	127			4	1-3	144	5	2-3	CUSA
58	2.98	86	-4.04	49	5.52	132	101.25	Liberty	64			4	3-1	119	5	4-1	CUSA
131	-24.32	124	-21.18	130	-22.59	133	102.07	Hawaii	130			5	1-4	100	5	1-4	MWC
112	-14.32	72	-0.58	115	-15.54	134	103.11	Appalachian State	89			3	2-1	197	4	3-1	SBC
114	-16.76	132	-26.02	117	-16.99	135	109.08	Connecticut	106			4	1-3	142	5	2-3	FBS-Ind
46	6.73	41	8.79	62	2.65	136	111.17	North Dakota State	42			4	4-0	147	5	5-0	MWC
108	-13.22	101	-10.02	111	-14.36	137	116.33	Massachusetts	102			3	2-1	216	5	4-1	MAC
116	-17.83	135	-29.86	105	-12.48	138	119.11	Nevada Reno	124			3	1-2	133	4	1-3	MWC

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College Football 2026Ranking of Division FBS Teams

Based on games played between 2026/8/27 and 2026/10/3Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

College Football 2026
Ranking of Division FBS Teams

Based on games played between 2026/8/27 and 2026/10/3
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)