2026 season

Conference standings

ACC · American · Big 12 · Big Ten · CUSA · MAC · Mountain West · Pac-12 · SEC · Sun Belt · FBS Indep.

No games have been played yet, so every record is 0-0 and this page is a list, not a ranking. The order inside each conference is the preseason poll where a team is ranked, then last season's efficiency rating. It becomes a real standing on the first Saturday.

Atlantic Coast Conference 17 teams · tiebreakers and the title-game race

	Team	Conf	Overall	PF	PA	Next
1	7 Miami Hurricanes	0-0	0-0	—	—	at STAN Sep 4
2	19 SMU Mustangs	0-0	0-0	—	—	at FSU Sep 7
3	24 Louisville Cardinals	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs MISS Sep 6
4	Virginia Cavaliers	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs NCSU Aug 29
5	Pittsburgh Panthers	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs M-OH Sep 5
6	Florida State Seminoles	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs NMSU Aug 29
7	Clemson Tigers	0-0	0-0	—	—	at LSU Sep 5
8	Duke Blue Devils	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs TULN Sep 5
9	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs COLO Sep 3
10	Wake Forest Demon Deacons	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs AKR Sep 3
11	NC State Wolfpack	0-0	0-0	—	—	at UVA Aug 29
12	California Golden Bears	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs UCLA Sep 5
13	Stanford Cardinal	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs HAW Aug 29
14	Virginia Tech Hokies	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs VMI Sep 5
15	North Carolina Tar Heels	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs TCU Aug 29
16	Boston College Eagles	0-0	0-0	—	—	at CIN Sep 5
17	Syracuse Orange	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs UNH Sep 5

American Conference 14 teams · tiebreakers and the title-game race

	Team	Conf	Overall	PF	PA	Next
1	South Florida Bulls	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs FIU Sep 5
2	North Texas Mean Green	0-0	0-0	—	—	at IU Sep 5
3	East Carolina Pirates	0-0	0-0	—	—	at ALA Sep 5
4	Memphis Tigers	0-0	0-0	—	—	at UNLV Aug 29
5	Tulane Green Wave	0-0	0-0	—	—	at DUKE Sep 5
6	UTSA Roadrunners	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs RGV Sep 5
7	Navy Midshipmen	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs TOW Sep 5
8	Army Black Knights	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs BRY Sep 5
9	Temple Owls	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs URI Sep 5
10	Florida Atlantic Owls	0-0	0-0	—	—	at FLA Sep 5
11	Tulsa Golden Hurricane	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs OKST Sep 5
12	UAB Blazers	0-0	0-0	—	—	at ILL Sep 3
13	Rice Owls	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs HCU Sep 5
14	Charlotte 49ers	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs CIT Sep 5

Big 12 Conference 16 teams · tiebreakers and the title-game race

	Team	Conf	Overall	PF	PA	Next
1	12 Texas Tech Red Raiders	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs ACU Sep 5
2	14 BYU Cougars	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs UTU Sep 5
3	21 Utah Utes	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs IDHO Sep 3
4	23 Houston Cougars	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs ORST Sep 5
5	Arizona Wildcats	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs NAU Sep 5
6	Kansas State Wildcats	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs NICH Sep 5
7	TCU Horned Frogs	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs UNC Aug 29
8	Iowa State Cyclones	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs SEMO Sep 5
9	Arizona State Sun Devils	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs MORG Sep 5
10	Cincinnati Bearcats	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs BC Sep 5
11	Kansas Jayhawks	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs LIU Sep 4
12	Baylor Bears	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs AUB Sep 5
13	UCF Knights	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs BCU Sep 3
14	Colorado Buffaloes	0-0	0-0	—	—	at GT Sep 3
15	West Virginia Mountaineers	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs CCU Sep 5
16	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0-0	0-0	—	—	at TLSA Sep 5

Big Ten Conference 18 teams · tiebreakers and the title-game race

	Team	Conf	Overall	PF	PA	Next
1	1 Ohio State Buckeyes	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs BALL Sep 5
2	2 Oregon Ducks	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs BOIS Sep 5
3	6 Indiana Hoosiers	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs UNT Sep 5
4	14 USC Trojans	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs SJSU Aug 29
5	16 Michigan Wolverines	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs WMU Sep 5
6	17 Washington Huskies	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs WSU Sep 6
7	18 Penn State Nittany Lions	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs MRSH Sep 5
8	22 Iowa Hawkeyes	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs NIU Sep 5
9	Illinois Fighting Illini	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs UAB Sep 3
10	Nebraska Cornhuskers	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs OHIO Sep 5
11	Northwestern Wildcats	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs SDST Sep 5
12	Wisconsin Badgers	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs ND Sep 6
13	Michigan State Spartans	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs TOL Sep 4
14	Rutgers Scarlet Knights	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs MASS Sep 3
15	Minnesota Golden Gophers	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs EIU Sep 3
16	Maryland Terrapins	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs HAMP Sep 5
17	UCLA Bruins	0-0	0-0	—	—	at CAL Sep 5
18	Purdue Boilermakers	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs INST Sep 4

Conference USA 10 teams · tiebreakers and the title-game race

	Team	Conf	Overall	PF	PA	Next
1	Kennesaw State Owls	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs WGA Sep 3
2	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers	0-0	0-0	—	—	at NEV Sep 5
3	Jacksonville State Gamecocks	0-0	0-0	—	—	at NDSU Aug 29
4	Liberty Flames	0-0	0-0	—	—	at JMU Sep 5
5	Florida International Panthers	0-0	0-0	—	—	at USF Sep 5
6	Missouri State Bears	0-0	0-0	—	—	at TA&M Sep 5
7	Delaware Blue Hens	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs MRMK Sep 3
8	New Mexico State Aggies	0-0	0-0	—	—	at FSU Aug 29
9	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs MUR Sep 5
10	Sam Houston Bearkats	0-0	0-0	—	—	at TROY Sep 5

Mid-American Conference 13 teams · tiebreakers and the title-game race

	Team	Conf	Overall	PF	PA	Next
1	Toledo Rockets	0-0	0-0	—	—	at MSU Sep 4
2	Western Michigan Broncos	0-0	0-0	—	—	at MICH Sep 5
3	Ohio Bobcats	0-0	0-0	—	—	at NEB Sep 5
4	Miami (OH) RedHawks	0-0	0-0	—	—	at PITT Sep 5
5	Central Michigan Chippewas	0-0	0-0	—	—	at UNM Sep 5
6	Buffalo Bulls	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs UALB Sep 3
7	Eastern Michigan Eagles	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs SAC Aug 29
8	Bowling Green Falcons	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs TAR Sep 5
9	Kent State Golden Flashes	0-0	0-0	—	—	at SC Sep 5
10	Akron Zips	0-0	0-0	—	—	at WAKE Sep 3
11	Ball State Cardinals	0-0	0-0	—	—	at OSU Sep 5
12	Massachusetts Minutemen	0-0	0-0	—	—	at RUTG Sep 3
13	Sacramento State Hornets	0-0	0-0	—	—	at EMU Aug 29

Mountain West Conference 10 teams · tiebreakers and the title-game race

	Team	Conf	Overall	PF	PA	Next
1	UNLV Rebels	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs MEM Aug 29
2	New Mexico Lobos	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs CMU Sep 5
3	Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors	0-0	0-0	—	—	at STAN Aug 29
4	Air Force Falcons	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs DUQ Sep 5
5	Wyoming Cowboys	0-0	0-0	—	—	at CSU Sep 5
6	Nevada Wolf Pack	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs WKU Sep 5
7	Northern Illinois Huskies	0-0	0-0	—	—	at IOWA Sep 5
8	San José State Spartans	0-0	0-0	—	—	at USC Aug 29
9	UTEP Miners	0-0	0-0	—	—	at OU Sep 4
10	North Dakota State Bison	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs JXST Aug 29

Pac-12 Conference 8 teams · tiebreakers and the title-game race

	Team	Conf	Overall	PF	PA	Next
1	Boise State Broncos	0-0	0-0	—	—	at ORE Sep 5
2	San Diego State Aztecs	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs PRST Sep 5
3	Washington State Cougars	0-0	0-0	—	—	at WASH Sep 6
4	Utah State Aggies	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs IDST Sep 5
5	Texas State Bobcats	0-0	0-0	—	—	at TEX Sep 5
6	Fresno State Bulldogs	0-0	0-0	—	—	at USC Sep 4
7	Colorado State Rams	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs WYO Sep 5
8	Oregon State Beavers	0-0	0-0	—	—	at HOU Sep 5

Southeastern Conference 16 teams · tiebreakers and the title-game race

	Team	Conf	Overall	PF	PA	Next
1	3 Georgia Bulldogs	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs TNST Sep 5
2	5 Texas Longhorns	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs TXST Sep 5
3	8 Texas A&M Aggies	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs MOST Sep 5
4	9 Ole Miss Rebels	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs LOU Sep 6
5	10 Oklahoma Sooners	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs UTEP Sep 4
6	11 LSU Tigers	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs CLEM Sep 5
7	13 Alabama Crimson Tide	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs ECU Sep 5
8	20 Tennessee Volunteers	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs FUR Sep 5
9	25 Missouri Tigers	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs UAPB Sep 3
10	Vanderbilt Commodores	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs APSU Sep 5
11	Auburn Tigers	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs BAY Sep 5
12	South Carolina Gamecocks	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs KENT Sep 5
13	Arkansas Razorbacks	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs UNA Sep 5
14	Florida Gators	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs FAU Sep 5
15	Mississippi State Bulldogs	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs ULM Sep 5
16	Kentucky Wildcats	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs YSU Sep 5

Sun Belt Conference 14 teams · tiebreakers and the title-game race

Sun Belt - East

	Team	Conf	Overall	PF	PA	Next
1	James Madison Dukes	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs LIB Sep 5
2	Old Dominion Monarchs	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs NORF Sep 5
3	Marshall Thundering Herd	0-0	0-0	—	—	at PSU Sep 5
4	App State Mountaineers	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs ME Sep 5
5	Georgia Southern Eagles	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs CHSO Sep 5
6	Coastal Carolina Chanticleers	0-0	0-0	—	—	at WVU Sep 5
7	Georgia State Panthers	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs NCAT Sep 4

Sun Belt - West

	Team	Conf	Overall	PF	PA	Next
1	Louisiana Tech Bulldogs	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs NWST Sep 5
2	Troy Trojans	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs SHSU Sep 5
3	Southern Miss Golden Eagles	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs ALCN Sep 5
4	Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs LAM Sep 5
5	Arkansas State Red Wolves	0-0	0-0	—	—	at MEM Sep 5
6	South Alabama Jaguars	0-0	0-0	—	—	vs SELA Sep 5
7	UL Monroe Warhawks	0-0	0-0	—	—	at MSST Sep 5

FBS Independents 2 teams

	Team	Conf	Overall	Strk	PF	PA	Next
1	4 Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0-0	0-0		—	—	vs WIS Sep 6
2	UConn Huskies	0-0	0-0		—	—	vs LAF Sep 5