The complete NCAA College Football Rankings preseason ranking of every FBS team heading into the 2026 season.
2026 College Football Rankings and Next Games
2026 College Football Rankings and Next Games
| Rank | Team | Record | Next Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:30 pm vs Ball St. |
| 2 | Oregon | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:30 pm vs Boise St. |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 0-0 | Sun, Sep 6 @ 7:30 pm vs Wisconsin |
| 4 | Texas | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:30 pm vs Texas St. |
| 5 | Georgia | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:00 pm vs Tennessee St. |
| 6 | Indiana | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm vs North Texas |
| 7 | Miami (Fla.) | 0-0 | Fri, Sep 4 @ 9:00 pm @ Stanford |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm vs Abil Christian |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 0-0 | Fri, Sep 4 @ 8:00 pm vs UTEP |
| 10 | LSU | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:30 pm vs Clemson |
| 11 | Texas A&M | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm vs Missouri St. |
| 12 | Ole Miss | 0-0 | Sun, Sep 6 @ 7:30 pm vs Louisville |
| 13 | Alabama | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm vs East Carolina |
| 14 | USC | 0-0 | Sat, Aug 29 @ 3:00 pm vs San Jose St. |
| 15 | Michigan | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:30 pm vs W. Michigan |
| 16 | BYU | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 8:00 pm vs Utah Tech |
| 17 | Tennessee | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:30 pm vs Furman |
| 18 | Penn State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:30 pm vs Marshall |
| 19 | Washington | 0-0 | Sun, Sep 6 @ 4:00 pm vs Washington St. |
| 20 | SMU | 0-0 | Mon, Sep 7 @ 7:30 pm @ Florida State |
| 21 | Iowa | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 4:15 pm vs N. Illinois |
| 22 | Florida | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:45 pm vs FAU |
| 23 | Missouri | 0-0 | Thu, Sep 3 @ 8:00 pm vs Ark.-Pine Bluff |
| 24 | Utah | 0-0 | Thu, Sep 3 @ 9:00 pm vs Idaho |
| 25 | Louisville | 0-0 | Sun, Sep 6 @ 7:30 pm @ Ole Miss |
| 26 | Houston | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm vs Oregon State |
| 27 | Clemson | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:30 pm @ LSU |
| 28 | South Carolina | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:45 pm vs Kent St. |
| 29 | Illinois | 0-0 | Thu, Sep 3 @ 9:00 pm vs UAB |
| 30 | Arizona | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 9:30 pm vs N. Arizona |
| 31 | TCU | 0-0 | Sat, Aug 29 @ 12:00 pm vs North Carolina |
| 32 | Auburn | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:30 pm vs Baylor |
| 33 | Nebraska | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm vs Ohio |
| 34 | Kansas State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm vs Nicholls St. |
| 35 | Pittsburgh | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:30 pm vs Miami-OH |
| 36 | Vanderbilt | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm vs Austin Peay |
| 37 | Virginia | 0-0 | Sat, Aug 29 @ 3:30 pm vs NC State |
| 38 | Florida State | 0-0 | Sat, Aug 29 @ 7:00 pm vs New Mexico St. |
| 39 | Virginia Tech | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:30 pm vs VMI |
| 40 | Minnesota | 0-0 | Thu, Sep 3 @ 8:00 pm vs E. Illinois |
| 41 | Arizona State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 10:00 pm vs Morgan St. |
| 42 | UCLA | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 10:30 pm @ California |
| 43 | Boise State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:30 pm @ Oregon |
| 44 | Oklahoma State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:45 pm @ Tulsa |
| 45 | NC State | 0-0 | Sat, Aug 29 @ 3:30 pm @ Virginia |
| 46 | Duke | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:30 pm vs Tulane |
| 47 | Georgia Tech | 0-0 | Thu, Sep 3 @ 8:00 pm vs Colorado |
| 48 | Northwestern | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 8:00 pm vs S. Dakota St. |
| 49 | Arkansas | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 4:15 pm vs North Alabama |
| 50 | California | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 10:30 pm vs UCLA |
| 51 | Mississippi State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:30 pm vs UL-Monroe |
| 52 | Maryland | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 8:00 pm vs Hampton |
| 53 | Baylor | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:30 pm @ Auburn |
| 54 | Cincinnati | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:30 pm vs Boston College |
| 55 | Kentucky | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 1:00 pm vs Youngstown St. |
| 56 | Kansas | 0-0 | Fri, Sep 4 @ 8:00 pm vs LIU |
| 57 | UNLV | 0-0 | Sat, Aug 29 @ 10:00 pm vs Memphis |
| 58 | Wake Forest | 0-0 | Thu, Sep 3 @ 7:00 pm vs Akron |
| 59 | UCF | 0-0 | Thu, Sep 3 @ 7:00 pm vs Bethune-Cook. |
| 60 | Wisconsin | 0-0 | Sun, Sep 6 @ 7:30 pm @ Notre Dame |
| 61 | North Carolina | 0-0 | Sat, Aug 29 @ 12:00 pm @ TCU |
| 62 | Rutgers | 0-0 | Thu, Sep 3 @ 6:00 pm vs UMass |
| 63 | UTSA | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 4:30 pm vs UT-Rio Grande Valley |
| 64 | Navy | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:30 pm vs Towson |
| 65 | Colorado | 0-0 | Thu, Sep 3 @ 8:00 pm @ Georgia Tech |
| 66 | Michigan State | 0-0 | Fri, Sep 4 @ 8:00 pm vs Toledo |
| 67 | West Virginia | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm vs C. Carolina |
| 68 | New Mexico | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 10:00 pm vs C. Michigan |
| 69 | Iowa State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 1:00 pm vs SE Missouri St. |
| 70 | Syracuse | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm vs New Hamp. |
| 71 | San Diego State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 9:30 pm vs Portland St. |
| 72 | Memphis | 0-0 | Sat, Aug 29 @ 10:00 pm @ UNLV |
| 73 | North Dakota State | 0-0 | Sat, Aug 29 @ 5:30 pm vs Jacksonville St. |
| 74 | Stanford | 0-0 | Sat, Aug 29 @ 7:00 pm vs Hawaii |
| 75 | Fresno State | 0-0 | Fri, Sep 4 @ 9:00 pm @ USC |
| 76 | Boston College | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:30 pm @ Cincinnati |
| 77 | Air Force | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 1:00 pm vs Duquesne |
| 78 | James Madison | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm vs Liberty |
| 79 | Miami (OH) | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:30 pm @ Pittsburgh |
| 80 | East Carolina | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm @ Alabama |
| 81 | Army | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm vs Bryant |
| 82 | Purdue | 0-0 | Fri, Sep 4 @ 7:00 pm vs Indiana St. |
| 83 | South Florida | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm vs FIU |
| 84 | Hawaii | 0-0 | Sat, Aug 29 @ 7:00 pm @ Stanford |
| 85 | Texas State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:30 pm @ Texas |
| 86 | Tulane | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:30 pm @ Duke |
| 87 | Western Kentucky | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 10:30 pm @ Nevada |
| 88 | Washington State | 0-0 | Sun, Sep 6 @ 4:00 pm @ Washington |
| 89 | Liberty | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm @ James Madison |
| 90 | Marshall | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:30 pm @ Penn State |
| 91 | Old Dominion | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 6:00 pm vs Norfolk St. |
| 92 | FAU | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:45 pm @ Florida |
| 93 | Troy | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm vs Sam Houston |
| 94 | Oregon State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm @ Houston |
| 95 | Western Michigan | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:30 pm @ Michigan |
| 96 | Tulsa | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:45 pm vs Oklahoma State |
| 97 | Utah State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm vs Idaho State |
| 98 | Jacksonville State | 0-0 | Sat, Aug 29 @ 5:30 pm @ N. Dakota St. |
| 99 | Louisiana Tech | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:30 pm vs Northwestern St. |
| 100 | Arkansas State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm @ Memphis |
| 101 | Colorado State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 6:00 pm vs Wyoming |
| 102 | Georgia Southern | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm vs Charleston So. |
| 103 | Temple | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 2:00 pm vs Rhode Island |
| 104 | Louisiana | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 8:00 pm vs Lamar |
| 105 | Kennesaw State | 0-0 | Thu, Sep 3 @ 7:00 pm vs W. Georgia |
| 106 | Wyoming | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 6:00 pm @ Colorado St. |
| 107 | Toledo | 0-0 | Fri, Sep 4 @ 8:00 pm @ Michigan St. |
| 108 | Nevada | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 10:30 pm vs W. Kentucky |
| 109 | UConn | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm vs Lafayette |
| 110 | Central Michigan | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 10:00 pm @ New Mexico |
| 111 | Appalachian State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:30 pm vs Maine |
| 112 | North Texas | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm @ Indiana |
| 113 | Delaware | 0-0 | Thu, Sep 3 @ 7:00 pm vs Merrimack |
| 114 | Buffalo | 0-0 | Thu, Sep 3 @ 7:00 pm vs UAlbany |
| 115 | South Alabama | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm vs SE Louisiana |
| 116 | Bowling Green | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm vs Tarleton St. |
| 117 | FIU | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm @ South Florida |
| 118 | Eastern Michigan | 0-0 | Sat, Aug 29 @ 6:30 pm vs Sacramento St. |
| 119 | Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm @ West Virginia |
| 120 | Ohio | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:00 pm @ Nebraska |
| 121 | Rice | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm vs Houston Christian |
| 122 | New Mexico State | 0-0 | Sat, Aug 29 @ 7:00 pm @ Florida State |
| 123 | San Jose State | 0-0 | Sat, Aug 29 @ 3:00 pm @ USC |
| 124 | UAB | 0-0 | Thu, Sep 3 @ 9:00 pm @ Illinois |
| 125 | Missouri State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm @ Texas A&M |
| 126 | Akron | 0-0 | Thu, Sep 3 @ 7:00 pm @ Wake Forest |
| 127 | Northern Illinois | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 4:15 pm @ Iowa |
| 128 | Kent State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:45 pm @ South Carolina |
| 129 | UTEP | 0-0 | Fri, Sep 4 @ 8:00 pm @ Oklahoma |
| 130 | Southern Miss | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 5:00 pm vs Alcorn St. |
| 131 | UL-Monroe | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:30 pm @ Miss. State |
| 132 | Sacramento State | 0-0 | Sat, Aug 29 @ 6:30 pm @ E. Michigan |
| 133 | Georgia State | 0-0 | Fri, Sep 4 @ 7:00 pm vs NC A&T |
| 134 | Middle Tennessee | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm vs Murray St. |
| 135 | Ball State | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 12:30 pm @ Ohio State |
| 136 | Sam Houston | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 7:00 pm @ Troy |
| 137 | UMass | 0-0 | Thu, Sep 3 @ 6:00 pm @ Rutgers |
| 138 | Charlotte | 0-0 | Sat, Sep 5 @ 3:30 pm vs The Citadel |
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