College Football Rankings 2026-27 Rankings

CBS Sports Rankings Updated Sep 28, 2026

Rank	Team	Trend	Record	Next Game
1	Texas	—	4-0	Sat, Oct 10 @ 3:30 pm	@ Oklahoma
2	Georgia	—	4-0	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:45 pm	vs Vanderbilt
3	Miami (Fla.)	1	4-0	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:30 pm	@ Clemson
4	Notre Dame	1	4-0	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	@ North Carolina
5	Ohio State	2	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	@ Iowa
6	Indiana	—	4-0	Sat, Oct 3 @ 8:00 pm	@ Rutgers
7	Alabama	1	4-0	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	@ Miss. State
8	Florida	8	4-0	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	@ Missouri
9	BYU	—	3-0	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm	@ TCU
10	Ole Miss	7	3-1	Sat, Oct 10 @ 3:30 pm	@ Vanderbilt
11	LSU	1	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:45 pm	vs McNeese St.
12	Texas Tech	—	4-0	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:30 pm	@ Colorado
13	Iowa	5	4-0	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	vs Ohio State
14	Utah	1	4-0	Sat, Oct 10 @ 10:15 pm	vs Kansas
15	Oregon	5	3-1	Sat, Oct 10 @ 3:30 pm	vs UCLA
16	Miss. State	5	4-0	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	vs Alabama
17	Tennessee	4	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	vs Auburn
18	UCLA	11	4-0	Sat, Oct 10 @ 3:30 pm	@ Oregon
19	USC	8	4-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:30 pm	vs Washington
20	Oklahoma State	14	3-1	Sat, Oct 10 @ 12:00 pm	vs UCF
21	Houston	3	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	vs UCF
22	Duke	13	4-0	Sat, Oct 10 @ 3:30 pm	@ Georgia Tech
23	Wake Forest	23	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	vs Stanford
24	Missouri	5	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	vs Florida
25	Pittsburgh	7	4-0	Fri, Oct 2 @ 7:00 pm	@ Virginia Tech
26	Virginia Tech	4	4-0	Fri, Oct 2 @ 7:00 pm	vs Pittsburgh
27	Kentucky	—	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 4:15 pm	@ South Carolina
28	Boise St.	2	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:30 pm	vs Utah St.
29	SMU	4	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	vs Boston College
30	Nebraska	10	4-0	Sat, Oct 3 @ 4:00 pm	vs Maryland
31	Michigan	9	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	@ Minnesota
32	Penn State	18	3-1	Fri, Oct 2 @ 8:00 pm	@ Northwestern
33	Louisville	16	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	@ NC State
34	James Madison	24	4-0	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:45 pm	vs Marshall
35	Wisconsin	32	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:30 pm	vs Michigan St.
36	Virginia	—	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	@ Florida State
37	Northwestern	11	2-1	Fri, Oct 2 @ 8:00 pm	vs Penn State
38	Cincinnati	9	4-0	Sat, Oct 3 @ 11:00 pm	@ Arizona
39	Texas A&M	16	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm	vs Arkansas
40	West Virginia	12	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	@ Iowa St.
41	N. Dakota St.	14	4-0	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	vs Wyoming
42	New Mexico	1	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 4:00 pm	vs UTEP
43	Auburn	4	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	@ Tennessee
44	Minnesota	16	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	vs Michigan
45	Washington	8	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:30 pm	@ USC
46	Arizona	8	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 11:00 pm	vs Cincinnati
47	Arizona St.	5	2-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 10:30 pm	vs Baylor
48	Oklahoma	17	2-2	Sat, Oct 10 @ 3:30 pm	vs Texas
49	Kansas State	16	3-1	Sat, Oct 10 @ 3:30 pm	vs Houston
50	Baylor	9	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 10:30 pm	@ Arizona St.
51	California	2	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	@ UNLV
52	UTSA	1	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm	@ Rice
53	Clemson	4	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:30 pm	vs Miami (Fla.)
54	UCF	11	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	@ Houston
55	Memphis	1	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	@ Charlotte
56	Florida State	5	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	vs Virginia
57	Vanderbilt	5	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:45 pm	@ Georgia
58	Oregon State	1	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 6:00 pm	@ Colorado St.
59	South Carolina	15	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 4:15 pm	vs Kentucky
60	Iowa St.	8	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	vs West Virginia
61	North Carolina	10	2-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	vs Notre Dame
62	Tulsa	2	3-1	Thu, Oct 1 @ 9:00 pm	vs North Texas
63	Illinois	18	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 4:15 pm	vs Purdue
64	Navy	6	1-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	@ Air Force
65	South Florida	16	4-0	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:30 pm	vs Temple
66	TCU	6	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm	vs BYU
67	Georgia Tech	6	1-3	Sat, Oct 10 @ 3:30 pm	vs Duke
68	San Diego St.	12	1-3	Sat, Oct 3 @ 10:30 pm	vs Texas St.
69	Kansas	6	1-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	vs Middle Tenn.
70	Purdue	3	1-3	Sat, Oct 3 @ 4:15 pm	@ Illinois
71	Syracuse	3	1-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	@ UConn
72	Maryland	22	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 4:00 pm	@ Nebraska
73	Colorado	7	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:30 pm	vs Texas Tech
74	NC State	12	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	vs Louisville
75	Toledo	—	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 2:00 pm	@ Ball St.
76	Colorado St.	—	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 6:00 pm	vs Oregon State
77	Michigan St.	1	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:30 pm	@ Wisconsin
78	Texas St.	1	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 10:30 pm	@ San Diego St.
79	Louisiana Tech	1	1-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:30 pm	vs Army
80	App. St.	2	3-1	Sat, Oct 10 @ 1:00 pm	vs Old Dominion
81	Arkansas	2	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm	@ Texas A&M
82	Ga. Southern	2	1-3	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm	@ C. Carolina
83	Louisiana	2	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 8:00 pm	vs Arkansas St.
84	Arkansas St.	2	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 8:00 pm	@ Louisiana
85	W. Michigan	16	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 1:00 pm	@ Buffalo
86	Stanford	1	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	@ Wake Forest
87	North Texas	1	2-2	Thu, Oct 1 @ 9:00 pm	@ Tulsa
88	FAU	1	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 6:00 pm	vs Texas Southern
89	Temple	12	1-3	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:30 pm	@ South Florida
90	East Carolina	—	2-2	Sat, Oct 10 @ 4:00 pm	vs Rice
91	Air Force	—	2-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	vs Navy
92	UConn	—	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	vs Syracuse
93	UMass	—	4-0	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	vs E. Michigan
94	Utah St.	—	1-3	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:30 pm	@ Boise St.
95	Fresno St.	—	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 9:30 pm	@ Washington St.
96	Army	—	2-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:30 pm	@ Louisiana Tech
97	Boston College	—	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	@ SMU
98	Washington St.	—	1-3	Sat, Oct 3 @ 9:30 pm	vs Fresno St.
99	Hawaii	—	1-3	Sun, Oct 4 @ 12:00 am	vs San Jose St.
100	Rutgers	—	1-3	Sat, Oct 3 @ 8:00 pm	vs Indiana
101	UNLV	—	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	vs California
102	Miami-OH	—	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	vs Bowling Green
103	Tulane	—	2-2	Sat, Oct 10 @ 12:00 pm	@ Army
104	Troy	—	2-2	Tue, Oct 6 @ 8:00 pm	vs So. Miss
105	Old Dominion	—	1-3	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	@ Georgia St.
106	W. Kentucky	—	1-3	Thu, Oct 1 @ 8:00 pm	@ New Mexico St.
107	Nevada	—	1-3	Sat, Oct 10 @ 7:00 pm	@ UTEP
108	South Alabama	—	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm	vs UL-Monroe
109	Liberty	3	3-1	Fri, Oct 2 @ 7:00 pm	@ Delaware
110	Ohio	1	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	@ Kent St.
111	Jacksonville St.	1	3-2	Wed, Oct 7 @ 7:00 pm	@ Kennesaw St.
112	Marshall	1	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:45 pm	@ James Madison
113	UAB	2	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	vs Samford
114	FIU	1	2-2	Wed, Oct 7 @ 7:30 pm	vs New Mexico St.
115	Rice	1	1-3	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm	vs UTSA
116	Georgia St.	5	3-1	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	vs Old Dominion
117	Delaware	1	2-2	Fri, Oct 2 @ 7:00 pm	vs Liberty
118	C. Carolina	1	1-3	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm	vs Ga. Southern
119	E. Michigan	1	2-3	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	@ UMass
120	San Jose St.	1	2-2	Sun, Oct 4 @ 12:00 am	@ Hawaii
121	Kennesaw St.	1	1-3	Wed, Oct 7 @ 7:00 pm	vs Jacksonville St.
122	New Mexico St.	1	1-3	Thu, Oct 1 @ 8:00 pm	vs W. Kentucky
123	Akron	1	1-3	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	@ C. Michigan
124	Sam Houston	1	1-3	Thu, Oct 8 @ 7:00 pm	@ Liberty
125	C. Michigan	1	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	vs Akron
126	Kent St.	1	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	vs Ohio
127	So. Miss	1	1-3	Tue, Oct 6 @ 8:00 pm	@ Troy
128	Buffalo	6	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 1:00 pm	vs W. Michigan
129	Missouri St.	1	1-3	Thu, Oct 8 @ 7:00 pm	@ W. Kentucky
130	Wyoming	3	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	@ N. Dakota St.
131	N. Illinois	2	0-4	Sat, Oct 10 @ 7:30 pm	vs Air Force
132	Middle Tenn.	1	2-2	Sat, Oct 3 @ 12:00 pm	@ Kansas
133	UTEP	1	1-3	Sat, Oct 3 @ 4:00 pm	@ New Mexico
134	UL-Monroe	—	0-4	Sat, Oct 3 @ 7:00 pm	@ South Alabama
135	Sacramento St.	—	1-4	Sat, Oct 10 @ 12:00 pm	@ Bowling Green
136	Bowling Green	—	0-4	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	@ Miami-OH
137	Ball St.	—	1-3	Sat, Oct 3 @ 2:00 pm	vs Toledo
138	Charlotte	—	0-4	Sat, Oct 3 @ 3:30 pm	vs Memphis

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