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2026 season · through Week 8 · highlighting southern-miss and louisiana-monroe. G counts completed games, FCS opponents included.

Definition

This week's matchups138 of 138 FBS teams

RK
1	HOU Houston	8	6-2	Big 12	60.0%#1	63#1	105T-29
2	TXST Texas State	7	4-3	Pac-12	55.4%#2	56#5	101T-41
T-3	ARIZ Arizona	7	6-1	Big 12	54.7%T-3	47T-19	86T-112
T-3	BYU BYU	7	6-1	Big 12	54.7%T-3	47T-19	86T-112
T-5	KSU Kansas State	7	4-3	Big 12	54.5%T-5	55#6	101T-41
T-5	MIA Miami	7	7-0	ACC	54.5%T-5	42T-44	77T-136
7	UGA Georgia	7	6-1	SEC	53.9%#7	41T-52	76#138
T-8	AF Air Force	7	5-2	Mountain West	52.9%T-8	54T-7	102T-39
T-8	UTAH Utah	7	7-0	Big 12	52.9%T-8	46T-22	87T-108
10	NCSU NC State	7	3-4	ACC	52.5%#10	53#9	101T-41
11	FAU Florida Atlantic	7	5-2	American Athletic	52.3%#11	58#3	111T-14
12	LSU LSU	8	6-2	SEC	51.7%#12	61#2	118T-7
13	BOIS Boise State	7	6-1	Pac-12	51.1%#13	48T-16	94T-77
T-14	NEB Nebraska	7	5-2	Big Ten	50.5%T-14	50T-12	99T-49
T-14	USC USC	8	6-2	Big Ten	50.5%T-14	49#15	97T-59
16	ARMY Army	7	5-2	American Athletic	49.4%#16	43T-37	87T-108
17	OHIO Ohio	8	6-2	Mid-American	49.0%#17	50T-12	102T-39
18	WAKE Wake Forest	7	6-1	ACC	48.9%#18	43T-37	88T-103
19	UNT North Texas	7	5-2	American Athletic	48.4%#19	44T-31	91T-87
20	WVU West Virginia	8	5-3	Big 12	47.9%#20	57#4	119#6
21	NU Northwestern	7	6-1	Big Ten	47.6%#21	39T-61	82#129
22	CSU Colorado State	7	3-4	Pac-12	47.4%#22	46T-22	97T-59
23	UCLA UCLA	7	7-0	Big Ten	46.9%#23	46T-22	98#58
24	CIN Cincinnati	7	5-2	Big 12	46.7%#24	42T-44	90T-92
T-25	ORST Oregon State	7	5-2	Pac-12	46.5%T-25	40T-58	86T-112
T-25	SC South Carolina	7	4-3	SEC	46.5%T-25	46T-22	99T-49
27	FIU Florida International	7	3-4	Conference USA	46.4%#27	51T-10	110T-17
28	JXST Jacksonville State	7	5-2	Conference USA	46.3%#28	37T-77	80T-132
29	ILL Illinois	7	4-3	Big Ten	45.8%#29	38T-69	83T-126
30	GAST Georgia State	7	4-3	Sun Belt	45.7%#30	42T-44	92T-82
31	LOU Louisville	7	4-3	ACC	45.6%#31	36T-85	79#134
32	LT Louisiana Tech	7	5-2	Sun Belt	45.4%#32	44T-31	97T-59
33	SMU SMU	7	6-1	ACC	45.3%#33	39T-61	86T-112
34	FLA Florida	7	5-2	SEC	45.1%#34	41T-52	91T-87
35	MISS Ole Miss	7	5-2	SEC	44.9%#35	40T-58	89T-98
36	OSU Ohio State	7	6-1	Big Ten	44.3%#36	39T-61	88T-103
37	TOL Toledo	8	6-2	Mid-American	44.2%#37	46T-22	104T-32
38	ND Notre Dame	7	6-1	FBS Independents	44.0%#38	37T-77	84T-123
T-39	DUKE Duke	7	5-2	ACC	43.8%T-39	42T-44	96T-67
T-39	PUR Purdue	7	3-4	Big Ten	43.8%T-39	39T-61	89T-98
T-39	TCU TCU	7	3-4	Big 12	43.8%T-39	42T-44	96T-67
42	IU Indiana	8	7-1	Big Ten	43.6%#42	41T-52	94T-77
T-43	AUB Auburn	7	4-3	SEC	43.4%T-43	46T-22	106T-26
T-43	LIB Liberty	7	6-1	Conference USA	43.4%T-43	36T-85	83T-126
45	WIS Wisconsin	7	5-2	Big Ten	43.3%#45	39T-61	90T-92
T-46	ALA Alabama	8	6-2	SEC	43.2%T-46	41T-52	95T-75
T-46	NAVY Navy	7	2-5	American Athletic	43.2%T-46	35T-89	81T-130
48	SYR Syracuse	7	3-4	ACC	42.6%#48	46T-22	108T-21
T-49	ARK Arkansas	7	3-4	SEC	42.4%T-49	42T-44	99T-49
T-49	ARST Arkansas State	8	4-4	Sun Belt	42.4%T-49	39T-61	92T-82
T-49	WMU Western Michigan	8	5-3	Mid-American	42.4%T-49	42T-44	99T-49
T-52	MEM Memphis	8	6-2	American Athletic	42.3%T-52	41T-52	97T-59
T-52	UTSA UTSA	8	7-1	American Athletic	42.3%T-52	47T-19	111T-14
54	FSU Florida State	7	3-4	ACC	42.2%#54	38T-69	90T-92
55	TA&M Texas A&M	8	4-4	SEC	42.1%#55	48T-16	114#11
56	UAB UAB	7	4-3	American Athletic	41.9%#56	44T-31	105T-29
T-57	PITT Pittsburgh	8	5-3	ACC	41.7%T-57	43T-37	103T-37
T-57	TEM Temple	7	2-5	American Athletic	41.7%T-57	35T-89	84T-123
59	MSST Mississippi State	7	4-3	SEC	41.6%#59	37T-77	89T-98
60	MIZ Missouri	7	5-2	SEC	41.4%#60	41T-52	99T-49
T-61	UL Louisiana	8	5-3	Sun Belt	41.3%T-61	43T-37	104T-32
T-61	UNLV UNLV	7	4-3	Mountain West	41.3%T-61	43T-37	104T-32
63	RUTG Rutgers	7	2-5	Big Ten	41.1%#63	37T-77	90T-92
T-64	CONN UConn	7	4-3	FBS Independents	40.7%T-64	35T-89	86T-112
T-64	VAN Vanderbilt	8	3-5	SEC	40.7%T-64	44T-31	108T-21
T-64	WKU Western Kentucky	7	3-4	Conference USA	40.7%T-64	48T-16	118T-7
67	AKR Akron	8	1-7	Mid-American	40.6%#67	43T-37	106T-26
68	UNC North Carolina	7	4-3	ACC	40.5%#68	34T-103	84T-123
69	USA South Alabama	7	4-3	Sun Belt	40.4%#69	42T-44	104T-32
70	USF South Florida	7	5-2	American Athletic	40.3%#70	31T-118	77T-136
T-71	MRSH Marshall	7	4-3	Sun Belt	40.2%T-71	37T-77	92T-82
T-71	NDSU North Dakota State	8	6-2	Mountain West	40.2%T-71	43T-37	107#25
73	VT Virginia Tech	8	6-2	ACC	40.0%#73	46T-22	115#10
74	KENN Kennesaw State	7	1-6	Conference USA	39.8%#74	35T-89	88T-103
75	NEV Nevada	7	3-4	Mountain West	39.6%#75	38T-69	96T-67
T-76	BAY Baylor	7	4-3	Big 12	39.3%T-76	46T-22	117#9
T-76	UCF UCF	7	4-3	Big 12	39.3%T-76	35T-89	89T-98
T-78	GASO Georgia Southern	7	3-4	Sun Belt	39.2%T-78	38T-69	97T-59
T-78	TEX Texas	7	5-2	SEC	39.2%T-78	38T-69	97T-59
80	HAW Hawai'i	8	2-6	Mountain West	39.1%#80	50T-12	128#3
81	BGSU Bowling Green	8	2-6	Mid-American	39.0%#81	39T-61	100T-47
82	UNM New Mexico	7	6-1	Mountain West	38.9%#82	35T-89	90T-92
83	TTU Texas Tech	7	6-1	Big 12	38.8%#83	33T-111	85T-118
T-84	BUF Buffalo	8	5-3	Mid-American	38.6%T-84	54T-7	140#1
T-84	EMU Eastern Michigan	9	4-5	Mid-American	38.6%T-84	51T-10	132#2
86	MICH Michigan	7	4-3	Big Ten	38.5%#86	35T-89	91T-87
87	TULN Tulane	7	3-4	American Athletic	38.1%#87	37T-77	97T-59
88	MSU Michigan State	8	2-6	Big Ten	37.9%#88	39T-61	103T-37
89	NMSU New Mexico State	7	3-4	Conference USA	37.8%#89	34T-103	90T-92
90	BC Boston College	7	4-3	ACC	37.5%#90	33T-111	88T-103
91	TENN Tennessee	8	6-2	SEC	37.0%#91	40T-58	108T-21
92	IOWA Iowa	7	5-2	Big Ten	36.8%#92	32T-115	87T-108
T-93	CAL California	8	3-5	ACC	36.7%T-93	44T-31	120T-4
T-93	KENT Kent State	8	3-5	Mid-American	36.7%T-93	44T-31	120T-4
T-95	APP App State	7	5-2	Sun Belt	36.5%T-95	35T-89	96T-67
T-95	CCU Coastal Carolina	7	2-5	Sun Belt	36.5%T-95	31T-118	85T-118
T-95	COLO Colorado	7	2-5	Big 12	36.5%T-95	35T-89	96T-67
T-95	JMU James Madison	8	7-1	Sun Belt	36.5%T-95	38T-69	104T-32
T-95	MOST Missouri State	7	2-5	Conference USA	36.5%T-95	31T-118	85T-118
100	KU Kansas	7	3-4	Big 12	36.4%#100	36T-85	99T-49
101	M-OH Miami (OH)	8	5-3	Mid-American	36.3%#101	33T-111	91T-87
T-102	PSU Penn State	7	3-4	Big Ten	36.2%T-102	34T-103	94T-77
T-102	USU Utah State	7	2-5	Pac-12	36.2%T-102	34T-103	94T-77
104	FRES Fresno State	7	4-3	Pac-12	36.1%#104	30T-125	83T-126
T-105	CMU Central Michigan	8	3-5	Mid-American	35.8%T-105	38T-69	106T-26
T-105	OKST Oklahoma State	7	5-2	Big 12	35.8%T-105	29T-127	81T-130
T-107	OU Oklahoma	7	4-3	SEC	35.4%T-107	35T-89	99T-49
T-107	ORE Oregon	7	4-3	Big Ten	35.4%T-107	34T-103	96T-67
T-107	SHSU Sam Houston	7	1-6	Conference USA	35.4%T-107	35T-89	99T-49
110	BALL Ball State	8	3-5	Mid-American	34.7%#110	35T-89	101T-41
111	MINN Minnesota	7	5-2	Big Ten	34.0%#111	33T-111	97T-59
112	STAN Stanford	8	4-4	ACC	33.9%#112	37T-77	109#20
113	GT Georgia Tech	7	2-5	ACC	33.8%#113	27#133	80T-132
T-114	UK Kentucky	8	7-1	SEC	33.7%T-114	31T-118	92T-82
T-114	MD Maryland	7	2-5	Big Ten	33.7%T-114	32T-115	95T-75
T-114	TROY Troy	7	3-4	Sun Belt	33.7%T-114	34T-103	101T-41
T-114	WYO Wyoming	8	5-3	Mountain West	33.7%T-114	29T-127	86T-112
118	ODU Old Dominion	8	2-6	Sun Belt	33.6%#118	38T-69	113#12
T-119	SDSU San Diego State	8	3-5	Pac-12	33.3%T-119	35T-89	105T-29
T-119	TLSA Tulsa	8	4-4	American Athletic	33.3%T-119	37T-77	111T-14
T-119	WASH Washington	7	4-3	Big Ten	33.3%T-119	29T-127	87T-108
122	DEL Delaware	7	3-4	Conference USA	33.0%#122	30T-125	91T-87
123	SAC Sacramento State	8	1-7	Mid-American	32.7%#123	36T-85	110T-17
124	UVA Virginia	8	4-4	ACC	32.4%#124	35T-89	108T-21
125	MASS Massachusetts	8	4-4	Mid-American	32.3%#125	31T-118	96T-67
126	CLEM Clemson	7	4-3	ACC	31.7%#126	32T-115	101T-41
127	USM Southern Miss	7	2-5	Sun Belt	31.5%#127	29T-127	92T-82
128	RICE Rice	8	1-7	American Athletic	31.3%#128	31T-118	99T-49
129	ECU East Carolina	7	3-4	American Athletic	31.0%#129	31T-118	100T-47
130	SJSU San José State	8	4-4	Mountain West	30.9%#130	34T-103	110T-17
131	CLT Charlotte	7	1-6	American Athletic	30.6%#131	26T-134	85T-118
132	WSU Washington State	8	1-7	Pac-12	30.4%#132	34T-103	112#13
133	ASU Arizona State	7	4-3	Big 12	30.1%#133	28T-131	93#81
134	NIU Northern Illinois	7	0-7	Mountain West	29.5%#134	26T-134	88T-103
135	ISU Iowa State	7	3-4	Big 12	29.4%#135	25#136	85T-118
136	ULM UL Monroe	7	1-6	Sun Belt	29.2%#136	28T-131	96T-67
137	MTSU Middle Tennessee	7	4-3	Conference USA	25.6%#137	20#138	78#135
138	UTEP UTEP	7	1-6	Mountain West	24.7%#138	22#137	89T-98

Ranks among 138 FBS teams with a value. Equal values share a rank (T-5). — means not available from source and is left out of ranking.

Data: CollegeFootballData.com · Stats through Week 8. Ranks among FBS teams; games against FCS opponents count toward totals. Values not available from source show as —, never as zero.