🏈 The 2026 college football season Live
The season as it is played: the current polls and standings, with the full record to follow.
Source: Citizen of Nowhere college football database · 11 conferences · 0 bowls · live season
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The forecast
Model forecast, as of Oct 5, 2026, after 384 games.
How this is measured
20,000 simulations of the real 2026 schedule, rated on team stats, market futures and the AP poll. Teams are listed by playoff odds, not by a projected seed: the sim does not publish seeds. A star marks the favourite to win its conference, which is who the automatic bid would most likely go to. Notre Dame has no conference title to win.
Projected playoff field
The 12 teams most likely to make the College Football Playoff.
| # | Team | Playoff | Bye | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #3Notre DameSolid Independents | 98% | 74% | 14.8% |
| 2 | #4Miami FL★Solid ACC | 91% | 51% | 10% |
| 3 | #2GeorgiaLikely SEC | 90% | 39% | 8.8% |
| 4 | #5Ohio State★Likely Big Ten | 87% | 42% | 12.7% |
| 5 | #7IndianaLikely Big Ten | 85% | 42% | 9.3% |
| 6 | #6Alabama★Likely SEC | 84% | 55% | 15.3% |
| 7 | #1TexasLikely SEC | 79% | 26% | 7% |
| 8 | #12Utah★Toss-up Big 12 | 59% | 23% | 5% |
| 9 | James Madison★Toss-up Sun Belt | 56% | 13% | 1.9% |
| 10 | #11Texas TechToss-up Big 12 | 53% | 6% | 1.6% |
| 11 | #13OregonUnlikely Big Ten | 40% | 4% | 2.1% |
| 12 | #8BYUUnlikely Big 12 | 36% | 6% | 1.7% |
National title odds
Top 10, with the change over the last week.
Projected conference title games
The two teams most likely to reach each title game, with each one's odds of winning the conference.
Projected conference title games10 projected title games
This week's picks
AP Week 6 poll games: the model's win chance for the home side and the pick.
How this is measured
Each slate is frozen the day it is published and graded against the final score. The pick blends the model with the posted line 50/50 where a line exists. Market is the posted line's win chance for the home side.
This week's picks19 games this week, 96 of 111 right so far
#2 Georgia
at #7 Alabama
Sat, Oct 10
Model 56%
Market 43%
Georgia
#17 Tennessee
at Arkansas
Sat, Oct 10
Model 27%
Market —
Tennessee
Iowa State
at #10 BYU
Sat, Oct 10
Model 68%
Market 82%
BYU
South Carolina
at #8 Florida
Sat, Oct 10
Model 74%
Market 82%
Florida
#20 Houston
at Kansas State
Sat, Oct 10
Model 63%
Market —
Kansas State
#11 LSU
at #24 Kentucky
Sat, Oct 10
Model 34%
Market 26%
LSU
Texas A&M
at #25 Missouri
Sat, Oct 10
Model 53%
Market 54%
Missouri
#6 Indiana
at Nebraska
Sat, Oct 10
Model 36%
Market 28%
Indiana
Stanford
at #3 Notre Dame
Sat, Oct 10
Model 96%
Market —
Notre Dame
Maryland
at #5 Ohio State
Sat, Oct 10
Model 92%
Market —
Ohio State
#1 Texas
vs Oklahomaneutral
Sat, Oct 10
Model 27%
Market 28%
Texas
UCF
at #19 Oklahoma State
Sat, Oct 10
Model 51%
Market —
Oklahoma State
12 of 19 games shown. See every pick.
Latest graded picks
Indiana
at Rutgers
Pick: Indiana
Indiana 15-47 ✓
Washington
at USC
Pick: USC
USC 25-21 ✓
Arkansas
at Texas A&M
Pick: Texas A&M
Texas A&M 34-7 ✓
Auburn
at Tennessee
Pick: Tennessee
Tennessee 24-14 ✓
BYU
at TCU
Pick: BYU
BYU 10-17 ✓
Kentucky
at South Carolina
Pick: South Carolina
Kentucky 34-35 ✕
Boston College
at SMU
Pick: SMU
SMU 25-16 ✓
Penn State
at Northwestern
Pick: Penn State
Northwestern 34-13 ✕
The 2026 poll race
Rank by poll week, 1 at the top, or Elo by week. A poll line breaks where a team was unranked.
How this is measured
The final top five and the champion are drawn in team colours; everyone else is muted until you tap a line or pick a team. The grid under a poll chart has the same ranks, team by week, so a rank can be read as a number as well as a height. Where the College Football Playoff or BCS ranking also ran, switch between it and the AP poll. The Elo view plots each team's rating on the poll dates for the teams that finished in the Elo top 15 or were ranked at any point, and its Show filter works the same way.
Tap or drag on the chart to read a team's rank in any week.
AP rank, team by week
| Team | Aug17 | Sep8 | 13 | 20 | 27 | Oct4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Georgia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Notre Dame | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Miami (FL) | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Ohio State | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Alabama | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Indiana | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| BYU | 14 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Mississippi | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| LSU | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Texas Tech | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Utah | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| Oregon | 2 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 13 |
| Missouri | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 14 |
| Tennessee | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
| Florida | 21 | 8 | 16 | |||
| Mississippi State | 24 | 16 | 17 | |||
| Oklahoma State | 19 | 18 | ||||
| USC | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 |
| Iowa | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 20 |
| UCLA | 23 | 21 | ||||
| Houston | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 22 |
| Boise State | 22 | 23 | ||||
| SMU | 19 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 24 |
| Pittsburgh | 25 | |||||
| Kentucky | 24 | |||||
| Penn State | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | ||
| Louisville | 24 | 24 | 23 | 16 | ||
| Michigan | 16 | 19 | 18 | |||
| Texas A&M | 8 | 10 | 9 | 23 | ||
| Oklahoma | 10 | 11 | 24 | |||
| Virginia | 25 | 25 | ||||
| Washington | 17 | 19 |
Tap a rank to read it and highlight that team on the chart above.
Movers
AP rank on Aug 17 against the latest AP rank (Oct 4). NR is not ranked.
Risers
- Missouri#25 → #14
- FloridaNR → #16
- Utah#21 → #12
- Mississippi StateNR → #17
- Oklahoma StateNR → #18
Fallers
- Texas A&M#8 → NR
- Oklahoma#10 → NR
- Oregon#2 → #13
- Michigan#16 → NR
- Washington#17 → NR
2026 latest polls
The most recent ranking in each poll, as of Oct 4.
2026 latest pollsAP, Coaches, Elo
AP and Coaches
Oct 4 final| AP | Team | C | Rec |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 4-0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 5-0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 5-0 | |
| 4 | 4 | 5-0 | |
| 5 | 6 | 4-1 | |
| 6 | 7 | 5-0 | |
| 7 | 5 | 5-0 | |
| 8 | 8 | 4-0 | |
| 9 | 11 | 3-1 | |
| 10 | 10 | 4-1 | |
| 11 | 9 | 5-0 | |
| 12 | 12 | 4-0 | |
| 13 | 13 | 3-1 | |
| 14 | 16 | 4-1 | |
| 15 | 14 | 4-1 | |
| 16 | 15 | 4-1 | |
| 17 | 20 | 4-1 | |
| 18 | 3-1 | ||
| 19 | 17 | 5-1 | |
| 20 | 18 | 4-1 | |
| 21 | 22 | 4-0 | |
| 22 | 19 | 4-1 | |
| 23 | 4-1 | ||
| 24 | 21 | 4-1 | |
| 25 | 24 | 5-0 | |
| Coaches only | |||
| 23 | |||
| 25 | |||
Elo top 25
rating, z
The best games of 2026
The ten best games of the season by Game Score. Switch to the Elo score for a second opinion.
How this is measured
Game score is the college football workbook's own rating of how good a game was; it weighs a lot more than the margin. The Elo score is a second view built from the ratings alone: the two teams' average pre-game Elo, plus stakes (150 for the national championship game, 90 for a playoff game or a major bowl, 40 for another bowl or a conference title game, 15 for a rivalry), plus up to 60 for a close finish and 15 for overtime. The Elo view takes its own top ten from every game between major teams. Sort by any column.
The best games of 202610 games
Upsets of 2026
The results the ratings gave the winner the least chance of, lowest first.
How this is measured
Win chance is the winner's pre-game probability from the site's college football Elo ratings, home field included, so 3% means the winner would be expected to win about one time in thirty. Games against lower-level opponents count and carry a tag for the level (FCS, Division II and so on). Where the AP poll had ranks, the rank line is shown as context. Elo gap is the loser's pre-game rating minus the winner's.
Upsets of 202610 upsets
2026 standings by conference
Every conference at once: conference and overall record, and the final AP rank. A star marks the conference champion.
2026 standings by conference11 groups
American Athletic
14 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Atlantic | 1-0 | 4-1 | |
| 2 | Memphis | 1-0 | 4-1 | |
| 3 | TX-San Antonio | 1-0 | 4-1 | |
| 4 | North Texas | 1-0 | 3-2 | |
| 5 | UAB | 1-0 | 3-2 | |
| 6 | South Florida | 1-1 | 4-1 | |
| 7 | Army | 1-1 | 2-2 | |
| 8 | Temple | 1-1 | 2-3 | |
| 9 | Tulsa | 0-1 | 3-2 | |
| 10 | Navy | 0-2 | 1-3 | |
| 11 | Rice | 0-1 | 1-4 | |
| 12 | Charlotte | 0-1 | 0-5 | |
| 13 | East Carolina | - | 2-2 | |
| 14 | Tulane | - | 2-2 |
Atlantic Coast
17 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duke | 1-0 | 4-0 | |
| 2 | Miami (FL) | 3-0 | 5-0 | |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | 2-0 | 5-0 | |
| 4 | SMU | 2-1 | 4-1 | |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 2-1 | 4-1 | |
| 6 | Clemson | 2-1 | 3-2 | |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | 1-1 | 4-1 | |
| 8 | Florida State | 1-1 | 3-2 | |
| 9 | North Carolina State | 1-1 | 3-2 | |
| 10 | Virginia | 1-1 | 3-2 | |
| 11 | California | 1-1 | 2-3 | |
| 12 | Louisville | 1-2 | 2-3 | |
| 13 | Stanford | 1-3 | 2-3 | |
| 14 | North Carolina | 0-1 | 2-2 | |
| 15 | Syracuse | 0-2 | 2-2 | |
| 16 | Boston College | 0-2 | 2-3 | |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | 0-1 | 1-3 |
Big 12
16 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 2-0 | 4-0 | |
| 2 | Texas Tech | 2-0 | 5-0 | |
| 3 | Utah | 1-0 | 4-0 | |
| 4 | Baylor | 2-0 | 4-1 | |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 1-0 | 3-1 | |
| 6 | Arizona | 1-1 | 4-1 | |
| 7 | Cincinnati | 1-1 | 4-1 | |
| 8 | Houston | 1-1 | 4-1 | |
| 9 | Central Florida | 1-1 | 3-2 | |
| 10 | Iowa State | 1-1 | 3-2 | |
| 11 | Arizona State | 1-1 | 2-2 | |
| 12 | Kansas State | 0-1 | 3-1 | |
| 13 | West Virginia | 0-2 | 3-2 | |
| 14 | Kansas | 0-1 | 2-2 | |
| 15 | Colorado | 0-2 | 2-3 | |
| 16 | TCU | 0-2 | 2-3 |
Big Ten
18 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana | 2-0 | 5-0 | |
| 2 | Nebraska | 2-0 | 5-0 | |
| 3 | UCLA | 2-0 | 4-0 | |
| 4 | Minnesota | 2-0 | 4-1 | |
| 5 | Ohio State | 2-0 | 4-1 | |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 2-0 | 4-1 | |
| 7 | Oregon | 1-0 | 3-1 | |
| 8 | USC | 2-1 | 5-1 | |
| 9 | Iowa | 1-1 | 4-1 | |
| 10 | Northwestern | 1-1 | 3-1 | |
| 11 | Purdue | 1-1 | 2-3 | |
| 12 | Michigan | 0-2 | 3-2 | |
| 13 | Penn State | 0-2 | 3-2 | |
| 14 | Washington | 0-2 | 3-2 | |
| 15 | Illinois | 0-2 | 2-3 | |
| 16 | Maryland | 0-2 | 2-3 | |
| 17 | Michigan State | 0-2 | 2-3 | |
| 18 | Rutgers | 0-2 | 1-4 |
Conference USA
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty | 1-0 | 4-1 | |
| 2 | Jacksonville State | 1-0 | 3-2 | |
| 3 | New Mexico State | 1-0 | 2-3 | |
| 4 | Delaware | 0-1 | 2-3 | |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee State | 0-1 | 2-3 | |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 0-1 | 1-4 | |
| 7 | Florida International | - | 2-2 | |
| 8 | Kennesaw State | - | 1-3 | |
| 9 | Missouri State | - | 1-3 | |
| 10 | Sam Houston State | - | 1-3 |
Mid-American
13 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toledo | 1-0 | 4-1 | |
| 2 | Central Michigan | 1-0 | 3-2 | |
| 3 | Ohio | 1-0 | 3-2 | |
| 4 | Western Michigan | 1-0 | 3-2 | |
| 5 | Eastern Michigan | 2-0 | 3-3 | |
| 6 | Bowling Green | 1-0 | 1-4 | |
| 7 | Massachusetts | 1-1 | 4-1 | |
| 8 | Kent State | 1-1 | 2-3 | |
| 9 | Buffalo | 0-1 | 2-3 | |
| 10 | Miami (OH) | 0-1 | 2-3 | |
| 11 | Akron | 0-1 | 1-4 | |
| 12 | Ball State | 0-2 | 1-4 | |
| 13 | Sacramento State | 0-2 | 1-4 |
Mountain West
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Dakota State | 2-0 | 5-0 | |
| 2 | New Mexico | 1-0 | 4-1 | |
| 3 | San Jose State | 1-0 | 3-2 | |
| 4 | UNLV | 1-0 | 3-2 | |
| 5 | Air Force | 1-1 | 3-1 | |
| 6 | Wyoming | 1-1 | 2-3 | |
| 7 | Nevada | 0-1 | 1-3 | |
| 8 | Hawaii | 0-3 | 1-4 | |
| 9 | UTEP | 0-1 | 1-4 | |
| 10 | Northern Illinois | - | 0-4 |
Pacific-12
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | 1-0 | 4-1 | |
| 2 | Fresno State | 1-0 | 4-1 | |
| 3 | Oregon State | 1-0 | 3-2 | |
| 4 | San Diego State | 1-0 | 2-3 | |
| 5 | Colorado State | 0-1 | 2-3 | |
| 6 | Texas State | 0-1 | 2-3 | |
| 7 | Utah State | 0-1 | 1-4 | |
| 8 | Washington State | 0-1 | 1-4 |
Southeastern
16 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 3-0 | 5-0 | |
| 2 | Georgia | 3-0 | 5-0 | |
| 3 | Texas | 1-0 | 4-0 | |
| 4 | Florida | 2-1 | 4-1 | |
| 5 | Kentucky | 2-1 | 4-1 | |
| 6 | Mississippi State | 2-1 | 4-1 | |
| 7 | LSU | 1-1 | 4-1 | |
| 8 | Missouri | 1-1 | 4-1 | |
| 9 | Tennessee | 1-1 | 4-1 | |
| 10 | Mississippi | 1-1 | 3-1 | |
| 11 | Auburn | 1-2 | 3-2 | |
| 12 | Texas A&M | 1-2 | 3-2 | |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | 0-2 | 3-2 | |
| 14 | Oklahoma | 0-1 | 2-2 | |
| 15 | Arkansas | 0-2 | 2-3 | |
| 16 | South Carolina | 0-3 | 2-3 |
Sun Belt
14 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||
| 1 | James Madison | 2-0 | 5-0 | |
| 2 | Georgia State | 1-0 | 4-1 | |
| 3 | Georgia Southern | 1-0 | 2-3 | |
| 4 | Marshall | 0-1 | 3-2 | |
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | 0-1 | 1-4 | |
| 6 | Old Dominion | 0-2 | 1-4 | |
| 7 | Appalachian State | - | 3-1 | |
| West | ||||
| 1 | LA-Lafayette | 1-0 | 4-1 | |
| 2 | South Alabama | 1-0 | 3-2 | |
| 3 | Arkansas State | 0-1 | 2-3 | |
| 4 | LA-Monroe | 0-1 | 0-5 | |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | - | 2-2 | |
| 6 | Troy | - | 2-2 | |
| 7 | Southern Mississippi | - | 1-3 | |
Independent
2 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | - | 5-0 | |
| 2 | Connecticut | - | 2-3 |
FCS. Shown for context. These seasons do not count in this hub’s major-college records.
Champion
FCS national champion.
No champion is recorded.
2026 standings by conference
Overall and conference record.
2026 standings by conference14 groups
Big Sky
13 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cal Poly-SLO | - | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Eastern Washington | - | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Idaho | - | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Idaho State | - | 0-0 | |
| 5 | Montana | - | 0-0 | |
| 6 | Montana State | - | 0-0 | |
| 7 | Northern Arizona | - | 0-0 | |
| 8 | Northern Colorado | - | 0-0 | |
| 9 | Portland State | - | 0-0 | |
| 10 | Southern Utah | - | 0-0 | |
| 11 | UC Davis | - | 0-0 | |
| 12 | Utah Tech | - | 0-0 | |
| 13 | Weber State | - | 0-0 |
Big South-Ohio Valley
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charleston Southern | - | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Eastern Illinois | - | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Gardner-Webb | - | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Lindenwood | - | 0-0 | |
| 5 | SE Missouri State | - | 0-0 | |
| 6 | Tennessee State | - | 0-0 | |
| 7 | UT-Martin | - | 0-0 | |
| 8 | Western Illinois | - | 0-0 |
Coastal
13 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albany | - | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Bryant | - | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Campbell | - | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Elon | - | 0-0 | |
| 5 | Hampton | - | 0-0 | |
| 6 | Maine | - | 0-0 | |
| 7 | Monmouth | - | 0-0 | |
| 8 | New Hampshire | - | 0-0 | |
| 9 | North Carolina A&T | - | 0-0 | |
| 10 | Rhode Island | - | 0-0 | |
| 11 | Sacred Heart | - | 0-0 | |
| 12 | Stony Brook | - | 0-0 | |
| 13 | Towson | - | 0-0 |
Ivy
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown | - | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Columbia | - | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Cornell | - | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Dartmouth | - | 0-0 | |
| 5 | Harvard | - | 0-0 | |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | - | 0-0 | |
| 7 | Princeton | - | 0-0 | |
| 8 | Yale | - | 0-0 |
Mid-Eastern
6 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delaware State | - | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Howard | - | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Morgan State | - | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Norfolk State | - | 0-0 | |
| 5 | North Carolina Central | - | 0-0 | |
| 6 | South Carolina State | - | 0-0 |
Missouri Valley
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois State | - | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Indiana State | - | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Murray State | - | 0-0 | |
| 4 | North Dakota | - | 0-0 | |
| 5 | Northern Iowa | - | 0-0 | |
| 6 | South Dakota | - | 0-0 | |
| 7 | South Dakota State | - | 0-0 | |
| 8 | Southern Illinois | - | 0-0 | |
| 9 | Youngstown State | - | 0-0 |
Northeast
9 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Connecticut State | - | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Duquesne | - | 0-0 | |
| 3 | LIU-Brooklyn | - | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Mercyhurst | - | 0-0 | |
| 5 | New Haven | - | 0-0 | |
| 6 | Robert Morris | - | 0-0 | |
| 7 | St. Francis (PA) | - | 0-0 | |
| 8 | Stonehill | - | 0-0 | |
| 9 | Wagner | - | 0-0 |
Patriot
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bucknell | - | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Colgate | - | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Fordham | - | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Georgetown | - | 0-0 | |
| 5 | Holy Cross | - | 0-0 | |
| 6 | Lafayette | - | 0-0 | |
| 7 | Lehigh | - | 0-0 | |
| 8 | Richmond | - | 0-0 | |
| 9 | Villanova | - | 0-0 | |
| 10 | William & Mary | - | 0-0 |
Pioneer
11 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Butler | - | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Davidson | - | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Dayton | - | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Drake | - | 0-0 | |
| 5 | Marist | - | 0-0 | |
| 6 | Morehead State | - | 0-0 | |
| 7 | Presbyterian | - | 0-0 | |
| 8 | San Diego | - | 0-0 | |
| 9 | St. Thomas | - | 0-0 | |
| 10 | Stetson | - | 0-0 | |
| 11 | Valparaiso | - | 0-0 |
Southern
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Citadel | - | 0-0 | |
| 2 | East Tennessee State | - | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Furman | - | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Mercer | - | 0-0 | |
| 5 | Samford | - | 0-0 | |
| 6 | Tennessee Tech | - | 0-0 | |
| 7 | UT-Chattanooga | - | 0-0 | |
| 8 | VMI | - | 0-0 | |
| 9 | Western Carolina | - | 0-0 | |
| 10 | Wofford | - | 0-0 |
Southland
10 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Texas A&M | - | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Houston Christian | - | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Incarnate Word | - | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Lamar | - | 0-0 | |
| 5 | McNeese State | - | 0-0 | |
| 6 | Nicholls State | - | 0-0 | |
| 7 | Northwestern State | - | 0-0 | |
| 8 | SE Louisiana | - | 0-0 | |
| 9 | Stephen F. Austin | - | 0-0 | |
| 10 | Texas-Rio Grande Valley | - | 0-0 |
Southwestern Athletic
12 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||
| 1 | Alabama A&M | - | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Alabama State | - | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Bethune-Cookman | - | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Florida A&M | - | 0-0 | |
| 5 | Jackson State | - | 0-0 | |
| 6 | Mississippi Valley State | - | 0-0 | |
| West | ||||
| 1 | Alcorn State | - | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | - | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Grambling | - | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Prairie View | - | 0-0 | |
| 5 | Southern | - | 0-0 | |
| 6 | Texas Southern | - | 0-0 | |
United Athletic
8 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abilene Christian | - | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Austin Peay | - | 0-0 | |
| 3 | Central Arkansas | - | 0-0 | |
| 4 | Eastern Kentucky | - | 0-0 | |
| 5 | North Alabama | - | 0-0 | |
| 6 | Tarleton State | - | 0-0 | |
| 7 | West Florida | - | 0-0 | |
| 8 | West Georgia | - | 0-0 |
Independent
2 teams| # | Team | Conf | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago State | - | 0-0 | |
| 2 | Merrimack | - | 0-0 |
Where these numbers come from
Enough to disbelieve this page on purpose rather than by accident.
Champions, polls, standings, bowls, honours and games are read from the Citizen of Nowhere college football database, built from its own workbook one season at a time. Team colours and crests are the current programs’, so a school is drawn the way it looks today even where it played under another name.
The AP poll begins in 1936, so earlier seasons have no poll race and no final poll, but they do have an Elo race, and their champions are those the selectors named. Before 1992 there was no title game, so those seasons list the major bowls instead; from 1992 the title game is shown with the other major bowls, and from 2014 the playoff bracket. Where the database has no entry for a section, the section is left out rather than shown empty.
Elo ratings, the upsets and the best games come from the site’s college football Elo, which rates every game since 1869 and counts games against lower-level opponents. Each season’s ratings are shown on a scale where the average major team ends the season at 1500; z is the distance from that average in standard deviations.
2026 is in progress. The polls and standings above come from live feeds and refresh through the day; the champion, honours and best games appear once the season is in the database.