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2026 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Wins | Loses | Win % | Place | SOS | SOS Place | SOR | SOR Place |
| 1 | 1 | 0.630 | OREGON | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 0.665 | OHIO STATE | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 0.819 | GEORGIA | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.897 | MISSISSIPPI | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 5 | 10 | 0.956 | NOTRE DAME | FBSI | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 6 | 13 | 1.018 | TEXAS | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 7 | -4 | 1.119 | MIAMI | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 8 | 2 | 1.145 | ALABAMA | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 9 | -3 | 1.314 | BYU | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 10 | -9 | 1.402 | INDIANA | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 11 | 16 | 1.463 | SMU | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 12 | -1 | 1.474 | JAMES MADISON | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 13 | 9 | 1.620 | MICHIGAN | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 14 | -2 | 1.644 | TULANE | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 15 | 11 | 1.717 | LOUISVILLE | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 16 | -8 | 1.722 | TEXAS TECH | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 17 | -4 | 1.759 | TEXAS A & M | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 18 | 21 | 1.779 | BOISE STATE | P12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 19 | -1 | 1.819 | NAVY | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 20 | 3 | 1.852 | ILLINOIS | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 21 | 4 | 1.892 | DUKE | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 22 | 20 | 1.895 | IOWA STATE | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 23 | 23 | 1.901 | MISSOURI | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 24 | 31 | 1.938 | PENN STATE | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 25 | -1 | 1.944 | IOWA | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 26 | 24 | 2.057 | TENNESSEE | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 27 | 22 | 2.068 | LSU | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 28 | 74 | 2.092 | UNLV | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 29 | -15 | 2.100 | OKLAHOMA | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 30 | 14 | 2.111 | USC | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 31 | -2 | 2.216 | TCU | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 32 | 24 | 2.230 | MEMPHIS | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 33 | 8 | 2.338 | ARIZONA STATE | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 34 | 24 | 2.369 | OHIO | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 35 | -1 | 2.581 | WASHINGTON | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 36 | 32 | 2.702 | CLEMSON | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 37 | 27 | 2.707 | ARMY | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 38 | 0 | 2.736 | GEORGIA TECH | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 39 | 9 | 2.737 | MINNESOTA | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 40 | -20 | 2.836 | UTAH | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 41 | 30 | 2.856 | KANSAS STATE | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 42 | 92 | 2.909 | VANDERBILT | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 43 | -34 | 2.911 | NORTH TEXAS | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 44 | -14 | 2.911 | SOUTH FLORIDA | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 45 | 0 | 2.918 | CONNECTICUT | FBSI | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 46 | -10 | 2.931 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 47 | 10 | 3.024 | JACKSONVILLE STATE | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 48 | 14 | 3.032 | TOLEDO | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 49 | -12 | 3.182 | EAST CAROLINA | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 50 | 44 | 3.325 | WESTERN KENTUCKY | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 51 | -4 | 3.430 | PITTSBURGH | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 52 | -20 | 3.435 | OLD DOMINION | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 53 | -20 | 3.472 | WASHINGTON STATE | P12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 54 | 9 | 3.481 | TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 55 | -27 | 3.512 | ARIZONA | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 56 | 5 | 3.520 | NEBRASKA | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 57 | 15 | 3.532 | TEXAS STATE | P12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 58 | 12 | 3.560 | GEORGIA SOUTHERN | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 59 | 28 | 3.655 | MIAMI (OH) | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 60 | 32 | 3.688 | SOUTH CAROLINA | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 61 | -7 | 3.715 | FRESNO STATE | P12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 62 | 13 | 3.786 | RUTGERS | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 63 | 2 | 3.805 | WEST MICHIGAN | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 64 | 24 | 3.887 | FLORIDA | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 65 | -44 | 3.893 | VIRGINIA | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 66 | 33 | 3.897 | MARSHALL | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 67 | 12 | 3.942 | ARKANSAS STATE | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 68 | -37 | 3.991 | HOUSTON | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 69 | 24 | 3.993 | LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 70 | -4 | 4.053 | CALIFORNIA | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 71 | 35 | 4.130 | WAKE FOREST | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 72 | 12 | 4.154 | BAYLOR | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 73 | 39 | 4.324 | SYRACUSE | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 74 | -15 | 4.334 | CINCINNATI | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 75 | 10 | 4.373 | KANSAS | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 76 | 2 | 4.399 | AUBURN | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 77 | -26 | 4.474 | HAWAII | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 78 | 27 | 4.501 | COLORADO | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 79 | -27 | 4.548 | NEW MEXICO | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 80 | 31 | 4.582 | LIBERTY | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 81 | -12 | 4.620 | TROY | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 82 | -42 | 4.621 | WEST VIRGINIA | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 83 | -7 | 4.629 | KENTUCKY | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 84 | -31 | 4.650 | WISCONSIN | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 85 | 10 | 4.813 | COASTAL CAROLINA | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 86 | -26 | 4.901 | NORTHWESTERN | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 87 | 21 | 4.954 | BUFFALO | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 88 | 49 | 5.090 | UCLA | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 89 | 15 | 5.094 | NORTH CAROLINA | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 90 | 26 | 5.244 | SOUTH ALABAMA | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 91 | -48 | 5.291 | SAN DIEGO STATE | P12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 92 | 6 | 5.312 | MICHIGAN STATE | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 93 | 22 | 5.379 | ARKANSAS | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 94 | 13 | 5.401 | APPALACHIAN STATE | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 95 | -4 | 5.405 | CENTRAL FLORIDA | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 96 | -19 | 5.423 | MISSOURI STATE | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 97 | -30 | 5.541 | LOUISIANA TECH | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 98 | 2 | 5.589 | MARYLAND | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 99 | 25 | 5.597 | BOSTON COLLEGE | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 100 | -18 | 5.610 | DELAWARE | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 101 | -20 | 5.706 | FLORIDA STATE | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 102 | 20 | 5.723 | BOWLING GREEN | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 103 | 6 | 5.796 | AIR FORCE | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 104 | -88 | 5.797 | UTAH STATE | P12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 105 | 20 | 5.811 | SAN JOSE STATE | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 106 | -10 | 5.816 | RICE | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 107 | -27 | 5.842 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | SEC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 108 | 23 | 5.871 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 109 | -74 | 5.886 | KENNESAW STATE | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 110 | -36 | 5.931 | FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 111 | 21 | 5.953 | SAM HOUSTON | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 112 | -23 | 5.964 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 113 | 15 | 6.043 | COLORADO STATE | P12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 114 | -17 | 6.395 | STANFORD | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 115 | -98 | 6.420 | VIRGINIA TECH | ACC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 116 | 13 | 6.569 | OREGON STATE | P12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 117 | -27 | 6.569 | TEMPLE | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 118 | 3 | 6.638 | EAST MICHIGAN | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 119 | -16 | 6.790 | UAB | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 120 | -19 | 6.917 | FLORIDA ATLANTIC | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 121 | -38 | 6.929 | WYOMING | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 122 | -49 | 6.980 | SOUTHERN MISS | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 123 | 3 | 7.101 | LOUISIANA MONROE | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 124 | -10 | 7.112 | AKRON | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 125 | 5 | 7.264 | OKLAHOMA STATE | B12 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 126 | -16 | 7.265 | TULSA | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 127 | 6 | 7.427 | CHARLOTTE | AMC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 128 | -9 | 7.474 | NEW MEXICO STATE | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 129 | -9 | 7.661 | BALL STATE | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 130 | -12 | 7.763 | PURDUE | B10 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 131 | 4 | 8.016 | GEORGIA STATE | SUN | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 132 | -5 | 8.337 | MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE | USA | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 133 | -10 | 8.360 | NEVADA | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 134 | -48 | 8.851 | UTEP | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 135 | -22 | 9.032 | KENT STATE | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 136 | 0 | 9.094 | MASSACHUSETTS | MAC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 137 | 0 | 9.611 | NORTH DAKOTA STATE | MWC | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |