Week 8 (2026) Weekly Rankings Week 8 (2026) Weekly Rankings

Billingsley's

Weekly Ranking Report

Week
for the
Season
Season Week Rank Team Won Lost Opponent PF PA Rating Sch Rank
2026 8 1 Ohio State 6 1 Beat Indiana 19 15 7
2026 8 2 Georgia 6 1 Lost to Auburn 24 27 18
2026 8 3 Brigham Young 6 0 Beat Notre Dame 28 24 50
2026 8 4 Miami (Fla.) 6 0 Beat Florida State 43 35 60
2026 8 5 Mississippi 5 1 Beat Missouri 31 3 13
2026 8 6 UCLA 6 0 Beat Wisconsin 17 7 31
2026 8 7 Indiana 6 1 Lost to Ohio State 15 19 37
2026 8 8 Kentucky 6 1 Beat Oklahoma 21 13 2
2026 8 9 Notre Dame 6 1 Lost to Brigham Young 24 28 44
2026 8 10 Tennessee 6 1 Beat Alabama 26 10 16
2026 8 11 Iowa 5 1 38
2026 8 12 Texas Tech 6 0 Beat Arizona State 53 25 95
2026 8 13 Florida 5 2 Beat Texas 27 24 5
2026 8 14 Missouri 5 2 Lost to Mississippi 3 31 8
2026 8 15 Alabama 5 2 Lost to Tennessee 10 26 1
2026 8 16 Utah 6 0 Beat Colorado 27 24 117
2026 8 17 Auburn 4 2 Beat Georgia 27 24 9
2026 8 18 LSU 5 2 Beat Mississippi State 31 0 6
2026 8 19 Texas 4 2 Lost to Florida 24 27 11
2026 8 20 Wake Forest 6 1 Beat California 41 7 23
2026 8 21 Southern Cal 6 1 49
2026 8 22 Mississippi State 4 2 Lost to LSU 0 31 12
2026 8 23 Oregon 4 2 Beat Nebraska 17 14 28
2026 8 24 Houston 6 1 Beat Oklahoma State 35 32 67
2026 8 25 SMU 5 1 Beat Virginia 23 13 61
2026 8 26 James Madison 7 0 Beat Georgia State 49 22 120
2026 8 27 Texas A&M 4 3 Beat Citadel 41 0 27
2026 8 28 Boise State 5 1 65
2026 8 29 Arizona 5 1 82
2026 8 30 Michigan 4 2 Beat Penn State 21 18 26
2026 8 31 Northwestern 5 1 Beat Michigan State 24 21 62
2026 8 32 Nebraska 5 2 Lost to Oregon 14 17 39
2026 8 33 Oklahoma 3 3 Lost to Kentucky 13 21 3
2026 8 34 North Carolina 4 2 Beat Duke 24 20 17
2026 8 35 Clemson 4 2 Beat Charleston Southern 37 0 40
2026 8 36 Wisconsin 4 2 Lost to UCLA 7 17 30
2026 8 37 Texas-San Antonio 6 1 Beat Navy 38 34 74
2026 8 38 Minnesota 4 2 58
2026 8 39 South Carolina 3 3 24
2026 8 40 Louisville 4 3 Beat Syracuse 34 26 19
2026 8 41 Pittsburgh 5 2 Lost to Boston College 21 27 90
2026 8 42 Washington 4 3 Beat Purdue 38 26 42
2026 8 43 Virginia 4 3 Lost to SMU 13 23 54
2026 8 44 Duke 4 2 Lost to North Carolina 20 24 64
2026 8 45 North Carolina St. 3 3 33
2026 8 46 Florida State 3 4 Lost to Miami (Fla.) 35 43 15
2026 8 47 Penn State 3 4 Lost to Michigan 18 21 36
2026 8 48 New Mexico 5 1 Beat Hawaii 21 10 116
2026 8 49 North Dakota State 6 1 Beat Nevada 31 17 132
2026 8 50 Baylor 4 2 Lost to TCU 6 17 86
2026 8 51 Kansas State 4 2 Beat Kansas 35 24 79
2026 8 52 Virginia Tech 5 2 Beat Georgia Tech 34 24 66
2026 8 53 Arkansas 3 4 Beat Vanderbilt 31 21 4
2026 8 54 Western Michigan 5 2 Beat Central Michigan 21 14 81
2026 8 55 Arizona State 3 3 Lost to Texas Tech 25 53 34
2026 8 56 Memphis 5 2 Lost to Tulane 17 31 110
2026 8 57 Illinois 3 3 69
2026 8 58 West Virginia 4 3 Beat Cincinnati 45 42 53
2026 8 59 Vanderbilt 3 4 Lost to Arkansas 21 31 20
2026 8 60 Oklahoma State 4 2 Lost to Houston 32 35 32
2026 8 61 South Florida 5 2 Beat Kent State 29 2 121
2026 8 62 TCU 3 3 Beat Baylor 17 6 71
2026 8 63 Cincinnati 4 2 Lost to West Virginia 42 45 87
2026 8 64 Stanford 3 4 Beat Elon 34 7 10
2026 8 65 Army 4 2 Beat Florida Atlantic 56 24 114
2026 8 66 Kansas 2 4 Lost to Kansas State 24 35 46
2026 8 67 Georgia Tech 2 4 Lost to Virginia Tech 24 34 55
2026 8 68 California 3 4 Lost to Wake Forest 7 41 35
2026 8 69 Toledo 5 2 Beat Eastern Michigan 34 14 126
2026 8 70 Florida Atlantic 4 2 Lost to Army 24 56 97
2026 8 71 Iowa State 3 3 25
2026 8 72 Purdue 3 4 Lost to Washington 26 38 14
2026 8 73 North Texas 4 2 91
2026 8 74 Colorado 2 4 Lost to Utah 24 27 22
2026 8 75 Air Force 5 1 Beat Nevada-Las Vegas 41 31 133
2026 8 76 Central Florida 3 3 77
2026 8 77 San Diego State 3 4 Beat Fresno State 26 23 68
2026 8 78 Louisiana Tech 4 2 Beat La. Monroe 24 0 84
2026 8 79 Texas State 3 3 Beat Colorado State 66 27 80
2026 8 80 Liberty 5 1 129
2026 8 81 Nevada-Las Vegas 4 3 Lost to Air Force 31 41 102
2026 8 82 Oregon State 5 2 Beat Washington State 48 30 72
2026 8 83 Fresno State 4 3 Lost to San Diego State 23 26 70
2026 8 84 La. Lafayette 5 2 Beat Troy 33 6 104
2026 8 85 Tulane 3 3 Beat Memphis 31 17 88
2026 8 86 Rutgers 2 4 Beat Maryland 37 30 48
2026 8 87 Ohio 5 2 Beat Sacramento State 48 7 124
2026 8 88 Michigan State 2 5 Lost to Northwestern 21 24 21
2026 8 89 Boston College 3 3 Beat Pittsburgh 27 21 43
2026 8 90 UAB 4 3 Beat East Carolina 30 17 85
2026 8 91 Maryland 2 5 Lost to Rutgers 30 37 29
2026 8 92 East Carolina 3 3 Lost to UAB 17 30 96
2026 8 93 Georgia State 4 2 Lost to James Madison 22 49 107
2026 8 94 Appalachian State 4 2 Beat Coastal Carolina 35 32 122
2026 8 95 South Alabama 4 2 105
2026 8 96 Troy 3 3 Lost to La. Lafayette 6 33 115
2026 8 97 Jacksonville State 5 2 Beat Florida Int. 27 24 138
2026 8 98 Syracuse 2 4 Lost to Louisville 26 34 63
2026 8 99 Navy 2 4 Lost to Texas-San Antonio 34 38 118
2026 8 100 Tulsa 4 3 Beat Rice 38 17 130
2026 8 101 Miami (Ohio) 4 3 Beat Akron 34 14 111
2026 8 102 Georgia Southern 3 4 Beat Old Dominion 23 15 56
2026 8 103 Connecticut 3 3 125
2026 8 104 Old Dominion 2 5 Lost to Georgia Southern 15 23 93
2026 8 105 Central Michigan 3 4 Lost to Western Michigan 14 21 73
2026 8 106 Wyoming 4 3 Beat Northern Illinois 41 23 136
2026 8 107 Buffalo 4 3 Beat Massachusetts 25 18 94
2026 8 108 Marshall 3 3 92
2026 8 109 Arkansas State 3 4 Beat Southern Miss 23 13 119
2026 8 110 San Jose State 4 3 Beat Texas-El Paso 24 11 100
2026 8 111 Florida Int. 3 3 Lost to Jacksonville State 24 27 131
2026 8 112 Utah State 2 4 41
2026 8 113 Middle Tennessee 3 3 Beat Delaware 33 30 135
2026 8 114 Eastern Michigan 4 4 Lost to Toledo 14 34 113
2026 8 115 Temple 2 5 Lost to Charlotte 31 38 89
2026 8 116 Massachusetts 4 3 Lost to Buffalo 18 25 137
2026 8 117 Washington State 1 6 Lost to Oregon State 30 48 47
2026 8 118 Delaware 2 4 Lost to Middle Tennessee 30 33 98
2026 8 119 Coastal Carolina 2 5 Lost to Appalachian State 32 35 127
2026 8 120 Rice 1 6 Lost to Tulsa 17 38 52
2026 8 121 Western Kentucky 3 4 Beat Sam Houston 16 3 57
2026 8 122 Missouri State 2 4 Beat Kennesaw State 24 21 75
2026 8 123 Colorado State 2 4 Lost to Texas State 27 66 83
2026 8 124 Kennesaw State 1 5 Lost to Missouri State 21 24 112
2026 8 125 New Mexico State 2 4 109
2026 8 126 Kent State 2 5 Lost to South Florida 2 29 51
2026 8 127 Southern Miss 1 5 Lost to Arkansas State 13 23 108
2026 8 128 Hawaii 1 6 Lost to New Mexico 10 21 103
2026 8 129 Ball State 2 5 Beat Bowling Green 32 31 59
2026 8 130 Akron 1 6 Lost to Miami (Ohio) 14 34 101
2026 8 131 Nevada 2 4 Lost to North Dakota State 17 31 134
2026 8 132 Sam Houston 1 5 Lost to Western Kentucky 3 16 99
2026 8 133 Bowling Green 2 5 Lost to Ball State 31 32 106
2026 8 134 Sacramento State 1 6 Lost to Ohio 7 48 128
2026 8 135 Texas-El Paso 1 6 Lost to San Jose State 11 24 45
2026 8 136 La. Monroe 0 6 Lost to Louisiana Tech 0 24 123
2026 8 137 Charlotte 1 6 Beat Temple 38 31 76
2026 8 138 Northern Illinois 0 6 Lost to Wyoming 23 41 78

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