2026 COLLEGE FOOTBALL CONFERENCE PREDICTIONS

2026 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON CONFERENCE PREDICTIONS

BIG 10

1. OHIO STATE
2. INDIANA
3. OREGON
4. MICHIGAN
5. USC
6. WASHINGTON
7. PENN STATE
8. IOWA
9. ILLINOIS
10. NEBRASKA
11. MINNESOTA
12. UCLA
13. WISCONSIN
14. NORTHWESTERN
15. MARYLAND
16. RUTGERS
17. MICHIGAN STATE
18. PURDUE

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SEC

1. GEORGIA
2. TEXAS
3. OKLAHOMA
4. TEXAS A&M
5. LSU
6. OLE MISS
7. ALABAMA
8. TENNESSEE
9. FLORIDA
10. SOUTH CAROLINA
11. MISSOURI
12. AUBURN
13. MISSISSIPPI STATE
14. VANDERBILT
15. KENTUCKY
16. ARKANSAS

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BIG 12

1. TEXAS TECH
2. BYU
3. HOUSTON
4. UTAH
5. KANSAS STATE
6. ARIZONA
7. ARIZONA STATE
8. OKLAHOMA STATE
9. TCU
10. WEST VIRGINIA
11. KANSAS
12. BAYLOR
13. CINCINNATI
14. COLORADO
15. CENTRAL FLORIDA
16. IOWA STATE

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ACC

1. MIAMI
2. SMU
3. LOUISVILLE
4. CLEMSON
5. VIRGINIA TECH
6. VIRGINIA
7. PITT
8. GEORGIA TECH
9. NC STATE
10. CAL
11. FLORIDA STATE
12. WAKE FOREST
13. DUKE
14. NORTH CAROLINA
15. SYRACUSE
16. BOSTON COLLEGE
17. STANFORD

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PAC-12

1. BOISE STATE
2. SAN DIEGO STATE
3. FRESNO STATE
4. WASHINGTON STATE
5. UTAH STATE
6. TEXAS STATE
7. COLORADO STATE
8. OREGON STATE

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AMERICAN

1. NAVY
2. MEMPHIS
3. TEXAS SAN ANTONIO
4. ARMY
5. EAST CAROLINA
6. SOUTH FLORIDA
7. TULANE
8. TEMPLE
9. FLORIDA ATLANTIC
10. TULSA
11. NORTH TEXAS
12. RICE
13. ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM
14. CHARLOTTE

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MOUNTAIN WEST

1. UNLV
2. NEW MEXICO
3. HAWAII
4. NORTH DAKOTA STATE
5. AIR FORCE
6. WYOMING
7. NEVADA
8. SAN JOSE STATE
9. UTEP
10. NORTHERN ILLINOIS

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SUN BELT-EAST

1. TROY
2. ARKANSAS STATE
3. LOUISIANA TECH
4. LOUISIANA
5. SOUTH ALABAMA
6. SOUTHERN MISS
7. LOUISIANA MONROE

SUN BELT-WEST

1. JAMES MADISON
2. OLD DOMINION
3. MARSHALL
4. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 
5. APPALACHAIN STATE
6. COASTAL CAROLINA
7. GEORGIA STATE

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CONFERENCE USA

1. WESTERN KENTUCKY
2. LIBERTY
3. KENNESAW STATE
4. JACKSONVILLE STATE
5. DELEWARE
6. FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
7. MISSOURI STATE
8. NEW MEXICO STATE
9. MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE
10. SAM HOUSTON

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MAC

1. MIAMI
2. WESTERN MICHIGAN
3. CENTRAL MICHIGAN
4. TOLEDO
5. OHIO
6. BUFFALO
7. BOWLING GREEN
8. EASTERN MICHIGAN
9. AKRON
10. KENT STATE
11. BALL STATE
12. SACRAMENTO STATE
13. UMASS

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