Rankings archive · 2026 Week 8

2026 Week 8 College Football Rankings

Archived independent COMPARE 2026 Week 8 computer rankings and records for FBS teams. Historical snapshots are reconstructed model outputs, not polls.

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COMPARE	Team	Conference	Record	Résumé	Performance rank
1	Ohio State	B10	6–1	9	1
2	Miami (FL)	ACC	7–0	1	6
3	Notre Dame	IND	6–1	14	2
4	Indiana	B10	7–1	4	8
5	UCLA	B10	7–0	3	12
6	Alabama	SEC	6–2	22	3
6	Liberty	CUSA	6–1	19	7
8	Wake Forest	ACC	6–1	15	10
9	Texas Tech	B12	6–1	11	13
10	Louisiana State	SEC	6–2	21	5
11	Northwestern	B10	6–1	18	11
12	Boise State	P12	6–1	12	14
13	Texas	SEC	5–2	30	4
13	Utah	B12	7–0	2	21
15	Georgia	SEC	6–1	10	16
16	Arizona	B12	6–1	17	17
17	Nebraska	B10	5–2	45	9
18	Brigham Young	B12	6–1	8	27
19	Southern California	B10	6–2	24	20
20	Mississippi	SEC	5–2	35	15
21	Houston	B12	6–2	20	22
22	Kentucky	SEC	7–1	5	33
22	New Mexico	MW	6–1	16	29
24	North Dakota State	MW	6–2	23	24
25	Wisconsin	B10	5–2	39	18

All ranking-eligible FBS teams

COMPARE	Team	Conference	Record	Résumé	Performance rank
1	Ohio State	B10	6–1	9	1
2	Miami (FL)	ACC	7–0	1	6
3	Notre Dame	IND	6–1	14	2
4	Indiana	B10	7–1	4	8
5	UCLA	B10	7–0	3	12
6	Alabama	SEC	6–2	22	3
6	Liberty	CUSA	6–1	19	7
8	Wake Forest	ACC	6–1	15	10
9	Texas Tech	B12	6–1	11	13
10	Louisiana State	SEC	6–2	21	5
11	Northwestern	B10	6–1	18	11
12	Boise State	P12	6–1	12	14
13	Texas	SEC	5–2	30	4
13	Utah	B12	7–0	2	21
15	Georgia	SEC	6–1	10	16
16	Arizona	B12	6–1	17	17
17	Nebraska	B10	5–2	45	9
18	Brigham Young	B12	6–1	8	27
19	Southern California	B10	6–2	24	20
20	Mississippi	SEC	5–2	35	15
21	Houston	B12	6–2	20	22
22	Kentucky	SEC	7–1	5	33
22	New Mexico	MW	6–1	16	29
24	North Dakota State	MW	6–2	23	24
25	Wisconsin	B10	5–2	39	18
26	Tennessee	SEC	6–2	25	28
27	Oregon State	P12	5–2	48	26
28	James Madison	SB	7–1	6	45
29	Auburn	SEC	4–3	65	23
30	Oklahoma	SEC	4–3	61	25
31	Memphis	AAC	6–2	26	40
31	Missouri	SEC	5–2	34	36
33	Oklahoma State	B12	5–2	33	37
34	Southern Methodist	ACC	6–1	13	47
35	Florida	SEC	5–2	31	42
35	Mississippi State	SEC	4–3	63	30
37	Texas-San Antonio	AAC	7–1	7	58
38	Michigan	B10	4–3	71	31
39	Louisville	ACC	4–3	62	34
39	South Carolina	SEC	4–3	59	35
41	Cincinnati	B12	5–2	32	54
42	Pittsburgh	ACC	5–3	50	44
43	Penn State	B10	3–4	97	19
44	Baylor	B12	4–3	64	41
45	Army	AAC	5–2	37	57
46	Iowa	B10	5–2	43	55
47	North Carolina	ACC	4–3	60	48
47	North Texas	AAC	5–2	46	60
49	Boston College	ACC	4–3	73	46
50	Ohio	MAC	6–2	28	71
51	Florida State	ACC	3–4	99	32
52	South Florida	AAC	5–2	42	68
53	Central Florida	B12	4–3	58	56
53	Nevada-Las Vegas	MW	4–3	75	51
55	Duke	ACC	5–2	36	72
56	Texas A&M	SEC	4–4	82	43
57	Oregon	B10	4–3	57	61
58	West Virginia	B12	5–3	52	66
59	Nevada	MW	3–4	102	39
60	Virginia Tech	ACC	6–2	29	83
61	Air Force	MW	5–2	47	75
61	Louisiana	SB	5–3	53	67
63	Fresno State	P12	4–3	80	59
64	Toledo	MAC	6–2	27	86
65	Purdue	B10	3–4	90	49
66	Illinois	B10	4–3	70	65
67	Kansas	B12	3–4	92	50
68	Clemson	ACC	4–3	69	70
68	Tulane	AAC	3–4	94	52
70	Louisiana Tech	SB	5–2	41	87
71	Buffalo	MAC	5–3	51	80
72	Iowa State	B12	3–4	100	53
73	Jacksonville State	CUSA	5–2	44	88
74	Michigan State	B10	2–6	126	38
74	Virginia	ACC	4–4	83	63
74	Western Michigan	MAC	5–3	55	81
77	Connecticut	IND	4–3	76	73
78	Minnesota	B10	5–2	38	96
79	Texas Christian	B12	3–4	95	62
80	Washington	B10	4–3	79	77
81	Florida International	CUSA	3–4	96	64
82	Wyoming	MW	5–3	56	91
83	Kansas State	B12	4–3	77	84
84	Appalachian State	SB	5–2	40	103
85	Tulsa	AAC	4–4	86	76
86	Georgia State	SB	4–3	81	85
87	Arkansas	SEC	3–4	101	74
88	Miami (OH)	MAC	5–3	54	100
88	Texas State	P12	4–3	66	94
90	Alabama-Birmingham	AAC	4–3	78	93
91	South Alabama	SB	4–3	68	95
92	Utah State	P12	2–5	123	69
93	Georgia Southern	SB	3–4	105	82
94	Central Michigan	MAC	3–5	112	79
95	Marshall	SB	4–3	67	101
96	Arkansas State	SB	4–4	84	92
97	Navy	AAC	2–5	120	78
98	San Jose State	MW	4–4	87	97
99	Arizona State	B12	4–3	74	108
99	Florida Atlantic	AAC	5–2	49	122
101	Syracuse	ACC	3–4	93	98
102	Temple	AAC	2–5	116	89
103	Middle Tennessee State	CUSA	4–3	72	113
104	Massachusetts	MAC	4–4	88	106
105	Hawaii	MW	2–6	128	90
105	Vanderbilt	SEC	3–5	111	99
107	East Carolina	AAC	3–4	108	107
108	New Mexico State	CUSA	3–4	104	109
109	Delaware	CUSA	3–4	103	112
109	San Diego State	P12	3–5	110	105
111	Troy	SB	3–4	107	111
112	Colorado State	P12	3–4	98	115
113	Eastern Michigan	MAC	4–5	89	117
114	Coastal Carolina	SB	2–5	119	102
115	Stanford	ACC	4–4	85	123
116	Colorado	B12	2–5	121	104
117	North Carolina State	ACC	3–4	91	125
118	California	ACC	3–5	109	116
119	Old Dominion	SB	2–6	125	110
120	Georgia Tech	ACC	2–5	115	118
121	Maryland	B10	2–5	118	119
122	Bowling Green	MAC	2–6	127	114
123	Western Kentucky	CUSA	3–4	106	131
124	Rutgers	B10	2–5	122	124
125	Ball State	MAC	3–5	114	129
126	Kent State	MAC	3–5	113	130
126	Washington State	P12	1–7	135	120
128	Rice	AAC	1–7	134	121
129	Southern Mississippi	SB	2–5	117	132
130	Kennesaw State	CUSA	1–6	132	126
131	Louisiana-Monroe	SB	1–6	129	127
132	Charlotte	AAC	1–6	130	128
133	Missouri State	CUSA	2–5	124	135
134	Sam Houston	CUSA	1–6	133	133
135	Texas-El Paso	MW	1–6	131	137
136	Akron	MAC	1–7	136	136
136	Northern Illinois	MW	0–7	138	134
138	Sacramento State	MAC	1–7	137	138