2026 SWAMI RACE
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
College Football Conferences 2026
Athlon Sports Predictions for 2026 and 2025 Records
2-ACC 3-BIG 10 4-BIG TWELVE
1. MIAMI (FLA.) (13-3) 1. OHIO ST. (12-2) 1. TEXAS TECH (12-2)
2. S.M.U. (9-4) 2. INDIANA (16-0) 2. B.Y.U. (12-2)
3. LOUISVILLE (9-4) 3. OREGON (13-2) 3. HOUSTON (10-3)
4. CLEMSON (7-6) 4. MICHIGAN (9-4) 4. UTAH (11-2)
5. VIRGINIA TECH (3-9) 5. U.S.C. (9-4) 5. KANSAS ST. (6-6)
6. VIRGINIA (11-3) 6. WASHINGTON (9-4) 6. ARIZONA (9-4)
7. PITTSBURGH (8-5) 7. PENN ST. (7-6) 7. ARIZONA ST. (8-5)
8. GEORGIA TECH (9-4) 8. IOWA (9-4) 8. OKLAHOMA ST. (1-11)
9. N. CAROLINA ST.(8-5) 9. ILLINOIS (9-4) 9. T.C.U. (9-4)
10. CALIFORNIA (7-6) 10. NEBRASKA (7-6) 10. WEST VIRGINIA (4-8)
11. FLORIDA ST. (5-7) 11. MINNESOTA (8-5) 11. KANSAS (5-7)
12. WAKE FOREST (9-4) 12. U.C.L.A. (3-9) 12. BAYLOR (5-7)
13. DUKE (9-5) 13. WISCONSIN (4-8) 13. CINCINNATI (7-6)
14. N. CAROLINA (4-8) 14. NORTHWESTERN (7-6) 14. COLORADO (3-9)
15. SYRACUSE (3-8) 15. MARYLAND (4-8) 15. U.C.F. (5-7)
16. BOSTON COLLEGE (2-10) 16. RUTGERS (5-7) 16. IOWA ST. (8-4)
17. STANFORD (4-8) 17. MICHIGAN ST. (4-8)
18. PURDUE (2-10)
1-AAC 5-MOUNTAIN WEST 7-SEC
1. NAVY (11-2) 1. U.N.L.V. (10-4) 1. GEORGIA (12-2)
2. MEMPHIS (8-5) 2. NEW MEXICO (9-4) 2. TEXAS (10-3)
3. U.T.S.A. (7-6) 3. HAWAI'I (9-4) 3. OKLAHOMA (10-3)
4. ARMY (7-6) 4. N. DAKOTA ST. (12-1) 4. TEXAS A&M (11-2)
5. EAST CAROLINA (9-4) 5. AIR FORCE (4-8) 5. L.S.U. (7-6)
6. SOUTH FLORIDA (9-4) 6. WYOMING (4-8) 6. OLE MISS. (13-2)
7. TULANE (11-3) 7. NEVADA (3-9) 7. ALABAMA (11-4)
8. TEMPLE (5-7) 8. SAN JOSE ST. (3-9) 8. TENNESSEE (8-5)
9. FLA. ATLANTIC (4-8) 9. U.T.E.P. (2-10) 9. FLORIDA (4-8)
10. TULSA (4-8) 10. N. ILLINOIS (3-9) 10. SO. CAROLINA (4-8)
11. NORTH TEXAS (12-2) 11. MISSOURI (8-5)
12. RICE (5-8) 12. AUBURN (5-7)
13. U.A.B. (4-8) 13. MISSISSIPPI ST.(5-8)
14. CHARLOTTE (1-11) 14. VANDERBILT (10-3)
15. KENTUCKY (5-7)
16. ARKANSAS (2-10)
6-PAC 12 8-INDEPENDENT
1. BOISE ST. (9-5) 1. NOTRE DAME (10-2)
2. SAN DIEGO ST. (9-4)
3. FRESNO ST. (9-4) 9-MISCELLANEOUS - in alphabetical order
4. WASHINGTON ST. (7-6) - CAL POLY SLO (4-8) - MONTANA ST. (14-2)
5. UTAH ST. (6-7) - CORNELL (4-6) - NORTH DAKOTA (8-6)
6. TEXAS ST. (7-6) - IDAHO (4-8) - SUL ROSS ST. (0-11)
7. COLORADO ST. (2-10) - MISSOURI S&T (6-5) - UC-DAVIS (9-4)
8. OREGON ST. (2-10) - MONTANA (13-2) - UW-WHITEWATER (8-3)
* = Honorary conference playing team this year
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