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Season Model

2026 Season Projections — Every Team, Every Game

Win/loss records, conference & playoff odds, and strength of schedule for all 138 FBS teams — from a 1,000-season Monte Carlo over every projected game.

Most Wins

TEXASTECH logo
Texas Tech
10.6 proj wins

Biggest Riser vs 2025

LIBERTY logo
Liberty
+3.0 wins

Toughest SOS

TEXAS logo
Texas
#1 schedule

Highest Playoff Odds

OHIOSTATE logo
Ohio State
93.2% playoff
TeamConfProj WinsWin Total O/URangeWin%Conf ChampPlayoffSOS
TEXASTECH logoTexas Tech
Big 12
10.6
median 11
no line9–1288%69.1%86.5%#77
NOTREDAME logoNotre Dame
FBS Independents
9.9
median 10
no line8–1183%—46.2%#71
MIAMI logoMiami
ACC
9.8
median 10
no line8–1182%52.3%59.1%#69
INDIANA logoIndiana
Big Ten
9.8
median 10
no line7–1281%32.4%82.2%#20
OREGON logoOregon
Big Ten
9.5
median 10
no line8–1180%11.3%64.1%#25
GEORGIA logoGeorgia
SEC
9.4
median 9
no line8–1178%27.6%75.7%#10
OHIOSTATE logoOhio State
Big Ten
9.3
median 9
no line8–1178%52.3%93.2%#3
UTAH logoUtah
Big 12
8.9
median 9
no line7–1174%4.1%28.2%#54
TEXASAM logoTexas A&M
SEC
8.8
median 9
no line7–1174%40.1%70.4%#27
TOLEDO logoToledo
Mid-American
8.7
median 9
no line7–1072%21.6%0.2%#132
SMU logoSMU
ACC
8.7
median 9
no line7–1072%25.0%28.3%#72
VIRGINIA logoVirginia
ACC
8.6
median 9
no line6–1171%1.0%2.2%#73
BYU logoBYU
Big 12
8.4
median 8
no line7–1070%21.8%60.3%#43
SOUTHFLORIDA logoSouth Florida
American Athletic
8.3
median 8
no line5–1169%4.1%3.8%#104
SACRAMENTOSTATE logoSacramento State
Mid-American
8.1
median 8
no line6–1068%23.3%—#135
EASTCAROLINA logoEast Carolina
American Athletic
8.0
median 8
no line5–1167%16.2%5.0%#106
WASHINGTON logoWashington
Big Ten
8.0
median 8
no line6–1066%1.7%35.0%#19
LOUISVILLE logoLouisville
ACC
8.0
median 8
no line6–1067%12.1%21.3%#55
JAMESMADISON logoJames Madison
Sun Belt
8.0
median 8
no line5–1166%4.9%0.3%#110
OKLAHOMA logoOklahoma
SEC
7.9
median 8
no line6–1066%6.8%42.0%#6
PENNSTATE logoPenn State
Big Ten
7.8
median 8
no line5–1165%0.3%8.8%#44
USC logoUSC
Big Ten
7.8
median 8
no line6–1065%1.5%17.0%#17
OLEMISS logoOle Miss
SEC
7.8
median 8
no line6–1065%9.3%43.9%#12
IOWA logoIowa
Big Ten
7.8
median 8
no line6–1065%0.1%9.6%#29
WESTERNKENTUCKY logoWestern Kentucky
Conference USA
7.8
median 8
no line6–1065%44.8%—#99
NCSTATE logoNC State
ACC
7.7
median 8
no line6–1064%1.3%2.4%#63
UNLV logoUNLV
Mountain West
7.7
median 8
no line5–1164%10.3%1.2%#95
NORTHTEXAS logoNorth Texas
American Athletic
7.7
median 8
no line5–1064%3.3%1.2%#82
TEXAS logoTexas
SEC
7.7
median 8
no line6–1064%6.8%47.3%#1
PITTSBURGH logoPittsburgh
ACC
7.7
median 8
no line6–1064%0.7%1.4%#70
HOUSTON logoHouston
Big 12
7.7
median 8
no line6–964%0.7%2.6%#67
UTSA logoUTSA
American Athletic
7.6
median 8
no line6–963%25.6%6.8%#81
VANDERBILT logoVanderbilt
SEC
7.6
median 8
no line5–1063%4.1%26.9%#26
ILLINOIS logoIllinois
Big Ten
7.5
median 7
no line6–962%0.2%5.4%#31
MARSHALL logoMarshall
Sun Belt
7.5
median 8
no line6–963%7.7%0.2%#130
SANDIEGOSTATE logoSan Diego State
Pac-12
7.5
median 8
no line6–969%34.6%14.4%#76
OLDDOMINION logoOld Dominion
Sun Belt
7.5
median 8
no line4–1162%37.0%2.2%#108
HAWAII logoHawai'i
Mountain West
7.5
median 8
no line5–1063%27.8%1.2%#109
WESTERNMICHIGAN logoWestern Michigan
Mid-American
7.5
median 8
no line6–963%44.8%1.4%#107
TENNESSEE logoTennessee
SEC
7.5
median 7
no line5–962%1.8%17.7%#21
ARIZONA logoArizona
Big 12
7.4
median 7
no line6–962%3.9%21.6%#37
CLEMSON logoClemson
ACC
7.4
median 7
no line6–962%2.3%5.2%#56
DUKE logoDuke
ACC
7.4
median 7
no line6–961%0.1%0.6%#52
NORTHDAKOTASTATE logoNorth Dakota State
Mountain West
7.3
median 7
no line5–961%21.1%—#122
KANSASSTATE logoKansas State
Big 12
7.3
median 7
no line5–961%0.1%1.2%#59
MEMPHIS logoMemphis
American Athletic
7.3
median 7
no line4–1061%6.2%4.1%#96
LOUISIANATECH logoLouisiana Tech
Sun Belt
7.1
median 7
no line5–959%34.3%1.4%#97
GEORGIATECH logoGeorgia Tech
ACC
7.1
median 7
no line4–1059%4.4%8.0%#51
JACKSONVILLESTATE logoJacksonville State
Conference USA
7.0
median 7
no line5–958%6.9%0.1%#136
LSU logoLSU
SEC
7.0
median 7
no line5–959%0.6%14.6%#16
MIAMIOH logoMiami (OH)
Mid-American
7.0
median 7
no line5–958%19.6%0.1%#126
NEWMEXICO logoNew Mexico
Mountain West
7.0
median 7
no line5–958%38.7%1.8%#112
TCU logoTCU
Big 12
6.9
median 7
no line5–957%0.1%2.1%#45
AUBURN logoAuburn
SEC
6.9
median 7
no line4–1058%0.1%3.7%#18
MISSOURI logoMissouri
SEC
6.9
median 7
no line5–958%1.6%18.4%#13
LIBERTY logoLiberty
Conference USA
6.9
median 7
no line5–958%6.3%—#138
MICHIGAN logoMichigan
Big Ten
6.9
median 7
no line5–957%0.1%6.3%#4
UCONN logoUConn
FBS Independents
6.8
median 7
no line4–1057%——#117
ALABAMA logoAlabama
SEC
6.8
median 7
no line4–1057%0.6%12.3%#8
TULANE logoTulane
American Athletic
6.7
median 7
no line4–1056%1.9%1.3%#78
NORTHWESTERN logoNorthwestern
Big Ten
6.6
median 7
no line5–855%—0.9%#23
SOUTHCAROLINA logoSouth Carolina
SEC
6.5
median 7
no line5–954%0.6%10.9%#22
OHIO logoOhio
Mid-American
6.5
median 7
no line5–855%1.3%—#113
TROY logoTroy
Sun Belt
6.5
median 7
no line5–854%9.8%0.3%#111
FLORIDASTATE logoFlorida State
ACC
6.5
median 7
no line5–854%0.5%2.0%#34
CINCINNATI logoCincinnati
Big 12
6.4
median 6
no line3–953%0.1%0.7%#42
FLORIDAINTERNATIONAL logoFlorida International
Conference USA
6.4
median 6
no line4–854%11.8%—#137
MARYLAND logoMaryland
Big Ten
6.3
median 6
no line4–853%—0.3%#39
TEXASSTATE logoTexas State
Pac-12
6.3
median 6
no line4–857%20.3%9.6%#64
KANSAS logoKansas
Big 12
6.3
median 6
no line4–852%—0.4%#57
NEBRASKA logoNebraska
Big Ten
6.3
median 6
no line4–852%0.1%3.1%#14
ARIZONASTATE logoArizona State
Big 12
6.3
median 6
no line3–952%0.1%0.4%#38
LOUISIANA logoLouisiana
Sun Belt
6.3
median 6
no line4–853%1.3%—#133
BOISESTATE logoBoise State
Pac-12
6.3
median 6
no line4–857%26.7%12.1%#65
IOWASTATE logoIowa State
Big 12
6.2
median 6
no line3–952%——#53
CALIFORNIA logoCalifornia
ACC
6.1
median 6
no line4–851%—0.2%#61
UCF logoUCF
Big 12
6.1
median 6
no line4–851%—0.3%#68
TULSA logoTulsa
American Athletic
6.0
median 6
no line4–850%0.3%0.2%#123
BUFFALO logoBuffalo
Mid-American
6.0
median 6
no line3–950%1.0%—#134
SOUTHERNMISS logoSouthern Miss
Sun Belt
5.9
median 6
no line4–849%0.5%—#84
FLORIDAATLANTIC logoFlorida Atlantic
American Athletic
5.9
median 6
no line4–849%0.6%0.8%#87
ARKANSASSTATE logoArkansas State
Sun Belt
5.9
median 6
no line4–849%1.7%—#121
KENNESAWSTATE logoKennesaw State
Conference USA
5.9
median 6
no line3–949%8.8%—#131
RUTGERS logoRutgers
Big Ten
5.9
median 6
no line4–850%—0.2%#50
MINNESOTA logoMinnesota
Big Ten
5.9
median 6
no line4–849%—2.1%#32
WASHINGTONSTATE logoWashington State
Pac-12
5.9
median 6
no line4–854%12.0%8.0%#58
BAYLOR logoBaylor
Big 12
5.8
median 6
no line4–848%—0.3%#36
SOUTHALABAMA logoSouth Alabama
Sun Belt
5.8
median 6
no line4–849%1.0%—#105
WYOMING logoWyoming
Mountain West
5.7
median 6
no line4–847%0.8%—#125
AIRFORCE logoAir Force
Mountain West
5.6
median 6
no line4–847%21.4%1.5%#128
TEMPLE logoTemple
American Athletic
5.6
median 6
no line4–847%0.7%0.4%#89
APPSTATE logoApp State
Sun Belt
5.6
median 6
no line4–746%0.5%—#119
FRESNOSTATE logoFresno State
Pac-12
5.6
median 6
no line4–751%3.5%2.7%#74
FLORIDA logoFlorida
SEC
5.5
median 5
no line4–746%—0.8%#5
ARMY logoArmy
American Athletic
5.5
median 6
no line3–846%11.2%6.0%#92
EASTERNMICHIGAN logoEastern Michigan
Mid-American
5.5
median 5
no line4–745%4.5%—#127
WAKEFOREST logoWake Forest
ACC
5.5
median 5
no line4–746%0.3%1.2%#46
WISCONSIN logoWisconsin
Big Ten
5.5
median 6
no line4–846%—0.1%#49
NAVY logoNavy
American Athletic
5.4
median 5
no line2–845%30.0%9.9%#91
AKRON logoAkron
Mid-American
5.4
median 5
no line3–745%2.0%—#118
DELAWARE logoDelaware
Conference USA
5.4
median 5
no line3–745%18.5%—#102
CENTRALMICHIGAN logoCentral Michigan
Mid-American
5.3
median 5
no line3–744%4.1%—#94
MIDDLETENNESSEE logoMiddle Tennessee
Conference USA
5.1
median 5
no line3–743%1.3%—#129
MISSISSIPPISTATE logoMississippi State
SEC
5.1
median 5
no line3–743%0.1%4.0%#11
NEVADA logoNevada
Mountain West
5.0
median 5
no line3–742%0.7%—#114
UTAHSTATE logoUtah State
Pac-12
5.0
median 5
no line3–745%2.8%1.8%#60
NORTHERNILLINOIS logoNorthern Illinois
Mountain West
4.9
median 5
no line3–741%0.2%—#98
COASTALCAROLINA logoCoastal Carolina
Sun Belt
4.8
median 5
no line3–740%0.7%—#120
BOWLINGGREEN logoBowling Green
Mid-American
4.7
median 5
no line2–839%0.7%—#100
WESTVIRGINIA logoWest Virginia
Big 12
4.6
median 5
no line2–738%—0.1%#40
NEWMEXICOSTATE logoNew Mexico State
Conference USA
4.6
median 5
no line2–838%1.1%—#116
GEORGIASOUTHERN logoGeorgia Southern
Sun Belt
4.6
median 5
no line2–838%0.6%—#83
UCLA logoUCLA
Big Ten
4.6
median 5
no line3–738%——#30
UAB logoUAB
American Athletic
4.5
median 4
no line3–637%——#85
OREGONSTATE logoOregon State
Pac-12
4.4
median 4
no line2–640%——#62
MISSOURISTATE logoMissouri State
Conference USA
4.4
median 4
no line3–637%0.7%—#88
SANJOSSTATE logoSan José State
Mountain West
4.3
median 4
no line1–733%0.2%—#93
UTEP logoUTEP
Mountain West
4.3
median 4
no line1–736%0.1%—#86
ARKANSAS logoArkansas
SEC
4.2
median 4
no line1–735%—0.7%#2
KENTUCKY logoKentucky
SEC
4.2
median 4
no line2–635%—0.2%#7
PURDUE logoPurdue
Big Ten
4.0
median 4
no line2–633%—0.2%#15
VIRGINIATECH logoVirginia Tech
ACC
4.0
median 4
no line2–633%——#48
KENTSTATE logoKent State
Mid-American
4.0
median 4
no line2–633%0.6%—#79
GEORGIASTATE logoGeorgia State
Sun Belt
3.8
median 4
no line2–632%——#115
BOSTONCOLLEGE logoBoston College
ACC
3.8
median 4
no line1–732%——#33
COLORADO logoColorado
Big 12
3.7
median 4
no line2–631%——#35
MICHIGANSTATE logoMichigan State
Big Ten
3.6
median 4
no line1–630%——#9
RICE logoRice
American Athletic
3.6
median 4
no line2–630%——#75
SYRACUSE logoSyracuse
ACC
3.6
median 4
no line1–730%——#41
ULMONROE logoUL Monroe
Sun Belt
3.6
median 4
no line2–630%——#103
NORTHCAROLINA logoNorth Carolina
ACC
3.5
median 3
no line2–530%——#24
OKLAHOMASTATE logoOklahoma State
Big 12
3.4
median 3
no line1–628%——#47
COLORADOSTATE logoColorado State
Pac-12
3.1
median 3
no line1–528%0.1%0.2%#66
STANFORD logoStanford
ACC
3.1
median 3
no line1–526%——#28
SAMHOUSTON logoSam Houston
Conference USA
3.0
median 3
no line1–525%——#101
BALLSTATE logoBall State
Mid-American
3.0
median 3
no line0–625%——#90
CHARLOTTE logoCharlotte
American Athletic
2.6
median 3
no line1–422%——#80
MASSACHUSETTS logoMassachusetts
Mid-American
2.0
median 2
no line1–417%——#124