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#114 California

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2-3 in ACC play, T-10th in the ACC

Down 7 spots (T-107 to #114) after a road loss at #20 SMU (20-59) in a blowout. As expected: California entered with 34.9 TDR points to SMU's 78.9. Now 3-5. TDR score -3.3: win/loss record -3.0.

No awards yet this season. A sticker lands on the helmet each time this team earns one.

2026 season recap (through week 8)

California (ACC) is ranked 114th in The Davis Rankings after week 8 of 2026, with a record of 3-5 and a score of 31.6 out of 100. That is down 7 from week 7. That puts it in the Sick of It tier (ranks 101-125). Its strongest factor is opponent record at game time (50.4 out of 100). Its weakest is recent results (0.0 out of 100).

The best win on the résumé came in week 6, 25-20 over #18 Virginia Tech at home. The defeat that hurts the score most is the week 4 loss, 24-10 to T-88 Clemson at home.

California has lost its last 2 games in a row. On the road it is 1-2. The average margin is -8.2 points per game, with a biggest win of 42 points. 2 of 8 games were decided by a touchdown or less.

California is not ranked in the AP, Coaches, or CFP polls this week, while the Davis Rankings has it 114th.

Next up is T-107 NC State in week 9, on the road. The toughest game left on the schedule by current rank is week 12 against #65 Stanford. 0 of the 4 games left are against teams currently in the top 25.

Schedule

WeekOpponentResult
1UCLA (home)L 24-45
2Syracuse (away, conference game)W 21-18
3Wagner (home)W 49-7
4Clemson (home, conference game)L 10-24
5UNLV (away)L 31-39
6Virginia Tech (home, conference game)W 25-20
7Wake Forest (home, conference game)L 7-41
8SMU (away, conference game)L 20-59

Upcoming games

WeekOpponentDate
9NC State (away, conference game) (ACC Network)
11Virginia (away, conference game)Sat Nov 14, time TBD
12Stanford (home, conference game)Sat Nov 21, time TBD
13Pittsburgh (home, conference game)Sat Nov 28, time TBD

Ranking history 2026

Now #114, Sick of It (week 8). Best #49 (week 3). Lowest #132 (week 1). Higher on the chart is a better rank. The shaded bands are rank tiers, with each tier's sticker at its left.

Week 8 TDR #114 (31.6, 3-5) Sick of It

Character Building (ranks 51-75)Do We Need to Talk? (ranks 76-100)Sick of It (ranks 101-125)Oh Crap (ranks 126 and below)#50#75#100#12512345678WkSick of It (ranks 101-125)#114
Week by week
WeekTDRScoreRecordTier
1#1328.50-1-
2#5460.31-1-
3#4966.22-1Feeling Good
4#9838.92-2Do We Need to Talk?
5#10132.32-3Sick of It
6#6355.03-3Character Building
7#10734.93-4Sick of It
8#11431.63-5Sick of It

Score breakdown

Each factor is scored 0–100, then weighted into the composite score. Full methodology & weights

FactorScore (0-100)
win/loss record37.5
recent results0.0
road-win bonus42.9
opponent record at game time50.4
opponent record today50.3

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