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T-77 Colorado State

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1-2 in Pac-12 play, T-5th in the Pac-12

Up 40 spots (#117 to T-77) after a home win over #82 San Diego State (56-49) in a one-score game. An upset: Colorado State entered with 27.5 TDR points to San Diego State's 50.6. Now 3-4, snapped a 4-game losing streak. TDR score +22.0: win/loss record +5.3, road-win bonus +1.2.

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

2026 season recap (through week 8)

Colorado State (Pac-12) is ranked T-77, tied with Western Michigan in The Davis Rankings after week 8 of 2026, with a record of 3-4 and a score of 49.5 out of 100. That is up 40 from week 7. That puts it in the Do We Need to Talk? tier (ranks 76-100). Its strongest factor is recent results (100.0 out of 100). Its weakest is win/loss record (42.9 out of 100).

The highest-ranked opponent beaten so far came in week 1, 35-13 over #43 Wyoming at home. The toughest result to explain is the week 7 loss, 66-27 to T-57 Texas State on the road.

On the road it is 0-2. The average margin is -5.4 points per game, with a biggest win of 34 points. 1 of 7 games was decided by a touchdown or less.

Colorado State is not ranked in the AP, Coaches, or CFP polls this week, while the Davis Rankings has it 77th.

Next up is #135 Utah State in week 9, on the road. The toughest game left on the schedule by current rank is week 10 against #9 Boise State. 1 of the 4 games left are against teams currently in the top 25.

Schedule

WeekOpponentResult
1Wyoming (home)W 35-13
2Southern Utah (home)W 58-24
3BYU (home)L 23-41
4UTSA (away)L 45-59
5Oregon State (home, conference game)L 26-56
7Texas State (away, conference game)L 27-66
8San Diego State (home, conference game)W 56-49

Upcoming games

WeekOpponentDate
9Utah State (away, conference game) (USA Network)
10Boise State (home, conference game) (USA Network)
11Washington State (away, conference game) (CBSSN)
12Fresno State (away, conference game) (CW, ESPN Unlmtd)

Ranking history 2026

Now #77, Do We Need to Talk? (week 8). Best #12 (week 1). Lowest #117 (week 7). 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 #77 (49.5, 3-4) Do We Need to Talk?

Winning (ranks 1-25)Feeling Good (ranks 26-50)Character Building (ranks 51-75)Do We Need to Talk? (ranks 76-100)Sick of It (ranks 101-125)#1#50#10012345678WkDo We Need to Talk? (ranks 76-100)#77
Week by week
WeekTDRScoreRecordTier
1#1291.51-0-
2#3590.02-0-
3#8449.92-1Do We Need to Talk?
4#9639.12-2Do We Need to Talk?
5#10931.72-3Sick of It
6#11031.82-3Sick of It
7#11727.52-4Sick of It
8#7749.53-4Do We Need to Talk?

Score breakdown

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

FactorScore (0-100)
win/loss record42.9
recent results100.0
road-win bonus44.4
opponent record at game time47.0
opponent record today50.1

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