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T-32 Oregon State

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3-0 in Pac-12 play, T-1st in the Pac-12

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

2026 season recap (through week 8)

Oregon State (Pac-12) is ranked T-32, tied with Jacksonville State in The Davis Rankings after week 8 of 2026, with a record of 5-2 and a score of 70.0 out of 100. That is unchanged from week 7. That puts it in the Feeling Good tier (ranks 26-50). Its strongest factor is recent results (100.0 out of 100). Its weakest is opponent record at game time (55.1 out of 100).

The highest-ranked opponent beaten so far came in week 5, 56-26 over T-77 Colorado State on the road. The toughest result to explain is the week 1 loss, 33-20 to T-57 Houston on the road.

Oregon State has won its last 5 games in a row. On the road it is 2-1. The average margin is +19.6 points per game, with a biggest win of 52 points.

Oregon State is not ranked in the AP, Coaches, or CFP polls this week, while the Davis Rankings has it 32nd.

Next up is T-81 Fresno State in week 9, on the road. The toughest game left on the schedule by current rank is week 11 against #9 Boise State. 1 of the 4 games left are against teams currently in the top 25.

Schedule

WeekOpponentResult
1Houston (away)L 20-33
2Texas Tech (home)L 24-35
3Montana (home)W 52-17
4UTEP (away)W 33-7
5Colorado State (away, conference game)W 56-26
6San Diego State (home, conference game)W 66-14
7Washington State (home, conference game)W 48-30

Upcoming games

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

Ranking history 2026

Now #32, Feeling Good (week 8). Best #32 (week 8). Lowest #128 (week 2). 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 #32 (70.0, 5-2) Feeling Good

Feeling Good (ranks 26-50)Character Building (ranks 51-75)Do We Need to Talk? (ranks 76-100)Sick of It (ranks 101-125)#25#50#75#100#12512345678WkFeeling Good (ranks 26-50)#32
Week by week
WeekTDRScoreRecordTier
1#9611.00-1-
2#12810.50-2-
3#9040.31-2Do We Need to Talk?
4#7554.32-2Character Building
5#4862.43-2Feeling Good
6#3767.14-2Feeling Good
7#3270.15-2Feeling Good
8#3270.05-2Feeling Good

Score breakdown

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

FactorScore (0-100)
win/loss record71.4
recent results100.0
road-win bonus69.4
opponent record at game time55.1
opponent record today55.7

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