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#113 San Diego State

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2-2 in Pac-12 play, 4th in the Pac-12

Down 31 spots (#82 to #113) after a road loss at #117 Colorado State (49-56) in a one-score game. An upset: San Diego State entered with 50.6 TDR points to Colorado State's 27.5. Now 3-5. TDR score -18.8: 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)

San Diego State (Pac-12) is ranked 113th in The Davis Rankings after week 8 of 2026, with a record of 3-5 and a score of 31.8 out of 100. That is down 31 from week 7. That puts it in the Sick of It tier (ranks 101-125). Its strongest factor is opponent record today (49.4 out of 100). Its weakest is recent results (0.0 out of 100).

The highest-ranked opponent beaten so far came in week 5, 31-29 over T-57 Texas State at home. The defeat that hurts the score most is the week 8 loss, 56-49 to T-77 Colorado State on the road.

On the road it is 0-4. The average margin is -9.6 points per game, with a biggest win of 33 points. 3 of 8 games were decided by a touchdown or less.

San Diego State is not ranked in the AP, Coaches, or CFP polls this week, while the Davis Rankings has it 113th.

Next up is #133 Washington State in week 9, at home. The toughest game left on the schedule by current rank is week 12 against #9 Boise State. 1 of the 3 games left are against teams currently in the top 25.

Schedule

WeekOpponentResult
1Portland State (home)W 53-20
2UCLA (away)L 10-28
3James Madison (home)L 13-26
4Toledo (away)L 16-41
5Texas State (home, conference game)W 31-29
6Oregon State (away, conference game)L 14-66
7Fresno State (home, conference game)W 26-23
8Colorado State (away, conference game)L 49-56

Upcoming games

WeekOpponentDate
9Washington State (home, conference game) (CBSSN)
11Utah State (home, conference game) (USA Network)
12Boise State (away, conference game) (USA Network)

Ranking history 2026

Now #113, Sick of It (week 8). Best #45 (week 1). Lowest #117 (week 6). 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 #113 (31.8, 3-5) Sick of It

Feeling Good (ranks 26-50)Character Building (ranks 51-75)Do We Need to Talk? (ranks 76-100)Sick of It (ranks 101-125)#50#75#100#12512345678WkSick of It (ranks 101-125)#113
Week by week
WeekTDRScoreRecordTier
1#4589.51-0-
2#9337.01-1-
3#10626.61-2Sick of It
4#11621.81-3Sick of It
5#8048.02-3Do We Need to Talk?
6#11728.52-4Sick of It
7#8250.63-4Do We Need to Talk?
8#11331.83-5Sick 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 bonus45.2
opponent record at game time48.7
opponent record today49.4

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