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#133 Washington State

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0-4 in Pac-12 play, 8th 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)

Washington State (Pac-12) is ranked 133rd in The Davis Rankings after week 8 of 2026, with a record of 1-7 and a score of 13.1 out of 100. That is down 2 from week 7. That puts it in the Oh Crap tier (ranks 126 and below). Its strongest factor is opponent record at game time (37.9 out of 100). Its weakest is recent results (0.0 out of 100).

The wins so far have come against FCS opponents, which count for little in the formula, so the record is still waiting on a result against a fellow FBS team. The defeat that hurts the score most is the week 6 loss, 17-16 to #135 Utah State on the road.

Washington State has lost its last 5 games in a row. On the road it is 0-4. The average margin is -8.8 points per game, with a biggest win of 41 points. 1 of 8 games was decided by a touchdown or less.

Washington State is not ranked in the AP, Coaches, or CFP polls this week, while the Davis Rankings has it 133rd.

Next up is #113 San Diego State in week 9, on the road. The toughest game left on the schedule by current rank is week 12 against T-57 Texas State. 0 of the 3 games left are against teams currently in the top 25.

Schedule

WeekOpponentResult
1Washington (away)L 10-24
2Kansas State (away)L 7-34
3Duquesne (home)W 48-7
4Arizona (home)L 24-34
5Fresno State (home, conference game)L 6-26
6Utah State (away, conference game)L 16-17
7Oregon State (away, conference game)L 30-48
8Boise State (home, conference game)L 10-31

Upcoming games

WeekOpponentDate
9San Diego State (away, conference game) (CBSSN)
11Colorado State (home, conference game) (CBSSN)
12Texas State (away, conference game) (USA Network)

Ranking history 2026

Now #133, Oh Crap (week 8). Best #89 (week 3). Lowest #133 (week 8). 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 #133 (13.1, 1-7) Oh Crap

Do We Need to Talk? (ranks 76-100)Sick of It (ranks 101-125)Oh Crap (ranks 126 and below)#100#12512345678WkOh Crap (ranks 126 and below)#133
Week by week
WeekTDRScoreRecordTier
1#9611.00-1-
2#12611.80-2-
3#8942.11-2Do We Need to Talk?
4#11920.81-3Sick of It
5#12717.61-4Oh Crap
6#13215.31-5Oh Crap
7#13114.21-6Oh Crap
8#13313.11-7Oh Crap

Score breakdown

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

FactorScore (0-100)
win/loss record12.5
recent results0.0
road-win bonus26.2
opponent record at game time37.9
opponent record today31.6

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