College Football Rank Tiers 2026: Who's Winning and Who's Sick of It

Rank Tiers

Every FBS team sits in one of six tiers, in groups of 25 ranks in The Davis Rankings. Teams that tie for a rank share it (and a tier), so a tier can hold a few more or fewer than 25. This is where all 138 teams stand after week 8 of 2026. A tier is only a label for where a team sits in the order; it never changes a score. See the methodology for how the ranking itself works.

Winning ranks 1-25

The top of the board. Whatever you are doing, keep doing it. 25 teams, average score 79.3.

Rank	Team	Conference	Record	TDR scoreTDR	Move
1	UCLA	Big Ten	7-0	94.4	-
2	Miami	ACC	7-0	92.4	-
3	Utah	Big 12	7-0	91.0	▲ 3
4	Ohio State	Big Ten	6-1	85.0	▲ 3
5	Wake Forest	ACC	6-1	84.9	▲ 2
6	Kentucky	SEC	7-1	82.9	▲ 5
7	Indiana	Big Ten	7-1	82.8	▲ 36
8	UTSA	American Athletic	7-1	82.2	▲ 6
9	Boise State	Pac-12	6-1	81.5	▲ 7
10	Arizona	Big 12	6-1	80.9	▲ 8
T-11	Liberty	Conference USA	6-1	80.4	▲ 10
T-11	Northwestern	Big Ten	6-1	80.4	▲ 8
T-11	SMU	ACC	6-1	80.4	▲ 9
14	New Mexico	Mountain West	6-1	80.3	▲ 9
15	Alabama	SEC	6-2	77.4	▲ 34
16	Texas	SEC	5-2	74.9	▲ 45
17	LSU	SEC	6-2	74.0	▲ 9
18	Virginia Tech	ACC	6-2	73.7	▲ 9
19	Ohio	Mid-American	6-2	73.0	▲ 10
20	Memphis	American Athletic	6-2	72.7	▲ 46
21	Toledo	Mid-American	6-2	72.5	▲ 15
22	Florida	SEC	5-2	71.6	▲ 3
23	Cincinnati	Big 12	5-2	71.2	▲ 52
T-24	Oklahoma State	Big 12	5-2	71.1	▲ 49
T-24	Wisconsin	Big Ten	5-2	71.1	▲ 50

Feeling Good ranks 26-50

Solid results and nothing to complain about. Yet. 26 teams, average score 66.1.

Rank	Team	Conference	Record	TDR scoreTDR	Move
26	Army	American Athletic	5-2	70.8	▲ 15
27	Minnesota	Big Ten	5-2	70.6	▲ 49
T-28	Duke	ACC	5-2	70.4	▲ 51
T-28	Louisiana Tech	Sun Belt	5-2	70.4	▲ 12
T-30	North Texas	American Athletic	5-2	70.1	▲ 12
T-30	South Florida	American Athletic	5-2	70.1	▲ 2
T-32	Jacksonville State	Conference USA	5-2	70.0	-
T-32	Oregon State	Pac-12	5-2	70.0	-
34	Florida Atlantic	American Athletic	5-2	69.8	▲ 43
35	Notre Dame	FBS Independents	6-1	69.7	-
36	App State	Sun Belt	5-2	69.5	▲ 11
37	James Madison	Sun Belt	7-1	67.7	▼ 33
38	BYU	Big 12	6-1	67.1	▼ 35
39	Texas Tech	Big 12	6-1	65.9	▼ 34
40	Georgia	SEC	6-1	65.8	▲ 6
41	Oklahoma	SEC	4-3	65.5	▲ 48
42	West Virginia	Big 12	5-3	64.2	▲ 9
43	Wyoming	Mountain West	5-3	63.9	▲ 10
44	Miami (OH)	Mid-American	5-3	63.8	▲ 9
45	USC	Big Ten	6-2	61.6	▼ 36
46	UCF	Big 12	4-3	61.4	▲ 47
47	South Carolina	SEC	4-3	60.8	▲ 17
T-48	Louisville	ACC	4-3	60.2	-
T-48	Marshall	Sun Belt	4-3	60.2	▲ 49
T-50	Arizona State	Big 12	4-3	60.1	▲ 49
T-50	Boston College	ACC	4-3	60.1	▲ 18

Character Building ranks 51-75

Records the coaching staff will call learning experiences. 24 teams, average score 55.7.

Rank	Team	Conference	Record	TDR scoreTDR	Move
52	Buffalo	Mid-American	5-3	59.8	▲ 10
T-53	Illinois	Big Ten	4-3	59.7	▲ 16
T-53	Middle Tennessee	Conference USA	4-3	59.7	▲ 19
T-53	Ole Miss	SEC	5-2	59.7	▼ 43
56	UAB	American Athletic	4-3	59.6	-
T-57	Houston	Big 12	6-2	59.5	▼ 45
T-57	Texas State	Pac-12	4-3	59.5	▲ 12
T-57	UConn	FBS Independents	4-3	59.5	▲ 14
60	Washington	Big Ten	4-3	59.4	▼ 4
61	North Dakota State	Mountain West	6-2	58.6	▼ 48
62	Tennessee	SEC	6-2	57.9	▼ 48
63	Missouri	SEC	5-2	56.8	▼ 3
64	Iowa	Big Ten	5-2	56.1	▼ 47
65	Stanford	ACC	4-4	55.3	▲ 18
66	Air Force	Mountain West	5-2	55.0	▼ 44
T-67	Arkansas State	Sun Belt	4-4	54.9	▲ 19
T-67	Nebraska	Big Ten	5-2	54.9	-
69	Arkansas	SEC	3-4	50.6	▲ 12
T-70	Auburn	SEC	4-3	50.1	▼ 46
T-70	Kansas	Big 12	3-4	50.1	▲ 44
T-70	Western Kentucky	Conference USA	3-4	50.1	▲ 14
73	Mississippi State	SEC	4-3	50.0	▼ 14
74	Syracuse	ACC	3-4	49.8	▲ 44
75	Pittsburgh	ACC	5-3	49.7	▼ 12

Do We Need to Talk? ranks 76-100

The kind of season that ends with a meeting. 25 teams, average score 45.2.

Rank	Team	Conference	Record	TDR scoreTDR	Move
76	Georgia Southern	Sun Belt	3-4	49.6	▲ 9
T-77	Colorado State	Pac-12	3-4	49.5	▲ 40
T-77	Western Michigan	Mid-American	5-3	49.5	▼ 49
79	Delaware	Conference USA	3-4	49.4	▲ 36
80	UNLV	Mountain West	4-3	49.0	▲ 7
T-81	Fresno State	Pac-12	4-3	48.9	▲ 7
T-81	Michigan	Big Ten	4-3	48.9	▼ 52
T-81	New Mexico State	Conference USA	3-4	48.9	▲ 38
84	Louisiana	Sun Belt	5-3	48.8	▼ 53
85	Ball State	Mid-American	3-5	46.1	▲ 12
86	Oregon	Big Ten	4-3	46.0	▼ 48
87	North Carolina	ACC	4-3	45.9	▼ 50
T-88	Clemson	ACC	4-3	45.7	▼ 50
T-88	Kent State	Mid-American	3-5	45.7	▲ 33
90	Georgia State	Sun Belt	4-3	44.9	▼ 12
91	South Alabama	Sun Belt	4-3	44.8	▼ 48
92	Baylor	Big 12	4-3	44.5	▼ 12
93	Kansas State	Big 12	4-3	44.4	▼ 48
94	Hawai'i	Mountain West	2-6	40.7	▲ 31
95	Texas A&M	SEC	4-4	40.3	▼ 45
T-96	San José State	Mountain West	4-4	39.9	▼ 44
T-96	Virginia	ACC	4-4	39.9	▼ 6
98	Tulane	American Athletic	3-4	39.6	▼ 45
99	Penn State	Big Ten	3-4	39.4	▲ 3
100	Tulsa	American Athletic	4-4	39.1	▼ 42

Sick of It ranks 101-125

The fan base has stopped pretending. 25 teams, average score 31.0.

Rank	Team	Conference	Record	TDR scoreTDR	Move
101	Southern Miss	Sun Belt	2-5	38.9	▲ 29
102	Nevada	Mountain West	3-4	36.9	▲ 26
103	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American	4-5	36.2	▼ 4
104	Iowa State	Big 12	3-4	35.6	▼ 10
105	Purdue	Big Ten	3-4	35.5	-
106	Florida State	ACC	3-4	35.3	-
T-107	Massachusetts	Mid-American	4-4	35.1	▼ 8
T-107	NC State	ACC	3-4	35.1	▼ 12
T-109	East Carolina	American Athletic	3-4	34.9	▼ 7
T-109	TCU	Big 12	3-4	34.9	▼ 45
111	Florida International	Conference USA	3-4	34.8	▼ 15
112	Troy	Sun Belt	3-4	33.5	▼ 8
113	San Diego State	Pac-12	3-5	31.8	▼ 31
114	California	ACC	3-5	31.6	▼ 7
115	Vanderbilt	SEC	3-5	31.3	▼ 6
116	Central Michigan	Mid-American	3-5	31.0	▼ 9
117	Michigan State	Big Ten	2-6	27.1	▼ 6
118	Colorado	Big 12	2-5	25.6	▼ 6
119	Maryland	Big Ten	2-5	25.2	▲ 1
120	Navy	American Athletic	2-5	24.6	▼ 7
121	Rutgers	Big Ten	2-5	24.4	▼ 30
122	Georgia Tech	ACC	2-5	24.1	▼ 7
123	Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	2-5	24.0	-
T-124	Missouri State	Conference USA	2-5	23.7	▼ 32
T-124	Temple	American Athletic	2-5	23.7	-

Oh Crap ranks 126 and below

Rock bottom, with a view. 13 teams, average score 12.4.

Rank	Team	Conference	Record	TDR scoreTDR	Move
126	Old Dominion	Sun Belt	2-6	22.3	▼ 5
127	Charlotte	American Athletic	1-6	17.2	▼ 1
128	UL Monroe	Sun Belt	1-6	16.3	▲ 10
129	Kennesaw State	Conference USA	1-6	13.9	-
130	Sam Houston	Conference USA	1-6	13.8	▼ 3
131	UTEP	Mountain West	1-6	13.6	▲ 3
132	Rice	American Athletic	1-7	13.2	-
133	Washington State	Pac-12	1-7	13.1	▼ 2
134	Akron	Mid-American	1-7	12.7	▼ 1
135	Utah State	Pac-12	2-5	12.5	▼ 25
136	Sacramento State	Mid-American	1-7	12.4	▼ 1
137	Bowling Green	Mid-American	2-6	9.0	▼ 1
138	Northern Illinois	Mountain West	0-7	-9.0	▼ 1

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