2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season

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The 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season will be the 157th season of college football in the United States, the 121st season organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the 51st of the highest level of competition, the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The regular season will begin on August 29 and is scheduled to end on December 12. The postseason will begin on December 12, and, aside from any all-star games that are scheduled, end on January 25, 2027, with the College Football Playoff National Championship at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. This will be the third season of the 12-team College Football Playoff (CFP) system.

2026 NCAA Division I FBS season
Number of teams138
DurationAugust 29, 2026 - December 12, 2026
Postseason
DurationDecember 12, 2026 – January 25, 2027
College Football Playoff
2027 College Football Playoff National Championship
DateJanuary 25, 2027
SiteAllegiant Stadium (Paradise, Nevada)
NCAA Division I FBS football seasons
← 2025
 

Conference realignment

On September 12, 2024, the Pac-12 announced that MW members Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and San Diego State would join the Pac-12 in 2026. On September 24, 2024, the Pac-12 announced that another MW member, Utah State, would also join alongside the four aforementioned schools in 2026. This brought the new Pac-12 to seven members, one short of the number needed to preserve its status as an FBS conference. On October 1, 2024, UTEP announced that it would join the Mountain West from Conference USA starting in 2026. This gave the MW seven full football-sponsoring members in the 2026 season; it had to add at least one more such member no later than 2028–29 to preserve its FBS status. The needed eighth member proved to be current football-only member Hawaii. On October 14, Hawaii athletic director Craig Angelos confirmed outside reports that the school would upgrade to full MW membership in 2026. The MW officially announced this move the next day.

On January 7, 2025, the Mountain West added a ninth member in Mid-American Conference member Northern Illinois joining as a football-only affiliate. February 2026 saw the MW add another football-only member in 10-time FCS champion North Dakota State. February 2026 saw the MAC add a football-only member Sacramento State.

Team Conference in 2025 Conference in 2026
Boise State Mountain West Pac-12
Colorado State Mountain West Pac-12
Fresno State Mountain West Pac-12
North Dakota State Missouri Valley (FCS) Mountain West
Northern Illinois MAC Mountain West
Sacramento State Big Sky Conference (FCS) MAC
San Diego State Mountain West Pac-12
Texas State Sun Belt Pac-12
Utah State Mountain West Pac-12
UTEP CUSA Mountain West

The 2026 season will be the last for one FBS team in its current conference.

School Current conference Future conference
Louisiana Tech CUSA Sun Belt

Stadiums

  • Northwestern will open the new Ryan Field on the site of the original Ryan Field, which had been the Wildcats' home from 1926 to 2023. The Wildcats' first game in the new stadium is scheduled for October 2, 2026, against Penn State.
  • This is planned to be the final season for South Florida at Raymond James Stadium. The university is building a new on-campus stadium and plans to open it for the 2027 season.

Kickoff games

Week 0

The Regular season will begin on Saturday August 29 with Week 0.

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
August 29 TBD p.m. NC State Virginia Nilton Santos Stadium • Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (College Football Brazil) ESPN  –  
August 29 TBD p.m. North Carolina TCU Aviva Stadium • Dublin, Ireland (Aer Lingus College Football Classic) ESPN    
#Rankings from AP poll and CFP released prior to the game.

Week 1

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 5 Baylor Auburn Mercedes–Benz Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia (Aflac Kickoff Game)    
#Rankings from AP poll and CFP released prior to the game.

Week 3

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 19 West Virginia Virginia Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina (Duke's Mayo Classic)    
#Rankings from AP poll and CFP released prior to the game.

Recap of the year

Voters were divided in the first poll of the 2026 college football season.

Regular season

August-September

October

November

Postseason

Conference championship games

Bowl games/CFP playoff games

Top 10 matchups

Rankings through Week 8 reflect the AP poll. Rankings for Week 9 and beyond list College Football Playoff Rankings first and AP poll rankings second; teams that were not ranked in the top 10 of polls are noted.

Regular season

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
   
#Rankings from AP poll and CFP released prior to the game.

Notable rivalry games

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
   
#Rankings from AP poll and CFP released prior to the game.

Postseason

Conference championship games

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
   
#Rankings from AP poll and CFP released prior to the game.

Bowl games/CFP playoff games

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
   
#Rankings from AP poll and CFP released prior to the game.

No. 1 and No. 2 progress

WEEKS No. 1 No. 2 Event Date

Upsets

This section lists unranked teams defeating AP Poll-ranked during the season.

FCS teams over FBS teams

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
   
#Rankings from AP poll and CFP released prior to the game.

Regular season

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
   
#Rankings from AP poll and CFP released prior to the game.

Conference championship games

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
   
#Rankings from AP poll and CFP released prior to the game.

Postseason (Bowl games)

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
   
#Rankings from AP poll and CFP released prior to the game.

Conference standings

2026 American Conference football standings
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Army   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Charlotte   0 – 0     0 – 0  
East Carolina   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Florida Atlantic   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Memphis   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Navy   0 – 0     0 – 0  
North Texas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Rice   0 – 0     0 – 0  
South Florida   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Temple   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Tulane   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Tulsa   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UAB   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UTSA   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 5, 2026
As of February 17, 2026
Rankings from AP poll
2026 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Boston College   0 – 0     0 – 0  
California   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Clemson   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Duke   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Florida State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Georgia Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Louisville   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Miami (FL)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
NC State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
North Carolina   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Pittsburgh   0 – 0     0 – 0  
SMU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Stanford   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Syracuse   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Virginia   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Virginia Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Wake Forest   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 5, 2026
As of February 17, 2026
Rankings from AP poll
2026 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Illinois   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Indiana   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Iowa   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Maryland   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Michigan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Michigan State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Minnesota   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Nebraska   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Northwestern   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Ohio State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Oregon   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Penn State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Purdue   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Rutgers   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UCLA   0 – 0     0 – 0  
USC   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Washington   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Wisconsin   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 5, 2026
As of February 17, 2026
Rankings from AP poll
2026 Big 12 Conference football standings
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Arizona   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Arizona State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Baylor   0 – 0     0 – 0  
BYU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Cincinnati   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Colorado   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Houston   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Iowa State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kansas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kansas State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Oklahoma State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
TCU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Texas Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UCF   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Utah   0 – 0     0 – 0  
West Virginia   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 4, 2026
As of February 17, 2026
Rankings from AP poll
2026 Conference USA football standings
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  • e
 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Delaware   0 – 0     0 – 0  
FIU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Jacksonville State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kennesaw State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Liberty   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Louisiana Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Middle Tennessee   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Missouri State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
New Mexico State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Sam Houston   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Western Kentucky   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 5, 2026
As of February 17, 2026
Rankings from AP poll
2026 Mid-American Conference football standings
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  • e
 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Akron   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Ball State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Bowling Green   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Buffalo   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Central Michigan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Eastern Michigan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kent State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Miami (OH)   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Ohio   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Sacramento State*   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Toledo   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UMass   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Western Michigan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 5, 2026
  • * – Sacramento State is ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
As of February 17, 2026
Rankings from AP poll
2026 Mountain West Conference football standings
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  • e
 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Air Force   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Hawaii   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Nevada   0 – 0     0 – 0  
New Mexico   0 – 0     0 – 0  
North Dakota State*   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Northern Illinois   0 – 0     0 – 0  
San Jose State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UNLV   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UTEP   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Wyoming   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 5, 2026
  • * – North Dakota State is ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
As of February 17, 2026
Rankings from AP poll
2026 Pac-12 Conference football standings
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Boise State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Colorado State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Fresno State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Oregon State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
San Diego State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Texas State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Utah State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Washington State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 4, 2026
As of February 17, 2026
Rankings from AP poll
2026 Southeastern Conference football standings
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  • e
 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Alabama   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Arkansas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Auburn   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Florida   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Georgia   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Kentucky   0 – 0     0 – 0  
LSU   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Mississippi State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Missouri   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Oklahoma   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Ole Miss   0 – 0     0 – 0  
South Carolina   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Tennessee   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Texas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Texas A&M   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Vanderbilt   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 5, 2026
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of February 17, 2026
Rankings from CFP Rankings
2026 Sun Belt Conference football standings
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Appalachian State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Coastal Carolina   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Georgia Southern   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Georgia State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
James Madison   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Marshall   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Old Dominion   0 – 0     0 – 0  
West Division
Arkansas State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Louisiana   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Louisiana–Monroe   0 – 0     0 – 0  
South Alabama   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Southern Miss   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Troy   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 5, 2026
As of February 17, 2026
Rankings from AP poll
2026 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
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 Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Notre Dame   –     0 – 0  
UConn   –     0 – 0  
As of February 17, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

Rankings

The Top 25 from the AP and USA Today Coaches Polls

Preseason polls

Rank Associated Press Coaches' Poll
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CFB Playoff final rankings

The College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee announced its final rankings on December 6, 2026.

The four Power Four conference champions plus the highest ranked Group of Six team, along with the seven highest ranked at-large teams, will be selected to compete in the College Football Playoff. This is a change from the 2025–26 season, when the five highest ranked conference champions earned an automatic bid regardless of what conference they were in.[citation needed] The top four ranked teams will receive a first-round bye.

This is the first year that Notre Dame would receive an automatic bid if they were ranked in the top 12 during the final rankings.


Rank Team W–L Conference and standing Bowl game
1 0–0
2 0–0
3 0–0
4 0–0
5 0–0
6 0–0
7 0–0
8 0–0
9 0–0
10 0–0
11 0–0
12 0–0
13 0–0
14 0–0
15 0–0
16 0–0
17 0–0
18 0–0
19 0–0
20 0–0
21 0–0
22 0–0
23 0–0
24 0–0
25 0–0
Unranked conference champions' bowl games
Rank Team W–L Conference and standing Bowl game
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– 0–0
– 0–0
– 0–0

Final rankings

Rank Associated Press Coaches' Poll
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Conference summaries

Rankings in this section are based on CFP rankings released prior to the games (Week 13–December 1).

Note: Clicking on a link in the Conference column will open an article about that conference's championship game, where applicable.


Conference championship games

Conference Power Four conference championship game Players of the year Coach of
the year
Date Venue (Location) Matchup Result Overall/MVP Offensive Defensive Special teams
Big 12 Dec 4 AT&T Stadium
(Arlington, Texas) 		TBD vs TBD N/a
ACC Dec 5 Bank of America Stadium
(Charlotte, North Carolina) 		TBD vs TBD N/a
Big Ten Lucas Oil Stadium
(Indianapolis, Indiana) 		TBD vs TBD N/a
SEC Mercedes-Benz Stadium
(Atlanta, Georgia) 		TBD vs TBD N/a
Conference Group of Six conference championship game Players of the year Coach of
the year
Date Venue (Location) Matchup Result Overall/MVP Offensive Defensive Special teams
American Dec 4 TBD
(TBD) 		TBD at TBD N/a
CUSA TBD
(TBD) 		TBD at TBD
MW TBD
(TBD) 		TBD vs TBD N/a
Pac-12 TBD
(TBD) 		TBD at TBD N/a
MAC Dec 5 Ford Field
(Detroit, Michigan) 		TBD at TBD
Sun Belt TBD
(TBD) 		TBD at TBD N/a

Conference champions' bowl games

For conference champions not part of the College Football Playoff.

Conference Champion W–L Rank Bowl game
American
—
CUSA
—
MAC
—
Mountain West
—
Pac-12
—
Sun Belt
—

At-large bowl games

At-Large Teams
School Conference Record Result Bowl game

Postseason

College Football Playoff

Playoff participants

Team Conference Record Qualification method College Football Playoff
Appearance Last bid Result of last appearance

CFP bracket

This will be the third year under the expanded College Football Playoff format. Under this format, the five highest-ranked conference champions will receive automatic bids, while the next seven highest-ranked teams will receive at-large bids. The top four seeds will receive first-round byes, even if they are not conference champions.

2026–27 College Football Playoff

Fiesta Bowl
Peach Bowl
Rose Bowl
Sugar Bowl
Orange Bowl
Cotton Bowl
National Championship
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Locations of the playoff games: campus site first round games (red), quarterfinals (orange), semifinals (yellow), and the national championship (green)

College Football Playoff games

Winners are listed in boldface.

After the completion of the regular season and conference championship games, seven teams had secured CFP berths: TBD champion TBD, Big Ten champion TBD, Big 12 champion TBD, SEC champion TBD, and TBD champion TBD, who qualified as the highest-ranked CFP non-AQ conference champion.

Bowl Game Date Visitor Home Score TV
Non-bowl game (First round) (TBD - Campus site) December 18 ABC/ESPN or TNT/TruTV/TBS
Non-bowl game (First round) (TBD - Campus site) December 19
Non-bowl game (First round) (TBD - Campus site)
Non-bowl game (First round) (TBD - Campus site)
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (Quarterfinals) (Glendale, AZ) December 30
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Quarterfinals) (Atlanta, GA) January 1
Cotton Bowl Classic (Quarterfinals) (Arlington, TX) January 1
Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential (Quarterfinals) (Pasadena, CA) January 1
Capital One Orange Bowl (Semifinals) (Miami Gardens, FL) January 14
Allstate Sugar Bowl (Semifinals) (New Orleans, LA) January 15
College Football Playoff National Championship Game
(Las Vegas, NV)		 January 25 ESPN/ABC

Bowl games

Normally, a team is required to have a .500 minimum winning percentage during the regular season to become bowl-eligible (six wins for an 11- or 12-game schedule, and seven wins for a 13-game schedule). If there are not enough winning teams to fulfill all open bowl slots, teams with losing records may be chosen to fill available bowl slots. Additionally, on the rare occasion in which a conference champion does not meet eligibility requirements, they are usually still chosen for bowl games via tie-ins for their conference.

Non-CFP bowl games

Winners are listed in boldface.

The 2026–27 bowl game lineup had TBD change from the previous season:

The bowl games that are not part of the College Football Playoff are:

Bowl Game Date Visitor Home Score TV
TBD (TBD) TBD ABC
Salute to Veterans Bowl (Montgomery, AL) TBD ESPN
Cure Bowl (Orlando, FL) TBD
68 Ventures Bowl (Mobile, AL)
Xbox Bowl (Frisco, TX) TBD ESPN2
Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, SC) TBD ESPN
Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, FL)
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, ID) TBD
Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, FL) TBD
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
Frisco Bowl (Frisco, TX)
Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl (Honolulu, HI) TBD
TBD (TBD) TBD
Rate Bowl (Phoenix, AZ)
First Responder Bowl (University Park, TX)
Military Bowl (Annapolis, MD) TBD
Pinstripe Bowl (Bronx, NY) ABC
Fenway Bowl (Boston, MA) ESPN
Pop-Tarts Bowl (Orlando, FL) ABC
Arizona Bowl (Tucson, AZ) The CW
New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM) ESPN
Taxslayer Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) ABC
Texas Bowl (Houston, TX) ESPN
Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, AL) TBD
Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA) TBD
Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN)
Valero Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX)
ReliaQuest Bowl (Tampa, FL) TBD
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) CBS
Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL) ABC
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (Paradise, NV) ESPN
Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX) TBD
AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
Duke’s Mayo Bowl (Charlotte, NC)
Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA) FOX
  1. Gonzaga, which also joins the Pac-12 in 2026, does not count toward the required eight members because it lacks a football program.
  2. All locations in University Park, including the venue, have a Dallas mailing address.
  3. All locations in Paradise, including the venue, have a Las Vegas mailing address.

Bowl Challenge Cup standings

CFP bowl games are denoted in bold type. First-round CFP playoff games are included, and denoted as CFP1.

Conference Games Wins–losses (pct.) Bowls
CFP Other Total Won Lost Remaining
ACC 0–0 (–)
American 0–0 (–)
Big 12 0–0 (–)
Big Ten 0–0 (–)
CUSA 0–0 (–)
MAC 0–0 (–)
Mountain West 0–0 (–)
Pac-12 0–0 (–)
SEC 0–0 (–)
Sun Belt 0–0 (–)
Independent 0–0 (–)

Berths to be determined:

Notes:

All-star games

Selection of teams

The below lists of teams are based on team records as published by the NCAA and bowl eligibility criteria.

Bowl-eligible teams

Number of postseason berths available: 0
Number of bowl-eligible teams: 0

Opt-outing bowl teams

Bowl-ineligible teams

Number of bowl-ineligible teams: 2

Awards and honors

Source:

Heisman Trophy voting

The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

Player School Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total

Major award winners

Award Winner Position School
AP Player of the Year
Maxwell Award (college football player of the year)
Walter Camp Award (top back)
Davey O'Brien Award (quarterback) QB
SN Player of the Year
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award (Sr. quarterback) QB
Doak Walker Award (running back) RB
Fred Biletnikoff Award (wide receiver) WR
John Mackey Award (tight end) TE
Rimington Trophy (center) C
Outland Trophy (interior lineman) OT
Bronko Nagurski Trophy (defensive player)
Chuck Bednarik Award (defensive player)
Dick Butkus Award (linebacker)
Lombardi Award (top lineman)
Lott Trophy (defensive impact)
Jim Thorpe Award (defensive back)
Lou Groza Award (placekicker) PK
Ray Guy Award (punter) P
AFCA Coach of the Year HC
AP Coach of the Year
Home Depot Coach of the Year
Walter Camp Coach of the Year
Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year
George Munger Award
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award
AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year
Broyles Award

Other major award winners

Award Winner Position School
Manning Award QB
Burlsworth Trophy (top player who began as walk-on)
Paul Hornung Award (most versatile player)
Polynesian Football Player of the Year Award (top Polynesian player)
Jon Cornish Trophy (top Canadian player)
Campbell Trophy ("academic Heisman")
Academic All-American of the Year
Wuerffel Trophy (humanitarian-athlete)
Joe Moore Award
Ted Hendricks Award DE
Jet Award RS
Patrick Mannelly Award LS

All-Americans

The following players were recognized as consensus All-Americans for 2026. Unanimous selections are followed by an asterisk (*).

2026 Consensus All-Americans
Name Position Year University
Quarterback
Running back
Wide receiver
Tight end
Offensive Line
Defensive line
Linebacker
Defensive back
Kicker
Punter
All-purpose,
return specialist

Milestones and records

Coaching changes

Preseason and in-season

This is restricted to coaching changes taking place on or after May 1, 2026, and will include any changes announced after a team's last regularly scheduled game before it's bowl game. For coaching changes that occurred earlier in 2026, see 2025 NCAA Division I FBS end-of-season coaching coaches

School Outgoing Coach Date Reason Contract Buyout Replacement

Television viewers and ratings

Top 10 most watched regular season games

All times Eastern. Rankings are from the AP Poll (before 11/4) and CFP Rankings (thereafter).

Rank Date Time Matchup Network Viewers (millions) Location Attendance Significance

Conference championship games

All times Eastern. Rankings are from the CFP Rankings.

Rank Date Time Matchup Network Viewers (millions) Conference Location Attendance
December 4 7:00 p.m. CBSSN n.a. CUSA TBD
TBD
8:00 p.m. ABC Big 12 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
FOX MW TBD
TBD
CBS Pac-12 TBD
TBD
December 5 12:00 p.m. ESPN MAC Ford Field, Detroit, MI
ABC ACC Bank of America Stadium,
Charlotte, NC
4:00 p.m. ABC SEC Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA
7:00 p.m. ESPN Sun Belt TBD
TBD
8:00 p.m. ABC American TBD
TBD
NBC Big Ten Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN

Most watched non-CFP bowl games

All times Eastern. Rankings are from the CFP Rankings.

Rank Date Time Matchup Network Viewers (millions) Game Location Attendance

College Football Playoff games

Rank Date Time Matchup Network Viewers (millions) Game Location Attendance
December 18 8:00 pm (ET) ABC/ESPN or TNT Non-bowl game (First round) TBD
TBD (Campus site)
December 19 12:00 pm (ET) TBD
TBD (Campus site)
3:30 pm (ET) TBD
TBD (Campus site)
7:30 pm (ET) TBD
TBD (Campus site)
December 30 ESPN Fiesta Bowl (Quarterfinals) State Farm Stadium
Glendale, Arizona
January 1 TBD (ET) Peach Bowl (Quarterfinals) Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, Georgia
TBD (ET) Cotton Bowl Classic (Semifinals) AT&T Stadium
Arlington, Texas
4:00 pm (ET) Rose Bowl (Quarterfinals) Rose Bowl
Pasadena, California
January 14 7:30 pm (ET) Orange Bowl (Semifinals) Hard Rock Stadium
Miami Gardens, Florida
January 15 Sugar Bowl (Quarterfinals) Caesars Superdome
New Orleans, Louisiana
January 25 ABC/ESPN College Football Playoff National Championship Allegiant Stadium
Las Vegas, Nevada

Television changes

See also

  • 2026 NCAA Division I FCS football season
  • 2026 NCAA Division II football season
  • 2026 NCAA Division III football season
  • 2026 NAIA football season
  • 2026 U Sports football season

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