Top 100 Games of the 2026 College Football Season
How the Top 100 Was Built
This is not a television-window ranking or a list built around brand names. Every FBS-vs.-FBS game was ordered by the combined SportsFormulator preseason power ranking of the two teams. A theoretical No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup would lead the list; lower combined rank totals follow. Ties favor the game with the better lowest-ranked team.
The Headliners
1. #2 Oregon at #1 Ohio State (Week 10 — November 7, 2026)
Ohio Stadium, Columbus, OH.
2. #1 Ohio State at #3 Indiana (Week 7 — October 17, 2026)
Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN.
3. #1 Ohio State at #7 Texas (Week 2 — September 12, 2026)
DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX.
4. #4 Georgia at #8 Ole Miss (Week 10 — November 7, 2026)
Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS.
5. #10 Oklahoma at #4 Georgia (Week 4 — September 26, 2026)
Sanford Stadium, Athens, GA.
6. #8 Ole Miss at #7 Texas (Week 8 — October 24, 2026)
DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, TX.
7. #1 Ohio State at #14 USC (Week 9 — October 31, 2026)
LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA.
8. #2 Oregon at #14 USC (Week 4 — September 26, 2026)
LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA.
9. #7 Texas at #10 Oklahoma (Week 6 — October 10, 2026)
Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, TX.
10. #12 Miami (FL) at #5 Notre Dame (Week 10 — November 7, 2026)
Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN.
The Formulator Edge
The value of this list is simple: it tells you where the best teams collide before the weekly hype machine takes over. Bookmark it, build your content calendar around the top 25, and keep the full 100 handy when the season starts producing surprise contenders.
Complete Top 100 Ranking
| Ranking and Matchup |
| 1. #2 Oregon at #1 Ohio State (Week 10 — November 7, 2026) |
| 2. #1 Ohio State at #3 Indiana (Week 7 — October 17, 2026) |
| 3. #1 Ohio State at #7 Texas (Week 2 — September 12, 2026) |
| 4. #4 Georgia at #8 Ole Miss (Week 10 — November 7, 2026) |
| 5. #10 Oklahoma at #4 Georgia (Week 4 — September 26, 2026) |
| 6. #8 Ole Miss at #7 Texas (Week 8 — October 24, 2026) |
| 7. #1 Ohio State at #14 USC (Week 9 — October 31, 2026) |
| 8. #2 Oregon at #14 USC (Week 4 — September 26, 2026) |
| 9. #7 Texas at #10 Oklahoma (Week 6 — October 10, 2026) |
| 10. #12 Miami (FL) at #5 Notre Dame (Week 10 — November 7, 2026) |
| 11. #14 USC at #3 Indiana (Week 11 — November 14, 2026) |
| 12. #8 Ole Miss at #10 Oklahoma (Week 11 — November 14, 2026) |
| 13. #7 Texas at #11 Texas A&M (Week 13 — November 27, 2026) |
| 14. #9 New Mexico at #10 Oklahoma (Week 3 — September 19, 2026) |
| 15. #4 Georgia at #15 Alabama (Week 6 — October 10, 2026) |
| 16. #18 Michigan at #1 Ohio State (Week 13 — November 28, 2026) |
| 17. #18 Michigan at #2 Oregon (Week 11 — November 14, 2026) |
| 18. #11 Texas A&M at #10 Oklahoma (Week 12 — November 21, 2026) |
| 19. #5 Notre Dame at #16 BYU (Week 7 — October 17, 2026) |
| 20. #3 Indiana at #18 Michigan (Week 8 — October 24, 2026) |
| 21. #13 UNLV at #9 New Mexico (Week 11 — November 14, 2026) |
| 22. #7 Texas at #17 LSU (Week 11 — November 14, 2026) |
| 23. #22 Washington at #2 Oregon (Week 13 — November 28, 2026) |
| 24. #17 LSU at #8 Ole Miss (Week 3 — September 19, 2026) |
| 25. #19 Houston at #6 Texas Tech (Week 3 — September 18, 2026) |
| 26. #3 Indiana at #22 Washington (Week 12 — November 21, 2026) |
| 27. #11 Texas A&M at #15 Alabama (Week 8 — October 24, 2026) |
| 28. #7 Texas at #20 Tennessee (Week 4 — September 26, 2026) |
| 29. #21 Arizona at #6 Texas Tech (Week 9 — October 31, 2026) |
| 30. #23 Auburn at #4 Georgia (Week 7 — October 17, 2026) |
| 31. #11 Texas A&M at #17 LSU (Week 4 — September 26, 2026) |
| 32. #10 Oklahoma at #18 Michigan (Week 2 — September 12, 2026) |
| 33. #25 SMU at #5 Notre Dame (Week 12 — November 21, 2026) |
| 34. #20 Tennessee at #11 Texas A&M (Week 11 — November 14, 2026) |
| 35. #23 Auburn at #8 Ole Miss (Week 9 — October 31, 2026) |
| 36. #15 Alabama at #17 LSU (Week 10 — November 7, 2026) |
| 37. #15 Alabama at #20 Tennessee (Week 7 — October 17, 2026) |
| 38. #9 New Mexico at #26 Hawaii (Week 7 — October 17, 2026) |
| 39. #1 Ohio State at #34 Iowa (Week 5 — October 3, 2026) |
| 40. #22 Washington at #14 USC (Week 5 — October 3, 2026) |
| 41. #27 North Dakota State at #9 New Mexico (Week 8 — October 24, 2026) |
| 42. #35 Illinois at #1 Ohio State (Week 4 — September 26, 2026) |
| 43. #17 LSU at #20 Tennessee (Week 12 — November 21, 2026) |
| 44. #21 Arizona at #16 BYU (Week 2 — September 12, 2026) |
| 45. #29 Louisville at #8 Ole Miss (Week 1 — September 6, 2026) |
| 46. #2 Oregon at #35 Illinois (Week 8 — October 24, 2026) |
| 47. #23 Auburn at #15 Alabama (Week 13 — November 28, 2026) |
| 48. #14 USC at #24 Penn State (Week 6 — October 10, 2026) |
| 49. #31 UTSA at #7 Texas (Week 3 — September 19, 2026) |
| 50. #13 UNLV at #26 Hawaii (Week 1 — September 5, 2026) |
| 51. #30 Air Force at #9 New Mexico (Week 13 — November 27, 2026) |
| 52. #17 LSU at #23 Auburn (Week 8 — October 24, 2026) |
| 53. #27 North Dakota State at #13 UNLV (Week 6 — October 10, 2026) |
| 54. #9 New Mexico at #32 Nevada (Week 10 — November 6, 2026) |
| 55. #24 Penn State at #18 Michigan (Week 7 — October 17, 2026) |
| 56. #23 Auburn at #20 Tennessee (Week 5 — October 3, 2026) |
| 57. #13 UNLV at #30 Air Force (Week 7 — October 17, 2026) |
| 58. #2 Oregon at #41 Oklahoma State (Week 2 — September 12, 2026) |
| 59. #32 Nevada at #13 UNLV (Week 13 — November 28, 2026) |
| 60. #33 Pitt at #12 Miami (FL) (Week 8 — October 24, 2026) |
| 61. #9 New Mexico at #36 Wyoming (Week 12 — November 20, 2026) |
| 62. #24 Penn State at #22 Washington (Week 10 — November 7, 2026) |
| 63. #6 Texas Tech at #41 Oklahoma State (Week 11 — November 14, 2026) |
| 64. #44 Florida at #4 Georgia (Week 9 — October 31, 2026) |
| 65. #36 Wyoming at #13 UNLV (Week 10 — November 7, 2026) |
| 66. #4 Georgia at #45 South Carolina (Week 12 — November 21, 2026) |
| 67. #48 Boise State at #2 Oregon (Week 1 — September 5, 2026) |
| 68. #49 Maryland at #1 Ohio State (Week 6 — October 10, 2026) |
| 69. #39 Virginia Tech at #12 Miami (FL) (Week 12 — November 21, 2026) |
| 70. #44 Florida at #7 Texas (Week 7 — October 17, 2026) |
| 71. #34 Iowa at #18 Michigan (Week 4 — September 26, 2026) |
| 72. #8 Ole Miss at #44 Florida (Week 4 — September 26, 2026) |
| 73. #27 North Dakota State at #26 Hawaii (Week 11 — November 14, 2026) |
| 74. #28 Virginia at #25 SMU (Week 7 — October 17, 2026) |
| 75. #16 BYU at #37 Utah (Week 10 — November 7, 2026) |
| 76. #25 SMU at #29 Louisville (Week 3 — September 19, 2026) |
| 77. #10 Oklahoma at #44 Florida (Week 10 — November 7, 2026) |
| 78. #47 Mississippi State at #7 Texas (Week 9 — October 31, 2026) |
| 79. #42 Memphis at #13 UNLV (Week 0 — August 29, 2026) |
| 80. #43 Florida State at #12 Miami (FL) (Week 7 — October 17, 2026) |
| 81. #45 South Carolina at #10 Oklahoma (Week 9 — October 31, 2026) |
| 82. #47 Mississippi State at #8 Ole Miss (Week 13 — November 27, 2026) |
| 83. #34 Iowa at #22 Washington (Week 6 — October 9, 2026) |
| 84. #19 Houston at #37 Utah (Week 8 — October 24, 2026) |
| 85. #11 Texas A&M at #45 South Carolina (Week 10 — November 7, 2026) |
| 86. #27 North Dakota State at #30 Air Force (Week 2 — September 12, 2026) |
| 87. #19 Houston at #38 Kansas State (Week 6 — October 10, 2026) |
| 88. #10 Oklahoma at #47 Mississippi State (Week 8 — October 24, 2026) |
| 89. #26 Hawaii at #32 Nevada (Week 12 — November 21, 2026) |
| 90. #37 Utah at #21 Arizona (Week 11 — November 14, 2026) |
| 91. #43 Florida State at #15 Alabama (Week 3 — September 19, 2026) |
| 92. #12 Miami (FL) at #46 Clemson (Week 5 — October 3, 2026) |
| 93. #52 Arizona State at #6 Texas Tech (Week 7 — October 17, 2026) |
| 94. #32 Nevada at #27 North Dakota State (Week 7 — October 17, 2026) |
| 95. #21 Arizona at #38 Kansas State (Week 12 — November 21, 2026) |
| 96. #53 TCU at #6 Texas Tech (Week 13 — November 26, 2026) |
| 97. #41 Oklahoma State at #19 Houston (Week 7 — October 17, 2026) |
| 98. #45 South Carolina at #15 Alabama (Week 4 — September 26, 2026) |
| 99. #59 Northwestern at #1 Ohio State (Week 11 — November 14, 2026) |
| 100. #59 Northwestern at #2 Oregon (Week 9 — October 31, 2026) |