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Week 7 College Football Team Power Rankings: Utah Enters Top 5, UCLA Reaches Top 15

Our full Week 7 college football power rankings, all 138 teams, with movers up and down from last week’s poll.
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Below is the Lineups.com 2026 College Football Team Power Rankings entering Week 7 of the regular season. Rankings are updated weekly based on game results combined with betting odds to win the National Championship and odds to appear in the CFB Playoffs.

Rankings will be updated each week. Teams that win can not be moved down the rankings. Teams that lose can not be moved up the rankings. Teams on bye weeks can not move up or down in the rankings.

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Week 7 College Football Top 25 Team Power Rankings

Rank School Record Prev Rank
1 Indiana (6-0) 1 — E
2 Georgia (6-0) 2 — E
3 Notre Dame (6-0) 4 ▲ +1
4 Utah (5-0) 8 ▲ +4
5 Texas Tech (5-0) 5 — E
6 Miami-Florida (5-0) 6 — E
7 BYU (5-0) 10 ▲ +3
8 Ohio State (5-1) 9 ▲ +1
9 Alabama (5-1) 7 ▼ -2
10 USC (6-1) 12 ▲ +2
11 Iowa (5-1) 13 ▲ +2
12 Ole Miss (4-1) 15 ▲ +3
13 UCLA (5-0) 23 ▲ +10
14 Texas (4-1) 3 ▼ -11
15 Tennessee (5-1) 17 ▲ +2
16 Mississippi State (4-1) 16 — E
17 Kentucky (5-1) 19 ▲ +2
18 Missouri (5-1) 20 ▲ +2
19 Wake Forest (5-1) 25 ▲ +6
20 Houston (5-1) 29 ▲ +9
21 Oklahoma State (4-1) 30 ▲ +9
22 James Madison (6-0) 22 — E
23 Arizona (5-1) 26 ▲ +3
24 Boise State (5-1) 36 ▲ +12
25 Nebraska (5-1) 24 ▼ -1

Week 7 2026 College Football Ranked 26-50 Teams Bubble Watch

Rank School Record Prev Rank
26 Northwestern (4-1) 34 ▲ +8
27 LSU (4-2) 11 ▼ -16
28 SMU (4-1) 28 — E
29 Florida (4-2) 21 ▼ -8
30 Oregon (3-2) 14 ▼ -16
31 Cincinnati (4-1) 31 — E
32 Duke (4-1) 18 ▼ -14
33 Wisconsin (4-1) 33 — E
34 Oklahoma (3-2) 58 ▲ +24
35 Baylor (4-1) 35 — E
36 Pittsburgh (5-1) 27 ▼ -9
37 Michigan (3-2) 37 — E
38 Auburn (3-2) 38 — E
39 Arizona State (3-2) 46 ▲ +7
40 Louisville (3-3) 51 ▲ +11
41 UNC (3-2) 53 ▲ +12
42 Minnesota (4-2) 32 ▼ -10
43 West Virginia (3-3) 41 ▼ -2
44 Vanderbilt (3-3) 39 ▼ -5
45 Virginia (4-2) 45 — E
46 Purdue (3-3) 66 ▲ +20
47 Texas A&M (3-3) 43 ▼ -4
48 South Carolina (3-3) 65 ▲ +17
49 Iowa State (3-3) 40 ▼ -9
50 Clemson (3-2) 50 — E

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Week 7 2026 College Football Ranked 51-100 Teams

Rank School Record Prev Rank
51 Kansas State (3-2) 47 ▼ -4
52 FSU (3-3) 44 ▼ -8
53 UCF (3-3) 52 ▼ -1
54 TCU (2-3) 54 — E
55 California (3-3) 68 ▲ +13
56 Virginia Tech (4-2) 42 ▼ -14
57 Penn State (3-3) 48 ▼ -9
58 Memphis (5-1) 62 ▲ +4
59 UNLV (4-2) 67 ▲ +8
60 UTSA (5-1) 64 ▲ +4
61 NC State (3-3) 49 ▼ -12
62 Washington (3-3) 55 ▼ -7
63 New Mexico (4-1) 63 — E
64 Kansas (2-3) 60 ▼ -4
65 Illinois (3-3) 71 ▲ +6
66 Georgia Tech (2-3) 72 ▲ +6
67 Western Michigan (4-2) 69 ▲ +2
68 North Dakota State (5-1) 59 ▼ -9
69 USF (4-2) 56 ▼ -13
70 Fresno State (4-2) 70 — E
71 Oregon State (4-2) 100 ▲ +29
72 Stanford (2-4) 61 ▼ -9
73 Arkansas (2-4) 73 — E
74 Army (3-2) 92 ▲ +18
75 FAU (4-1) 75 — E
76 Maryland (2-4) 76 — E
77 Colorado (2-3) 77 — E
78 Michigan State (2-4) 78 — E
79 Tulane (2-3) 57 ▼ -22
80 ECU (3-2) 80 — E
81 Toledo (4-2) 74 ▼ -7
82 Louisiana Tech (3-2) 86 ▲ +4
83 Syracuse (2-3) 83 — E
84 Ohio (4-2) 87 ▲ +3
85 Jacksonville State (4-1) 88 ▲ +3
86 UConn (3-3) 89 ▲ +3
87 South Alabama (4-2) 91 ▲ +4
88 Temple (2-4) 79 ▼ -9
89 San Diego State (2-4) 81 ▼ -8
90 Boston College (2-3) 90 — E
91 Louisiana (4-2) 85 ▼ -6
92 Air Force (4-1) 99 ▲ +7
93 North Texas (4-2) 94 ▲ +1
94 Eastern Michigan (4-3) 96 ▲ +2
95 Liberty (5-1) 104 ▲ +9
96 FIU (3-2) 97 ▲ +1
97 UAB (3-3) 93 ▼ -4
98 Troy (3-2) 105 ▲ +7
99 Miami-Ohio (3-3) 108 ▲ +9
100 UMass (4-2) 98 ▼ -2

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Week 7 2026 College Football Ranked 101-138 Teams

Rank School Record Prev Rank
101 Rutgers (1-4) 101 — E
102 Navy (2-3) 106 ▲ +4
103 Georgia State (4-1) 103 — E
104 Appalachian State (3-2) 84 ▼ -20
105 Tulsa (3-3) 95 ▼ -10
106 Old Dominion (2-4) 111 ▲ +5
107 Buffalo (3-3) 118 ▲ +11
108 Utah State (2-4) 123 ▲ +15
109 Washington State (1-5) 82 ▼ -27
110 Texas State (2-3) 98 ▼ -12
111 Marshall (3-3) 102 ▼ -9
112 Wyoming (3-3) 116 ▲ +4
113 Central Michigan (3-3) 112 ▼ -1
114 Delaware (2-3) 114 — E
115 Colorado State (2-3) 115 — E
116 San Jose State (3-3) 107 ▼ -9
117 Georgia Southern (2-4) 109 ▼ -8
118 Coastal Carolina (2-4) 125 ▲ +7
119 Arkansas State (2-4) 113 ▼ -6
120 Nevada (2-3) 127 ▲ +7
121 Middle Tennessee State (2-3) 121 — E
122 New Mexico State (2-4) 119 ▼ -3
123 Kent State (2-4) 120 ▼ -3
124 Bowling Green (2-4) 124 — E
125 Western Kentucky (2-4) 129 ▲ +4
126 Southern Miss (1-4) 117 ▼ -9
127 Hawaii (1-5) 122 ▼ -5
128 Kennesaw State (1-4) 126 ▼ -2
129 Missouri State (1-4) 128 ▼ -1
130 Rice (1-5) 130 — E
131 Akron (1-5) 131 — E
132 Sam Houston State (1-4) 132 — E
133 Sacramento State (1-5) 133 — E
134 Ball State (1-5) 134 — E
135 UTEP (1-5) 135 — E
136 UL Monroe (0-5) 136 — E
137 Northern Illinois (0-5) 138 — E
138 Charlotte (0-6) 138 — E

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Thom Cunningham is the Lineups.com News Editor and has been involved with sports media for almost two decades at Spectrum, VegasInsider.com, Oddschecker, VSiN and much more as a content producer - focused on the betting and gaming space over the last decade tracking insights, data analytics and covering various markets from the NFL to the Oscars. 

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