‘Week Zero’ College Football Team Power Rankings: Big Ten, SEC Riddle Top Spots

Below is the Lineups.com 2026 College Football Team Power Rankings entering ‘Week Zero’ 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.

‘Week Zero’ rankings are based on how schools ended the previous year, along with pre-season conference polls and a combination of futures betting odds. 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.

* Note that North Dakota State and Sacramento State are new FBS schools and therefore automatically start in spots 137 and 138, respectively

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‘Week Zero’ College Football Top 25 Team Power Rankings

1. Indiana (0-0)
2. Oregon (0-0)
3. Ohio State (0-0)
4. Georgia (0-0)
5. Ole Miss (0-0)
6. Texas Tech (0-0)
7. Miami-Florida (0-0)
8. Notre Dame (0-0)
9. Texas (0-0)
10. Texas A&M (0-0)
11. BYU (0-0)
12. Utah (0-0)
13. Alabama (0-0)
14. Oklahoma (0-0)
15. USC (0-0)
16. Iowa (0-0)
17. Vanderbilt (0-0)
18. Michigan (0-0)
19. TCU (0-0)
20. Illinois (0-0)
21. Navy (0-0)
22. Virginia (0-0)
23. Arizona (0-0)
24. Washington (0-0)
25. SMU (0-0)

‘Week Zero’ 2026 College Football Ranked 26-50 Teams Bubble Watch

• Houston (0-0)
• Tennessee (0-0)
• Arizona State (0-0)
• Iowa State (0-0)
• Georgia Tech (0-0)
• Duke (0-0)
• LSU (0-0)
• Louisville (0-0)
• Missouri (0-0)
• James Madison (0-0)
• NC State (0-0)
• Pittsburgh (0-0)
• Tulane (0-0)
• North Texas (0-0)
• USF (0-0)
• Minnesota (0-0)
• Wake Forest (0-0)
• Penn State (0-0)
• Old Dominion (0-0)
• Northwestern (0-0)
• Nebraska (0-0)
• Cincinnati (0-0)
• Clemson (0-0)
• ECU (0-0)
• Boise State (0-0)

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‘Week Zero’ 2026 College Football Ranked 51-100 Teams

• California (0-0)
• Kansas State (0-0)
• Baylor (0-0)
• Kentucky (0-0)
• FSU (0-0)
• Rutgers (0-0)
• Auburn (0-0)
• Kansas (0-0)
• Wisconsin (0-0)
• Florida (0-0)
• South Carolina (0-0)
• Mississippi State (0-0)
• UCF (0-0)
• West Virginia (0-0)
• Stanford (0-0)
• Michigan State (0-0)
• Memphis (0-0)
• Western Michigan (0-0)
• New Mexico (0-0)
• San Diego State (0-0)
• Hawaii (0-0)
• UConn (0-0)
• UNLV (0-0)
• Ohio (0-0)
• Washington State (0-0)
• UTSA (0-0)
• Army (0-0)
• UCLA (0-0)
• Virginia Tech (0-0)
• Colorado (0-0)
• UNC (0-0)
• Maryland (0-0)
• Temple (0-0)
• Fresno State (0-0)
• Western Kentucky (0-0)
• Toledo (0-0)
• Louisiana Tech (0-0)
• Kennesaw State (0-0)
• Jacksonville State (0-0)
• Troy (0-0)
• Utah State (0-0)
• Syracuse (0-0)
• Purdue (0-0)
• Boston College (0-0)
• Arkansas (0-0)
• Georgia Southern (0-0)
• FIU (0-0)
• Texas State (0-0)
• Miami-Ohio (0-0)
• Arkansas State (0-0)

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‘Week Zero’ 2026 College Football Ranked 101-138 Teams

• Southern Miss (0-0)
• Central Michigan (0-0)
• Coastal Carolina (0-0)
• Louisiana (0-0)
• Rice (0-0)
• Marshall (0-0)
• Missouri State (0-0)
• Delaware (0-0)
• FAU (0-0)
• UAB (0-0)
• Tulsa (0-0)
• Air Force (0-0)
• Appalachian State (0-0)
• Wyoming (0-0)
• Liberty (0-0)
• San Jose State (0-0)
• Nevada (0-0)
• Oklahoma State (0-0)
• Oregon State (0-0)
• Colorado State (0-0)
• Buffalo (0-0)
• Akron (0-0)
• Kent State (0-0)
• Ball State (0-0)
• South Alabama (0-0)
• Eastern Michigan (0-0)
• New Mexico State (0-0)
• Bowling Green (0-0)
• Middle Tennessee State (0-0)
• UL Monroe (0-0)
• Northern Illinois (0-0)
• Charlotte (0-0)
• UTEP (0-0)
• Sam Houston State (0-0)
• Georgia State (0-0)
• UMass (0-0)
• North Dakota State (0-0)
• Sacramento State (0-0)

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