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2026 Season Previews

Five-page data-backed previews for all 138 FBS teams, built from the committed 2026 preseason SP+ snapshot, the CFBD schedule, and Bill Connelly's conference preview tables. Pick a conference, or jump to a team's report directly.

Conferences

SEC
16 teams · avg 7.06 proj wins
Top: Georgia (#4)
Big Ten
18 teams · avg 7.01 proj wins
Top: Ohio State (#1)
Big 12
16 teams · avg 6.84 proj wins
Top: Texas Tech (#7)
ACC
18 teams · avg 6.80 proj wins
Top: Notre Dame (#3)
American
15 teams · avg 5.98 proj wins
Top: Navy (#63)
Mountain West
10 teams · avg 6.27 proj wins
Top: UNLV (#59)
Sun Belt
14 teams · avg 5.85 proj wins
Top: James Madison (#77)
MAC
13 teams · avg 5.40 proj wins
Top: Miami (OH) (#81)
Conference USA
10 teams · avg 5.60 proj wins
Top: Western Kentucky (#86)
Pac-12
8 teams · avg 5.56 proj wins
Top: Boise State (#39)

Top 10 nationally

SP+TeamConferenceRating Proj wins
#1Ohio StateBig Ten+31.810.45
#2OregonBig Ten+28.310.41
#3Notre DameACC+25.811.00
#4GeorgiaSEC+25.510.20
#5IndianaBig Ten+24.510.14
#6TexasSEC+23.78.85
#7Texas TechBig 12+23.111.02
#8MiamiACC+21.010.07
#9Texas A&MSEC+20.38.56
#10LSUSEC+20.28.83

Generated 2026-09-15T22:28:28 from manifest.json. Every figure traces to a team's payload JSON; the index reads those payloads rather than the rendered reports, so it cannot drift from what it links to. Projections are schedule-strength math, not a betting model.