2026 schedule

Regular-season FBS matchups · CFBD · Times in America/Chicago

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Week 956 games

Tue, Oct 27, 6:00 PM CDT

Delaware—at Western Kentucky—

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Tue, Oct 27, 7:00 PM CDT

Sam Houston—at Missouri State—

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Wed, Oct 28, 6:00 PM CDT

Kennesaw State—at Middle Tennessee—

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Wed, Oct 28, 7:00 PM CDT

Jacksonville State—at New Mexico State—

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Thu, Oct 29, 6:30 PM CDT

Florida Atlantic—at North Texas—

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Thu, Oct 29, 6:30 PM CDT

Troy—at James Madison—

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Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM CDT

Tulane—at Charlotte—

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Fri, Oct 30, 6:30 PM CDT

Baylor—at UCF—

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Fri, Oct 30, 9:30 PM CDT

Kent State—at Sacramento State—

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Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT

Arizona—at Texas Tech—

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Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT

California—at NC State—

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Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT

SMU—at Syracuse—

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Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT

Boston College—at Duke—

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Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT

Wisconsin—at Iowa—

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Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT

Illinois—at Maryland—

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Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT · Neutral site

Notre Dame—at Navy—

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Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT

UAB—at South Florida—

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Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT

Bowling Green—at Western Michigan—

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Sat, Oct 31, 11:30 AM CDT

Michigan—at Rutgers—

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Sat, Oct 31, 11:45 AM CDT

Auburn—at Ole Miss—

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Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 PM CDT

Marshall—at Old Dominion—

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Sat, Oct 31, 1:00 PM CDT

Kansas State—at Colorado—

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Sat, Oct 31, 1:00 PM CDT

Coastal Carolina—at Georgia State—

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Sat, Oct 31, 2:00 PM CDT

UConn—at Air Force—

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Sat, Oct 31, 2:00 PM CDT

Temple—at East Carolina—

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Sat, Oct 31, 2:00 PM CDT

Louisiana Tech—at South Alabama—

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Sat, Oct 31, 2:15 PM CDT

Stanford—at Louisville—

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Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT · Neutral site

Florida—at Georgia—

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Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT

Arizona State—at BYU—

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Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT

Kansas—at TCU—

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Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT

Minnesota—at Indiana—

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Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT

Northwestern—at Oregon—

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Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT

Colorado State—at Utah State—

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Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT

UTEP—at North Dakota State—

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Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT

Florida International—at Liberty—

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Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT

Southern Miss—at UL Monroe—

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Sat, Oct 31, 2:45 PM CDT

Utah—at Cincinnati—

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Sat, Oct 31, 2:45 PM CDT

Virginia—at Wake Forest—

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Sat, Oct 31, 3:00 PM CDT

New Mexico—at San José State—

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Sat, Oct 31, 3:15 PM CDT

South Carolina—at Oklahoma—

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Sat, Oct 31, 3:15 PM CDT

Purdue—at Penn State—

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Sat, Oct 31, 3:15 PM CDT

Nevada—at UCLA—

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Sat, Oct 31, 5:30 PM CDT

App State—at Georgia Southern—

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Sat, Oct 31, 6:00 PM CDT

Oklahoma State—at Iowa State—

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Sat, Oct 31, 6:00 PM CDT

Clemson—at Florida State—

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Sat, Oct 31, 6:00 PM CDT

Washington State—at San Diego State—

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Sat, Oct 31, 6:30 PM CDT

Mississippi State—at Texas—

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Sat, Oct 31, 6:30 PM CDT

Georgia Tech—at Pittsburgh—

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Sat, Oct 31, 6:30 PM CDT

Miami—at North Carolina—

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Sat, Oct 31, 6:30 PM CDT

Ohio State—at USC—

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Sat, Oct 31, 6:45 PM CDT

Missouri—at Arkansas—

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Sat, Oct 31, 7:00 PM CDT

Washington—at Nebraska—

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Sat, Oct 31, 7:00 PM CDT

Army—at Memphis—

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Sat, Oct 31, 9:00 PM CDT

Texas State—at Boise State—

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Sat, Oct 31, 9:30 PM CDT

Northern Illinois—at UNLV—

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Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 PM CDT

Oregon State—at Fresno State—

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Date	Matchup	Site	Result	Game excitement
Tue, Oct 27, 6:00 PM CDT	Delaware at Western Kentucky	Home	Scheduled	—
Tue, Oct 27, 7:00 PM CDT	Sam Houston at Missouri State	Home	Scheduled	—
Wed, Oct 28, 6:00 PM CDT	Kennesaw State at Middle Tennessee	Home	Scheduled	—
Wed, Oct 28, 7:00 PM CDT	Jacksonville State at New Mexico State	Home	Scheduled	—
Thu, Oct 29, 6:30 PM CDT	Florida Atlantic at North Texas	Home	Scheduled	—
Thu, Oct 29, 6:30 PM CDT	Troy at James Madison	Home	Scheduled	—
Fri, Oct 30, 6:00 PM CDT	Tulane at Charlotte	Home	Scheduled	—
Fri, Oct 30, 6:30 PM CDT	Baylor at UCF	Home	Scheduled	—
Fri, Oct 30, 9:30 PM CDT	Kent State at Sacramento State	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT	Arizona at Texas Tech	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT	California at NC State	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT	SMU at Syracuse	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT	Boston College at Duke	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT	Wisconsin at Iowa	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT	Illinois at Maryland	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT	Notre Dame at Navy	Neutral	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT	UAB at South Florida	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 11:00 AM CDT	Bowling Green at Western Michigan	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 11:30 AM CDT	Michigan at Rutgers	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 11:45 AM CDT	Auburn at Ole Miss	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 12:00 PM CDT	Marshall at Old Dominion	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 1:00 PM CDT	Kansas State at Colorado	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 1:00 PM CDT	Coastal Carolina at Georgia State	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 2:00 PM CDT	UConn at Air Force	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 2:00 PM CDT	Temple at East Carolina	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 2:00 PM CDT	Louisiana Tech at South Alabama	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 2:15 PM CDT	Stanford at Louisville	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT	Florida at Georgia	Neutral	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT	Arizona State at BYU	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT	Kansas at TCU	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT	Minnesota at Indiana	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT	Northwestern at Oregon	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT	Colorado State at Utah State	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT	UTEP at North Dakota State	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT	Florida International at Liberty	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 2:30 PM CDT	Southern Miss at UL Monroe	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 2:45 PM CDT	Utah at Cincinnati	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 2:45 PM CDT	Virginia at Wake Forest	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 3:00 PM CDT	New Mexico at San José State	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 3:15 PM CDT	South Carolina at Oklahoma	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 3:15 PM CDT	Purdue at Penn State	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 3:15 PM CDT	Nevada at UCLA	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 5:30 PM CDT	App State at Georgia Southern	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 6:00 PM CDT	Oklahoma State at Iowa State	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 6:00 PM CDT	Clemson at Florida State	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 6:00 PM CDT	Washington State at San Diego State	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 6:30 PM CDT	Mississippi State at Texas	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 6:30 PM CDT	Georgia Tech at Pittsburgh	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 6:30 PM CDT	Miami at North Carolina	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 6:30 PM CDT	Ohio State at USC	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 6:45 PM CDT	Missouri at Arkansas	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 7:00 PM CDT	Washington at Nebraska	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 7:00 PM CDT	Army at Memphis	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 9:00 PM CDT	Texas State at Boise State	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 9:30 PM CDT	Northern Illinois at UNLV	Home	Scheduled	—
Sat, Oct 31, 10:00 PM CDT	Oregon State at Fresno State	Home	Scheduled	—

Reading the excitement index

CFBD excitement index: a descriptive measure of how much the in-game win probability moved; higher means more or larger probability swings during a game. Postgame win probability estimates wins from similar underlying performance, separate from the final in-game probability. Neither is a model input. Bands compare a final against FBS regular-season finals from the same model era (2014–2024 or 2025 onward); a season is used on its own once it has 30 finals.

Percentile (2026)	Excitement
10th	2.48
25th	3.19
Median	4.70
75th	5.86
90th	6.99
Max	10.16

Most exciting (2026)	Score	Index
Wake Forest at Purdue · 2026 wk 2	38–36	10.2
James Madison at App State · 2026 wk 8	31–34	10.1
Air Force at Nevada · 2026 wk 4	36–33	9.9
Cincinnati at West Virginia · 2026 wk 7	42–45	9.5
East Carolina at Memphis · 2026 wk 8	34–41	9.5
BYU at UCF · 2026 wk 8	31–39	9.3
Florida State at Miami · 2026 wk 7	35–43	9.2
North Texas at Tulsa · 2026 wk 5	45–44	9.2
Texas State at San Diego State · 2026 wk 5	29–31	9.1
NC State at Vanderbilt · 2026 wk 3	31–35	9.0

Source and schedule coverage

Source: data/derived/games_2026.csv. The backend scans 888 CFBD rows and publishes only the 761 regular-season FBS matchups shown here across 14 source weeks.

College Football Playoff bracket · 2025 (last completed bracket)

12 teams · completed · champion IndianaCFBD capture 2026-09-22

The 2026 field is not set; this is the 2025 bracket for reference.

First Round

(5) Oregon vs (12) James Madison · College Football Playoff First Round Game · 2025-12-21James Madison 34 · Oregon 51
(6) Ole Miss vs (11) Tulane · College Football Playoff First Round Game · 2025-12-20Tulane 10 · Ole Miss 41
(7) Texas A&M vs (10) Miami · College Football Playoff First Round Game · 2025-12-20Miami 10 · Texas A&M 3
(8) Oklahoma vs (9) Alabama · College Football Playoff First Round Game · 2025-12-20Alabama 34 · Oklahoma 24

Quarterfinal

(1) Indiana vs Alabama · Rose Bowl · 2026-01-01Alabama 3 · Indiana 38
(4) Texas Tech vs Oregon · Orange Bowl · 2026-01-01Oregon 23 · Texas Tech 0
(2) Ohio State vs Miami · Cotton Bowl · 2026-01-01Miami 24 · Ohio State 14
(3) Georgia vs Ole Miss · Sugar Bowl · 2026-01-02Ole Miss 39 · Georgia 34

Semifinal

Indiana vs Oregon · Peach Bowl · 2026-01-10Oregon 22 · Indiana 56
Miami vs Ole Miss · Fiesta Bowl · 2026-01-09Miami 31 · Ole Miss 27

National Championship

Indiana vs Miami · College Football Playoff National Championship Presented by AT&T · 2026-01-20Miami 21 · Indiana 27

Field and seeding

2025 playoff participants
Seed	Team	Committee	Bid	Outcome
1	Indiana · Big Ten	1	automatic · bye	champion
2	Ohio State · Big Ten	2	at large · bye	eliminated
3	Georgia · SEC	3	automatic · bye	eliminated
4	Texas Tech · Big 12	4	automatic · bye	eliminated
5	Oregon · Big Ten	5	at large	eliminated
6	Ole Miss · SEC	6	at large	eliminated
7	Texas A&M · SEC	7	at large	eliminated
8	Oklahoma · SEC	8	at large	eliminated
9	Alabama · SEC	9	at large	eliminated
10	Miami · ACC	10	at large	eliminated
11	Tulane · American Athletic	20	automatic	eliminated
12	James Madison · Sun Belt	24	automatic	eliminated

Schedule by CFBD source week

First Round

Quarterfinal

Semifinal

National Championship