Weekly report · Week 7 · 2026
Notre Dame takes over No. 1 after Week 7
Notre Dame (6-1) is the new No. 1 after Week 7, replacing Alabama, now No. 5. Miami (6-0) is second, effectively tied.
Biggest riser: Ole Miss, up 18 spots to No. 15. Biggest drop: Mississippi State, down 20 spots to No. 40 after losing to LSU.
FBS games produced 12 upsets (winners given 35% or less). Biggest: Auburn beat No. 3 Georgia 27–24 as a 10% underdog.
Picks went 39-23 in games involving FBS teams (63%) and 214-81 across all divisions.
Top game in Week 8: No. 11 Houston at No. 10 Utah. Utah is a 3.6-point favorite with a 57% chance to win.
FBS top 25 after Week 7
Current rankings| Rank | Team | Record | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1up 1 | Notre Dame FBS Independents | 6-1 | |
| 2up 2 | Miami ACC | 6-0 | |
| 3up 9 | LSU SEC | 5-2 | |
| 4up 2 | Ohio State Big Ten | 6-1 | |
| 5down 4 | Alabama SEC | 5-2 | |
| 6down 1 | Indiana Big Ten | 6-1 | |
| 7down 4 | Georgia SEC | 6-1 | |
| 8up 1 | Texas Tech Big 12 | 6-0 | |
| 9up 8 | BYU Big 12 | 6-0 | |
| 10down 3 | Utah Big 12 | 6-0 | |
| 11unchanged | Houston Big 12 | 6-1 | |
| 12up 7 | Tennessee SEC | 6-1 | |
| 13unchanged | UCLA Big Ten | 6-0 | |
| 14down 6 | Nebraska Big Ten | 5-2 | |
| 15up 18 | Ole Miss SEC | 5-1 | |
| 16down 2 | Northwestern Big Ten | 5-1 | |
| 17down 2 | Boise State Pac-12 | 5-1 | |
| 18unchanged | Kentucky SEC | 6-1 | |
| 19down 3 | Texas SEC | 4-2 | |
| 20up 6 | James Madison Sun Belt | 7-0 | |
| 21up 4 | Wake Forest ACC | 6-1 | |
| 22up 2 | Oregon Big Ten | 4-2 | |
| 23down 2 | Arizona Big 12 | 5-1 | |
| 24up 4 | Florida SEC | 5-2 | |
| 25down 15 | Missouri SEC | 5-2 |
