FBS

Colorado

Buffaloes · Big 12

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#97

Among 138 teams · ▼12 since Week 7

Record

2-5

1-5 vs. FBS

Power rating

−0.21

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+11.15

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Colorado is 2-5 and ranks No. 97 of 138 FBS teams, down 12 spots from Week 7. Its −0.2 power rating is 22.6 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in FBS, 4th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 3.9 wins against it; Colorado is 1.9 behind, 91st in résumé rank.

Best win: 52–21 over Weber State. Season-high rank: No. 60, after Week 2.

Next: at home against Kansas State on Sat, Oct 31. Colorado is a 4.5-point underdog with a 41% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Kansas State
Home

Kansas State by 4.5

Colorado 41% · Kansas State 59%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 82 after Week 1 to No. 97 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#97
Week 8: No. 97 · −0.21 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 182+1.87
Week 260+4.94
Week 388+1.92
Week 495+0.30
Week 589+1.01
Week 690+1.52
Week 785+2.61
Week 897−0.21

Game results

7 games · 2026
Colorado results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L24–5718%+13.81
Utah #8
L24–2713%+17.85
L7–2919%+14.73
at Baylor #43
L13–2326%+9.03
L7–41—+16.69
W52–21—+1.18
at Georgia Tech #112
W14–13—−2.14
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Big 12
Big 12 power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
8up 27-0
+17.85
#5+4.50+22.9
11up 126-1
+16.67
#18+3.33+19.4
14down 36-2
+15.98
#10+9.88+15.0
19down 106-1
+15.30
#6+8.59+14.6
21down 136-1
+14.73
#14+4.94+15.4
23up 55-2
+13.81
#30+6.23+16.3
35up 94-3
+10.25
#41+9.95+9.7
37up 265-2
+9.84
#28+7.70+9.0
43down 64-3
+9.03
#76+3.91+13.0
52down 173-4
+8.02
#86+7.42+9.6
60up 145-3
+6.30
#47+7.25+3.6
65down 124-3
+5.41
#74+3.65+11.7
66down 163-4
+5.40
#70+9.75+1.7
72up 123-4
+3.93
#89+6.30+7.0
86up 114-3
+1.96
#65+5.39+1.0
97down 122-5
−0.21
#91+11.15-10.0