FBS

Duke

Blue Devils · ACC

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#50

Among 138 teams · ▼4 since Week 7

Record

5-2

4-2 vs. FBS

Power rating

+8.31

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+1.78

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Duke is 5-2 and ranks No. 50 of 138 FBS teams, down 4 spots from Week 7. Its +8.3 power rating is 14.0 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FBS, 94th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 5.5 wins against it; Duke is 0.5 behind, 51st in résumé rank.

Best win: 31–27 over Illinois. Worst loss: 25–28 to Georgia Tech as a 77% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 28, after Week 3.

Next: at home against Boston College on Sat, Oct 31. Duke is a 10.1-point favorite with a 70% chance to win.

Next game

Duke by 10.1

Duke 70% · Boston College 30%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 66 after Week 1 to No. 50 after Week 8.1204060Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#50
Week 8: No. 50 · +8.31 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 166+4.19
Week 243+8.06
Week 328+11.81
Week 428+12.69
Week 535+10.83
Week 646+8.76
Week 746+8.36
Week 850+8.31

Game results

7 games · 2026
Duke results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
at Virginia #68
W19–1655%+4.78
L20–2453%+8.46
at Georgia Tech #112
L25–28Upset77%−2.14
W62–794%−10.87
W35–786%−2.16
at Illinois #54
W31–27—+7.47
Tulane #94
W17–3—+0.57
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

ACC
ACC power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
1up 17-0
+22.34
#3+4.97+33.7
20up 16-1
+14.83
#13+3.45+18.0
30up 14-3
+11.91
#57+7.73+11.3
33up 156-1
+11.09
#22+2.51+15.3
46down 134-3
+8.46
#43+8.88+3.6
48up 43-4
+8.44
#69+10.10+3.7
49down 75-3
+8.31
#48+6.60+10.8
50down 45-2
+8.31
#51+1.78+13.9
55up 76-2
+6.99
#50−0.43+14.5
59down 124-3
+6.51
#49+8.80+0.1
68up 74-4
+4.78
#93+4.62+8.6
77up 174-3
+3.75
#68+3.79+0.9
80up 133-4
+2.90
#92+4.90+5.3
89unchanged3-4
+0.91
#99+4.59+4.1
112down 222-5
−2.14
#119+5.25-3.6
113up 14-4
−2.16
#67+7.34-15.6
114down 153-5
−2.43
#106+7.16-8.3