FBS

Maryland

Terrapins · Big Ten

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#104

Among 138 teams · ▲1 since Week 7

Record

2-5

1-5 vs. FBS

Power rating

−1.11

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+8.47

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Maryland is 2-5 and ranks No. 104 of 138 FBS teams, up 1 spot from Week 7. Its −1.1 power rating is 23.4 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in FBS, 27th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 4.3 wins against it; Maryland is 2.3 behind, 104th in résumé rank.

Best win: 38–14 over UConn. Worst loss: 30–37 to Rutgers as a 68% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 17, after Week 2.

Next: at home against Illinois on Sat, Oct 31. Maryland is a 8.7-point underdog with a 32% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Illinois
Home

Illinois by 8.7

Maryland 32% · Illinois 68%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 35 after Week 1 to No. 104 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#104
Week 8: No. 104 · −1.11 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 135+7.11
Week 217+12.32
Week 343+9.56
Week 479+3.27
Week 586+1.54
Week 698+0.74
Week 7105−1.30
Week 8104−1.11

Game results

7 games · 2026
Maryland results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
Rutgers #105
L30–37Upset68%−1.34
L16–457%+20.53
at Nebraska #13
L23–489%+16.35
UCLA #9
L3–5446%+17.45
L26–3562%+6.99
at UConn #70
W38–14—+4.27
W62–0—−18.97
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Big Ten
Big Ten power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
4unchanged6-1
+20.53
#8+6.21+25.9
6unchanged7-1
+19.38
#2+8.65+21.6
9up 47-0
+17.45
#4+4.67+19.1
10up 66-1
+16.69
#17+4.54+18.1
13up 15-2
+16.35
#32+6.12+20.1
22up 85-2
+14.24
#24+8.72+11.7
31down 94-3
+11.74
#33+11.71+12.4
36down 96-2
+10.09
#27+5.79+7.8
38down 95-2
+9.69
#35+4.70+13.7
47up 23-4
+8.45
#87+6.37+9.9
54up 164-3
+7.47
#59+7.79+5.0
58up 34-3
+6.86
#61+6.74+4.6
63up 13-4
+6.17
#73+10.15-1.0
69down 24-3
+4.50
#77+3.63+5.1
74up 32-6
+3.90
#101+12.19-5.9
75up 85-2
+3.88
#44+3.16+6.4
104up 12-5
−1.11
#104+8.47-5.0
105down 52-5
−1.34
#114+7.27-4.6