FBS

UCF

Knights · Big 12

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#35

Among 138 teams · ▲9 since Week 7

Record

4-3

3-3 vs. FBS

Power rating

+10.25

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+9.95

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

UCF is 4-3 and ranks No. 35 of 138 FBS teams, up 9 spots from Week 7. Its +10.3 power rating is 12.1 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played one of the toughest schedules in FBS, 13th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 4.2 wins against it; UCF is 0.2 behind, 41st in résumé rank.

Best win: 39–31 over BYU as a 32% underdog. Season-high rank: No. 26, after Week 4.

Next: at home against Baylor on Fri, Oct 30. UCF is a 5.3-point favorite with a 61% chance to win.

Next game

vs. Baylor
Home

UCF by 5.3

UCF 61% · Baylor 39%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 34 after Week 1 to No. 35 after Week 8.12040Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#35
Week 8: No. 35 · +10.25 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 134+7.16
Week 244+7.98
Week 329+11.37
Week 426+12.87
Week 530+11.62
Week 643+8.97
Week 744+8.90
Week 835+10.25

Game results

7 games · 2026
UCF results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
BYU #19
W39–31Upset32%+15.30
L28–4249%+13.81
at Houston #14
L17–2742%+15.98
TCU #52
W21–1366%+8.02
W44–3053%+2.75
at Pittsburgh #49
L7–12—+8.31
W73–6—−1.78
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