FBS

Virginia

Cavaliers · ACC

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#68

Among 138 teams · ▲7 since Week 7

Record

4-4

3-4 vs. FBS

Power rating

+4.78

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+4.62

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Virginia is 4-4 and ranks No. 68 of 138 FBS teams, up 7 spots from Week 7. Its +4.8 power rating is 17.6 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FBS, 64th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 5.9 wins against it; Virginia is 1.9 behind, 93rd in résumé rank.

Best win: 28–25 over Syracuse. Worst loss: 7–38 to Florida State as a 66% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 9, after Week 2.

Next: at Wake Forest on Sat, Oct 31. Virginia is a 18.0-point underdog with a 17% chance to win.

Next game

Wake Forest by 18.0

Virginia 17% · Wake Forest 83%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 41 after Week 1 to No. 68 after Week 8.150Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#68
Week 8: No. 68 · +4.78 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 141+6.78
Week 29+14.27
Week 335+10.09
Week 423+12.97
Week 556+6.92
Week 664+5.33
Week 775+4.15
Week 868+4.78

Game results

8 games · 2026
Virginia results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
Duke #50
L16–1945%+8.31
at SMU #33
L13–2341%+11.09
W28–2571%+2.90
L7–38Upset66%+8.44
W42–370%−2.05
vs. West Virginia #60
Neutral site
L27–38Upset66%+6.30
W59–3—−4.92
W34–8—+0.91
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