2026 · week 1.
Saturday, September 5, 2026
144 games. Picks use the ratings from Sep 4.
| Away | Score | Home | Time | Pick | Thrill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Clemson | 10–51 | 19 LSU | LSU 22–19, 55% | 75.3 | |
| 36 Baylor | 16–17 | 28 Auburn | Auburn 29–27, 54% | 69.3 | |
| 48 Tulane | 3–17 | 53 Duke | Duke 30–29, 53% | 66.2 | |
| 55 UCLA | 45–24 | 66 California | California 26–26, 51% | 64.1 | |
| 75 Oregon State | 20–33 | 54 Houston | Houston 29–22, 63% | 61.8 | |
| 2 South Dakota State | 18–34 | 74 Northwestern | Northwestern 24–19, 59% | 60.4 | |
| 78 Boston College | 15–34 | 46 Cincinnati | Cincinnati 34–25, 67% | 59.9 | |
| 81 Ohio | 21–49 | 52 Nebraska | Nebraska 31–22, 66% | 59.6 | |
| 79 UNLV | 21–6 | 119 Hawai'i | UNLV 35–27, 64% | 57.4 | |
| 82 Western Kentucky | 14–49 | 118 Nevada | Western Kentucky 27–20, 64% | 56.2 | |
| 113 Central Michigan | 7–38 | 109 New Mexico | New Mexico 25–21, 56% | 55.9 | |
| 97 Wyoming | 13–35 | 120 Colorado State | Wyoming 21–18, 56% | 55.6 | |
| 86 Miami (OH) | 14–59 | 41 Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh 33–21, 72% | 53.3 | |
| 42 Boise State | 27–34 | 4 Oregon | Oregon 38–18, 81% | 52.1 | |
| 12 Tarleton State | 20–13 | 112 Bowling Green | Bowling Green 30–21, 66% | 51.0 | |
| 28 Tennessee Tech | 24–9 | 31 Chattanooga | Chattanooga 31–30, 52% | 50.6 | |
| 32 Weber State | 42–47 | 15 Southern Utah | Southern Utah 35–29, 62% | 50.3 | |
| 26 Northern Iowa | 24–34 | 29 Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington 23–22, 53% | 49.6 | |
| 22 Rhode Island | 14–38 | 125 Temple | Temple 34–25, 67% | 49.3 | |
| 77 North Texas | 16–52 | 14 Indiana | Indiana 47–27, 82% | 48.5 | |
| 65 Oklahoma State | 10–24 | 122 Tulsa | Oklahoma State 30–18, 72% | 48.3 | |
| 93 Liberty | 13–20 | 33 James Madison | James Madison 35–19, 77% | 47.0 | |
| 103 Coastal Carolina | 24–31 | 59 West Virginia | West Virginia 36–21, 75% | 46.7 | |
| 73 East Carolina | 10–48 | 5 Alabama | Alabama 39–13, 87% | 45.7 | |
| 47 West Florida | 42–14 | 23 Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas 35–26, 67% | 45.5 | |
| 85 Marshall | 0–45 | 8 Penn State | Penn State 42–17, 87% | 45.0 | |
| 63 Holy Cross | 10–35 | 70 Colgate | Colgate 27–26, 52% | 44.7 | |
| 15 Central Washington | 17–24 | 52 Cal Poly | Cal Poly 32–25, 62% | 44.4 | |
| 130 Sam Houston | 21–24 | 87 Troy | Troy 33–19, 74% | 43.9 | |
| 60 Gardner-Webb | 13–17 | 39 Wofford | Wofford 26–18, 65% | 43.6 | |
| 98 Texas State | 7–59 | 10 Texas | Texas 46–16, 90% | 42.8 | |
| 16 Colorado School of Mines | 16–16 | 32 Washburn | Colorado School of Mines 31–27, 57% | 42.7 | |
| 95 Western Michigan | 12–13 | 9 Michigan | Michigan 36–8, 89% | 41.9 | |
| 114 Arkansas State | 24–42 | 49 Memphis | Memphis 35–16, 80% | 41.4 | |
| 107 Florida Atlantic | 21–66 | 29 Florida | Florida 39–17, 84% | 41.1 | |
| 131 Ball State | 3–56 | 1 Ohio State | Ohio State 45–0, 97% | 40.6 | |
| 133 Florida International | 9–19 | 72 South Florida | South Florida 40–22, 80% | 40.1 | |
| 115 Missouri State | 0–50 | 21 Texas A&M | Texas A&M 42–14, 89% | 40.0 | |
| 35 Richmond | 28–21 | 87 Howard | Richmond 25–16, 67% | 39.8 | |
| 6 UT Rio Grande Valley | 16–45 | 68 UTSA | UTSA 42–22, 82% | 39.1 | |
| 45 Truman State | 14–28 | 41 Davenport | Davenport 30–26, 57% | 39.0 | |
| 111 Northern Illinois | 0–40 | 22 Iowa | Iowa 32–7, 87% | 38.7 | |
| 30 Emporia State | 21–10 | 11 Pittsburg State | Pittsburg State 32–22, 68% | 37.8 | |
| 13 Austin Peay | 9–28 | 57 Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 48–22, 87% | 37.1 | |
| 134 UL Monroe | 13–62 | 56 Mississippi State | Mississippi State 40–16, 86% | 36.6 | |
| 19 Youngstown State | 13–45 | 44 Kentucky | Kentucky 46–17, 89% | 35.6 | |
| 34 Abilene Christian | 10–33 | 16 Texas Tech | Texas Tech 49–5, 96% | 35.5 | |
| 18 Northern Arizona | 7–35 | 39 Arizona | Arizona 44–14, 90% | 35.5 | |
| 59 Furman | 9–56 | 13 Tennessee | Tennessee 58–8, 98% | 35.0 | |
| 137 Kent State | 0–57 | 31 South Carolina | South Carolina 42–10, 92% | 34.9 | |
| 83 Tennessee State | 3–63 | 3 Georgia | Georgia 51–0, 99% | 34.7 | |
| 40 Nicholls | 3–71 | 17 Kansas State | Kansas State 47–4, 96% | 34.6 | |
| 119 Stonehill | 21–3 | 118 New Haven | New Haven 26–22, 58% | 34.3 | |
| 69 North Greenville | 40–38 | 93 Catawba | North Greenville 31–27, 57% | 34.0 | |
| 76 Upper Iowa | 19–21 | 73 Missouri Southern State | Missouri Southern State 26–23, 56% | 34.0 | |
| 61 Frostburg State | 26–34 | 36 Shepherd | Shepherd 30–21, 67% | 33.7 | |
| 37 Idaho State | 29–17 | 96 Utah State | Utah State 41–20, 83% | 33.4 | |
| 50 North Alabama | 14–31 | 45 Arkansas | Arkansas 54–17, 94% | 33.4 | |
| 44 Southeast Missouri State | 10–38 | 24 Iowa State | Iowa State 46–4, 96% | 33.4 | |
| 35 Wingate | 36–13 | 80 Delta State | Wingate 33–24, 67% | 33.3 | |
| 62 East Texas A&M | 7–44 | 11 Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin 41–24, 78% | 33.1 | |
| 37 Findlay | 30–10 | 12 Indianapolis | Indianapolis 33–21, 71% | 33.1 | |
| 99 Sacred Heart | 24–31 | 58 Monmouth | Monmouth 40–27, 73% | 33.1 | |
| 38 SE Louisiana | 14–39 | 90 South Alabama | South Alabama 38–15, 85% | 32.1 | |
| 155 Adams State | 26–53 | 160 Sul Ross State | Adams State 35–33, 54% | 31.3 | |
| 43 Lamar | 7–38 | 89 Louisiana | Louisiana 35–11, 86% | 30.6 | |
| 147 Clark Atlanta | 31–21 | 143 Morehouse | Morehouse 36–30, 61% | 30.5 | |
| 65 Colorado Mesa | 42–23 | 101 Eastern New Mexico | Colorado Mesa 33–25, 65% | 30.5 | |
| 89 Wheeling | 21–23 | 105 Walsh | Wheeling 25–23, 54% | 30.5 | |
| 61 Lafayette | 7–56 | 108 UConn | UConn 47–23, 85% | 30.3 | |
| 48 New Hampshire | 3–66 | 83 Syracuse | Syracuse 38–10, 89% | 30.0 | |
| 49 Portland State | 20–53 | 94 San Diego State | San Diego State 37–12, 87% | 29.9 | |
| 57 Towson | 15–42 | 70 Navy | Navy 42–8, 92% | 29.7 | |
| 51 Maine | 3–55 | 91 App State | App State 38–12, 88% | 29.5 | |
| 4 South Dakota | 38–23 | 73 Northern Colorado | South Dakota 35–15, 82% | 29.4 | |
| 8 Illinois State | 41–10 | 88 Western Illinois | Illinois State 40–21, 80% | 29.3 | |
| 115 Saint Anselm | 7–35 | 136 Lake Erie | Saint Anselm 25–21, 58% | 29.1 | |
| 68 Alcorn State | 3–49 | 128 Southern Miss | Southern Miss 35–15, 81% | 29.0 | |
| 54 Eastern Kentucky | 7–49 | 104 Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State 33–10, 84% | 28.9 | |
| 98 Utah Tech | 7–63 | 26 BYU | BYU 49–0, 98% | 28.9 | |
| 91 Fordham | 0–38 | 34 North Dakota State | North Dakota State 50–0, 98% | 28.8 | |
| 80 Duquesne | 0–34 | 80 Air Force | Air Force 49–13, 94% | 28.6 | |
| 89 Morgan State | 7–70 | 38 Arizona State | Arizona State 46–0, 97% | 28.6 | |
| 113 Tuskegee | 24–23 | 112 Fort Valley State | Fort Valley State 18–18, 51% | 28.4 | |
| 74 Norfolk State | 10–31 | 84 Old Dominion | Old Dominion 44–9, 93% | 28.1 | |
| 75 Bryant | 3–59 | 69 Army | Army 41–3, 94% | 27.7 | |
| 66 Midwestern State | 27–48 | 29 Michigan Tech | Michigan Tech 37–23, 73% | 27.6 | |
| 71 Houston Christian | 3–31 | 126 Rice | Rice 32–10, 83% | 27.2 | |
| 94 Seton Hill | 24–28 | 131 West Liberty | Seton Hill 31–23, 65% | 27.2 | |
| 140 Chowan | 24–20 | 122 UVA Wise | UVA Wise 34–25, 66% | 27.0 | |
| 139 Shaw | 23–13 | 126 Barton | Barton 26–18, 65% | 26.6 | |
| 46 UNC Pembroke | 7–10 | 97 Fayetteville State | UNC Pembroke 29–18, 70% | 26.6 | |
| 102 Hampton | 0–62 | 67 Maryland | Maryland 49–2, 97% | 26.2 | |
| 113 Butler | 24–51 | 1 Montana State | Montana State 54–1, 98% | 26.1 | |
| 5 UC Davis | 49–17 | 96 San Diego | UC Davis 41–18, 84% | 26.0 | |
| 85 Charleston Southern | 0–31 | 101 Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern 39–8, 91% | 25.9 | |
| 115 VMI | 3–73 | 63 Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech 52–0, 98% | 25.4 | |
| 94 Delaware State | 15–22 | 24 William & Mary | William & Mary 40–19, 83% | 25.2 | |
| 16 Villanova | 17–16 | 105 Bucknell | Villanova 39–18, 82% | 25.0 | |
| 49 Sioux Falls | 31–0 | 109 Jamestown | Sioux Falls 35–23, 71% | 24.6 | |
| 103 Chicago State | 7–42 | 42 UT Martin | UT Martin 33–14, 80% | 23.8 | |
| 72 Benedict | 24–20 | 120 Shorter | Benedict 27–16, 69% | 23.4 | |
| 107 Bowie State | 13–42 | 71 Virginia State | Virginia State 28–16, 70% | 23.0 | |
| 50 West Alabama | 34–23 | 7 Lenoir Rhyne | Lenoir Rhyne 41–22, 81% | 23.0 | |
| 21 Lehigh | 45–14 | 109 Georgetown | Lehigh 32–11, 82% | 22.9 | |
| 95 The Citadel | 43–41 OT | 136 Charlotte | Charlotte 33–9, 86% | 22.9 | |
| 111 Drake | 10–45 | 3 Montana | Montana 47–9, 94% | 22.8 | |
| 108 Murray State | 14–38 | 123 Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee 44–11, 92% | 22.8 | |
| 100 St. Thomas (MN) | 26–62 | 10 North Dakota | North Dakota 37–10, 88% | 22.6 | |
| 25 Northeastern State | 27–7 | 90 Missouri S&T | Northeastern State 33–18, 76% | 22.1 | |
| 114 Northwestern State | 6–80 | 110 Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech 45–6, 95% | 22.1 | |
| 82 West Virginia State | 9–29 | 97 Robert Morris | Robert Morris 33–18, 76% | 21.9 | |
| 95 Lock Haven | 14–21 | 138 American International | Lock Haven 26–14, 70% | 20.6 | |
| 124 Mississippi Valley State | 0–52 | 129 Sacramento State | Sacramento State 51–9, 96% | 19.1 | |
| 120 Mercyhurst | 14–51 | 121 New Mexico State | New Mexico State 42–1, 96% | 19.0 | |
| 52 Roosevelt | 41–28 | 119 Quincy | Roosevelt 39–24, 75% | 18.6 | |
| 108 McKendree | 24–55 | 56 Hillsdale | Hillsdale 35–19, 76% | 18.4 | |
| 85 Texas A&M-Kingsville | 24–41 | 23 Saginaw Valley State | Saginaw Valley State 40–20, 81% | 18.2 | |
| 123 Presbyterian | 3–62 | 27 Mercer | Mercer 46–10, 94% | 17.4 | |
| 28 Tiffin | 35–7 | 104 Northern Michigan | Tiffin 40–21, 80% | 17.2 | |
| 133 Southern Connecticut State | 7–31 | 122 Wagner | Wagner 35–20, 75% | 15.7 | |
| 106 Kentucky State | 15–34 | 106 Southern | Southern 39–20, 81% | 15.4 | |
| 41 Elon | 38–0 | 127 Davidson | Elon 44–12, 91% | 15.3 | |
| 6 Minnesota State | 48–7 | 103 University of Mary | Minnesota State 44–15, 90% | 15.3 | |
| 114 Southwest Baptist | 17–38 | 59 South Dakota Mines | South Dakota Mines 37–20, 79% | 14.8 | |
| 96 Tusculum | 14–48 | 69 East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State 39–13, 88% | 14.6 | |
| 135 Edward Waters | 14–66 | 45 Jackson State | Jackson State 51–7, 96% | 12.0 | |
| 57 Emory & Henry | 55–16 | 137 Ferrum | Emory & Henry 40–19, 82% | 10.1 | |
| 129 Southwest Minnesota State | 0–38 | 33 Bemidji State | Bemidji State 42–13, 89% | 9.9 | |
| 144 Elizabeth City State | 6–27 | 67 North Carolina Central | North Carolina Central 51–9, 96% | 9.8 | |
| 130 Miles | 23–38 | 104 Alabama A&M | Alabama A&M 40–14, 87% | 9.6 | |
| 159 Bluefield State | 22–26 | 121 Concord | Concord 49–24, 86% | 9.2 | |
| 53 Mars Hill | 17–0 | 142 Winston-Salem State | Mars Hill 41–19, 84% | 9.2 | |
| 146 Lane College | 0–34 | 66 Alabama State | Alabama State 51–5, 97% | 8.7 | |
| 152 Livingstone | 20–49 | 84 Virginia Union | Virginia Union 41–12, 89% | 6.2 | |
| 70 West Chester | 21–13 | 157 Lincoln (PA) | West Chester 46–12, 92% | 6.2 | |
| 154 Central State | 26–48 | 90 Grambling | Grambling 43–0, 96% | 4.3 | |
| Dakota State University | 31–44 | 62 Black Hills State | — | — | |
| Florida Memorial University | 38–31 | 127 Allen | — | — | |
| Phoenix | 9–27 | 149 Fort Lewis | — | — | |
| Reinhardt | 3–38 | 48 Newberry | — | — | |
| Texas Wesleyan | 0–52 | 56 McNeese | — | — | |
| Webber International | 10–45 | 128 Stetson | — | — | |
| 39 Western Oregon | 65–35 | Southern Oregon | — | — |
The first team rank is overall. The smaller rank is within 1A, 1AA, or Division II; equal ranks appear once. Cross-division games appear with the higher division. Games are ranked by how good the teams are, how close it should be, and a little of the expected scoring. Score is away–home. The pick is the favorite's projected score and its chance, from the ratings before that day. The margin is the overall rating, so the favorite is ahead by that many points. The total still follows what each offense adds and each defense takes away. Green landed within a field goal of the margin and a touchdown of the total. Red is an upset.