2026 · week 5.
Saturday, October 3, 2026
184 games. Picks use the ratings from Oct 2.
| Away | Score | Home | Time | Pick | Thrill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Ohio State | 31–14 | 13 Iowa | Ohio State 30–21, 65% | 82.6 | |
| 2 Alabama | 56–23 | 17 Mississippi State | Alabama 40–29, 70% | 77.2 | |
| 24 Kentucky | 35–34 OT | 38 South Carolina | Kentucky 29–27, 52% | 72.0 | |
| 36 UCF | 17–27 | 33 Houston | Houston 30–26, 56% | 71.6 | |
| 37 Louisville | 28–31 | 49 NC State | Louisville 36–36, 51% | 71.0 | |
| 29 Auburn | 14–24 | 11 Tennessee | Tennessee 36–25, 68% | 70.5 | |
| 32 BYU | 17–10 | 42 TCU | BYU 24–24, 51% | 70.1 | |
| 22 Michigan | 14–20 | 52 Minnesota | Michigan 27–22, 59% | 69.0 | |
| 45 Baylor | 55–19 | 48 Arizona State | Arizona State 28–26, 54% | 68.8 | |
| 46 Cincinnati | 7–34 | 54 Arizona | Arizona 31–30, 52% | 68.8 | |
| 34 Virginia | 7–38 | 51 Florida State | Virginia 25–23, 53% | 68.5 | |
| 10 Miami | 41–13 | 43 Clemson | Miami 35–24, 69% | 66.7 | |
| 9 Florida | 17–45 | 44 Missouri | Florida 39–27, 71% | 65.9 | |
| 50 Washington | 21–25 | 26 USC | USC 34–24, 67% | 65.9 | |
| 59 Michigan State | 3–31 | 39 Wisconsin | Wisconsin 29–21, 65% | 65.0 | |
| 67 Army | 29–31 | 85 Louisiana Tech | Army 32–29, 55% | 63.6 | |
| 58 West Virginia | 42–45 | 28 Iowa State | Iowa State 37–26, 70% | 62.5 | |
| 74 Fresno State | 26–6 | 76 Washington State | Washington State 23–21, 53% | 62.4 | |
| 56 Oregon State | 56–26 | 91 Colorado State | Oregon State 37–29, 64% | 62.1 | |
| 66 Syracuse | 42–41 OT | 95 UConn | Syracuse 28–23, 60% | 61.6 | |
| 75 Texas State | 29–31 | 94 San Diego State | Texas State 27–24, 56% | 61.5 | |
| 98 Navy | 9–14 | 92 Air Force | Air Force 31–27, 57% | 60.4 | |
| 82 California | 31–39 | 93 UNLV | California 19–18, 51% | 59.7 | |
| 1 South Dakota State | 31–14 | 6 Illinois State | South Dakota State 32–26, 60% | 59.5 | |
| 97 Georgia Southern | 31–24 | 109 Coastal Carolina | Georgia Southern 24–24, 51% | 58.4 | |
| 104 Temple | 17–13 | 81 South Florida | South Florida 32–24, 65% | 58.2 | |
| 2 Youngstown State | 28–16 | 10 Southern Illinois | Youngstown State 31–26, 58% | 56.8 | |
| 110 Old Dominion | 10–42 | 84 Georgia State | Georgia State 35–25, 67% | 56.2 | |
| 25 Texas Tech | 29–7 | 78 Colorado | Texas Tech 31–18, 72% | 55.8 | |
| 116 San José State | 20–16 | 125 Hawai'i | San José State 27–26, 52% | 55.4 | |
| 60 Arkansas | 7–34 | 14 Texas A&M | Texas A&M 33–17, 76% | 54.6 | |
| 107 Arkansas State | 20–23 | 77 Louisiana | Louisiana 32–21, 69% | 53.5 | |
| 80 Purdue | 24–17 | 40 Illinois | Illinois 42–27, 75% | 53.0 | |
| 133 Akron | 17–41 | 128 Central Michigan | Central Michigan 30–24, 61% | 51.6 | |
| 55 Vanderbilt | 14–38 | 1 Georgia | Georgia 46–18, 89% | 51.5 | |
| 129 Eastern Michigan | 38–14 | 119 Massachusetts | Massachusetts 29–21, 65% | 50.9 | |
| 17 West Florida | 7–35 | 26 Abilene Christian | West Florida 26–25, 51% | 50.5 | |
| 25 Northern Arizona | 38–31 | 14 Idaho State | Idaho State 30–23, 62% | 50.0 | |
| 3 Notre Dame | 37–26 | 62 North Carolina | Notre Dame 32–9, 85% | 49.9 | |
| 23 Chattanooga | 3–14 | 32 East Tennessee State | Chattanooga 26–25, 52% | 49.7 | |
| 31 Eastern Washington | 38–49 | 42 UC Davis | UC Davis 30–30, 50% | 49.0 | |
| 99 Stanford | 3–57 | 57 Wake Forest | Wake Forest 32–17, 75% | 48.9 | |
| 79 Maryland | 23–48 | 21 Nebraska | Nebraska 37–18, 81% | 47.5 | |
| 48 Weber State | 42–34 OT | 59 Cal Poly | Cal Poly 33–32, 51% | 47.1 | |
| 12 Indiana | 47–15 | 87 Rutgers | Indiana 38–17, 83% | 46.9 | |
| 35 Colgate | 17–20 | 20 Harvard | Harvard 23–16, 64% | 46.6 | |
| 105 Ohio | 13–10 | 135 Kent State | Ohio 34–22, 71% | 46.4 | |
| 61 UTSA | 16–14 | 120 Rice | UTSA 39–23, 77% | 45.5 | |
| 12 Tennessee Tech | 20–44 | 50 Western Carolina | Tennessee Tech 36–26, 68% | 45.3 | |
| 30 North Alabama | 20–16 | 64 Eastern Kentucky | North Alabama 28–21, 62% | 45.1 | |
| 53 Wofford | 32–25 | 34 Furman | Furman 25–18, 63% | 44.9 | |
| 57 Pennsylvania | 10–14 | 39 Dartmouth | Dartmouth 25–18, 63% | 44.1 | |
| 102 Boston College | 16–25 | 47 SMU | SMU 32–13, 80% | 43.7 | |
| 69 Alabama A&M | 28–31 | 44 Jackson State | Jackson State 32–25, 64% | 43.5 | |
| 49 Elon | 23–30 | 90 New Hampshire | Elon 33–27, 62% | 43.2 | |
| 80 Holy Cross | 41–14 | 84 William & Mary | William & Mary 32–30, 54% | 43.2 | |
| 37 Princeton | 35–7 | 79 Columbia | Princeton 29–21, 64% | 43.2 | |
| 96 Utah State | 18–37 | 31 Boise State | Boise State 31–9, 84% | 42.5 | |
| 68 Brown | 10–13 | 52 Rhode Island | Rhode Island 27–20, 64% | 42.3 | |
| 77 Morgan State | 38–35 | 55 Villanova | Villanova 30–22, 64% | 41.9 | |
| 65 Norfolk State | 31–33 | 92 Robert Morris | Norfolk State 26–23, 56% | 41.9 | |
| 66 Richmond | 40–31 | 101 Lafayette | Richmond 31–26, 59% | 41.8 | |
| 87 Alabama State | 10–16 | 103 Bethune-Cookman | Alabama State 32–30, 54% | 41.6 | |
| 81 Sacred Heart | 24–16 | 83 Maine | Maine 24–21, 54% | 41.5 | |
| 102 Alcorn State | 59–63 | 100 Grambling | Grambling 36–33, 57% | 41.2 | |
| 114 Marshall | 17–45 | 30 James Madison | James Madison 45–18, 88% | 41.2 | |
| 96 Nicholls | 2–16 | 86 Houston Christian | Houston Christian 31–26, 61% | 41.0 | |
| 118 Middle Tennessee | 0–55 | 68 Kansas | Kansas 33–14, 80% | 40.8 | |
| 14 UT Permian Basin | 38–27 | 31 Northeastern State | UT Permian Basin 29–25, 56% | 40.8 | |
| 36 Campbell | 38–31 | 88 North Carolina Central | Campbell 35–25, 68% | 40.5 | |
| 73 Towson | 40–41 | 45 Monmouth | Monmouth 36–25, 68% | 40.1 | |
| 16 Gardner-Webb | 12–10 | 63 Charleston Southern | Gardner-Webb 27–15, 70% | 39.9 | |
| 29 Davenport | 37–27 | 27 Saginaw Valley State | Saginaw Valley State 27–24, 56% | 39.3 | |
| 99 Dayton | 22–30 | 113 Drake | Dayton 30–27, 56% | 38.8 | |
| 24 Tiffin | 14–9 | 38 Ashland | Tiffin 23–22, 53% | 38.8 | |
| 69 Memphis | 59–8 | 131 Charlotte | Memphis 40–20, 81% | 38.7 | |
| 33 Bemidji State | 9–16 | 34 Northern State | Northern State 27–24, 54% | 38.5 | |
| 40 Carson Newman | 20–17 OT | 35 Lenoir Rhyne | Lenoir Rhyne 30–26, 57% | 38.5 | |
| 22 Central Washington | 41–14 | 49 Angelo State | Central Washington 27–21, 59% | 38.5 | |
| 19 Central Oklahoma | 31–33 | 8 Central Missouri | Central Missouri 30–20, 68% | 38.2 | |
| 51 Western Oregon | 32–44 | 53 Midwestern State | Midwestern State 35–33, 55% | 38.2 | |
| 39 Winona State | 14–17 | 37 Wayne State (NE) | Wayne State (NE) 25–22, 56% | 37.7 | |
| 132 Bowling Green | 24–20 | 101 Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) 32–15, 78% | 37.6 | |
| 50 Minnesota St Moorhead | 31–24 | 59 Minot State | Minot State 32–31, 51% | 37.3 | |
| 65 Toledo | 39–24 | 134 Ball State | Toledo 43–21, 84% | 37.3 | |
| 54 McNeese | 14–63 | 6 LSU | LSU 55–0, 99% | 37.2 | |
| 47 North Greenville | 42–41 | 58 UNC Pembroke | UNC Pembroke 29–28, 51% | 37.2 | |
| 86 Western Michigan | 20–17 | 137 Buffalo | Western Michigan 40–21, 80% | 37.1 | |
| 22 UT Rio Grande Valley | 17–20 | 76 East Texas A&M | UT Rio Grande Valley 29–17, 71% | 37.0 | |
| 32 Pittsburg State | 34–27 OT | 60 Nebraska Kearney | Pittsburg State 28–24, 57% | 36.9 | |
| 126 Wyoming | 0–28 | 63 North Dakota State | North Dakota State 32–10, 84% | 36.9 | |
| 36 Michigan Tech | 57–28 | 75 Roosevelt | Michigan Tech 41–34, 63% | 36.2 | |
| 130 UTEP | 7–61 | 64 New Mexico | New Mexico 43–17, 87% | 36.1 | |
| 117 Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 41–10 | 110 Southern | Southern 36–29, 64% | 35.6 | |
| 41 Missouri Western | 22–34 | 16 Emporia State | Emporia State 35–25, 68% | 35.4 | |
| 43 Wingate | 24–35 | 70 Catawba | Wingate 28–22, 61% | 34.6 | |
| 136 UL Monroe | 35–52 | 90 South Alabama | South Alabama 42–20, 84% | 34.4 | |
| 58 Cornell | 35–14 | 109 Georgetown | Cornell 29–18, 69% | 34.2 | |
| 71 Bentley | 27–29 | 74 Assumption | Assumption 29–27, 54% | 33.4 | |
| 97 Delaware State | 3–28 | 60 UAlbany | UAlbany 25–13, 70% | 33.4 | |
| 43 Indiana State | 14–44 | 7 South Dakota | South Dakota 44–24, 82% | 33.4 | |
| 78 West Texas | 21–28 | 64 Texas A&M-Kingsville | Texas A&M-Kingsville 33–27, 61% | 33.4 | |
| 52 Sioux Falls | 20–37 | 20 Augustana (SD) | Augustana (SD) 40–29, 70% | 33.1 | |
| 85 Tennessee State | 21–28 | 40 Western Illinois | Western Illinois 28–14, 73% | 32.8 | |
| 41 Southern Utah | 46–33 | 105 Utah Tech | Southern Utah 36–23, 73% | 32.6 | |
| 66 Chadron State | 20–30 | 55 Colorado Mesa | Colorado Mesa 27–19, 64% | 32.4 | |
| 111 Fort Valley State | 32–45 | 116 Central State | Central State 33–30, 54% | 30.8 | |
| 87 West Chester | 13–27 | 62 East Stroudsburg | East Stroudsburg 31–23, 65% | 30.8 | |
| 119 West Liberty | 41–38 OT | 123 West Virginia State | West Virginia State 32–30, 53% | 30.7 | |
| 51 Incarnate Word | 26–28 | 5 Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin 43–20, 85% | 30.6 | |
| 69 Emory & Henry | 23–20 | 48 Anderson (SC) | Anderson (SC) 29–19, 67% | 30.4 | |
| 121 Quincy | 43–46 OT | 104 McKendree | McKendree 37–30, 61% | 30.2 | |
| 89 Clarion | 35–38 | 95 Lock Haven | Lock Haven 23–21, 53% | 29.9 | |
| 98 Arkansas Monticello | 34–40 OT | 127 Southern Nazarene | Arkansas Monticello 31–26, 60% | 29.8 | |
| 121 Valparaiso | 37–3 | 125 Morehead State | Valparaiso 34–26, 64% | 29.8 | |
| 70 Fordham | 0–34 | 21 Lehigh | Lehigh 34–16, 78% | 29.4 | |
| 116 Mercyhurst | 24–27 | 91 Long Island University | Long Island University 37–25, 72% | 29.4 | |
| 46 Samford | 14–33 | 108 UAB | UAB 34–11, 85% | 29.4 | |
| 76 Walsh | 21–24 | 110 Thomas More | Walsh 28–22, 61% | 29.4 | |
| 61 Northern Colorado | 14–36 | 9 Montana | Montana 35–14, 83% | 28.5 | |
| 147 Ferrum | 21–0 | 140 Barton | Barton 22–16, 61% | 27.6 | |
| 131 Shaw | 29–34 | 112 Bowie State | Bowie State 33–25, 65% | 27.6 | |
| 118 Shorter | 0–23 | 94 Delta State | Delta State 31–23, 65% | 27.2 | |
| 126 Glenville State | 24–31 | 102 Fairmont State | Fairmont State 32–23, 65% | 26.9 | |
| 63 Kentucky State | 42–61 | 113 Edward Waters | Kentucky State 34–24, 67% | 26.9 | |
| 108 North Carolina A&T | 30–31 | 62 Bryant | Bryant 29–14, 75% | 26.9 | |
| 98 Merrimack | 24–41 | 38 Yale | Yale 36–18, 78% | 26.8 | |
| 136 Eastern New Mexico | 43–56 | 155 Sul Ross State | Eastern New Mexico 42–32, 68% | 26.6 | |
| 82 The Citadel | 34–31 | 13 South Carolina State | South Carolina State 41–18, 84% | 26.5 | |
| 139 Lincoln (MO) | 17–52 | 122 Southwest Baptist | Southwest Baptist 40–30, 68% | 26.3 | |
| 89 Howard | 27–13 | 119 Hampton | Howard 35–21, 73% | 26.2 | |
| 114 Missouri S&T | 37–39 OT | 88 Upper Iowa | Upper Iowa 28–19, 67% | 24.6 | |
| 91 Franklin Pierce | 35–24 | 137 American International | Franklin Pierce 36–25, 69% | 24.3 | |
| 111 Texas Southern | 10–66 | 103 Florida Atlantic | Florida Atlantic 53–10, 96% | 24.2 | |
| 106 Murray State | 28–55 | 8 North Dakota | North Dakota 46–11, 93% | 23.5 | |
| 54 Indianapolis | 45–10 | 106 William Jewell | Indianapolis 25–13, 70% | 23.3 | |
| 80 Tusculum | 40–42 OT | 45 Mars Hill | Mars Hill 24–11, 72% | 23.3 | |
| 23 Findlay | 41–3 | 86 Ohio Dominican | Findlay 36–21, 75% | 23.1 | |
| 112 New Haven | 17–42 | 3 Austin Peay | Austin Peay 45–4, 95% | 22.2 | |
| 118 Wagner | 14–45 | 74 Central Connecticut | Central Connecticut 41–23, 79% | 21.3 | |
| 96 Fayetteville State | 28–20 | 141 Livingstone | Fayetteville State 26–14, 70% | 20.5 | |
| 65 Frostburg State | 31–41 | 129 Concord | Frostburg State 38–25, 72% | 20.4 | |
| 30 IU Pennsylvania | 46–44 OT | 99 Edinboro | IU Pennsylvania 37–22, 75% | 20.4 | |
| 97 Arkansas Tech | 10–35 | 56 Southeastern Oklahoma State | Southeastern Oklahoma State 33–18, 74% | 20.1 | |
| 120 Chicago State | 21–56 | 11 Tarleton State | Tarleton State 49–11, 95% | 19.8 | |
| 3 Harding | 42–21 | 67 East Central | Harding 47–20, 88% | 19.8 | |
| 103 Tuskegee | 28–30 | 142 Morehouse | Tuskegee 32–20, 72% | 19.8 | |
| 114 Marist | 28–14 | 126 Stetson | Marist 28–14, 73% | 18.9 | |
| 44 California (PA) | 0–29 | 109 Seton Hill | California (PA) 30–15, 75% | 18.4 | |
| 19 Mercer | 54–3 | 122 VMI | Mercer 39–9, 91% | 17.9 | |
| 105 Allen | 36–38 | 150 Savannah State | Allen 42–27, 75% | 17.2 | |
| 133 Jamestown | 13–21 | 93 University of Mary | University of Mary 28–14, 73% | 17.1 | |
| 124 Davidson | 14–63 | 115 San Diego | San Diego 40–23, 78% | 16.7 | |
| 101 Gannon | 10–49 | 7 Slippery Rock | Slippery Rock 57–24, 92% | 16.2 | |
| 123 Northwestern State | 14–42 | 24 Lamar | Lamar 43–6, 94% | 16.1 | |
| 85 Missouri Southern State | 7–31 | 17 Fort Hays | Fort Hays 35–14, 83% | 15.8 | |
| 81 Southwestern Oklahoma State | 33–38 | 15 Henderson State | Henderson State 34–13, 83% | 15.7 | |
| 9 Kutztown | 59–7 | 100 Shippensburg | Kutztown 44–20, 85% | 15.4 | |
| 92 Concordia St. Paul | 7–49 | 6 Minnesota State | Minnesota State 45–11, 92% | 15.1 | |
| 90 Black Hills State | 13–38 | 26 Colorado School of Mines | Colorado School of Mines 32–12, 82% | 14.5 | |
| 117 Southern Connecticut State | 40–10 | 154 Saint Anselm | Southern Connecticut State 35–19, 76% | 14.3 | |
| 1 Ferris State | 42–0 | 130 Northern Michigan | Ferris State 50–1, 97% | 13.8 | |
| 13 Western Colorado | 52–24 | 120 New Mexico Highlands | Western Colorado 45–19, 87% | 13.0 | |
| 67 St. Thomas (MN) | 21–55 | 128 Presbyterian | St. Thomas (MN) 48–19, 89% | 12.7 | |
| 68 South Dakota Mines | 30–16 | 138 Fort Lewis | South Dakota Mines 33–16, 78% | 12.4 | |
| 107 Wheeling | 23–14 | 153 West Virginia Wesleyan | Wheeling 31–14, 78% | 11.6 | |
| 21 Hillsdale | 29–9 | 115 Lake Erie | Hillsdale 30–8, 84% | 11.5 | |
| 56 Prairie View A&M | 27–28 | 127 Mississippi Valley State | Prairie View A&M 40–8, 91% | 11.4 | |
| 144 Wayne State (MI) | 3–69 | 4 Grand Valley State | Grand Valley State 58–5, 98% | 11.4 | |
| 25 Ouachita Baptist | 35–21 | 128 Oklahoma Baptist | Ouachita Baptist 40–16, 86% | 10.7 | |
| 125 Chowan | 26–29 | 57 West Alabama | West Alabama 35–14, 83% | 10.0 | |
| 73 Virginia State | 42–32 | 151 Lincoln (PA) | Virginia State 42–19, 85% | 8.6 | |
| 132 UVA Wise | 48–38 | 42 Newberry | Newberry 39–11, 88% | 7.8 | |
| 5 CSU Pueblo | 72–7 | 158 Adams State | CSU Pueblo 65–4, 99% | 7.5 | |
| 134 Millersville | 7–35 | 28 Shepherd | Shepherd 40–8, 91% | 7.4 | |
| 145 Clark Atlanta | 3–31 | 77 Benedict | Benedict 36–12, 86% | 7.0 | |
| 149 Erskine | 0–56 | 12 Valdosta State | Valdosta State 53–7, 97% | 7.0 | |
| 148 Northwestern (OK) | 27–30 | 83 Southern Arkansas | Southern Arkansas 39–13, 87% | 6.9 | |
| 135 Elizabeth City State | 7–20 | 61 Virginia Union | Virginia Union 32–9, 85% | 6.8 | |
| 108 Pace | 23–15 | 160 Post | Pace 39–13, 88% | 6.5 | |
| 84 Johnson C. Smith | 51–0 | 156 Bluefield State | Johnson C. Smith 37–11, 88% | 6.2 | |
| 18 Minnesota Duluth | 28–6 | 146 Southwest Minnesota State | Minnesota Duluth 37–2, 93% | 6.0 | |
| 152 Kentucky Wesleyan | 14–59 | 11 Northwood | Northwood 49–0, 97% | 5.4 | |
| 159 Lane College | 6–9 | 124 Miles | Miles 31–5, 87% | 5.3 |
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.