Category: Sports Rankings

Can't Wait For Saturday Looking ahead to 2026 rankings, Big Ten, Illinois getting some love

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Jan. 23—*** What is wrong with college football fans and reporters? The season is less than a week old — congrats again Indiana — and I’m already looking ahead. Specifically, when I swing by The Athletic site and see uber-interesting Stewart Mandel has a story up, I’ve got to take a look. On Tuesday, Mandel posted his first Top 25 for 2-26 Yes, the season is seven months away. Close enough to …

UVA positioned for playoff game at Ole Miss; JMU cracks CFP rankings

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… Less than a week before Selection Sunday, Virginia is positioned for a first-round College Football Playoff matchup at Ole Miss, the sport’s undisputed drama king. Moreover, James Madison’s only path to the playoff is clear. JMU must defeat visiting Troy in Friday’s Sun Belt Conference championship game and then hope Duke upsets Virginia in Saturday’s ACC title contest in Charlotte. Those were …

BIG 12 NOTEBOOK: Utah and BYU face sneaky matchups, Texas Tech rises in CFP rankings

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… The Big 12 slate cools down slightly this weekend after a heavy-hitting matchup last week that had all eyes on Lubbock, but there are still some sneaky matchups. With ESPN’s College GameDay in town, Texas Tech pulled away from BYU, 29-7, in a top-10 showdown that featured the conference’s top two teams. This week doesn’t feature quite that level of firepower, with no ranked conference matchups …

First College Football Playoff rankings leave Miami on the outside looking in

NCAAF College Football News, Photos, Stats, Scores, Schedule & Videos… If the season ended Tuesday, the Hurricanes would miss the College Football Playoff. Fortunately for Miami, the season does not end Tuesday. But UM currently ranks 18th in the first College Football Playoff rankings, which were released Tuesday night. The Hurricanes, who are No. 18 in the AP poll this week, also trail No. 10 Notre Dame, which could be a key competitor for an at-large bid even …