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Where every league actually stands — read the race at a glance, and see exactly how each tie breaks.
10 FBS leagues · 2026 through week 7 · 218 conference games played
· from ESPN
Title gameGeorgia vs Kentucky
| # | Team | Win share | Conf | Overall | GB | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.350
(7–13)
|
4–1 | 6–1 | — | +80 | |
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| 2 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.400
(8–12)
|
4–1 | 6–1 | — | -8 | |
|
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| 3 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.438
(7–9)
|
3–1 | 6–1 | 0.5 | +30 | |
|
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| 4 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.412
(7–10)
|
3–1 | 5–1 | 0.5 | +47 | |
|
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| 5 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.636
(14–8)
|
3–2 | 5–2 | 1 | +73 | |
|
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| 6 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.474
(9–10)
|
3–2 | 5–2 | 1 | -15 | |
|
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| 7 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.588
(10–7)
|
2–2 | 5–2 | 1.5 | +51 | |
|
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| 8 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.471
(8–9)
|
2–2 | 4–2 | 1.5 | -50 | |
|
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| 9 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.529
(9–8)
|
2–2 | 5–2 | 1.5 | +14 | |
|
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| 10 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.556
(10–8)
|
2–2 | 4–2 | 1.5 | -6 | |
|
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| 11 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.692
(9–4)
|
1–2 | 3–3 | 2 | -33 | |
|
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| 12 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.583
(7–5)
|
1–2 | 4–2 | 2 | -3 | |
|
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| 13 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.529
(9–8)
|
1–3 | 4–3 | 2.5 | -33 | |
|
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| 14 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.632
(12–7)
|
1–3 | 3–3 | 2.5 | -20 | |
|
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| 15 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.471
(8–9)
|
1–3 | 3–4 | 2.5 | -52 | |
|
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| 16 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.588
(10–7)
|
0–4 | 3–4 | 3.5 | -75 | |
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Verified against the conference's own published procedure · verified 2026-09-20
The two teams with the best conference winning percentage meet in Atlanta. If exactly two teams tie for first, both play in the championship game and the procedure only decides the home team. The capped scoring margin caps points scored at 42 and points allowed at 48 in each conference game; this build compares the per-game average so the step stays fair if teams play a different number of conference games.
Title gameOhio State vs UCLA
| # | Team | Win share | Conf | Overall | GB | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.429
(6–8)
|
4–0 | 6–1 | — | +73 | |
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| 1 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.429
(6–8)
|
4–0 | 6–0 | — | +77 | |
|
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| 3 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.643
(9–5)
|
3–1 | 6–1 | 1 | +37 | |
|
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| 4 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.286
(4–10)
|
3–1 | 6–1 | 1 | +5 | |
|
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| 5 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.750
(9–3)
|
2–1 | 4–2 | 1.5 | +15 | |
|
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| 6 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.545
(6–5)
|
2–1 | 5–1 | 1.5 | +1 | |
|
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| 7 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.364
(4–7)
|
2–1 | 4–2 | 1.5 | -19 | |
|
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| 8 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.333
(4–8)
|
2–1 | 4–2 | 1.5 | +22 | |
|
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| 9 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.250
(3–9)
|
2–1 | 5–1 | 1.5 | +18 | |
|
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| 10 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.571
(8–6)
|
2–2 | 3–4 | 2 | +9 | |
|
||||||
| 11 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.333
(5–10)
|
2–2 | 5–2 | 2 | +37 | |
|
||||||
| 12 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.500
(6–6)
|
1–2 | 3–3 | 2.5 | -29 | |
|
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| 12 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.500
(6–6)
|
1–2 | 2–4 | 2.5 | -32 | |
|
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| 14 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.400
(4–6)
|
1–2 | 4–2 | 2.5 | -4 | |
|
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| 15 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.643
(9–5)
|
1–3 | 4–3 | 3 | -12 | |
|
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| 16 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.733
(11–4)
|
0–4 | 2–5 | 4 | -112 | |
|
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| 17 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.615
(8–5)
|
0–4 | 3–4 | 4 | -36 | |
|
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| 18 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.538
(7–6)
|
0–4 | 2–5 | 4 | -50 | |
|
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Verified against the conference's own published procedure · verified 2026-09-20
Six published steps. Step 5 is the SportSource Analytics Team Rating Score, which is not published publicly, so a tie that survives step 4 is reported here as unresolved rather than guessed at.
Title gameBYU vs Texas Tech
| # | Team | Win share | Conf | Overall | GB | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.444
(4–5)
|
3–0 | 6–0 | — | +32 | |
|
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| 2 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.400
(4–6)
|
3–0 | 6–0 | — | +52 | |
|
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| 3 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.111
(1–8)
|
3–0 | 6–0 | — | +34 | |
|
||||||
| 4 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.583
(7–5)
|
3–1 | 6–1 | 0.5 | +30 | |
|
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| 5 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.500
(5–5)
|
2–1 | 5–1 | 1 | +37 | |
|
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| 6 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.455
(5–6)
|
2–1 | 4–2 | 1 | +28 | |
|
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| 7 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.222
(2–7)
|
2–1 | 4–2 | 1 | +35 | |
|
||||||
| 8 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.700
(7–3)
|
1–2 | 3–3 | 2 | -25 | |
|
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| 9 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.667
(6–3)
|
1–2 | 3–3 | 2 | -4 | |
|
||||||
| 10 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.600
(6–4)
|
1–2 | 3–3 | 2 | -16 | |
|
||||||
| 11 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.556
(5–4)
|
1–2 | 3–3 | 2 | -57 | |
|
||||||
| 12 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.400
(4–6)
|
1–2 | 4–2 | 2 | -25 | |
|
||||||
| 13 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.400
(4–6)
|
1–2 | 4–2 | 2 | -13 | |
|
||||||
| 14 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.500
(6–6)
|
1–3 | 4–3 | 2.5 | -38 | |
|
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| 15 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.889
(8–1)
|
0–3 | 2–4 | 3 | -35 | |
|
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| 16 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.556
(5–4)
|
0–3 | 2–4 | 3 | -35 | |
|
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Title gameMiami vs Wake Forest
| # | Team | Win share | Conf | Overall | GB | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.500
(8–8)
|
4–0 | 6–0 | — | +88 | |
|
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| 2 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.550
(11–9)
|
4–1 | 6–1 | 0.5 | +102 | |
|
||||||
| 3 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.438
(7–9)
|
3–1 | 5–1 | 1 | +12 | |
|
||||||
| 4 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.727
(8–3)
|
2–1 | 4–2 | 1.5 | -6 | |
|
||||||
| 5 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.500
(5–5)
|
2–1 | 4–2 | 1.5 | 0 | |
|
||||||
| 6 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.450
(9–11)
|
3–2 | 4–3 | 1.5 | +36 | |
|
||||||
| 7 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.500
(8–8)
|
2–2 | 3–4 | 2 | -40 | |
|
||||||
| 7 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.357
(5–9)
|
2–2 | 5–2 | 2 | +6 | |
|
||||||
| 7 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.333
(5–10)
|
2–2 | 4–3 | 2 | -12 | |
|
||||||
| 7 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.429
(6–8)
|
2–2 | 5–2 | 2 | +10 | |
|
||||||
| 11 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.583
(7–5)
|
1–2 | 3–3 | 2.5 | -10 | |
|
||||||
| 11 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.400
(4–6)
|
1–2 | 4–2 | 2.5 | +21 | |
|
||||||
| 11 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.364
(4–7)
|
1–2 | 2–4 | 2.5 | -14 | |
|
||||||
| 11 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.643
(9–5)
|
1–2 | 3–3 | 2.5 | -47 | |
|
||||||
| 15 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.706
(12–5)
|
1–3 | 3–4 | 3 | -4 | |
|
||||||
| 15 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.667
(10–5)
|
1–3 | 3–4 | 3 | -114 | |
|
||||||
| 17 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.529
(9–8)
|
0–4 | 2–4 | 4 | -28 | |
|
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Based on reporting of the conference's published procedure · verified 2026-09-20
New for 2026, after the 2025 five-way tie. Twelve members play nine conference games and five play eight, so the league deliberately dropped the opponent-based steps: head-to-head first, then the SportSource Analytics Team Success Ranking, then a draw. Because the Team Success Ranking is not public, ties that head-to-head cannot settle are reported here as unresolved.
Title gameUTSA vs North Texas
| # | Team | Win share | Conf | Overall | GB | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.200
(2–8)
|
3–0 | 6–1 | — | +13 | |
|
||||||
| 1 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.333
(2–4)
|
2–0 | 4–2 | 0.5 | +41 | |
|
||||||
| 3 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.400
(4–6)
|
3–1 | 4–2 | 0.5 | +35 | |
|
||||||
| 4 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.500
(4–4)
|
2–1 | 5–2 | 1 | +62 | |
|
||||||
| 5 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.444
(4–5)
|
2–1 | 4–3 | 1 | -8 | |
|
||||||
| 6 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.333
(2–4)
|
1–1 | 3–3 | 1.5 | +3 | |
|
||||||
| 6 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.500
(4–4)
|
1–1 | 4–2 | 1.5 | -24 | |
|
||||||
| 6 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.714
(5–2)
|
1–1 | 3–3 | 1.5 | +11 | |
|
||||||
| 9 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.625
(5–3)
|
1–2 | 1–6 | 2 | -84 | |
|
||||||
| 9 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.700
(7–3)
|
1–2 | 5–2 | 2 | -7 | |
|
||||||
| 9 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.500
(5–5)
|
1–2 | 2–5 | 2 | -7 | |
|
||||||
| 9 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.333
(3–6)
|
1–2 | 4–3 | 2 | +12 | |
|
||||||
| 13 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.636
(7–4)
|
1–3 | 2–4 | 2.5 | -8 | |
|
||||||
| 14 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.625
(5–3)
|
0–3 | 1–6 | 3 | -39 | |
|
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Based on reporting of the conference's published procedure · verified 2026-09-20
A multi-team tie without a full round robin goes straight to the College Football Playoff rankings, which only exist from early November onward; before then such a tie is reported as unresolved.
Title gameJacksonville State vs Liberty
| # | Team | Win share | Conf | Overall | GB | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.333
(2–4)
|
3–0 | 5–2 | — | +14 | |
|
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| 1 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.000
(0–4)
|
2–0 | 5–1 | 0.5 | +48 | |
|
||||||
| 3 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.333
(2–4)
|
2–1 | 3–4 | 1 | +13 | |
|
||||||
| 4 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.800
(4–1)
|
1–1 | 3–3 | 1.5 | +16 | |
|
||||||
| 4 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.600
(3–2)
|
1–1 | 3–3 | 1.5 | -7 | |
|
||||||
| 4 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.400
(2–3)
|
1–1 | 2–4 | 1.5 | -18 | |
|
||||||
| 4 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.600
(3–2)
|
1–1 | 2–4 | 1.5 | +2 | |
|
||||||
| 8 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.750
(3–1)
|
0–2 | 2–4 | 2.5 | -19 | |
|
||||||
| 8 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.800
(4–1)
|
0–2 | 1–5 | 2.5 | -4 | |
|
||||||
| 8 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.800
(4–1)
|
0–2 | 1–5 | 2.5 | -45 | |
|
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Best-effort reconstruction - re-check before relying on it · verified 2026-09-20
CUSA rewrote its procedure for 2024 to line up closely with the American and the Mountain West. The official policy is published only as a PDF; this ordering is modelled on those leagues and should be re-checked against the PDF before it is relied on late in the season.
Title gameOhio vs Western Michigan
| # | Team | Win share | Conf | Overall | GB | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.200
(2–8)
|
3–0 | 5–2 | — | +61 | |
|
||||||
| 1 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.444
(4–5)
|
3–0 | 5–2 | — | +41 | |
|
||||||
| 3 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.214
(3–11)
|
3–1 | 4–4 | 0.5 | +17 | |
|
||||||
| 4 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.300
(3–7)
|
2–1 | 2–5 | 1 | +31 | |
|
||||||
| 4 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.600
(6–4)
|
2–1 | 4–3 | 1 | +19 | |
|
||||||
| 6 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.300
(3–7)
|
2–1 | 4–3 | 1 | +17 | |
|
||||||
| 6 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.600
(6–4)
|
2–1 | 5–2 | 1 | +20 | |
|
||||||
| 8 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.778
(7–2)
|
1–2 | 2–5 | 2 | -21 | |
|
||||||
| 9 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.556
(5–4)
|
1–2 | 2–5 | 2 | -27 | |
|
||||||
| 9 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.667
(6–3)
|
1–2 | 3–4 | 2 | 0 | |
|
||||||
| 11 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.500
(7–7)
|
1–3 | 4–3 | 2.5 | -3 | |
|
||||||
| 12 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.600
(6–4)
|
0–3 | 1–6 | 3 | -46 | |
|
||||||
| 12 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.643
(9–5)
|
0–4 | 1–6 | 3.5 | -109 | |
|
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Verified against the conference's own published procedure · verified 2026-09-20
The MAC puts the SportSource Analytics Team Rating Score third, ahead of the opponent-based steps. That is faithfully encoded here, which means MAC ties surviving the common-opponents step are reported as unresolved.
Title gameNew Mexico vs North Dakota State
| # | Team | Win share | Conf | Overall | GB | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.000
(0–7)
|
2–0 | 5–1 | — | +65 | |
|
||||||
| 2 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.643
(9–5)
|
3–1 | 6–1 | — | +42 | |
|
||||||
| 3 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.500
(6–6)
|
3–1 | 5–1 | — | +28 | |
|
||||||
| 3 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.385
(5–8)
|
3–1 | 4–3 | — | +10 | |
|
||||||
| 5 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.273
(3–8)
|
2–1 | 4–3 | 0.5 | +14 | |
|
||||||
| 5 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.500
(6–6)
|
2–1 | 4–3 | 0.5 | +11 | |
|
||||||
| 7 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.545
(6–5)
|
1–2 | 2–4 | 1.5 | 0 | |
|
||||||
| 8 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.750
(6–2)
|
0–2 | 0–6 | 2 | -39 | |
|
||||||
| 8 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.625
(5–3)
|
0–3 | 1–6 | 2.5 | -84 | |
|
||||||
| 8 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.750
(9–3)
|
0–4 | 1–6 | 3 | -47 | |
|
||||||
Title gameEast James Madison · West Louisiana Tech contested
| # | Team | Win share | Conf | Overall | GB | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.364
(4–7)
|
4–0 | 7–0 | — | +84 | |
|
||||||
| 2 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.545
(6–5)
|
2–1 | 3–4 | 1.5 | +12 | |
|
||||||
| 3 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.625
(5–3)
|
1–1 | 4–2 | 2 | +5 | |
|
||||||
| 4 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.286
(2–5)
|
1–1 | 4–2 | 2 | -4 | |
|
||||||
| 5 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.429
(3–4)
|
1–2 | 2–5 | 2.5 | -4 | |
|
||||||
| 6 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.727
(8–3)
|
1–3 | 2–5 | 3 | -59 | |
|
||||||
| 7 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.714
(5–2)
|
0–2 | 3–3 | 3 | -34 | |
|
||||||
| # | Team | Win share | Conf | Overall | GB | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.400
(2–3)
|
2–0 | 4–2 | — | +25 | |
|
||||||
| 1 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.200
(1–4)
|
2–0 | 4–2 | — | +24 | |
|
||||||
| 3 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.571
(4–3)
|
2–1 | 5–2 | 0.5 | +29 | |
|
||||||
| 4 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.400
(2–3)
|
1–1 | 3–3 | 1 | -6 | |
|
||||||
| 5 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.571
(4–3)
|
1–2 | 3–4 | 1.5 | 0 | |
|
||||||
| 6 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.400
(2–3)
|
0–2 | 1–5 | 2 | -31 | |
|
||||||
| 7 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
1.000
(4–0)
|
0–2 | 0–6 | 2 | -41 | |
|
||||||
Based on reporting of the conference's published procedure · verified 2026-09-20
The only FBS league still using divisions: the East and West champions meet for the title. Each team plays six divisional games and two crossovers, so the divisional record carries most of the weight.
Title gameBoise State vs Oregon State
| # | Team | Win share | Conf | Overall | GB | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.400
(2–3)
|
2–0 | 5–1 | — | +26 | |
|
||||||
| 2 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.250
(2–6)
|
3–0 | 5–2 | — | +100 | |
|
||||||
| 3 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.625
(5–3)
|
2–1 | 3–4 | 0.5 | -47 | |
|
||||||
| 4 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.400
(2–3)
|
1–1 | 3–3 | 1 | +37 | |
|
||||||
| 5 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.400
(2–3)
|
1–1 | 2–4 | 1 | -18 | |
|
||||||
| 6 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.500
(4–4)
|
1–2 | 4–3 | 1.5 | +10 | |
|
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| 7 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.800
(4–1)
|
0–2 | 2–4 | 2 | -69 | |
|
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| 8 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.625
(5–3)
|
0–3 | 1–6 | 2.5 | -39 | |
|
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| # | Team | Win share | Conf | Overall | GB | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.000
(0–0)
|
0–0 | 6–1 | — | 0 | |
No conference games played yet. |
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| 2 |
↳ opponents' conf win% ·
.000
(0–0)
|
0–0 | 3–3 | — | 0 | |
No conference games played yet. |
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Verified against the conference's own published procedure · verified 2026-09-20
Independents play no conference schedule; they are listed by overall record.