Week 0 has come and gone. Mostly. There is still one FCS game to be played today, but we can call it done.

Thoughts:

• UNC may not be as bad as many expected. Certainly their defense looks impressive and there are some hopeful signs on offense.
• Congrats to North Dakota State for winning their first ever FBS game in typically dominant Bison fashion, stomping Jacksonville State 33-7. Next up, a visit from the Fordham Rams before their season really kicks off in earnest with a trip to the Air Force Academy.
• Virgina also appears somewhat better than many anticipated. They definitely look like a contender in the ACC.
• USC's game was not as close as the score would indicate, but I do wonder about their defense. Withholding judgment for now.
• Florida State was underwhelming. This program should be better.
• The demise of Memphis appears to have been exaggreated.
• Stanford might actually have a halfway competent team
• Sacramento State will have to wait another week for their first FBS win. They definitely look like a work in progress.
• Chicago State's entry into D-I didn't go as planned with a loss to D-II Roosevelt. Better luck net week, Cougars.
• Congrats to William & Mary for their thrilling win over Villanova.

That's all I got. I am just excited to have actual football to talk about. I have been really looking forward to this season after health issues caused me ot miss the end of last season.

Good luck to all of your teams.

We have actual games in the book for the CFB. Which means we have actual in-season ratings. Now, only a handful of games have been played and so far they are all FCS games, so the ratings are a bit wonky, but they will settle down soon enough.

No, I don't believe that Montana State is really #3.

But, Ohio State might actually be #12. I don't think so, but we shall see. They will drop even lower if they lose to Texas in a couple of weeks.

But, at long last the season has begun. Hooray!

P.S. Congrats to the West Florida Argonauts for winning their first ever Division I football game, defeating the Southern Illinois Salukis 34-31.

There's really not much to look forward to the first week. Yes the computer says that North Texas @ Indiana is interesting, and it would have been--last year. But North Texas has been decimated and will likely plummet from that preseason #20 spot.

Schedules for the 2026-2027 season for the NFL have been loaded along with preseason projections for every game.

Good luck to all of your teams.

As I have said before, I am including FCS football in my rankings for 2026. This has nearly doubled the number of teams from 136 to 266. But there are other noteworthy changes which will affect the rankings. This is another big year for conference realignment.

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