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Another Bad Week for the Big Ten
September 14, 2026
I won't even go into details. It was horrible. Right now on the conference ratings page, The Big Ten is closer to the ACC than to the SEC. By a wide margin. In fact, it wouldn't take much for the ACC to catch the Big Ten at this point. Not good after all that offseason chest-thumping.
Maybe things will turn around in the postseason. I wouldn't bet on it at this point, though. Lot of flawed teams in the Big Ten right now.
FBS Top 12
September 14, 2026
I was too late to submit my Verballer Top 12 this week.
But this is what it would have been:
- Texas
- Notre Dame
- Miami
- Ohio State
- Indiana
- Georgia
- LSU
- Alabama
- Texas A&M
- USC
- BYU
- Virginia
Notes: Texas moves from 3 to 1. That's pretty obvious. Ohio State stayed at 4. I could honestly make an argument for moving them up. Oregon drops out of the top 12. LSU moves up one spot, and 8-12 I am picking names out of a hat. Teams in the 8-15 or so range for me are interchangeable at this point. I may have 4 new teams in these slots next week.
Conference Changes For the 2026 Football Season
May 6, 2026
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.
| Team | From Conference | To Conference | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise State | Mountain West (FBS) | Pac-12 (FBS) | — |
| Chicago State | New program | FCS Independent | First season 2026 |
| Colorado State | Mountain West (FBS) | Pac-12 (FBS) | — |
| Fresno State | Mountain West (FBS) | Pac-12 (FBS) | — |
| Hawai‘i | MWC (football-only) | Mountain West (all sports) | Becomes full member |
| Louisiana Tech | C-USA (FBS) | Sun Belt (FBS) | — |
| North Dakota State | MVFC (FCS) | Mountain West (FBS) | Football-only move |
| Northern Illinois | MAC (FBS) | Mountain West (FBS) | — |
| Sacramento State | Big Sky (FCS) | MAC (football) | Big West for non-football |
| Sacred Heart | FCS Independent | CAA (FCS) | Football move |
| San Diego State | Mountain West (FBS) | Pac-12 (FBS) | — |
| Southern Utah | UAC (FCS) | Big Sky (FCS) | Returning to Big Sky |
| St. Francis (PA) | NEC (FCS) | Division III (PAC) | All sports |
| Tennessee Tech | Big South–OVC (FCS) | Southern Conference (FCS) | — |
| Texas State | Sun Belt (FBS) | Pac-12 (FBS) | — |
| UTEP | C-USA (FBS) | Mountain West (FBS) | — |
| Utah State | Mountain West (FBS) | Pac-12 (FBS) | — |
| Villanova | CAA (FCS) | Patriot League (FCS) | Football-only |
| West Florida | Division II | United Athletic Conference (FCS) | — |
| William & Mary | CAA (FCS) | Patriot League (FCS) | Football-only |
What is CJB Ratings?
March 28, 2026
CJB Ratings, AKA Sports Ratings III, is a data-driven analytics platform designed to evaluate teams, project future performance, and provide transparent, reproducible rating systems across multiple sports. We currently do three sports:
- NCAA FBS College Football
- NCAA Division I Men's College Basketball
- NFL football
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