TCU 22nd in FOX Sports' 2026 Preseason Ranking of All 138 FBS College Football Teams

Ahead of the 2026 college football season, FOX Sports' RJ Young ranked every FBS team — all 138 of 'em, from bottom to top:

138. UMass Minutemen

137. Wyoming Cowboys

136. Kent State Golden Flashes

135. Washington State Cougars

134. North Texas Mean Green

133. UTEP Miners

132. Rice Owls

131. Stanford Cardinal

130. Akron Zips

129. Utah State Aggies

128. New Mexico State Aggies

127. Oregon State Beavers

126. Nevada Wolf Pack

125. Ball State Cardinals

124. Texas State Bobcats

123. Florida Atlantic Owls

122. Sacramento State Hornets

121. Georgia Southern Eagles

120. Michigan State Spartans

119. Purdue Boilermakers

118. Sam Houston Bearkats

117. Georgia State Panthers

116. UL Monroe Warhawks

115. Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

114. South Alabama Jaguars

113. San Diego State

112. Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

111. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

110. Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns

109. Arkansas State Red Wolves

108. Marshall Thundering Herd

107. Troy Trojans

106. Old Dominion Monarchs

105. Southern Miss Golden Eagles

104. Appalachian State Mountaineers

103. James Madison Dukes

102. Charlotte 49ers

101. UAB Blazers

100. North Carolina Tar Heels

99. Connecticut Huskies

98. Temple Owls

97. Tulsa Golden Hurricane

96. Tulane Green Wave

95. South Florida Bulls

94. FIU Panthers

93. East Carolina Pirates

92. UTSA Roadrunners

91. Northern Illinois Huskies

90. Syracuse Orange

89. Arkansas Razorbacks

88. Cincinnati Bearcats

87. Kansas State Wildcats

86. Iowa State Cyclones

85. Colorado State Rams

84. West Virginia Mountaineers

83. Eastern Michigan Eagles

82. Bowling Green Falcons

81. Central Michigan

80. Buffalo Bulls

79. Baylor Bears

78. Western Michigan Broncos

77. Ohio Bobcats

76. Toledo Rockets

75. Miami RedHawks

74. UCF Knights

 73. Florida State

72. Missouri State Bears

71. Kansas Jayhawks

70. Delaware Blue Hens

69. Jacksonville State Gamecocks

68. Liberty Flames

67. Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

66. Army Black Knights

65. Kennesaw State Owls

64. Boston College Eagles

63. San Jose State Spartans

62. Navy Midshipmen

61. Rutgers Scarlet Knights

60. Maryland Terrapins

59. Minnesota Golden Gophers

58. Air Force Falcons

57. Memphis Tigers

56. Arizona State Sun Devils

55. Colorado Buffaloes

54. Kentucky Wildcats

53. Fresno State Bulldogs

52. Mississippi State Bulldogs

51. Vanderbilt Commodores

50. Boise State Broncos

49. Wisconsin Badgers

48. South Carolina Gamecocks

47. New Mexico Lobos

46. UNLV Rebels

45. Wake Forest Demon Deacons

44. Duke Blue Devils

43. NC State Wolfpack

42. Pittsburgh Panthers

41. Virginia Cavaliers

40. Northwestern Wildcats

39. California Golden Bears

38. Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

37. Arizona Wildcats

36. Auburn Tigers

35. Nebraska Cornhuskers

34. Virginia Tech Hokies

33. UCLA Bruins

32. Oklahoma State Cowboys

31. Illinois

30. Iowa Hawkeyes

29. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

28. Clemson Tigers

27. Louisville Cardinals

26. North Dakota State Bison

25. Tennessee Volunteers

24. Utah

23. SMU Mustangs

22. TCU Horned Frogs

21. Washington Huskies

20. Florida Gators

19. Houston Cougars

18. Missouri Tigers

17. Penn State Nittany Lions

16. BYU Cougars

15. Michigan Wolverines

14. Texas Tech Red Raiders

13. Alabama Crimson Tide

12. Ole Miss Rebels

11. Oklahoma Sooners

10. USC Trojans

9. Texas A&M Aggies

8. LSU Tigers

7. Miami Hurricanes

6. Notre Dame Fighting Irish

5. Texas Longhorns

4. Oregon Ducks

3. Georgia Bulldogs

2. Ohio State Buckeyes

1. Indiana Hoosiers

TCU Not in 2026 Preseason Associated Press Top 25 Football Poll; Frogs 30th

Here is the 2026 Preseason Associated Press (AP) Top 25 Division 1 College Football Poll (first-place votes in parentheses): 

1. Ohio State (40)
2. Oregon(14)
3. Georgia
4. Notre Dame (6)
5. Texas
6. Indiana (8)
7. Miami (1)
8. Texas A&M
9. Ole Miss
10. Oklahoma
11. LSU
12. Texas Tech
13. Alabama
14. BYU
15. Southern Cal
16. Michigan
17. Washington
18. Penn State
19. SMU
20. Tennessee
21. Utah
22. Iowa
23. Houston
24. Louisville
25. Missouri

Others receiving votes: Clemson 112, Florida 51, Boise State 43, Arizona 32, TCU 11, South Carolina 10, Navy 10, Illinois 9, Vanderbilt 8, Oklahoma State 8, Pittsburgh 7, Virginia Tech 6, Minnesota 5, UNLV 4, Louisiana 4, New Mexico 4, Georgia Tech 4, James Madison 3, Auburn 3, Memphis 2, California 2, Western Michigan 1, Tulane 1, Liberty 1, Virginia 1.

Gone from last poll: This is the 15th time since the preseason poll debuted in 1950 that at least seven teams in the previous season’s final AP poll did not appear in the preseason poll. Those teams are Vanderbilt, Virginia, Tulane, James Madison, Navy, North Texas and TCU.

Who decides the rankings: AP Top 25 voters are writers and broadcasters who cover college football for Associated Press (AP) members and other select outlets. AP employees do not vote, but they do choose the voters. The goal is to have every state with a Football Bowl Subdivision school represented by at least one voter, and the total of number of voters from each state tends to increase with the number of FBS teams. There are also spots reserved for national voters. This year, 69 voters from around the country will be relied on for weekly poll submissions