CFB Week 1 Board 2026

Model lines for every FBS-vs-FBS game of opening week, published before kickoff. Generated 2026-07-27 by cfb-v0 (FBS team ratings, recency-weighted ridge). 50 games against FCS opponents are not shown — the model has no honest rating for them, so it does not pretend to.

Backtest vs the market (2264 games, 2023-2025)
Model error 12.95 pts · closing line 12.01 pts · ATS 49.6% (breakeven 52.4%)

The market is still ahead of this model, and this site will always say so. How the model works

DateMatchupModel lineHome win prob
08-29North Carolina @ TCUNeutralTCU -11.6
76.1%
08-29San José State @ USCUSC -27.2
95.2%
08-29NC State @ VirginiaVirginia -4.4
60.7%
08-29Hawai'i @ StanfordStanford -2.1
55.0%
08-29New Mexico State @ Florida StateFlorida State -21.7
90.8%
08-30Memphis @ UNLVUNLV -3.3
57.9%
09-03Massachusetts @ RutgersRutgers -32.1
97.5%
09-03Akron @ Wake ForestWake Forest -19.7
88.5%
09-04Colorado @ Georgia TechGeorgia Tech -8.7
70.3%
09-04UAB @ IllinoisIllinois -24.9
93.6%
09-04San José State @ Eastern MichiganEastern Michigan -1
52.3%
09-05UTEP @ OklahomaOklahoma -32.7
97.7%
09-05Toledo @ Michigan StateMichigan State +0.4
49.0%
09-05Miami @ StanfordStanford +22.5
8.5%
09-05Fresno State @ USCUSC -19.3
88.0%
09-05East Carolina @ AlabamaAlabama -19.6
88.4%
09-05Oregon State @ HoustonHouston -13.4
79.3%
09-05Coastal Carolina @ West VirginiaWest Virginia -11.4
75.7%
09-05North Texas @ IndianaIndiana -25.4
94.0%
09-05Ohio @ NebraskaNebraska -6.4
65.3%
09-05Liberty @ James MadisonJames Madison -20.1
89.0%
09-05Miami (OH) @ PittsburghPittsburgh -9.6
72.2%
09-05Ball State @ Ohio StateOhio State -48.5
99.8%
09-05Kent State @ South CarolinaSouth Carolina -34.8
98.3%
09-05Baylor @ AuburnNeutralAuburn -5.2
62.4%
09-05Texas State @ TexasTexas -20.6
89.5%
09-05Boston College @ CincinnatiCincinnati -7.6
67.9%
09-05Tulane @ DukeDuke -4.2
60.1%
09-05Boise State @ OregonOregon -21.5
90.5%
09-05Marshall @ Penn StatePenn State -24.3
93.1%
09-05Oklahoma State @ TulsaTulsa +2.8
43.2%
09-05Northern Illinois @ IowaIowa -26.1
94.4%
09-05Wyoming @ Colorado StateColorado State -0.7
51.6%
09-05Missouri State @ Texas A&MTexas A&M -27.5
95.4%
09-05Arkansas State @ MemphisMemphis -16.7
84.5%
09-05Florida International @ South FloridaSouth Florida -17.8
86.1%
09-05Sam Houston @ TroyTroy -14.6
81.3%
09-05Clemson @ LSULSU -2.9
57.0%
09-05UL Monroe @ Mississippi StateMississippi State -19.9
88.8%
09-05Western Michigan @ MichiganMichigan -22.3
91.3%
09-05Florida Atlantic @ FloridaFlorida -20.9
89.9%
09-06UNLV @ Hawai'iHawai'i +5.5
36.9%
09-06Central Michigan @ New MexicoNew Mexico -12.3
77.4%
09-06UCLA @ CaliforniaCalifornia -3.8
59.1%
09-06Western Kentucky @ NevadaNevada +3.4
41.7%
09-06Washington State @ WashingtonWashington -13.6
79.6%
09-06Louisville @ Ole MissNeutralOle Miss -7.4
67.5%
09-06Wisconsin @ Notre DameNeutralNotre Dame -22.1
91.1%
09-07SMU @ Florida StateFlorida State +5.9
36.0%

FBS power ratings

All 136 FBS teams, points versus an average FBS team on a neutral field. Home-field advantage: +3.46 pts.

1Ohio State+27.27
2Indiana+26.71
3Notre Dame+25.16
4Oregon+23.46
5Georgia+19.20
6Miami+18.88
7Ole Miss+18.50
8Texas+17.66
9Penn State+17.34
10Alabama+17.14
11Texas Tech+16.69
12Michigan+14.43
13USC+14.26
14Texas A&M+14.13
15Utah+13.85
16Iowa+13.41
17Tennessee+13.24
18Washington+13.09
19SMU+13.08
20Oklahoma+12.81
21Louisville+11.06
22James Madison+10.64
23Vanderbilt+10.47
24Missouri+10.29
25BYU+10.03
26Clemson+9.79
27LSU+9.22
28South Carolina+8.58
29Kansas State+8.35
30TCU+8.11
31Iowa State+8.00
32Illinois+7.14
33Arizona+6.82
34Auburn+6.58
35Florida+5.72
36Arizona State+5.52
37Boise State+5.45
38Duke+5.21
39Georgia Tech+5.18
40South Florida+4.99
41North Texas+4.73
42Tulane+4.46
43Kansas+4.16
44Arkansas+3.99
45Nebraska+3.97
46Virginia+3.86
47Florida State+3.74
48Memphis+3.47
49UNLV+3.27
50Northwestern+3.15
51Wisconsin+3.11
52Pittsburgh+3.06
53Washington State+2.97
54NC State+2.89
55Kentucky+2.75
56Toledo+2.29
57Old Dominion+2.18
58Rutgers+1.94
59UTSA+1.65
60Minnesota+1.47
61Navy+1.42
62Baylor+1.39
63Army+1.18
64East Carolina+1.02
65Ohio+0.99
66Houston+0.97
67Texas State+0.55
68Cincinnati+0.29
69Maryland+0.19
70Virginia Tech-0.10
71Colorado-0.10
72Wake Forest-0.13
73UCF-0.52
74California-0.85
75UCLA-1.17
76Mississippi State-1.22
77Fresno State-1.55
78Michigan State-1.57
79San Diego State-2.65
80New Mexico-2.97
81Miami (OH)-3.12
82West Virginia-3.23
83North Carolina-3.51
84Marshall-3.54
85Boston College-3.86
86Utah State-4.16
87Jacksonville State-4.32
88Western Michigan-4.40
89Troy-4.41
90UConn-4.51
91Western Kentucky-4.95
92South Alabama-5.03
93Air Force-5.22
94Hawai'i-5.66
95Louisiana Tech-5.99
96Liberty-6.00
97Syracuse-6.26
98Louisiana-6.57
99Stanford-7.05
100Bowling Green-7.73
101Purdue-7.83
102Wyoming-7.99
103Georgia Southern-8.21
104Oregon State-8.97
105Northern Illinois-9.21
106Florida International-9.33
107San José State-9.47
108Kennesaw State-9.55
109Arkansas State-9.73
110Delaware-9.76
111App State-9.89
112Missouri State-9.96
113Oklahoma State-10.05
114Buffalo-10.34
115Colorado State-10.77
116Coastal Carolina-11.19
117Florida Atlantic-11.69
118Central Michigan-11.80
119Temple-11.80
120Nevada-11.84
121Eastern Michigan-11.97
122Southern Miss-13.66
123UAB-14.33
124New Mexico State-14.54
125Rice-14.54
126Georgia State-14.86
127Middle Tennessee-15.28
128Sam Houston-15.51
129Tulsa-16.30
130Akron-16.33
131UTEP-16.40
132UL Monroe-17.68
133Ball State-17.81
134Charlotte-18.12
135Kent State-22.74
136Massachusetts-26.70

Model outputs are published for research and entertainment. Nothing here is betting advice — this model does not currently beat the closing line, and the record above says exactly how far behind it is.