Six FBS teams remain undefeated entering Week 8
Miami, BYU, Texas Tech, Utah, UCLA and James Madison are 6-0, according to results through Week 7.
Six FBS teams are still undefeated entering Week 8 of the 2026 college football season, with all results in the NCAA’s tracker updated through Week 7.
Miami (6-0) leads the group at No. 1 in the AP Top 25, followed by No. 2 BYU (6-0), No. 8 Texas Tech (6-0), No. 9 UCLA (6-0), No. 10 Utah (6-0) and unranked James Madison (6-0).
Miami and BYU lead the unbeaten group
Miami kept its perfect record with a 43-35 double-overtime win over Florida State. The Hurricanes moved to No. 1 in the AP poll, their first time at the top since 2002, according to the NCAA.
BYU defeated then-No. 2 Notre Dame 28-24 in a matchup of undefeated teams. The Cougars’ next listed game is at UCF on October 24; the NCAA notes that BYU has no more nonconference games this season.
Four more teams are 6-0
Texas Tech beat Arizona State 53-25 to remain unbeaten. The Red Raiders’ next game is at Cincinnati on October 24. They also have a September win over then-No. 22 Houston, listed by the NCAA as their ranked win so far.
Utah held on to beat Colorado 27-24. The Utes host No. 20 Houston on October 24, with BYU also among the remaining matchups highlighted in the NCAA report.
UCLA’s latest result was a 17-7 win over Wisconsin. The Bruins host Michigan State on October 24, and the NCAA identifies their season finale against Southern California as their only remaining game against a ranked opponent.
James Madison improved to 6-0 with a 49-22 win over Georgia State. The Dukes visit Appalachian State on October 22. The NCAA report says they have won 12 straight Sun Belt games.
Upcoming games have not been played
The listed Week 8 fixtures—James Madison at Appalachian State on October 22, and Miami versus Pittsburgh, BYU at UCF, Texas Tech at Cincinnati, Utah versus Houston and UCLA versus Michigan State on October 24—are upcoming games, not completed results.
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The NCAA’s undefeated-team tracker identifies six FBS programs still in contention for a perfect regular season, with their next tests scheduled for October 22 and 24.
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