best college football records against ranked opponents 2025

5 teams were tied for the best record against ranked opponents in 2025. The first three are the SMU Mustangs, the Memphis Tigers and the Arizona State Sun Devils.

	TEAM	REC	SEASON	W%	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	SMU	2-0	2025	1.000	2	2	0	0	6	50	25.0	39	19.5	38	26.1	50.0
2	Memphis	1-0	2025	1.000	1	1	0	0	4	34	34.0	31	31.0	30	37.5	100.0
3	Arizona State	2-0	2025	1.000	2	2	0	0	5	53	26.5	46	23.0	46	37.8	50.0
4	Virginia	2-0	2025	1.000	2	2	0	0	7	59	29.5	45	22.5	45	55.6	66.7
5	Indiana	6-0	2025	1.000	6	6	0	0	29	227	37.8	86	14.3	131	54.9	80.0
6	Miami	7-1	2025	.875	8	7	1	0	30	228	28.5	136	17.0	161	44.7	80.0
7	Texas Tech	3-1	2025	.750	4	3	1	0	9	97	24.3	47	11.8	66	42.9	16.7
8	Georgia	5-2	2025	.714	7	5	2	0	27	221	31.6	165	23.6	158	38.9	81.8
9	Oklahoma	5-2	2025	.714	7	5	2	0	18	171	24.4	152	21.7	115	36.0	66.7
10	TCU	2-1	2025	.667	3	2	1	0	7	60	20.0	85	28.3	57	38.9	50.0
11	California	2-1	2025	.667	3	2	1	0	11	88	29.3	92	30.7	62	41.9	100.0
12	Ole Miss	4-2	2025	.667	6	4	2	0	22	200	33.3	163	27.2	146	40.0	72.7
13	Oregon	4-2	2025	.667	6	4	2	0	24	188	31.3	171	28.5	117	37.3	54.5
14	Vanderbilt	4-2	2025	.667	6	4	2	0	22	169	28.2	129	21.5	123	49.3	71.4
15	Texas	4-2	2025	.667	6	4	2	0	16	142	23.7	130	21.7	112	39.7	50.0
16	South Florida	2-1	2025	.667	3	2	1	0	6	64	21.3	72	24.0	50	36.7	40.0
17	Alabama	5-3	2025	.625	8	5	3	0	22	183	22.9	192	24.0	152	40.0	58.8
18	Texas A&M	3-2	2025	.600	5	3	2	0	19	148	29.6	119	23.8	109	44.8	60.0
19	Ohio State	3-2	2025	.600	5	3	2	0	12	99	19.8	69	13.8	85	43.9	62.5
20	Navy	1-1	2025	.500	2	1	1	0	6	51	25.5	87	43.5	34	32.0	33.3
21	BYU	2-2	2025	.500	4	2	2	0	8	63	15.8	105	26.3	76	34.0	22.2
22	Pittsburgh	2-2	2025	.500	4	2	2	0	13	98	24.5	134	33.5	73	26.4	54.5
23	Houston	1-1	2025	.500	2	1	1	0	4	35	17.5	51	25.5	34	29.6	33.3
24	Louisville	1-1	2025	.500	2	1	1	0	6	51	25.5	51	25.5	47	38.7	66.7
25	Colorado	1-1	2025	.500	2	1	1	0	6	45	22.5	41	20.5	33	41.7	0.0

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More SMU Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,588

Jennings

RUSH

418

Raphael

REC

367

Knight

Team Rankings

PPG

34.6

47th

OPP PPG

23.0

70th

RUSH YDS/G

138.2

110th

PASS YDS/G

341.0

3rd

2026 ACC Standings

	TEAM	CONF	OVERALL
3	Clemson	2-1	3-2
4	Pittsburgh	2-1	5-1
5	SMU	2-1	4-1
6	Virginia	2-1	4-2
7	California	2-1	3-3

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 10/17	UVA	@	SMU	12:00 PM
Sat 10/24	CAL	@	SMU	12:00 PM
Sat 10/31	SMU	@	SYR	1:00 PM
Fri 11/6	VT	@	SMU	7:00 PM
Sat 11/14	WAKE	@	SMU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Boston College

2 - 3

Final

SMU

4 - 1

Sat 3 Oct 2026

CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

838

Burgess

835

Riley

828

Roberts

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

562.3

554.8

533.8

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

303.5

299.4

295.5

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	San Diego State	2	4	.333
4	Fresno State	4	2	.667
5	Texas State	3	3	.500
6	Utah State	2	4	.333
7	Colorado State	2	4	.333
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	Army	3	2	.600
6	UAB	4	3	.571
7	East Carolina	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Western Kentucky	3	4	.429
4	Florida International	3	3	.500
5	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
6	Missouri State	2	4	.333
7	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
8	Delaware	2	4	.333
9	Kennesaw State	1	5	.167
10	Sam Houston	1	5	.167

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Georgia Southern	3	4	.429
7	Louisiana	4	2	.667
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	5	.286
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333