Revamped Pac-12 prepares for 2026 season with new scheduling format
CBS Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 13, 2026, 2:55 PM
Last updated Jun 13, 2026
The Pac-12 will return for the 2026 college football season with a restructured lineup of eight teams. Only Oregon State and Washington State remain from the previous conference, while five teams join from the Mountain West and Texas State from the Sun Belt. The league has designed a creative scheduling plan that includes a flex rematch in Week 13 against a to-be-determined opponent, aimed at enhancing College Football Playoff chances. As the season approaches, the focus will be on assessing the Pac-12's standing among Group of Six conferences and how well its teams perform against a competitive schedule.
- •Pac-12 features eight teams, with six newcomers this season.
- •Oregon State and Washington State are the only holdover teams.
- •Teams will face each other, then play a nonconference flex game in Week 13.
- •Pac-12 ranks above the American in the Group of Six conference hierarchy.
- •Boise State is projected as a leading contender in the revamped league.
- 2:55 PMCBS Sports — Why the revamped Pac-12 immediately moves to the front of the Power Six hierarchy
"An overhauled Pac-12 will be back on the field this season, but where will it rank among the other leagues next season?
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