Texas leads college football resume rankings ahead of Week 3
CBS Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 17, 2026, 6:41 PM
Last updated Sep 17, 2026
Texas tops CBS Sports' college football resume rankings with a score of 0.90 following victories over Texas State and Ohio State., UCLA, Duke, and Tulsa also feature in the top 10, with UCLA earning wins against Cal and San Diego State, and Duke defeating Illinois. This ranking method weighs only game outcomes and opponent difficulty, differing from traditional polls. Ohio State, despite its loss to Texas, remains in contention with a limited penalty to its score. The significance of these rankings is heightened as many Power Four programs have yet to secure wins against each other.
- •Texas ranks first with a resume score of 0.90.
- •UCLA and Duke have significant early-season wins.
- •Traditional rankings do not reflect these resume scores.
- •Ohio State is penalized slightly for losing to Texas.
- •Power Four teams are still vying for pivotal early wins.
- 6:41 PMCBS Sports — College football resume rankings: Texas on top as UCLA, Duke, Tulsa stand out early in 2026 season
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