Quietly, the Big 12 has five top-25 teams and two teams in the College Football Playoff hunt.

Hawkeye fans enjoyed a wild weekend of college football from the couch while Iowa’s earliest conference opponents solidified the team's postseason strength of schedule.

Week 7 of the 2026 college football season has concluded. Tennessee has a 6-1 (3-1 SEC) record following seven games. Below are strength of schedule rankings for SEC and Big Ten schools entering Week 8.

Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti says he’s “optimistic” the College Football Playoff will expand to 24 teams during ESPN’s exclusive negotiating window.

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Both teams are 9-3. Kiffin’s Rebels beat Georgia but somehow lost at home to a Kentucky team that went 1-7 in the SEC. Drinkwitz’s Tigers didn’t beat a team ranked in the final College Football Playoff rankings and lost to Texas A&M and Alabama by a combined 65 points.

College football's two top conferences are battling for financial supremacy.

College football’s 10 largest stadiums include three Big Ten giants at the top, four overall. See stadium capacities, attendance records and the full rankings.

The Hawkeyes are lurking in the shadows, but for just how long can they do that? Iowa is seeing a steady climb in the polls.