Four undefeated FBS college football teams remain heading into Week 8
Only four unbeaten teams remain in the Football Bowl Subdivision during Week 8 of the 2026 college football season.
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Four undefeated Football Bowl Subdivision teams remain undefeated entering Week 8 of the 2026 college football season, NCAA.com reported. A total of 136 teams began the season with a chance to finish without a loss. [1]
Miami preserved its unbeaten record after defeating unranked rival Florida State in double overtime, according to NCAA.com. The victory elevated the Hurricanes to the number one ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 poll for the first time since 2002. [1]
The current season follows Indiana winning the College Football Playoff national championship last season with a 16-0 record, NCAA.com reported. As FTMQ Sports reported earlier, other top undefeated programs competing this season included Notre Dame and BYU, who entered their recent matchup with 6-0 and 5-0 records respectively. [1][3]
Division I Football Bowl Subdivision football remains the only National Collegiate Athletic Association sport without an official NCAA-hosted annual championship tournament. National champions are instead designated annually by various selecting organizations. [2]
In short
- Four undefeated FBS college football teams remain active in Week 8 of the 2026 season.
- Miami reached the number one spot in the AP Top 25 poll for the first time since 2002 after a double-overtime win against Florida State.
- Indiana finished 16-0 to win the College Football Playoff title in the previous season.
- NCAA Division I FBS football is the only NCAA sport without an official NCAA-hosted championship event.
Sources
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- [1]Tracking undefeated FBS college football teams in the 2026 seasonNCAA.com, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS on Wikipedia
- [3]Second ranked Notre Dame travels to eighth ranked BYU on Saturday FTMQ Sports, 9d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 3 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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