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13 November 2026
By Larry Little
Teams that defeated Top 10 opponents (AP through Week 9, CFP Week 10 onward) this season are 6-11 in their subsequent games, including 0-5 against ranked opponents. Two of those six wins were against G6 opponents, and another was against an FCS opponent.
The ensuing woes have plagued ranked and unranked teams alike. Teams that were ranked when defeating a Top 10 opponent were 3-6 in their next game (2-6 vs. P4, 0-1 vs. ranked), while teams that were unranked when defeating a Top 10 opponent were 3-5 in their next game (2-5 vs. FBS, 1-5 vs. P4, 0-4 vs. ranked).
Four teams are in this situation in Week 12: Notre Dame, Tennessee, USC and Utah.
2026 Relative Statistics
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