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FCS Football Top 25 Scoreboard (Week 1)
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (615+ words) During the 2026 FCS season, the Stats Perform Top 25 media poll is released on Mondays following the vote of a national panel. Here is a Week 1 scoreboard leading into the next poll. The Week 1 schedule for teams in the Stats Perform…...
FBS Conference Predictions: Opta Analyst Expert and Supercomputer Go Head-to-Head
3+ week, 3+ day ago (627+ words) There’s no need to wait months to see who will be FBS conference champions. The predictions are right here, with our fearless forecaster matched against the TRACR prediction model. Man versus machine is always fun. TRACR (Team Ranking Adjusted for…...
The Right Way to Get It Started: Five Big Story Lines in FCS Week 0
1+ week, 6+ day ago (175+ words) In truth, the number of terrific story lines in Week 0 are endless. But we’re focusing on perhaps the five biggest to open the new FCS football season. If you had been looking forward to one of those wild and wacky…...
Pioneer Football League Predictions: Asking Who's Best Draws a Lot of Raised Hands
3+ week, 3+ day ago (581+ words) With the 2026 FCS football season fast approaching, we’re making predictions for the Pioneer Football League. Drake has plenty of company as it seeks a fourth straight championship. Leave it to the two non-scholarship leagues out of 13 overall conferences in FCS…...
FCS Football Week 0 Preview & Predictions: The Season is Coming Right at You
2+ week, 3+ day ago (854+ words) We’re previewing key games and storylines each week during the 2026 college football season. Our FCS coverage is the home of the Top 25 media poll, FCS National Awards and much more. It took all of one game last season – the first…...
Patriot League Places Trio in FCS Top 25 Poll; Montana State Remains Unanimous No. 1
1+ week, 5+ day ago (846+ words) Each week, throughout the college football season, alumni, fans, media and the teams themselves look to the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll to see who is rising and moving within the national rankings. The new poll follows Week 0 games. William…...
2026 Week 1 NFL Predictions
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (1805+ words) With the help of the Opta supercomputer, we’re revealing the predictions for the Week 1 games of the 2026 NFL season. If the NFL season can’t get here soon enough for you, the league is listening. The kickoff to Week 1 is on…...
FCS Football Week 1 Preview & Predictions: Record Number of FBS Matchups Kick Off
1+ week, 2+ day ago (627+ words) We’re previewing key games and story lines each week during the college football season. Our FCS coverage is the home of the Top 25 media poll, FCS National Awards and much more. FCS football enjoyed a spotlight last week with three…...
FCS Playoff Bracket Predictions: A Preseason Peek to Selection Sunday 2026
2+ week, 4+ day ago (274+ words) There’s little doubt defending FCS champ Montana State will be there, but who else? With strong teams to pick from, here’s a 2026 FCS playoff bracket projection prior to the season. The most bids in the 2026 FCS playoff bracket will come…...
These Six Players Are Primed to Be NFL Breakout Stars in 2026
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1254+ words) They were rising contributors on their respective teams last season. This year, look for these six players to become NFL breakout stars. Every NFL season, players rise from being relatively obscure contributors to weekly stars. Some have been staples of…...