College Football Week 12 - 2026

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Week 12 of the 2026 season features 70 FBS games. Hawai'i carries the week's biggest travel burden at 2,567 miles more than its opponent. Oregon State posts the week's top HFA at 3.7 points. Analysts focused on travel and venue edges will find the ranked sections below most actionable; casual viewers can use the at-a-glance table to scan results. See detailed weather forecasts for every game this week.

Date Away @ Home Away Power Home Power HFA Power Line Line O/U Line Implied Score
Nov 17
7:00 PM
Eastern Michigan @ Western Michigan -16.5 -4.0 2.5 Western Michigan -15.0 - - -
Nov 17
7:00 PM
Ball State @ Ohio -22.1 -4.8 3.3 Ohio -20.6 - - -
Nov 17
7:00 PM
Miami (OH) @ Kent State -5.3 -18.7 2.4 Miami (OH) -11.0 - - -
Nov 18
12:00 AM
Akron @ Massachusetts -19.3 -32.4 2.1 Akron -11.0 - - -
Nov 18
12:00 AM
Central Michigan @ Buffalo -10.7 -14.4 2.3 Central Michigan -1.4 - - -
Nov 19
7:30 PM
Rice @ Temple -15.3 -10.7 3.3 Temple -7.9 - - -
Nov 20
6:00 PM
Iowa State @ UCF 5.2 0.6 3.2 Iowa State -1.4 - - -
Nov 20
7:30 PM
Bowling Green @ Toledo -16.3 -1.6 2.9 Toledo -17.6 - - -
Nov 20
7:30 PM
Clemson @ Duke 10.2 5.2 2.8 Clemson -2.2 - - -
Nov 20
8:00 PM
Oregon @ Michigan State 29.4 -1.1 1.4 Oregon -29.1 - - -
Nov 20
6:00 PM
UTEP @ Air Force -20.8 -5.4 2.5 Air Force -17.9 - - -
Nov 20
11:00 PM
UTSA @ UAB 1.4 -15.4 2.8 UTSA -14.0 - - -
Nov 20
11:00 PM
Arkansas State @ Louisiana Tech -9.0 -7.5 3.2 Louisiana Tech -4.7 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 AM
UL Monroe @ App State -19.4 -12.6 3.0 App State -9.8 - - -
Nov 20
11:00 PM
Coastal Carolina @ Louisiana -11.3 -8.9 2.8 Louisiana -5.2 - - -
Nov 20
11:00 PM
Georgia Southern @ Troy -9.9 -7.1 1.8 Troy -4.6 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 AM
Georgia State @ Marshall -18.6 -6.0 1.9 Marshall -14.5 - - -
Nov 20
11:00 PM
South Alabama @ Southern Miss -10.8 -15.7 2.5 South Alabama -2.4 - - -
Nov 20
11:00 PM
Arkansas @ Texas 5.2 22.2 3.4 Texas -20.4 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 AM
LSU @ Tennessee 16.8 15.8 2.9 Tennessee -1.9 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 AM
Georgia @ South Carolina 25.7 10.2 2.4 Georgia -13.1 - - -
Nov 20
11:00 PM
Texas A&M @ Oklahoma 19.9 18.1 2.7 Oklahoma -0.9 - - -
Nov 20
11:00 PM
Kentucky @ Missouri 3.9 12.8 2.4 Missouri -11.3 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 AM
Vanderbilt @ Florida 12.1 11.5 3.6 Florida -3.0 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 AM
Virginia Tech @ Miami 2.5 21.6 1.6 Miami -20.7 - - -
Nov 20
11:00 PM
BYU @ Kansas 15.6 4.4 2.8 BYU -8.4 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 AM
Wake Forest @ Georgia Tech 3.8 6.5 1.1 Georgia Tech -3.8 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 AM
Syracuse @ Boston College -4.6 -5.7 2.4 Boston College -1.3 - - -
Nov 20
9:00 PM
Stanford @ California -6.0 0.9 2.6 California -9.5 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 AM
Pittsburgh @ Louisville 7.2 11.6 3.3 Louisville -7.7 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 AM
North Carolina @ Virginia -3.4 6.7 1.7 Virginia -11.8 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 AM
NC State @ Florida State 6.5 8.7 3.0 Florida State -5.2 - - -
Nov 20
11:00 PM
Utah @ TCU 16.7 9.4 3.3 Utah -4.0 - - -
Nov 20
11:00 PM
Texas Tech @ Baylor 20.9 3.1 1.9 Texas Tech -15.9 - - -
Nov 20
10:00 PM
Oklahoma State @ Arizona State -3.0 6.4 2.0 Arizona State -11.4 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 AM
Houston @ West Virginia 6.7 -2.7 2.5 Houston -6.9 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 AM
Colorado @ Cincinnati -0.5 5.0 2.8 Cincinnati -8.3 - - -
Nov 20
11:00 PM
Arizona @ Kansas State 8.9 10.8 3.1 Kansas State -5.1 - - -
Nov 20
9:00 PM
Hawai'i @ Nevada -6.3 -15.5 2.1 Hawai'i -7.1 - - -
Nov 20
11:00 PM
North Texas @ Tulane -0.3 2.1 2.7 Tulane -5.1 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 AM
South Florida @ Florida Atlantic 2.3 -9.9 2.3 South Florida -9.9 - - -
Nov 20
11:00 PM
Charlotte @ Tulsa -24.3 -11.8 1.8 Tulsa -14.3 - - -
Nov 20
9:00 PM
Indiana @ Washington 27.6 15.5 3.5 Indiana -8.6 - - -
Nov 20
9:00 PM
Maryland @ USC 1.7 16.8 3.1 USC -18.2 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 AM
Wisconsin @ Purdue 4.7 -5.1 1.9 Wisconsin -7.9 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 AM
Rutgers @ Penn State -0.5 19.5 2.1 Penn State -22.1 - - -
Nov 20
11:00 PM
Ohio State @ Nebraska 32.2 6.9 2.8 Ohio State -22.5 - - -
Nov 20
11:00 PM
Northwestern @ Minnesota 3.5 5.6 2.8 Minnesota -4.9 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 AM
UCLA @ Michigan 2.6 17.2 1.9 Michigan -16.5 - - -
Nov 20
11:00 PM
Iowa @ Illinois 14.7 10.8 2.2 Iowa -1.7 - - -
Nov 21
11:00 AM
Wofford @ Ole Miss -26.8 20.2 2.5 Ole Miss -49.5 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 PM
Memphis @ Navy 0.4 3.2 2.1 Navy -4.9 - - -
Nov 21
12:00 PM
East Carolina @ Army 0.3 -1.4 1.6 Pick - - -
Nov 21
12:00 PM
Tennessee Tech @ Mississippi State -14.1 3.5 1.3 Mississippi State -18.9 - - -
Nov 21
1:00 PM
Western Kentucky @ Liberty -5.5 -7.9 2.4 Pick - - -
Nov 21
1:00 PM
Chattanooga @ Alabama -21.0 19.2 3.5 Alabama -43.7 - - -
Nov 21
1:00 PM
Middle Tennessee @ Sam Houston -20.2 -24.1 2.5 Middle Tennessee -1.4 - - -
Nov 21
1:00 PM
Missouri State @ Jacksonville State -15.7 -7.5 2.5 Jacksonville State -10.7 - - -
Nov 21
3:00 PM
Florida International @ Kennesaw State -12.7 -11.1 2.5 Kennesaw State -4.1 - - -
Nov 21
1:00 PM
Delaware @ New Mexico State -15.2 -18.1 2.2 Delaware -0.7 - - -
Nov 21
3:30 PM
Old Dominion @ UConn 2.0 -9.0 3.5 Old Dominion -7.5 - - -
Nov 21
2:30 PM
Samford @ Auburn -29.6 10.9 1.3 Auburn -41.8 - - -
Nov 21
3:00 PM
Northern Illinois @ North Dakota State -15.6 -12.8 2.5 North Dakota State -5.3 - - -
Nov 21
5:00 PM
Washington State @ Texas State 0.8 -2.2 2.9 Pick - - -
Nov 21
4:00 PM
UNLV @ San José State -0.7 -14.8 2.1 UNLV -12.0 - - -
Nov 21
4:30 PM
Colorado State @ Fresno State -13.8 -3.9 2.5 Fresno State -12.4 - - -
Nov 21
7:30 PM
SMU @ Notre Dame 12.8 26.7 2.2 Notre Dame -16.1 - - -
Nov 21
7:00 PM
New Mexico @ Wyoming -4.1 -12.2 3.3 New Mexico -4.8 - - -
Nov 21
7:30 PM
San Diego State @ Boise State -1.1 5.2 2.9 Boise State -9.2 - - -
Nov 21
7:30 PM
Utah State @ Oregon State -6.3 -9.5 3.7 Oregon State -0.5 - - -

Biggest Travel Disadvantages This Week

Teams ranked by how much further they travelled than their opponent. At a neutral site both teams travel, so the gap between them is the burden - not the raw trip. Body-clock offset and rest-day differential compound it.

#1 Hawai'i
2,567 miles · -2h body-clock shift · opponent +1d rest
Hawai'i travels 2,567 miles to face Nevada, arriving with a -2h body-clock shift.
2,307 miles · +3h body-clock shift · equal rest
Maryland travels 2,307 miles to face USC, arriving with a +3h body-clock shift.
#3 UCLA
1,940 miles · -3h body-clock shift · equal rest
UCLA travels 1,940 miles to face Michigan, arriving with a -3h body-clock shift.
#4 Oregon
1,927 miles · -3h body-clock shift · equal rest
Oregon travels 1,927 miles to face Michigan State, arriving with a -3h body-clock shift.
#5 Indiana
1,874 miles · +3h body-clock shift · equal rest
Indiana travels 1,874 miles to face Washington, arriving with a +3h body-clock shift.

Highest Weather-Risk Games This Week

Games ranked by combined wind, temperature, and precipitation impact. Thresholds: sustained wind ≥ 15 mph, gusts ≥ 25 mph, temp ≤ 32°F or ≥ 95°F, precipitation chance ≥ 60%.

68°F, 1 mph wind, 82% precip, Light rain shower
Akron @ Massachusetts: 68°F, 1 mph wind, 82% precip, Light rain shower: conditions historically favor the home team when passing difficulty is elevated.
70°F, 3 mph wind, 74% precip, Patchy rain nearby
North Carolina @ Virginia: 70°F, 3 mph wind, 74% precip, Patchy rain nearby: conditions historically favor the home team when passing difficulty is elevated.
74°F, 13 mph wind, 2% precip, Clear
Ohio State @ Nebraska: 74°F, 13 mph wind, 2% precip, Clear: conditions historically favor the home team when passing difficulty is elevated.

Strongest Home-Field Advantages This Week

Home teams ranked by stadium HFA rating. Higher values reflect stronger historical home performance at that venue. Venues above 4,000 ft are flagged for altitude disadvantage.

HFA 3.7 pts · Reser Stadium · 35,548 capacity
Oregon State carries a 3.7-point HFA edge at Reser Stadium (35,548 capacity) against Utah State.
#2 Florida
HFA 3.6 pts · Ben Hill Griffin Stadium · 88,548 capacity
Florida carries a 3.6-point HFA edge at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (88,548 capacity) against Vanderbilt.
#3 Alabama
HFA 3.5 pts · Bryant-Denny Stadium · 100,077 capacity
Alabama carries a 3.5-point HFA edge at Bryant-Denny Stadium (100,077 capacity) against Chattanooga.

When to Skip This Week 12 Analysis

How We Ranked Week 12's Games

Each ranked section draws from the same enriched data that powers our per-game pages. Travel distances are calculated as straight-line (great-circle) distances from each team's home market to the game stadium. Body-clock offset is the signed time-zone difference the away team crosses, or both teams in case of neutral site games. Rest-day differential is the difference in days since each team last played. Weather scoring compounds wind, temperature, and precipitation against fixed thresholds, dome stadiums are excluded as weather is irrelevant indoors, see our Weather tool for the full methodology.

HFA ratings come from our Home Field Advantage tool, which estimates the per-venue point value based on historical margin-of-victory data. Stadiums above 4,000 ft are flagged; altitude creates a documented visiting-team disadvantage. Power ratings are from the Blue Chip power-rating model. The gap between the model's implied spread and the market line is a directional signal; it is not a betting recommendation.

The Vegas versus Prediction Markets section compares the bookmaker's spread with the spread implied by the Kalshi prediction market - converted from its win probability through a fixed logistic scale - with no model involved. The Model versus Market section sets the Blue Chip model line against both of those markets as a three-way read, and each gap is described with the same language the per-game pages use. ATS records are season-to-date.

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Weather Data

Home Field Advantage

Frequently Asked Questions

How many games are in college football Week 12 2026?

Week 12 of the 2026 FBS season features 70 games tracked by Blue Chip Analytics. The full schedule, lines, and totals are listed in the game table on this page.

How does Blue Chip Analytics rank travel disadvantages?

Teams are ranked by how much further they travelled than their opponent, measured as straight-line distance from each home market to the game stadium. At a home game the host travels nothing, so this is simply the visitor's trip; at a neutral site both teams travel and the gap between them is the burden. Body-clock offset (time-zone hours crossed) is listed alongside distance as a compound fatigue indicator.

What weather conditions qualify as high-risk for this week?

Games are flagged when the kickoff-hour forecast meets at least one of: sustained wind ≥ 15 mph, gusts ≥ 25 mph, temperature ≤ 32°F or ≥ 95°F, or a precipitation chance ≥ 60%. Scores compound across all factors: a cold and windy game ranks higher than a mildly breezy one. Weeks with no game past these thresholds show no weather section at all.

What is a Home Field Advantage (HFA) rating?

Blue Chip's HFA rating estimates the point value of playing at home at a specific stadium, based on historical margin-of-victory data. A rating of 3.0 means the home team historically performs about 3 points better at that venue than their power ratings alone would predict.

What does the Vegas versus Prediction Markets section show?

It ranks games by how far the bookmaker's spread sits from the spread implied by the Kalshi prediction market. Kalshi's win probability is converted to a spread through a fixed logistic scale, and no model is involved - it is one market against another. A wide gap is a directional flag, not a betting recommendation.

What does the Model versus Market section show?

It sets the Blue Chip model line against both the bookmaker line and the Kalshi-implied line - a three-way read - and ranks games by the model's largest disagreement with either market. The size of each gap is described in the same language the per-game pages use. Both the model and the markets can be wrong: treat it as a directional flag, not a pick.

What qualifies as a notable ATS record?

Teams are flagged when at least 4 of their games this season have produced a decided ATS result and their cover rate is ≥60% (hot) or ≤40% (cold). Records are season-to-date and, especially early on, rest on small samples - a hot or cold streak here is context to note, not a demonstrated edge.

Week 12 of the 2026 season features 70 FBS games; the ranked sections above surface the travel, weather, HFA, market-vs-market, model-vs-market, and ATS-record edges most relevant to analysts and informed fans.