College Football Week 7 - 2026

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Week 7 of the 2026 season features 62 FBS games. New Mexico carries the week's biggest travel burden at 3,227 miles more than its opponent. Hawai'i posts the week's top HFA at 3.8 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
Oct 13
6:00 PM
Delaware @ Middle Tennessee -15.2 -20.2 2.3 Delaware -2.7 - - -
Oct 13
7:00 PM
Florida International @ Jacksonville State -12.7 -7.5 2.5 Jacksonville State -7.7 - - -
Oct 14
6:30 PM
Kennesaw State @ Missouri State -11.1 -15.7 2.5 Kennesaw State -2.1 - - -
Oct 14
7:00 PM
Western Kentucky @ Sam Houston -5.5 -24.1 2.5 Western Kentucky -16.1 - - -
Oct 15
7:30 PM
Georgia Southern @ Old Dominion -9.9 2.0 2.3 Old Dominion -14.2 - - -
Oct 15
6:30 PM
East Carolina @ UAB 0.3 -15.4 2.8 East Carolina -12.9 - - -
Oct 15
7:00 PM
Colorado State @ Texas State -13.8 -2.2 2.9 Texas State -14.5 - - -
Oct 16
6:30 PM
Memphis @ Tulane 0.4 2.1 2.7 Tulane -4.4 - - -
Oct 16
8:00 PM
Washington @ Purdue 15.5 -5.1 1.9 Washington -18.7 - - -
Oct 16
8:00 PM
App State @ Coastal Carolina -12.6 -11.3 2.5 Coastal Carolina -3.8 - - -
Oct 16
11:00 PM
Louisiana Tech @ UL Monroe -7.5 -19.4 3.3 Louisiana Tech -8.6 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Akron @ Miami (OH) -19.3 -5.3 2.5 Miami (OH) -16.5 - - -
Oct 16
11:00 PM
Troy @ Louisiana -7.1 -8.9 2.8 Louisiana -1.0 - - -
Oct 16
11:00 PM
Arkansas State @ Southern Miss -9.0 -15.7 2.5 Arkansas State -4.2 - - -
Oct 16
6:00 PM
New Mexico @ Hawai'i -4.1 -6.3 3.8 Hawai'i -1.6 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Georgia State @ James Madison -18.6 4.6 2.7 James Madison -25.9 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Ball State @ Bowling Green -22.1 -16.3 0.8 Bowling Green -6.7 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Massachusetts @ Buffalo -32.4 -14.4 2.3 Buffalo -20.3 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Western Michigan @ Central Michigan -4.0 -10.7 2.9 Western Michigan -3.8 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Toledo @ Eastern Michigan -1.6 -16.5 1.5 Toledo -13.4 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Rutgers @ Maryland -0.5 1.7 2.3 Maryland -4.5 - - -
Oct 16
9:00 PM
Ohio @ Sacramento State -4.8 -24.5 2.5 Ohio -17.2 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Ohio State @ Indiana 32.2 27.6 2.6 Ohio State -2.0 - - -
Oct 16
9:00 PM
Wake Forest @ California 3.8 0.9 2.6 Wake Forest -0.3 - - -
Oct 16
11:00 PM
Virginia @ SMU 6.7 12.8 3.8 SMU -9.9 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Penn State @ Michigan 19.5 17.2 1.9 Penn State -0.4 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Northwestern @ Michigan State 3.5 -1.1 1.4 Northwestern -3.2 - - -
Oct 16
9:00 PM
Nebraska @ Oregon 6.9 29.4 1.9 Oregon -24.4 - - -
Oct 16
11:00 PM
Kentucky @ Oklahoma 3.9 18.1 2.7 Oklahoma -16.9 - - -
Oct 16
9:00 PM
Wisconsin @ UCLA 4.7 2.6 1.5 Wisconsin -0.6 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Pittsburgh @ Boston College 7.2 -5.7 2.4 Pittsburgh -10.5 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Charlotte @ Temple -24.3 -10.7 3.3 Temple -16.9 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
North Carolina @ Duke -3.4 5.2 2.8 Duke -11.4 - - -
Oct 16
11:00 PM
Tulsa @ Rice -11.8 -15.3 2.7 Tulsa -0.8 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Louisville @ Syracuse 11.6 -4.6 2.5 Louisville -13.7 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Georgia Tech @ Virginia Tech 6.5 2.5 2.5 Georgia Tech -1.5 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Florida State @ Miami 8.7 21.6 1.6 Miami -14.5 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Charleston Southern @ Clemson -32.0 10.2 2.3 Clemson -44.5 - - -
Oct 16
10:00 PM
Utah @ Colorado 16.7 -0.5 2.9 Utah -14.3 - - -
Oct 16
11:00 PM
TCU @ Baylor 9.4 3.1 1.9 TCU -4.4 - - -
Oct 16
11:00 PM
Oklahoma State @ Houston -3.0 6.7 1.5 Houston -11.2 - - -
Oct 16
11:00 PM
Kansas @ Kansas State 4.4 10.8 3.1 Kansas State -9.6 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Cincinnati @ West Virginia 5.0 -2.7 2.5 Cincinnati -5.2 - - -
Oct 16
11:00 PM
Arizona State @ Texas Tech 6.4 20.9 2.8 Texas Tech -17.3 - - -
Oct 16
10:00 PM
Notre Dame @ BYU 26.7 15.6 2.8 Notre Dame -8.3 - - -
Oct 16
11:00 PM
Arkansas @ Vanderbilt 5.2 12.1 1.5 Vanderbilt -8.4 - - -
Oct 16
11:00 PM
Florida @ Texas 11.5 22.2 3.4 Texas -14.1 - - -
Oct 16
11:00 PM
Navy @ UTSA 3.2 1.4 3.8 UTSA -1.9 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Kent State @ South Florida -18.7 2.3 3.0 South Florida -24.0 - - -
Oct 16
11:00 PM
Missouri @ Ole Miss 12.8 20.2 2.5 Ole Miss -9.9 - - -
Oct 16
11:00 PM
Mississippi State @ LSU 3.5 16.8 3.0 LSU -16.3 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Auburn @ Georgia 10.9 25.7 2.5 Georgia -17.3 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 AM
Alabama @ Tennessee 19.2 15.8 2.9 Alabama -0.5 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 PM
Florida Atlantic @ Army -9.9 -1.4 1.6 Army -10.1 - - -
Oct 17
12:00 PM
The Citadel @ Texas A&M -27.6 19.9 3.0 Texas A&M -50.5 - - -
Oct 17
1:30 PM
Northern Illinois @ Wyoming -15.6 -12.2 3.3 Wyoming -6.7 - - -
Oct 17
1:30 PM
UNLV @ Air Force -0.7 -5.4 2.5 UNLV -2.2 - - -
Oct 17
3:00 PM
Washington State @ Oregon State 0.8 -9.5 3.7 Washington State -6.6 - - -
Oct 17
6:00 PM
Nevada @ North Dakota State -15.5 -12.8 2.5 North Dakota State -5.2 - - -
Oct 17
4:30 PM
Elon @ Stanford -26.0 -6.0 2.4 Stanford -22.4 - - -
Oct 17
7:00 PM
San José State @ UTEP -14.8 -20.8 2.5 San José State -3.5 - - -
Oct 17
7:30 PM
Fresno State @ San Diego State -3.9 -1.1 2.7 San Diego State -5.5 - - -

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.

3,227 miles · +4h body-clock shift · +7d rest edge
New Mexico travels 3,227 miles to face Hawai'i, arriving with a +4h body-clock shift.
#2 Elon
2,348 miles · +3h body-clock shift · equal rest
Elon travels 2,348 miles to face Stanford, arriving with a +3h body-clock shift.
2,306 miles · +3h body-clock shift · equal rest
Wake Forest travels 2,306 miles to face California, arriving with a +3h body-clock shift.
#4 Ohio
2,102 miles · +3h body-clock shift · equal rest
Ohio travels 2,102 miles to face Sacramento State, arriving with a +3h body-clock shift.
1,814 miles · -3h body-clock shift · equal rest
Washington travels 1,814 miles to face Purdue, 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%.

69°F, 4 mph wind, 69% precip, Light rain shower
Florida Atlantic @ Army: 69°F, 4 mph wind, 69% precip, Light rain shower: 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.

#1 Hawai'i
HFA 3.8 pts · Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex · 16,909 capacity
Hawai'i carries a 3.8-point HFA edge at Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex (16,909 capacity) against New Mexico.
#2 SMU
HFA 3.8 pts · Gerald J. Ford Stadium · 32,000 capacity
SMU carries a 3.8-point HFA edge at Gerald J. Ford Stadium (32,000 capacity) against Virginia.
#3 UTSA
HFA 3.8 pts · Alamodome · 64,000 capacity
UTSA carries a 3.8-point HFA edge at Alamodome (64,000 capacity) against Navy.

When to Skip This Week 7 Analysis

How We Ranked Week 7'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.

Sources

Weather Data

Home Field Advantage

Frequently Asked Questions

How many games are in college football Week 7 2026?

Week 7 of the 2026 FBS season features 62 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 7 of the 2026 season features 62 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.