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ACC

California

2026 Season Performance

#72
Rank
3-3
Record
7.0
Points
0.612
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
COLD
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #38 Virginia Tech 25-20
Worst L vs #36 Clemson 10-24

Record Splits

Home 2-2
Away 1-1
Conference 2-1
Non-Conf 1-2
Close (7 pts or less) 2-0
FCS Opponents 1

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#62.2
avg opponent rank
#14
toughest left
45.89
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-18
vs
#14 Wake Forest
5-1
+7.55
8
10-24
@
#58 SMU
4-1
+9.43
9
10-31
@
#93 NC State
3-3
+7.92
11
11-14
@
#60 Virginia
4-2
+9.34
12
11-21
vs
#116 Stanford
2-4
+4.62
13
11-28
vs
#32 Pittsburgh
5-1
+7.03

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#34
#61
#88
#115
#143
Pre
#82
W3
#75
W6
#72
W9
#74
W12
#73
W15
#74

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/06
L
NR vs #99 UCLA
24-45
-9.1
-9.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+5.2 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.9 -3.3
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -5.8
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.8
Against the Spread (+2.5, -18.5)
-3.0 -9.8
Total -9.8 pts
-0.8
2
09/12
W
#133 @ #51 Syracuse
21-18
+16.2
+14.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-1.4 12.1
Margin Scaling
+0.9 13.0
Against the Spread (+4, +7)
+1.8 14.8
Total 14.8 pts
-1.5
3
09/19
W
#39 vs FCS Wagner
49-7
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
4
09/26
L
#75 vs #36 Clemson
10-24
-12.4
-12.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.2 -9.2
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -8.3
Margin Scaling
-1.3 -9.6
Against the Spread (+2.5, -11.5)
-2.9 -12.5
Total -12.5 pts
-0.1
5
10/03
L
#105 @ #67 UNLV
31-39
-8.7
-8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.0 -6.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -5.7
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -6.8
Against the Spread (+1.75, -6.25)
-1.6 -8.4
Total -8.4 pts
+0.4
6
10/10
W
#105 vs #38 Virginia Tech
25-20
+18.1
+15.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.4 11.4
Margin Scaling
+1.6 12.9
Against the Spread (+10.75, +15.75)
+3.0 15.9
Total 15.9 pts
-2.1
Total
3-3 Record
4.0
-0.0
-4.0

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
56-62
Record
47%
Win Rate
#82
Avg Rank
#5
Best Rank
0.490
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#84
2017
#81
2018
#76
2019
#70
2020
#100
2021
#93
2022
#111
2023
#79
2024
#80
2025
#58
2026
#74

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 ACC 3-3 (50%) #74 #39 2.9 0.609 -
2025 ACC 7-5 (58%) #58 #14 45.4 0.612 -
2024 ACC 6-6 (50%) #80 #9 14.6 0.550 -
2023 Pac-12 6-6 (50%) #79 #9 4.1 0.475 -
2022 Pac-12 4-8 (33%) #111 #33 -39.5 0.464 -
2021 Pac-12 5-7 (42%) #93 #92 -17.2 0.415 -
2020 Pac-12 1-3 (25%) #100 #81 -18.4 0.417 -
2019 Pac-12 7-5 (58%) #70 #10 23.4 0.454 -
2018 Pac-12 7-5 (58%) #76 #6 17.8 0.439 -
2017 Pac-12 5-7 (42%) #81 #5 4.9 0.492 -
2016 Pac-12 5-7 (42%) #84 #17 -5.0 0.467 -