2026 NCAA Division I FBS Football: Streaming Options
The 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season is one of the elite campaigns in college football. This season will begin with the regular season and conclude with a final champion. It will also feature several bowl games scheduled for the later stages of the season. Several notable players are expected to have a significant impact throughout the upcoming college football season. Several top teams will enter the regular season backed by preseason power rankings. American football fans can enjoy NFL action while also following the latest college football games.
Event Details
Regular Season: August 29, 2026, and December 12, 2026.
Postseason or Bowl Season
First Round: December 18-19, 2026
Quarterfinals: December 30, 2026, and January 1, 2027.
Semifinals: January 14-15, 2027.
Final Date: January 25, 2027.
Where can I stream the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football?
Countries
Broadcast Options
United Kingdom
DAZN and UK Disney+ / ESPN.
USA
ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC, Peacock, Max (HBO Max).
France
beIN Sports
Australia
Kayo Sports
2026 NCAA Division I FBS Football: Schedule
Date
Round
Title Name
August 29, 2026
Week Zero
2026 College Football Week Zero
September 3-7, 2026
Week 1
2026 College Football Season Opening Week
September 10-12, 2026
Week 2
Regular Season
September 17-19, 2026
Week 3
Regular Season
September 24-26, 2026
Week 4
Regular Season
October 1-3, 2026
Week 5
Regular Season
October 8-10, 2026
Week 6
Regular Season
October 15-17, 2026
Week 7
Regular Season
October 22-24, 2026
Week 8
Regular Season
October 29-31, 2026
Week 9
Regular Season
November 5-7, 2026
Week 10
Regular Season
November 12-14, 2026
Week 11
Regular Season
November 19-21, 2026
Week 12
Regular Season
November 26-28, 2026
Week 13
Regular Season / Rivalry Week
December 4-5, 2026
Conference Championship Week
Conference Championship Games
December 6, 2026
Selection Day
College Football Playoff Selection
December 18, 2026
CFP First Round
College Football Playoff First Round
December 19, 2026
CFP First Round
College Football Playoff First Round
December 30, 2026
CFP Quarterfinal
Fiesta Bowl – CFP Quarterfinal
January 1, 2027
CFP Quarterfinal
Cotton Bowl – CFP Quarterfinal
January 1, 2027
CFP Quarterfinal
Peach Bowl – CFP Quarterfinal
January 1, 2027
CFP Quarterfinal
Rose Bowl – CFP Quarterfinal
January 14, 2027
CFP Semifinal
Orange Bowl – CFP Semifinal
January 15, 2027
CFP Semifinal
Sugar Bowl – CFP Semifinal
January 25, 2027
CFP National Championship
2027 College Football Playoff National Championship
College Football Playoff games
Bowl Games
Date
Non-bowl game (First round)
December 18
Non-bowl game (First round)
December 19
Vrbo Fiesta Bowl (Quarterfinals)
December 30
Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (Quarterfinals)
January 1
Cotton Bowl Classic (Quarterfinals)
January 1
Rose Bowl Game presented by Prudential (Quarterfinals)
January 1
Capital One Orange Bowl (Semifinals)
January 14
Allstate Sugar Bowl (Semifinals)
January 15
College Football Playoff National Championship Game
January 25
Non-CFP bowl schedules
Bowl Games
Date
Salute to Veterans Bowl (Montgomery, AL)
December 15
Frisco Football Classic (Frisco, TX)
December 15
Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton, FL)
December 18
Gasparilla Bowl (Tampa, FL)
December 18
Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway, SC)
December 21
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Boise, ID)
December 21
Puerto Rico Bowl (Bayamón, PR)
December 22
Cure Bowl (Orlando, FL)
December 22
Independence Bowl (Shreveport, LA)
December 22
R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
December 23
Bell Helicopters Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth, TX)
December 23
Frisco Bowl (Frisco, TX)
December 23
New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, NM)
December 24
Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl (Honolulu, HI)
December 24
Pinstripe Bowl (Bronx, NY)
December 26
Fenway Bowl (Boston, MA)
December 26
Duke’s Mayo Bowl (Charlotte, NC)
December 26
68 Ventures Bowl (Mobile, AL)
December 26
Cactus Bowl (Tempe, AZ)
December 26
Arizona Bowl (Tucson, AZ)
December 27
Military Bowl (Annapolis, MD)
December 28
Birmingham Bowl (Birmingham, AL)
December 29
Pop-Tarts Bowl (Orlando, FL)
December 29
Valero Alamo Bowl (San Antonio, TX)
December 29
Taxslayer Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL)
December 30
Liberty Mutual Music City Bowl (Nashville, TN)
December 30
ReliaQuest Bowl (Tampa, FL)
December 31
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)
December 31
SRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl (Paradise, NV)
December 31
Texas Bowl (Houston, TX)
December 31
Citrus Bowl (Orlando, FL)
January 2
First Responder Bowl (University Park, TX)
January 2
AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Memphis, TN)
January 2
Holiday Bowl (San Diego, CA)
TBD
Poinsettia Bowl (San Diego, CA)
TBD
All-Star Games
Bowl-eligible teams
Bowl-ineligible teams
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)
American Conference
American Conference
Big Ten Conference
Big Ten Conference
Big 12 Conference
Big 12 Conference
Conference USA
Conference USA
Mid-American Conference
Mid-American Conference
Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
Pac-12 Conference
Pac-12 Conference
Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
Sun Belt Conference
Sun Belt Conference
NCAA Division I FBS independent Schools
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Estimated Prize Money Distribution
CTP Stage
Revenue Distribution
CFP participation
$4 million per participating team
CFP Quarterfinal appearance
$4 million per team advancing
CFP Semifinal appearance
$6 million per team advancing
National Championship appearance
$6 million per team reaching the championship
Conference expenses
$3 million per round beginning with 2026–27
Upcoming Games Schedules
Fixtures
Dates
Time Zone ET
Time Zone PT
Time Zone IST
Locations
TCU Horned Frogs vs North Carolina Tar Heels
August 29, 2026 (Saturday)
12:00 PM
09:00 AM
09:30 PM
Aviva Stadium, Dublin.
USC Trojans vs San Jose State Spartans
August 29, 2026 (Saturday)
03:00 PM
12:00 PM
12:30 AM (Next Day)
LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles.
Virginia Cavaliers vs NC State Wolfpack
August 29, 2026 (Saturday)
03:30 PM
12:30 PM
01:00 AM (Next Day)
Scott Stadium, University of Virginia.
North Dakota State Bison vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks
August 29, 2026 (Saturday)
05:30 PM
02:30 PM
03:00 AM (Next Day)
Fargodome, Fargo.
Florida State Seminoles vs New Mexico State Aggies
August 29, 2026 (Saturday)
07:00 PM
04:00 PM
04:30 AM (Next Day)
Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee.
Illinois Fighting Illini vs UAB Blazers
September 3, 2026 (Thursday)
09:00 PM
06:00 PM
06:30 AM (Next Day)
Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Champaign.
Indiana Hoosiers vs North Texas Mean Green
September 5, 2026 (Saturday)
12:00 PM
09:00 AM
09:30 PM
Memorial Stadium, Bloomington.
Ohio State Buckeyes vs Ball State Cardinals
September 5, 2026 (Saturday)
12:30 PM
09:30 AM
10:00 PM
Ohio Stadium, Columbus.
LSU Tigers vs Clemson Tigers
September 5, 2026 (Saturday)
07:30 PM
04:30 PM
05:00 AM (Next Day)
Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge.
Arizona State Sun Devils vs Morgan State Bears
September 5, 2026 (Saturday)
10:00 PM
07:00 PM
07:30 AM (Next Day)
Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe.
Week 1 Matchups and Participating Teams
Matches
Dates
TCU vs UNC, USC vs SJSU, Virginia vs NC State, ND State vs Jax State, Eastern MI vs Sacramento St, Stanford vs Hawaii, Florida State vs NM State, and UNLV vs Memphis
August 29, 2026
Rutgers vs UMass, UCF vs B-CU, Delaware vs Merrimack, Kennesaw St vs West Georgia, Wake Forest vs AKR, Buffalo vs Albany, Georgia Tech vs Colorado, Missouri vs AR-Pine Bluff, Minnesota vs Eastern IL, Illinois vs UAB, and Utah vs Idaho
September 3, 2026
Eastern MI vs SJSU, Georgia State vs NC A&T, Purdue vs Indiana State, Kansas vs LIU, Oklahoma vs UTEP, MI State vs Toledo, Standard vs Miami FL, and USC vs Fresno State
September 4, 2026
Houston vs Oregon State, Nebraska vs Ohio, Alabama vs East Carolina, James Madison vs Liberty, Army vs Bryant, West Virginia vs Coastal Carolina, Indiana vs North Texas, Syracuse vs New Hampshire, Bowling Green vs Tarleton St, UConn vs Lafayette, Ohio State vs Ball State, Pittsburgh vs Miami OH, Air Force vs Duquesne, Kentucky Youngstown St, Lowa State vs SEMO, Tempie vs Rhode Island, Georgia vs TN State, Duke vs Tulane, Auburn vs Baylor, Texas vs Texas State, UTSA vs UTRGV, Charlotte vs Citadel, GA Southern vs Charleston So, Michigan vs WMU, LA Tech vs NW State, MS State vs LA-Monroe, LSU vs Clemson, Virginia Tech vs VMI, Florida vs FL Atlantic, Northwestern vs SD State, Louisiana vs Lamar, and Maryland vs Hampton
September 5, 2026
ND State vs Fordham, Navy vs Towson, Tennessee vs Furman, App State vs Maine, Cincinnati vs Boston College, Penn State vs Marshall, Oregon vs Boise State, Tulsa vs Oklahoma St, Lowa vs Northern IL, Arkansas vs North Alabama, Southern Miss vs Alcorn State, Co State vs Wyoming, Old Dominion vs Norfolk State, Troy vs Sam Houston, Texas A&M vs MO State, Jax State vs Eastern KY, Utah State vs Idaho State, Texas Tech vs ACU, South Florida vs FIU, Kansas State vs Nicholls, Vanderbilt vs Austin Peay, South Alabama vs SE LA, Memphis vs AR State, Rice vs HCU, Middle Tenn. vs Murray State, BYU vs Utah Tech, NM State vs Mercyhurst, Arizona vs Northern AZ, San Diego St vs Portland St, New Mexico vs Central MI, Sacramento St vs MS Valley, Arizona State vs Morgan State, Hawaii vs UNLV, Nevada vs WKU, and California vs UCLA
September 5, 2026
Washington vs Washington St, Notre Dame vs Wisconsin, and Ole Miss vs Louisville
September 6, 2026
Florida State vs SMU
September 7, 2026
Top Selected Teams
Virginia Cavaliers vs NC State Wolfpack
Date: August 29, 2026 (Saturday)
Time: 03:30 PM ET|12:30 PM PT|01:00 AM (Next Day) IST
Venue: Scott Stadium, University of Virginia.
Possible Lineups for Virginia Cavaliers
Offense
Position
Players
Quarterback
Cole Geer
Running Back
Solomon Beebe
Wide Receiver
Josiah Abdullah
Tight End
Connor Cox
Offensive Lineman
Jon Adair, Dylan Biehl, McKale Boley, Ryan Brubaker, Grant Ellinger, Mikey Gildea, and Jim Harris Jr.
Defense
Position
Players
Defensive Lineman
Kervins Choute and Justin Townsend
Defensive Ends
Nnanna Anyanwu and Devon Baxter
Linebackers
Dallas Brannon, Myles Brown, and CaydenCook-Cash
Cornerbacks
Omillio Agard, Jayden Covil, and Kevon Gray
Safety
Keke Adams
Possible Lineups for NC State Wolfpack
Offense
Position
Players
Quarterback
CJ Bailey
Running Back
RJ Boyd
Wide Receiver
Amiri Acker
Tight End
Stephen Brown
Offensive Lineman
Omarian Abraham, Tre Aiken, Teague Andersen, Joseph Castaneda, Matthew Clay, and Daniel Cruz
Offensive Tackle
Brady Sakowitz
Defense
Position
Players
Defensive Lineman
Adrian Farrow
Defensive Ends
Joseph Adedire and ChaseBond
Defensive Tackles
Colby Cronk and Fabian Kimbrough
Linebackers
Popo Aguirre and Bailey Benson
Cornerbacks
Asaad Brown Jr. and Isaiah Crowell
Safeties
Chino Aguirre and Brody Barnhardt
Team Analysis
The Virginia Cavaliers performed consistently well last season. The Virginia Cavaliers defeated the Missouri Tigers in last year’s game. The NC State Wolfpack suffered a defeat to the Miami Hurricanes in their previous matchup. This season, the team will look to improve its offense and defense and make a strong impact in forthcoming games.
The Pick: Virginia Cavaliers
North Dakota State Bison vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Date: August 29, 2026 (Saturday)
Time: 05:30 PM ET|02:30 PM PT|03:00 AM (Next Day) IST
Venue: Fargodome, Fargo.
Possible Lineups for North Dakota State Bison
Offense
Position
Players
Quarterback
Preston Brown
Running Back
Jonathan Harvey
Wide Receiver
Mekhi Collins
Tight End
Gabriel Cunningham
Offensive Lineman
Kene Anene and Earl Brown
Offensive Tackles
Ryan Babatz, Josh Magin, and Austin Schultz
Guard
Griffin Empey
Center
Gage Schmidt
Defense
Position
Players
Defensive Ends
Allante Burley and Daniel Devine
Defensive Tackles
Brody Clubb and Chase Evink
Linebackers
Carter Appl and Damian Devine
Cornerbacks
Q Barnslater and Kendrick Carter
Safeties
Jaylen Archibald, Hudson Artz Walker Braaten and Jaylin Crumby
Possible Lineups for Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Offense
Position
Players
Quarterback
Caden Creel
Running Back
Jamarious Acklin
Wide Receiver
Franklin Baret Jr.
Tight End
David Alpers III
Offensive Lineman
Amarii Atchison, Kendarius Blair, Markevian Blake, Ryland Bragg, Bo Burkes, Will Cooper, and Hadine Diaby
Defense
Position
Players
Defensive Lineman
Nii Addy and Jackson Bunn
Defensive End
Jumarion Larry
Defensive Back
Tre’Von Pringle
Linebackers
Mario Alloway, Austin Bouck, and Myles Butler
Cornerbacks
Javan Allison, Tim Anthony, and JQ Brooks
Safety
Rob Billings IV
Team Analysis
The North Dakota State Bison showed consistent performances throughout the last season. In contrast, the Jacksonville State Gamecocks delivered an inconsistent performance last season. The Jacksonville State Gamecocks will pose a tough challenge in the upcoming game.
The Pick: North Dakota State Bison
Closing Analysis
NCAA Division I FBS football promises an intense battle between the two competitive teams. Several teams will face their opponents in the first week of the season. Fans are eager to watch their front-runner players and teams on the field.