Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2026
Nielsen average audience, one figure per telecast; a final or revised figure replaces a preliminary one. Composites, peaks, reach and self-reported figures do not chart.
293
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-30
Most-watched College Football telecasts of 2026
1
Miami Hurricanes at Indiana Hoosiers
30,100,000
2
CFP Quarterfinal: Rose Bowl - Alabama vs Indiana
23,900,000
3
CFP Quarterfinal: Sugar Bowl - Georgia vs Ole Miss
18,700,000
4
Oregon Ducks at Indiana Hoosiers
18,000,000
5
Oregon Ducks at Texas Tech Red Raiders
15,900,000
6
Miami Hurricanes at Ole Miss Rebels
15,800,000
7
Ohio State Buckeyes at Texas Longhorns
13,990,000
8
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
12,240,000
9
LSU Tigers at Ole Miss Rebels
10,900,000
10
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
10,376,000
11
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
9,820,000
12
Texas Longhorns at Tennessee Volunteers
9,750,000
13
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars
9,160,000
14
Ole Miss Rebels at Florida Gators
8,290,000
15
Oklahoma Sooners at Michigan Wolverines
8,221,000
16
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
8,100,000
17
Ole Miss Rebels at Texas Longhorns
8,090,000
18
Wisconsin Badgers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
7,421,000
19
Alabama Crimson Tide at Kentucky Wildcats
7,300,000
20
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines
7,015,000
21
Florida State Seminoles at Alabama Crimson Tide
7,000,000
22
Indiana Hoosiers at Nebraska Cornhuskers
6,734,000
23
Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes
5,970,000
24
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,900,000
25
Clemson Tigers at LSU Tigers
5,755,000
26
Texas A&M Aggies at LSU Tigers
5,700,000
27
Kentucky Wildcats at Texas A&M Aggies
5,400,000
28
Washington State Cougars at Washington Huskies
5,136,000
29
Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs
5,080,000
30
North Carolina Tar Heels at TCU Horned Frogs
4,900,000
31
Boise State Broncos at Oregon Ducks
4,831,000
32
BYU Cougars at UCF Knights
4,740,000
33
Louisville Cardinals at Ole Miss Rebels
4,695,000
34
Florida Gators at Texas Longhorns
4,690,000
35
Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers
4,630,000
36
Oregon Ducks at USC Trojans
4,570,000
37
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines
4,500,000
38
Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan Wolverines
4,460,000
39
Florida Gators at Missouri Tigers
4,440,000
40
Baylor Bears at Auburn Tigers
4,244,000
41
Georgia Bulldogs at Arkansas Razorbacks
4,200,000
42
Western Michigan Broncos at Michigan Wolverines
4,135,000
43
SMU Mustangs at Florida State Seminoles
4,070,000
44
Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers
4,060,000
45
Northwestern Wildcats at Indiana Hoosiers
3,859,000
46
East Carolina Pirates at Alabama Crimson Tide
3,779,000
47
Colorado Buffaloes at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
3,734,000
48
Illinois Fighting Illini at Ohio State Buckeyes
3,690,000
49
North Carolina Tar Heels at Clemson Tigers
3,600,000
50
Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes
3,552,000
51
LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers
3,480,000
52
Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
3,456,000
53
Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats
3,450,000
54
Navy Midshipmen at Cincinnati Bearcats
3,440,000
55
Texas A&M Aggies at Missouri Tigers
3,440,000
56
Michigan State Spartans at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
3,240,000
57
NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Cavaliers
3,200,000
58
UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks
3,130,000
59
Missouri Tigers at Kansas Jayhawks
3,094,000
60
Tennessee Volunteers at South Carolina Gamecocks
3,043,000
61
Houston Cougars at Texas Tech Red Raiders
3,030,000
62
Auburn Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers
3,020,000
63
Arizona Wildcats at BYU Cougars
3,008,000
64
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels
2,980,000
65
South Carolina Gamecocks at Alabama Crimson Tide
2,930,000
66
USC Trojans at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,920,000
67
North Texas Mean Green at Indiana Hoosiers
2,822,000
68
Kent State Golden Flashes at Ohio State Buckeyes
2,720,000
69
Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals
2,660,000
70
Oklahoma Sooners at Georgia Bulldogs
2,630,000
71
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Mississippi State Bulldogs
2,610,000
72
Washington Huskies at Purdue Boilermakers
2,590,000
73
Washington Huskies at USC Trojans
2,560,000
74
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Colorado Buffaloes
2,510,000
75
Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas A&M Aggies
2,500,000
76
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oregon Ducks
2,480,000
77
Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,480,000
78
Pittsburgh Panthers at Virginia Tech Hokies
2,430,000
79
Miami Hurricanes at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
2,340,000
80
Texas State Bobcats at Texas Longhorns
2,309,000
81
LSU Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats
2,220,000
82
Iowa State Cyclones at Iowa Hawkeyes
2,200,000
83
Arizona Wildcats at SMU Mustangs
2,170,000
84
Oregon Ducks at Oklahoma State Cowboys
2,100,000
85
Florida Gators at Auburn Tigers
2,050,000
86
Wisconsin Badgers at UCLA Bruins
2,050,000
87
Iowa Hawkeyes at Washington Huskies
2,020,000
88
Miami Hurricanes at Stanford Cardinal
1,978,000
89
New Mexico State Aggies at Florida State Seminoles
1,960,000
90
USC Trojans at Wisconsin Badgers
1,910,000
91
North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers
1,880,000
92
San José State Spartans at USC Trojans
1,860,000
93
Pittsburgh Panthers at Miami Hurricanes
1,840,000
94
Michigan State Spartans at UCLA Bruins
1,820,000
95
Rice Owls at Texas State Bobcats
1,800,000
96
Tennessee Volunteers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
1,800,000
97
USC Trojans at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
1,720,000
98
Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1,720,000
99
Oregon State Beavers at Houston Cougars
1,686,000
100
Houston Cougars at Kansas State Wildcats
1,660,000
Top 100 of 293 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-30 23:05 UTC