Most-watched College Football telecasts, October 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.
138
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-10-31
Most-watched College Football telecasts, October 2026
1
Georgia Bulldogs at Alabama Crimson Tide
12,240,000
2
Ohio State Buckeyes at Indiana Hoosiers
10,376,000
3
Texas Longhorns at Oklahoma Sooners
9,820,000
4
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at BYU Cougars
9,160,000
5
Alabama Crimson Tide at Tennessee Volunteers
8,100,000
6
Ole Miss Rebels at Texas Longhorns
8,090,000
7
Indiana Hoosiers at Michigan Wolverines
7,015,000
8
Indiana Hoosiers at Nebraska Cornhuskers
6,734,000
9
Ohio State Buckeyes at Iowa Hawkeyes
5,970,000
10
Texas A&M Aggies at Alabama Crimson Tide
5,900,000
11
Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs
5,080,000
12
BYU Cougars at UCF Knights
4,740,000
13
Florida Gators at Texas Longhorns
4,690,000
14
Miami Hurricanes at Clemson Tigers
4,630,000
15
Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Wolverines
4,500,000
16
Florida Gators at Missouri Tigers
4,440,000
17
Michigan Wolverines at Minnesota Golden Gophers
4,060,000
18
Florida State Seminoles at Miami Hurricanes
3,552,000
19
LSU Tigers at Auburn Tigers
3,480,000
20
Auburn Tigers at Georgia Bulldogs
3,456,000
21
Penn State Nittany Lions at Northwestern Wildcats
3,450,000
22
Texas A&M Aggies at Missouri Tigers
3,440,000
23
UCLA Bruins at Oregon Ducks
3,130,000
24
Tennessee Volunteers at South Carolina Gamecocks
3,043,000
25
Auburn Tigers at Tennessee Volunteers
3,020,000
26
Notre Dame Fighting Irish at North Carolina Tar Heels
2,980,000
27
USC Trojans at Penn State Nittany Lions
2,920,000
28
Florida State Seminoles at Louisville Cardinals
2,660,000
29
Washington Huskies at Purdue Boilermakers
2,590,000
30
Washington Huskies at USC Trojans
2,560,000
31
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Colorado Buffaloes
2,510,000
32
Nebraska Cornhuskers at Oregon Ducks
2,480,000
33
Arizona State Sun Devils at Texas Tech Red Raiders
2,480,000
34
Pittsburgh Panthers at Virginia Tech Hokies
2,430,000
35
LSU Tigers at Kentucky Wildcats
2,220,000
36
Wisconsin Badgers at UCLA Bruins
2,050,000
37
Iowa Hawkeyes at Washington Huskies
2,020,000
38
USC Trojans at Wisconsin Badgers
1,910,000
39
North Carolina Tar Heels at Pittsburgh Panthers
1,880,000
40
Pittsburgh Panthers at Miami Hurricanes
1,840,000
41
Michigan State Spartans at UCLA Bruins
1,820,000
42
Stanford Cardinal at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
1,720,000
43
Houston Cougars at Kansas State Wildcats
1,660,000
44
Iowa State Cyclones at BYU Cougars
1,620,000
45
Mississippi State Bulldogs at LSU Tigers
1,620,000
46
Houston Cougars at Utah Utes
1,580,000
47
BYU Cougars at TCU Horned Frogs
1,570,000
48
Maryland Terrapins at Ohio State Buckeyes
1,570,000
49
Oklahoma State Cowboys at Houston Cougars
1,540,000
50
Virginia Tech Hokies at Clemson Tigers
1,510,000
51
Utah Utes at Colorado Buffaloes
1,430,000
52
Kansas Jayhawks at Utah Utes
1,330,000
53
Cincinnati Bearcats at Arizona Wildcats
1,210,000
54
Duke Blue Devils at Virginia Cavaliers
1,180,000
55
Arkansas Razorbacks at Texas A&M Aggies
1,160,000
56
Iowa Hawkeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers
1,160,000
57
Navy Midshipmen at Air Force Falcons
1,080,000
58
Ole Miss Rebels at Vanderbilt Commodores
1,030,000
59
Memphis Tigers at Tulane Green Wave
1,010,000
60
Maryland Terrapins at Nebraska Cornhuskers
850,000
61
NC State Wolfpack at Stanford Cardinal
710,000
62
Baylor Bears at Arizona State Sun Devils
680,000
63
Boise State Broncos at Fresno State Bulldogs
680,000
64
Virginia Cavaliers at Florida State Seminoles
670,000
65
West Virginia Mountaineers at Iowa State Cyclones
640,000
66
Colorado Buffaloes at Oklahoma State Cowboys
630,000
67
Illinois Fighting Illini at Michigan State Spartans
600,000
68
North Carolina Tar Heels at Duke Blue Devils
583,000
69
Oregon Ducks at Illinois Fighting Illini
570,000
70
South Florida Bulls at UTSA Roadrunners
550,000
71
East Carolina Pirates at UAB Blazers
550,000
72
Arkansas Razorbacks at Vanderbilt Commodores
540,000
73
UCF Knights at Oklahoma State Cowboys
530,000
74
Michigan State Spartans at Wisconsin Badgers
520,000
75
Texas Tech Red Raiders at Cincinnati Bearcats
490,000
76
Indiana Hoosiers at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
480,000
77
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Sam Houston Bearkats
480,000
78
East Carolina Pirates at Memphis Tigers
460,000
79
West Virginia Mountaineers at TCU Horned Frogs
460,000
80
Kansas State Wildcats at Arizona State Sun Devils
450,000
81
North Texas Mean Green at Tulsa Golden Hurricane
440,000
82
Arizona Wildcats at West Virginia Mountaineers
420,000
83
Washington State Cougars at Utah State Aggies
410,000
84
New Mexico State Aggies at Sam Houston Bearkats
410,000
85
Duke Blue Devils at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
400,000
86
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at NC State Wolfpack
400,000
87
Minnesota Golden Gophers at Purdue Boilermakers
390,000
88
North Dakota State Bison at New Mexico Lobos
390,000
89
UCF Knights at Houston Cougars
380,000
90
Air Force Falcons at Wyoming Cowboys
380,000
91
California Golden Bears at SMU Mustangs
380,000
92
James Madison Dukes at App State Mountaineers
370,000
93
Wyoming Cowboys at North Dakota State Bison
360,000
94
Oregon State Beavers at Colorado State Rams
350,000
95
Washington State Cougars at Oregon State Beavers
350,000
96
Purdue Boilermakers at Illinois Fighting Illini
340,000
97
Boston College Eagles at SMU Mustangs
340,000
98
Cincinnati Bearcats at West Virginia Mountaineers
340,000
99
Kansas Jayhawks at Kansas State Wildcats
330,000
100
Pittsburgh Panthers at Boston College Eagles
330,000
Top 100 of 138 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-10-31 03:28 UTC