Intriguing Race to the Top in Liberty D1AA
In a conference of 13 teams, after just a few weeks, only three teams are undefeated.
The Liberty D1AA is full of major questions, what with some teams moving in from NCR D1, and some coach changes, and your regular yearly changes. So, really, who knows who will be strong?
Victories by Northeaster, Boston College, and ... Buffalo leave those teams unbeaten.
Louisville Advances to Top of MAC ... So Far
Louisville moves to 2-0 after defeating Bowling Green 26-15 Saturday.
The Mid American Conference has undergone some changes with the top four teams now playing each other home-and-away. The expectation was that these four would be close.
NCR D1 Rankings Fall 2026 Week 6
We took a week break from the NCR D1 rankings so there's a ton of data to go through for this week.
The multiple results for some of those teams is interesting because so many of the games are close. As a result we're making big shifts based on tight results. Aquinas beats Indiana Tech by three points? Yup, let's make a move. Michigan is within three of UCLA? Make a move.
Dartmouth, Brown Vault to Top of Liberty D1
Dartmouth has taken over 1st in the Liberty NCR D1 after an impressive 62-22 defeat of Fordham this weekend.
With the win the Big Green is 3-0 with four-try bonus points in each game. In fact, throughout the season so far Dartmouth's attack has been explosive and relentless.
Did Rematches Get Revenge in D1A Weekend?
Life University got back on the winning track, Military Academies kept rolling, there was a big result in the Big 10, and Penn State made a statement—all this and more in D1A Saturday.
Leading the way might well be Ohio State's 31-24 defeat of defending Big 10 champs Notre Dame. In these pages GRR has hinted at an improved Buckeye team and it definitely seemed to be on display here.
