College Football and Basketball 2026: Bowl or Tournament — Not Both

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The 2026 college football and basketball seasons have seen several schools qualify for either a bowl game or the NCAA Tournament, but not both. A total of 138 schools that play both FBS football and D-I men's basketball were ranked, with some notable schools including Notre Dame, Louisiana, and UTSA.
Several US colleges qualified for either a bowl game or the NCAA Tournament in 2026. Notre Dame's football team won 10 games but missed the bowl, while its basketball team had a poor season. Louisiana's football team had a losing season but appeared in a bowl game, while its basketball team struggled. Other schools like UTSA, Central Michigan, and Washington State also had mixed results in football and basketball.
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