UNLV stuns No. 23 New Mexico, 21–17

UNLV closed as a 19.5-point underdog and won outright. It was unranked UNLV taking down the No. 23 team in the AP poll.

Week 11 of the 2026 season produced 17 upsets. Unranked teams beat AP Top 25 opponents 5 times and underdogs of 3 or more points won outright 16 times. That was tied for the 3rd-most of any week in 2026 so far, which had 143 upsets in all.

All 2026 Week 11 upsets, biggest first

Upset size is the points the winner overcame on the closing line plus a bonus for beating a ranked team. How it’s scored

1. UNLV 21, No. 23 New Mexico 17

   19.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 23Recap
   Upset size21
2. Stanford 40, Virginia Tech 22

   17.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size17.5
3. Georgia Tech 20, Clemson 6

   15.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size15.5
4. Colorado 42, No. 14 Houston 32

   7.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 14Recap
   Upset size13.5
5. Florida 21, No. 13 Kentucky 14

   3-point underdogUnranked beat No. 13Recap
   Upset size9.5
6. Arkansas 34, No. 20 South Carolina 6

   6.5-point underdogUnranked beat No. 20Recap
   Upset size9.5
7. Maryland 24, Wisconsin 21

   8.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size8.5
8. Western Kentucky 34, Jacksonville State 24

   7.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size7.5
9. No. 8 Texas 22, No. 24 LSU 21

   5.5-point underdogRecap
   Upset size5.5
10. No. 10 Texas Tech 52, Oklahoma State 27

    4.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4.5
11. UConn 46, James Madison 22

    4.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4.5
12. Tulane 20, Rice 17

    4-point underdogRecap
    Upset size4
13. Oklahoma 24, No. 19 Ole Miss 17

    Unranked beat No. 19Recap
    Upset size3.5
14. Arizona State 26, UCF 13

    3.5-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3.5
15. Florida State 16, Pittsburgh 10

    3-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3
16. San Diego State 30, Utah State 13

    3-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3
17. UTSA 35, North Texas 16

    3-point underdogRecap
    Upset size3