West Coast Schools Facing Incredibly Heavy Travel in 2026 Season
Summary
College football teams on the West Coast have to travel much farther during the 2026 season than most other teams. The Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors will travel the most, followed by several California teams affected by being in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Teams in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) generally have the shortest travel distances.Key Facts
- The Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors will travel over 37,000 miles during the 2026 season, the most of any team.
- Stanford, a California team in the ACC, will travel nearly 22,000 miles.
- Sacramento State and North Dakota State also travel high distances, just under 21,000 and 19,000 miles respectively.
- Arizona State had the biggest increase in travel distance from last season, more than doubling to about 18,000 miles.
- California schools fill half of the top 12 teams with the most travel miles, including USC, San Jose State, and UCLA.
- Teams in the Southeastern Conference tend to travel the least, with Alabama and Auburn traveling under 2,500 miles each.
- The travel distance differences are mainly due to conference alignments and road game locations.
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