SubTrends

Averages 172 posts/day, top 1% activity. Most active Saturdays around 11 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (62%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
172 155%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
210 62%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
216 126%
Activity Rank #358 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 1%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#358 Top 1% 1241
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
58%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
41%

r/CFB Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes02004006000100200300400Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Medium (72 chars)
Peak Day Saturday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

2–9
18%
10–99
42%
100–999
30%
1K+
10%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 55%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 58
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 15.4K

r/CFB Most Active Times

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r/CFB Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discussion1.7K (33.8%)116
News786 (15.3%)352
Casual432 (8.4%)221
Postgame Thread429 (8.3%)411
Game Thread413 (8.0%)47
Video358 (7.0%)463
Analysis271 (5.3%)221
Opinion200 (3.9%)174
Satire82 (1.6%)142
Weekly Thread72 (1.4%)37

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

63%text posts

r/CFB Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
thread
1.1K (21.3%)
184704
game
850 (16.5%)
248831
state
761 (14.8%)
258396
week
750 (14.6%)
7272
michigan
578 (11.2%)
538380
football
495 (9.6%)
28897
college
400 (7.8%)
247147
postgame
362 (7.0%)
508260
defeats
348 (6.8%)
505261
preview
347 (6.7%)
1741

r/CFB Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
x.com693534
streamable.com163827
youtu.be9646
espn.com91282
youtube.com6473
nytimes.com57220
sports.yahoo.com45333
on3.com37176
usatoday.com36668
cbssports.com28288

r/CFB Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

[Vannini] BREAKING: The MAC has reversed its position and is fighting the Big Ten’s extra 1 second for Michigan. “The established replay protocol requires that the game clock displayed on the program feed be used in determining whether time remained.”

15.4K upvotes 2.9K comments link Sep 8

[Highlight] NC State @ Vanderbilt - CJ Bailey fumbles the ball while trying to run out the clock with no time left, and Vandy falls on it to win the game

13.7K upvotes 1.9K comments link Sep 19

[Highlight] Wisconsin vs Notre Dame: Early candidate for Punt of the Year as a 69-yarder rolls out of bounds untouched at the 1

11.4K upvotes 555 comments link Sep 6

[@NotTheExpertYT] I was a camera operator for Auburn and worked many college football games for ESPN & SEC network. The Big Ten is lying to you and fabricated evidence for Michigan to have an extra play at the end of the game against Western Michigan. The stadium clock is the standard. Not whatever

10.5K upvotes 1.3K comments link Sep 6

[Postgame Thread] Texas Defeats Ohio State 24-23

9.0K upvotes 6.3K comments text Sep 12

[Postgame Thread] Oklahoma State Defeats Oregon 39-31

8.9K upvotes 3.0K comments text Sep 12

[Postgame Thread] Iowa Defeats Michigan 20-19

8.5K upvotes 2.7K comments text Sep 26

[Josh Pate] Been on the phone with several CFB refs/officials this morning. They are in complete agreement last night’s outcome in Michigan is one of the most inexplicable they’ve ever seen

8.0K upvotes 1.5K comments link Sep 6

[Postgame Thread] Ole Miss Defeats LSU 32-24

8.0K upvotes 3.1K comments text Sep 19

[Thamel] That extra second will be the most scrutinized second in college football this weekend. What a stunning scene in Ann Arbor.

7.8K upvotes 1.8K comments link Sep 5

r/CFB Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/CFB FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/CFB?

Based on posting volume, r/CFB is most active on Saturdays around 11 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/CFB?

r/CFB averages 172 posts per day and ranks in the top 1% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/CFB get?

Posts on r/CFB average about 210 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/CFB get most?

On r/CFB, most posts are text posts (62%)