2026 · week 9 · 1AA.
Southern
+2.59 for a team expected to go .500 against the 1AA Southern. Through week 9.
| Rank | National | Team | Overall | Conf | Proj | SRS | SOS | Conf SOS | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 146 | Mercer | 7-2 | 4-1 | 6-2 | +11.89 | -0.67 | +0.02 | Nov 7 at Chattanooga 19–18, 51% |
| 2 | 148 | Tennessee Tech | 8-1 | 6-1 | 7-2 | +11.73 | +3.00 | -0.08 | Nov 7 vs VMI 46–8, 94% |
| 3 | 159 | Chattanooga | 6-3 | 5-2 | 6-3 | +8.76 | -1.66 | +0.02 | Nov 7 vs Mercer 18–19, 49% |
| 4 | 162 | East Tennessee State | 6-3 | 4-1 | 6-2 | +8.55 | +0.37 | +0.02 | Nov 7 vs Samford 28–19, 67% |
| 5 | 173 | Western Carolina | 4-5 | 2-3 | 4-4 | +4.57 | +6.38 | -0.37 | Nov 7 vs Wofford 32–28, 58% |
| 6 | 184 | Wofford | 5-4 | 3-3 | 4-4 | +2.87 | +0.24 | +0.12 | Nov 7 at Western Carolina 28–32, 42% |
| 7 | 190 | Furman | 2-7 | 1-4 | 3-5 | +1.67 | +7.02 | +0.13 | Nov 7 at The Citadel 22–21, 51% |
| 8 | 193 | Samford | 3-6 | 3-3 | 4-4 | +1.59 | +5.63 | -0.11 | Nov 7 at East Tennessee State 19–28, 33% |
| 9 | 207 | The Citadel | 2-7 | 0-5 | 2-6 | -1.81 | +13.27 | -0.02 | Nov 7 vs Furman 21–22, 49% |
| 10 | 337 | VMI | 0-9 | 0-5 | 0-8 | -23.90 | +3.03 | +0.00 | Nov 7 at Tennessee Tech 8–46, 6% |
Proj is the conference record if the remaining league games go as expected, rounded to a win or a loss. Those records may not add to .500. Conference strength of schedule is expected wins gained versus playing the rest of the conference equally often. The next game's score is that team's points first.
Conferences
The rating of a team expected to go .500 against that conference.
| Rank | Conference | Division | Teams | SRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 1A | 16 | +48.64 |
| 2 | Big Ten | 1A | 18 | +43.17 |
| 3 | Big 12 | 1A | 16 | +42.17 |
| 4 | ACC | 1A | 17 | +37.10 |
| 5 | Pac-12 | 1A | 8 | +32.05 |
| 6 | American Athletic | 1A | 14 | +26.24 |
| 7 | Sun Belt | 1A | 14 | +24.03 |
| 8 | Mountain West | 1A | 10 | +22.64 |
| 9 | Conference USA | 1A | 10 | +19.54 |
| 10 | Mid-American | 1A | 13 | +15.59 |
| 11 | MVFC | 1AA | 9 | +14.69 |
| 12 | Big Sky | 1AA | 13 | +6.16 |
| 13 | UAC | 1AA | 8 | +5.02 |
| 14 | Southern | 1AA | 10 | +2.59 |
| 15 | OVC | 1AA | 8 | +1.53 |
| 16 | Ivy | 1AA | 8 | +0.12 |
| 17 | Southland | 1AA | 10 | -0.02 |
| 18 | Coastal Athletic | 1AA | 13 | -5.80 |
| 19 | Patriot | 1AA | 10 | -6.81 |
| 20 | MEAC | 1AA | 6 | -6.94 |
| 21 | Mid America | DII | 10 | -8.80 |
| 22 | NEC | 1AA | 8 | -11.26 |
| 23 | SWAC | 1AA | 12 | -12.17 |
| 24 | GLIAC | DII | 8 | -16.66 |
| 25 | Gulf South | DII | 3 | -18.07 |
| 26 | Northern Sun | DII | 14 | -18.22 |
| 27 | South Atlantic | DII | 10 | -19.81 |
| 28 | Pioneer | 1AA | 11 | -21.31 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania State Athletic | DII | 15 | -22.61 |
| 30 | Great Midwest Athletic | DII | 10 | -23.03 |
| 31 | Great American | DII | 12 | -24.15 |
| 32 | Rocky Mountain | DII | 10 | -24.36 |
| 33 | Lone Star | DII | 10 | -26.42 |
| 34 | Great Lakes | DII | 9 | -31.93 |
| 35 | Mountain East | DII | 9 | -34.81 |
| 36 | SIAC | DII | 13 | -35.06 |
| 37 | Carolinas | DII | 7 | -35.61 |
| 38 | Northeast 10 | DII | 8 | -37.44 |
| 39 | CIAA | DII | 11 | -37.61 |