2026 · week 9 · 1A.
Sun Belt
+24.03 for a team expected to go .500 against the 1A Sun Belt. Through week 9.
| Rank | National | Team | Overall | Conf | Proj | SRS | SOS | Conf SOS | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | James Madison | 7-2 | 4-2 | 6-2 | +38.66 | +20.08 | +0.10 | Nov 5 at Southern Miss 39–21, 80% |
| 2 | 73 | Louisiana Tech | 6-2 | 4-0 | 7-1 | +32.38 | +23.99 | +0.24 | Nov 7 at Troy 29–22, 63% |
| 3 | 76 | Louisiana | 5-3 | 2-2 | 5-3 | +30.42 | +23.03 | +0.22 | Nov 7 vs South Alabama 35–26, 66% |
| 4 | 79 | Georgia Southern | 4-4 | 3-1 | 5-3 | +28.99 | +27.43 | -0.22 | Nov 7 vs Marshall 30–19, 69% |
| 5 | 97 | App State | 5-3 | 2-2 | 4-4 | +25.06 | +22.29 | +0.08 | Nov 7 vs Georgia State 31–27, 57% |
| 6 | 100 | South Alabama | 4-4 | 2-2 | 4-4 | +24.29 | +24.21 | +0.19 | Nov 7 at Louisiana 26–35, 34% |
| 7 | 101 | Georgia State | 4-4 | 1-3 | 3-5 | +24.15 | +20.64 | -0.25 | Nov 7 at App State 27–31, 43% |
| 8 | 103 | Coastal Carolina | 3-5 | 2-2 | 4-4 | +23.92 | +22.89 | -0.24 | Nov 7 vs Old Dominion 26–16, 68% |
| 9 | 106 | Arkansas State | 4-4 | 2-2 | 4-4 | +23.16 | +22.65 | +0.15 | Nov 7 vs UL Monroe 36–19, 78% |
| 10 | 108 | Troy | 4-4 | 2-2 | 4-4 | +22.39 | +22.74 | -0.19 | Nov 7 vs Louisiana Tech 22–29, 37% |
| 11 | 116 | Marshall | 5-3 | 2-2 | 4-4 | +20.71 | +23.22 | +0.11 | Nov 7 at Georgia Southern 19–30, 31% |
| 12 | 125 | Southern Miss | 3-5 | 2-2 | 3-5 | +17.48 | +21.82 | +0.01 | Nov 5 vs James Madison 21–39, 20% |
| 13 | 128 | Old Dominion | 2-7 | 1-5 | 2-6 | +16.27 | +25.28 | -0.24 | Nov 7 at Coastal Carolina 16–26, 32% |
| 14 | 161 | UL Monroe | 1-7 | 1-3 | 2-6 | +8.56 | +23.03 | +0.04 | Nov 7 at Arkansas State 19–36, 22% |
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 |