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Live ratings as of 2026-10-26. Ratings and tiers show current form; grades and Δ measure against frozen August projections.

2026 live · Group of 5 · #10

Conference USA

The median current rating falls in the Rebuilding band. Ahead of its 2026 August projections on average.

32.1
Median current rating
Teams
10
Elite tier
0
Contender
0
Elite + Cont.
0
2026 live mean Δ
+8.4
2026 live A grades
0

2026 current tier shape

1
1
8
1 Solid1 Building8 Rebuilding

Top: Liberty 60.7 (Solid). Floor: Sam Houston 24.3 (Rebuilding).

2026 live grade shape

6
4
6 Bs4 Cs

Best: Liberty Δ +18.8 (B). Worst: Western Kentucky Δ −5.1 (C).

Conference USA · ranked by current rating · 2026 live grades

The roster.

1
Liberty
National #45 · August 41.9 · ↑ 43 places
60.7
Solid
B
+18.8
2
Jacksonville State
National #84 · August 37.5 · ↑ 13 places
46.3
Building
B
+8.8
3
Florida International
National #100 · August 28.2 · ↑ 16 places
38.7
Rebuilding
B
+10.5
4
Western Kentucky
National #116 · August 38.7 · ↓ 23 places
33.6
Rebuilding
C
−5.1
5
Delaware
National #117 · August 30.0 · ↓ 4 places
33.3
Rebuilding
C
+3.3
6
New Mexico State
National #119 · August 21.2 · ↑ 7 places
30.9
Rebuilding
B
+9.7
7
Kennesaw State
National #120 · August 28.8 · ↓ 6 places
30.3
Rebuilding
C
+1.5
8
Middle Tennessee
National #125 · August 11.1 · ↑ 10 places
28.3
Rebuilding
B
+17.2
9
Missouri State
National #128 · August 19.1 · ↔ 0 places
25.9
Rebuilding
C
+6.8
10
Sam Houston
National #129 · August 11.3 · ↑ 5 places
24.3
Rebuilding
B
+13.0