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August projections and tiers are frozen. Grades and Δ below describe the historical 2025 season.

2026 preseason · Group of 5 · #10

Conference USA

Lower-tier league. Within three points of its 2025 projections on average.

28.5
Median projection
Teams
10
Elite tier
0
Contender
0
Elite + Cont.
0
2025 mean Δ
+2.6
2025 A grades
1

2026 August tier shape

10
10 Rebuilding

Top: Liberty 41.9 (Rebuilding). Floor: Middle Tennessee 11.1 (Rebuilding).

2025 grade shape

1
2
5
1
1
1 A2 Bs5 Cs1 D1 F

Best: Kennesaw State Δ +21.0 (A). Worst: Sam Houston Δ −21.4 (F).

Conference USA · ranked by 2026 projection · 2025 grades

The roster.

1
Liberty
Tier #88 · SP+ −5.3 · 49% recruit · 45% returning
41.9
Rebuilding
D
−11.0
2
Western Kentucky
Tier #93 · SP+ −7.3 · 47% recruit · 45% returning
38.7
Rebuilding
B
+12.3
3
Jacksonville State
Tier #97 · SP+ −7.8 · 40% recruit · 45% returning
37.5
Rebuilding
C
+6.4
4
Delaware
Tier #113 · SP+ −12.9 · 14% recruit · 57% returning
30.0
Rebuilding
C
+5.0
5
Kennesaw State
Tier #114 · SP+ −12.9 · 18% recruit · 45% returning
28.8
Rebuilding
A
+21.0
6
Florida International
Tier #116 · SP+ −14.5 · 48% recruit · 45% returning
28.2
Rebuilding
C
−2.0
7
New Mexico State
Tier #126 · SP+ −18.5 · 27% recruit · 45% returning
21.2
Rebuilding
C
+2.7
8
Missouri State
Tier #128 · SP+ −19.1 · 9% recruit · 45% returning
19.1
Rebuilding
B
+11.0
9
Sam Houston
Tier #134 · SP+ −26.0 · 37% recruit · 45% returning
11.3
Rebuilding
F
−21.4
10
Middle Tennessee
Tier #135 · SP+ −26.5 · 46% recruit · 45% returning
11.1
Rebuilding
C
+2.3