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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 · #9

Sun Belt

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

36.4
Median current rating
Teams
14
Elite tier
0
Contender
0
Elite + Cont.
0
2026 live mean Δ
+8.3
2026 live A grades
1

2026 current tier shape

1
4
9
1 Solid4 Building9 Rebuilding

Top: James Madison 65.6 (Solid). Floor: UL Monroe 15.4 (Rebuilding).

2026 live grade shape

1
5
7
1
1 A5 Bs7 Cs1 D

Best: Georgia State Δ +29.5 (A). Worst: Old Dominion Δ −9.6 (D).

Sun Belt · ranked by current rating · 2026 live grades

The roster.

1
James Madison
National #30 · August 48.1 · ↑ 42 places
65.6
Solid
B
+17.5
2
Louisiana
National #68 · August 34.0 · ↑ 35 places
50.6
Building
B
+16.6
3
Louisiana Tech
National #85 · August 35.5 · ↑ 16 places
46.3
Building
B
+10.8
4
Georgia Southern
National #94 · August 34.2 · ↑ 8 places
43.1
Building
B
+8.9
5
App State
National #95 · August 30.7 · ↑ 17 places
43.0
Building
B
+12.3
6
Arkansas State
National #97 · August 32.8 · ↑ 8 places
40.0
Rebuilding
C
+7.2
7
Georgia State
National #105 · August 7.4 · ↑ 32 places
36.9
Rebuilding
A
+29.5
8
Troy
National #108 · August 37.8 · ↓ 12 places
35.9
Rebuilding
C
−1.9
9
Coastal Carolina
National #109 · August 28.5 · ↑ 6 places
35.3
Rebuilding
C
+6.8
10
Marshall
National #111 · August 37.2 · ↓ 13 places
34.7
Rebuilding
C
−2.5
11
South Alabama
National #115 · August 27.7 · ↑ 2 places
33.6
Rebuilding
C
+5.9
12
Old Dominion
National #124 · August 38.6 · ↓ 30 places
29.0
Rebuilding
D
−9.6
13
Southern Miss
National #126 · August 20.1 · ↑ 1 places
27.1
Rebuilding
C
+7.0
14
UL Monroe
National #133 · August 7.7 · ↑ 3 places
15.4
Rebuilding
C
+7.7