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2026 preseason · Group of 5 · #9 of 11

Sun Belt

Lower-tier league. Landed roughly where 2025 expected.

36.4
Median PTR
Teams
14
Elite tier
0
Contender
0
Elite + Cont.
0
2025 mean Δ
+1.3
2025 A grades
1

2026 tier shape

1
13
1 Building13 Rebuilding

Top: James Madison 46.4 (Building). Floor: Georgia State 13.4 (Rebuilding).

2025 grade shape

1
3
4
6
1 A3 Bs4 Cs6 Ds

Best: Old Dominion Δ +23.6 (A). Worst: Georgia State Δ −14.7 (D).

Sun Belt · every team, ranked by 2026 projection

The roster.

1
James Madison
Tier #77 · SP+ −2.1 · 45% recruit · 45% returning
46.4
Building
B
+13.9
2
Troy
Tier #89 · SP+ −6.0 · 52% recruit · 45% returning
40.6
Rebuilding
C
+3.3
3
Old Dominion
Tier #91 · SP+ −5.8 · 42% recruit · 45% returning
40.2
Rebuilding
A
+23.6
4
Marshall
Tier #93 · SP+ −6.4 · 43% recruit · 45% returning
39.7
Rebuilding
C
+7.6
5
Arkansas State
Tier #100 · SP+ −8.5 · 55% recruit · 45% returning
37.2
Rebuilding
C
+2.7
6
Georgia Southern
Tier #101 · SP+ −8.9 · 52% recruit · 45% returning
36.9
Rebuilding
D
−6.7
7
Louisiana Tech
Tier #102 · SP+ −8.3 · 44% recruit · 45% returning
36.7
Rebuilding
B
+16.0
8
Louisiana
Tier #104 · SP+ −9.1 · 49% recruit · 45% returning
36.1
Rebuilding
D
−10.0
9
App State
Tier #111 · SP+ −12.1 · 45% recruit · 45% returning
31.6
Rebuilding
C
−3.4
10
Coastal Carolina
Tier #116 · SP+ −13.8 · 52% recruit · 45% returning
29.8
Rebuilding
D
−10.4
11
South Alabama
Tier #117 · SP+ −13.3 · 46% recruit · 45% returning
29.5
Rebuilding
D
−12.3
12
Southern Miss
Tier #130 · SP+ −23.3 · 50% recruit · 45% returning
16.4
Rebuilding
B
+17.3
13
UL Monroe
Tier #132 · SP+ −24.3 · 43% recruit · 45% returning
14.2
Rebuilding
D
−8.9
14
Georgia State
Tier #133 · SP+ −25.1 · 50% recruit · 45% returning
13.4
Rebuilding
D
−14.7