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

2026 preseason · Group of 5 · #9

Sun Belt

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

33.4
Median projection
Teams
14
Elite tier
0
Contender
0
Elite + Cont.
0
2025 mean Δ
+1.3
2025 A grades
1

2026 August tier shape

1
13
1 Building13 Rebuilding

Top: James Madison 48.1 (Building). Floor: Georgia State 7.4 (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 · ranked by 2026 projection · 2025 grades

The roster.

1
James Madison
Tier #72 · SP+ −0.9 · 45% recruit · 45% returning
48.1
Building
B
+13.9
2
Old Dominion
Tier #94 · SP+ −6.9 · 42% recruit · 45% returning
38.6
Rebuilding
A
+23.6
3
Troy
Tier #96 · SP+ −8.0 · 52% recruit · 45% returning
37.8
Rebuilding
C
+3.3
4
Marshall
Tier #98 · SP+ −8.2 · 43% recruit · 45% returning
37.2
Rebuilding
C
+7.6
5
Louisiana Tech
Tier #101 · SP+ −9.1 · 44% recruit · 45% returning
35.5
Rebuilding
B
+16.0
6
Georgia Southern
Tier #102 · SP+ −10.8 · 52% recruit · 45% returning
34.2
Rebuilding
D
−6.7
7
Louisiana
Tier #103 · SP+ −10.6 · 49% recruit · 45% returning
34.0
Rebuilding
D
−10.0
8
Arkansas State
Tier #105 · SP+ −11.6 · 55% recruit · 45% returning
32.8
Rebuilding
C
+2.7
9
App State
Tier #112 · SP+ −12.7 · 45% recruit · 45% returning
30.7
Rebuilding
C
−3.4
10
Coastal Carolina
Tier #115 · SP+ −14.7 · 52% recruit · 45% returning
28.5
Rebuilding
D
−10.4
11
South Alabama
Tier #117 · SP+ −14.6 · 46% recruit · 45% returning
27.7
Rebuilding
D
−12.3
12
Southern Miss
Tier #127 · SP+ −20.7 · 50% recruit · 45% returning
20.1
Rebuilding
B
+17.3
13
UL Monroe
Tier #136 · SP+ −28.9 · 43% recruit · 45% returning
7.7
Rebuilding
D
−8.9
14
Georgia State
Tier #137 · SP+ −29.3 · 50% recruit · 45% returning
7.4
Rebuilding
D
−14.7