2026 preseason · Conference power ranking

The leagues, ranked.

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Every conference measured on the same 0–100 Program Trajectory scale. Ranked by median projection (the middle team) so a Georgia-and-Vanderbilt league doesn't get punished for its floor. Δ is the 2025 season residual — realized minus projection, averaged across the conference. Membership note: conference groupings reflect 2026 alignment; a team's 2025 Δ counts toward its current conference on this board even if it played 2025 elsewhere. Small samples: FBS Independents (n=2) is flagged — a two-team median is a headline, not a ranking.

11
FBS conferences
4
Power 4 leagues
26
Elite + Contender programs
SEC
#1 league (median 75.4)
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Conference
2026
Tier distribution
Elite+Cont.
2025 Δ
1
SEC P4
16 teams · top: Georgia 95.4
75.4
median PTR
5
6
5
11
Elite + Cont.
−3.4
2025 avg Δ
2
Big Ten P4
18 teams · top: Ohio State 99.0
67.3
median PTR
3
5
8
2
8
Elite + Cont.
+0.5
2025 avg Δ
3
FBS Independents IND n=2
2 teams · top: Notre Dame 94.4
63.3
median PTR
1
1
1
Elite + Cont.
+8.8
2025 avg Δ
4
ACC P4
17 teams · top: Miami 84.7
60.9
median PTR
1
3
10
3
4
Elite + Cont.
−4.0
2025 avg Δ
5
Big 12 P4
16 teams · top: Texas Tech 85.7
59.4
median PTR
1
1
10
4
2
Elite + Cont.
−1.9
2025 avg Δ
6
Pac-12 G5
8 teams · top: Boise State 57.1
44.9
median PTR
1
4
3
0
Elite + Cont.
+5.2
2025 avg Δ
7
American G5
14 teams · top: Memphis 50.9
42.0
median PTR
7
7
0
Elite + Cont.
+8.4
2025 avg Δ
8
Mountain West G5
10 teams · top: UNLV 54.7
38.5
median PTR
5
5
0
Elite + Cont.
+5.5
2025 avg Δ
9
Sun Belt G5
14 teams · top: James Madison 48.1
33.4
median PTR
1
13
0
Elite + Cont.
+1.3
2025 avg Δ
10
Conference USA G5
10 teams · top: Liberty 41.9
28.5
median PTR
10
0
Elite + Cont.
+2.6
2025 avg Δ
11
MAC G5
13 teams · top: Miami (OH) 43.9
27.0
median PTR
1
12
0
Elite + Cont.
+4.4
2025 avg Δ