July 22, 2026

2026 FBS Preseason Rankings

Rank  FBS Team ................  Conf  RRWP
                                     
   1  Indiana .................  B10   .807
   2  Oregon ..................  B10   .797
   3  Ohio State ..............  B10   .785
   4  Texas Tech ..............  B12   .784
   5  Miami Florida ...........  ACC   .777
   6  Notre Dame ..............  FBSI  .776
   7  Georgia .................  SEC   .747
   8  Mississippi .............  SEC   .740
   9  Utah ....................  B12   .732
  10  Brigham Young ...........  B12   .728
  11  Texas A&M ...............  SEC   .725
  12  Alabama .................  SEC   .720
  13  Iowa ....................  B10   .715
  14  Oklahoma ................  SEC   .708
  15  Vanderbilt ..............  SEC   .701
  16  USC .....................  B10   .695
  17  Texas ...................  SEC   .692
  18  Washington ..............  B10   .690
  19  James Madison ...........  SBC   .681
  20  Penn State ..............  B10   .680
  21  Arizona .................  B12   .676
  22  SMU .....................  ACC   .675
  23  Illinois ................  B10   .670
  24  Virginia ................  ACC   .667
  25  Michigan ................  B10   .667
  26  North Texas .............  AAC   .664
  27  Louisville ..............  ACC   .662
  28  TCU .....................  B12   .661
  29  Tennessee ...............  SEC   .660
  30  Missouri ................  SEC   .656
  31  Houston .................  B12   .655
  32  Tulane ..................  AAC   .654
  33  South Florida ...........  AAC   .649
  34  Iowa State ..............  B12   .649
  35  Pittsburgh ..............  ACC   .649
  36  LSU .....................  SEC   .648
  37  NC State ................  ACC   .646
  38  Georgia Tech ............  ACC   .644
  39  Old Dominion ............  SBC   .639
  40  North Dakota St .........  MWC   .638
  41  Duke ....................  ACC   .637
  42  Arizona State ...........  B12   .631
  43  East Carolina ...........  AAC   .629
  44  Kansas State ............  B12   .628
  45  Navy ....................  AAC   .619
  46  Wake Forest .............  ACC   .619
  47  Clemson .................  ACC   .613
  48  Washington State ........  P12   .610
  49  San Diego State .........  P12   .610
  50  Auburn ..................  SEC   .607
  51  Minnesota ...............  B10   .607
  52  Northwestern ............  B10   .607
  53  Cincinnati ..............  B12   .606
  54  Boise State .............  P12   .605
  55  Nebraska ................  B10   .603
  56  Toledo ..................  MAC   .600
  57  Florida State ...........  ACC   .600
  58  New Mexico ..............  MWC   .599
  59  Memphis .................  AAC   .599
  60  Kentucky ................  SEC   .598
  61  Western Michigan ........  MAC   .597
  62  UNLV ....................  MWC   .595
  63  Kansas ..................  B12   .594
  64  Hawai`i .................  MWC   .589
  65  Florida .................  SEC   .588
  66  Texas-San Antonio .......  AAC   .588
  67  Rutgers .................  B10   .588
  68  South Carolina ..........  SEC   .588
  69  Baylor ..................  B12   .585
  70  Army ....................  AAC   .584
  71  Mississippi State .......  SEC   .581
  72  Fresno State ............  P12   .581
  73  Wisconsin ...............  B10   .581
  74  Ohio ....................  MAC   .580
  75  Kennesaw ................  CUSA  .580
  76  California ..............  ACC   .579
  77  Texas State .............  P12   .579
  78  Western Kentucky ........  CUSA  .579
  79  Louisiana Tech ..........  SBC   .576
  80  Michigan State ..........  B10   .576
  81  Connecticut .............  FBSI  .575
  82  Central Florida .........  B12   .574
  83  Arkansas ................  SEC   .574
  84  Utah State ..............  P12   .571
  85  Maryland ................  B10   .570
  86  West Virginia ...........  B12   .568
  87  UCLA ....................  B10   .565
  88  Stanford ................  ACC   .564
  89  Colorado ................  B12   .564
  90  Miami Ohio ..............  MAC   .559
  91  Troy ....................  SBC   .556
  92  Jacksonville State ......  CUSA  .555
  93  Georgia Southern ........  SBC   .552
  94  Marshall ................  SBC   .551
  95  Southern Mississippi ....  SBC   .540
  96  North Carolina ..........  ACC   .538
  97  Purdue ..................  B10   .537
  98  Temple ..................  AAC   .537
  99  Missouri State ..........  CUSA  .537
 100  Central Michigan ........  MAC   .534
 101  Arkansas State ..........  SBC   .530
 102  Coastal Carolina ........  SBC   .528
 103  Virginia Tech ...........  ACC   .526
 104  Florida Intl ............  CUSA  .525
 105  Delaware ................  CUSA  .518
 106  Air Force ...............  MWC   .518
 107  Louisiana-Lafayette .....  SBC   .510
 108  Syracuse ................  ACC   .504
 109  Boston College ..........  ACC   .503
 110  Florida Atlantic ........  AAC   .503
 111  Tulsa ...................  AAC   .496
 112  Appalachian State .......  SBC   .496
 113  Sacramento St ...........  MAC   .496
 114  Rice ....................  AAC   .492
 115  Liberty .................  CUSA  .492
 116  Wyoming .................  MWC   .489
 117  South Alabama ...........  SBC   .486
 118  Nevada ..................  MWC   .481
 119  UAB .....................  AAC   .480
 120  San Jose State ..........  MWC   .477
 121  Buffalo .................  MAC   .475
 122  New Mexico State ........  CUSA  .465
 123  Oregon State ............  P12   .464
 124  Eastern Michigan ........  MAC   .464
 125  Bowling Green ...........  MAC   .462
 126  Oklahoma State ..........  B12   .461
 127  Kent ....................  MAC   .459
 128  Akron ...................  MAC   .457
 129  Colorado State ..........  P12   .456
 130  Middle Tennessee St .....  CUSA  .454
 131  Ball State ..............  MAC   .451
 132  Northern Illinois .......  MWC   .451
 133  Louisiana-Monroe ........  SBC   .438
 134  UTEP ....................  MWC   .432
 135  Georgia State ...........  SBC   .411
 136  Sam Houston State .......  CUSA  .387
 137  Charlotte ...............  AAC   .379
 138  Massachusetts ...........  MAC   .222

2026 FCS Preseason Rankings

Rank  FCS Team ................  Conf  RRWP
                                     
   1  Montana State ...........  BSKY  .638
   2  Montana .................  BSKY  .591
   3  Tarleton State ..........  UAC   .589
   4  Illinois State ..........  MVFC  .575
   5  North Dakota ............  MVFC  .573
   6  Lehigh ..................  PATL  .566
   7  Stephen F. Austin .......  SLC   .565
   8  UC Davis ................  BSKY  .562
   9  South Dakota St .........  MVFC  .547
  10  Villanova ...............  PATL  .540
  11  Abilene Christian .......  UAC   .536
  12  South Dakota ............  MVFC  .522
  13  Yale ....................  IVY   .520
  14  Southern Illinois .......  MVFC  .519
  15  Harvard .................  IVY   .517
  16  Tennessee Tech ..........  SC    .515
  17  Youngstown State ........  MVFC  .514
  18  Southern Utah ...........  BSKY  .509
  19  SE Louisiana ............  SLC   .507
  20  Idaho State .............  BSKY  .501
  21  Rhode Island ............  CAA   .499
  22  Austin Peay .............  UAC   .492
  23  West Georgia ............  UAC   .487
  24  Texas-Rio Grande Valley .  SLC   .486
  25  Northern Arizona ........  BSKY  .485
  26  Mercer ..................  SC    .483
  27  Lamar ...................  SLC   .471
  28  New Hampshire ...........  CAA   .460
  29  Monmouth ................  CAA   .457
  30  Alabama State ...........  SWAC  .455
  31  Dartmouth ...............  IVY   .455
  32  Lafayette ...............  PATL  .454
  33  East Tennessee St .......  SC    .452
  34  Eastern Kentucky ........  UAC   .449
  35  Cal Poly ................  BSKY  .449
  36  South Carolina St .......  MEAC  .448
  37  Idaho ...................  BSKY  .446
  38  Pennsylvania ............  IVY   .443
  39  Incarnate Word ..........  SLC   .443
  40  Eastern Washington ......  BSKY  .442
  41  Gardner Webb ............  OVC   .442
  42  San Diego ...............  PFL   .438
  43  Western Carolina ........  SC    .437
  44  Jackson State ...........  SWAC  .435
  45  Prairie View ............  SWAC  .435
  46  Wofford .................  SC    .433
  47  Presbyterian ............  PFL   .428
  48  Saint Thomas ............  PFL   .428
  49  William & Mary ..........  PATL  .427
  50  Drake ...................  PFL   .424
  51  Weber State .............  BSKY  .421
  52  Central Conn St .........  NEC   .419
  53  Stony Brook .............  CAA   .417
  54  Lindenwood ..............  OVC   .416
  55  Tennessee-Martin ........  OVC   .415
  56  Elon ....................  CAA   .413
  57  Maine ...................  CAA   .413
  58  Northern Colorado .......  BSKY  .407
  59  North Carolina Central ..  MEAC  .407
  60  Brown ...................  IVY   .402
  61  Richmond ................  PATL  .401
  62  Indiana State ...........  MVFC  .399
  63  Central Arkansas ........  UAC   .396
  64  Nicholls State ..........  SLC   .396
  65  Sacred Heart ............  CAA   .394
  66  McNeese State ...........  SLC   .391
  67  Northern Iowa ...........  MVFC  .389
  68  Colgate .................  PATL  .389
  69  Duquesne ................  NEC   .386
  70  Towson ..................  CAA   .386
  71  LIU .....................  NEC   .382
  72  Princeton ...............  IVY   .381
  73  Delaware State ..........  MEAC  .377
  74  Furman ..................  SC    .377
  75  Holy Cross ..............  PATL  .377
  76  Charleston Southern .....  OVC   .372
  77  SE Missouri State .......  OVC   .370
  78  North Alabama ...........  UAC   .369
  79  Chattanooga .............  SC    .368
  80  Citadel .................  SC    .364
  81  Mercyhurst ..............  NEC   .364
  82  Cornell .................  IVY   .362
  83  Dayton ..................  PFL   .361
  84  Georgetown ..............  PATL  .360
  85  Western Illinois ........  OVC   .359
  86  East Texas A&M ..........  SLC   .357
  87  Utah Tech ...............  BSKY  .356
  88  Butler ..................  PFL   .355
  89  Marist ..................  PFL   .349
  90  Eastern Illinois ........  OVC   .345
  91  Bucknell ................  PATL  .345
  92  Merrimack ...............  FCSI  .344
  93  Columbia ................  IVY   .330
  94  Grambling ...............  SWAC  .329
  95  Stonehill ...............  NEC   .328
  96  Bethune-Cookman .........  SWAC  .328
  97  Texas Southern ..........  SWAC  .327
  98  Wagner ..................  NEC   .326
  99  Alcorn State ............  SWAC  .324
 100  Campbell ................  CAA   .318
 101  Portland State ..........  BSKY  .309
 102  Murray State ............  MVFC  .305
 103  Bryant ..................  CAA   .305
 104  Howard ..................  MEAC  .304
 105  Morehead State ..........  PFL   .292
 106  SUNY Albany .............  CAA   .292
 107  New Haven ...............  NEC   .291
 108  Houston Christian .......  SLC   .290
 109  Florida A&M .............  SWAC  .282
 110  Robert Morris ...........  NEC   .277
 111  Alabama A&M .............  SWAC  .276
 112  Tennessee State .........  OVC   .270
 113  North Carolina A&T ......  CAA   .264
 114  Northwestern LA .........  SLC   .257
 115  Fordham .................  PATL  .256
 116  Arkansas-Pine Bluff .....  SWAC  .255
 117  Valparaiso ..............  PFL   .251
 118  Stetson .................  PFL   .248
 119  Davidson ................  PFL   .233
 120  Southern U. .............  SWAC  .232
 121  Mississippi Valley St ...  SWAC  .230
 122  Morgan State ............  MEAC  .226
 123  West Florida ............  UAC   .224
 124  Samford .................  SC    .207
 125  Hampton .................  CAA   .205
 126  VMI .....................  SC    .196
 127  Norfolk State ...........  MEAC  .192
 128  Chicago State ...........  NEC   .174