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2026 Preseason<\/h2>\n
Rank<\/th>Team<\/th>Conf<\/th>Record<\/th>Win %<\/th>SoS<\/th>PSR<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>Indiana<\/td>B1G<\/td>16-0<\/td>1.0000<\/td>0.8940<\/td>112.2633<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Ohio St<\/td>B1G<\/td>12-2<\/td>0.8571<\/td>1.0006<\/td>99.5245<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Ole Miss<\/td>SEC<\/td>13-2<\/td>0.8666<\/td>0.8238<\/td>93.6495<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Oregon<\/td>B1G<\/td>13-2<\/td>0.8666<\/td>0.7842<\/td>91.3401<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Texas Tech<\/td>XII<\/td>12-2<\/td>0.8571<\/td>0.6248<\/td>91.1715<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Utah<\/td>XII<\/td>11-2<\/td>0.8461<\/td>0.7730<\/td>90.0926<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Miami FL<\/td>ACC<\/td>13-3<\/td>0.8125<\/td>0.7200<\/td>90.0477<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/td>James Madison<\/td>SBC East<\/td>12-2<\/td>0.8571<\/td>0.7250<\/td>87.9731<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/td>BYU<\/td>XII<\/td>12-2<\/td>0.8571<\/td>0.8334<\/td>86.5359<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/td>Georgia<\/td>SEC<\/td>12-2<\/td>0.8571<\/td>0.8449<\/td>84.5860<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>Tulane<\/td>AAC<\/td>11-3<\/td>0.7857<\/td>0.8012<\/td>83.6957<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>Notre Dame<\/td>Ind<\/td>10-2<\/td>0.8333<\/td>0.7317<\/td>76.4754<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>Texas A&M<\/td>SEC<\/td>11-2<\/td>0.8461<\/td>0.8040<\/td>79.2525<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/td>Alabama<\/td>SEC<\/td>11-4<\/td>0.7333<\/td>0.8272<\/td>77.9399<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/td>North Texas<\/td>AAC<\/td>12-2<\/td>0.8571<\/td>0.7791<\/td>76.4391<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/td>Navy<\/td>AAC<\/td>11-2<\/td>0.8461<\/td>0.6898<\/td>80.1216<\/td><\/tr>
17<\/td>Vanderbilt<\/td>SEC<\/td>10-3<\/td>0.7692<\/td>0.7819<\/td>74.4952<\/td><\/tr>
18<\/td>Virginia<\/td>ACC<\/td>11-3<\/td>0.7857<\/td>0.7044<\/td>72.3035<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>Oklahoma<\/td>SEC<\/td>10-3<\/td>0.7692<\/td>0.9223<\/td>71.9997<\/td><\/tr>
20<\/td>Old Dominion<\/td>SBC East<\/td>10-3<\/td>0.7692<\/td>0.7314<\/td>71.0716<\/td><\/tr>
21<\/td>North Dakota St<\/td>MWC<\/td>12-1<\/td>0.9230<\/td>0.6492<\/td>69.8440<\/td><\/tr>
22<\/td>SMU<\/td>ACC<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.7411<\/td>69.1596<\/td><\/tr>
23<\/td>USC<\/td>B1G<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.8851<\/td>69.0419<\/td><\/tr>
24<\/td>Texas<\/td>SEC<\/td>10-3<\/td>0.7692<\/td>0.9308<\/td>68.8358<\/td><\/tr>
25<\/td>South Florida<\/td>AAC<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.7330<\/td>68.2766<\/td><\/tr>
26<\/td>Kennesaw St<\/td>C-USA<\/td>10-4<\/td>0.7142<\/td>0.6488<\/td>66.5580<\/td><\/tr>
27<\/td>Michigan<\/td>B1G<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.9439<\/td>66.5093<\/td><\/tr>
28<\/td>Arizona<\/td>XII<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.8855<\/td>66.4781<\/td><\/tr>
29<\/td>Washington<\/td>B1G<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.8412<\/td>66.4123<\/td><\/tr>
30<\/td>Houston<\/td>XII<\/td>10-3<\/td>0.7692<\/td>0.6441<\/td>65.3255<\/td><\/tr>
31<\/td>W Michigan<\/td>MAC<\/td>10-4<\/td>0.7142<\/td>0.6997<\/td>65.1491<\/td><\/tr>
32<\/td>Illinois<\/td>B1G<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.7233<\/td>65.1242<\/td><\/tr>
33<\/td>Louisville<\/td>ACC<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.7865<\/td>64.5058<\/td><\/tr>
34<\/td>Hawaii<\/td>MWC<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.7201<\/td>64.4275<\/td><\/tr>
35<\/td>WKU<\/td>C-USA<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.7439<\/td>63.9415<\/td><\/tr>
36<\/td>UNLV<\/td>MWC<\/td>10-4<\/td>0.7142<\/td>0.8137<\/td>62.9998<\/td><\/tr>
37<\/td>San Diego St<\/td>PAC-12<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.7112<\/td>57.6767<\/td><\/tr>
38<\/td>NC State<\/td>ACC<\/td>8-5<\/td>0.6153<\/td>0.7854<\/td>62.1996<\/td><\/tr>
39<\/td>Ohio<\/td>MAC<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.6946<\/td>62.0061<\/td><\/tr>
40<\/td>East Carolina<\/td>AAC<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.7091<\/td>61.6532<\/td><\/tr>
41<\/td>Fresno St<\/td>PAC-12<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.7383<\/td>52.1787<\/td><\/tr>
42<\/td>Boise St<\/td>PAC-12<\/td>9-5<\/td>0.6428<\/td>0.7867<\/td>56.8373<\/td><\/tr>
43<\/td>Toledo<\/td>MAC<\/td>8-5<\/td>0.6153<\/td>0.6303<\/td>60.7711<\/td><\/tr>
44<\/td>Georgia Tech<\/td>ACC<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.7546<\/td>59.9704<\/td><\/tr>
45<\/td>TCU<\/td>XII<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.8210<\/td>58.6453<\/td><\/tr>
46<\/td>New Mexico<\/td>MWC<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.7015<\/td>57.8482<\/td><\/tr>
47<\/td>Pittsburgh<\/td>ACC<\/td>8-5<\/td>0.6153<\/td>0.6844<\/td>56.9156<\/td><\/tr>
48<\/td>Iowa<\/td>B1G<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.7992<\/td>56.0067<\/td><\/tr>
49<\/td>U Conn<\/td>Ind<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.6200<\/td>55.9679<\/td><\/tr>
50<\/td>Louisiana Tech<\/td>SBC West<\/td>8-5<\/td>0.6153<\/td>0.7165<\/td>55.0188<\/td><\/tr>
51<\/td>Wake Forest<\/td>ACC<\/td>9-4<\/td>0.6923<\/td>0.8449<\/td>54.2102<\/td><\/tr>
52<\/td>Iowa St<\/td>XII<\/td>8-4<\/td>0.6666<\/td>0.7551<\/td>53.8184<\/td><\/tr>
53<\/td>Arizona St<\/td>XII<\/td>8-5<\/td>0.6153<\/td>0.7973<\/td>51.5443<\/td><\/tr>
54<\/td>Penn St<\/td>B1G<\/td>7-6<\/td>0.5384<\/td>0.7579<\/td>51.5287<\/td><\/tr>
55<\/td>Missouri<\/td>SEC<\/td>8-5<\/td>0.6153<\/td>0.8462<\/td>51.1246<\/td><\/tr>
56<\/td>Memphis<\/td>AAC<\/td>8-5<\/td>0.6153<\/td>0.8311<\/td>50.2952<\/td><\/tr>
57<\/td>Minnesota<\/td>B1G<\/td>8-5<\/td>0.6153<\/td>0.7546<\/td>49.3470<\/td><\/tr>
58<\/td>Jacksonville St<\/td>C-USA<\/td>9-5<\/td>0.6428<\/td>0.7736<\/td>47.4080<\/td><\/tr>
59<\/td>Troy<\/td>SBC West<\/td>8-6<\/td>0.5714<\/td>0.7009<\/td>46.6686<\/td><\/tr>
60<\/td>Texas St<\/td>PAC-12<\/td>7-6<\/td>0.5384<\/td>0.7972<\/td>47.2514<\/td><\/tr>
61<\/td>C Michigan<\/td>MAC<\/td>7-6<\/td>0.5384<\/td>0.7708<\/td>45.8225<\/td><\/tr>
62<\/td>Delaware<\/td>C-USA<\/td>7-6<\/td>0.5384<\/td>0.8014<\/td>45.7959<\/td><\/tr>
63<\/td>Duke<\/td>ACC<\/td>9-5<\/td>0.6428<\/td>0.8639<\/td>45.0393<\/td><\/tr>
64<\/td>Southern Miss<\/td>SBC West<\/td>7-6<\/td>0.5384<\/td>0.8321<\/td>44.9516<\/td><\/tr>
65<\/td>Miami OH<\/td>MAC<\/td>7-7<\/td>0.5000<\/td>0.7108<\/td>44.8734<\/td><\/tr>
66<\/td>Clemson<\/td>ACC<\/td>7-6<\/td>0.5384<\/td>0.6999<\/td>44.5166<\/td><\/tr>
67<\/td>Tennessee<\/td>SEC<\/td>7-5<\/td>0.5833<\/td>0.8460<\/td>44.1457<\/td><\/tr>
68<\/td>Florida Intl<\/td>C-USA<\/td>7-6<\/td>0.5384<\/td>0.6559<\/td>43.5424<\/td><\/tr>
69<\/td>UT San Antonio<\/td>AAC<\/td>7-6<\/td>0.5384<\/td>0.7989<\/td>42.5989<\/td><\/tr>
70<\/td>California<\/td>ACC<\/td>7-6<\/td>0.5384<\/td>0.7618<\/td>41.1512<\/td><\/tr>
71<\/td>Cincinnati<\/td>XII<\/td>7-6<\/td>0.5384<\/td>0.8626<\/td>41.1522<\/td><\/tr>
72<\/td>LSU<\/td>SEC<\/td>7-6<\/td>0.5384<\/td>0.8381<\/td>40.8408<\/td><\/tr>
73<\/td>Northwestern<\/td>B1G<\/td>7-6<\/td>0.5384<\/td>0.8613<\/td>40.6059<\/td><\/tr>
74<\/td>Army<\/td>AAC<\/td>7-6<\/td>0.5384<\/td>0.8000<\/td>40.1280<\/td><\/tr>
75<\/td>Nebraska<\/td>B1G<\/td>7-6<\/td>0.5384<\/td>0.9029<\/td>39.7609<\/td><\/tr>
76<\/td>Sacramento St<\/td>MAC<\/td>7-5<\/td>0.5833<\/td>0.7367<\/td>38.8396<\/td><\/tr>
77<\/td>Louisiana<\/td>SBC West<\/td>6-7<\/td>0.4615<\/td>0.5953<\/td>36.4434<\/td><\/tr>
78<\/td>Marshall<\/td>SBC East<\/td>5-7<\/td>0.4166<\/td>0.6619<\/td>34.8324<\/td><\/tr>
79<\/td>Kansas St<\/td>XII<\/td>6-6<\/td>0.5000<\/td>0.8000<\/td>34.6272<\/td><\/tr>
80<\/td>Washington St<\/td>PAC-12<\/td>7-6<\/td>0.5384<\/td>0.7568<\/td>35.0506<\/td><\/tr>
81<\/td>Florida St<\/td>ACC<\/td>5-7<\/td>0.4166<\/td>0.8467<\/td>34.4356<\/td><\/tr>
82<\/td>Coastal Car<\/td>SBC East<\/td>6-7<\/td>0.4615<\/td>0.6949<\/td>32.9631<\/td><\/tr>
83<\/td>Missouri St<\/td>C-USA<\/td>7-6<\/td>0.5384<\/td>0.7823<\/td>32.6349<\/td><\/tr>
84<\/td>Arkansas St<\/td>SBC West<\/td>7-6<\/td>0.5384<\/td>0.7058<\/td>32.4104<\/td><\/tr>
85<\/td>Utah St<\/td>PAC-12<\/td>6-7<\/td>0.4615<\/td>0.8004<\/td>31.8680<\/td><\/tr>
86<\/td>Kansas<\/td>XII<\/td>5-7<\/td>0.4166<\/td>0.7441<\/td>29.7835<\/td><\/tr>
87<\/td>Auburn<\/td>SEC<\/td>5-7<\/td>0.4166<\/td>0.8184<\/td>28.4771<\/td><\/tr>
88<\/td>Kentucky<\/td>SEC<\/td>5-7<\/td>0.4166<\/td>0.8660<\/td>26.7366<\/td><\/tr>
89<\/td>Ga Southern<\/td>SBC East<\/td>6-7<\/td>0.4615<\/td>0.8182<\/td>26.4200<\/td><\/tr>
90<\/td>Appalachian St<\/td>SBC East<\/td>6-7<\/td>0.4615<\/td>0.6644<\/td>25.2071<\/td><\/tr>
91<\/td>Maryland<\/td>B1G<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.7178<\/td>24.9180<\/td><\/tr>
92<\/td>Wisconsin<\/td>B1G<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.6774<\/td>24.3842<\/td><\/tr>
93<\/td>UCF<\/td>XII<\/td>5-7<\/td>0.4166<\/td>0.7229<\/td>24.1870<\/td><\/tr>
94<\/td>Temple<\/td>AAC<\/td>5-7<\/td>0.4166<\/td>0.7978<\/td>24.0677<\/td><\/tr>
95<\/td>Rutgers<\/td>B1G<\/td>5-7<\/td>0.4166<\/td>0.6833<\/td>23.6839<\/td><\/tr>
96<\/td>South Carolina<\/td>SEC<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.7996<\/td>23.4622<\/td><\/tr>
97<\/td>Akron<\/td>MAC<\/td>5-7<\/td>0.4166<\/td>0.7451<\/td>23.4486<\/td><\/tr>
98<\/td>West Virginia<\/td>XII<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.9006<\/td>23.3029<\/td><\/tr>
99<\/td>Mississippi St<\/td>SEC<\/td>5-8<\/td>0.3846<\/td>0.8831<\/td>21.7529<\/td><\/tr>
100<\/td>Buffalo<\/td>MAC<\/td>5-7<\/td>0.4166<\/td>0.5989<\/td>21.0759<\/td><\/tr>
101<\/td>Liberty<\/td>C-USA<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.7173<\/td>20.9513<\/td><\/tr>
102<\/td>Bowling Green<\/td>MAC<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.7244<\/td>20.5583<\/td><\/tr>
103<\/td>Wyoming<\/td>MWC<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.7168<\/td>20.4361<\/td><\/tr>
104<\/td>N Illinois<\/td>MWC<\/td>3-9<\/td>0.2500<\/td>0.6786<\/td>19.9856<\/td><\/tr>
105<\/td>Kent<\/td>MAC<\/td>5-7<\/td>0.4166<\/td>0.7657<\/td>19.9372<\/td><\/tr>
106<\/td>Florida<\/td>SEC<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.8681<\/td>19.7823<\/td><\/tr>
107<\/td>UCLA<\/td>B1G<\/td>3-9<\/td>0.2500<\/td>0.8098<\/td>19.6817<\/td><\/tr>
108<\/td>Tulsa<\/td>AAC<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.6327<\/td>19.6417<\/td><\/tr>
109<\/td>E Michigan<\/td>MAC<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.6362<\/td>19.4554<\/td><\/tr>
110<\/td>Baylor<\/td>XII<\/td>5-7<\/td>0.4166<\/td>0.8694<\/td>18.6652<\/td><\/tr>
111<\/td>UAB<\/td>AAC<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.8128<\/td>18.2937<\/td><\/tr>
112<\/td>Colorado<\/td>XII<\/td>3-9<\/td>0.2500<\/td>0.8298<\/td>17.7222<\/td><\/tr>
113<\/td>South Alabama<\/td>SBC West<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.7602<\/td>17.6869<\/td><\/tr>
114<\/td>Rice<\/td>AAC<\/td>5-8<\/td>0.3846<\/td>0.8908<\/td>17.5543<\/td><\/tr>
115<\/td>Air Force<\/td>MWC<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.7481<\/td>17.5018<\/td><\/tr>
116<\/td>Ball St<\/td>MAC<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.7043<\/td>17.3093<\/td><\/tr>
117<\/td>New Mexico St<\/td>C-USA<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.7276<\/td>17.3060<\/td><\/tr>
118<\/td>North Carolina<\/td>ACC<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.9514<\/td>16.1085<\/td><\/tr>
119<\/td>Boston College<\/td>ACC<\/td>3-9<\/td>0.2500<\/td>0.8178<\/td>16.1014<\/td><\/tr>
120<\/td>Arkansas<\/td>SEC<\/td>2-10<\/td>0.1666<\/td>0.9137<\/td>16.0712<\/td><\/tr>
121<\/td>San Jose St<\/td>MWC<\/td>3-9<\/td>0.2500<\/td>0.7415<\/td>15.2478<\/td><\/tr>
122<\/td>FL Atlantic<\/td>AAC<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.7942<\/td>15.2221<\/td><\/tr>
123<\/td>UTEP<\/td>C-USA<\/td>2-10<\/td>0.1666<\/td>0.7079<\/td>15.0617<\/td><\/tr>
124<\/td>Nevada<\/td>MWC<\/td>3-9<\/td>0.2500<\/td>0.6896<\/td>14.5154<\/td><\/tr>
125<\/td>MTSU<\/td>C-USA<\/td>3-9<\/td>0.2500<\/td>0.6669<\/td>14.3200<\/td><\/tr>
126<\/td>Colorado St<\/td>PAC-12<\/td>2-10<\/td>0.1666<\/td>0.7880<\/td>13.7177<\/td><\/tr>
127<\/td>Virginia Tech<\/td>ACC<\/td>3-9<\/td>0.2500<\/td>0.8413<\/td>13.3554<\/td><\/tr>
128<\/td>Sam Houston St<\/td>C-USA<\/td>2-10<\/td>0.1666<\/td>0.7677<\/td>12.7337<\/td><\/tr>
129<\/td>Stanford<\/td>ACC<\/td>4-8<\/td>0.3333<\/td>0.9462<\/td>12.7094<\/td><\/tr>
130<\/td>ULM<\/td>SBC West<\/td>3-9<\/td>0.2500<\/td>0.6597<\/td>11.7649<\/td><\/tr>
131<\/td>Purdue<\/td>B1G<\/td>2-10<\/td>0.1666<\/td>0.8826<\/td>11.4127<\/td><\/tr>
132<\/td>Michigan St<\/td>B1G<\/td>3-9<\/td>0.2500<\/td>0.8997<\/td>11.3521<\/td><\/tr>
133<\/td>Syracuse<\/td>ACC<\/td>3-8<\/td>0.2727<\/td>0.8712<\/td>10.9238<\/td><\/tr>
134<\/td>Oregon St<\/td>PAC-12<\/td>2-10<\/td>0.1666<\/td>0.7972<\/td>7.7675<\/td><\/tr>
135<\/td>Charlotte<\/td>AAC<\/td>1-11<\/td>0.0833<\/td>0.8821<\/td>5.6658<\/td><\/tr>
136<\/td>Oklahoma St<\/td>XII<\/td>1-11<\/td>0.0833<\/td>0.7969<\/td>5.2962<\/td><\/tr>
137<\/td>Georgia St<\/td>SBC East<\/td>1-11<\/td>0.0833<\/td>0.7682<\/td>5.0906<\/td><\/tr>
138<\/td>UMass<\/td>MAC<\/td>0-12<\/td>0.0000<\/td>0.6138<\/td>4.4331<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>