Predicted Conference Standings

Projected 2026 season finish by conference, ranked by predicted conference record. Champion is the top team by record; teams tied at the top who did not play during the regular season share the title as co-champions.

Big Ten18 teams

Co-Champions: Oregon, Penn State

Team	Conf	Overall	SOS	RPI
Oregon	7-2	10-2	0.814	0.798
Penn State	7-2	9-3	0.683	0.727
Indiana	6-3	9-3	0.765	0.769
Ohio State	6-3	8-4	0.827	0.761
Illinois	5-4	8-4	0.814	0.734
Minnesota	5-4	8-4	0.754	0.721
UCLA	5-4	8-4	0.732	0.708
Maryland	4-5	7-5	0.804	0.707
Northwestern	4-5	6-6	0.833	0.699
Rutgers	4-5	7-5	0.777	0.696
Iowa	4-5	6-6	0.755	0.669
Michigan State	4-5	6-6	0.789	0.657
USC	3-6	6-6	0.817	0.672
Nebraska	3-6	6-6	0.791	0.668
Michigan	3-6	5-7	0.854	0.665
Washington	3-6	6-6	0.792	0.663
Purdue	3-6	5-7	0.820	0.654
Wisconsin	3-6	5-7	0.767	0.636

SEC16 teams

Co-Champions: LSU, South Carolina

Team	Conf	Overall	SOS	RPI
Texas	6-3	9-3	0.833	0.784
Georgia	6-3	8-4	0.846	0.783
LSU	6-3	9-3	0.777	0.772
South Carolina	6-3	9-3	0.752	0.763
Ole Miss	5-4	8-4	0.848	0.774
Auburn	5-4	8-4	0.804	0.755
Oklahoma	5-4	7-5	0.823	0.743
Texas A&M	4-5	7-5	0.821	0.723
Florida	4-5	6-6	0.893	0.720
Alabama	4-5	7-5	0.833	0.715
Tennessee	4-5	6-6	0.834	0.705
Missouri	4-5	6-6	0.821	0.704
Vanderbilt	4-5	6-6	0.791	0.696
Kentucky	3-6	5-7	0.837	0.681
Arkansas	2-7	4-8	0.891	0.657
Mississippi State	2-7	4-8	0.890	0.650

Big 1216 teams

Conference Champ: Texas Tech

Team	Conf	Overall	SOS	RPI
Texas Tech	7-2	10-2	0.718	0.766
BYU	6-3	8-4	0.786	0.749
Kansas State	6-3	8-4	0.716	0.718
Utah	6-3	8-4	0.702	0.709
Arizona	5-4	8-4	0.742	0.726
Oklahoma State	5-4	8-4	0.789	0.725
UCF	5-4	7-5	0.752	0.704
Houston	5-4	7-5	0.770	0.701
TCU	4-5	7-5	0.809	0.697
Baylor	4-5	7-5	0.777	0.689
Arizona State	4-5	6-6	0.840	0.685
Kansas	3-6	6-6	0.795	0.665
Cincinnati	3-6	6-6	0.786	0.658
Colorado	3-6	4-8	0.843	0.646
Iowa State	3-6	5-7	0.783	0.642
West Virginia	2-7	4-8	0.810	0.628

ACC17 teams

Conference Champ: Miami

Team	Conf	Overall	SOS	RPI
Miami	7-2	9-3	0.724	0.755
Pittsburgh	6-3	9-3	0.718	0.729
SMU	6-3	8-4	0.663	0.697
Virginia	6-3	8-4	0.667	0.680
Clemson	5-3	7-5	0.810	0.699
Louisville	5-4	7-5	0.774	0.705
Duke	5-4	7-5	0.764	0.684
NC State	5-4	7-5	0.651	0.644
Georgia Tech	4-4	6-6	0.760	0.680
Wake Forest	4-5	6-6	0.757	0.655
Stanford	4-5	5-7	0.787	0.640
Florida State	3-5	6-6	0.813	0.680
Boston College	3-5	5-7	0.791	0.637
North Carolina	3-5	5-7	0.775	0.633
Virginia Tech	3-6	5-7	0.784	0.645
Cal	3-6	5-7	0.747	0.608
Syracuse	2-7	3-9	0.746	0.563

Independents2 teams

Co-Champions: Notre Dame, UConn

Team	Conf	Overall	SOS	RPI
Notre Dame	0-0	8-4	0.733	0.723
UConn	0-0	7-5	0.362	0.516

Pac-128 teams

Conference Champ: Texas State

Team	Conf	Overall	SOS	RPI
Texas State	5-2	8-3	0.520	0.615
Boise State	5-3	7-5	0.607	0.607
Utah State	4-4	6-6	0.606	0.573
Oregon State	4-4	6-6	0.601	0.571
Fresno State	4-4	7-5	0.505	0.558
Colorado State	4-4	6-6	0.553	0.556
Washington State	3-5	4-8	0.698	0.564
San Diego State	3-5	5-7	0.514	0.510

C-USA11 teams

Conference Champ: Kennesaw State

Team	Conf	Overall	SOS	RPI
Kennesaw State	5-3	8-4	0.500	0.579
Delaware	5-3	7-5	0.536	0.566
FIU	5-3	7-5	0.479	0.536
Western Kentucky	4-4	6-6	0.620	0.580
New Mexico State	4-4	6-6	0.539	0.529
Jacksonville State	4-4	7-5	0.474	0.529
Sam Houston	4-4	5-7	0.572	0.528
Liberty	4-4	7-5	0.460	0.521
Missouri State	3-5	5-7	0.647	0.556
Middle Tennessee	3-5	5-7	0.498	0.492
UTEP	0-0	4-8	0.564	0.493

Mountain West7 teams

Conference Champ: Hawaii

Team	Conf	Overall	SOS	RPI
Hawaii	4-2	8-4	0.455	0.577
UNLV	4-2	9-3	0.310	0.527
New Mexico	3-3	7-5	0.512	0.555
San Jose State	3-3	7-5	0.446	0.512
Nevada	2-4	5-7	0.518	0.482
Wyoming	2-4	6-6	0.388	0.458
Air Force	2-4	6-6	0.382	0.442

AAC14 teams

Co-Champions: Tulane, FAU

Team	Conf	Overall	SOS	RPI
Tulane	5-3	7-5	0.533	0.556
FAU	5-3	7-5	0.445	0.541
Army	5-4	8-5	0.369	0.478
North Texas	4-4	6-6	0.597	0.554
Rice	4-4	6-6	0.560	0.544
Tulsa	4-4	6-6	0.478	0.535
Temple	4-4	6-6	0.420	0.486
UAB	4-4	6-6	0.404	0.485
Memphis	4-4	6-6	0.431	0.482
East Carolina	4-4	6-6	0.404	0.457
Navy	4-5	6-6	0.472	0.489
UTSA	3-5	5-7	0.576	0.508
Charlotte	3-5	5-7	0.476	0.490
USF	3-5	6-6	0.387	0.463

MAC13 teams

Conference Champ: Western Michigan

Team	Conf	Overall	SOS	RPI
Western Michigan	6-2	8-4	0.400	0.542
Eastern Michigan	5-3	7-5	0.465	0.549
Buffalo	5-3	7-5	0.454	0.536
Ball State	5-3	6-6	0.432	0.512
Kent State	4-4	6-6	0.626	0.576
Akron	4-4	6-6	0.549	0.536
Miami (OH)	4-4	6-6	0.532	0.523
UMass	4-4	7-6	0.439	0.495
Toledo	4-4	6-6	0.422	0.492
Bowling Green	3-5	5-7	0.511	0.502
Ohio	3-5	5-7	0.507	0.495
Central Michigan	2-6	3-9	0.557	0.457
Northern Illinois	0-0	4-8	0.541	0.486

Sun Belt14 teams

Co-Champions: Troy, Appalachian State

Team	Conf	Overall	SOS	RPI
Troy	5-3	8-4	0.419	0.535
ULM	5-3	7-5	0.399	0.503
Appalachian State	5-3	7-5	0.413	0.498
Georgia Southern	4-4	7-5	0.487	0.535
Marshall	4-4	6-6	0.449	0.503
Georgia State	4-4	6-6	0.470	0.491
Arkansas State	4-4	6-6	0.447	0.488
Old Dominion	4-4	7-5	0.394	0.488
Coastal Carolina	4-4	6-6	0.401	0.482
Louisiana	4-4	6-6	0.431	0.474
Southern Miss	4-4	6-6	0.427	0.473
South Alabama	4-4	6-6	0.373	0.455
Louisiana Tech	3-5	4-8	0.550	0.485
James Madison	3-5	5-7	0.389	0.424