Sun Belt

2026 · through Week 2

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Sun Belt is the 8th-ranked FBS conference by average FanBoardHQ efficiency ranking, with 0 teams in the top 25. Louisiana Tech leads the conference, ranked 66th in efficiency nationally.

Projected Standings

Every member ordered by projected conference win total — per-game win probabilities combined across each team’s conference schedule. Click any column to re-sort.

Team	Efficiency rank	SOR rank	Conf. sched. rank	Overall record	Conf. record	Proj. conf. wins
Louisiana Tech	66	71	14	1-1	0-0	5.4
Louisiana	73	63	9	1-1	0-0	5.0
James Madison	75	47	11	2-0	0-0	4.9
Appalachian State	84	34	13	2-0	0-0	4.9
Georgia State	78	44	8	2-0	0-0	4.8
Southern Miss	86	80	10	1-1	0-0	4.6
South Alabama	90	112	7	1-1	0-0	4.3
Marshall	103	67	12	1-1	0-0	3.8
Arkansas State	109	110	4	1-1	0-0	3.5
Troy	110	48	5	2-0	0-0	3.4
Old Dominion	106	93	1	1-1	0-0	3.3
Coastal Carolina	112	109	2	1-1	0-0	3.2
Georgia Southern	113	108	6	1-1	0-0	3.2
ULM	134	126	3	0-2	0-0	1.5

Head-to-head Schedule Comparison

Read a column top to bottom for that team’s full conference schedule — opponents (the rows) are ordered by projected conference wins, so you can see whether a team drew more of the top or the bottom of the league. Cell shade = margin; click a result for the game breakdown, a “Wk N” cell for the matchup projection.

	Louisiana Tech	Louisiana	James Madison	Appalachian State	Georgia State	Southern Miss	South Alabama	Marshall	Arkansas State	Troy	Old Dominion	Coastal Carolina	Georgia Southern	ULM
Louisiana Tech		Wk6	·	·	·	Wk11	Wk9	·	Wk12	Wk10	Wk8	·	Wk13	Wk7
Louisiana	Wk6		·	·	Wk13	Wk8	Wk10	·	Wk5	Wk7	·	Wk12	·	Wk11
James Madison	·	·		Wk8	Wk7	Wk10	·	Wk5	·	Wk9	Wk4	Wk13	Wk6	·
Appalachian State	·	·	Wk8		Wk10	·	Wk13	Wk11	·	·	Wk6	Wk7	Wk9	Wk12
Georgia State	·	Wk13	Wk7	Wk10		·	·	Wk12	Wk8	·	Wk5	Wk9	Wk11	·
Southern Miss	Wk11	Wk8	Wk10	·	·		Wk12	·	Wk7	Wk6	Wk13	·	·	Wk9
South Alabama	Wk9	Wk10	·	Wk13	·	Wk12		Wk8	Wk6	Wk11	·	·	·	Wk5
Marshall	·	·	Wk5	Wk11	Wk12	·	Wk8		·	·	Wk9	Wk6	Wk10	Wk13
Arkansas State	Wk12	Wk5	·	·	Wk8	Wk7	Wk6	·		Wk13	·	Wk11	·	Wk10
Troy	Wk10	Wk7	Wk9	·	·	Wk6	Wk11	·	Wk13		·	·	Wk12	Wk8
Old Dominion	Wk8	·	Wk4	Wk6	Wk5	Wk13	·	Wk9	·	·		Wk10	Wk7	·
Coastal Carolina	·	Wk12	Wk13	Wk7	Wk9	·	·	Wk6	Wk11	·	Wk10		Wk5	·
Georgia Southern	Wk13	·	Wk6	Wk9	Wk11	·	·	Wk10	·	Wk12	Wk7	Wk5		·
ULM	Wk7	Wk11	·	Wk12	·	Wk9	Wk5	Wk13	Wk10	Wk8	·	·	·
Exp. wins for a #25 team	7.1	6.9	7.0	7.1	6.9	7.0	6.9	7.0	6.8	6.8	6.7	6.8	6.9	6.8
Conf. sched. difficulty rank	14th	9th	11th	13th	8th	10th	7th	12th	4th	5th	1st	2nd	6th	3rd
Projected conf. wins	5.4	5.0	4.9	4.9	4.8	4.6	4.3	3.8	3.5	3.4	3.3	3.2	3.2	1.5
Conference record	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

Conference win total projections

Probability of each final conference win total, from per-game win probabilities combined across the schedule. Darker green = more likely; each team’s single most likely total is in bold.

Team	0 wins	1 win	2 wins	3 wins	4 wins	5 wins	6 wins	7 wins	8 wins
Louisiana Tech	0.0%	0.2%	1.3%	5.8%	16.0%	27.4%	28.5%	16.6%	4.1%
Louisiana	0.0%	0.3%	2.4%	9.4%	21.6%	29.8%	24.1%	10.5%	1.9%
James Madison	0.0%	0.6%	3.4%	11.2%	22.8%	28.8%	22.1%	9.5%	1.7%
Appalachian State	0.0%	0.5%	3.3%	11.4%	23.2%	28.9%	21.8%	9.2%	1.7%
Georgia State	0.0%	0.7%	3.8%	12.2%	23.8%	28.7%	20.9%	8.5%	1.5%
Southern Miss	0.1%	1.0%	5.1%	14.7%	25.7%	27.8%	18.2%	6.6%	1.0%
South Alabama	0.1%	1.4%	6.9%	18.2%	27.9%	26.0%	14.5%	4.4%	0.6%
Marshall	0.4%	3.6%	12.5%	24.0%	28.0%	20.3%	8.9%	2.2%	0.2%
Arkansas State	0.6%	5.2%	16.7%	28.0%	27.2%	15.8%	5.4%	1.0%	0.1%
Troy	0.7%	5.6%	17.6%	28.4%	26.6%	15.0%	5.0%	0.9%	0.1%
Old Dominion	1.1%	7.2%	19.1%	28.2%	25.1%	13.8%	4.6%	0.8%	0.1%
Coastal Carolina	1.3%	7.9%	20.4%	28.7%	24.3%	12.7%	3.9%	0.7%	0.0%
Georgia Southern	1.6%	9.0%	21.2%	28.2%	23.2%	12.1%	3.9%	0.7%	0.1%
ULM	18.3%	35.0%	28.8%	13.3%	3.8%	0.7%	0.1%	0.0%	0.0%

Every model rank

Where each member sits in every FanBoardHQ model. Default order is projected conference wins; click any column to re-sort. Pass/Rush Eff blend EPA/play, success rate, and yards/play, standardized over the FBS field.

	Offensive Eff			Defensive Eff			Overall Efficiency
Team	Pass O Eff	Rush O Eff	Total Off Eff	Pass D Eff	Rush D Eff	Total Def Eff	Overall Eff
Louisiana Tech	73	85	82	81	19	76	66
Louisiana	92	49	54	88	105	88	73
James Madison	97	19	59	72	13	101	75
Appalachian State	28	105	86	37	135	77	84
Georgia State	17	51	57	58	45	100	78
Southern Miss	99	82	79	104	59	84	86
South Alabama	71	86	68	127	90	106	90
Marshall	61	137	114	136	53	79	103
Arkansas State	79	93	90	128	113	126	109
Troy	112	116	107	78	58	82	110
Old Dominion	66	59	105	61	23	92	106
Coastal Carolina	94	26	110	96	119	110	112
Georgia Southern	89	100	119	56	69	83	113
ULM	137	118	122	102	132	137	134

Compare teams

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Quadrant records

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Overall
Louisiana Tech	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-1
Louisiana	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-1
James Madison	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	2-0
Appalachian State	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	2-0
Georgia State	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	2-0
Southern Miss	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-1
South Alabama	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-0	1-1
Marshall	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-1
Arkansas State	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-0	1-1
Troy	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	2-0
Old Dominion	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	1-1
Coastal Carolina	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-0	1-1
Georgia Southern	0-0	0-0	0-1	1-0	1-1
ULM	0-1	0-0	0-0	0-1	0-2

Weekly GameScore Efficiency Rating

Each team's single-game GameScore, week by week — points better (or worse) than an average team, opponent-adjusted. Green = strong, red = weak, centered at 0. Click a week header to rank that week’s performances, or a cell for that game.

Team	Week 1	Week 2
Louisiana Tech	2.7	-3.3
Louisiana	7.0	-10.0
James Madison	-7.2	-3.5
Appalachian State	7.8	-3.3
Georgia State	1.8	9.5
Southern Miss	7.8	-19.2
South Alabama	-8.7	-3.7
Marshall	-18.8	-15.7
Arkansas State	-15.8	-4.3
Troy	-13.9	-10.5
Old Dominion	-3.4	-30.1
Coastal Carolina	-9.3	-6.8
Georgia Southern	-6.3	-11.2
ULM	-28.4	-20.6