2025 FBS Preseason Power Rankings: Teams 100-76

Welcome back to our comprehensive 2025 FBS preseason power rankings! After examining the bottom tier programs in our previous rankings covering teams 136-101, we now turn our attention to teams 100-76. This group represents programs in transition - some rebuilding from recent struggles, others looking to break through to the next level.

As with our first installment, we're comparing record projections from three major power rating models: SP+, ESPN's FPI, and Ken Ford's system. The variance in these projections tells an interesting story about which programs might surprise this season.

TIER 4: Programs in Transition

100) FAU Owls

• SP+ Record Proj: 4-8
• FPI Record Proj: 7-5
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 4-8

99) Appalachian State Mountaineers

• SP+ Record Proj: 7-5
• FPI Record Proj: 5-7
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 7-5

98) Old Dominion Monarchs

• SP+ Record Proj: 5-7
• FPI Record Proj: 6-6
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 6-6

97) North Texas Mean Green

• SP+ Record Proj: 6-6
• FPI Record Proj: 5-7
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 7-5

96) Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

• SP+ Record Proj: 5-7
• FPI Record Proj: 3-9
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 4-8

95) Marshall Thundering Herd

• SP+ Record Proj: 6-6
• FPI Record Proj: 6-6
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 5-7

94) Purdue Boilermakers

• SP+ Record Proj: 2-10
• FPI Record Proj: 2-10
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 2-10

93) WKU Hilltoppers

• SP+ Record Proj: 10-2
• FPI Record Proj: 8-4
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 9-3

92) Colorado State Rams

• SP+ Record Proj: 5-7
• FPI Record Proj: 8-4
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 8-4

91) Troy Trojans

• SP+ Record Proj: 6-6
• FPI Record Proj: 6-6
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 7-5

90) Washington State Cougars

• SP+ Record Proj: 6-6
• FPI Record Proj: 3-9
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 3-9

89) Texas State Bobcats

• SP+ Record Proj: 5-7
• FPI Record Proj: 8-4
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 8-4

88) Miami RedHawks (OH)

• SP+ Record Proj: 6-6
• FPI Record Proj: 8-4
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 7-5

87) San Jose State Spartans

• SP+ Record Proj: 10-2
• FPI Record Proj: 9-3
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 10-2

86) Wake Forest Demon Deacons

• SP+ Record Proj: 3-9
• FPI Record Proj: 3-9
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 3-9

85) Fresno State Bulldogs

• SP+ Record Proj: 6-6
• FPI Record Proj: 8-4
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 7-5

84) UConn Huskies

• SP+ Record Proj: 8-4
• FPI Record Proj: 8-4
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 9-3

83) Ohio Bobcats

• SP+ Record Proj: 9-3
• FPI Record Proj: 9-3
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 9-3

82) ECU Pirates

• SP+ Record Proj: 5-7
• FPI Record Proj: 7-5
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 6-6

81) Georgia Southern Eagles

• SP+ Record Proj: 10-2
• FPI Record Proj: 8-4
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 9-3

80) South Alabama Jaguars

• SP+ Record Proj: 10-2
• FPI Record Proj: 7-5
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 8-4

79) Northwestern Wildcats

• SP+ Record Proj: 3-9
• FPI Record Proj: 3-9
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 3-9

78) Army Black Knights

• SP+ Record Proj: 9-3
• FPI Record Proj: 7-5
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 8-4

77) Oregon State Beavers

• SP+ Record Proj: 8-4
• FPI Record Proj: 9-3
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 8-4

76) Stanford Cardinal

• SP+ Record Proj: 2-10
• FPI Record Proj: 4-8
• Ken Ford Record Proj: 2-10

Stay tuned for our next installment covering teams 75-51, where we'll examine programs looking to make the jump from good to great in 2025.