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.