Sun Belt football standings 2026
James Madison leads the Sun Belt at 3-0 in conference play and 6-0 overall, tied on record with the team below. 5 teams are unbeaten in Sun Belt play, and 0 are in the AP Top 25. Every team's record, streak and this week's game.
Sun Belt East
| # | Team | Conf | Overall | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live: 0-0 vs Georgia State (11:43 - 2nd) | 3-0 | 6-0 | |
| 2 | Live: 0-0 at James Madison (14:29 - 2nd) | 1-0 | 4-1 | |
| 3 | W 23-15 at Old Dominion | 2-1 | 3-4 | |
| 4 | W 35-32 at Coastal Carolina | 1-1 | 4-2 | |
| 5 | L 32-35 vs App State | 1-2 | 2-5 | |
| 6 | L 15-23 vs Georgia Southern | 1-3 | 2-5 | |
| 7 | Bye in Week 7. Next: vs South Alabama, Tue, Oct 20, 7:30 PM ET on ESPN2 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
Sun Belt West
| # | Team | Conf | Overall | Streak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye in Week 7. Next: at Marshall, Tue, Oct 20, 7:30 PM ET on ESPN2 | 2-0 | 4-2 | |
| 2 | at UL Monroe, Sat, Oct 17, 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+ | 1-0 | 3-2 | |
| 3 | at Louisiana, Sat, Oct 17, 5:00 PM ET on ESPN+ | 1-0 | 3-2 | |
| 4 | vs Troy, Sat, Oct 17, 5:00 PM ET on ESPN+ | 1-1 | 4-2 | |
| 5 | vs Arkansas State, Sat, Oct 17, 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ | 0-1 | 1-4 | |
| 6 | vs Louisiana Tech, Sat, Oct 17, 8:00 PM ET on ESPN+ | 0-1 | 0-5 | |
| 7 | at Southern Miss, Sat, Oct 17, 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+ | 0-2 | 2-4 |
Teams are ordered by conference record, then losses, then overall record. Kickoffs are Eastern time. Source: ESPN standings and schedules; ranks from the AP Top 25, Week 7.
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What the Sun Belt title means for the playoff
The Sun Belt shares one automatic bid with the American, Conference USA, the MAC, the Mountain West, the Pac-12 and the Sun Belt: it goes to the highest-ranked team from those six.
Projected champion today: James Madison (tied on conference record; the higher-ranked team is listed).
Other conferences
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