SBNation's Bill Connelly has updated his S&P+ ratings after the week 1 result (One of the most accurate predictive scores in the country). I will be updating this each week to see how C-USA & the top G5 schools advance throughout the year. I will include the school's name, their current rank, their previous rank, and their net change.
C-USA Schools:
School Name, This Week, Last Week, Net Change
UNT, 53, 85, +32
Marshall, 61, 57, -4
UAB, 70, 93, +23
Southern Miss, 80, 99, +19
LA Tech, 83, 69, -14
FAU, 84, 27, -57
WKU, 101, 92, -9
Charlotte, 103, 123, +20
FIU, 108, 114, +6
MTSU, 113, 87, -26
UTSA, 123, 101, -22
ODU, 125, 112, -13
Rice, 126, 127, +1
UTEP, 130, 130, 0
Net Conference Movement: -18 (Not as bad as I thought it would have been tbh).
Top 10 G5 Schools:
1) Boise State: 10, MWC
2) Memphis: 15, AAC
3) UCF: 23, AAC
4) Fresno State: 26, MWC
5) Toledo: 35, MAC
6) USF: 47, AAC
7) UNT: 53, C-USA
8) Appalachian State: 54, Sunbelt
9) Arkansas State: 56, Sunbelt
10) Eastern Michigan: 59, MAC
3 AAC Schools
2 MWC Schools
2 Sunbelt Schools
2 MAC Schools
1 C-USA School