Welcome to the return of The All-American 130, our ranking of all 130 teams in the FBS. There was no growth this offseason, but we did have changes. Out is Idaho, off to FCS after getting booted from the Sun Belt, and in comes Liberty, moving up without a conference invitation but with an NCAA waiver.



Before we start, keep in mind: These rankings will be based on results. They’re not predictive. Expect a lot of fluctuation early on as results come in. So if you think your team is too low and your rival is too high right now, don’t worry. That could change quickly. Preseason rankings are an educated guess. Moving forward, narrow losses to better teams might not result in a drop. Sometimes, close wins against a bad team could result in a drop, depending on what other teams do.



This is subjective. Advanced statistical rankings systems may be part of the research, but this isn’t a situation in which the math says one thing and it’s left at that.