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With football season just around the corner, it’s time to take a look at where Utah stacks up compared to the rest of the nation. With 130 teams currently competing in Division 1, we’ve ranked each team using an equation that takes into account last season’s game results, returning players, coaching staff consistency, recruiting rankings over the last three seasons, transfers, and more. Each week, we will reveal 10 more teams, then revealing a final top 25 before the season officially starts on Saturday, August 24th.
120. Bowling Green
Mid-American Conference
2018 Record: 3-9
119. Eastern Michigan
Mid-American Conference
2018 Record: 7-6
118. Navy
American Athletic Conference
2018 Record: 3-10
117. New Mexico State
Independent
2018 Record: 3-9
116. Buffalo
Mid-American Conference
2018 Record: 10-4
Buffalo turned in an impressive 2018 campaign that saw the Bulls win the MAC East and getting to a bowl game for the first time since 2013, however very few assets from Buffalo’s historic season return. The dynamic duo of Kevin marks and Jaret Patterson will give the offense some much needed experience as the two running backs return to the backfield after combining for 1,945 in 2018, otherwise, this team is very young and will have a lot to work on if a repeat trip to the MAC title game is in the cards.
115. Charlotte
Conference USA
2018 Record: 5-7
114. Rice
Conference USA
2018 Record: 2-11
113. Air Force
Mountain West
2018 Record: 5-7
112. Colorado State
Mountain West
2018 Record: 3-9
111. Wyoming
Mountain West
2018 Record: 6-6