On June 22, 2019, one day after UConn announced their intention to leave the American Athletic Conference and join the Big East in all non-football sports, Brett McMurphy reported the Huskies intended to remain in the FBS instead of dropping to the FCS. With that, and barring any reversal from UConn or shocking announcement from another program, it all but guaranteed the 2019 and 2020 seasons would be played with 130 teams.
UConn's reversal and/or a shocking announcement from another FBS or FCS program never came, and one year later, we enter the 2020 season with 130 FBS teams. Where does each team sit entering 2020? Who's No. 1? Who's the highest-ranked Group of Five team? Who's the last-ranked team?
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In the weeks leading up to the season, HERO Sports will reveal teams in the Preseason College Football Rankings as their game-by-game predictions are published:
| Rank | Team | Predictions |
|---|---|---|
| 97 | Central Michigan | Prediction |
| 98 | Georgia Southern | Prediction |
| 99 | Maryland | Prediction |
| 100 | Ohio | Prediction |
| 101 | Rutgers | Prediction |
| 102 | Colorado | Prediction |
| 103 | Kent State | Prediction |
| 104 | Vanderbilt | Prediction |
| 105 | Arkansas | Prediction |
| 106 | USF | Prediction |
| 107 | North Texas | Prediction |
| 108 | Eastern Michigan | Prediction |
| 109 | Troy | Prediction |
| 110 | FIU | Prediction |
| 111 | Rice | Prediction |
| 112 | Louisiana Monroe | Prediction |
| 113 | UNLV | Prediction |
| 114 | Georgia State | Prediction |
| 115 | Northern Illinois | Prediction |
| 116 | Colorado State | Prediction |
| 117 | Middle Tennessee | Prediction |
| 118 | Liberty | Prediction |
| 119 | Coastal Carolina | Prediction |
| 120 | Texas State | Prediction |
| 121 | UTSA | Prediction |
| 122 | South Alabama | Prediction |
| 123 | Old Dominion | Prediction |
| 124 | Bowling Green | Prediction |
| 125 | UTEP | Prediction |
| 126 | New Mexico State | Prediction |
| 127 | New Mexico | Prediction |
| 128 | Akron | Prediction |
| 129 | UConn | Prediction |
| 130 | UMass | Prediction |
