​A wide collection of coaching talent falls into the middle class section of the 2026 CFN preseason head coach rankings.Several in the 50s belong higher – and will be with another great season – and others are top prospects who are just getting going. And then there are the coaches who have been around for a long time, but need to find a little bit of magic.Here are the CFN head coach rankings from 51 to 100.2026 CFN Preseason Head Coach Rankings 51-100CFN 2026 Preseason Head Coach Rankings- The Best of the Rest: 26-50- Just Outside the Elite: 11-25- The Best of the Best: Top 10100. Chris Creighton, Eastern Michigan2025 Coach Rank: 86 FBS Record: 61-83 | FBS Win %: 42.4% Entering his 30th season overall, despite all he has done, he has eight losing seasons in the last 12 at EMU – the record has been progressively worse in each of the last four. – Eastern Michigan 2026 Team Preview99. Pete Lembo, Buffalo2025 Coach Rank: 77 FBS Record: 47-40 | FBS Win %: 54% A coach’s coach, he knows what he’s doing, but there hasn’t been a lick of consistency. After a great nine-win start at UB, last year was a disappointing dip. – Buffalo 2026 Team Preview98. Tim Albin, Charlotte2025 Coach Rank: 64 FBS Record: 34-30 | FBS Win %: 53.1% Too good a head coach to struggle as much as he did last season at Charlotte – he was great at Ohio – he has to improve the talent level faster. It’s not there yet – Charlotte 2026 Team Preview97. Ken Niumatalolo, San Jose State2025 Coach Rank: 52 FBS Record: 119-98 | FBS Win %: 54.8% Able to adapt in a snap, he went from cranking up great ground games at Navy to a high-powered passing attack at SJSU. Now the wins have to come after a rough year. – San Jose State 2026 Team Preview96. Collin Klein, Kansas State2025 Coach Rank: Not Ranked FBS Record: 0-0 | FBS Win %: 0% The favorite son has come home. A star offensive coordinator about to take on his first head coaching gig. He’ll get a little bit of time to find his footing – a little. – Kansas State 2026 Team Preview95. Scott Frost, UCF2025 Coach Rank: 97 FBS Record: 40-45 | FBS Win %: 47.1% Forget trying to recreate the magic of that 13-0 2017 season – this is a rebuilding job. Frost suffered losing seasons in his other six campaigns between UCF and Nebraska. – UCF 2026 Team Preview94. Scott Satterfield, Cincinnati2025 Coach Rank: 92 FBS Record: 87-62 | FBS Win %: 58.4% At least he came up with a winning season, going 7-6. Great at App State, he’s been a winner, but he’s 40-46 over seven seasons at Louisville and Cincinnati. – Cincinnati 2026 Team Preview93. Butch Jones, Arkansas State2025 Coach Rank: 87 FBS Record: 110-91 | FBS Win %: 54.7% Jones hasn’t made Arkansas State a superpower, but he has settled into the gig going into his sixth year. He was better than he got credit for at Cincinnati and Tennessee. – Arkansas State 2026 Team Preview92. Bill Belichick, North CarolinaOct 25, 2025; Chapel Hill,