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Blue Raiders

School facts, program titles and available AP poll analysis

Overall Record2–32026 · Updated Oct 5Schedule & Results →

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Current Programs & Conferences

2026 FBS football and 2026–27 NCAA Division I basketball. Historical title affiliations appear with the sourced program history below.

ProgramCurrent AffiliationSources & References
Football · FBSConference USA
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The Bigger Picture · Football

Where Middle Tennessee Finished

Final AP rankings after the postseason. Coverage: 1999 through 2025.

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Football · Conference Titles

2 Sun Belt Conference Championships

  • 2001*
  • 2006*

* Shared conference title

Explore Sun Belt Conference →
Sources & References

Football · Conference Titles

10 Ohio Valley Conference Championships

  • 1956
  • 1957
  • 1958*
  • 1959*
  • 1964
  • 1965
  • 1985
  • 1989
  • 1990*
  • 1992

* Shared conference title

Sources & References

Football · Conference Titles

2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championships

  • 1935
  • 1936
Sources & References
Top 25 Finishes
0 / 27 seasons
Top 10 Finishes
0 / 27 seasons
Best Final Ranking
—
Last Ranked Finish
—

Summary covers 1999 through 2025.

Season by Season

Showing 2016 to 2025 · 10 seasons

Higher bars mean a higher finish. NR = Not Ranked in the final Top 25, including teams receiving votes. Gold marks a school-recognized FBS / major-college national championship; an AP No. 1 finish alone is not treated as a championship.

View Every Final Ranking (1999–2025)
Middle Tennessee · Final AP Football Rankings
YearFinal AP ResultSource
2025Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2024Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2023Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2022Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2021Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2020Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2019Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2018Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2017Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2016Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2015Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2014Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2013Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2012Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2011Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2010Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2009Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2008Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2007Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2006Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2005Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2004Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2003Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2002Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2001Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
2000Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
1999Not Ranked (NR)Source ↗
Sources & References

Beyond the Ballot

Meet Middle Tennessee State University

Middle Tennessee State University is a public university in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It opened in 1911 as a teacher-training school and adopted its present university name in 1965. Its athletic teams are the Blue Raiders.

Location
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
University Type
Public
Founded
1911
Total Enrollment
20,812Fall 2025 · University-wide
Nickname
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Football Conference
Conference USAReviewed affiliation · 2026
Football Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championships
21935 · 1936
Football Ohio Valley Conference Championships
101956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1964 · 1965 · 1985 · 1989 · 1990 · 1992
Football Sun Belt Conference Championships
22001 · 2006
Sources & References
Jones Hall on the university campus
Jones Hall · 2008Photo: MTSUGoRaidersGo / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

Available AP Poll Analysis

These dated views describe specific poll editions and seasons; they are separate from school facts and championship history.

Football AP Poll Analysis

Existing Football ranking history and individual voter analysis.

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2026 AP Football Poll

Middle Tennessee · Week 5

Ranked in 0 of 6 published polls this season.

Latest poll:

Coverage: –

AP Result

NR

Still not ranked

Compared with Week 4

Voter Support

Of the 70 available ballots, 0 ranked Middle Tennessee and 70 left the team unranked.

Ranked Middle Tennessee
0
Left unranked
70
0 of 70 voters · 0%70 of 70 voters · 100%
Highest Vote
—

No ranked votes available

Lowest Ranked Vote
—

No ranked votes available

2026 Games & Scores

Full Schedule & Results →

Upcoming matchups and recent results, with game statistics and AP voter context.

Oct 136:00 PM CDT
Delaware
Middle Tennessee
Latest AP RanksView Game →
Oct 206:00 PM CDT
Middle Tennessee
Florida International
Latest AP RanksView Game →
Oct 3Final
Middle Tennessee0
Kansas55
ESPNUView Game →
Sep 26Final
Middle Tennessee13
Jacksonville State23
AP Ranks Before KickoffView Game →

2026 Season at a Glance

AP rank and voter agreement across available polls.

Poll
2026 · PreseasonNR00%0/69 Voters—
2026 · Week 1NR00%0/69 Voters—
2026 · Week 2NR00%0/68 Voters—
2026 · Week 3NR00%0/69 Voters—
2026 · Week 4NR00%0/70 Voters—
2026 · Week 5NR00%0/70 Voters—

A Look at the Individual Votes

Week 5 · First 10 of 70 voters, sorted by highest vote. Open the weekly view for the complete list.

VoterVote
Creg StephensonNRBoth Unranked
Jerry HumphreyNRBoth Unranked
Cameron CoxNRBoth Unranked
Tom MurphyNRBoth Unranked
Haley SawyerNRBoth Unranked
Jon WilnerNRBoth Unranked
Kirk KenneyNRBoth Unranked
Brian HowellNRBoth Unranked
Joe ArrudaNRBoth Unranked
Jamal St. CyrNRBoth Unranked

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Ballot Distribution

Every complete ballot for Middle Tennessee.

Middle Tennessee—

0% · 0 of 70 Voters
Average When Ranked: — · 70 Unranked

Ranked High — · Low —70 / 70 Ballots
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Middle Tennessee votes by rank, including zero counts
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NR70