The cumulative link to the preseason rankings can be found here Akron (high = 127, low = 128) checks in next in the countdown, and let’s start out with the best news for the Zips – they obtained a waiver and are eligible for the postseason after playing the 2025 season ineligible because of their low APR score that also limited the number of hours they were allowed to practice in any week. Despite those limitations, head coach Joe Moorhead led them to their best season since their 2017 squad made the MAC Championship game. Honestly, that Akron and then athletic director Larry Williams fired then head coach Terry Bowden a year later suggests that the Zips received some well-earned time in purgatory (a lesson that too many schools to count seems hell bent to relearn), and maybe 2026 is the season when Moorhead’s rebuilding (he’s improved from 2-10 his first 2 years to 4-8 to 5-7 in his 4 year run) finally pays dividends.…