Kickoff for the 2024 Liberty Flames football season is still over three months away, but it’s never too early to begin discussing the upcoming season. ESPN’s newly unveiled SP+ Rankings have Liberty at 41st overall.
As Liberty attempts to win a second straight Conference USA championship, here’s a look at where the rest of the CUSA members rank:
41. Liberty
60. Western Kentucky
93. Jacksonville State
110. Sam Houston
113. Middle Tennessee
114. New Mexico State
122. Louisiana Tech
124. FIU
125. UTEP
130. Kennesaw State
As far as the 2024 non-conference schedule goes, here’s how Liberty’s opponents look.
62. Appalachian State
99. East Carolina
128. UMass
N/A. Campbell
And here’s a look at where the Virginia FBS schools rank:
32. Virginia Tech
41. Liberty
58. James Madison
77. Virginia
111. Old Dominion
The Flames will be looking to become bowl eligible for a sixth consecutive season after advancing to the program’s first ever New Year’s Six Bowl, playing in the Fiesta Bowl on New Year’s Day. Previously, the Flames won the Cure Bowl in 2019 and 2020 and the 2021 Lending Tree Bowl while also advancing to the 2022 Boca Raton Bowl. The Flames have won at least 8 games in each of the past five seasons.
