| Omni Rankings™ | 2023 College football ratings | through 1/8/24 games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home field factor = 2.21 | Record vs D-I teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season range | Schedule strength | Overall | Conference | Home | Road | Neutral | vs 1-25 | vs 26-100 | vs 100+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Rating | D-I rank | Max | Min | Rating | D-I rank | W | L | W | L | Streak | Last 5 | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | Highest single-game rating | Lowest single-game rating | ||||||||||
| 1 | Incarnate Word | 68.02 | 144 | 74.48 | 66.73 | 57.97 | 223 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | W1 | 4-1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | at | Northern Colorado | 77.23 | vs | Nicholls State | 60.31 | ||||||
| 2 | Nicholls State | 65.46 | 163 | 68.57 | 57.35 | 68.32 | 149 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | L1 | 3-2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | at | Incarnate Word | 74.96 | at | Southern Illinois | 55.27 | ||||||
| 3 | Lamar | 59.49 | 191 | 59.49 | 52.97 | 61.91 | 187 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | W1 | 3-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | vs | Texas A&M Commerce | 63.94 | at | South Dakota | 49.67 | ||||||
| 4 | Houston Christian | 53.90 | 207 | 55.18 | 48.82 | 60.74 | 195 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | L1 | 3-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | vs | Prairie View A&M | 62.63 | at | Nicholls State | 44.33 | ||||||
| 5 | Texas A&M Commerce | 48.75 | 234 | 56.07 | 48.07 | 64.71 | 172 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 5 | L5 | 0-5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | vs | McNeese State | 63.11 | vs | Southeastern Louisiana | 36.79 | ||||||
| 6 | McNeese State | 43.83 | 243 | 48.38 | 43.05 | 61.37 | 193 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | L10 | 0-5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | at | Eastern Illinois | 52.03 | at | Texas A&M Commerce | 35.65 | ||||||
| 7 | McNeese State | 43.83 | 243 | 48.38 | 43.05 | 61.37 | 193 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6 | L10 | 0-5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | at | Eastern Illinois | 52.03 | at | Texas A&M Commerce | 35.65 | ||||||
| 8 | Northwestern State | 42.70 | 246 | 48.89 | 42.70 | 62.42 | 180 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | L6 | 0-5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | at | Louisiana-Lafayette | 47.57 | vs | Stephen F. Austin | 39.23 | ||||||
| Southland top performances | Southland surprise performances | Southland upset wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Opponent | Result | Rating | Rank | Team | Opponent | Result | Rating | Rank | Team | Opponent | Result | Rating | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Incarnate Word | at | Northern Colorado | W 42 - 7 | 77.23 | 1 | Southeastern Louisiana | at | Texas A&M Commerce | W 52 - 14 | 16.46 | 1 | Houston Christian | at | Southeastern Louisiana | W 34 - 19 | 12.75 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Incarnate Word | at | Abilene Christian | W 27 - 20 | 75.27 | 2 | Houston Christian | at | Southeastern Louisiana | W 34 - 19 | 13.55 | 2 | Nicholls State | at | Incarnate Word | W 45 - 32 | 4.80 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nicholls State | at | Incarnate Word | W 45 - 32 | 74.96 | 3 | Texas A&M Commerce | at | Old Dominion | L 9 - 10 | 11.75 | 3 | Lamar | at | Southeastern Louisiana | W 30 - 24 | 4.45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southeastern Louisiana | at | Texas A&M Commerce | W 52 - 14 | 73.25 | 4 | Houston Christian | vs | Prairie View A&M | W 30 - 0 | 11.25 | 4 | Lamar | at | Houston Christian | W 21 - 19 | 2.78 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Incarnate Word | at | Houston Christian | W 45 - 24 | 72.11 | 5 | Texas A&M Commerce | vs | McNeese State | W 41 - 10 | 10.36 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Nicholls State | vs | Houston Christian | W 38 - 7 | 71.79 | 6 | Nicholls State | vs | Houston Christian | W 38 - 7 | 10.08 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Nicholls State | at | Texas A&M Commerce | W 27 - 7 | 71.08 | 7 | Nicholls State | at | Incarnate Word | W 45 - 32 | 8.62 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Incarnate Word | vs | Texas A&M Commerce | W 28 - 11 | 70.68 | 8 | McNeese State | vs | Incarnate Word | L 24 - 35 | 7.71 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Incarnate Word | at | Lamar | W 17 - 7 | 68.72 | 9 | Southeastern Louisiana | at | Incarnate Word | L 26 - 33 | 7.32 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Nicholls State | vs | Lamar | W 37 - 24 | 68.67 | 10 | Lamar | vs | Texas A&M Commerce | W 41 - 21 | 7.21 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Southland projected standings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conference | Overall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nicholls State | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Incarnate Word | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Lamar | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Houston Christian | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Southeastern Louisiana | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Texas A&M Commerce | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | McNeese State | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Northwestern State | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||