Omni Rankings™ 2026 College football ratings through 10/3/26 games
MAC
Note: Team ratings withheld from publication until four Division I games played
Home field factor = 3.02 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 Toledo 85.72 60 86.95 84.43 72.80 119 4 1 1 0 W4 4-1 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 vs San Diego State 92.03 vs Temple 81.90
2 Western Michigan 80.32 78 87.57 80.32 75.31 98 3 2 1 0 W1 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 at Michigan 88.25 at Buffalo 73.94
3 Ohio 75.36 108 77.09 75.36 74.90 101 3 2 1 0 W2 3-2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 vs Stonehill 75.74 vs Jacksonville State 74.79
4 Miami (OH) 74.78 111 77.26 72.16 75.10 100 2 3 0 1 L1 2-3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 at Cincinnati 81.16 vs Bowling Green 68.98
5 UMass 72.36 124 78.38 72.36 60.88 200 4 1 1 1 L1 4-1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 at Rutgers 86.59 vs Eastern Michigan 58.30
6 Central Michigan 71.45 128 71.45 67.90 78.07 69 3 2 1 0 W1 3-2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 vs Akron 76.08 at New Mexico 66.24
7 Bowling Green 70.03 134 70.03 65.67 86.00 17 1 4 1 0 W1 1-4 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 at Miami (OH) 75.83 at Iowa State 63.76
8 Eastern Michigan 69.95 135 69.95 62.64 72.08 126 3 3 2 0 W2 2-3 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 at UMass 84.29 at Wisconsin 58.61
9 Kent State 68.91 139 68.91 63.78 79.46 57 2 3 1 1 L1 2-3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 vs Wofford 72.05 at South Carolina 63.20
10 Ball State 62.61 167 65.88 61.38 80.15 50 1 4 0 2 L3 1-4 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 vs Stony Brook 69.65 at Liberty 56.60
11 Buffalo 61.67 171 62.01 58.93 71.57 130 2 3 0 1 L1 2-3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 vs Western Michigan 68.05 vs Robert Morris 54.66
12 Akron 60.75 177 70.70 60.75 73.10 115 1 4 0 1 L3 1-4 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 vs Robert Morris 74.42 vs UNLV 55.74
13 Sacramento State 57.05 200 62.94 57.05 66.53 160 1 4 0 2 L3 1-4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 vs Mississippi Valley State 63.79 vs UMass 51.44
MAC top performances MAC surprise performances MAC upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Toledo vs San Diego State W 41 - 16  92.03 1 Eastern Michigan at UMass W 38 - 14  20.08 1 Eastern Michigan at UMass W 38 - 14  17.19
2 Western Michigan at Michigan L 12 - 13  88.25 2 Buffalo vs Western Michigan L 17 - 20  9.12 2 Bowling Green at Miami (OH) W 24 - 20  12.73
3 Western Michigan vs Monmouth W 49 - 14  88.04 3 UMass at Rutgers W 37 - 21  8.61 3 UMass at Rutgers W 37 - 21  1.91
4 Toledo vs Central Connecticut State W 63 - 10  87.12 4 Bowling Green at Miami (OH) W 24 - 20  8.28 4      
5 UMass at Rutgers W 37 - 21  86.59 5 Kent State vs Wofford W 36 - 15  8.27 5      
6 Western Michigan at Rice W 28 - 21  85.29 6 UMass at Sacramento State W 35 - 6  8.01 6      
7 Eastern Michigan at UMass W 38 - 14  84.29 7 Toledo vs San Diego State W 41 - 16  7.61 7      
8 Toledo at Michigan State L 20 - 30  84.10 8 Ball State vs Stony Brook W 41 - 17  7.54 8      
9 Toledo at Ball State W 39 - 24  82.85 9 Akron vs Robert Morris W 45 - 10  7.44 9      
10 UMass at Sacramento State W 35 - 6  82.21 10 Miami (OH) at Cincinnati L 31 - 35  6.77 10      
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MAC projected standings
Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 Toledo 6 2 9 3
2 Western Michigan 6 2 8 4
3 Ohio 5 3 7 5
4 Central Michigan 5 3 7 5
5 Bowling Green 5 3 5 7
6 Eastern Michigan 5 3 6 6
7 Miami (OH) 4 4 6 6
8 UMass 4 4 8 4
9 Kent State 4 4 5 7
10 Ball State 2 6 3 9
11 Buffalo 2 6 4 8
12 Akron 2 6 3 9
13 Sacramento State 1 7 3 9