Omni Rankings™ 2026 College football ratings through 10/3/26 games
MVC
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 South Dakota State 82.69 74 82.69 77.43 62.31 190 5 1 2 0 W4 4-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 at Illinois State 88.34 vs Youngstown State 78.55
2 South Dakota 79.27 82 82.41 78.26 68.88 148 4 2 1 1 W1 3-2 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 vs Central Connecticut State 87.82 at Youngstown State 70.22
3 Youngstown State 78.10 90 78.10 70.85 69.57 146 4 2 2 1 W2 3-2 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 vs South Dakota 85.39 at Kentucky 69.67
4 Illinois State 74.59 113 80.15 74.59 65.03 171 3 2 0 2 L2 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 at Western Illinois 83.02 vs South Dakota State 69.05
5 North Dakota 72.30 125 74.50 72.30 57.59 229 5 1 2 0 W2 4-1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 at Portland State 75.51 vs LIU 69.64
6 Northern Iowa 69.52 137 69.52 61.95 71.33 134 2 2 1 0 W1   2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 vs Illinois State 74.80 at Eastern Washington 62.91
7 Southern Illinois 67.37 147 68.96 65.20 65.95 163 3 3 1 1 L1 3-2 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 at Murray State 74.94 at Illinois 62.55
8 Indiana State 58.60 188 59.60 57.09 64.45 173 2 4 0 2 L2 2-3 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 vs North Dakota 61.55 at South Dakota 56.09
9 Murray State 44.88 250 46.90 43.96 64.77 172 1 5 0 2 L3 1-4 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 vs Valparaiso 48.46 vs Southern Illinois 37.67
MVC top performances MVC surprise performances MVC upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 South Dakota State at Illinois State W 31 - 14  88.34 1 Youngstown State vs South Dakota W 47 - 28  11.49 1 Northern Iowa vs Illinois State W 28 - 21  10.64
2 South Dakota vs Central Connecticut State W 59 - 20  87.82 2 Southern Illinois at Murray State W 46 - 6  9.74 2 Youngstown State vs South Dakota W 47 - 28  4.79
3 Youngstown State vs South Dakota W 47 - 28  85.39 3 Northern Iowa vs Illinois State W 28 - 21  8.67 3 Indiana State at Eastern Illinois W 42 - 35  0.77
4 South Dakota State at Northwestern L 18 - 34  83.57 4 Northern Iowa vs Drake W 56 - 14  8.39 4      
5 Illinois State at Western Illinois W 41 - 10  83.02 5 South Dakota State at Illinois State W 31 - 14  7.91 5      
6 South Dakota vs Indiana State W 44 - 14  81.78 6 Illinois State at Western Illinois W 41 - 10  6.42 6      
7 South Dakota at Boise State L 24 - 38  81.63 7 South Dakota vs Central Connecticut State W 59 - 20  6.42 7      
8 South Dakota State vs Eastern Illinois W 42 - 7  81.61 8 South Dakota State at Northwestern L 18 - 34  6.14 8      
9 Illinois State vs Eastern Illinois W 49 - 13  81.29 9 Youngstown State vs Duquesne W 70 - 13  5.97 9      
10 South Dakota vs Eastern Washington W 41 - 23  80.66 10 Indiana State at Eastern Illinois W 42 - 35  3.74 10      
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MVC projected standings
Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 South Dakota State 7 1 10 2
2 Youngstown State 6 2 8 3
3 South Dakota 5 3 8 4
4 North Dakota 5 3 8 4
5 Illinois State 4 4 7 4
6 Northern Iowa 4 4 5 6
7 Southern Illinois 3 5 5 7
8 Indiana State 2 6 4 8
9 Murray State 1 7 2 10