Omni Rankings™ 2025 College football ratings through 1/19/26 games
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Home field factor = 2.16 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 North Dakota State 88.13 50 93.38 88.09 65.32 163 12 1 8 0 L1 4-1 6 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1 at South Dakota State 101.65 vs Illinois State 78.87
2 North Dakota 78.82 88 83.59 77.93 67.37 156 8 6 5 3 L1 2-3 4 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 2 at Southern Illinois 89.32 at South Dakota 72.10
3 Southern Illinois 74.89 101 79.03 70.82 67.95 150 6 5 4 4 W1 3-2 2 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 at Illinois State 86.72 vs South Dakota 68.75
4 Illinois State 74.42 106 74.42 62.43 67.58 154 12 5 5 3 L1 4-1 3 3 9 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 11 2 at Villanova 83.48 vs Southern Illinois 55.85
5 South Dakota State 73.21 112 86.98 70.35 67.85 152 9 5 4 4 L1 2-3 5 3 4 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 3 vs Mercyhurst 87.51 vs Indiana State 61.10
6 Youngstown State 72.14 122 73.83 65.08 67.72 153 8 5 5 3 L1 3-2 5 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 2 at North Dakota State 79.32 vs Mercyhurst 67.24
7 South Dakota 71.57 125 73.66 63.27 68.61 147 10 5 6 2 L1 4-1 6 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 2 at Mercer 89.95 vs Illinois State 59.06
8 Northern Iowa 60.04 184 61.64 57.73 68.68 145 3 9 1 7 L2 1-4 3 3 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 7 vs Butler 64.31 vs North Dakota 54.85
9 Indiana State 55.61 210 62.09 55.61 74.17 114 2 9 1 7 L3 1-4 1 4 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 5 at South Dakota State 74.74 vs Murray State 45.91
10 Murray State 51.79 224 51.79 45.78 69.17 144 1 11 1 7 W1 1-4 0 5 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 at Indiana State 61.47 at Youngstown State 43.70
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 North Dakota State at South Dakota State W 38 - 7  101.65 1 South Dakota at Mercer W 47 - 0  21.00 1 Illinois State at North Dakota State W 29 - 28  22.82
2 North Dakota State vs Southern Illinois W 45 - 17  96.12 2 Indiana State at South Dakota State W 24 - 12  16.99 2 Indiana State at South Dakota State W 24 - 12  22.49
3 North Dakota State vs South Dakota W 51 - 13  93.31 3 Southern Illinois at Illinois State W 37 - 7  15.33 3 South Dakota vs North Dakota W 26 - 21  18.12
4 North Dakota State vs St. Thomas (MN) W 62 - 7  91.78 4 Illinois State at Indiana State W 52 - 20  14.69 4 Murray State at Indiana State W 31 - 17  11.73
5 North Dakota State at The Citadel W 38 - 0  90.37 5 South Dakota State vs New Hampshire W 41 - 3  13.68 5 South Dakota State at North Dakota W 34 - 31 OT 11.38
6 North Dakota State at Indiana State W 38 - 7  90.04 6 Murray State at Indiana State W 31 - 17  12.56 6 South Dakota at Mercer W 47 - 0  7.01
7 South Dakota at Mercer W 47 - 0  89.95 7 Illinois State at North Dakota State W 29 - 28  11.89 7 South Dakota at Southern Illinois W 53 - 51 5OT 6.95
8 North Dakota State at North Dakota W 15 - 10  89.55 8 South Dakota vs North Dakota W 26 - 21  11.45 8 South Dakota vs South Dakota State W 24 - 17  5.86
9 North Dakota at Southern Illinois W 38 - 19  89.32 9 North Dakota State at South Dakota State W 38 - 7  11.09 9 Illinois State at South Dakota State W 35 - 21  5.69
10 North Dakota State at Tennessee State W 59 - 3  89.16 10 Illinois State at Southeastern Louisiana W 21 - 3  11.03 10 Illinois State at Southeastern Louisiana W 21 - 3  4.83
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MVC projected standings
Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 North Dakota State 8 0 12 1
2 South Dakota 6 2 10 5
3 North Dakota 5 3 8 6
4 Illinois State 5 3 12 5
5 Youngstown State 5 3 8 5
6 Southern Illinois 4 4 6 5
7 South Dakota State 4 4 9 5
8 Northern Iowa 1 7 3 9
9 Indiana State 1 7 2 9
10 Murray State 1 7 1 11