Omni Rankings™ 2026 College football ratings through 10/3/26 games
NEC
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 Central Connecticut State 62.56 168 62.56 56.32 73.20 114 1 3 1 0 W1   1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 at Montana State 69.77 at Toledo 55.89
2 Stonehill 51.99 223 52.01 46.49 62.85 185 1 4 1 0 L3 1-4 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 at New Haven 55.35 vs Bryant 47.08
3 Robert Morris 51.03 225 51.38 47.66 54.98 240 2 2 1 0 W1   1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 at Wagner 55.25 at Akron 43.94
4 LIU 48.85 233 53.11 48.21 63.91 175 1 5 1 0 W1 1-4 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 at FIU 54.24 vs UAlbany 42.50
5 Duquesne             0 3 0 0 L3   0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1        
6 New Haven 44.43 251 44.43 39.54 60.92 199 1 5 0 1 L5 0-5 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 at Austin Peay 50.17 vs Stonehill 35.11
7 Mercyhurst 43.22 254 45.88 41.99 70.95 137 0 5 0 1 L5 0-5 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 at LIU 46.08 at Western Kentucky 39.38
8 Wagner 36.92 258 37.89 36.92 71.45 132 0 4 0 2 L4   0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 at California 39.44 vs Robert Morris 32.14
NEC top performances NEC surprise performances NEC upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Central Connecticut State at Montana State L 30 - 35  69.77 1 Central Connecticut State at Montana State L 30 - 35  13.45 1 New Haven vs Marist W 22 - 21  7.97
2 Central Connecticut State vs Wagner W 45 - 14  63.19 2 Stonehill at New Haven W 21 - 3  8.86 2 Stonehill at New Haven W 21 - 3  0.50
3 Central Connecticut State at South Dakota L 20 - 59  56.59 3 New Haven at Austin Peay L 17 - 42  8.04 3      
4 Central Connecticut State at Toledo L 10 - 63  55.89 4 Robert Morris at Buffalo L 28 - 31  7.15 4      
5 Stonehill at New Haven W 21 - 3  55.35 5 LIU at FIU L 3 - 20  6.03 5      
6 Robert Morris at Wagner W 28 - 7  55.25 6 Robert Morris at Wagner W 28 - 7  4.49 6      
7 Robert Morris at Buffalo L 28 - 31  54.81 7 New Haven vs Marist W 22 - 21  4.46 7      
8 LIU at FIU L 3 - 20  54.24 8 LIU at North Dakota L 21 - 42  4.39 8      
9 Stonehill at UMass L 14 - 36  53.60 9 Mercyhurst at LIU L 24 - 27  4.09 9      
10 LIU at Kansas L 6 - 51  52.92 10 New Haven vs Brown L 10 - 17  4.06 10      
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NEC projected standings
Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 Central Connecticut State 6 1 6 4
2 Stonehill 4 3 5 7
3 Robert Morris 4 3 6 5
4 LIU 4 3 4 8
5 Duquesne 3 4 3 7
6 New Haven 3 4 4 8
7 Mercyhurst 2 5 2 9
8 Wagner 2 5 2 9