Omni Rankings™ 2026 College football ratings through 10/3/26 games
Southland
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 SFA 79.14 83 82.97 76.74 61.45 197 5 0 3 0 W5 5-0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 at Abilene Christian 85.34 vs UIW 70.18
2 Lamar 68.28 141 70.42 64.76 60.44 203 4 1 2 0 W3 4-1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 at Nicholls 78.00 at Louisiana 61.91
3 UTRGV 63.59 159 65.74 62.73 67.24 157 1 3 1 2 L1   1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 vs McNeese 70.07 at East Texas A&M 59.38
4 UIW 62.88 165 62.88 58.50 73.56 112 1 3 1 1 L2   1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 at SFA 71.29 vs Houston Christian 57.03
5 Southeastern Louisiana 61.46 173 61.46 58.28 59.16 215 3 2 1 1 W3 3-2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 at ULM 63.69 vs Houston Christian 54.60
6 McNeese 60.20 180 64.15 59.81 75.83 93 1 4 1 2 L1 1-4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 vs Tarleton State 66.68 vs East Texas A&M 56.28
7 Houston Christian 58.99 185 58.99 55.24 68.30 150 2 3 2 1 W1 2-3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 at Southeastern Louisiana 63.36 at Rice 53.59
8 East Texas A&M 54.68 206 54.68 50.98 63.48 179 2 4 2 2 W1 2-3 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 vs UTRGV 59.23 at SFA 49.41
9 Nicholls 52.91 215 61.10 52.91 64.31 174 2 4 1 2 L3 1-4 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 vs Mississippi Valley State 62.19 vs Lamar 45.32
10 Northwestern State 34.53 261 34.53 32.39 65.23 170 0 5 0 3 L5 0-5 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 at 39.52 vs 30.78
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 SFA at Abilene Christian W 26 - 7  85.34 1 UIW at SFA L 26 - 28  12.79 1 East Texas A&M vs UTRGV W 20 - 17  9.86
2 SFA at Prairie View A&M W 31 - 10  84.52 2 Lamar at Nicholls W 49 - 18  12.09 2 Houston Christian at Southeastern Louisiana W 34 - 28  5.55
3 SFA vs East Texas A&M W 44 - 7  80.63 3 UTRGV vs McNeese W 27 - 10  7.33 3 Southeastern Louisiana at ULM W 38 - 35  5.45
4 Lamar at Nicholls W 49 - 18  78.00 4 Northwestern State at Lamar L 14 - 42  7.13 4 Southeastern Louisiana vs North Alabama W 30 - 25  2.76
5 SFA at McNeese W 38 - 27  77.88 5 SFA at Abilene Christian W 26 - 7  6.65 5 Nicholls vs UTRGV W 31 - 28  0.08
6 UIW at SFA L 26 - 28  71.29 6 East Texas A&M vs UTRGV W 20 - 17  6.37 6      
7 Lamar vs Abilene Christian W 21 - 14  70.34 7 Houston Christian at Southeastern Louisiana W 34 - 28  5.65 7      
8 SFA vs UIW W 28 - 26  70.18 8 East Texas A&M at McNeese L 24 - 27  5.10 8      
9 UTRGV vs McNeese W 27 - 10  70.07 9 McNeese vs Tarleton State L 24 - 27  5.06 9      
10 Lamar at Idaho W 23 - 17  67.36 10 Nicholls vs Mississippi Valley State W 44 - 10  5.06 10      
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Southland projected standings
Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 SFA 8 1 10 1
2 Lamar 6 3 8 4
3 UIW 5 4 5 6
4 Houston Christian 5 4 5 6
5 UTRGV 4 5 5 6
6 Southeastern Louisiana 4 5 6 6
7 McNeese 4 5 4 7
8 East Texas A&M 4 5 4 8
9 Nicholls 3 6 4 8
10 Northwestern State 1 8 1 10