Omni Rankings™ 2026 College football ratings through 10/3/26 games
Big Sky
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 Montana State 77.16 98 85.47 77.16 60.76 202 5 1 2 1 L1 4-1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 at Nevada 89.02 at Idaho 71.00
2 Montana 72.66 123 72.66 65.47 59.73 212 5 1 3 0 W2 4-1 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 at UC Davis 85.02 at Oregon State 59.68
3 Idaho State 70.66 132 74.50 68.13 56.49 234 4 1 1 1 L1 4-1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 at Utah State 79.65 vs Northern Arizona 65.32
4 Northern Arizona 69.60 136 69.60 67.04 70.58 139 4 2 2 1 W1 3-2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 at Idaho State 75.04 at Utah Tech 65.97
5 Idaho 62.91 164 62.91 60.02 75.47 96 1 4 1 1 W1 1-4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 vs Montana State 68.94 vs Lamar 58.60
6 UC Davis 62.27 169 69.39 60.90 57.40 231 4 2 2 1 W1 3-2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 at San Diego 72.04 vs Montana 47.75
7 Eastern Washington 61.60 172 66.53 61.60 70.54 140 1 5 0 3 L4 1-4 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 vs Northern Iowa 69.46 vs Cal Poly 57.96
8 Northern Colorado 61.20 174 62.60 58.55 65.86 166 1 4 1 2 L1 1-4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 vs Utah Tech 65.48 at Montana 57.95
9 Southern Utah 59.85 182 63.06 57.61 63.38 181 2 4 1 2 W1 2-3 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 vs Weber State 63.14 at Colorado State 55.28
10 Cal Poly 59.09 184 62.76 57.65 59.72 213 2 3 2 1 L1 2-3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 at Eastern Washington 64.81 vs San Diego 50.45
11 Weber State 58.22 193 61.53 57.44 58.78 219 3 3 2 1 W1 2-3 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 at Northern Colorado 62.92 vs Portland State 52.13
12 Portland State 52.71 218 52.71 50.42 73.93 107 1 4 1 1 W1 1-4 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 at Weber State 58.02 vs North Dakota 49.52
13 Utah Tech 48.10 238 50.25 48.10 72.77 120 0 6 0 3 L6 0-5 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 vs Northern Arizona 51.47 at Northern Colorado 45.53
Big Sky top performances Big Sky surprise performances Big Sky upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Montana State at Nevada W 20 - 7  89.02 1 Montana at UC Davis W 62 - 22  19.54 1 Idaho vs Montana State W 35 - 34  16.27
2 Montana at UC Davis W 62 - 22  85.02 2 Idaho State at Utah State W 29 - 17  11.52 2 Portland State at Weber State W 44 - 41  12.29
3 Montana State at Utah Tech W 54 - 0  84.00 3 Idaho vs Montana State W 35 - 34  8.62 3 Idaho State at Utah State W 29 - 17  11.56
4 Idaho State at Utah State W 29 - 17  79.65 4 Northern Arizona at Idaho State W 38 - 31  7.61 4 Cal Poly at Eastern Washington W 31 - 27  10.49
5 Montana State vs Butler W 51 - 24  79.45 5 Portland State at Weber State W 44 - 41  7.58 5 Northern Arizona at Idaho State W 38 - 31  8.53
6 Montana State vs Northern Arizona W 28 - 14  78.71 6 Cal Poly at Eastern Washington W 31 - 27  7.16 6 Weber State at Northern Colorado W 30 - 29  5.88
7 Montana vs Northern Colorado W 36 - 14  75.98 7 Montana State at Nevada W 20 - 7  6.55 7 Weber State at Cal Poly W 42 - 34 2OT 5.50
8 Idaho State vs San Diego W 59 - 17  75.06 8 Eastern Washington vs Northern Iowa W 34 - 24  6.26 8 Montana at UC Davis W 62 - 22  4.09
9 Northern Arizona at Idaho State W 38 - 31  75.04 9 UC Davis at San Diego W 49 - 17  5.29 9 Eastern Washington vs Northern Iowa W 34 - 24  2.96
10 Montana vs Drake W 45 - 10  72.58 10 Southern Utah vs Idaho State L 24 - 28  5.02 10 Montana State at Nevada W 20 - 7  0.66
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Big Sky projected standings
Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 Montana 7 2 9 3
2 Montana State 6 3 9 3
3 Idaho State 6 3 9 3
4 Northern Arizona 6 3 8 4
5 Idaho 5 4 5 7
6 UC Davis 5 4 7 5
7 Cal Poly 4 5 4 7
8 Weber State 4 5 5 7
9 Southern Utah 3 5 5 7
10 Eastern Washington 3 6 4 8
11 Northern Colorado 3 6 3 8
12 Portland State 3 6 3 9
13 Utah Tech 2 7 2 10