Omni Rankings™ 2026 College football ratings through 10/3/26 games
C-USA
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 Liberty 85.98 58 85.98 77.79 75.39 97 4 1 1 0 W4 4-1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 at Delaware 89.44 vs Gardner-Webb 72.45
2 Jacksonville State 76.49 102 76.49 72.32 72.31 125 3 2 1 0 W2 3-2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 vs Eastern Kentucky     78.71 at North Dakota State     70.90
3 Delaware 74.57 114 78.73 74.09 78.14 68 2 3 0 1 L2 2-3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 at Vanderbilt       81.41 at Virginia       70.33
4 Sam Houston 73.71 117 74.83 68.41 77.82 70 1 3 0 0 L1   1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 vs Nicholls       81.35 at Texas Tech     69.36
5 Kennesaw State 73.04 119 77.85 73.01 76.13 89 1 3 0 0 L3   1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 vs West Georgia     79.49 vs Georgia State     68.75
6 Missouri State 72.69 122 72.71 68.94 76.88 82 1 3 0 0 L2   1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 at SMU       77.74 vs Marshall       66.28
7 FIU 71.40 129 74.19 71.40 67.89 154 2 2 0 0 W1   2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 at USF       74.91 vs LIU       67.49
8 New Mexico State 70.77 131 71.62 68.50 70.60 138 2 3 1 0 W1 2-3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 vs Western Kentucky     76.06 vs New Mexico     66.19
9 Middle Tennessee 67.31 148 70.51 66.40 69.78 145 2 3 0 1 L2 2-3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 vs Nevada       74.01 at Kansas       59.86
10 Western Kentucky 64.28 157 66.55 62.80 81.19 46 1 4 0 1 L1 1-4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 vs Mercyhurst 70.61 at Nevada 55.21
C-USA top performances C-USA surprise performances C-USA upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Liberty at Delaware W 30 - 14  89.44 1 Sam Houston vs Nicholls W 59 - 0  11.74 1 Middle Tennessee vs Nevada W 27 - 20  6.31
2 Liberty at Coastal Carolina W 34 - 17  88.72 2 Liberty vs Ball State W 51 - 15  9.28 2      
3 Liberty vs Ball State W 51 - 15  87.07 3 Missouri State at SMU L 24 - 34  7.67 3      
4 Liberty at James Madison L 13 - 20  86.86 4 New Mexico State vs Western Kentucky W 34 - 13  7.56 4      
5 Delaware at Vanderbilt L 26 - 35  81.41 5 Missouri State vs Lindenwood W 48 - 14  7.54 5      
6 Sam Houston vs Nicholls W 59 - 0  81.35 6 Delaware at Vanderbilt L 26 - 35  7.32 6      
7 Delaware vs Coastal Carolina W 22 - 14  79.71 7 Western Kentucky at Indiana L 0 - 38  7.17 7      
8 Kennesaw State vs West Georgia W 47 - 0  79.49 8 Liberty at Coastal Carolina W 34 - 17  7.03 8      
9 Jacksonville State vs Eastern Kentucky W 49 - 7  78.71 9 Kennesaw State vs West Georgia W 47 - 0  6.85 9      
10 Jacksonville State at Ohio L 27 - 29 4OT 77.81 10 Middle Tennessee vs Nevada W 27 - 20  6.50 10      
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C-USA projected standings
Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 Liberty 6 2 9 3
2 Jacksonville State 5 3 7 5
3 Delaware 4 4 6 6
4 Sam Houston 4 4 5 7
5 Kennesaw State 4 4 5 7
6 Missouri State 4 4 5 7
7 FIU 4 4 6 6
8 New Mexico State 4 4 5 7
9 Middle Tennessee 3 5 5 7
10 Western Kentucky 2 6 3 9