Omni Rankings™ 2026 College football ratings through 10/3/26 games
FBS Independent
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 vs FBS Independent 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 Notre Dame 109.36 3 111.66 109.36 83.14 30 5 0 0 0 W5 5-0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 at Purdue 113.86 at North Carolina 104.96
2 UConn 77.33 95 78.82 72.47 70.17 142 2 3 0 0 L2 2-3 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 at Southern Miss 85.80 vs Maryland 66.12
FBS Independent top performances FBS Independent surprise performances FBS Independent upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Notre Dame at Purdue W 49 - 10  113.86 1 UConn at Southern Miss W 48 - 20  13.33 1      
2 Notre Dame vs Wisconsin W 41 - 13  113.29 2 Notre Dame at Purdue W 49 - 10  4.17 2      
3 Notre Dame vs Rice W 52 - 0  111.66 3 Notre Dame vs Wisconsin W 41 - 13  2.40 3      
4 Notre Dame vs Michigan State W 27 - 10  106.64 4 UConn vs Lafayette W 56 - 7  1.05 4      
5 Notre Dame at North Carolina W 37 - 26  104.96 5 Bethune-Cookman at UCF L 6 - 73  0.00 5      
6 UConn at Southern Miss W 48 - 20  85.80 6 UConn at Miami (OH) L 21 - 24  -0.23 6      
7 UConn vs Lafayette W 56 - 7  78.36 7 UConn vs Syracuse L 41 - 42 OT -0.76 7      
8 UConn at Miami (OH) L 21 - 24  77.51 8 Notre Dame vs Michigan State W 27 - 10  -5.02 8      
9 UConn vs Syracuse L 41 - 42 OT 76.80 9 Notre Dame at North Carolina W 37 - 26  -6.29 9      
10 UConn vs Maryland L 14 - 38  66.12 10 UConn vs Maryland L 14 - 38  -12.70 10      
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FBS Independent projected records
Overall vs FBS Independent
Rank Team W L W L
1 Notre Dame 11 1 0 0
2 UConn 5 7 0 0