Omni Rankings™ 2025 College football ratings through 1/19/26 games
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Season range Schedule strength Overall vs FCS 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 Sacred Heart 54.77 214 57.37 51.01 56.58 224 7 4 1 0 L1 3-2 5 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 3 vs Howard 62.28 at Lehigh 50.66
2 Merrimack 50.01 229 56.02 50.01 55.91 231 3 8 0 1 W1 1-4 3 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 at Kennesaw State 57.38 at New Haven 41.87
FCS Independent top performances FCS Independent surprise performances FCS Independent upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Sacred Heart vs Howard W 32 - 14  62.28 1 Sacred Heart vs Howard W 32 - 14  7.38 1 Sacred Heart at LIU W 24 - 21  9.46
2 Sacred Heart at Montana L 21 - 43  58.91 2 Sacred Heart at LIU W 24 - 21  6.17 2 Sacred Heart vs Delaware State W 35 - 31  3.09
3 Merrimack at Kennesaw State L 13 - 27  57.38 3 Merrimack at Harvard L 7 - 31  4.85 3      
4 Sacred Heart at LIU W 24 - 21  57.17 4 Sacred Heart vs Delaware State W 35 - 31  3.46 4      
5 Sacred Heart vs Delaware State W 35 - 31  56.68 5 Merrimack at Kennesaw State L 13 - 27  3.07 5      
6 Sacred Heart at Central Connecticut State L 35 - 42 OT 56.54 6 Merrimack at Colgate L 20 - 23 OT 2.94 6      
7 Merrimack at Harvard L 7 - 31  56.38 7 Sacred Heart at Central Connecticut State L 35 - 42 OT 2.29 7      
8 Merrimack vs Central Connecticut State W 16 - 14  56.23 8 Sacred Heart at Montana L 21 - 43  2.06 8      
9 Merrimack at Colgate L 20 - 23 OT 55.75 9 Merrimack at Kent State L 17 - 21  1.69 9      
10 Sacred Heart vs Merrimack W 42 - 37  54.85 10 Merrimack at Sacred Heart L 37 - 42  1.46 10      
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FCS Independent projected records
Overall vs FCS Independent
Rank Team W L W L
1 Sacred Heart 7 4 1 0
2 Merrimack 3 8 0 1