Omni Rankings™ 2026 College football ratings through 10/3/26 games
OVC
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 Gardner-Webb 67.43 146 69.27 63.82 66.89 159 2 4 1 0 W1 2-3 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 at Liberty 74.51 at Charleston Southern 62.81
2 Southeast Missouri State 62.23 170 62.53 60.06 67.59 155 2 3 0 0 L1 2-3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 vs Central Arkansas 64.34 at Southern Illinois 58.98
3 Western Illinois 55.76 202 57.09 50.35 59.79 210 2 3 1 0 W1 2-3 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 at North Alabama 59.00 vs Illinois State 50.34
4 UT Martin 55.10 205 55.10 50.42 66.00 162 1 4 0 0 L3 1-4 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 at Memphis 57.75 vs Central Arkansas 46.47
5 Charleston Southern 53.59 213 53.59 51.33 61.41 198 1 3 0 2 L1   0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 vs Gardner-Webb 57.88 at Georgia Southern 50.44
6 Eastern Illinois 52.32 222 54.96 52.32 70.48 141 1 4 0 0 L4 1-4 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 at Murray State 57.63 at Illinois State 50.82
7 Lindenwood 49.04 231 54.51 49.04 61.56 194 1 3 1 0 L3   1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 at Stony Brook 55.47 at Eastern Michigan 46.02
8 Tennessee State 45.86 247 48.75 44.03 63.06 183 1 4 0 1 L1 1-4 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 at Georgia 50.05 at Alabama A&M 37.11
OVC top performances OVC surprise performances OVC upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Gardner-Webb at Liberty L 23 - 24  74.51 1 Gardner-Webb at Liberty L 23 - 24  10.69 1 Lindenwood vs Charleston Southern W 20 - 17  1.57
2 Gardner-Webb at Marshall L 35 - 36  70.86 2 Charleston Southern vs Gardner-Webb L 10 - 12  6.46 2 Charleston Southern at The Citadel W 26 - 20 2OT 0.88
3 Gardner-Webb vs North Carolina Central W 44 - 20  67.78 3 Western Illinois at Wisconsin L 9 - 36  6.26 3 Tennessee State at Florida A&M W 29 - 26  0.57
4 Gardner-Webb at Austin Peay L 17 - 35  67.01 4 UT Martin vs Chicago State W 42 - 7  5.92 4      
5 Southeast Missouri State vs Central Arkansas W 27 - 9  64.34 5 UT Martin at Memphis L 21 - 45  5.35 5      
6 Southeast Missouri State at Iowa State L 10 - 38  64.11 6 Eastern Illinois at Murray State W 28 - 14  5.16 6      
7 Gardner-Webb at Wofford L 13 - 17  63.12 7 Western Illinois vs Morehead State W 59 - 2  4.96 7      
8 Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern W 12 - 10  62.81 8 Tennessee State at Western Illinois L 21 - 28  4.44 8      
9 Southeast Missouri State at Indiana State W 23 - 21  62.77 9 Southeast Missouri State at Iowa State L 10 - 38  4.05 9      
10 Southeast Missouri State vs West Florida L 17 - 20  61.53 10 Tennessee State vs Jackson State L 24 - 26  3.75 10      
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OVC projected standings
Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 Gardner-Webb 5 2 6 6
2 Southeast Missouri State 4 3 6 6
3 Western Illinois 4 3 5 6
4 UT Martin 3 4 4 8
5 Eastern Illinois 3 4 4 8
6 Lindenwood 3 4 4 7
7 Charleston Southern 2 5 4 7
8 Tennessee State 2 5 3 9