Omni Rankings™ 2026 College football ratings through 10/3/26 games
Patriot
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 Lehigh 75.73 107 75.73 73.32 55.36 238 6 0 4 0 W6 5-0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 vs Fordham 79.85 vs Dartmouth 69.53
2 Colgate 68.01 143 68.38 64.61 60.85 201 4 2 3 0 L1 3-2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 at Fordham 69.28 at Villanova 65.99
3 Richmond 57.62 198 60.81 56.62 56.45 235 5 1 3 0 W3 4-1 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 at Howard 62.27 vs Georgetown 51.79
4 Fordham 54.46 207 58.24 51.99 71.62 129 1 5 1 2 L2 1-4 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 at William & Mary 68.36 at Coastal Carolina 48.71
5 Villanova 54.06 209 57.55 53.87 60.09 207 2 4 1 2 L2 2-3 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 vs Colgate 56.27 vs William & Mary 49.78
6 Holy Cross 53.85 210 53.85 47.25 63.16 182 2 4 2 2 W2 2-3 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 at William & Mary 65.04 at Miami (OH) 45.39
7 Bucknell 47.95 239 48.38 44.18 62.38 188 1 4 0 2 L2 1-4 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 at VMI 50.94 at Richmond 43.54
8 William & Mary 47.36 242 58.62 47.36 63.74 178 2 4 1 3 L4 1-4 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 vs Delaware State 60.19 vs Holy Cross 36.18
9 Lafayette 47.33 243 51.89 47.33 55.18 239 1 4 0 2 L3 1-4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 at Columbia 51.01 vs Holy Cross 43.63
10 Georgetown 46.39 245 48.27 44.59 60.28 205 0 4 0 2 L4   0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 at Richmond 51.94 vs Lehigh 43.34
Patriot top performances Patriot surprise performances Patriot upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Lehigh vs Fordham W 34 - 0  79.85 1 Fordham at William & Mary W 52 - 27  16.37 1 Fordham at William & Mary W 52 - 27  8.81
2 Lehigh vs William & Mary W 44 - 20  76.62 2 Holy Cross at William & Mary W 41 - 14  15.65 2 Holy Cross at Lafayette W 38 - 30  6.41
3 Lehigh at Georgetown W 45 - 14  76.03 3 Georgetown at Richmond L 21 - 24  7.34 3 Holy Cross at William & Mary W 41 - 14  5.47
4 Lehigh at Penn W 20 - 7  75.32 4 Holy Cross at Lafayette W 38 - 30  7.03 4 William & Mary at Villanova W 35 - 32  5.11
5 Lehigh at Holy Cross W 35 - 10  73.71 5 Lehigh vs Fordham W 34 - 0  5.77 5 Richmond vs Furman W 13 - 9  1.04
6 Lehigh vs Dartmouth W 24 - 20  69.53 6 Bucknell vs Villanova L 16 - 17  4.70 6      
7 Colgate at Fordham W 24 - 14  69.28 7 Bucknell at VMI W 14 - 3  4.41 7      
8 Colgate at Harvard L 17 - 20  68.86 8 Richmond vs Bucknell W 35 - 14  4.28 8      
9 Colgate vs Cornell W 20 - 7  68.83 9 William & Mary at Villanova W 35 - 32  3.99 9      
10 Fordham at William & Mary W 52 - 27  68.36 10 Colgate vs Holy Cross W 35 - 10  3.60 10      
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Patriot projected standings
Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 Lehigh 8 1 11 1
2 Colgate 7 2 8 4
3 Richmond 6 3 8 4
4 Holy Cross 5 4 5 7
5 Fordham 4 5 4 8
6 Villanova 4 5 5 7
7 Bucknell 3 6 4 8
8 William & Mary 3 6 5 7