Omni Rankings™ 2026 College football ratings through 10/3/26 games
Pioneer
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 Butler             2 1 1 0 W2   1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0        
2 Marist 52.46 219 53.13 47.43 42.04 251 2 2 2 0 W2   1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 vs Presbyterian     59.83 at New Haven     47.69
3 Dayton             1 1 0 1 L1   0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1                    
4 St. Thomas 47.81 240 57.06 47.81 54.17 241 2 2 1 1 L1   2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 vs San Diego       64.71 at Presbyterian     31.57
5 San Diego 46.17 246 48.74 43.89 56.83 233 2 3 1 1 W1 2-3 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 at Cal Poly       56.34 at St. Thomas     36.15
6 Drake 45.79 248 46.74 42.93 53.96 242 2 2 2 0 W2   1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 vs Dayton       50.83 at Northern Iowa     39.11
7 Valparaiso 45.59 249 45.59 38.78 47.82 249 1 3 1 1 W1   0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 at Morehead State     52.83 at Indiana State     39.29
8 Presbyterian 43.65 253 43.65 35.59 58.16 226 1 3 1 1 W1   1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 vs St. Thomas     61.09 at Marist       29.35
9 Stetson 32.51 263 32.51 30.18 63.74 177 0 4 0 1 L4   0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 vs       33.99 at       30.52
10 Davidson 24.56 265 28.58 24.56 45.92 250 1 3 0 2 L2   1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 vs       31.41 at       20.27
11 Morehead State             0 3 0 1 L3   0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3        
Pioneer top performances Pioneer surprise performances Pioneer upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 St. Thomas vs San Diego W 50 - 17  64.71 1 Presbyterian vs St. Thomas W 55 - 21  25.49 1 San Diego at Cal Poly W 38 - 35  21.74
2 Presbyterian vs St. Thomas W 55 - 21  61.09 2 St. Thomas vs San Diego W 50 - 17  12.59 2 Presbyterian vs St. Thomas W 55 - 21  18.45
3 Marist vs Presbyterian W 42 - 7  59.83 3 San Diego at Cal Poly W 38 - 35  12.30 3 Davidson vs VMI W 27 - 24 OT 11.33
4 Butler at Montana State L 24 - 51  56.64 4 Valparaiso at Morehead State W 37 - 3  12.05 4 St. Thomas vs Southern Utah W 28 - 26  6.63
5 San Diego at Cal Poly W 38 - 35  56.34 5 Marist vs Presbyterian W 42 - 7  11.48 5 Drake vs Dayton W 30 - 22  6.15
6 Butler vs Chicago State W 47 - 20  54.92 6 San Diego vs Davidson W 63 - 14  7.61 6 Dayton at Eastern Kentucky W 17 - 14  5.53
7 St. Thomas vs Southern Utah W 28 - 26  54.26 7 Drake vs Dayton W 30 - 22  6.90 7      
8 Dayton at Eastern Kentucky W 17 - 14  54.02 8 Butler at Montana State L 24 - 51  6.02 8      
9 Valparaiso at Morehead State W 37 - 3  52.83 9 Davidson vs VMI W 27 - 24 OT 5.66 9      
10 San Diego vs Davidson W 63 - 14  51.50 10 St. Thomas vs Southern Utah W 28 - 26  4.27 10      
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Pioneer projected standings
Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 Butler 6 2 7 3
2 Marist 6 2 7 4
3 Dayton 5 3 6 3
4 Drake 5 3 5 5
5 Presbyterian 5 3 5 5
6 St. Thomas 4 4 5 5
7 San Diego 4 4 5 6
8 Valparaiso 4 4 4 6
9 Stetson 3 5 3 8
10 Davidson 1 7 2 8
11 Morehead State 1 7 1 9