Omni Rankings™ 2026 College football ratings through 10/3/26 games
SWAC
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 Prairie View A&M 58.25 189 65.59 58.25 62.46 187 2 4 2 1 L1 2-3 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 vs Texas Southern 70.39 at Mississippi Valley State 48.73
2 Alabama A&M 56.12 201 56.15 48.29 49.63 247 2 2 1 1 L1   1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 vs Tennessee State 59.93 vs Howard 51.59
3 Jackson State             3 0 2 0 W3   1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0        
4 Alabama State 54.15 208 56.73 54.15 48.24 248 2 2 1 1 L1   1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 at Troy 58.03 vs Southern U 49.88
5 Bethune-Cookman 52.43 220 52.43 51.05 58.81 218 2 2 1 0 W1   2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 vs Alabama State 54.91 vs South Carolina State 50.23
6 Arkansas Pine Bluff             1 2 1 1 W1   0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1        
7 Grambling State             1 2 1 1 W1   1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1        
8 Alcorn State 43.94 252 44.46 42.68 53.85 244 2 3 2 1 L1 2-3 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 at North Alabama 46.09 at Southern Miss 39.30
9 Texas Southern 41.98 255 48.01 41.15 59.77 211 1 4 0 2 L4 1-4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 vs North Carolina Central 48.42 at UTEP 37.95
10 Florida A&M 39.41 256 41.58 39.41 65.85 167 0 4 0 1 L4   0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 at Miami (FL) 42.65 vs Alabama A&M 36.89
11 Mississippi Valley State 38.01 257 38.01 33.04 60.26 206 1 3 1 1 W1   1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 vs Prairie View A&M 46.67 at Sacramento State 32.56
12 Southern U 33.70 262 38.15 33.70 62.31 189 0 4 0 2 L4   0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 at 39.50 vs 25.49
SWAC top performances SWAC surprise performances SWAC upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Prairie View A&M vs Texas Southern W 52 - 14  70.39 1 Mississippi Valley State vs Prairie View A&M W 28 - 27  13.33 1 Mississippi Valley State vs Prairie View A&M W 28 - 27  25.70
2 Prairie View A&M at Baylor L 3 - 44  62.20 2 Arkansas Pine Bluff at Southern U W 41 - 10  12.66 2 Alcorn State vs Arkansas Pine Bluff W 53 - 51 2OT 3.78
3 Prairie View A&M vs SFA L 10 - 31  61.40 3 Alabama A&M vs Tennessee State W 30 - 3  11.64 3 Bethune-Cookman vs Alabama State W 16 - 10  1.97
4 Prairie View A&M at Tarleton State L 30 - 49  60.93 4 Prairie View A&M vs Texas Southern W 52 - 14  9.60 4 Texas Southern vs North Carolina Central W 42 - 30  1.83
5 Alabama A&M vs Tennessee State W 30 - 3  59.93 5 Texas Southern vs North Carolina Central W 42 - 30  6.66 5 Jackson State vs Alabama A&M W 31 - 28  1.27
6 Prairie View A&M vs Grambling State W 21 - 14  58.72 6 Grambling State vs Prairie View A&M L 14 - 21  4.77 6      
7 Arkansas Pine Bluff at Southern U W 41 - 10  58.17 7 Arkansas Pine Bluff at Missouri L 14 - 54  4.14 7      
8 Alabama A&M at Florida A&M W 40 - 21  58.09 8 Southern U vs Alabama State L 17 - 30  3.99 8      
9 Alabama State at Troy L 17 - 34  58.03 9 Alabama A&M at Florida A&M W 40 - 21  3.98 9      
10 Jackson State vs Alabama A&M W 31 - 28  56.95 10 Bethune-Cookman vs Alabama State W 16 - 10  3.85 10      
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SWAC projected standings
Eastern Division Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 Jackson State 6 2 7 2
2 Alabama A&M 5 3 6 4
3 Alabama State 5 3 6 4
4 Bethune-Cookman 5 3 6 5
5 Florida A&M 3 5 3 8
6 Mississippi Valley State 3 5 3 7
         
Western Division Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 Prairie View A&M 5 3 6 6
2 Arkansas Pine Bluff 4 4 4 5
3 Grambling State 4 4 4 5
4 Alcorn State 4 4 4 6
5 Texas Southern 3 5 4 7
6 Southern U 2 6 2 8