Omni Rankings™ 2026 College football ratings through 10/3/26 games
SoCon
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 Tennessee Tech 68.41 140 75.55 68.41 58.42 222 4 1 2 1 L1 4-1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 at Chattanooga 76.55 at Western Carolina 57.04
2 Western Carolina 65.39 154 66.26 60.75 62.95 184 3 3 1 1 W1 2-3 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 vs Tennessee Tech 76.99 at East Tennessee State 50.44
3 Mercer 64.76 155 64.79 59.13 55.95 237 4 2 1 1 W2 3-2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 at Abilene Christian 72.78 at Georgia Tech 56.32
4 East Tennessee State 64.74 156 64.74 58.53 65.50 169 3 2 2 0 W3 3-2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 vs Western Carolina 73.26 vs West Georgia 56.79
5 Chattanooga 63.47 161 64.73 58.16 58.02 227 3 3 2 1 L1 2-3 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 vs Wofford 73.76 at Eastern Kentucky 54.53
6 Furman 58.07 194 62.30 58.07 67.93 152 1 4 1 1 L3 1-4 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 at Mercer 66.37 vs Wofford 53.34
7 Samford 57.38 199 57.38 51.26 63.40 180 1 4 1 1 L1 1-4 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 vs VMI 62.11 at Tennessee Tech 53.66
8 The Citadel 50.37 228 50.37 44.67 58.45 221 2 3 0 2 W1 2-3 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 at South Carolina State 57.57 at Wofford 38.65
9 VMI 34.65 260 41.81 34.65 58.89 217 0 6 0 2 L6 0-5 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 at Idaho State 43.52 at Samford 30.89
10 VMI 34.65 260 41.81 34.65 58.89 217 0 6 0 2 L6 0-5 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 at Idaho State 43.52 at Samford 30.89
SoCon top performances SoCon surprise performances SoCon upset wins
Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating Rank Team Opponent Result Rating
1 Western Carolina vs Tennessee Tech W 44 - 20  76.99 1 Western Carolina vs Tennessee Tech W 44 - 20  16.24 1 The Citadel at Charlotte W 43 - 41 3OT 18.10
2 Tennessee Tech at Chattanooga W 24 - 9  76.55 2 Chattanooga vs Wofford W 41 - 7  15.60 2 The Citadel at South Carolina State W 34 - 31  17.71
3 Tennessee Tech vs Monmouth W 38 - 14  76.41 3 East Tennessee State vs Western Carolina W 58 - 31  14.73 3 Mercer at Abilene Christian W 34 - 17  11.04
4 Tennessee Tech vs Samford W 45 - 19  75.53 4 Mercer at Abilene Christian W 34 - 17  13.65 4 Furman at Mercer W 20 - 13  9.58
5 Chattanooga vs Wofford W 41 - 7  73.76 5 The Citadel at South Carolina State W 34 - 31  10.29 5 Western Carolina vs Tennessee Tech W 44 - 20  9.50
6 East Tennessee State vs Western Carolina W 58 - 31  73.26 6 The Citadel at Charlotte W 43 - 41 3OT 9.05 6 Wofford at Furman W 32 - 25  6.81
7 Mercer at Abilene Christian W 34 - 17  72.78 7 Wofford vs The Citadel W 42 - 14  8.52 7 East Tennessee State vs Western Carolina W 58 - 31  3.62
8 Western Carolina vs Presbyterian W 58 - 14  69.28 8 Furman at Mercer W 20 - 13  8.14 8      
9 Mercer at VMI W 54 - 3  68.61 9 Samford vs VMI W 45 - 7  8.02 9      
10 Mercer vs Presbyterian W 62 - 3  68.31 10 Wofford vs Tennessee Tech L 38 - 42  7.29 10      
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SoCon projected standings
Conference Overall
Rank Team W L W L
1 Tennessee Tech 6 2 9 3
2 East Tennessee State 6 2 7 4
3 Western Carolina 5 3 7 5
4 Chattanooga 5 3 6 6
5 Mercer 4 4 7 5
6 Wofford 4 4 6 6
7 Furman 4 4 4 7
8 Samford 3 5 3 9
9 The Citadel 2 6 4 8
10 VMI 1 7 1 11