| Omni Rankings™ | 2025 College football ratings | through 1/19/26 games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Home field factor = 2.16 | 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 | James Madison | 93.30 | 26 | 94.21 | 84.67 | 76.89 | 93 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | L1 | 4-1 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | vs | Old Dominion | 101.44 | at | Georgia State | 80.80 | ||||||
| 2 | Old Dominion | 88.41 | 46 | 92.25 | 80.59 | 75.28 | 103 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | W6 | 5-0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | vs | USF | 97.26 | at | James Madison | 70.10 | ||||||
| 3 | Texas State | 83.08 | 71 | 85.33 | 76.88 | 73.76 | 121 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | W4 | 4-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | at | Southern Miss | 92.51 | vs | James Madison | 68.62 | ||||||
| 4 | Troy | 74.67 | 102 | 78.24 | 72.92 | 76.10 | 95 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | L2 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | at | ULM | 83.44 | at | Old Dominion | 64.03 | ||||||
| 5 | Marshall | 74.63 | 103 | 80.74 | 74.53 | 74.43 | 111 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | L2 | 1-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | vs | Old Dominion | 94.21 | at | Coastal Carolina | 68.10 | ||||||
| 6 | Arkansas State | 74.17 | 107 | 75.27 | 69.45 | 75.65 | 98 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | W2 | 3-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | at | Troy | 82.87 | at | ULM | 66.34 | ||||||
| 7 | Southern Miss | 72.89 | 114 | 80.15 | 69.12 | 74.08 | 116 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | L4 | 1-4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | vs | ULM | 83.75 | vs | Texas State | 64.51 | ||||||
| 8 | Georgia Southern | 72.62 | 117 | 72.62 | 68.29 | 75.56 | 101 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | W2 | 4-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | vs | App State | 79.02 | vs | Old Dominion | 60.30 | ||||||
| 9 | South Alabama | 70.79 | 129 | 76.61 | 70.40 | 73.91 | 118 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | L1 | 3-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | at | Auburn | 78.68 | vs | Coastal Carolina | 59.78 | ||||||
| 10 | Louisiana | 70.54 | 131 | 72.74 | 67.52 | 73.48 | 126 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | L1 | 4-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | at | Arkansas State | 76.27 | at | Eastern Michigan | 64.82 | ||||||
| 11 | Coastal Carolina | 69.39 | 136 | 73.00 | 62.34 | 77.69 | 84 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | L4 | 1-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | vs | Marshall | 82.20 | vs | East Carolina | 56.94 | ||||||
| 12 | App State | 67.24 | 149 | 72.13 | 63.56 | 72.06 | 133 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 6 | L2 | 1-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | at | Georgia State | 76.91 | at | Boise State | 60.48 | ||||||
| 13 | Georgia State | 63.97 | 163 | 66.61 | 62.40 | 78.92 | 76 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 8 | L9 | 0-5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | vs | James Madison | 71.94 | vs | App State | 54.66 | ||||||
| 14 | ULM | 63.52 | 166 | 72.79 | 61.47 | 73.59 | 123 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | L8 | 0-5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | at | UTEP | 75.98 | at | Northwestern | 58.11 | ||||||
| Sun Belt top performances | Sun Belt surprise performances | Sun Belt upset wins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | Opponent | Result | Rating | Rank | Team | Opponent | Result | Rating | Rank | Team | Opponent | Result | Rating | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | James Madison | vs | Old Dominion | W 63 - 27 | 101.44 | 1 | Marshall | vs | Old Dominion | W 48 - 24 | 18.85 | 1 | Coastal Carolina | at | South Alabama | W 38 - 20 | 16.43 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | James Madison | at | Texas State | W 52 - 20 | 101.41 | 2 | Coastal Carolina | at | South Alabama | W 38 - 20 | 16.83 | 2 | Marshall | vs | Old Dominion | W 48 - 24 | 14.74 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | James Madison | at | Coastal Carolina | W 59 - 10 | 100.25 | 3 | James Madison | vs | Old Dominion | W 63 - 27 | 16.76 | 3 | Arkansas State | vs | Texas State | W 31 - 30 | 12.33 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Old Dominion | vs | USF | W 24 - 10 | 97.26 | 4 | Texas State | at | Southern Miss | W 41 - 14 | 15.63 | 4 | ULM | at | UTEP | W 31 - 25 | 10.10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | James Madison | vs | App State | W 58 - 10 | 96.83 | 5 | Coastal Carolina | vs | Marshall | W 44 - 27 | 12.35 | 5 | Old Dominion | vs | USF | W 24 - 10 | 9.32 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Old Dominion | at | Georgia Southern | W 45 - 10 | 95.96 | 6 | James Madison | at | Texas State | W 52 - 20 | 12.32 | 6 | Georgia Southern | at | Marshall | W 24 - 19 | 9.21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Old Dominion | vs | Coastal Carolina | W 47 - 7 | 95.73 | 7 | App State | at | Georgia State | W 41 - 20 | 11.95 | 7 | Troy | at | Texas State | W 48 - 41 OT | 9.07 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Old Dominion | at | Indiana | L 14 - 27 | 94.40 | 8 | Old Dominion | vs | Troy | W 33 - 0 | 11.83 | 8 | Georgia Southern | vs | Jacksonville State | W 41 - 34 | 8.93 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Marshall | vs | Old Dominion | W 48 - 24 | 94.21 | 9 | Old Dominion | at | Georgia Southern | W 45 - 10 | 11.51 | 9 | Coastal Carolina | vs | Marshall | W 44 - 27 | 8.43 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Old Dominion | at | Virginia Tech | W 45 - 26 | 93.92 | 10 | Old Dominion | vs | USF | W 24 - 10 | 11.36 | 10 | Arkansas State | at | Troy | W 23 - 10 | 7.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sun Belt projected standings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | James Madison | 8 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Old Dominion | 6 | 2 | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Georgia Southern | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Marshall | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | App State | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Georgia State | 0 | 8 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Troy | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Arkansas State | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Southern Miss | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Louisiana | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Texas State | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | South Alabama | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | ULM | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
