ARGH 2021 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2021 season as of 11-7-21. Teams currently included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.

The estimated home field advantage is .559, or about 3.03 points for an average game. The power ratings represent the chance that the team in question has of beating an average FBS team without regard to location.

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Revised 11-7-21

This WeekLast Week Team 2021 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Georgia 9 - 0 0.949 26
2 2 Cincinnati 9 - 0 0.867 103
3 3 Ohio St. 8 - 1 0.858 37
4 4 Michigan 8 - 1 0.854 29
5 5 Alabama 8 - 1 0.851 39
6 6 Oklahoma 9 - 0 0.835 70
7 11 Oklahoma St. 8 - 1 0.819 40
8 9 Notre Dame 8 - 1 0.817 17
9 15 Wisconsin 6 - 3 0.817 1
10 12 Texas-San Antonio 9 - 0 0.805 123
11 16 Texas A&M 7 - 2 0.797 33
12 13 Iowa 7 - 2 0.791 14
13 7 Michigan St. 8 - 1 0.790 34
14 8 Wake Forest 8 - 1 0.764 67
15 21 Penn State 6 - 3 0.758 11
16 10 Baylor 7 - 2 0.758 50
17 17 Mississippi 7 - 2 0.754 24
18 22 North Carolina St. 7 - 2 0.747 65
19 14 Auburn 6 - 3 0.745 18
20 26 Purdue 6 - 3 0.743 5
21 18 Oregon 8 - 1 0.739 89
22 28 Iowa St. 6 - 3 0.734 36
23 19 Pittsburgh 7 - 2 0.726 90
24 23 Coastal Carolina 8 - 1 0.723 129
25 25 Brigham Young 8 - 2 0.723 52
26 27 Clemson 6 - 3 0.716 23
27 24 Houston 8 - 1 0.713 118
28 39 Boise State 5 - 4 0.706 10
29 29 San Diego St. 8 - 1 0.702 120
30 34 Arkansas 6 - 3 0.699 25
31 32 Appalachian St. 7 - 2 0.697 77
32 40 Utah 6 - 3 0.693 46
33 20 Minnesota 6 - 3 0.680 44
34 38 Louisiana 8 - 1 0.679 128
35 43 Kansas St. 6 - 3 0.666 41
36 33 Texas 4 - 5 0.656 3
37 30 Air Force 6 - 3 0.652 72
38 42 Virginia 6 - 3 0.650 47
39 44 Miami, Florida 5 - 4 0.649 9
40 31 Kentucky 6 - 3 0.645 42
41 37 Liberty 7 - 3 0.644 115
42 45 Nevada 7 - 2 0.642 110
43 35 Fresno St. 7 - 3 0.637 86
44 53 Tennessee 5 - 4 0.635 32
45 36 Southern Methodist 7 - 2 0.635 117
46 49 Arizona St. 6 - 3 0.633 84
47 56 Army 5 - 3 0.628 49
48 46 Mississippi St. 5 - 4 0.626 19
49 54 North Carolina 5 - 4 0.616 28
50 48 Central Florida 6 - 3 0.615 75
51 63 Marshall 6 - 3 0.606 121
52 47 West Virginia 4 - 5 0.601 15
53 41 Florida 4 - 5 0.597 20
54 50 Nebraska 3 - 7 0.596 8
55 59 Utah St. 7 - 2 0.588 100
56 57 Louisiana St. 4 - 5 0.576 12
57 60 UCLA 5 - 4 0.576 51
58 52 Maryland 5 - 4 0.574 21
59 58 Syracuse 5 - 4 0.573 63
60 55 Louisville 4 - 5 0.571 16
61 81 South Carolina 5 - 4 0.554 35
62 73 Boston College 5 - 4 0.549 85
63 77 East Carolina 5 - 4 0.549 81
64 51 Oregon St. 5 - 4 0.547 69
65 66 AL-Birmingham 6 - 3 0.544 114
66 72 Eastern Michigan 6 - 3 0.541 113
67 78 Western Kentucky 5 - 4 0.538 96
68 75 Texas Christian 4 - 5 0.538 27
69 65 Washington St. 5 - 4 0.537 60
70 84 Illinois 4 - 6 0.532 4
71 71 Texas Tech 5 - 4 0.520 61
72 67 Northern Illinois 6 - 3 0.516 79
73 61 Rutgers 4 - 5 0.512 22
74 62 Western Michigan 5 - 4 0.512 64
75 69 Virginia Tech 4 - 5 0.500 45
76 70 Southern California 4 - 5 0.499 56
77 68 Florida Atlantic 5 - 4 0.497 109
78 64 Toledo 4 - 5 0.497 97
79 76 Florida St. 3 - 6 0.483 31
80 88 Memphis 5 - 4 0.482 99
81 89 Kent St. 5 - 4 0.479 66
82 82 Ball St. 5 - 4 0.472 80
83 79 Washington 4 - 5 0.457 91
84 74 Miami, Ohio 4 - 5 0.456 76
85 90 Missouri 4 - 5 0.450 54
86 85 Georgia Tech 3 - 6 0.449 43
87 80 Texas-El Paso 6 - 3 0.449 127
88 93 Troy 5 - 4 0.448 125
89 86 Indiana 2 - 7 0.445 2
90 98 Central Michigan 5 - 4 0.442 116
91 95 Wyoming 5 - 4 0.435 119
92 91 Georgia St. 4 - 5 0.427 57
93 83 Stanford 3 - 6 0.412 30
94 99 Buffalo 4 - 5 0.401 122
95 87 California 3 - 6 0.398 82
96 97 San Jose St. 5 - 5 0.398 111
97 92 Middle Tennessee 4 - 5 0.396 105
98 96 South Alabama 5 - 4 0.387 130
99 94 Colorado St. 3 - 6 0.382 92
100 103 Tulsa 3 - 6 0.382 53
101 100 Northwestern 3 - 6 0.379 38
102 101 Hawaii 4 - 6 0.364 93
103 109 Colorado 3 - 6 0.363 58
104 106 Charlotte 5 - 4 0.361 126
105 105 Navy 2 - 7 0.345 6
106 104 Tulane 1 - 8 0.341 7
107 112 Old Dominion 3 - 6 0.334 95
108 102 LA-Monroe 4 - 5 0.327 71
109 107 Louisiana Tech 2 - 7 0.319 62
110 108 Duke 3 - 6 0.318 68
111 110 Bowling Green 3 - 6 0.307 94
112 111 South Florida 2 - 7 0.305 55
113 116 North Texas 3 - 6 0.294 108
114 113 Rice 3 - 6 0.268 73
115 118 Texas St. 3 - 6 0.267 104
116 115 Temple 3 - 6 0.249 78
117 114 New Mexico 3 - 6 0.245 98
118 117 Georgia Southern 2 - 7 0.243 88
119 122 Ohio 2 - 7 0.235 107
120 125 Nevada-Las Vegas 1 - 8 0.231 48
121 127 Arizona 1 - 8 0.200 59
122 119 Kansas 1 - 8 0.194 13
123 120 Akron 2 - 7 0.192 102
124 121 Arkansas St. 1 - 8 0.185 87
125 123 Vanderbilt 2 - 7 0.181 83
126 124 New Mexico St. 1 - 8 0.167 101
127 126 Florida International 1 - 8 0.162 112
128 128 Southern Mississippi 1 - 8 0.128 106
129 129 Massachusetts 1 - 8 0.126 74
130 130 Wild Card U. 11 - 99 0.122 0
131 131 Connecticut 1 - 8 0.111 124

2021 conference power ratings:

Conference2021 Record Power Rating
Big Ten 33-9 .666
SEC 37-7 .647
Big Twelve 24-6 .632
ACC 31-15 .594
Pac-12 16-18 .505
Mountain West 30-19.498
AAC 22-19 .498
Independents 28-30 .459
Sun Belt 20-16 .438
MAC 21-27 .421
Conference USA 24-32.407

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