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 Week | Last Week | Team | 2021 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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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:
Conference | 2021 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 |