The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2021 season as of 11-14-21. Teams currently included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .560, or about 3.13 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 11-14-21
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2021 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Georgia | 10 - 0 | 0.954 | 25 |
2 | 4 | Michigan | 9 - 1 | 0.870 | 26 |
3 | 3 | Ohio St. | 9 - 1 | 0.868 | 35 |
4 | 2 | Cincinnati | 10 - 0 | 0.862 | 106 |
5 | 5 | Alabama | 9 - 1 | 0.852 | 62 |
6 | 8 | Notre Dame | 9 - 1 | 0.843 | 13 |
7 | 7 | Oklahoma St. | 9 - 1 | 0.841 | 41 |
8 | 9 | Wisconsin | 7 - 3 | 0.823 | 3 |
9 | 13 | Michigan St. | 9 - 1 | 0.802 | 38 |
10 | 10 | Texas-San Antonio | 10 - 0 | 0.797 | 128 |
11 | 6 | Oklahoma | 9 - 1 | 0.794 | 59 |
12 | 12 | Iowa | 8 - 2 | 0.785 | 27 |
13 | 14 | Wake Forest | 9 - 1 | 0.784 | 55 |
14 | 16 | Baylor | 8 - 2 | 0.781 | 43 |
15 | 17 | Mississippi | 8 - 2 | 0.778 | 20 |
16 | 11 | Texas A&M | 7 - 3 | 0.761 | 29 |
17 | 21 | Oregon | 9 - 1 | 0.750 | 84 |
18 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 8 - 2 | 0.739 | 82 |
19 | 27 | Houston | 9 - 1 | 0.738 | 122 |
20 | 15 | Penn State | 6 - 4 | 0.734 | 7 |
21 | 18 | North Carolina St. | 7 - 3 | 0.733 | 42 |
22 | 26 | Clemson | 7 - 3 | 0.727 | 40 |
23 | 25 | Brigham Young | 8 - 2 | 0.726 | 50 |
24 | 30 | Arkansas | 7 - 3 | 0.714 | 30 |
25 | 29 | San Diego St. | 9 - 1 | 0.713 | 118 |
26 | 20 | Purdue | 6 - 4 | 0.711 | 2 |
27 | 28 | Boise State | 6 - 4 | 0.710 | 22 |
28 | 31 | Appalachian St. | 8 - 2 | 0.709 | 89 |
29 | 19 | Auburn | 6 - 4 | 0.709 | 16 |
30 | 22 | Iowa St. | 6 - 4 | 0.697 | 34 |
31 | 34 | Louisiana | 9 - 1 | 0.697 | 125 |
32 | 35 | Kansas St. | 7 - 3 | 0.690 | 44 |
33 | 32 | Utah | 7 - 3 | 0.684 | 60 |
34 | 45 | Southern Methodist | 8 - 2 | 0.675 | 110 |
35 | 37 | Air Force | 7 - 3 | 0.666 | 76 |
36 | 48 | Mississippi St. | 6 - 4 | 0.662 | 14 |
37 | 47 | Army | 6 - 3 | 0.656 | 67 |
38 | 33 | Minnesota | 6 - 4 | 0.656 | 36 |
39 | 24 | Coastal Carolina | 8 - 2 | 0.653 | 130 |
40 | 41 | Liberty | 7 - 3 | 0.649 | 115 |
41 | 43 | Fresno St. | 8 - 3 | 0.649 | 98 |
42 | 40 | Kentucky | 7 - 3 | 0.645 | 61 |
43 | 46 | Arizona St. | 7 - 3 | 0.639 | 81 |
44 | 38 | Virginia | 6 - 4 | 0.630 | 33 |
45 | 60 | Louisville | 5 - 5 | 0.629 | 17 |
46 | 44 | Tennessee | 5 - 5 | 0.627 | 19 |
47 | 42 | Nevada | 7 - 3 | 0.621 | 94 |
48 | 55 | Utah St. | 8 - 2 | 0.620 | 105 |
49 | 39 | Miami, Florida | 5 - 5 | 0.614 | 11 |
50 | 49 | North Carolina | 5 - 5 | 0.607 | 23 |
51 | 36 | Texas | 4 - 6 | 0.597 | 8 |
52 | 57 | UCLA | 6 - 4 | 0.587 | 65 |
53 | 65 | AL-Birmingham | 7 - 3 | 0.586 | 102 |
54 | 54 | Nebraska | 3 - 7 | 0.586 | 10 |
55 | 51 | Marshall | 6 - 4 | 0.584 | 116 |
56 | 62 | Boston College | 6 - 4 | 0.578 | 75 |
57 | 50 | Central Florida | 6 - 4 | 0.577 | 66 |
58 | 53 | Florida | 5 - 5 | 0.575 | 47 |
59 | 52 | West Virginia | 4 - 6 | 0.572 | 9 |
60 | 56 | Louisiana St. | 4 - 6 | 0.567 | 6 |
61 | 73 | Rutgers | 5 - 5 | 0.566 | 28 |
62 | 63 | East Carolina | 6 - 4 | 0.563 | 79 |
63 | 67 | Western Kentucky | 6 - 4 | 0.557 | 103 |
64 | 64 | Oregon St. | 6 - 4 | 0.554 | 91 |
65 | 71 | Texas Tech | 6 - 4 | 0.551 | 54 |
66 | 59 | Syracuse | 5 - 5 | 0.548 | 45 |
67 | 58 | Maryland | 5 - 5 | 0.543 | 21 |
68 | 75 | Virginia Tech | 5 - 5 | 0.536 | 57 |
69 | 72 | Northern Illinois | 7 - 3 | 0.524 | 86 |
70 | 79 | Florida St. | 4 - 6 | 0.522 | 31 |
71 | 61 | South Carolina | 5 - 5 | 0.521 | 39 |
72 | 69 | Washington St. | 5 - 5 | 0.520 | 48 |
73 | 78 | Toledo | 5 - 5 | 0.519 | 109 |
74 | 70 | Illinois | 4 - 6 | 0.517 | 5 |
75 | 68 | Texas Christian | 4 - 6 | 0.509 | 18 |
76 | 74 | Western Michigan | 6 - 4 | 0.500 | 90 |
77 | 84 | Miami, Ohio | 5 - 5 | 0.492 | 80 |
78 | 76 | Southern California | 4 - 5 | 0.490 | 58 |
79 | 90 | Central Michigan | 6 - 4 | 0.487 | 114 |
80 | 85 | Missouri | 5 - 5 | 0.485 | 49 |
81 | 66 | Eastern Michigan | 6 - 4 | 0.478 | 124 |
82 | 80 | Memphis | 5 - 5 | 0.470 | 87 |
83 | 92 | Georgia St. | 5 - 5 | 0.463 | 52 |
84 | 82 | Ball St. | 5 - 5 | 0.452 | 73 |
85 | 77 | Florida Atlantic | 5 - 5 | 0.447 | 117 |
86 | 83 | Washington | 4 - 6 | 0.445 | 74 |
87 | 81 | Kent St. | 5 - 5 | 0.432 | 72 |
88 | 97 | Middle Tennessee | 5 - 5 | 0.426 | 120 |
89 | 86 | Georgia Tech | 3 - 7 | 0.423 | 46 |
90 | 91 | Wyoming | 5 - 5 | 0.423 | 111 |
91 | 87 | Texas-El Paso | 6 - 4 | 0.420 | 126 |
92 | 88 | Troy | 5 - 5 | 0.415 | 123 |
93 | 100 | Tulsa | 4 - 6 | 0.412 | 56 |
94 | 95 | California | 3 - 6 | 0.390 | 83 |
95 | 89 | Indiana | 2 - 8 | 0.385 | 1 |
96 | 93 | Stanford | 3 - 7 | 0.383 | 32 |
97 | 107 | Old Dominion | 4 - 6 | 0.374 | 92 |
98 | 101 | Northwestern | 3 - 7 | 0.373 | 24 |
99 | 98 | South Alabama | 5 - 5 | 0.370 | 129 |
100 | 99 | Colorado St. | 3 - 7 | 0.364 | 77 |
101 | 94 | Buffalo | 4 - 6 | 0.363 | 121 |
102 | 109 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 7 | 0.361 | 64 |
103 | 96 | San Jose St. | 5 - 6 | 0.357 | 107 |
104 | 105 | Navy | 2 - 7 | 0.349 | 4 |
105 | 113 | North Texas | 4 - 6 | 0.336 | 104 |
106 | 103 | Colorado | 3 - 7 | 0.335 | 53 |
107 | 104 | Charlotte | 5 - 5 | 0.333 | 127 |
108 | 102 | Hawaii | 4 - 7 | 0.326 | 99 |
109 | 112 | South Florida | 2 - 8 | 0.315 | 37 |
110 | 106 | Tulane | 1 - 9 | 0.313 | 12 |
111 | 110 | Duke | 3 - 7 | 0.297 | 69 |
112 | 108 | LA-Monroe | 4 - 6 | 0.285 | 96 |
113 | 119 | Ohio | 3 - 7 | 0.278 | 108 |
114 | 118 | Georgia Southern | 3 - 7 | 0.267 | 101 |
115 | 111 | Bowling Green | 3 - 7 | 0.265 | 100 |
116 | 120 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 8 | 0.264 | 63 |
117 | 122 | Kansas | 2 - 8 | 0.264 | 15 |
118 | 114 | Rice | 3 - 7 | 0.256 | 70 |
119 | 116 | Temple | 3 - 7 | 0.242 | 68 |
120 | 115 | Texas St. | 3 - 7 | 0.235 | 119 |
121 | 117 | New Mexico | 3 - 7 | 0.228 | 85 |
122 | 124 | Arkansas St. | 2 - 8 | 0.214 | 93 |
123 | 121 | Arizona | 1 - 9 | 0.206 | 51 |
124 | 123 | Akron | 2 - 8 | 0.195 | 97 |
125 | 125 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 8 | 0.179 | 71 |
126 | 126 | New Mexico St. | 1 - 9 | 0.154 | 78 |
127 | 127 | Florida International | 1 - 9 | 0.143 | 113 |
128 | 128 | Southern Mississippi | 1 - 9 | 0.138 | 88 |
129 | 130 | Wild Card U. | 12 - 101 | 0.125 | 0 |
130 | 131 | Connecticut | 1 - 9 | 0.110 | 112 |
131 | 129 | Massachusetts | 1 - 9 | 0.103 | 95 |
2021 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2021 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
Big Ten | 33-9 | .658 |
SEC | 39-7 | .645 |
Big Twelve | 24-6 | .630 |
ACC | 32-16 | .598 |
AAC | 22-19 | .501 |
Pac-12 | 16-18 | .498 |
Mountain West | 30-19 | .495 |
Independents | 30-33 | .463 |
Sun Belt | 20-16 | .431 |
MAC | 21-27 | .415 |
Conference USA | 24-32 | .411 |