ARGH 2021 Power Ratings

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 WeekLast Week Team 2021 Record Power Rating SOS
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:

Conference2021 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

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