ARGH 2021 Power Ratings

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

The estimated home field advantage is .557, 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 11-24-21 to correct strength of schedule only.

This WeekLast Week Team 2021 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Georgia 11 - 0 0.954 41
2 3 Ohio St. 10 - 1 0.888 30
3 4 Cincinnati 11 - 0 0.883 97
4 2 Michigan 10 - 1 0.879 28
5 6 Notre Dame 10 - 1 0.863 18
6 7 Oklahoma St. 10 - 1 0.862 40
7 5 Alabama 10 - 1 0.861 52
8 8 Wisconsin 8 - 3 0.824 2
9 11 Oklahoma 10 - 1 0.809 53
10 14 Baylor 9 - 2 0.806 37
11 10 Texas-San Antonio 11 - 0 0.799 126
12 12 Iowa 9 - 2 0.789 25
13 16 Texas A&M 8 - 3 0.775 47
14 15 Mississippi 9 - 2 0.771 32
15 20 Penn State 7 - 4 0.756 10
16 19 Houston 10 - 1 0.756 123
17 22 Clemson 8 - 3 0.755 36
18 9 Michigan St. 9 - 2 0.755 21
19 18 Pittsburgh 9 - 2 0.752 78
20 21 North Carolina St. 8 - 3 0.750 50
21 13 Wake Forest 9 - 2 0.749 49
22 28 Appalachian St. 9 - 2 0.737 91
23 31 Louisiana 10 - 1 0.729 125
24 26 Purdue 7 - 4 0.726 4
25 23 Brigham Young 9 - 2 0.724 60
26 27 Boise State 7 - 4 0.723 31
27 33 Utah 8 - 3 0.722 56
28 25 San Diego St. 10 - 1 0.718 122
29 17 Oregon 9 - 2 0.707 66
30 24 Arkansas 7 - 4 0.696 14
31 30 Iowa St. 6 - 5 0.685 19
32 38 Minnesota 7 - 4 0.679 42
33 29 Auburn 6 - 5 0.678 13
34 35 Air Force 8 - 3 0.678 73
35 32 Kansas St. 7 - 4 0.672 33
36 36 Mississippi St. 7 - 4 0.669 35
37 42 Kentucky 8 - 3 0.664 74
38 46 Tennessee 6 - 5 0.657 23
39 41 Fresno St. 8 - 3 0.656 96
40 39 Coastal Carolina 9 - 2 0.648 130
41 45 Louisville 6 - 5 0.648 27
42 34 Southern Methodist 8 - 3 0.646 87
43 37 Army 7 - 3 0.646 90
44 49 Miami, Florida 6 - 5 0.630 11
45 52 UCLA 7 - 4 0.614 62
46 44 Virginia 6 - 5 0.609 24
47 43 Arizona St. 7 - 4 0.605 76
48 47 Nevada 7 - 4 0.603 81
49 40 Liberty 7 - 4 0.600 109
50 64 Oregon St. 7 - 4 0.596 80
51 59 West Virginia 5 - 6 0.596 9
52 55 Marshall 7 - 4 0.596 119
53 50 North Carolina 6 - 5 0.593 46
54 54 Nebraska 3 - 8 0.585 6
55 57 Central Florida 7 - 4 0.583 84
56 62 East Carolina 7 - 4 0.577 83
57 51 Texas 4 - 7 0.577 8
58 63 Western Kentucky 7 - 4 0.576 116
59 60 Louisiana St. 5 - 6 0.572 16
60 53 AL-Birmingham 7 - 4 0.572 88
61 48 Utah St. 8 - 3 0.568 104
62 71 South Carolina 6 - 5 0.562 34
63 58 Florida 5 - 6 0.556 45
64 70 Florida St. 5 - 6 0.553 26
65 56 Boston College 6 - 5 0.549 75
66 69 Northern Illinois 8 - 3 0.545 89
67 65 Texas Tech 6 - 5 0.538 43
68 73 Toledo 6 - 5 0.533 115
69 72 Washington St. 6 - 5 0.530 61
70 79 Central Michigan 7 - 4 0.526 112
71 61 Rutgers 5 - 6 0.526 20
72 67 Maryland 5 - 6 0.524 7
73 80 Missouri 6 - 5 0.520 48
74 66 Syracuse 5 - 6 0.519 38
75 77 Miami, Ohio 6 - 5 0.516 102
76 75 Texas Christian 5 - 6 0.515 22
77 74 Illinois 4 - 7 0.510 3
78 68 Virginia Tech 5 - 6 0.507 55
79 81 Eastern Michigan 7 - 4 0.501 121
80 90 Wyoming 6 - 5 0.485 103
81 76 Western Michigan 6 - 5 0.481 86
82 82 Memphis 5 - 6 0.459 71
83 83 Georgia St. 6 - 5 0.456 72
84 87 Kent St. 6 - 5 0.454 92
85 78 Southern California 4 - 6 0.454 54
86 93 Tulsa 5 - 6 0.448 63
87 94 California 4 - 6 0.440 93
88 91 Texas-El Paso 7 - 4 0.435 129
89 84 Ball St. 5 - 6 0.424 69
90 86 Washington 4 - 7 0.414 79
91 85 Florida Atlantic 5 - 6 0.403 110
92 89 Georgia Tech 3 - 8 0.395 29
93 88 Middle Tennessee 5 - 6 0.394 124
94 97 Old Dominion 5 - 6 0.392 108
95 92 Troy 5 - 6 0.383 113
96 105 North Texas 5 - 6 0.368 120
97 110 Tulane 2 - 9 0.363 17
98 106 Colorado 4 - 7 0.361 58
99 95 Indiana 2 - 9 0.359 1
100 103 San Jose St. 5 - 6 0.353 111
101 104 Navy 2 - 8 0.352 5
102 98 Northwestern 3 - 8 0.349 15
103 108 Hawaii 5 - 7 0.349 106
104 101 Buffalo 4 - 7 0.347 118
105 100 Colorado St. 3 - 8 0.346 82
106 99 South Alabama 5 - 6 0.338 127
107 96 Stanford 3 - 8 0.335 39
108 102 Louisiana Tech 3 - 8 0.314 77
109 107 Charlotte 5 - 6 0.304 128
110 109 South Florida 2 - 9 0.281 44
111 112 LA-Monroe 4 - 7 0.273 95
112 113 Ohio 3 - 8 0.268 105
113 111 Duke 3 - 8 0.267 65
114 116 Nevada-Las Vegas 2 - 9 0.261 59
115 117 Kansas 2 - 9 0.255 12
116 114 Georgia Southern 3 - 8 0.255 100
117 115 Bowling Green 3 - 8 0.249 94
118 118 Rice 3 - 8 0.247 70
119 120 Texas St. 3 - 8 0.232 114
120 121 New Mexico 3 - 8 0.220 64
121 119 Temple 3 - 8 0.215 68
122 122 Arkansas St. 2 - 9 0.205 98
123 123 Arizona 1 - 10 0.194 51
124 125 Vanderbilt 2 - 9 0.187 57
125 128 Southern Mississippi 2 - 9 0.180 101
126 124 Akron 2 - 9 0.166 107
127 126 New Mexico St. 1 - 10 0.150 67
128 129 Wild Card U. 12 - 105 0.122 0
129 127 Florida International 1 - 10 0.121 117
130 130 Connecticut 1 - 10 0.111 99
131 131 Massachusetts 1 - 10 0.107 85

2021 conference power ratings:

Conference2021 Record Power Rating
Big Ten 33-9 .653
SEC 45-7 .651
Big Twelve 24-6 .632
ACC 33-17 .591
AAC 23-19 .506
Pac-12 16-18 .498
Mountain West 30-19.497
Independents 32-36 .457
Sun Belt 21-19 .426
MAC 21-27 .418
Conference USA 24-32.407

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