ARGH 2021 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2021 season as of 11-28-21. Teams currently included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.

The estimated home field advantage is .556, or about 2.96 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 11-28-21

This WeekLast Week Team 2021 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Georgia 12 - 0 0.960 48
2 3 Cincinnati 12 - 0 0.891 96
3 4 Michigan 11 - 1 0.890 19
4 7 Alabama 11 - 1 0.875 42
5 2 Ohio St. 10 - 2 0.868 11
6 6 Oklahoma St. 11 - 1 0.868 35
7 5 Notre Dame 11 - 1 0.867 37
8 10 Baylor 10 - 2 0.809 43
9 12 Iowa 10 - 2 0.801 22
10 8 Wisconsin 8 - 4 0.800 2
11 14 Mississippi 10 - 2 0.789 30
12 9 Oklahoma 10 - 2 0.788 41
13 17 Clemson 9 - 3 0.778 47
14 18 Michigan St. 10 - 2 0.773 16
15 19 Pittsburgh 10 - 2 0.770 74
16 21 Wake Forest 10 - 2 0.766 54
17 28 San Diego St. 11 - 1 0.753 103
18 16 Houston 11 - 1 0.753 129
19 20 North Carolina St. 9 - 3 0.750 57
20 24 Purdue 8 - 4 0.748 4
21 13 Texas A&M 8 - 4 0.748 46
22 15 Penn State 7 - 5 0.741 7
23 22 Appalachian St. 10 - 2 0.740 106
24 27 Utah 9 - 3 0.735 59
25 11 Texas-San Antonio 11 - 1 0.734 122
26 25 Brigham Young 10 - 2 0.727 61
27 29 Oregon 10 - 2 0.721 63
28 23 Louisiana 11 - 1 0.720 128
29 30 Arkansas 8 - 4 0.719 12
30 32 Minnesota 8 - 4 0.717 32
31 31 Iowa St. 7 - 5 0.709 23
32 37 Kentucky 9 - 3 0.707 62
33 26 Boise State 7 - 5 0.700 26
34 34 Air Force 9 - 3 0.691 89
35 39 Fresno St. 9 - 3 0.686 98
36 43 Army 8 - 3 0.680 75
37 33 Auburn 6 - 6 0.675 8
38 38 Tennessee 7 - 5 0.663 45
39 36 Mississippi St. 7 - 5 0.660 21
40 40 Coastal Carolina 10 - 2 0.651 130
41 35 Kansas St. 7 - 5 0.650 34
42 44 Miami, Florida 7 - 5 0.646 27
43 45 UCLA 8 - 4 0.643 64
44 48 Nevada 8 - 4 0.635 85
45 59 Louisiana St. 6 - 6 0.619 10
46 58 Western Kentucky 8 - 4 0.619 105
47 47 Arizona St. 8 - 4 0.612 91
48 42 Southern Methodist 8 - 4 0.607 90
49 57 Texas 5 - 7 0.606 5
50 41 Louisville 6 - 6 0.603 31
51 51 West Virginia 6 - 6 0.601 17
52 60 AL-Birmingham 8 - 4 0.585 93
53 53 North Carolina 6 - 6 0.585 40
54 50 Oregon St. 7 - 5 0.584 65
55 61 Utah St. 9 - 3 0.583 113
56 54 Nebraska 3 - 9 0.580 3
57 46 Virginia 6 - 6 0.578 33
58 63 Florida 6 - 6 0.577 52
59 49 Liberty 7 - 5 0.576 94
60 55 Central Florida 8 - 4 0.571 102
61 72 Maryland 6 - 6 0.566 6
62 69 Washington St. 7 - 5 0.561 68
63 70 Central Michigan 8 - 4 0.555 110
64 52 Marshall 7 - 5 0.553 112
65 56 East Carolina 7 - 5 0.549 70
66 77 Illinois 5 - 7 0.544 9
67 68 Toledo 7 - 5 0.537 125
68 67 Texas Tech 6 - 6 0.537 38
69 78 Virginia Tech 6 - 6 0.533 58
70 62 South Carolina 6 - 6 0.528 29
71 64 Florida St. 5 - 7 0.527 36
72 81 Western Michigan 7 - 5 0.520 77
73 73 Missouri 6 - 6 0.510 39
74 66 Northern Illinois 8 - 4 0.505 86
75 65 Boston College 6 - 6 0.504 69
76 75 Miami, Ohio 6 - 6 0.491 97
77 74 Syracuse 5 - 7 0.488 44
78 76 Texas Christian 5 - 7 0.482 20
79 83 Georgia St. 7 - 5 0.480 84
80 71 Rutgers 5 - 7 0.476 28
81 86 Tulsa 6 - 6 0.475 60
82 84 Kent St. 7 - 5 0.472 92
83 79 Eastern Michigan 7 - 5 0.465 119
84 82 Memphis 6 - 6 0.458 87
85 85 Southern California 4 - 7 0.449 51
86 89 Ball St. 6 - 6 0.435 82
87 80 Wyoming 6 - 6 0.428 104
88 93 Middle Tennessee 6 - 6 0.420 123
89 96 North Texas 6 - 6 0.417 114
90 88 Texas-El Paso 7 - 5 0.415 126
91 94 Old Dominion 6 - 6 0.410 117
92 87 California 4 - 7 0.406 78
93 103 Hawaii 6 - 7 0.395 99
94 101 Navy 3 - 8 0.376 15
95 90 Washington 4 - 8 0.375 73
96 92 Georgia Tech 3 - 9 0.374 13
97 91 Florida Atlantic 5 - 7 0.373 111
98 98 Colorado 4 - 8 0.351 55
99 95 Troy 5 - 7 0.346 109
100 97 Tulane 2 - 10 0.342 25
101 99 Indiana 2 - 10 0.338 1
102 100 San Jose St. 5 - 7 0.333 95
103 106 South Alabama 5 - 7 0.330 124
104 107 Stanford 3 - 9 0.325 24
105 104 Buffalo 4 - 8 0.322 118
106 102 Northwestern 3 - 9 0.314 18
107 105 Colorado St. 3 - 9 0.309 72
108 108 Louisiana Tech 3 - 9 0.290 88
109 109 Charlotte 5 - 7 0.285 127
110 111 LA-Monroe 4 - 8 0.277 76
111 118 Rice 4 - 8 0.272 71
112 110 South Florida 2 - 10 0.270 49
113 117 Bowling Green 4 - 8 0.263 108
114 114 Nevada-Las Vegas 2 - 10 0.252 53
115 115 Kansas 2 - 10 0.247 14
116 116 Georgia Southern 3 - 9 0.243 83
117 113 Duke 3 - 9 0.242 66
118 119 Texas St. 4 - 8 0.240 121
119 112 Ohio 3 - 9 0.234 115
120 125 Southern Mississippi 3 - 9 0.204 116
121 120 New Mexico 3 - 9 0.200 67
122 123 Arizona 1 - 11 0.187 50
123 121 Temple 3 - 9 0.186 79
124 122 Arkansas St. 2 - 10 0.186 107
125 124 Vanderbilt 2 - 10 0.185 56
126 127 New Mexico St. 2 - 10 0.184 80
127 126 Akron 2 - 10 0.152 101
128 128 Wild Card U. 12 - 105 0.116 0
129 130 Connecticut 1 - 11 0.110 81
130 129 Florida International 1 - 11 0.109 120
131 131 Massachusetts 1 - 11 0.094 100

2021 conference power ratings:

Conference2021 Record Power Rating
SEC 48-8 .658
Big Ten 33-9 .654
Big Twelve 24-6 .630
ACC 34-20 .582
AAC 24-19 .498
Mountain West 30-19.497
Pac-12 16-20 .496
Independents 34-37 .463
Sun Belt 21-19 .421
MAC 21-27 .413
Conference USA 24-32.406

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