The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2021 season as of 12-12-21. Teams currently included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .555, or about 2.94 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 12-11-21
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2021 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Georgia | 12 - 1 | 0.929 | 28 |
2 | 2 | Michigan | 12 - 1 | 0.905 | 14 |
3 | 3 | Cincinnati | 13 - 0 | 0.896 | 78 |
4 | 4 | Alabama | 12 - 1 | 0.889 | 21 |
5 | 6 | Notre Dame | 11 - 1 | 0.865 | 38 |
6 | 5 | Ohio St. | 10 - 2 | 0.864 | 13 |
7 | 7 | Oklahoma St. | 11 - 2 | 0.844 | 18 |
8 | 8 | Baylor | 11 - 2 | 0.826 | 25 |
9 | 10 | Pittsburgh | 11 - 2 | 0.791 | 64 |
10 | 9 | Wisconsin | 8 - 4 | 0.791 | 2 |
11 | 11 | Mississippi | 10 - 2 | 0.788 | 29 |
12 | 12 | Oklahoma | 10 - 2 | 0.785 | 45 |
13 | 13 | Clemson | 9 - 3 | 0.772 | 50 |
14 | 14 | Michigan St. | 10 - 2 | 0.769 | 19 |
15 | 16 | Utah | 10 - 3 | 0.756 | 60 |
16 | 15 | Iowa | 10 - 3 | 0.756 | 11 |
17 | 17 | Texas A&M | 8 - 4 | 0.745 | 46 |
18 | 18 | North Carolina St. | 9 - 3 | 0.744 | 58 |
19 | 19 | Purdue | 8 - 4 | 0.739 | 6 |
20 | 20 | Louisiana | 12 - 1 | 0.738 | 124 |
21 | 21 | Texas-San Antonio | 12 - 1 | 0.736 | 120 |
22 | 22 | Penn State | 7 - 5 | 0.734 | 9 |
23 | 23 | Wake Forest | 10 - 3 | 0.730 | 48 |
24 | 24 | Brigham Young | 10 - 2 | 0.728 | 62 |
25 | 25 | Houston | 11 - 2 | 0.724 | 116 |
26 | 26 | Arkansas | 8 - 4 | 0.718 | 15 |
27 | 27 | Appalachian St. | 10 - 3 | 0.711 | 93 |
28 | 28 | Minnesota | 8 - 4 | 0.707 | 40 |
29 | 29 | Iowa St. | 7 - 5 | 0.704 | 30 |
30 | 30 | Kentucky | 9 - 3 | 0.704 | 63 |
31 | 31 | Boise State | 7 - 5 | 0.694 | 34 |
32 | 32 | Air Force | 9 - 3 | 0.686 | 92 |
33 | 33 | Oregon | 10 - 3 | 0.685 | 59 |
34 | 34 | San Diego St. | 11 - 2 | 0.683 | 101 |
35 | 35 | Fresno St. | 9 - 3 | 0.675 | 104 |
36 | 36 | Auburn | 6 - 6 | 0.673 | 5 |
37 | 38 | Tennessee | 7 - 5 | 0.663 | 44 |
38 | 39 | Mississippi St. | 7 - 5 | 0.659 | 23 |
39 | 41 | Kansas St. | 7 - 5 | 0.647 | 35 |
40 | 40 | Coastal Carolina | 10 - 2 | 0.647 | 130 |
41 | 42 | Miami, Florida | 7 - 5 | 0.645 | 27 |
42 | 43 | UCLA | 8 - 4 | 0.637 | 65 |
43 | 37 | Army | 8 - 4 | 0.635 | 82 |
44 | 44 | Utah St. | 10 - 3 | 0.630 | 103 |
45 | 45 | Nevada | 8 - 4 | 0.628 | 90 |
46 | 46 | Louisiana St. | 6 - 6 | 0.619 | 7 |
47 | 49 | Southern Methodist | 8 - 4 | 0.610 | 83 |
48 | 47 | Arizona St. | 8 - 4 | 0.608 | 94 |
49 | 48 | Texas | 5 - 7 | 0.606 | 4 |
50 | 50 | West Virginia | 6 - 6 | 0.599 | 20 |
51 | 51 | Louisville | 6 - 6 | 0.596 | 36 |
52 | 52 | Western Kentucky | 8 - 5 | 0.593 | 96 |
53 | 53 | AL-Birmingham | 8 - 4 | 0.582 | 95 |
54 | 54 | North Carolina | 6 - 6 | 0.581 | 43 |
55 | 55 | Oregon St. | 7 - 5 | 0.579 | 68 |
56 | 56 | Florida | 6 - 6 | 0.576 | 51 |
57 | 57 | Virginia | 6 - 6 | 0.575 | 37 |
58 | 60 | Central Florida | 8 - 4 | 0.575 | 100 |
59 | 58 | Liberty | 7 - 5 | 0.571 | 97 |
60 | 59 | Nebraska | 3 - 9 | 0.571 | 3 |
61 | 61 | Washington St. | 7 - 5 | 0.560 | 67 |
62 | 62 | Maryland | 6 - 6 | 0.558 | 8 |
63 | 63 | Central Michigan | 8 - 4 | 0.552 | 111 |
64 | 65 | East Carolina | 7 - 5 | 0.551 | 70 |
65 | 64 | Marshall | 7 - 5 | 0.549 | 112 |
66 | 68 | Texas Tech | 6 - 6 | 0.535 | 39 |
67 | 66 | Toledo | 7 - 5 | 0.535 | 127 |
68 | 67 | Illinois | 5 - 7 | 0.535 | 10 |
69 | 69 | Virginia Tech | 6 - 6 | 0.532 | 57 |
70 | 70 | Northern Illinois | 9 - 4 | 0.531 | 87 |
71 | 71 | South Carolina | 6 - 6 | 0.526 | 33 |
72 | 72 | Western Michigan | 7 - 5 | 0.521 | 75 |
73 | 73 | Florida St. | 5 - 7 | 0.520 | 41 |
74 | 74 | Missouri | 6 - 6 | 0.507 | 42 |
75 | 75 | Boston College | 6 - 6 | 0.498 | 71 |
76 | 77 | Syracuse | 5 - 7 | 0.484 | 47 |
77 | 78 | Texas Christian | 5 - 7 | 0.484 | 22 |
78 | 76 | Miami, Ohio | 6 - 6 | 0.483 | 99 |
79 | 81 | Tulsa | 6 - 6 | 0.479 | 61 |
80 | 79 | Georgia St. | 7 - 5 | 0.477 | 85 |
81 | 80 | Rutgers | 5 - 7 | 0.473 | 32 |
82 | 82 | Eastern Michigan | 7 - 5 | 0.464 | 118 |
83 | 83 | Memphis | 6 - 6 | 0.462 | 81 |
84 | 84 | Kent St. | 7 - 6 | 0.445 | 91 |
85 | 85 | Ball St. | 6 - 6 | 0.432 | 84 |
86 | 86 | Wyoming | 6 - 6 | 0.429 | 107 |
87 | 87 | California | 5 - 7 | 0.428 | 88 |
88 | 95 | Navy | 4 - 8 | 0.423 | 12 |
89 | 88 | Southern California | 4 - 8 | 0.420 | 52 |
90 | 89 | North Texas | 6 - 6 | 0.416 | 115 |
91 | 90 | Middle Tennessee | 6 - 6 | 0.415 | 125 |
92 | 91 | Texas-El Paso | 7 - 5 | 0.414 | 128 |
93 | 92 | Old Dominion | 6 - 6 | 0.403 | 121 |
94 | 93 | Hawaii | 6 - 7 | 0.392 | 102 |
95 | 94 | Georgia Tech | 3 - 9 | 0.375 | 16 |
96 | 96 | Washington | 4 - 8 | 0.374 | 74 |
97 | 97 | Florida Atlantic | 5 - 7 | 0.369 | 113 |
98 | 98 | Colorado | 4 - 8 | 0.348 | 55 |
99 | 99 | Troy | 5 - 7 | 0.346 | 109 |
100 | 100 | Tulane | 2 - 10 | 0.344 | 26 |
101 | 101 | Indiana | 2 - 10 | 0.334 | 1 |
102 | 102 | South Alabama | 5 - 7 | 0.331 | 126 |
103 | 103 | San Jose St. | 5 - 7 | 0.329 | 98 |
104 | 104 | Stanford | 3 - 9 | 0.324 | 31 |
105 | 105 | Buffalo | 4 - 8 | 0.319 | 119 |
106 | 106 | Northwestern | 3 - 9 | 0.310 | 24 |
107 | 107 | Colorado St. | 3 - 9 | 0.307 | 73 |
108 | 108 | Louisiana Tech | 3 - 9 | 0.290 | 89 |
109 | 109 | Charlotte | 5 - 7 | 0.282 | 129 |
110 | 110 | LA-Monroe | 4 - 8 | 0.279 | 77 |
111 | 112 | South Florida | 2 - 10 | 0.273 | 49 |
112 | 111 | Rice | 4 - 8 | 0.272 | 72 |
113 | 113 | Bowling Green | 4 - 8 | 0.262 | 110 |
114 | 114 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 10 | 0.251 | 54 |
115 | 115 | Kansas | 2 - 10 | 0.248 | 17 |
116 | 116 | Georgia Southern | 3 - 9 | 0.245 | 80 |
117 | 117 | Texas St. | 4 - 8 | 0.244 | 122 |
118 | 118 | Duke | 3 - 9 | 0.242 | 66 |
119 | 119 | Ohio | 3 - 9 | 0.233 | 117 |
120 | 120 | Southern Mississippi | 3 - 9 | 0.207 | 114 |
121 | 121 | New Mexico | 3 - 9 | 0.199 | 69 |
122 | 123 | Temple | 3 - 9 | 0.190 | 76 |
123 | 122 | Arkansas St. | 2 - 10 | 0.188 | 108 |
124 | 124 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 10 | 0.185 | 56 |
125 | 125 | New Mexico St. | 2 - 10 | 0.185 | 79 |
126 | 126 | Arizona | 1 - 11 | 0.184 | 53 |
127 | 127 | Akron | 2 - 10 | 0.152 | 106 |
128 | 128 | Wild Card U. | 12 - 105 | 0.117 | 0 |
129 | 129 | Connecticut | 1 - 11 | 0.109 | 86 |
130 | 130 | Florida International | 1 - 11 | 0.109 | 123 |
131 | 131 | Massachusetts | 1 - 11 | 0.094 | 105 |
2021 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2021 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
SEC | 48-8 | .656 |
Big Ten | 33-9 | .646 |
Big Twelve | 24-6 | .628 |
ACC | 34-20 | .578 |
AAC | 25-19 | .502 |
Mountain West | 30-19 | .492 |
Pac-12 | 16-20 | .492 |
Independents | 34-38 | .455 |
Sun Belt | 21-19 | .420 |
MAC | 21-27 | .411 |
Conference USA | 24-32 | .403 |