ARGH 2021 Power Ratings

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 WeekLast Week Team 2021 Record Power Rating SOS
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:

Conference2021 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

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