The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2021 season as of 10-24-21. Teams currently included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .558, 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 10-24-21
This Week | Last Week | Team | 2021 Record | Power Rating | SOS |
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1 | 1 | Georgia | 7 - 0 | 0.932 | 16 |
2 | 3 | Michigan | 7 - 0 | 0.877 | 29 |
3 | 2 | Cincinnati | 7 - 0 | 0.862 | 91 |
4 | 6 | Alabama | 7 - 1 | 0.842 | 32 |
5 | 8 | Ohio St. | 6 - 1 | 0.828 | 50 |
6 | 4 | Iowa | 6 - 1 | 0.825 | 17 |
7 | 5 | Oklahoma | 8 - 0 | 0.823 | 76 |
8 | 9 | Michigan St. | 7 - 0 | 0.796 | 77 |
9 | 11 | Notre Dame | 6 - 1 | 0.794 | 4 |
10 | 14 | Wake Forest | 7 - 0 | 0.794 | 74 |
11 | 15 | Texas-San Antonio | 8 - 0 | 0.784 | 124 |
12 | 19 | Pittsburgh | 6 - 1 | 0.766 | 86 |
13 | 13 | Baylor | 6 - 1 | 0.766 | 66 |
14 | 21 | Mississippi | 6 - 1 | 0.760 | 30 |
15 | 10 | Oklahoma St. | 6 - 1 | 0.756 | 19 |
16 | 22 | Texas A&M | 6 - 2 | 0.747 | 46 |
17 | 28 | San Diego St. | 7 - 0 | 0.747 | 125 |
18 | 7 | Penn State | 5 - 2 | 0.746 | 26 |
19 | 26 | Iowa St. | 5 - 2 | 0.737 | 48 |
20 | 16 | Auburn | 5 - 2 | 0.731 | 38 |
21 | 18 | Kentucky | 6 - 1 | 0.730 | 43 |
22 | 27 | Southern Methodist | 7 - 0 | 0.722 | 127 |
23 | 29 | Oregon | 6 - 1 | 0.718 | 79 |
24 | 12 | Coastal Carolina | 6 - 1 | 0.715 | 128 |
25 | 38 | Wisconsin | 4 - 3 | 0.712 | 1 |
26 | 25 | Texas | 4 - 3 | 0.697 | 7 |
27 | 36 | Virginia | 6 - 2 | 0.694 | 51 |
28 | 33 | Houston | 6 - 1 | 0.692 | 120 |
29 | 31 | Arkansas | 5 - 3 | 0.687 | 14 |
30 | 20 | North Carolina St. | 5 - 2 | 0.687 | 81 |
31 | 17 | Clemson | 4 - 3 | 0.687 | 10 |
32 | 39 | Minnesota | 5 - 2 | 0.684 | 39 |
33 | 24 | Air Force | 6 - 2 | 0.682 | 90 |
34 | 23 | Purdue | 4 - 3 | 0.681 | 5 |
35 | 37 | Brigham Young | 6 - 2 | 0.670 | 40 |
36 | 32 | Florida | 4 - 3 | 0.669 | 28 |
37 | 30 | Arizona St. | 5 - 2 | 0.658 | 93 |
38 | 41 | Liberty | 6 - 2 | 0.651 | 118 |
39 | 52 | Appalachian St. | 5 - 2 | 0.645 | 64 |
40 | 50 | Oregon St. | 5 - 2 | 0.644 | 68 |
41 | 45 | Fresno St. | 6 - 2 | 0.643 | 112 |
42 | 35 | Louisiana | 6 - 1 | 0.637 | 119 |
43 | 43 | Boise State | 3 - 4 | 0.634 | 6 |
44 | 34 | Utah | 4 - 3 | 0.628 | 27 |
45 | 49 | Nebraska | 3 - 5 | 0.623 | 11 |
46 | 42 | Nevada | 5 - 2 | 0.621 | 98 |
47 | 40 | UCLA | 5 - 3 | 0.621 | 54 |
48 | 55 | Kansas St. | 4 - 3 | 0.618 | 15 |
49 | 63 | Louisville | 4 - 3 | 0.617 | 21 |
50 | 56 | North Carolina | 4 - 3 | 0.603 | 53 |
51 | 47 | Tennessee | 4 - 4 | 0.599 | 34 |
52 | 65 | Miami, Florida | 3 - 4 | 0.596 | 8 |
53 | 48 | Louisiana St. | 4 - 4 | 0.592 | 12 |
54 | 60 | Mississippi St. | 4 - 3 | 0.589 | 25 |
55 | 61 | West Virginia | 3 - 4 | 0.586 | 23 |
56 | 44 | Western Michigan | 5 - 3 | 0.583 | 45 |
57 | 54 | Maryland | 4 - 3 | 0.580 | 18 |
58 | 53 | Army | 4 - 3 | 0.572 | 63 |
59 | 71 | Toledo | 4 - 4 | 0.561 | 89 |
60 | 73 | Central Florida | 4 - 3 | 0.556 | 61 |
61 | 67 | Northern Illinois | 6 - 2 | 0.555 | 83 |
62 | 51 | Boston College | 4 - 3 | 0.553 | 92 |
63 | 46 | AL-Birmingham | 5 - 3 | 0.551 | 103 |
64 | 59 | Texas Tech | 5 - 3 | 0.544 | 85 |
65 | 79 | Florida Atlantic | 4 - 3 | 0.540 | 107 |
66 | 58 | Southern California | 3 - 4 | 0.540 | 31 |
67 | 74 | Utah St. | 5 - 2 | 0.537 | 80 |
68 | 80 | Syracuse | 4 - 4 | 0.534 | 62 |
69 | 68 | Rutgers | 3 - 4 | 0.533 | 24 |
70 | 57 | Texas Christian | 3 - 4 | 0.532 | 37 |
71 | 92 | Florida St. | 3 - 4 | 0.518 | 44 |
72 | 81 | Eastern Michigan | 5 - 3 | 0.515 | 116 |
73 | 70 | Stanford | 3 - 4 | 0.515 | 22 |
74 | 78 | Marshall | 4 - 3 | 0.511 | 123 |
75 | 77 | Texas-El Paso | 6 - 1 | 0.508 | 130 |
76 | 82 | Miami, Ohio | 4 - 4 | 0.506 | 65 |
77 | 97 | Illinois | 3 - 5 | 0.505 | 3 |
78 | 75 | Georgia Tech | 3 - 4 | 0.503 | 36 |
79 | 72 | Virginia Tech | 3 - 4 | 0.497 | 41 |
80 | 76 | Washington St. | 4 - 4 | 0.493 | 59 |
81 | 62 | Ball St. | 4 - 4 | 0.488 | 55 |
82 | 69 | South Carolina | 4 - 4 | 0.486 | 33 |
83 | 66 | Indiana | 2 - 5 | 0.468 | 2 |
84 | 88 | Washington | 3 - 4 | 0.463 | 96 |
85 | 83 | East Carolina | 3 - 4 | 0.461 | 67 |
86 | 64 | Wyoming | 4 - 3 | 0.460 | 110 |
87 | 96 | Buffalo | 4 - 4 | 0.455 | 117 |
88 | 91 | Western Kentucky | 3 - 4 | 0.453 | 88 |
89 | 89 | Kent St. | 4 - 4 | 0.449 | 69 |
90 | 87 | Troy | 4 - 3 | 0.448 | 126 |
91 | 85 | Colorado St. | 3 - 4 | 0.447 | 101 |
92 | 84 | Memphis | 4 - 4 | 0.442 | 108 |
93 | 90 | Missouri | 3 - 4 | 0.436 | 73 |
94 | 98 | Georgia St. | 3 - 4 | 0.424 | 52 |
95 | 94 | Northwestern | 3 - 4 | 0.421 | 58 |
96 | 93 | Central Michigan | 4 - 4 | 0.416 | 114 |
97 | 100 | Hawaii | 4 - 4 | 0.413 | 106 |
98 | 99 | Tulsa | 3 - 4 | 0.407 | 70 |
99 | 105 | Middle Tennessee | 3 - 4 | 0.407 | 100 |
100 | 102 | San Jose St. | 4 - 4 | 0.403 | 109 |
101 | 86 | South Alabama | 4 - 3 | 0.401 | 129 |
102 | 95 | Charlotte | 4 - 3 | 0.393 | 122 |
103 | 108 | California | 2 - 5 | 0.390 | 78 |
104 | 109 | LA-Monroe | 4 - 3 | 0.387 | 75 |
105 | 103 | Louisiana Tech | 2 - 5 | 0.363 | 57 |
106 | 107 | Duke | 3 - 4 | 0.362 | 102 |
107 | 104 | Tulane | 1 - 6 | 0.358 | 13 |
108 | 114 | Rice | 3 - 4 | 0.346 | 42 |
109 | 113 | South Florida | 2 - 5 | 0.334 | 56 |
110 | 101 | Colorado | 2 - 5 | 0.329 | 82 |
111 | 106 | Temple | 3 - 4 | 0.314 | 97 |
112 | 115 | Navy | 1 - 6 | 0.305 | 9 |
113 | 117 | New Mexico | 3 - 5 | 0.303 | 72 |
114 | 111 | Georgia Southern | 2 - 5 | 0.286 | 99 |
115 | 110 | Texas St. | 2 - 5 | 0.268 | 111 |
116 | 116 | Old Dominion | 1 - 6 | 0.260 | 60 |
117 | 112 | Bowling Green | 2 - 6 | 0.252 | 94 |
118 | 118 | North Texas | 1 - 6 | 0.234 | 84 |
119 | 123 | Kansas | 1 - 6 | 0.227 | 20 |
120 | 122 | Arkansas St. | 1 - 6 | 0.218 | 104 |
121 | 121 | Florida International | 1 - 6 | 0.203 | 115 |
122 | 119 | Akron | 2 - 6 | 0.203 | 105 |
123 | 120 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 6 | 0.202 | 71 |
124 | 124 | Ohio | 1 - 7 | 0.196 | 113 |
125 | 125 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 0 - 7 | 0.192 | 35 |
126 | 128 | New Mexico St. | 1 - 7 | 0.190 | 95 |
127 | 127 | Southern Mississippi | 1 - 6 | 0.185 | 87 |
128 | 126 | Massachusetts | 1 - 6 | 0.169 | 49 |
129 | 129 | Arizona | 0 - 7 | 0.152 | 47 |
130 | 131 | Wild Card U. | 10 - 98 | 0.126 | 0 |
131 | 130 | Connecticut | 1 - 8 | 0.115 | 121 |
2021 conference power ratings:
Conference | 2021 Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
Big Ten | 33-9 | .663 |
SEC | 36-7 | .643 |
Big Twelve | 24-6 | .629 |
ACC | 31-13 | .601 |
Pac-12 | 16-18 | .513 |
Mountain West | 29-18 | .507 |
AAC | 22-18 | .496 |
Independents | 23-27 | .451 |
Sun Belt | 20-16 | .443 |
MAC | 21-27 | .432 |
Conference USA | 24-32 | .410 |