ARGH 2021 Power Ratings

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 WeekLast Week Team 2021 Record Power Rating SOS
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:

Conference2021 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

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