ARGH 2021 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2021 season as of 10-31-21. Teams currently included are the 130 Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams.

The estimated home field advantage is .557, or about 2.97 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 10-31-21

This WeekLast Week Team 2021 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Georgia 8 - 0 0.943 17
2 3 Cincinnati 8 - 0 0.872 93
3 5 Ohio St. 7 - 1 0.848 36
4 2 Michigan 7 - 1 0.848 15
5 4 Alabama 7 - 1 0.841 37
6 7 Oklahoma 9 - 0 0.835 74
7 8 Michigan St. 8 - 0 0.828 44
8 10 Wake Forest 8 - 0 0.811 85
9 9 Notre Dame 7 - 1 0.808 6
10 13 Baylor 7 - 1 0.792 54
11 15 Oklahoma St. 7 - 1 0.784 46
12 11 Texas-San Antonio 8 - 0 0.778 126
13 6 Iowa 6 - 2 0.778 10
14 20 Auburn 6 - 2 0.761 30
15 25 Wisconsin 5 - 3 0.758 1
16 16 Texas A&M 6 - 2 0.745 53
17 14 Mississippi 6 - 2 0.728 22
18 23 Oregon 7 - 1 0.727 88
19 12 Pittsburgh 6 - 2 0.723 76
20 32 Minnesota 6 - 2 0.722 39
21 18 Penn State 5 - 3 0.721 16
22 30 North Carolina St. 6 - 2 0.720 71
23 24 Coastal Carolina 7 - 1 0.715 129
24 28 Houston 7 - 1 0.715 115
25 35 Brigham Young 7 - 2 0.708 29
26 34 Purdue 5 - 3 0.704 8
27 31 Clemson 5 - 3 0.698 20
28 19 Iowa St. 5 - 3 0.693 41
29 17 San Diego St. 7 - 1 0.691 117
30 33 Air Force 6 - 2 0.684 87
31 21 Kentucky 6 - 2 0.683 43
32 39 Appalachian St. 6 - 2 0.681 64
33 26 Texas 4 - 4 0.678 4
34 29 Arkansas 5 - 3 0.677 23
35 41 Fresno St. 7 - 2 0.676 106
36 22 Southern Methodist 7 - 1 0.675 122
37 38 Liberty 7 - 2 0.671 124
38 42 Louisiana 7 - 1 0.669 127
39 43 Boise State 4 - 4 0.664 9
40 44 Utah 5 - 3 0.657 34
41 36 Florida 4 - 4 0.650 13
42 27 Virginia 6 - 3 0.647 45
43 48 Kansas St. 5 - 3 0.645 24
44 52 Miami, Florida 4 - 4 0.643 3
45 46 Nevada 6 - 2 0.639 107
46 54 Mississippi St. 5 - 3 0.634 25
47 55 West Virginia 4 - 4 0.629 18
48 60 Central Florida 5 - 3 0.599 73
49 37 Arizona St. 5 - 3 0.599 89
50 45 Nebraska 3 - 6 0.599 11
51 40 Oregon St. 5 - 3 0.599 65
52 57 Maryland 5 - 3 0.596 27
53 51 Tennessee 4 - 4 0.593 42
54 50 North Carolina 4 - 4 0.588 32
55 49 Louisville 4 - 4 0.584 19
56 58 Army 4 - 3 0.583 57
57 53 Louisiana St. 4 - 4 0.582 21
58 68 Syracuse 5 - 4 0.580 62
59 67 Utah St. 6 - 2 0.579 80
60 47 UCLA 5 - 4 0.579 47
61 69 Rutgers 4 - 4 0.570 28
62 56 Western Michigan 5 - 3 0.569 60
63 74 Marshall 5 - 3 0.558 125
64 59 Toledo 4 - 4 0.554 91
65 80 Washington St. 5 - 4 0.550 52
66 63 AL-Birmingham 5 - 3 0.547 102
67 61 Northern Illinois 6 - 2 0.547 82
68 65 Florida Atlantic 5 - 3 0.546 110
69 79 Virginia Tech 4 - 4 0.543 38
70 66 Southern California 4 - 4 0.528 63
71 64 Texas Tech 5 - 4 0.526 55
72 72 Eastern Michigan 5 - 3 0.520 114
73 62 Boston College 4 - 4 0.513 83
74 76 Miami, Ohio 4 - 4 0.508 66
75 70 Texas Christian 3 - 5 0.507 26
76 71 Florida St. 3 - 5 0.506 35
77 85 East Carolina 4 - 4 0.498 75
78 88 Western Kentucky 4 - 4 0.498 96
79 84 Washington 4 - 4 0.490 100
80 75 Texas-El Paso 6 - 2 0.482 128
81 82 South Carolina 4 - 4 0.480 40
82 81 Ball St. 4 - 4 0.478 59
83 73 Stanford 3 - 5 0.469 33
84 77 Illinois 3 - 6 0.468 5
85 78 Georgia Tech 3 - 5 0.458 50
86 83 Indiana 2 - 6 0.456 2
87 103 California 3 - 5 0.453 67
88 92 Memphis 4 - 4 0.442 108
89 89 Kent St. 4 - 4 0.441 77
90 93 Missouri 4 - 4 0.435 98
91 94 Georgia St. 4 - 4 0.432 70
92 99 Middle Tennessee 4 - 4 0.432 112
93 90 Troy 4 - 4 0.426 120
94 91 Colorado St. 3 - 5 0.426 84
95 86 Wyoming 4 - 4 0.421 109
96 101 South Alabama 5 - 3 0.418 130
97 100 San Jose St. 5 - 4 0.415 116
98 96 Central Michigan 4 - 4 0.407 118
99 87 Buffalo 4 - 5 0.397 123
100 95 Northwestern 3 - 5 0.389 48
101 97 Hawaii 4 - 5 0.385 99
102 104 LA-Monroe 4 - 4 0.373 58
103 98 Tulsa 3 - 5 0.368 79
104 107 Tulane 1 - 7 0.353 7
105 112 Navy 2 - 6 0.353 12
106 102 Charlotte 4 - 4 0.345 119
107 105 Louisiana Tech 2 - 6 0.332 68
108 106 Duke 3 - 5 0.329 86
109 110 Colorado 2 - 6 0.319 56
110 117 Bowling Green 3 - 6 0.310 95
111 109 South Florida 2 - 6 0.307 61
112 116 Old Dominion 2 - 6 0.299 72
113 108 Rice 3 - 5 0.295 69
114 113 New Mexico 3 - 5 0.291 81
115 111 Temple 3 - 5 0.277 90
116 118 North Texas 2 - 6 0.270 92
117 114 Georgia Southern 2 - 6 0.260 101
118 115 Texas St. 2 - 6 0.241 97
119 119 Kansas 1 - 7 0.208 14
120 122 Akron 2 - 6 0.204 103
121 120 Arkansas St. 1 - 7 0.197 105
122 124 Ohio 1 - 7 0.193 113
123 123 Vanderbilt 2 - 7 0.190 78
124 126 New Mexico St. 1 - 7 0.183 104
125 125 Nevada-Las Vegas 0 - 8 0.179 31
126 121 Florida International 1 - 7 0.177 111
127 129 Arizona 0 - 8 0.159 51
128 127 Southern Mississippi 1 - 7 0.158 94
129 128 Massachusetts 1 - 7 0.156 49
130 130 Wild Card U. 10 - 98 0.123 0
131 131 Connecticut 1 - 8 0.115 121

2021 conference power ratings:

Conference2021 Record Power Rating
Big Ten 33-9 .663
SEC 36-7 .639
Big Twelve 24-6 .630
ACC 31-15 .596
Pac-12 16-18 .511
Mountain West 29-18.504
AAC 22-18 .496
Independents 25-27 .461
Sun Belt 20-16 .441
MAC 21-27 .427
Conference USA 24-32.408

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