ARGH 2021 Power Ratings

The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 2021 season as of 12-5-21. 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 12-5-21

This WeekLast Week Team 2021 Record Power Rating SOS
1 1 Georgia 12 - 1 0.929 27
2 3 Michigan 12 - 1 0.905 13
3 2 Cincinnati 13 - 0 0.894 84
4 4 Alabama 12 - 1 0.889 21
5 5 Ohio St. 10 - 2 0.865 12
6 7 Notre Dame 11 - 1 0.864 39
7 6 Oklahoma St. 11 - 2 0.844 18
8 8 Baylor 11 - 2 0.827 25
9 10 Wisconsin 8 - 4 0.794 2
10 15 Pittsburgh 11 - 2 0.792 64
11 11 Mississippi 10 - 2 0.789 28
12 12 Oklahoma 10 - 2 0.786 45
13 13 Clemson 9 - 3 0.773 49
14 14 Michigan St. 10 - 2 0.770 19
15 9 Iowa 10 - 3 0.757 11
16 24 Utah 10 - 3 0.756 60
17 21 Texas A&M 8 - 4 0.746 47
18 19 North Carolina St. 9 - 3 0.745 58
19 20 Purdue 8 - 4 0.740 6
20 28 Louisiana 12 - 1 0.739 124
21 25 Texas-San Antonio 12 - 1 0.737 120
22 22 Penn State 7 - 5 0.735 9
23 16 Wake Forest 10 - 3 0.733 48
24 26 Brigham Young 10 - 2 0.728 61
25 18 Houston 11 - 2 0.720 118
26 29 Arkansas 8 - 4 0.718 14
27 23 Appalachian St. 10 - 3 0.712 93
28 30 Minnesota 8 - 4 0.709 40
29 31 Iowa St. 7 - 5 0.704 30
30 32 Kentucky 9 - 3 0.704 63
31 33 Boise State 7 - 5 0.695 34
32 34 Air Force 9 - 3 0.686 92
33 27 Oregon 10 - 3 0.685 59
34 17 San Diego St. 11 - 2 0.683 100
35 35 Fresno St. 9 - 3 0.676 103
36 37 Auburn 6 - 6 0.674 5
37 36 Army 8 - 3 0.673 78
38 38 Tennessee 7 - 5 0.664 44
39 39 Mississippi St. 7 - 5 0.660 23
40 40 Coastal Carolina 10 - 2 0.648 130
41 41 Kansas St. 7 - 5 0.648 35
42 42 Miami, Florida 7 - 5 0.646 26
43 43 UCLA 8 - 4 0.638 66
44 55 Utah St. 10 - 3 0.631 104
45 44 Nevada 8 - 4 0.628 91
46 45 Louisiana St. 6 - 6 0.620 7
47 47 Arizona St. 8 - 4 0.608 94
48 49 Texas 5 - 7 0.606 4
49 48 Southern Methodist 8 - 4 0.604 88
50 51 West Virginia 6 - 6 0.599 20
51 50 Louisville 6 - 6 0.597 36
52 46 Western Kentucky 8 - 5 0.596 96
53 52 AL-Birmingham 8 - 4 0.582 97
54 53 North Carolina 6 - 6 0.582 43
55 54 Oregon St. 7 - 5 0.580 68
56 58 Florida 6 - 6 0.576 50
57 57 Virginia 6 - 6 0.576 37
58 59 Liberty 7 - 5 0.575 95
59 56 Nebraska 3 - 9 0.572 3
60 60 Central Florida 8 - 4 0.569 105
61 62 Washington St. 7 - 5 0.561 67
62 61 Maryland 6 - 6 0.558 8
63 63 Central Michigan 8 - 4 0.553 111
64 64 Marshall 7 - 5 0.546 114
65 65 East Carolina 7 - 5 0.545 71
66 67 Toledo 7 - 5 0.536 127
67 66 Illinois 5 - 7 0.535 10
68 68 Texas Tech 6 - 6 0.535 38
69 69 Virginia Tech 6 - 6 0.532 57
70 74 Northern Illinois 9 - 4 0.532 85
71 70 South Carolina 6 - 6 0.525 33
72 72 Western Michigan 7 - 5 0.522 74
73 71 Florida St. 5 - 7 0.521 41
74 73 Missouri 6 - 6 0.507 42
75 75 Boston College 6 - 6 0.498 70
76 76 Miami, Ohio 6 - 6 0.487 98
77 77 Syracuse 5 - 7 0.485 46
78 78 Texas Christian 5 - 7 0.483 22
79 79 Georgia St. 7 - 5 0.480 82
80 80 Rutgers 5 - 7 0.473 32
81 81 Tulsa 6 - 6 0.472 62
82 83 Eastern Michigan 7 - 5 0.466 117
83 84 Memphis 6 - 6 0.456 87
84 82 Kent St. 7 - 6 0.445 90
85 86 Ball St. 6 - 6 0.435 80
86 87 Wyoming 6 - 6 0.430 107
87 92 California 5 - 7 0.428 86
88 85 Southern California 4 - 8 0.419 53
89 89 North Texas 6 - 6 0.416 115
90 88 Middle Tennessee 6 - 6 0.416 125
91 90 Texas-El Paso 7 - 5 0.414 128
92 91 Old Dominion 6 - 6 0.403 121
93 93 Hawaii 6 - 7 0.392 101
94 96 Georgia Tech 3 - 9 0.375 15
95 94 Navy 3 - 8 0.375 17
96 95 Washington 4 - 8 0.374 75
97 97 Florida Atlantic 5 - 7 0.369 112
98 98 Colorado 4 - 8 0.348 55
99 99 Troy 5 - 7 0.347 109
100 100 Tulane 2 - 10 0.341 29
101 101 Indiana 2 - 10 0.334 1
102 103 South Alabama 5 - 7 0.331 126
103 102 San Jose St. 5 - 7 0.329 99
104 104 Stanford 3 - 9 0.323 31
105 105 Buffalo 4 - 8 0.320 119
106 106 Northwestern 3 - 9 0.310 24
107 107 Colorado St. 3 - 9 0.307 73
108 108 Louisiana Tech 3 - 9 0.289 89
109 109 Charlotte 5 - 7 0.282 129
110 110 LA-Monroe 4 - 8 0.279 76
111 111 Rice 4 - 8 0.271 72
112 112 South Florida 2 - 10 0.270 51
113 113 Bowling Green 4 - 8 0.262 110
114 114 Nevada-Las Vegas 2 - 10 0.251 54
115 115 Kansas 2 - 10 0.247 16
116 116 Georgia Southern 3 - 9 0.244 79
117 118 Texas St. 4 - 8 0.244 122
118 117 Duke 3 - 9 0.241 65
119 119 Ohio 3 - 9 0.233 116
120 120 Southern Mississippi 3 - 9 0.206 113
121 121 New Mexico 3 - 9 0.199 69
122 124 Arkansas St. 2 - 10 0.187 108
123 123 Temple 3 - 9 0.186 81
124 125 Vanderbilt 2 - 10 0.185 56
125 126 New Mexico St. 2 - 10 0.185 77
126 122 Arizona 1 - 11 0.184 52
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 83
130 130 Florida International 1 - 11 0.108 123
131 131 Massachusetts 1 - 11 0.095 102

2021 conference power ratings:

Conference2021 Record Power Rating
SEC 48-8 .656
Big Ten 33-9 .647
Big Twelve 24-6 .628
ACC 34-20 .578
AAC 24-19 .494
Mountain West 30-19.492
Pac-12 16-20 .492
Independents 34-37 .461
Sun Belt 21-19 .421
MAC 21-27 .412
Conference USA 24-32.403

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