These power ratings of mine are basically a Vegas rating as I would favor Alabama by at least 6 points over any other team in the country. If you want to know how to use these power ratings, you basically subtract the difference of the to teams and then add in home field advantage. For most teams, home field advantage is around 3 points, but a team like Alabama might have a 5-point home field advantage.
I hope these ratings are just another handicapping tool you can use in picking some winners this fall. I will update these power ratings each and every Tuesday throughout the college football season!
Best of luck,
Brad
Rank |
Team |
Preseason |
Last Week |
This Week |
1 |
Alabama |
97.98 |
100.98 |
99.98 |
2 |
Oklahoma |
92.65 |
92.25 |
94.25 |
3 |
Ohio State |
95.68 |
92.18 |
94.18 |
4 |
Auburn |
90.06 |
91.06 |
93.06 |
5 |
Clemson |
92.30 |
92.30 |
91.80 |
6 |
Georgia |
85.69 |
94.19 |
91.19 |
7 |
Penn State |
90.46 |
90.96 |
90.46 |
8 |
Wisconsin |
88.75 |
88.25 |
89.25 |
9 |
Miami (FL) |
85.73 |
86.23 |
89.23 |
10 |
Oklahoma State |
86.35 |
88.35 |
88.35 |
11 |
Notre Dame |
84.08 |
90.08 |
88.08 |
12 |
USC |
92.10 |
87.60 |
87.60 |
13 |
Washington |
90.28 |
90.78 |
87.28 |
14 |
TCU |
83.48 |
88.48 |
86.48 |
15 |
LSU |
88.89 |
84.89 |
84.89 |
16 |
Michigan |
87.75 |
83.75 |
84.25 |
17 |
Stanford |
88.20 |
82.20 |
84.20 |
18 |
Mississippi State |
76.28 |
82.78 |
83.78 |
19 |
Washington State |
81.46 |
82.96 |
82.96 |
20 |
NC State |
82.36 |
82.86 |
82.86 |
21 |
Texas |
82.82 |
83.32 |
82.32 |
22 |
UCF |
68.42 |
81.42 |
81.42 |
23 |
Virginia Tech |
82.21 |
82.71 |
81.21 |
24 |
Georgia Tech |
77.63 |
79.13 |
80.63 |
25 |
Wake Forest |
72.56 |
78.56 |
80.06 |
26 |
Louisville |
86.06 |
79.06 |
79.56 |
27 |
Missouri |
74.62 |
76.62 |
79.12 |
28 |
Iowa State |
72.53 |
79.03 |
79.03 |
29 |
Arizona |
71.02 |
78.52 |
79.02 |
30 |
West Virginia |
76.14 |
77.14 |
78.64 |
31 |
Florida State |
95.21 |
77.71 |
78.21 |
32 |
USF |
76.97 |
77.97 |
77.97 |
33 |
Michigan State |
72.11 |
79.61 |
77.61 |
34 |
Iowa |
76.19 |
79.19 |
77.19 |
35 |
South Carolina |
76.64 |
76.64 |
77.14 |
36 |
Memphis |
76.75 |
76.25 |
76.25 |
37 |
Northwestern |
80.00 |
76.00 |
76.00 |
38 |
Utah |
75.99 |
75.99 |
75.99 |
39 |
Texas A&M |
80.39 |
74.89 |
75.89 |
40 |
Boise State |
74.01 |
76.01 |
75.51 |
41 |
Boston College |
70.42 |
75.42 |
75.42 |
42 |
Kansas State |
81.37 |
76.87 |
75.37 |
43 |
Indiana |
73.29 |
74.79 |
74.79 |
44 |
Arizona State |
74.25 |
74.75 |
74.25 |
45 |
Houston |
76.59 |
74.09 |
74.09 |
46 |
Texas Tech |
72.29 |
74.29 |
73.79 |
47 |
UCLA |
80.55 |
71.55 |
73.55 |
48 |
Kentucky |
76.86 |
71.36 |
73.36 |
49 |
Syracuse |
71.85 |
76.35 |
73.35 |
49 |
Oregon |
80.85 |
72.35 |
73.35 |
51 |
Colorado |
76.84 |
73.84 |
73.34 |
52 |
Purdue |
64.24 |
72.74 |
72.74 |
53 |
Ole Miss |
78.17 |
72.17 |
72.67 |
54 |
Minnesota |
73.48 |
69.48 |
72.48 |
55 |
California |
70.43 |
72.43 |
72.43 |
56 |
San Diego State |
72.07 |
72.07 |
72.07 |
57 |
Toledo |
70.56 |
74.06 |
71.56 |
58 |
Virginia |
68.24 |
71.74 |
71.24 |
59 |
Duke |
75.00 |
72.00 |
71.00 |
60 |
Pittsburgh |
76.92 |
72.92 |
70.92 |
61 |
Florida |
85.33 |
71.83 |
70.83 |
62 |
Navy |
69.99 |
69.99 |
69.99 |
63 |
Colorado State |
73.88 |
69.38 |
69.88 |
64 |
Florida Atlantic |
59.62 |
68.12 |
69.62 |
65 |
Vanderbilt |
73.31 |
71.81 |
69.31 |
66 |
Ohio |
63.65 |
66.65 |
68.65 |
67 |
Army |
64.58 |
67.58 |
68.58 |
68 |
North Carolina |
77.93 |
66.43 |
68.43 |
69 |
Arkansas |
77.99 |
67.99 |
67.99 |
70 |
Baylor |
78.81 |
67.31 |
67.81 |
71 |
Tennessee |
81.30 |
69.80 |
67.80 |
72 |
Northern Illinois |
62.74 |
67.24 |
67.74 |
73 |
Nebraska |
76.37 |
70.37 |
67.37 |
74 |
Arkansas State |
65.27 |
68.27 |
67.27 |
75 |
SMU |
65.02 |
67.02 |
67.02 |
76 |
Maryland |
68.91 |
67.41 |
66.91 |
77 |
Troy |
65.80 |
65.80 |
66.30 |
78 |
Fresno State |
57.33 |
65.83 |
65.83 |
79 |
Rutgers |
62.78 |
65.78 |
65.78 |
80 |
Temple |
68.00 |
63.50 |
65.00 |
81 |
Eastern Michigan |
60.95 |
66.95 |
64.95 |
82 |
Marshall |
60.74 |
64.74 |
64.74 |
83 |
Wyoming |
64.92 |
65.92 |
63.92 |
84 |
Central Michigan |
62.05 |
62.55 |
63.55 |
85 |
Oregon State |
71.38 |
63.88 |
63.38 |
86 |
Appalachian State |
70.59 |
63.09 |
63.09 |
87 |
Air Force |
61.06 |
64.06 |
63.06 |
88 |
North Texas |
55.01 |
61.01 |
63.01 |
89 |
Western Michigan |
69.48 |
62.98 |
62.98 |
90 |
Southern Miss |
62.25 |
63.25 |
62.75 |
91 |
Miami (OH) |
66.46 |
62.46 |
62.46 |
92 |
Utah State |
62.16 |
62.16 |
62.16 |
93 |
Western Kentucky |
71.58 |
62.08 |
62.08 |
94 |
Middle Tennessee |
62.03 |
61.53 |
62.03 |
95 |
Tulane |
62.51 |
62.51 |
62.01 |
96 |
UAB |
48.93 |
58.43 |
60.93 |
97 |
UTSA |
63.63 |
62.63 |
60.63 |
98 |
New Mexico State |
56.04 |
60.54 |
60.54 |
99 |
Massachusetts |
56.53 |
60.53 |
60.53 |
100 |
Illinois |
63.28 |
60.28 |
60.28 |
101 |
BYU |
76.09 |
58.59 |
60.09 |
102 |
Louisiana Tech |
66.26 |
61.26 |
59.76 |
103 |
Buffalo |
52.97 |
59.47 |
59.47 |
104 |
Tulsa |
69.77 |
59.27 |
59.27 |
105 |
Nevada |
59.01 |
57.51 |
58.51 |
106 |
Cincinnati |
65.50 |
60.00 |
58.50 |
107 |
FIU |
58.92 |
59.42 |
57.92 |
108 |
UNLV |
55.61 |
59.11 |
57.61 |
109 |
Akron |
58.69 |
60.19 |
57.19 |
110 |
New Mexico |
59.63 |
59.13 |
57.13 |
111 |
Georgia State |
55.56 |
56.06 |
55.56 |
112 |
Hawaii |
59.05 |
55.55 |
55.55 |
113 |
South Alabama |
55.96 |
54.46 |
55.46 |
114 |
UL-Monroe |
54.45 |
55.45 |
55.45 |
115 |
Old Dominion |
61.89 |
53.89 |
55.39 |
116 |
UL-Lafayette |
58.11 |
55.61 |
55.11 |
117 |
Connecticut |
54.43 |
54.93 |
54.93 |
118 |
Bowling Green |
59.73 |
54.73 |
54.73 |
119 |
Idaho |
55.50 |
54.00 |
54.00 |
120 |
East Carolina |
59.90 |
53.40 |
53.90 |
121 |
Kansas |
59.80 |
52.80 |
53.80 |
122 |
Rice |
54.54 |
49.54 |
50.04 |
123 |
Texas State |
47.88 |
48.38 |
48.88 |
124 |
Georgia Southern |
56.26 |
48.26 |
48.26 |
125 |
Coastal Carolina |
53.00 |
48.50 |
48.00 |
126 |
Charlotte |
49.96 |
47.96 |
47.96 |
127 |
Kent State |
54.68 |
47.68 |
47.68 |
128 |
UTEP |
51.90 |
45.40 |
43.40 |
129 |
San Jose State |
58.20 |
43.70 |
42.70 |
130 |
Ball State |
56.93 |
42.43 |
40.43 |