These power ratings of mine are basically a Vegas rating as I would favor Alabama by at least 5 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 |
99.98 |
99.98 |
2 |
Oklahoma |
92.65 |
94.25 |
94.75 |
3 |
Ohio State |
95.68 |
94.18 |
94.68 |
4 |
Auburn |
90.06 |
93.06 |
92.56 |
5 |
Clemson |
92.30 |
91.80 |
92.30 |
6 |
Georgia |
85.69 |
91.19 |
91.69 |
7 |
Penn State |
90.46 |
90.46 |
89.96 |
8 |
Wisconsin |
88.75 |
89.25 |
89.25 |
9 |
Miami (FL) |
85.73 |
89.23 |
88.73 |
10 |
Notre Dame |
84.08 |
88.08 |
87.58 |
11 |
USC |
92.10 |
87.60 |
87.10 |
12 |
Washington |
90.28 |
87.28 |
86.78 |
13 |
TCU |
83.48 |
86.48 |
86.48 |
14 |
Oklahoma State |
86.35 |
88.35 |
86.35 |
15 |
LSU |
88.89 |
84.89 |
85.39 |
16 |
Mississippi State |
76.28 |
83.78 |
83.28 |
17 |
Stanford |
88.20 |
84.20 |
83.20 |
18 |
Louisville |
86.06 |
81.06 |
83.06 |
19 |
Washington State |
81.46 |
82.96 |
82.96 |
20 |
Texas |
82.82 |
82.32 |
82.82 |
21 |
NC State |
82.36 |
82.86 |
82.36 |
22 |
Michigan |
87.75 |
84.25 |
82.25 |
23 |
UCF |
68.42 |
81.42 |
81.92 |
24 |
Missouri |
74.62 |
79.12 |
80.62 |
25 |
Wake Forest |
72.56 |
80.06 |
80.56 |
26 |
Virginia Tech |
82.21 |
81.21 |
80.21 |
27 |
Georgia Tech |
77.63 |
80.63 |
79.13 |
28 |
Iowa State |
72.53 |
79.03 |
79.03 |
29 |
Oregon |
80.85 |
75.35 |
78.35 |
30 |
Florida State |
95.21 |
78.21 |
78.21 |
31 |
Arizona |
71.02 |
79.02 |
78.02 |
32 |
Northwestern |
80.00 |
76.00 |
78.00 |
33 |
Texas A&M |
80.39 |
76.89 |
77.89 |
34 |
West Virginia |
76.14 |
78.64 |
77.64 |
35 |
Kansas State |
81.37 |
75.37 |
77.37 |
36 |
Memphis |
76.75 |
76.25 |
77.25 |
37 |
Michigan State |
72.11 |
77.61 |
77.11 |
38 |
Utah |
75.99 |
75.99 |
76.99 |
39 |
USF |
76.97 |
77.97 |
76.97 |
40 |
Indiana |
73.29 |
74.79 |
76.79 |
41 |
South Carolina |
76.64 |
76.14 |
76.14 |
42 |
Boise State |
74.01 |
75.51 |
76.01 |
43 |
Iowa |
76.19 |
77.19 |
75.69 |
44 |
Boston College |
70.42 |
75.42 |
75.42 |
45 |
Arizona State |
74.25 |
74.25 |
75.25 |
46 |
Purdue |
64.24 |
72.74 |
74.24 |
47 |
UCLA |
80.55 |
73.55 |
74.05 |
48 |
California |
70.43 |
72.43 |
73.43 |
49 |
Colorado |
76.84 |
73.34 |
73.34 |
50 |
Texas Tech |
72.29 |
74.29 |
73.29 |
51 |
Houston |
76.59 |
74.09 |
73.09 |
52 |
Toledo |
70.56 |
71.56 |
73.06 |
53 |
Kentucky |
76.86 |
73.36 |
72.86 |
54 |
Duke |
75.00 |
71.00 |
72.50 |
55 |
Pittsburgh |
76.92 |
70.92 |
71.92 |
56 |
Florida |
85.33 |
70.83 |
71.83 |
57 |
Virginia |
68.24 |
71.24 |
71.74 |
58 |
Ole Miss |
78.17 |
72.67 |
71.67 |
59 |
San Diego State |
72.07 |
72.07 |
71.57 |
60 |
Syracuse |
71.85 |
73.35 |
71.35 |
61 |
Florida Atlantic |
59.62 |
69.62 |
70.62 |
62 |
Navy |
69.99 |
69.99 |
70.49 |
63 |
Minnesota |
73.48 |
72.48 |
70.48 |
64 |
Colorado State |
73.88 |
69.88 |
69.88 |
65 |
North Carolina |
77.93 |
68.43 |
69.43 |
66 |
Ohio |
63.65 |
69.65 |
68.15 |
67 |
Army |
64.58 |
68.58 |
68.08 |
68 |
Arkansas |
77.99 |
67.99 |
67.99 |
69 |
Nebraska |
76.37 |
67.37 |
67.87 |
70 |
Vanderbilt |
73.31 |
69.31 |
67.81 |
70 |
Baylor |
78.81 |
67.81 |
67.81 |
72 |
Maryland |
68.91 |
66.91 |
67.41 |
73 |
Tennessee |
81.30 |
67.80 |
67.30 |
74 |
Arkansas State |
65.27 |
67.27 |
67.27 |
75 |
Northern Illinois |
62.74 |
67.74 |
67.24 |
76 |
Eastern Michigan |
60.95 |
65.95 |
66.95 |
77 |
Fresno State |
57.33 |
65.83 |
66.83 |
78 |
Troy |
65.80 |
66.30 |
66.80 |
79 |
SMU |
65.02 |
67.02 |
66.52 |
80 |
Temple |
68.00 |
65.00 |
64.50 |
81 |
Southern Miss |
62.25 |
62.75 |
64.25 |
82 |
Marshall |
60.74 |
64.74 |
64.24 |
83 |
Utah State |
62.16 |
62.16 |
64.16 |
84 |
Central Michigan |
62.05 |
63.55 |
63.55 |
85 |
North Texas |
55.01 |
63.01 |
63.51 |
86 |
Western Michigan |
69.48 |
62.98 |
63.48 |
87 |
Appalachian State |
70.59 |
63.09 |
63.09 |
88 |
Tulane |
62.51 |
62.01 |
63.01 |
89 |
Rutgers |
62.78 |
65.28 |
62.78 |
90 |
Air Force |
61.06 |
63.06 |
62.56 |
91 |
Wyoming |
64.92 |
63.92 |
62.42 |
92 |
Oregon State |
71.38 |
63.38 |
62.38 |
93 |
Western Kentucky |
71.58 |
62.08 |
62.08 |
94 |
Middle Tennessee |
62.03 |
62.03 |
62.03 |
94 |
Massachusetts |
56.53 |
60.53 |
62.03 |
96 |
Miami (OH) |
66.46 |
62.46 |
61.46 |
97 |
UTSA |
63.63 |
60.63 |
61.13 |
98 |
Louisiana Tech |
66.26 |
59.76 |
60.26 |
99 |
UAB |
48.93 |
60.93 |
59.93 |
100 |
Illinois |
63.28 |
60.28 |
59.78 |
101 |
Tulsa |
69.77 |
59.27 |
59.77 |
102 |
Akron |
58.69 |
57.19 |
59.19 |
103 |
New Mexico State |
56.04 |
60.54 |
59.04 |
104 |
Nevada |
59.01 |
58.51 |
59.01 |
105 |
Buffalo |
52.97 |
59.47 |
58.97 |
106 |
BYU |
76.09 |
60.09 |
58.59 |
107 |
UNLV |
55.61 |
57.61 |
58.11 |
108 |
FIU |
58.92 |
57.92 |
56.92 |
109 |
New Mexico |
59.63 |
57.13 |
56.63 |
110 |
UL-Lafayette |
58.11 |
55.11 |
56.61 |
111 |
Cincinnati |
65.50 |
58.50 |
56.00 |
112 |
UL-Monroe |
54.45 |
55.45 |
55.95 |
113 |
East Carolina |
59.90 |
53.90 |
55.90 |
114 |
Georgia State |
55.56 |
55.56 |
55.56 |
115 |
Connecticut |
54.43 |
54.93 |
54.93 |
116 |
Old Dominion |
61.89 |
55.39 |
54.39 |
117 |
Hawaii |
59.05 |
55.55 |
53.55 |
118 |
Kansas |
59.80 |
53.30 |
53.30 |
119 |
Bowling Green |
59.73 |
54.73 |
53.23 |
120 |
South Alabama |
55.96 |
55.46 |
52.46 |
121 |
Georgia Southern |
56.26 |
48.26 |
51.26 |
122 |
Idaho |
55.50 |
54.00 |
51.00 |
123 |
Coastal Carolina |
53.00 |
48.00 |
50.50 |
124 |
Rice |
54.54 |
49.54 |
50.04 |
125 |
Texas State |
47.88 |
48.88 |
48.88 |
126 |
Kent State |
54.68 |
47.18 |
47.18 |
127 |
Charlotte |
49.96 |
47.96 |
46.46 |
128 |
UTEP |
51.90 |
43.40 |
42.90 |
129 |
San Jose State |
58.20 |
42.70 |
42.70 |
130 |
Ball State |
56.93 |
40.43 |
40.93 |