These updated power ratings of mine are basically a Vegas rating as I would favor Alabama by at least 1 point over any other team in the country. I have made some slight adjustments due to player suspensions, etc since my first update was published in early June.
I hope these ratings are just another handicapping tool you can use in prepping for the upcoming season, which is now less than a month away! I will update these power ratings again in the middle of August as we get updates from fall camp.
Best of luck,
Brad
Rank |
Team |
Conf |
Power Rating |
1 |
Alabama |
SEC |
97.18 |
2 |
Clemson |
ACC |
96.18 |
3 |
Ohio State |
Big Ten |
94.88 |
4 |
Georgia |
SEC |
93.11 |
5 |
Oklahoma |
Big 12 |
91.32 |
6 |
Washington |
Pac-12 |
90.86 |
7 |
Wisconsin |
Big Ten |
90.61 |
8 |
Auburn |
SEC |
90.30 |
9 |
Michigan |
Big Ten |
89.52 |
10 |
Penn State |
Big Ten |
89.17 |
11 |
Notre Dame |
Indep |
88.17 |
12 |
Michigan State |
Big Ten |
88.15 |
13 |
Miami (FL) |
ACC |
86.66 |
14 |
Stanford |
Pac-12 |
86.15 |
15 |
Mississippi State |
SEC |
86.03 |
16 |
USC |
Pac-12 |
84.88 |
17 |
Texas |
Big 12 |
84.16 |
18 |
Florida State |
ACC |
84.03 |
19 |
LSU |
SEC |
82.21 |
20 |
TCU |
Big 12 |
82.14 |
21 |
Texas A&M |
SEC |
82.13 |
22 |
Oklahoma State |
Big 12 |
81.86 |
23 |
Oregon |
Pac-12 |
81.85 |
24 |
Florida |
SEC |
81.70 |
25 |
Virginia Tech |
ACC |
81.63 |
26 |
Utah |
Pac-12 |
81.02 |
27 |
Boise State |
MW |
80.82 |
28 |
South Carolina |
SEC |
80.26 |
29 |
Missouri |
SEC |
80.25 |
30 |
Boston College |
ACC |
79.53 |
31 |
West Virginia |
Big 12 |
79.36 |
32 |
Louisville |
ACC |
79.27 |
33 |
Georgia Tech |
ACC |
79.07 |
34 |
UCF |
AAC |
78.63 |
35 |
Arizona |
Pac-12 |
78.63 |
36 |
Iowa |
Big Ten |
78.45 |
37 |
Iowa State |
Big 12 |
78.37 |
38 |
NC State |
ACC |
77.91 |
39 |
Northwestern |
Big Ten |
77.87 |
40 |
Duke |
ACC |
77.85 |
41 |
Florida Atlantic |
CUSA |
77.15 |
42 |
Wake Forest |
ACC |
77.02 |
43 |
Kansas State |
Big 12 |
76.61 |
44 |
Memphis |
AAC |
76.13 |
45 |
California |
Pac-12 |
75.85 |
46 |
Texas Tech |
Big 12 |
75.76 |
47 |
Purdue |
Big Ten |
75.27 |
48 |
Baylor |
Big 12 |
75.13 |
49 |
Pittsburgh |
ACC |
75.09 |
50 |
Ole Miss |
SEC |
74.62 |
51 |
UCLA |
Pac-12 |
74.44 |
52 |
North Carolina |
ACC |
74.20 |
53 |
Nebraska |
Big Ten |
73.60 |
54 |
Arkansas |
SEC |
73.05 |
55 |
Fresno State |
MW |
72.75 |
56 |
Arizona State |
Pac-12 |
72.72 |
57 |
San Diego State |
MW |
72.67 |
58 |
Washington State |
Pac-12 |
72.44 |
59 |
Indiana |
Big Ten |
72.41 |
60 |
Houston |
AAC |
71.89 |
61 |
Kentucky |
SEC |
71.33 |
62 |
Minnesota |
Big Ten |
71.08 |
63 |
Maryland |
Big Ten |
70.57 |
64 |
Tennessee |
SEC |
70.37 |
65 |
USF |
AAC |
69.86 |
66 |
Syracuse |
ACC |
69.60 |
67 |
Ohio |
MAC |
69.55 |
68 |
Colorado |
Pac-12 |
69.46 |
69 |
Navy |
AAC |
69.05 |
70 |
Marshall |
CUSA |
69.02 |
71 |
Toledo |
MAC |
68.23 |
72 |
Temple |
AAC |
68.10 |
73 |
Vanderbilt |
SEC |
67.79 |
74 |
Middle Tennessee |
CUSA |
67.72 |
75 |
Northern Illinois |
MAC |
67.47 |
76 |
Arkansas State |
Sun Belt |
66.95 |
77 |
Utah State |
MW |
66.90 |
78 |
Louisiana Tech |
CUSA |
66.61 |
79 |
Virginia |
ACC |
66.14 |
80 |
Army |
Indep |
65.95 |
81 |
Wyoming |
MW |
65.80 |
82 |
BYU |
Indep |
65.72 |
83 |
Appalachian State |
Sun Belt |
65.59 |
84 |
Troy |
Sun Belt |
64.80 |
85 |
Rutgers |
Big Ten |
64.25 |
86 |
Illinois |
Big Ten |
63.73 |
87 |
Western Michigan |
MAC |
63.71 |
88 |
Miami (OH) |
MAC |
63.65 |
89 |
North Texas |
CUSA |
63.44 |
90 |
SMU |
AAC |
62.87 |
91 |
Tulane |
AAC |
62.62 |
92 |
Buffalo |
MAC |
62.07 |
93 |
Nevada |
MW |
61.86 |
94 |
UAB |
CUSA |
61.23 |
95 |
Air Force |
MW |
61.15 |
96 |
Kansas |
Big 12 |
60.61 |
97 |
Eastern Michigan |
MAC |
60.37 |
98 |
Tulsa |
AAC |
60.20 |
99 |
Colorado State |
MW |
60.20 |
100 |
Cincinnati |
AAC |
59.78 |
101 |
Massachusetts |
Indep |
59.57 |
102 |
UNLV |
MW |
59.49 |
103 |
Oregon State |
Pac-12 |
59.48 |
104 |
Southern Miss |
CUSA |
58.64 |
105 |
UL-Monroe |
Sun Belt |
58.57 |
106 |
Georgia Southern |
Sun Belt |
58.21 |
107 |
Old Dominion |
CUSA |
57.04 |
108 |
Akron |
MAC |
56.70 |
109 |
Bowling Green |
MAC |
56.63 |
110 |
Central Michigan |
MAC |
56.32 |
111 |
New Mexico State |
Indep |
56.09 |
112 |
FIU |
CUSA |
55.50 |
113 |
New Mexico |
MW |
55.49 |
114 |
Western Kentucky |
CUSA |
55.31 |
115 |
UTSA |
CUSA |
54.98 |
116 |
East Carolina |
AAC |
53.73 |
117 |
Georgia State |
Sun Belt |
52.97 |
118 |
Connecticut |
AAC |
52.70 |
119 |
South Alabama |
Sun Belt |
52.48 |
120 |
UL-Lafayette |
Sun Belt |
51.48 |
121 |
Ball State |
MAC |
51.39 |
122 |
Coastal Carolina |
Sun Belt |
51.35 |
123 |
Charlotte |
CUSA |
50.85 |
124 |
Rice |
CUSA |
49.44 |
125 |
Hawaii |
MW |
49.22 |
126 |
Texas State |
Sun Belt |
49.19 |
127 |
Liberty |
Indep |
48.62 |
128 |
Kent State |
MAC |
48.21 |
129 |
San Jose State |
MW |
48.20 |
130 |
UTEP |
CUSA |
46.11 |