Here are my pre-bowl season power ratings, with bowl games set to kick off Friday. And yeah, my top two power rated teams are playing each other in the semifinals.
Note: these do not take into account players sitting out yet. As for coaches leaving, I don’t adjust much based on interim coaches. Since 2010, teams have performed right at their ATS numbers on average even with interim coaches.
| Rank | Team | IAW RTG |
| 1 | Ohio State | 0.6 |
| 2 | Clemson | 2.1 |
| 3 | LSU | 4.4 |
| 4 | Alabama | 7.3 |
| 5 | Georgia | 10.1 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 12.1 |
| 7 | Utah | 13.4 |
| 8 | Michigan | 13.6 |
| 9 | Florida | 13.8 |
| 10 | Auburn | 14.4 |
| 11 | Penn State | 14.7 |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 15.1 |
| 13 | Oregon | 15.1 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | 17.0 |
| 15 | Baylor | 19.8 |
| 16 | Minnesota | 20.4 |
| 17 | Washington | 21.0 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | 21.0 |
| 19 | Iowa St | 21.3 |
| 20 | Iowa | 21.5 |
| 21 | UCF | 21.7 |
| 22 | Memphis | 22.9 |
| 23 | USC | 23.1 |
| 24 | Texas | 24.3 |
| 25 | Indiana | 25.4 |
| 26 | Appalachian State | 25.7 |
| 27 | Washington State | 25.9 |
| 28 | Oklahoma St | 26.2 |
| 29 | TCU | 26.3 |
| 30 | Boise State | 26.4 |
| 31 | Miami | 26.7 |
| 32 | Air Force | 27.4 |
| 33 | Virginia | 27.5 |
| 34 | Kansas St | 27.6 |
| 35 | Tennessee | 27.7 |
| 36 | Missouri | 27.8 |
| 37 | Cincinnati | 27.9 |
| 38 | UL-Lafayette | 28.0 |
| 39 | Virginia Tech | 28.2 |
| 40 | North Carolina | 28.5 |
| 41 | Navy | 28.6 |
| 42 | Kentucky | 28.7 |
| 43 | SMU | 29.0 |
| 44 | Michigan State | 29.1 |
| 45 | South Carolina | 29.6 |
| 46 | Arizona State | 29.7 |
| 47 | Mississippi St | 29.7 |
| 48 | Ole Miss | 30.3 |
| 49 | Tulane | 31.1 |
| 50 | Florida St | 31.1 |
| 51 | Pittsburgh | 31.4 |
| 52 | Texas Tech | 31.6 |
| 53 | Wake Forest | 32.1 |
| 54 | BYU | 32.4 |
| 55 | Nebraska | 32.4 |
| 56 | Florida Atlantic | 32.6 |
| 57 | Louisville | 32.8 |
| 58 | California | 33.9 |
| 59 | Temple | 34.4 |
| 60 | Oregon State | 34.6 |
| 61 | Duke | 35.2 |
| 62 | Purdue | 35.2 |
| 63 | Stanford | 35.3 |
| 64 | Boston College | 35.6 |
| 65 | UCLA | 35.7 |
| 66 | Illinois | 35.7 |
| 67 | San Diego State | 36.5 |
| 68 | Utah State | 36.5 |
| 69 | Western Kentucky | 36.8 |
| 70 | Wyoming | 36.8 |
| 71 | Western Michigan | 36.8 |
| 72 | Southern Miss | 37.3 |
| 73 | Syracuse | 37.3 |
| 74 | West Virginia | 37.4 |
| 75 | Colorado | 37.6 |
| 76 | Marshall | 37.6 |
| 77 | Ohio | 37.7 |
| 78 | Fresno State | 37.8 |
| 79 | Arizona | 38.0 |
| 80 | Tulsa | 38.1 |
| 81 | Hawaii | 38.4 |
| 82 | Northwestern | 38.7 |
| 83 | Army | 39.0 |
| 84 | Houston | 39.1 |
| 85 | Buffalo | 39.3 |
| 86 | Georgia Southern | 39.3 |
| 87 | Louisiana Tech | 39.4 |
| 88 | Central Michigan | 39.9 |
| 89 | NC State | 40.1 |
| 90 | Arkansas State | 40.2 |
| 91 | Ball State | 40.6 |
| 92 | Maryland | 41.1 |
| 93 | UAB | 41.6 |
| 94 | Colorado State | 41.7 |
| 95 | Troy | 41.7 |
| 96 | Liberty | 42.2 |
| 97 | Kansas | 42.4 |
| 98 | USF | 42.5 |
| 99 | Miami (OH) | 43.2 |
| 100 | FIU | 43.2 |
| 101 | San Jose State | 43.4 |
| 102 | Georgia Tech | 43.4 |
| 103 | North Texas | 43.5 |
| 104 | Arkansas | 43.6 |
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | 43.6 |
| 106 | Middle Tennessee | 43.8 |
| 107 | Vanderbilt | 44.1 |
| 108 | Charlotte | 44.1 |
| 109 | Kent State | 45.1 |
| 110 | UL-Monroe | 45.3 |
| 111 | Georgia State | 45.4 |
| 112 | Northern Illinois | 45.6 |
| 113 | Toledo | 45.6 |
| 114 | Coastal Carolina | 46.6 |
| 115 | Nevada | 46.9 |
| 116 | East Carolina | 47.6 |
| 117 | UNLV | 49.8 |
| 118 | Rice | 50.7 |
| 119 | Texas State | 50.8 |
| 120 | Rutgers | 52.2 |
| 121 | New Mexico | 53.0 |
| 122 | South Alabama | 54.4 |
| 123 | New Mexico St | 55.7 |
| 124 | UTSA | 55.9 |
| 125 | Old Dominion | 56.7 |
| 126 | Connecticut | 59.9 |
| 127 | UTEP | 60.3 |
| 128 | Bowling Green | 61.6 |
| 129 | Akron | 65.5 |
| 130 | Massachusetts | 72.2 |
