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 |