Daily Blog •August 11, 2012

I have gotten a couple of suggestions to put up my initial FBS power ratings that will be updated weekly throughout the season. If you are a follower of my magazine, I am sure you are familiar with the fact that I have NINE different sets of power ratings that I create each preseason to give me 9 different ways of analyzing a team. One is based on the individual talent level and performance of each position on each team and those are added up for the rating. Another is based on my Power Plays numbers, which include rushing and passing offenses, defenses and special teams.

As for the ratings listed below, these are my Plus/Minus ratings. I first take last year’s final Plus/Minus ratings, which are calculated mostly by the score of each game last year and the strength of opponents played. Losing to Alabama by 5 would move a team up in the ratings (Alabama would have been expected to win big), while beating Akron by 15 in 2011 would probably have moved the same team down. I then take my aforementioned Plus/Minus ratings (see page 337 of the magazine) and add them to the totals. Some teams are weaker than last year and drop in the rankings, while the ones that are improved move up. Is this the main set of ratings I use? No, that would be my Power Poll rankings, which are a combination of the 9 sets. This is a solid set of numbers and what I have noticed is it most closely resembles what the general perception of each team is heading into 2012.

2012 Initial Power Ratings 8/11/12
By Conference

SEC MOUNTAIN WEST
LSU 148.82 Boise St 138.07
Alabama 148.44 Nevada 122.94
Georgia 142.58 Air Force 119.75
South Carolina 142.22 San Diego St 115.69
Arkansas 141.87 Wyoming 115.68
Florida 139.99 Fresno St 115.48
Auburn 137.17 Hawaii 111.69
Missouri 136.25 Colorado St 108.92
Texas A&M 135.26 New Mexico 104.08
Tennessee 134 UNLV 103.77
Mississippi St 133.27    
Vanderbilt 130.06 CONFERENCE USA
Mississippi 118.23 UCF 129.22
Kentucky 117.47 Houston 128.52
    Tulsa 126.58
BIG TEN Southern Miss 125.64
Wisconsin 141.17 SMU 123.42
Ohio St 140.04 East Carolina 117.57
Michigan 139.87 Marshall 116.34
Nebraska 139.61 UTEP 111.67
Michigan St 139.21 Rice 108.35
Iowa 129.36 UAB 106.97
Penn St 128.89 Memphis 103.64
Illinois 126.36 Tulane 101.56
Northwestern 125.84    
Purdue 125.81 INDEPENDENTS
Minnesota 120.48 Notre Dame 136.91
Indiana 113.77 BYU 135.24
    Navy 117.98
BIG 12 Army 116.59
Oklahoma 145.25    
Texas 142.66 MAC
West Virginia 142.58 Ohio 122.3
Oklahoma St 142.42 Western Michigan 122.26
TCU 139.79 Toledo 121.54
Kansas St 137.84 Northern Illinois 121.53
Baylor 132.56 Miami 117.08
Texas Tech 132.3 Bowling Green 116.91
Iowa St 123.37 Ball St 112.48
Kansas 114.47 Kent St 111.5
    Central Michigan 110.92
ACC Eastern Michigan 110.53
Florida St 146.2 Buffalo 106.04
Virginia Tech 137.63 Akron 98.57
Clemson 134.46 Massachusetts 96.87
Georgia Tech 133.69    
NC State 133.66 WAC
Miami 129.27 Louisiana Tech 129.27
North Carolina 128.91 Utah St 116.29
Virginia 127.67 San Jose St 112.3
Wake Forest 126.23 Idaho 106.03
Boston College 125.21 New Mexico St 104.81
Maryland 121.43 Texas St 95.79
Duke 118.32 UTSA 94.21
       
PAC-12 SUN BELT
USC 148.38 FIU 118.25
Oregon 145.37 Louisiana 117.36
Stanford 140.02 WKU 116.38
Utah 133.53 Arkansas St 114.48
Washington 132.67 ULM 110.48
California 130.68 North Texas 110.2
UCLA 129.66 Troy 109.01
Oregon St 124.97 Middle Tennessee 105.11
Washington St 123.32 Florida Atlantic 101.57
Arizona St 123.21 South Alabama 94.73
Arizona 122.49    
Colorado 119.39    
       
BIG EAST    
Louisville 135.42    
USF 132.28    
Rutgers 132.15    
Cincinnati 130.13    
Pittsburgh 127.17    
Connecticut 122.88    
Syracuse 120.37    
Temple 116.53    

Ranked #1-124

Rank School Rating Rank School Rating
1 LSU 148.82 63 Iowa St 123.37
2 Alabama 148.44 64 Washington St 123.32
3 USC 148.38 65 Arizona St 123.21
4 Florida St 146.2 66 Nevada 122.94
5 Oregon 145.37 67 Connecticut 122.88
6 Oklahoma 145.25 68 Arizona 122.49
7 Texas 142.66 69 Ohio 122.3
8 Georgia 142.58 70 Western Michigan 122.26
8 West Virginia 142.58 71 Toledo 121.54
10 Oklahoma St 142.42 72 Northern Illinois 121.53
11 South Carolina 142.22 73 Maryland 121.43
12 Arkansas 141.87 74 Minnesota 120.48
13 Wisconsin 141.17 75 Syracuse 120.37
14 Ohio St 140.04 76 Air Force 119.75
15 Stanford 140.02 77 Colorado 119.39
16 Florida 139.99 78 Duke 118.32
17 Michigan 139.87 79 FIU 118.25
18 TCU 139.79 80 Mississippi 118.23
19 Nebraska 139.61 81 Navy 117.98
20 Michigan St 139.21 82 East Carolina 117.57
21 Boise St 138.07 83 Kentucky 117.47
22 Kansas St 137.84 84 Louisiana 117.36
23 Virginia Tech 137.63 85 Miami 117.08
24 Auburn 137.17 86 Bowling Green 116.91
25 Notre Dame 136.91 87 Army 116.59
26 Missouri 136.25 88 Temple 116.53
27 Louisville 135.42 89 WKU 116.38
28 Texas A&M 135.26 90 Marshall 116.34
29 BYU 135.24 91 Utah St 116.29
30 Clemson 134.46 92 San Diego St 115.69
31 Tennessee 134 93 Wyoming 115.68
32 Georgia Tech 133.69 94 Fresno St 115.48
33 NC State 133.66 95 Arkansas St 114.48
34 Utah 133.53 96 Kansas 114.47
35 Mississippi St 133.27 97 Indiana 113.77
36 Washington 132.67 98 Ball St 112.48
37 Baylor 132.56 99 San Jose St 112.3
38 Texas Tech 132.3 100 Hawaii 111.69
39 USF 132.28 101 UTEP 111.67
40 Rutgers 132.15 102 Kent St 111.5
41 California 130.68 103 Central Michigan 110.92
42 Cincinnati 130.13 104 Eastern Michigan 110.53
43 Vanderbilt 130.06 105 ULM 110.48
44 UCLA 129.66 106 North Texas 110.2
45 Iowa 129.36 107 Troy 109.01
46 Miami 129.27 108 Colorado St 108.92
46 Louisiana Tech 129.27 109 Rice 108.35
48 UCF 129.22 110 UAB 106.97
49 North Carolina 128.91 111 Buffalo 106.04
50 Penn St 128.89 112 Idaho 106.03
51 Houston 128.52 113 Middle Tennessee 105.11
52 Virginia 127.67 114 New Mexico St 104.81
53 Pittsburgh 127.17 115 New Mexico 104.08
54 Tulsa 126.58 116 UNLV 103.77
55 Illinois 126.36 117 Memphis 103.64
56 Wake Forest 126.23 118 Florida Atlantic 101.57
57 Northwestern 125.84 119 Tulane 101.56
58 Purdue 125.81 120 Akron 98.57
59 Southern Miss 125.64 121 Massachusetts 96.87
60 Boston College 125.21 122 Texas St 95.79
61 Oregon St 124.97 123 South Alabama 94.73
62 SMU 123.42 124 UTSA 94.21


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