Daily Blog •August 9, 2013

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 Computer 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 2012 would probably have moved the same team down. I then take my aforementioned Plus/Minus ratings (see page 33 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 2013.

Initial Power Ratings By Conference

SEC MOUNTAIN WEST
Alabama 144.34 Boise St 128.65
Texas A&M 142.52 Fresno St 126.87
Georgia 140.22 Utah St 121.26
South Carolina 138.96 San Diego St 119.04
LSU 138.67 Colorado St 113.91
Florida 138.43 San Jose St 113.87
Mississippi 134.93 Wyoming 110.65
Vanderbilt 134.17 Hawaii 110.48
Missouri 124.26 Air Force 109.20
Tennessee 123.43 Nevada 107.59
Auburn 122.83 UNLV 105.17
Arkansas 122.39 New Mexico 101.22
Mississippi St 121.30    
Kentucky 115.30 CONFERENCE USA
    Tulsa 123.30
BIG TEN Marshall 119.50
Ohio St 140.78 Rice 119.30
Michigan 135.90 East Carolina 119.22
Wisconsin 135.87 UAB 109.87
Northwestern 135.24 North Texas 109.37
Nebraska 132.83 Middle Tennessee 108.83
Michigan St 131.41 Louisiana Tech 108.65
Penn St 130.57 Southern Miss 106.91
Iowa 121.83 Tulane 106.02
Indiana 117.43 UTEP 105.85
Minnesota 117.30 Florida Atlantic 105.80
Purdue 113.30 FIU 104.74
Illinois 110.48 UTSA 100.87
       
BIG 12 INDEPENDENTS
Texas 136.83 Notre Dame 138.70
TCU 136.30 BYU 130.78
Oklahoma St 136.11 Navy 112.83
Oklahoma 136.04 Army 111.04
Kansas St 134.15 Old Dominion 93.35
Baylor 132.22 New Mexico St 93.26
Texas Tech 125.74 Idaho 92.91
West Virginia 125.13    
Iowa St 119.17 MAC
Kansas 112.80 Northern Illinois 127.48
    Bowling Green 120.00
ACC Ball St 118.91
Florida St 136.50 Kent St 114.83
Clemson 136.50 Toledo 114.52
Virginia Tech 131.36 Ohio 112.65
Miami, Fl 131.26 Buffalo 110.35
Georgia Tech 129.61 Miami, Oh 109.30
North Carolina 125.74 Western Michigan 107.00
Syracuse 125.61 Central Michigan 105.83
NC State 123.83 Eastern Michigan 104.30
Pittsburgh 122.96 Akron 102.87
Maryland 122.87 Massachusetts 100.52
Virginia  122.61    
Boston College 122.04 SUN BELT
Duke 119.78 Arkansas St 117.80
Wake Forest 116.52 Louisiana 115.50
    ULM 112.91
PAC-12 Troy 107.22
Oregon 144.04 WKU 106.13
Stanford 140.70 Texas St 100.39
UCLA 134.61 South Alabama 91.70
USC 133.00 Georgia St 74.61
Oregon St 133.00    
Arizona St 131.96    
Washington 130.43    
Arizona 128.59    
Washington St 123.26    
Utah 122.10    
California 118.09    
Colorado 111.43    
       
American Athletic    
Louisville 133.89    
Cincinnati 123.52    
Rutgers 123.00    
UCF 122.85    
SMU 118.78    
Connecticut 117.78    
Houston 115.74    
USF 115.70    
Memphis 111.91    
Temple 110.35    

Power Ratings #1-126

Rank Team Rating Rank Team Rating
1 Alabama 144.34 64 Duke 119.78
2 Oregon 144.04 65 Marshall 119.50
3 Texas A&M 142.52 66 Rice 119.30
4 Ohio St 140.78 67 East Carolina 119.22
5 Stanford 140.70 68 Iowa St 119.17
6 Georgia 140.22 69 San Diego St 119.04
7 South Carolina 138.96 70 Ball St 118.91
8 Notre Dame 138.70 71 SMU 118.78
9 LSU 138.67 72 California 118.09
10 Florida 138.43 73 Arkansas St 117.80
11 Texas 136.83 74 Connecticut 117.78
12 Florida St 136.50 75 Indiana 117.43
12 Clemson 136.50 76 Minnesota 117.30
14 TCU 136.30 77 Wake Forest 116.52
15 Oklahoma St 136.11 78 Houston 115.74
16 Oklahoma 136.04 79 USF 115.70
17 Michigan 135.90 80 Louisiana 115.50
18 Wisconsin 135.87 81 Kentucky 115.30
19 Northwestern 135.24 82 Kent St 114.83
20 Mississippi 134.93 83 Toledo 114.52
21 UCLA 134.61 84 Colorado St 113.91
22 Vanderbilt 134.17 85 San Jose St 113.87
23 Kansas St 134.15 86 Purdue 113.30
24 Louisville 133.89 87 ULM 112.91
25 USC 133.00 88 Navy 112.83
25 Oregon St 133.00 89 Kansas 112.80
27 Nebraska 132.83 90 Ohio 112.65
28 Baylor 132.22 91 Memphis 111.91
29 Arizona St 131.96 92 Colorado 111.43
30 Michigan St 131.41 93 Army 111.04
31 Virginia Tech 131.36 94 Wyoming 110.65
32 Miami, Fl 131.26 95 Illinois 110.48
33 BYU 130.78 95 Hawaii 110.48
34 Penn St 130.57 97 Temple 110.35
35 Washington 130.43 97 Buffalo 110.35
36 Georgia Tech 129.61 99 UAB 109.87
37 Boise St 128.65 100 North Texas 109.37
38 Arizona 128.59 101 Miami, Oh 109.30
39 Northern Illinois 127.48 102 Air Force 109.20
40 Fresno St 126.87 103 Middle Tennessee 108.83
41 Texas Tech 125.74 104 Louisiana Tech 108.65
41 North Carolina 125.74 105 Nevada 107.59
43 Syracuse 125.61 106 Troy 107.22
44 West Virginia 125.13 107 Western Michigan 107.00
45 Missouri 124.26 108 Southern Miss 106.91
46 NC State 123.83 109 WKU 106.13
47 Cincinnati 123.52 110 Tulane 106.02
48 Tennessee 123.43 111 UTEP 105.85
49 Tulsa 123.30 112 Central Michigan 105.83
50 Washington St 123.26 113 Florida Atlantic 105.80
51 Rutgers 123.00 114 UNLV 105.17
52 Pittsburgh 122.96 115 FIU 104.74
53 Maryland 122.87 116 Eastern Michigan 104.30
54 UCF 122.85 117 Akron 102.87
55 Auburn 122.83 118 New Mexico 101.22
56 Virginia  122.61 119 UTSA 100.87
57 Arkansas 122.39 120 Massachusetts 100.52
58 Utah 122.10 121 Texas St 100.39
59 Boston College 122.04 122 Old Dominion 93.35
60 Iowa 121.83 123 New Mexico St 93.26
61 Mississippi St 121.30 124 Idaho 92.91
62 Utah St 121.26 125 South Alabama 91.70
63 Bowling Green 120.00 126 Georgia St 74.61

 

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