As of 10/11/2022
NOTE: These are power ratings, the type used to create betting lines as you would see in a Vegas-style sportsbook. It is intended to be a numerical reflection of the strength of each team at the time of this writing.
It is not intended to be a ranking, such as the Associated Press Top 25. When done correctly, rankings should tell you where a team sits by virtue of what it has already done. Power ratings tell you where they are at the moment. This information will be repeated until every human on earth understands it. Looking at you, Kirk Herbstreit.
The power rating for each team is my take on what the point spread would be on a neutral field against an average team.
Alabama and Ohio State are tied at the top, although the Tide drops significantly without a healthy quarterback Bryce Young.
Rk Team Power 1 Alabama -31.5 1 Ohio State -31.5 3 Georgia -25.5 4 Michigan -21.5 5 Tennessee -20 6 Clemson -18 7 Mississippi State -17 7 Texas -17 9 Penn State -16.5 10 Mississippi -14.5 11 USC -14 12 Utah -13.5 13 Oregon -12.5 14 Cincinnati -11.5 14 Texas A&M -11.5 16 Arkansas -11 16 Minnesota -11 16 TCU -11 19 Maryland -10.5 19 Notre Dame -10.5 19 Wake Forest -10.5 19 Wisconsin -10.5 23 Florida State -10 24 Washington -9.5 25 LSU -9 25 Purdue -9 27 Florida -8.5 27 Kentucky -8.5 27 Oklahoma State -8.5 27 UCLA -8.5 31 Baylor -8 31 BYU -8 31 North Carolina State -8 31 Syracuse -8 35 Kansas State -7.5 35 Oklahoma -7.5 35 Pittsburgh -7.5 38 North Carolina -7 39 Miami -6 39 South Carolina -6 41 James Madison -5.5 41 UCF -5.5 43 Iowa -5 43 Louisville -5 45 Air Force -4.5 45 Washington State -4.5 47 San Jose State -4 48 Illinois -3.5 48 Oregon State -3.5 48 SMU -3.5 48 West Virginia -3.5 52 Boise State -3 52 Iowa State -3 52 Kansas -3 55 Appalachian State -2 55 California -2 55 Marshall -2 55 Michigan State -2 55 Missouri -2 55 Texas Tech -2 55 Tulane -2 62 Auburn -1.5 62 UTSA -1.5 64 Western Kentucky -1 65 East Carolina -0.5 65 South Alabama -0.5 67 Houston 0 68 Memphis 0.5 68 Toledo 0.5 68 UAB 0.5 71 Coastal Carolina 1 71 Nebraska 1 73 Duke 2.5 73 Troy 2.5 75 Arizona 3 75 Liberty 3 75 Stanford 3 78 Indiana 3.5 79 Tulsa 4.5 79 Virginia 4.5 81 Navy 5 81 Rutgers 5 81 Virginia Tech 5 84 UNLV 5.5 84 Vanderbilt 5.5 86 Arizona State 6 86 Kent State 6 86 Northwestern 6 86 San Diego State 6 90 Army 6.5 91 Florida Atlantic 7 91 Louisiana 7 93 Buffalo 7.5 93 Georgia State 7.5 95 Boston College 8 95 North Texas 8 97 Georgia Southern 8.5 98 Central Michigan 9.5 98 Fresno State 9.5 100 Miami Ohio 10 100 Old Dominion 10 100 UTEP 10 100 Wyoming 10 104 Middle Tennessee 10.5 104 Rice 10.5 104 Utah State 10.5 107 Eastern Michigan 11.5 107 Georgia Tech 11.5 107 Louisiana Tech 11.5 107 Northern Illinois 11.5 107 Southern Miss 11.5 112 Arkansas State 12 112 South Florida 12 114 Ohio 13.5 115 New Mexico 14.5 115 Western Michigan 14.5 117 Ball State 16 117 Nevada 16 119 Louisiana-Monroe 16.5 120 Colorado State 17 120 Temple 17 122 Bowling Green 18 122 Colorado 18 122 Texas State 18 125 Charlotte 20.5 126 Connecticut 22.5 127 New Mexico State 24.5 128 Akron 25 129 Hawaii 26 130 Massachusetts 29.5 131 Florida International 36