2018 College Football Power Ratings



Last updated: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - final ratings


I will be updating this page by each Monday night during the season.
These ratings are based on a mathematical formula which includes several
factors, including win-loss record, schedule strength, and margin of victory
in games.  The most recent games are counted with more slightly emphasis than
those played earlier in the season.  


The strength of schedule ranking shown here is vs. all opponents and is the 
ranking among the 255 teams in these ratings.


The strength of schedule ranking reflects only games played so far during the 
season, not future opponents.


SS = strength of schedule ranking among all Division I teams (1 is strongest
and 255 is weakest)
OVERALL RATINGS W L RATING SS
1 Clemson FBS 15 0 151.2 8
2 Alabama FBS 14 1 147.1 11
3 Georgia FBS 11 3 139.3 14
4 Ohio State FBS 13 1 138.9 29
5 Notre Dame FBS 12 1 138.4 10
6 Oklahoma FBS 12 2 138.1 5
7 Michigan FBS 10 3 136.0 18
8 Washington State FBS 11 2 133.2 51
9 Washington FBS 10 4 132.2 16
10 Florida FBS 10 3 132.0 48
11 LSU FBS 10 3 131.7 27
12 Penn State FBS 9 4 131.3 26
13 Mississippi State FBS 8 5 131.3 32
14 Texas A&M FBS 9 4 131.1 9
15 Texas FBS 10 4 130.5 4
16 West Virginia FBS 8 4 130.5 28
17 Iowa FBS 9 4 130.3 38
18 Kentucky FBS 10 3 129.9 39
19 Utah FBS 9 5 129.4 15
20 Central Florida FBS 12 1 129.3 92
21 Syracuse FBS 10 3 129.3 60
22 Missouri FBS 8 5 129.3 24
23 Stanford FBS 9 4 129.0 13
24 Fresno State FBS 12 2 128.7 75
25 Auburn FBS 8 5 127.6 46
26 Boise State FBS 10 3 126.3 70
27 Utah State FBS 11 2 125.9 121
28 Northwestern FBS 9 5 125.6 12
29 North Carolina State FBS 9 4 125.3 56
30 Cincinnati FBS 11 2 124.8 99
31 North Dakota State FCS 15 0 124.6 139
32 Oregon FBS 9 4 124.5 64
33 Iowa State FBS 8 5 124.5 33
34 South Carolina FBS 7 6 123.6 17
35 Army FBS 11 2 123.6 95
36 Appalachian State FBS 11 2 123.4 122
37 Michigan State FBS 7 6 122.6 20
38 Oklahoma State FBS 7 6 122.3 41
39 Boston College FBS 7 5 122.3 54
40 Pittsburgh FBS 7 7 122.2 2
41 Wisconsin FBS 8 5 122.1 52
42 Miami(Florida) FBS 7 6 122.0 65
43 Arizona State FBS 7 6 121.9 47
44 Virginia FBS 8 5 121.4 66
45 TCU FBS 7 6 121.4 25
46 Duke FBS 8 5 121.3 44
47 Minnesota FBS 7 6 120.9 40
48 Purdue FBS 6 7 120.9 7
49 Wake Forest FBS 7 6 120.1 42
50 Texas Tech FBS 5 7 119.8 36
51 Vanderbilt FBS 6 7 119.6 31
52 Georgia Tech FBS 7 6 119.4 55
53 California FBS 7 6 119.0 53
54 Southern California FBS 5 7 118.7 22
55 Temple FBS 8 5 118.3 77
56 Ohio FBS 9 4 118.2 119
57 Maryland FBS 5 7 118.1 23
58 Baylor FBS 7 6 118.0 45
59 BYU FBS 7 6 117.4 68
60 Indiana FBS 5 7 117.0 21
61 UAB FBS 11 3 116.9 123
62 Kansas State FBS 5 7 116.6 37
63 Tennessee FBS 5 7 116.1 19
64 Nebraska FBS 4 8 115.9 34
65 Memphis FBS 8 6 115.5 103
66 Virginia Tech FBS 6 7 115.3 58
67 Troy FBS 10 3 115.2 116
68 Florida State FBS 5 7 115.1 6
69 Georgia Southern FBS 10 3 115.1 117
70 Buffalo FBS 10 4 114.9 115
71 Eastern Washington FCS 12 3 114.8 142
72 Mississippi FBS 5 7 114.4 50
73 UCLA FBS 3 9 114.1 1
74 Colorado FBS 5 7 114.0 59
75 Marshall FBS 9 4 113.3 110
76 Northern Illinois FBS 8 6 113.3 69
77 South Dakota State FCS 10 3 112.9 146
78 Princeton FCS 10 0 112.8 212
79 Miami(Ohio) FBS 6 6 112.7 78
80 Nevada FBS 8 5 112.7 91
81 Arizona FBS 5 7 112.3 63
82 Middle Tennessee FBS 8 6 112.2 80
83 Houston FBS 8 5 112.1 114
84 Wyoming FBS 6 6 112.1 72
85 North Texas FBS 9 4 111.9 126
86 Tulane FBS 7 6 111.9 73
87 Arkansas State FBS 8 5 111.8 107
88 Toledo FBS 7 6 110.9 120
89 Eastern Michigan FBS 7 6 110.9 105
90 James Madison FCS 9 4 110.0 149
91 Florida International FBS 9 4 109.8 129
92 San Diego State FBS 7 6 109.7 81
93 Air Force FBS 5 7 109.6 84
94 Kansas FBS 3 9 109.2 49
95 South Florida FBS 7 6 108.4 89
96 Louisiana Tech FBS 8 5 107.7 118
97 UC-Davis FCS 10 3 107.6 145
98 Dartmouth FCS 9 1 107.0 194
99 Florida Atlantic FBS 5 7 106.9 87
100 Southern Mississippi FBS 6 5 106.9 128
101 SMU FBS 5 7 106.5 79
102 Hawaii FBS 8 6 106.4 97
103 North Carolina FBS 2 9 106.4 57
104 Colgate FCS 10 2 106.2 185
105 Louisiana-Lafayette FBS 7 7 106.1 93
106 Western Michigan FBS 7 6 105.7 100
107 Kennesaw State FCS 11 2 104.6 217
108 Illinois FBS 4 8 104.3 62
109 Arkansas FBS 2 10 104.2 43
110 Weber State FCS 10 3 103.9 157
111 Navy FBS 3 10 103.4 67
112 Maine FCS 10 4 103.2 143
113 Louisiana-Monroe FBS 6 6 102.8 109
114 Illinois State FCS 6 5 102.3 150
115 Northern Iowa FCS 7 6 102.3 133
116 Oregon State FBS 2 10 101.9 30
117 Charlotte FBS 5 7 101.4 111
118 Louisville FBS 2 10 101.1 3
119 Liberty FBS 6 6 100.9 124
120 Coastal Carolina FBS 5 7 100.7 102
121 Nicholls State FCS 9 4 100.7 175
122 Rutgers FBS 1 11 100.6 35
123 Tulsa FBS 3 9 100.3 90
124 Wofford FCS 9 4 100.0 182
125 Akron FBS 4 8 99.9 88
126 Towson FCS 7 5 99.8 147
127 Elon FCS 6 5 99.5 137
128 Stony Brook FCS 7 5 98.8 163
129 Colorado State FBS 3 9 98.7 74
130 Ball State FBS 4 8 98.6 98
131 UNLV FBS 4 8 98.6 104
132 Furman FCS 6 4 98.5 144
133 Massachusetts FBS 4 8 98.4 86
134 Western Kentucky FBS 3 9 98.2 113
135 Montana State FCS 8 5 98.0 148
136 San Jose State FBS 1 11 97.9 61
137 New Mexico FBS 3 9 97.9 83
138 Jacksonville State FCS 9 4 97.9 202
139 Delaware FCS 7 5 97.8 151
140 East Carolina FBS 3 9 97.3 76
141 Indiana State FCS 7 4 96.8 174
142 Samford FCS 6 5 96.3 190
143 Western Illinois FCS 5 6 96.3 135
144 Southeast Missouri State FCS 9 4 96.0 191
145 Harvard FCS 6 4 95.8 179
146 Old Dominion FBS 4 8 95.6 127
147 Rhode Island FCS 6 5 95.4 160
148 North Carolina A&T FCS 10 2 94.9 225
149 Idaho State FCS 6 5 94.9 161
150 Villanova FCS 5 6 94.8 156
151 Citadel FCS 5 6 94.4 153
152 Georgia State FBS 2 10 94.4 82
153 Bowling Green FBS 3 9 94.2 94
154 New Hampshire FCS 4 7 93.5 134
155 Central Michigan FBS 1 11 93.5 85
156 Montana FCS 6 5 93.5 177
157 Kent State FBS 2 10 93.0 96
158 North Dakota FCS 6 5 92.7 181
159 UTSA FBS 3 9 92.6 101
160 South Alabama FBS 3 9 92.5 106
161 South Dakota FCS 4 7 92.4 132
162 East Tennessee State FCS 8 4 92.2 192
163 Youngstown State FCS 4 7 92.0 141
164 Chattanooga FCS 6 5 91.6 176
165 Incarnate Word FCS 6 5 91.5 166
166 Texas State FBS 3 9 90.8 130
167 Yale FCS 5 5 90.7 172
168 New Mexico State FBS 3 9 90.5 112
169 Cal Poly FCS 5 6 89.4 155
170 Abilene Christian FCS 6 5 89.4 196
171 Rice FBS 2 11 89.2 108
172 Central Arkansas FCS 6 5 89.0 203
173 Lamar FCS 7 5 88.6 209
174 Monmouth FCS 8 3 88.4 216
175 William & Mary FCS 4 6 88.2 140
176 Connecticut FBS 1 11 87.9 71
177 Duquesne FCS 9 4 87.5 221
178 Sam Houston State FCS 6 5 87.4 205
179 Portland State FCS 4 7 87.3 154
180 Alcorn State FCS 9 4 87.3 233
181 Columbia FCS 6 4 87.2 195
182 Pennsylvania FCS 6 4 87.1 197
183 Mercer FCS 5 6 87.0 180
184 McNeese State FCS 6 5 87.0 193
185 Northern Arizona FCS 4 6 86.9 167
186 Southern Illinois FCS 2 9 86.8 131
187 Idaho FCS 4 7 86.7 136
188 Missouri State FCS 4 7 86.7 138
189 Richmond FCS 4 7 86.4 152
190 Sacred Heart FCS 7 4 85.5 226
191 Eastern Kentucky FCS 7 4 85.4 214
192 San Diego FCS 9 3 85.3 239
193 Tennessee State FCS 4 5 85.3 189
194 Holy Cross FCS 5 6 85.1 188
195 Southeastern Louisiana FCS 4 7 84.9 164
196 Southern FCS 7 4 84.7 224
197 Austin Peay FCS 5 6 84.4 204
198 Murray State FCS 5 6 84.4 183
199 Drake FCS 7 4 84.2 238
200 Albany FCS 3 8 84.1 159
201 Northwestern State FCS 5 6 84.0 186
202 UTEP FBS 1 11 83.8 125
203 Cornell FCS 3 7 82.8 158
204 Tennessee-Martin FCS 2 9 82.3 169
205 Bethune-Cookman FCS 7 5 80.9 223
206 South Carolina State FCS 5 6 80.9 206
207 Charleston Southern FCS 5 6 80.7 211
208 Eastern Illinois FCS 3 8 80.4 178
209 Florida A&M FCS 6 5 80.3 229
210 Central Connecticut State FCS 6 5 80.0 244
211 Campbell FCS 6 5 80.0 234
212 North Alabama FCS 7 3 79.4 246
213 Prairie View A&M FCS 5 6 78.7 231
214 Northern Colorado FCS 2 9 78.5 168
215 Western Carolina FCS 3 8 78.5 187
216 Howard FCS 4 6 77.8 218
217 Alabama A&M FCS 6 5 77.4 242
218 Sacramento State FCS 2 8 76.5 184
219 Dayton FCS 6 5 76.4 250
220 Wagner FCS 4 7 76.4 207
221 Georgetown FCS 5 6 76.1 222
222 Stephen F. Austin FCS 2 8 75.9 173
223 Grambling State FCS 6 5 75.6 247
224 Morgan State FCS 4 7 75.6 215
225 St. Francis(PA) FCS 4 7 74.6 243
226 Southern Utah FCS 1 10 74.4 162
227 Bryant FCS 6 5 73.8 232
228 Gardner-Webb FCS 3 8 72.7 201
229 Jackson State FCS 5 5 72.6 228
230 Lafayette FCS 3 8 72.4 199
231 Lehigh FCS 3 8 72.0 200
232 North Carolina Central FCS 5 6 72.0 240
233 Stetson FCS 8 2 71.5 253
234 Savannah State FCS 2 8 71.1 198
235 Norfolk State FCS 4 7 70.1 230
236 Brown FCS 1 9 70.0 170
237 Marist FCS 5 6 69.7 248
238 Fordham FCS 2 9 69.4 213
239 VMI FCS 1 10 69.1 171
240 Tennessee Tech FCS 1 10 68.2 165
241 Hampton FCS 7 3 67.9 255
242 Delaware State FCS 3 8 67.4 220
243 Bucknell FCS 1 10 66.3 210
244 Houston Baptist FCS 1 10 66.1 208
245 Alabama State FCS 4 7 64.8 219
246 Presbyterian FCS 2 8 63.6 235
247 Davidson FCS 6 5 63.4 254
248 Butler FCS 4 7 63.1 245
249 Texas Southern FCS 2 9 60.3 237
250 Robert Morris FCS 2 9 59.3 227
251 Valparaiso FCS 2 9 59.0 249
252 Arkansas-Pine Bluff FCS 2 9 57.2 241
253 Morehead State FCS 3 8 56.7 251
254 Jacksonville FCS 2 8 55.8 252
255 Mississippi Valley State FCS 1 10 54.7 236