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Pre-season 2025 power ratings are listed below. Home field advantage is expected to be .540 and the root for determining point spreads is expected to be 1.546.
The average home field advantage equated to 2.82 points.
KEY: PR=Power Rating, PS=Pre-season power rating, SOS=strength of schedule, YTD=year-to-date strength of schedule, PF=points scored per game, PA=points allowed per game, Left=number of games remaining
| Rank | Team | PR | PS | SOS | YTD | PF | PA | Wins | Losses | Pct | Left | Conference |
| 1 | Ohio State | .898 | .898 | .718 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 2 | Georgia | .866 | .866 | .687 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 3 | Notre Dame | .841 | .841 | .644 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Independent | ||||
| 4 | Oregon | .828 | .828 | .638 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 5 | Texas | .825 | .825 | .678 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 6 | Penn State | .824 | .824 | .550 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 7 | Alabama | .822 | .822 | .677 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 8 | Michigan | .806 | .806 | .611 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 9 | Mississippi | .767 | .767 | .650 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 10 | Louisiana State | .744 | .744 | .673 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 11 | Tennessee | .740 | .740 | .599 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 12 | Clemson | .735 | .735 | .653 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 13 | Missouri | .716 | .716 | .554 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 14 | Kansas State | .708 | .708 | .583 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 15 | Louisville | .707 | .707 | .552 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 16 | Southern Methodist | .704 | .704 | .514 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 17 | Boise State | .703 | .703 | .377 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 18 | Iowa State | .682 | .682 | .585 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 19 | Oklahoma | .678 | .678 | .716 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 20 | Iowa | .676 | .676 | .635 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 21 | Southern California | .674 | .674 | .649 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 22 | Washington | .672 | .672 | .660 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 23 | Miami (Florida) | .670 | .670 | .608 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 24 | Texas A&M | .670 | .670 | .691 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 25 | Brigham Young | .662 | .662 | .525 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 26 | Memphis | .659 | .659 | .352 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 27 | South Carolina | .658 | .658 | .739 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 28 | Tulane | .658 | .658 | .478 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 29 | Florida | .652 | .652 | .760 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 30 | Texas Christian | .640 | .640 | .632 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 31 | Minnesota | .637 | .637 | .572 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 32 | Illinois | .630 | .630 | .590 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 33 | Indiana | .627 | .627 | .537 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 34 | Army | .622 | .622 | .383 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 35 | Texas Tech | .616 | .616 | .499 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 36 | Duke | .614 | .614 | .552 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 37 | Ohio | .613 | .613 | .419 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 38 | Marshall | .613 | .613 | .428 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 39 | Syracuse | .607 | .607 | .687 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 40 | Arizona State | .595 | .595 | .527 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 41 | Utah | .595 | .595 | .587 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 42 | James Madison | .594 | .594 | .502 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 43 | North Carolina State | .588 | .588 | .559 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 44 | UCLA | .587 | .587 | .719 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 45 | Nevada-Las Vegas | .587 | .587 | .341 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 46 | Toledo | .587 | .587 | .310 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 47 | Miami (Ohio) | .585 | .585 | .392 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 48 | Georgia Tech | .581 | .581 | .577 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 49 | Wisconsin | .581 | .581 | .853 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 50 | Kentucky | .580 | .580 | .740 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 51 | Kansas | .579 | .579 | .591 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 52 | Arkansas | .578 | .578 | .773 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 53 | Louisiana | .576 | .576 | .398 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 54 | Liberty | .576 | .576 | .110 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 55 | Baylor | .574 | .574 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 56 | West Virginia | .574 | .574 | .585 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 57 | Virginia Tech | .573 | .573 | .521 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 58 | North Carolina | .569 | .569 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 59 | Texas-San Antonio | .568 | .568 | .383 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 60 | Auburn | .567 | .567 | .677 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 61 | Maryland | .560 | .560 | .564 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 62 | Navy | .560 | .560 | .363 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 63 | Nebraska | .557 | .557 | .597 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 64 | Florida State | .557 | .557 | .539 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 65 | Central Florida | .554 | .554 | .551 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 66 | Washington State | .551 | .551 | .458 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Independent | ||||
| 67 | Pittsburgh | .551 | .551 | .579 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 68 | Rutgers | .550 | .550 | .752 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 69 | Oklahoma State | .548 | .548 | .564 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 70 | Boston College | .547 | .547 | .608 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 71 | South Alabama | .546 | .546 | .386 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 72 | Western Kentucky | .544 | .544 | .178 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 73 | Colorado | .541 | .541 | .578 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 74 | Cincinnati | .538 | .538 | .557 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 75 | Appalachian State | .537 | .537 | .398 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 76 | Coastal Carolina | .534 | .534 | .446 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 77 | Fresno State | .533 | .533 | .362 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 78 | Oregon State | .533 | .533 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Independent | ||||
| 79 | Troy | .532 | .532 | .408 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 80 | Georgia Southern | .530 | .530 | .433 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 81 | Texas State | .511 | .511 | .412 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 82 | Northern Illinois | .510 | .510 | .297 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 83 | Mississippi State | .509 | .509 | .731 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 84 | San Jose State | .509 | .509 | .301 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 85 | Air Force | .508 | .508 | .393 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 86 | Vanderbilt | .506 | .506 | .691 | 0 | 0 | 12 | SEC | ||||
| 87 | Michigan State | .503 | .503 | .672 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 88 | California | .499 | .499 | .537 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 89 | Bowling Green | .496 | .496 | .324 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 90 | Arizona | .492 | .492 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 91 | Buffalo | .485 | .485 | .278 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 92 | Houston | .484 | .484 | .518 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big 12 | ||||
| 93 | Wake Forest | .484 | .484 | .412 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 94 | East Carolina | .481 | .481 | .439 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 95 | Jacksonville State | .481 | .481 | .186 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 96 | Northwestern | .478 | .478 | .687 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 97 | Virginia | .475 | .475 | .505 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 98 | Old Dominion | .463 | .463 | .489 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 99 | Arkansas State | .462 | .462 | .372 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 100 | South Florida | .456 | .456 | .473 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 101 | North Texas | .456 | .456 | .339 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 102 | Connecticut | .453 | .453 | .269 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Independent | ||||
| 103 | Wyoming | .443 | .443 | .314 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 104 | Western Michigan | .437 | .437 | .368 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 105 | Georgia State | .434 | .434 | .562 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 106 | Colorado State | .431 | .431 | .421 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 107 | Sam Houston State | .429 | .429 | .319 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 108 | Purdue | .426 | .426 | .719 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Big Ten | ||||
| 109 | Rice | .422 | .422 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 110 | Stanford | .418 | .418 | .647 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ACC | ||||
| 111 | Utah State | .417 | .417 | .384 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 112 | Alabama-Birmingham | .415 | .415 | .376 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 113 | Eastern Michigan | .408 | .408 | .416 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 114 | Hawaii | .384 | .384 | .318 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 115 | San Diego State | .381 | .381 | .351 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 116 | Central Michigan | .380 | .380 | .336 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 117 | Ball State | .370 | .370 | .353 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 118 | Louisiana-Monroe | .368 | .368 | .420 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 119 | Charlotte | .363 | .363 | .482 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 120 | New Mexico State | .357 | .357 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 121 | Louisiana Tech | .355 | .355 | .183 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 122 | Florida Atlantic | .355 | .355 | .369 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 123 | Middle Tennessee State | .350 | .350 | .163 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 124 | Nevada | .348 | .348 | .432 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 125 | Tulsa | .344 | .344 | .403 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 126 | New Mexico | .330 | .330 | .437 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MWC | ||||
| 127 | Temple | .306 | .306 | .419 | 0 | 0 | 12 | American | ||||
| 128 | Akron | .305 | .305 | .298 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 129 | Texas-El Paso | .303 | .303 | .184 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 130 | Florida International | .297 | .297 | .228 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 131 | Southern Mississippi | .297 | .297 | .371 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Sun Belt | ||||
| 132 | Massachusetts | .276 | .276 | .331 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 133 | Kent State | .235 | .235 | .369 | 0 | 0 | 12 | MAC | ||||
| 134 | Kennesaw State | .206 | .206 | .214 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 135 | Delaware | .204 | .204 | .265 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 136 | Missouri State | .204 | .204 | .304 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CUSA | ||||
| 137 | Wild Card U | .204 | .204 | .621 | 0 | 0 | 126 |
| Conference | PR | PS | SOS | YTD | Wins | Losses | Pct | Teams |
| SEC | .680 | .680 | .690 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| Big Ten | .640 | .640 | .651 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Big 12 | .586 | .586 | .562 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
| ACC | .581 | .581 | .562 | 0 | 0 | 17 | ||
| Sun Belt | .500 | .500 | .430 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| American | .476 | .476 | .402 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| MWC | .464 | .464 | .369 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| MAC | .438 | .438 | .346 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| CUSA | .359 | .359 | .210 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Last Updated on
03/07/25
By James Howell
Email: cfootball@jhowell.net