CFB Power Rankings
Team Def · FBS · 2022 · ranked by SP+ (FCS: SRS)
Team Power · FBS
2022
| # | Team | Conf | SP+ | Off | Def | SRS | FPI | Elo | Talent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UGAGeorgia | SEC | 35.3 | 37.2 | 3.7 | 27.0 | 29.9 | 2300 | 990 |
| 2 | IOWAIowa | Big Ten | 12.7 | 16.0 | 5.1 | 9.5 | 7.4 | 1748 | 682 |
| 3 | ILLIllinois | Big Ten | 15.9 | 20.6 | 5.5 | 11.7 | 9.9 | 1749 | 631 |
| 4 | MICHMichigan | Big Ten | 32.0 | 38.0 | 7.6 | 21.1 | 23.6 | 2124 | 847 |
| 5 | MINNMinnesota | Big Ten | 16.0 | 23.5 | 8.6 | 10.7 | 11.4 | 1758 | 649 |
| 6 | UKKentucky | SEC | 13.0 | 23.2 | 9.9 | 5.5 | 5.8 | 1606 | 737 |
| 7 | ISUIowa State | Big 12 | 5.3 | 17.7 | 10.6 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 1554 | 590 |
| 8 | TROYTroy | Sun Belt | 8.1 | 17.7 | 11.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1585 | 464 |
| 9 | MRSHMarshall | Sun Belt | 3.0 | 15.7 | 11.4 | 0.6 | -0.4 | 1563 | 455 |
| 10 | AFAir Force | Mountain West | 3.9 | 16.3 | 12.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 1768 | 0 |
| 11 | PSUPenn State | Big Ten | 22.4 | 36.6 | 13.9 | 18.6 | 19.5 | 2000 | 830 |
| 12 | ALAAlabama | SEC | 30.3 | 42.9 | 14.2 | 21.3 | 27.3 | 2181 | 1017 |
| 13 | NCSUNC State | ACC | 6.8 | 20.4 | 15.3 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 1586 | 686 |
| 14 | TEXTexas | SEC | 23.1 | 38.1 | 15.6 | 17.1 | 19.4 | 1900 | 887 |
| 15 | OSUOhio State | Big Ten | 31.1 | 45.1 | 15.7 | 22.5 | 25.8 | 2107 | 983 |
| 16 | KSUKansas State | Big 12 | 21.4 | 36.4 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 14.8 | 1861 | 585 |
| 17 | CINCincinnati | Big 12 | 13.1 | 27.6 | 16.1 | 5.7 | 6.5 | 1690 | 651 |
| 18 | TA&MTexas A&M | SEC | 9.1 | 25.4 | 16.6 | 3.3 | 7.2 | 1629 | 947 |
| 19 | WSUWashington State | Pac-12 | 9.5 | 25.1 | 16.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 1587 | 571 |
| 20 | WISWisconsin | Big Ten | 8.3 | 25.7 | 17.1 | 5.4 | 8.2 | 1706 | 744 |
| 21 | UTAHUtah | Big 12 | 19.2 | 37.3 | 17.3 | 16.6 | 19.1 | 1915 | 705 |
| 22 | USASouth Alabama | Sun Belt | 10.8 | 26.8 | 17.4 | 1.1 | -1.4 | 1485 | 466 |
| 23 | LSULSU | SEC | 16.2 | 34.2 | 17.6 | 14.8 | 17.4 | 1871 | 873 |
| 24 | ORSTOregon State | Pac-12 | 14.3 | 33.3 | 17.7 | 14.6 | 12.2 | 1793 | 636 |
| 25 | MIZMissouri | SEC | 8.1 | 26.0 | 18.3 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 1470 | 715 |
| 26 | CLEMClemson | ACC | 17.6 | 34.9 | 18.5 | 13.9 | 17.6 | 1843 | 943 |
| 27 | BOISBoise State | Pac-12 | 5.7 | 24.1 | 18.5 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 1712 | 534 |
| 28 | LOULouisville | ACC | 9.0 | 27.0 | 19.1 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 1753 | 625 |
| 29 | TULNTulane | American Athletic | 12.4 | 32.0 | 19.7 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 1710 | 522 |
| 30 | MSSTMississippi State | SEC | 15.4 | 35.1 | 19.9 | 13.1 | 13.2 | 1694 | 726 |
| 31 | TCUTCU | Big 12 | 24.3 | 43.3 | 20.2 | 16.7 | 14.4 | 1729 | 712 |
| 32 | UCFUCF | Big 12 | 10.3 | 31.1 | 20.3 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 1551 | 636 |
| 33 | ULLouisiana | Sun Belt | 2.0 | 21.7 | 20.3 | -1.7 | -2.1 | 1556 | 458 |
| 34 | FSUFlorida State | ACC | 13.2 | 34.8 | 20.4 | 14.1 | 15.5 | 1848 | 781 |
| 35 | SDSUSan Diego State | Pac-12 | -4.4 | 15.1 | 21.1 | -6.9 | -5.4 | 1483 | 372 |
| 36 | NDNotre Dame | FBS Independents | 10.3 | 30.5 | 21.4 | 10.0 | 12.6 | 1850 | 866 |
| 37 | SJSUSan José State | Mountain West | -4.3 | 19.1 | 21.6 | -6.5 | -5.9 | 1444 | 418 |
| 38 | M-OHMiami (OH) | Mid-American | -12.7 | 8.6 | 22.1 | -12.2 | -11.7 | 1380 | 397 |
| 39 | PURPurdue | Big Ten | 7.7 | 31.6 | 22.4 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 1460 | 646 |
| 40 | TENNTennessee | SEC | 25.2 | 47.3 | 22.6 | 19.9 | 22.7 | 2000 | 765 |
| 41 | VTVirginia Tech | ACC | -9.5 | 13.5 | 22.8 | -8.7 | -6.2 | 1318 | 641 |
| 42 | USMSouthern Miss | Sun Belt | -3.5 | 18.3 | 22.9 | -5.2 | -6.1 | 1305 | 479 |
| 43 | JMUJames Madison | Sun Belt | 6.5 | 31.3 | 23.6 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 1659 | 104 |
| 44 | MISSOle Miss | SEC | 16.2 | 38.8 | 23.7 | 9.7 | 12.3 | 1634 | 757 |
| 45 | MDMaryland | Big Ten | 11.2 | 33.8 | 24.2 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 1645 | 680 |
| 46 | FRESFresno State | Pac-12 | 3.3 | 27.1 | 24.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 1766 | 502 |
| 47 | NAVYNavy | American Athletic | -7.2 | 18.2 | 24.4 | -1.9 | -3.5 | 1457 | 0 |
| 48 | UVAVirginia | ACC | -9.0 | 16.2 | 24.4 | -6.0 | -4.0 | 1340 | 626 |
| 49 | PITTPittsburgh | ACC | 8.6 | 32.8 | 24.7 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 1687 | 655 |
| 50 | DUKEDuke | ACC | 5.0 | 29.4 | 24.7 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 1527 | 604 |
| 51 | SYRSyracuse | ACC | 2.5 | 27.4 | 24.7 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 1464 | 590 |
| 52 | SCSouth Carolina | SEC | 12.7 | 36.0 | 25.2 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 1620 | 763 |
| 53 | RUTGRutgers | Big Ten | -9.1 | 16.4 | 25.2 | -7.3 | -7.8 | 1182 | 631 |
| 54 | UABUAB | American Athletic | -0.5 | 25.7 | 25.3 | -1.1 | 0.2 | 1515 | 444 |
| 55 | ARMYArmy | American Athletic | -1.5 | 24.6 | 25.3 | -3.8 | -2.5 | 1499 | 17 |
| 56 | LIBLiberty | Conference USA | -1.5 | 24.1 | 25.4 | -3.5 | -3.9 | 1413 | 162 |
| 57 | WASHWashington | Big Ten | 15.7 | 41.2 | 25.5 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 1760 | 762 |
| 58 | NEBNebraska | Big Ten | -1.2 | 25.5 | 25.6 | -1.8 | -0.7 | 1532 | 752 |
| 59 | CALCalifornia | ACC | -3.0 | 23.2 | 25.9 | -1.3 | -1.4 | 1406 | 653 |
| 60 | NMSUNew Mexico State | Conference USA | -15.4 | 12.0 | 26.0 | -11.6 | -14.9 | 1233 | 189 |
| 61 | BAYBaylor | Big 12 | 11.7 | 37.6 | 26.1 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 1672 | 666 |
| 62 | WYOWyoming | Mountain West | -10.8 | 14.9 | 26.2 | -10.0 | -9.3 | 1364 | 292 |
| 63 | USCUSC | Big Ten | 18.9 | 46.6 | 26.3 | 11.4 | 13.2 | 1745 | 860 |
| 64 | ARKArkansas | SEC | 12.0 | 38.3 | 26.3 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 1686 | 741 |
| 65 | OREOregon | Big Ten | 18.9 | 44.9 | 26.5 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 1724 | 878 |
| 66 | OUOklahoma | SEC | 15.4 | 40.8 | 26.5 | 10.2 | 10.0 | 1662 | 870 |
| 67 | WMUWestern Michigan | Mid-American | -17.3 | 11.2 | 27.3 | -13.6 | -12.5 | 1301 | 450 |
| 68 | OKSTOklahoma State | Big 12 | 11.3 | 37.6 | 27.9 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 1545 | 671 |
| 69 | AUBAuburn | SEC | 5.1 | 32.6 | 27.9 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 1596 | 784 |
| 70 | TOLToledo | Mid-American | -3.7 | 25.7 | 27.9 | -3.4 | -3.4 | 1495 | 499 |
| 71 | CONNUConn | FBS Independents | -14.6 | 14.2 | 27.9 | -11.2 | -14.7 | 1141 | 239 |
| 72 | TEMTemple | American Athletic | -12.9 | 16.3 | 28.6 | -10.2 | -11.8 | 1144 | 505 |
| 73 | NUNorthwestern | Big Ten | -13.4 | 17.0 | 28.6 | -7.2 | -7.6 | 1257 | 653 |
| 74 | ECUEast Carolina | American Athletic | 1.1 | 31.5 | 28.7 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1509 | 495 |
| 75 | MIAMiami | ACC | -2.7 | 24.4 | 28.9 | -4.6 | -0.5 | 1316 | 855 |
| 76 | CSUColorado State | Pac-12 | -22.2 | 7.8 | 29.0 | -17.1 | -17.1 | 1252 | 431 |
| 77 | ODUOld Dominion | Sun Belt | -13.0 | 16.9 | 29.3 | -9.6 | -10.5 | 1314 | 438 |
| 78 | FLAFlorida | SEC | 10.4 | 39.6 | 29.5 | 6.4 | 7.6 | 1581 | 857 |
| 79 | TXSTTexas State | Pac-12 | -11.5 | 17.4 | 29.5 | -12.8 | -12.9 | 1191 | 465 |
| 80 | GTGeorgia Tech | ACC | -11.8 | 18.8 | 29.5 | -6.0 | -3.5 | 1272 | 715 |
| 81 | MSUMichigan State | Big Ten | 1.2 | 31.9 | 29.7 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 1550 | 694 |
| 82 | APPApp State | Sun Belt | 1.7 | 32.9 | 29.8 | -0.8 | 0.4 | 1593 | 457 |
| 83 | UCLAUCLA | Big Ten | 15.0 | 45.7 | 30.1 | 8.4 | 8.6 | 1684 | 733 |
| 84 | WKUWestern Kentucky | Conference USA | 1.7 | 31.3 | 30.1 | -0.1 | 5.1 | 1693 | 496 |
| 85 | BALLBall State | Mid-American | -14.9 | 16.0 | 30.1 | -11.6 | -13.1 | 1290 | 345 |
| 86 | FAUFlorida Atlantic | American Athletic | -7.1 | 24.4 | 30.4 | -5.9 | -4.4 | 1387 | 551 |
| 87 | TTUTexas Tech | Big 12 | 8.5 | 38.5 | 30.5 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 1633 | 660 |
| 88 | CCUCoastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 0.6 | 32.7 | 30.6 | -6.4 | -6.5 | 1344 | 447 |
| 89 | MEMMemphis | American Athletic | 6.8 | 37.0 | 31.8 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 1568 | 533 |
| 90 | UNMNew Mexico | Mountain West | -26.9 | 6.0 | 31.9 | -19.1 | -19.1 | 1031 | 313 |
| 91 | CMUCentral Michigan | Mid-American | -14.0 | 19.0 | 32.2 | -12.2 | -11.1 | 1306 | 384 |
| 92 | EMUEastern Michigan | Mid-American | -7.1 | 24.0 | 32.4 | -9.2 | -9.7 | 1400 | 404 |
| 93 | UTSAUTSA | American Athletic | 7.2 | 39.3 | 32.6 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 1658 | 516 |
| 94 | UTEPUTEP | Mountain West | -10.7 | 20.8 | 32.7 | -11.3 | -11.4 | 1304 | 289 |
| 95 | MTSUMiddle Tennessee | Conference USA | -6.9 | 25.6 | 33.3 | -7.7 | -6.6 | 1373 | 425 |
| 96 | VANVanderbilt | SEC | -4.7 | 29.9 | 33.4 | -2.4 | -6.8 | 1234 | 630 |
| 97 | BCBoston College | ACC | -14.9 | 20.4 | 33.8 | -10.2 | -7.4 | 1222 | 665 |
| 98 | UNTNorth Texas | American Athletic | -1.5 | 31.3 | 34.1 | -4.6 | -3.4 | 1458 | 505 |
| 99 | UNLVUNLV | Mountain West | -11.9 | 20.8 | 34.1 | -10.0 | -10.8 | 1275 | 368 |
| 100 | STANStanford | ACC | -7.2 | 25.6 | 34.2 | -5.1 | -3.9 | 1237 | 758 |
| 101 | WVUWest Virginia | Big 12 | 2.4 | 36.3 | 34.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 1408 | 663 |
| 102 | BYUBYU | Big 12 | -1.4 | 34.3 | 34.8 | -0.3 | 0.8 | 1526 | 415 |
| 103 | UNCNorth Carolina | ACC | 7.8 | 41.7 | 35.0 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 1559 | 813 |
| 104 | BUFBuffalo | Mid-American | -9.2 | 25.0 | 35.0 | -7.3 | -7.7 | 1386 | 371 |
| 105 | WAKEWake Forest | ACC | 8.2 | 43.3 | 35.2 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 1663 | 575 |
| 106 | OHIOOhio | Mid-American | -4.6 | 31.6 | 35.2 | -3.6 | -6.0 | 1474 | 366 |
| 107 | ASUArizona State | Big 12 | -4.1 | 30.5 | 35.7 | -3.9 | -2.2 | 1446 | 670 |
| 108 | KUKansas | Big 12 | 2.9 | 40.6 | 36.0 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 1373 | 574 |
| 109 | MASSMassachusetts | Mid-American | -30.3 | 7.5 | 36.4 | -23.8 | -24.2 | 861 | 292 |
| 110 | IUIndiana | Big Ten | -7.1 | 29.9 | 36.6 | -3.5 | -4.2 | 1332 | 681 |
| 111 | RICERice | American Athletic | -15.2 | 23.1 | 36.9 | -12.1 | -14.1 | 1057 | 442 |
| 112 | HOUHouston | Big 12 | 4.5 | 42.5 | 37.7 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 1619 | 629 |
| 113 | NEVNevada | Mountain West | -22.4 | 15.9 | 37.8 | -17.1 | -16.5 | 1236 | 416 |
| 114 | KENTKent State | Mid-American | -13.1 | 25.6 | 37.9 | -6.4 | -7.0 | 1345 | 387 |
| 115 | SMUSMU | ACC | 4.7 | 42.0 | 38.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1504 | 598 |
| 116 | GASTGeorgia State | Sun Belt | -3.3 | 33.7 | 38.3 | -5.2 | -4.9 | 1486 | 472 |
| 117 | TLSATulsa | American Athletic | -6.1 | 32.7 | 38.5 | -4.7 | -4.1 | 1378 | 486 |
| 118 | ARSTArkansas State | Sun Belt | -13.0 | 23.7 | 38.5 | -11.4 | -12.0 | 1134 | 472 |
| 119 | USUUtah State | Pac-12 | -13.3 | 25.4 | 38.5 | -12.1 | -11.5 | 1343 | 371 |
| 120 | AKRAkron | Mid-American | -23.4 | 16.7 | 38.5 | -13.8 | -17.3 | 1154 | 456 |
| 121 | ULMUL Monroe | Sun Belt | -15.7 | 23.2 | 39.0 | -12.2 | -13.7 | 1117 | 349 |
| 122 | CLTCharlotte | American Athletic | -16.4 | 24.0 | 39.2 | -18.8 | -17.8 | 1081 | 487 |
| 123 | HAWHawai'i | Mountain West | -24.7 | 15.8 | 39.4 | -18.4 | -19.5 | 1120 | 420 |
| 124 | GASOGeorgia Southern | Sun Belt | -6.4 | 34.3 | 40.3 | -4.8 | -6.0 | 1377 | 414 |
| 125 | BGSUBowling Green | Mid-American | -18.1 | 23.8 | 40.6 | -14.3 | -16.2 | 1126 | 415 |
| 126 | ARIZArizona | Big 12 | -3.2 | 37.6 | 41.1 | -2.0 | -2.0 | 1374 | 652 |
| 127 | FIUFlorida International | Conference USA | -25.5 | 18.4 | 42.3 | -22.8 | -25.4 | 859 | 460 |
| 128 | NIUNorthern Illinois | Mountain West | -18.8 | 25.3 | 43.1 | -15.0 | -14.2 | 1207 | 410 |
| 129 | COLOColorado | Big 12 | -20.4 | 24.0 | 45.0 | -14.7 | -17.1 | 986 | 616 |
| 130 | LTLouisiana Tech | Sun Belt | -17.8 | 29.6 | 47.0 | -14.3 | -13.2 | 1127 | 474 |
| 131 | USFSouth Florida | American Athletic | -17.0 | 34.1 | 50.3 | -12.0 | -10.5 | 1130 | 574 |
FBS ranked by opponent-adjusted SP+. Off higher = better; Def lower = better.