UPDATED POWER RANKINGS

 

This Week saw the most change in rankings so far this season. Ohio State stays in the top spot, but Georgia has tied them in terms of rating. The Buckeyes came very close to dropping behind the Bulldogs. Meanwhile, Alabama traded places with Georgia. The Tide finally moved down after losing at LSU. Still, the road loss by a two point conversion was not enough to cause the marked fall Alabama has suffered in the traditional polls. Worry not 'Bama fans; the Tide have a lot of losing to do before becoming just another team. Tennessee remains in fourth after the not so surprising loss at Georgia. The SEC can still get two teams into the playoff if both Georgia and the Vols win out. 

Just outside the top 4 is Michigan. The Wolverines are on a collision course for another undefeated matchup against Ohio State; this time in Columbus. A significant upgrade will be in order with a win there. USC remains in sixth but probably needs the defense to get some stops or this could be the ceiling for 2022. Clemson surprisingly stays in the seventh spot despite a convincing loss. The Tigers reamins unbeaten in conference play and are still the favorite to win the ACC. LSU moved up thirteen spots after a great performance. The Tigers now have the direct route to a two loss SEC championship. Oregon rounds out the top ten after falling to tenth only because the Ducks got jumped by LSU. 

Not much else changed in the top 25 save the additions of FSU, Notre Dame, and Oregon State. 

Other notable moves: The ratings finally reflect a relatively lower level of performance by Texas A&M. Sometimes the numbers are slow to react. Tulane continues a slow but steady climb up the rankings. The Green Wave have reached their highest performance level in years. OK State continues faltering without a healthy passer, but could move right back up the rankings with a fully available roster. South Carolina dropped almost ten spots to a more recognizable level. NC State climbed after getting some better play since the loss of the starting quarterback. Liberty skyrocketed through the ranks due to a massive road win against SEC opposition. Hugh Freeze truly is an amazing coach. Bitter rivals, Missouri and Kansas, join the top 50. Ceilings appear close. Appalachian State and Air Force fell to levels which put them firmly outside the consideration of year's best G5 school. Pat Fitzgerald guided Northwestern to its top performance of the season. Despite seemingly never beating Ohio State, Fitzgerald often gets his team to perform admirably against the Buckeyes. Arizona continues a gradual season long trend upwards. So does Duke. Stanford dropped significantly; David Shaw must have the Stanford administration in love with his past successes. Central Michigan finally appeared to have reclaimed last year's level of play. The Chips notched a nice win in MACtion. Meanwhile, Northern Illinois is nothing when quarterback Rocky Lombardi is out. South Florida showed that its defense still stinks when it got throttled by the awful, but improving, Temple Owls. The Bulls still have zero FBS wins in 2022. Tim Lester seems to have lost his team at Western Michigan. They are performing well below typical levels. Temple has escaped the conversation of worst team in FBS. The bottom four of Hawai'i, NMSU, FIU, and UMass remains unchanged. 

The following rankings reflect power ratings. The ratings are updated every week to reflect each team's performance against both its on-field opponent and the betting spread, or line.

Ranking	Team	Prev. Ranking
1	Ohio State	1
2	Georgia	3
3	Alabama	2
4	Tennessee	4
5	Michigan	5
6	USC	6
7	Clemson	7
8	Utah	8
9	LSU	22
10	Oregon	9
11	Texas	14
12	Baylor	16
13	Oklahoma	10
14	Penn State	13
15	Ole Miss	15
16	Kentucky	12
17	Mississippi State	11
18	TCU	17
19	Wisconsin	23
20	Arkansas	19
21	Florida State	30
22	Notre Dame	29
23	Wake Forest	21
24	UCLA	25
25	Oregon State	26
26	Kansas State	20
27	Cincinnati	24
28	Illinois	27
29	Texas A&M	18
30	Central Florida	33
31	Tulane	34
32	Washington	35
33	Iowa	39
34	Minnesota	32
35	Iowa State	36
36	Louisville	38
37	Florida	40
38	Washington State	42
39	Oklahoma State	28
40	South Carolina	31
41	Texas Tech	43
42	NC State	52
43	Maryland	41
44	Liberty	63
45	Purdue	44
46	North Carolina	46
47	Michigan State	57
48	Syracuse	37
49	Missouri	60
50	Kansas	56
51	Pittsburgh	48
52	West Virginia	50
53	SMU	51
54	East Carolina	53
55	BYU	54
56	Air Force	45
57	Appalachian State	47
58	Boise State	55
59	Auburn	59
60	Toledo	58
61	UTSA	62
62	Coastal Carolina	66
63	Northwestern	77
64	Miami	49
65	James Madison	61
66	Fresno State	68
67	Houston	64
68	Western Kentucky	69
69	Marshall	71
70	Troy	70
71	South Alabama	75
72	San Jose State	65
73	Arizona State	73
74	California	79
75	Virginia	74
76	Army	76
77	Arizona	80
78	Duke	81
79	North Texas	83
80	Nebraska	84
81	Stanford	67
82	San Diego State	72
83	UAB	78
84	Georgia State	86
85	Memphis	85
86	Georgia Southern	82
87	Tulsa	88
88	Indiana	89
89	Kent State	87
90	Wyoming	94
91	Southern Mississippi	90
92	Louisiana Lafayette	92
93	Miami Ohio	96
94	Rutgers	93
95	Eastern Michigan	99
96	Old Dominion	100
97	UNLV	102
98	Georgia Tech	103
99	Virginia Tech	95
100	Buffalo	98
101	Central Michigan	115
102	Northern Illinois	91
103	Vanderbilt	112
104	Utah State	104
105	Rice	105
106	Ball State	116
107	Navy	106
108	Boston College	101
109	UTEP	107
110	Ohio	109
111	Florida Atlantic	110
112	Middle Tennessee State	108
113	South Florida	97
114	Arkansas State	114
115	Texas State	113
116	Bowling Green	118
117	UConn	117
118	Western Michigan	111
119	Louisiana Tech	119
120	Louisiana Monroe	120
121	Temple	127
122	New Mexico	122
123	Charlotte	121
124	Colorado State	125
125	Nevada	124
126	Colorado	123
127	Akron	126
128	Hawai'i	128
129	New Mexico State	129
130	Florida International	130
131	UMass	131