Thor Nystrom’s College Football Power Rankings for Every Team (2022)
Check out my College Football Power Ratings for every team.
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- 2022 College Football Win Total Projections, Odds & Picks: Sun Belt
- 2022 College Football Win Total Projections, Odds & Picks: MAC
- 2022 College Football Win Total Projections, Odds & Picks: MWC
- 2022 College Football Win Total Projections, Odds & Picks: CUSA
- 2022 College Football Win Total Projections, Odds & Picks: AAC
- 2022 College Football Win Total Projections, Odds & Picks: Big 10
- 2022 College Football Win Total Projections, Odds & Picks: Big 12
- 2022 College Football Win Total Projections, Odds & Picks: SEC
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Thor Nystrom’s College Football Power Rankings for Every Team
| Rank | Team | ATL | 2021 | Change |
| 1 | Alabama | 58.0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Ohio St. | 57.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Georgia | 53.4 | 1 | -2 |
| 4 | Clemson | 48.2 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Michigan | 44.4 | 4 | -1 |
| 6 | Utah | 43.4 | 10 | 4 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 43.2 | 6 | -1 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 42.8 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Miami (FL) | 41.9 | 24 | 15 |
| 10 | Texas | 41.7 | 40 | 30 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 41.2 | 12 | 1 |
| 12 | North Carolina St. | 40.8 | 16 | 4 |
| 13 | Penn St. | 40.5 | 17 | 4 |
| 14 | Tennessee | 40.1 | 18 | 4 |
| 15 | LSU | 39.8 | 46 | 31 |
| 16 | Michigan St. | 39.7 | 27 | 11 |
| 17 | Ole Miss | 39.5 | 14 | -3 |
| 18 | Oregon | 39.3 | 22 | 4 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | 39.1 | 9 | -10 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | 38.9 | 11 | -9 |
| 21 | Auburn | 38.6 | 26 | 5 |
| 22 | Iowa | 38.4 | 30 | 8 |
| 23 | Baylor | 38.3 | 19 | -4 |
| 24 | Louisville | 38.2 | 51 | 27 |
| 25 | Florida | 38.1 | 34 | 9 |
| 26 | Brigham Young | 38.0 | 42 | 16 |
| 27 | Arkansas | 38.0 | 20 | -7 |
| 28 | Florida St. | 37.9 | 48 | 20 |
| 29 | Cincinnati | 37.8 | 5 | -24 |
| 30 | Kentucky | 37.7 | 21 | -9 |
| 31 | Nebraska | 37.6 | 33 | 2 |
| 32 | USC | 37.1 | 70 | 38 |
| 33 | Mississippi St. | 36.8 | 23 | -10 |
| 34 | Oklahoma St. | 36.0 | 13 | -21 |
| 35 | North Carolina | 35.5 | 37 | 2 |
| 36 | Minnesota | 35.1 | 25 | -11 |
| 37 | UCLA | 35.0 | 32 | -5 |
| 38 | TCU | 34.9 | 76 | 38 |
| 39 | Purdue | 34.7 | 35 | -4 |
| 40 | UCF | 34.4 | 66 | 26 |
| 41 | Washington | 33.0 | 69 | 28 |
| 42 | Houston | 32.7 | 36 | -6 |
| 43 | Arizona St. | 32.5 | 28 | -15 |
| 44 | Kansas St. | 31.9 | 39 | -5 |
| 45 | Maryland | 31.6 | 72 | 27 |
| 46 | Iowa St. | 31.3 | 15 | -31 |
| 47 | SMU | 31.0 | 50 | 3 |
| 48 | South Carolina | 30.5 | 73 | 25 |
| 49 | Wake Forest | 30.4 | 31 | -18 |
| 50 | Syracuse | 30.2 | 74 | 24 |
| 51 | Virginia Tech | 30.1 | 53 | 2 |
| 52 | Toledo | 29.9 | 55 | 3 |
| 53 | Boise St. | 29.6 | 44 | -9 |
| 54 | Virginia | 29.4 | 47 | -7 |
| 55 | Texas Tech | 29.2 | 59 | 4 |
| 56 | Oregon St. | 29.0 | 43 | -13 |
| 57 | Marshall | 28.8 | 58 | 1 |
| 58 | Appalachian St. | 28.5 | 29 | -29 |
| 59 | Fresno St. | 28.2 | 45 | -14 |
| 60 | UAB | 27.4 | 56 | -4 |
| 61 | Boston College | 27.2 | 71 | 10 |
| 62 | Air Force | 27.1 | 57 | -5 |
| 63 | Tulane | 27.0 | 87 | 24 |
| 64 | West Virginia | 26.3 | 62 | -2 |
| 65 | Memphis | 26.1 | 78 | 13 |
| 66 | Washington St. | 25.8 | 52 | -14 |
| 67 | Coastal Carolina | 25.6 | 38 | -29 |
| 68 | Western Kentucky | 25.5 | 41 | -27 |
| 69 | Missouri | 25.2 | 75 | 6 |
| 70 | Stanford | 25.1 | 98 | 28 |
| 71 | East Carolina | 25.0 | 79 | 8 |
| 72 | Army | 24.5 | 61 | -11 |
| 73 | Liberty | 24.4 | 63 | -10 |
| 74 | Louisiana | 24.3 | 49 | -25 |
| 75 | Rutgers | 24.0 | 84 | 9 |
| 76 | Northwestern | 23.9 | 105 | 29 |
| 77 | Troy | 23.8 | 100 | 23 |
| 78 | Illinois | 23.6 | 67 | -11 |
| 79 | California | 23.5 | 65 | -14 |
| 80 | Georgia Tech | 23.3 | 86 | 6 |
| 81 | UTSA | 23.0 | 54 | -27 |
| 82 | Georgia St. | 22.9 | 83 | 1 |
| 83 | San Diego St. | 22.2 | 64 | -19 |
| 84 | Miami (OH) | 22.0 | 82 | -2 |
| 85 | Indiana | 21.6 | 90 | 5 |
| 86 | Central Michigan | 21.0 | 80 | -6 |
| 87 | Arizona | 20.7 | 108 | 21 |
| 88 | Colorado | 20.6 | 96 | 8 |
| 89 | Wyoming | 20.5 | 85 | -4 |
| 90 | Tulsa | 20.1 | 68 | -22 |
| 91 | Northern Illinois | 19.4 | 97 | 6 |
| 92 | Kansas | 19.2 | 119 | 27 |
| 93 | South Florida | 19.1 | 109 | 16 |
| 94 | San Jose St. | 19.0 | 92 | -2 |
| 95 | Middle Tennessee | 18.7 | 91 | -4 |
| 96 | Utah St. | 18.5 | 77 | -19 |
| 97 | North Texas | 18.2 | 99 | 2 |
| 98 | Eastern Michigan | 18.0 | 94 | -4 |
| 99 | Southern Miss | 17.6 | 117 | 18 |
| 100 | Navy | 17.3 | 104 | 4 |
| 101 | Old Dominion | 16.8 | 101 | 0 |
| 102 | James Madison | 16.7 | — | — |
| 103 | Florida Atlantic | 16.5 | 93 | -10 |
| 104 | Louisiana Tech | 16.2 | 110 | 6 |
| 105 | Colorado St. | 15.9 | 88 | -17 |
| 106 | South Alabama | 15.6 | 106 | 0 |
| 107 | Western Michigan | 15.4 | 81 | -26 |
| 108 | Buffalo | 15.3 | 107 | -1 |
| 109 | UTEP | 14.6 | 103 | -6 |
| 110 | Arkansas St. | 14.3 | 120 | 10 |
| 111 | UNLV | 14.2 | 111 | 0 |
| 112 | Duke | 13.9 | 114 | 2 |
| 113 | Hawai’i | 13.7 | 89 | -24 |
| 114 | Georgia Southern | 13.4 | 113 | -1 |
| 115 | Charlotte | 13.3 | 115 | 0 |
| 116 | Vanderbilt | 13.0 | 121 | 5 |
| 117 | Texas St. | 12.8 | 116 | -1 |
| 118 | Kent St. | 12.5 | 95 | -23 |
| 119 | Nevada | 12.3 | 60 | -59 |
| 120 | Bowling Green | 12.1 | 118 | -2 |
| 121 | Ohio | 10.9 | 112 | -9 |
| 122 | Ball St. | 9.6 | 102 | -20 |
| 123 | Rice | 9.4 | 123 | 0 |
| 124 | Temple | 9.1 | 125 | 1 |
| 125 | Akron | 8.5 | 127 | 2 |
| 126 | Louisiana-Monroe | 6.1 | 122 | -4 |
| 127 | Connecticut | 5.6 | 129 | 2 |
| 128 | Massachusetts | 3.7 | 130 | 2 |
| 129 | New Mexico St. | 3.5 | 128 | -1 |
| 130 | New Mexico | 2.9 | 124 | -6 |
| 131 | Florida International | 2.4 | 126 | -5 |
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