| Parry’s Power Guide to College Football | |
| Week beginning August 19, 2014 | |
| FBS Pre-Season Ranking 2014 | |
| 1. Florida St. | 192.2 |
| 2. Oklahoma | 185.7 |
| 3. South Carolina | 183.9 |
| 4. Auburn | 183.7 |
| 5. Oregon | 183.7 |
| 6. Stanford | 182.3 |
| 7. UCLA | 180.8 |
| 8. Michigan St. | 179.5 |
| 9. Alabama | 178.3 |
| 10. Washington | 176.2 |
| 11. Louisiana St. | 175.1 |
| 12. Baylor | 174.7 |
| 13. Clemson | 174.1 |
| 14. Missouri | 174.1 |
| 15. Southern Calif. | 173.4 |
| 16. Oklahoma St. | 173.3 |
| 17. Texas A&M | 172.8 |
| 18. Mississippi St. | 172.3 |
| 19. Wisconsin | 170.2 |
| 20. Ohio St. | 170.1 |
| 21. Arizona St. | 170.0 |
| 22. Oregon St. | 169.4 |
| 23. Kansas St. | 169.0 |
| 24. Michigan | 169.0 |
| 25. North Carolina | 168.1 |
| 26. Iowa | 167.7 |
| 27. Central Florida | 167.6 |
| 28. Texas | 167.5 |
| 29. Mississippi | 167.4 |
| 30. Duke | 166.8 |
| 31. Arizona | 166.0 |
| 32. Georgia | 166.0 |
| 33. Brigham Young | 165.9 |
| 34. Louisville | 165.5 |
| 35. Notre Dame | 165.0 |
| 36. Texas Tech | 165.0 |
| 37. Utah | 162.7 |
| 38. Syracuse | 162.1 |
| 39. Georgia Tech | 161.9 |
| 40. Washington St. | 161.7 |
| 41. Penn St. | 161.5 |
| 42. Northwestern | 161.3 |
| 43. Minnesota | 160.8 |
| 44. Texas Christian | 160.0 |
| 45. Houston | 159.4 |
| 46. Florida | 159.0 |
| 47. Indiana | 159.0 |
| 48. Vanderbilt | 158.9 |
| 49. Boise St. | 158.5 |
| 50. Iowa St. | 157.7 |
| 51. Nebraska | 157.7 |
| 52. Pittsburgh | 157.7 |
| 53. Bowling Green | 157.3 |
| 54. Northern Illinois | 156.6 |
| 55. Virginia Tech | 156.6 |
| 56. Miami Fla. | 156.5 |
| 57. Utah St. | 156.3 |
| 58. Cincinnati | 156.2 |
| 59. Colorado St. | 156.2 |
| 60. Fresno St. | 155.7 |
| 61. Navy | 154.2 |
| 62. Tennessee | 154.0 |
| 63. Marshall | 153.9 |
| 64. Texas-San Antonio | 153.6 |
| 65. West Virginia | 153.4 |
| 66. Maryland | 152.6 |
| 67. Illinois | 152.3 |
| 68. Arkansas | 151.7 |
| 69. Nevada | 151.6 |
| 70. Colorado | 151.4 |
| 71. Toledo | 151.3 |
| 72. North Texas | 150.8 |
| 73. Boston College | 150.6 |
| 74. Southern Methodist | 150.3 |
| 75. Nev. Las Vegas | 150.2 |
| 76. Rice | 150.1 |
| 77. Wake Forest | 150.0 |
| 78. San Diego St. | 149.4 |
| 79. East Carolina | 149.3 |
| 80. Buffalo | 148.8 |
| 81. North Carolina St. | 146.9 |
| 82. Virginia | 146.7 |
| 83. Kansas | 146.5 |
| 84. Rutgers | 146.2 |
| 85. San Jose St. | 146.2 |
| 86. California | 145.1 |
| 87. Arkansas St. | 144.7 |
| 88. Ball St. | 144.5 |
| 89. Kentucky | 144.5 |
| 90. South Alabama | 144.5 |
| 91. Connecticut | 144.4 |
| 92. Louisiana | 144.3 |
| 93. Memphis | 143.5 |
| 94. Purdue | 143.3 |
| 95. Central Michigan | 142.4 |
| 96. Eastern Illinois | 141.9 |
| 97. Akron | 141.6 |
| 98. Florida Atlantic | 140.6 |
| 99. Kent St. | 139.2 |
| 100. South Florida | 139.1 |
| 101. Temple | 138.3 |
| 102. Tulane | 138.2 |
| 103. Wyoming | 137.7 |
| 104. La.-Monroe | 137.2 |
| 105. Tulsa | 137.2 |
| 106. Troy | 137.0 |
| 107. Middle Tennessee | 136.7 |
| 108. Hawaii | 136.5 |
| 109. Western Kentucky | 135.9 |
| 110. Ohio U. | 131.5 |
| 111. Army | 131.0 |
| 112. SE Louisiana | 130.7 |
| 113. New Mexico | 130.3 |
| 114. Western Michigan | 129.9 |
| 115. Texas St. | 128.5 |
| 116. Air Force | 128.0 |
| 117. Louisiana Tech | 128.0 |
| 118. Texas-El Paso | 125.7 |
| 119. Old Dominion | 125.2 |
| 120. Idaho | 124.9 |
| 121. Appalachian St. | 123.8 |
| 122. Ala. Birmingham | 123.6 |
| 123. New Mexico St. | 122.8 |
| 124. Florida Int’l | 122.6 |
| 125. Miami O. | 121.8 |
| 126. Southern Miss. | 121.6 |
| 127. Georgia Southern | 121.2 |
| 128. Eastern Michigan | 120.3 |
| 129. Georgia St. | 118.2 |
| 130. Massachusetts | 118.0 |
| How to use the ratings: 1. Add .5 points to the home teams rating. 2. Pair the two teams that play each other. 3. The difference between the two ratings indicates the predicted margin of victory. | |
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