The BGS College Football Power Ratings / Rankings have the luxury of being 100% objective and in fact *have* to look at all teams that way. The same cannot be said for polls, which are opinion based and fueld by private agenda’s and linemakers, who always need to factor in public perception for the sake of balancing action.

The BGS Gambling Specific Power Ratings are not handicapped by either of those two major flaws, which is the reason, quite frankly, these ratings are always more accurate than both pollsters, linesmakers and bookmakers.

As early as 4 weeks ago Kansas identified itself as one of the top 2 teams in the nation and these ratings recognized that when it was difficult for others to do that publicly. It is becoming increasingly difficult to deny Kansas what they have rightfully earned, and this week we see them as a top 2 team in all major polls and in the BCS, so, even those with private agendas can only be so stubborn. Eventually, the strength of this Jayhawks football team has to be conceeded.

In fact, 4 weeks ago The BGS Gambling Specific Power Ratings had Kansas not only as one of the top 2 teams in the nation, but in fact, as a small favorite over Missouri on neutral ground. This week we see bookmakers following that lead both in Las Vegas and offshore, as Leroy’s has opened the Jayhawks a -2 point favorite over Missouri, as has BetCris, posting the earliest offshore line as Kansas -2 as well.

The BGS Gambling Specific Power Ratings still offer some value in that line, as the rating have Kansas a 1 score favorite in ‘no man’s land’ between a FG and a TD. Should be a great game. If I had to predict it personally, I’d make it Kansas by 6 in triple OT.

Note: The BGS Brian Gabrielle Sports Power Ratings are recognized as the oldest and most reliable Gambling Power Ratings in existence. The following are not opinion polls like the AP or USA Today and are not politically influenced like Sagarin and other BCS ratings. The below ratings are the UNBIASED BGS Power Ratings designed specifically for determining expected RAW pointspreads.

Team Win Loss AwayRating HomeRating
1 Kansas 11 0 94 97
2 LSU 10 1 92.5 95.5
3 Ohio State 11 1 92 95
4 West Virginia 9 1 91.5 94.5
5 Oklahoma 9 2 90.5 93.5
6 Oregon 8 2 90 93
7 Missouri 10 1 88.5 91.5
8 Arizona State 9 1 87.5 90.5
9 Florida 8 3 87.5 90.5
10 Southern California 8 2 87.5 90.5
11 Boise State 10 1 85 88
12 Virginia Tech 9 2 85 88
13 Texas 9 2 84.5 87.5
14 Georgia 9 2 84.5 87.5
15 South Florida 8 3 84.5 87.5
16 Cincinnati 8 3 84.5 87.5
17 Hawaii 10 0 83.5 86.5
18 Boston College 9 2 83.5 86.5
19 Clemson 8 3 83 86
20 Connecticut 9 2 82 85
21 Illinois 9 3 81.5 84.5
22 Texas Tech 8 4 81 84
23 Kentucky 7 4 81 84
24 Utah 8 3 80.5 83.5
25 Michigan 8 4 80.5 83.5
26 Penn State 8 4 80.5 83.5
27 Auburn 7 4 80.5 83.5
28 BYU 8 2 80 83
29 Oregon State 7 4 80 83
30 Arkansas 7 4 79.5 82.5
31 Wisconsin 9 3 79 82
32 Tennessee 8 3 79 82
33 Virginia 9 2 78 81
34 Rutgers 7 4 78 81
35 California 6 5 78 81
36 Florida State 7 4 77.5 80.5
37 Bowling Green 7 4 77 80
38 Oklahoma State 6 5 77 80
39 Purdue 7 5 76.5 79.5
40 Alabama 6 5 76.5 79.5
41 UCLA 5 5 76.5 79.5
42 Air Force 9 3 76 79
43 Central Florida 8 3 76 79
44 Wake Forest 7 4 76 79
45 Michigan State 7 5 76 79
46 South Carolina 6 5 76 79
47 Georgia Tech 7 4 75.5 78.5
48 Kansas State 5 6 75.5 78.5
49 Troy 7 3 74.5 77.5
50 Texas A&M 6 5 74.5 77.5
51 Louisville 5 6 74 77
52 New Mexico 7 4 72.5 75.5
53 Indiana 7 5 72.5 75.5
54 Vanderbilt 5 6 72.5 75.5
55 TCU 6 5 72 75
56 Arizona 5 6 72 75
57 Fresno State 6 4 71.5 74.5
58 Tulsa 8 3 71 74
59 Ball State 6 5 71 74
60 Maryland 5 6 71 74
61 Mississippi State 6 5 70.5 73.5
62 Colorado 5 6 70.5 73.5
63 Nebraska 5 6 70 73
64 Navy 7 4 69.5 72.5
65 East Carolina 6 5 69 72
66 Iowa 6 6 69 72
67 NC State 5 6 69 72
68 Houston 7 4 68.5 71.5
69 Southern Miss 6 5 67.5 70.5
70 Central Michigan 6 5 67 70
71 Pittsburgh 4 6 67 70
72 Northwestern 6 6 66.5 69.5
73 Washington State 4 7 66.5 69.5
74 Miami-Florida 5 6 66 69
75 North Carolina 3 8 66 69
76 Stanford 3 7 65.5 68.5
77 Western Kentucky 7 4 65 68
78 Miami-Ohio 6 5 65 68
79 Wyoming 5 6 65 68
80 Nevada 5 5 64.5 67.5
81 San Diego State 4 6 64.5 67.5
82 Middle Tennessee 5 6 64 67
83 Mississippi 3 8 64 67
84 Louisiana Tech 5 6 62.5 65.5
85 Memphis 6 5 62 65
86 Florida Atlantic 5 5 61.5 64.5
87 Buffalo 4 7 61.5 64.5
88 Ohio University 5 6 61 64
89 Iowa State 3 9 61 64
90 Colorado State 2 9 61 64
91 Toledo 5 6 60.5 63.5
92 Louisiana-Monroe 5 6 60.5 63.5
93 Western Michigan 4 7 60.5 63.5
94 San Jose State 4 7 60 63
95 Arkansas State 5 6 59.5 62.5
96 Notre Dame 2 9 59.5 62.5
97 Akron 4 7 59 62
98 UTEP 4 7 58 61
99 UNLV 2 9 58 61
100 Duke 1 10 57.5 60.5
101 Eastern Michigan 4 8 57 60
102 Marshall 2 9 57 60
103 Syracuse 2 9 57 60
104 Temple 4 7 56 59
105 Army 3 8 56 59
106 Baylor 3 9 56 59
107 Tulane 4 7 55.5 58.5
108 Kent State 3 8 55.5 58.5
109 New Mexico State 4 8 54.5 57.5
110 Minnesota 1 11 54.5 57.5
111 Northern Illinois 2 9 53.5 56.5
112 Washington 4 7 53 56
113 Louisiana-Lafayette 3 8 52.5 55.5
114 Utah State 1 10 52.5 55.5
115 Rice 3 8 52 55
116 Idaho 1 10 50.5 53.5
117 UAB 2 9 49.5 52.5
118 SMU 1 10 49.5 52.5
119 North Texas 1 9 46 49
120 Fla. International 0 10 45.5 48.5