Here's the latest from the Power Index, the data-driven ratings from Silverbacks Elite Rugby.

Upsets Continue in Red River

Last week, Sam Houston State sent Texas A&M tumbling down the Power Rankings. This week, it was Texas knocking off their arch-rivals, Oklahoma. Precedent and continuity are obviously out the window after the COVID year off. 2021 looks poised to provide a complete reshuffling of power in the Red River Conference!

Biggest Gains So Far

Newcomers to the Liberty Conference, Nazareth, have impressed with four wins from four games. They are the biggest gainers in terms of Rating Points so far this year (+15.04 RP). Will the Golden Flyers continue to roll now they have to take on their top two competitors in the Liberty-Empire table in Buffalo and Syracuse?

Brown have made big Rating Point gains as well (+14.03) with wins over Norwich, Fordham, and Yale. Will the Bears hold serve against Harvard and UPenn? Can they challenge Ivy League favorites, Dartmouth, in their season finale?

Where is Clemson?

Historic D1A results were the foundation for the Power Index. When the majority of your matches come against Lindenwood, Life, and Navy, it’s understandable your power rating might be beat down a bit. We think Clemson’s rating is not indicative of their quality. Now that they have left the Mid-South for the SCRC, the Tigers have an opportunity to demonstrate their quality. Beating 36th ranked Tennessee this weekend would be a great first step to lift them up the Power Index.

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CURR RK	Δ RK	PREV RK	SCHOOL	COMP	Week 6 Results	PREV RAT	CURR RAT	Δ RAT
1	0	1	Lindenwood	D1A		97.64	97.64	0
2	0	2	California	D1A		97.29	97.29	0
3	0	3	Life	D1A		96.94	96.94	0
4	0	4	St. Mary's	D1A		95.51	95.51	0
5	0	5	Central Washington	D1A		91.68	91.68	0
6	0	6	Arkansas State	D1A		86.95	86.95	0
7	0	7	Navy	NCR1		86.47	86.47	0
8	0	8	Arizona	D1A		85.5	85.5	0
9	0	9	BYU	D1A	Big Wins vs Utah State, Utah Valley	85.06	85.06	0
10	1	11	Kutztown	NCR1	Big Win vs Notre Dame College	81.14	81.61	0.47
11	-1	10	Army	NCR1	Close Loss vs Dartmouth	83.93	80.22	-3.71
12	0	12	Davenport	D1A	Big Win vs Iowa Central	77.38	78.73	1.35
13	0	13	UCLA	D1A		76.25	76.25	0
14	0	14	Penn State	NCR1		75.46	75.46	0
15	0	15	Indiana	D1A	Close Win vs Michigan State	74.76	74.76	0
16	0	16	Grand Canyon	D1A		74.29	74.29	0
17	0	17	Iona	NCR1	Big Win vs AIC	70.92	71.65	0.73
18	1	19	Northeastern	NCR1	Big Win vs Boston College	70.49	71.42	0.93
19		UR	Dartmouth	NCR1	Close Win vs Army	65	68.71	3.71
20	0	20	St. Bonaventure	NCR1		68.61	68.61	0
21	1	22	Notre Dame College	NCR1	Big Loss vs Kutztown	65.12	64.65	-0.47
22		UR	Iowa Central CC	NCR1	Big Loss vs Davenport	65	63.65	-1.35
23	9	32	Colorado State	D1A	Big Win vs Colorado	58.88	63.51	4.63
24	0	24	Queens University	NCR1		61.93	61.93	0
25	-4	21	Colorado	D1A	Big Loss vs Colorado State	66.19	61.56	-4.63
26	-3	23	Boston College	NCR1	Big Loss vs Northeastern	62.35	61.42	-0.93
27	0	27	Ohio State	D1A	Big Win vs Notre Dame	59.46	60.63	1.17
28	5	33	Fairfield	NCR1	Big Win vs UCONN	57.78	60.34	2.56
29	-4	25	Utah Valley	D1A	Big Loss vs BYU	59.9	59.9	0
30	-4	26	Bowling Green	D1AA	Close Win vs Louisville	59.63	59.86	0.23
31	-3	28	Adrian College	NCR2		59.42	59.42	0
32	-3	29	Mary Washington	NCR1		59.4	59.4	0
33	-3	30	Illinois	D1A	Big Win vs Michigan	59.25	59.26	0.01
34	0	34	Mount St. Mary's	NCR1	Big Win vs Southern Virginia	56.19	59.19	3
35	-17	18	Oklahoma	D1A	Big Loss vs Texas	70.66	59.13	-11.53
36	-5	31	Tennessee	D1AA		59.08	59.08	0
37	-2	35	American International	NCR1	Big Loss vs Iona	55.96	55.23	-0.73
38	-2	36	Texas A&M	D1A		55.07	55.07	0
39	-1	38	Syracuse	NCR1	Close Win vs Buffalo	53.99	55.03	1.04
40	-3	37	Kentucky	D1AA	Big Win vs Georgia	54.59	54.59	0
			On the Cusp
		39	Baylor	D1A	Inactive	53.62	53.62	0
		40	Notre Dame	NCR1	Big Loss vs Ohio State	52.34	51.17	-1.17