The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 117 Division 1-A teams for 2001, including one team new to Division 1-A but not to my ratings: South Florida; and one team new to the ratings that will be playing a Division 1-A schedule for the first time in 2001: Troy State. These ratings are calculated through games of November 24, 2001.
The estimated home field advantage is .592, or about 5.12 points. The power ratings represent the estimated chance a team has of beating an average Division 1-A team.
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| This week | Last Week | Team | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Miami, Florida | 10 - 0 | 0.950 |
| 2 | 5 | Texas | 10 - 1 | 0.913 |
| 3 | 3 | Florida | 9 - 1 | 0.904 |
| 4 | 1 | Nebraska | 11 - 1 | 0.901 |
| 5 | 4 | Oklahoma | 10 - 2 | 0.864 |
| 6 | 7 | Tennessee | 9 - 1 | 0.862 |
| 7 | 6 | Oregon | 9 - 1 | 0.852 |
| 8 | 8 | Illinois | 10 - 1 | 0.831 |
| 9 | 15 | Colorado | 9 - 2 | 0.831 |
| 10 | 10 | Brigham Young | 11 - 0 | 0.816 |
| 11 | 11 | Maryland | 10 - 1 | 0.810 |
| 12 | 9 | Michigan | 8 - 3 | 0.792 |
| 13 | 13 | Stanford | 8 - 2 | 0.787 |
| 14 | 16 | Virginia Tech | 8 - 2 | 0.782 |
| 15 | 14 | Washington St. | 9 - 2 | 0.782 |
| 16 | 19 | Kansas St. | 6 - 5 | 0.780 |
| 17 | 18 | Fresno St. | 10 - 2 | 0.767 |
| 18 | 17 | UCLA | 6 - 4 | 0.767 |
| 19 | 22 | Syracuse | 9 - 3 | 0.749 |
| 20 | 25 | Georgia | 7 - 3 | 0.744 |
| 21 | 12 | Louisville | 10 - 2 | 0.739 |
| 22 | 23 | South Carolina | 8 - 3 | 0.733 |
| 23 | 26 | Texas Tech | 7 - 4 | 0.733 |
| 24 | 24 | Utah | 7 - 3 | 0.729 |
| 25 | 28 | Louisiana St. | 7 - 3 | 0.717 |
| 26 | 21 | Southern California | 6 - 5 | 0.715 |
| 27 | 29 | Florida St. | 6 - 4 | 0.711 |
| 28 | 36 | Ohio St. | 7 - 4 | 0.702 |
| 29 | 20 | Washington | 8 - 3 | 0.701 |
| 30 | 30 | Marshall | 10 - 1 | 0.686 |
| 31 | 27 | Iowa | 6 - 5 | 0.685 |
| 32 | 33 | North Carolina | 6 - 5 | 0.682 |
| 33 | 34 | Texas A&M | 7 - 4 | 0.674 |
| 34 | 44 | Iowa St. | 7 - 4 | 0.667 |
| 35 | 42 | Southern Mississippi | 6 - 3 | 0.664 |
| 36 | 31 | Georgia Tech | 7 - 4 | 0.662 |
| 37 | 32 | Boston College | 7 - 4 | 0.662 |
| 38 | 35 | Arkansas | 7 - 4 | 0.659 |
| 39 | 39 | Auburn | 7 - 3 | 0.658 |
| 40 | 37 | Alabama | 5 - 5 | 0.655 |
| 41 | 41 | North Carolina St. | 7 - 4 | 0.644 |
| 42 | 49 | Bowling Green | 8 - 3 | 0.638 |
| 43 | 47 | Penn State | 5 - 5 | 0.633 |
| 44 | 38 | Purdue | 6 - 4 | 0.616 |
| 45 | 45 | Boise State | 8 - 4 | 0.605 |
| 46 | 40 | Mississippi | 6 - 4 | 0.596 |
| 47 | 54 | Indiana | 4 - 6 | 0.586 |
| 48 | 48 | Oregon St. | 5 - 5 | 0.579 |
| 49 | 55 | Louisiana Tech | 7 - 4 | 0.573 |
| 50 | 60 | Hawaii | 8 - 3 | 0.570 |
| 51 | 56 | Colorado St. | 6 - 5 | 0.565 |
| 52 | 46 | Michigan St. | 5 - 5 | 0.565 |
| 53 | 59 | Central Florida | 6 - 5 | 0.565 |
| 54 | 52 | Notre Dame | 4 - 6 | 0.564 |
| 55 | 43 | Toledo | 8 - 2 | 0.562 |
| 56 | 58 | Clemson | 5 - 5 | 0.557 |
| 57 | 63 | South Florida | 8 - 3 | 0.555 |
| 58 | 53 | East Carolina | 6 - 5 | 0.555 |
| 59 | 51 | Wisconsin | 5 - 7 | 0.545 |
| 60 | 61 | AL-Birmingham | 6 - 4 | 0.544 |
| 61 | 65 | Pittsburgh | 5 - 5 | 0.541 |
| 62 | 72 | New Mexico | 6 - 5 | 0.527 |
| 63 | 50 | Arizona St. | 4 - 6 | 0.525 |
| 64 | 57 | Miami, Ohio | 7 - 5 | 0.521 |
| 65 | 66 | Wake Forest | 6 - 5 | 0.521 |
| 66 | 78 | Oklahoma St. | 4 - 7 | 0.519 |
| 67 | 67 | Missouri | 4 - 6 | 0.517 |
| 68 | 64 | Middle Tennessee St. | 8 - 3 | 0.504 |
| 69 | 71 | Arizona | 5 - 6 | 0.492 |
| 70 | 70 | Minnesota | 4 - 7 | 0.488 |
| 71 | 62 | Rice | 8 - 4 | 0.485 |
| 72 | 74 | Cincinnati | 6 - 4 | 0.479 |
| 73 | 75 | Northwestern | 4 - 7 | 0.472 |
| 74 | 68 | Memphis | 5 - 6 | 0.464 |
| 75 | 83 | Texas Christian | 5 - 5 | 0.454 |
| 76 | 73 | Northern Illinois | 6 - 5 | 0.449 |
| 77 | 76 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 4 - 7 | 0.447 |
| 78 | 77 | Troy St. | 6 - 4 | 0.437 |
| 79 | 69 | Western Michigan | 5 - 6 | 0.423 |
| 80 | 88 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 7 | 0.408 |
| 81 | 82 | Virginia | 4 - 7 | 0.404 |
| 82 | 79 | West Virginia | 3 - 8 | 0.403 |
| 83 | 87 | Kent | 6 - 5 | 0.396 |
| 84 | 80 | North Texas | 5 - 5 | 0.394 |
| 85 | 84 | Kentucky | 2 - 8 | 0.392 |
| 86 | 81 | Utah St. | 4 - 6 | 0.382 |
| 87 | 85 | Air Force | 5 - 6 | 0.371 |
| 88 | 89 | Kansas | 3 - 8 | 0.363 |
| 89 | 97 | Baylor | 3 - 8 | 0.334 |
| 90 | 90 | Akron | 4 - 7 | 0.332 |
| 91 | 98 | Southern Methodist | 4 - 6 | 0.327 |
| 92 | 93 | Temple | 4 - 7 | 0.327 |
| 93 | 92 | Ball St. | 5 - 6 | 0.320 |
| 94 | 91 | San Jose St. | 3 - 8 | 0.314 |
| 95 | 86 | New Mexico St. | 5 - 7 | 0.311 |
| 96 | 99 | Nevada | 3 - 8 | 0.299 |
| 97 | 95 | Tulane | 3 - 9 | 0.284 |
| 98 | 94 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 8 | 0.281 |
| 99 | 96 | San Diego St. | 3 - 8 | 0.279 |
| 100 | 100 | California | 1 - 10 | 0.260 |
| 101 | 101 | Wyoming | 2 - 9 | 0.221 |
| 102 | 104 | Wild Card U. | 8 - 49 | 0.219 |
| 103 | 102 | Central Michigan | 3 - 8 | 0.217 |
| 104 | 107 | Army | 2 - 8 | 0.182 |
| 105 | 103 | LA-Lafayette | 3 - 8 | 0.181 |
| 106 | 106 | Ohio | 1 - 10 | 0.177 |
| 107 | 108 | Buffalo | 3 - 8 | 0.175 |
| 108 | 105 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 9 | 0.173 |
| 109 | 109 | Idaho | 1 - 10 | 0.137 |
| 110 | 111 | Tulsa | 1 - 10 | 0.136 |
| 111 | 112 | Rutgers | 2 - 9 | 0.127 |
| 112 | 116 | Houston | 0 - 10 | 0.126 |
| 113 | 110 | Connecticut | 2 - 9 | 0.125 |
| 114 | 115 | Duke | 0 - 10 | 0.123 |
| 115 | 118 | Eastern Michigan | 2 - 9 | 0.122 |
| 116 | 113 | LA-Monroe | 2 - 8 | 0.122 |
| 117 | 117 | Navy | 0 - 9 | 0.111 |
| 118 | 114 | Arkansas St. | 2 - 9 | 0.106 |
The following are the ARGH 2001 power ratings for the various conferences:
| Conference | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Big Twelve | 33-4 | .675 |
| Pac-10 | 23-6 | .646 |
| SEC | 26-5 | .634 |
| Big Ten | 20-10 | .629 |
| ACC | 17-11 | .568 |
| Big East | 21-11 | .568 |
| Mountain West | 17-16 | .494 |
| Conference USA | 15-22 | .449 |
| WAC | 14-18 | .425 |
| Independents | 25-37 | .391 |
| MAC | 18-25 | .386 |
| Sun Belt | 5-29 | .250 |