The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 117 Division 1-A teams as of November 24, 2002. The power rating represents the chance the team in question has of beating an average Division 1-A team at a neutral site.
The estimated home field advantage is .581, or about 4.27 points for an average game.
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| This Week | Last Week | Team | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ohio St. | 13 - 0 | 0.922 |
| 2 | 2 | Miami, Florida | 10 - 0 | 0.917 |
| 3 | 3 | Oklahoma | 10 - 1 | 0.897 |
| 4 | 5 | Southern California | 9 - 2 | 0.882 |
| 5 | 4 | Iowa | 11 - 1 | 0.866 |
| 6 | 7 | Notre Dame | 10 - 1 | 0.859 |
| 7 | 6 | Georgia | 10 - 1 | 0.856 |
| 8 | 10 | Kansas St. | 10 - 2 | 0.853 |
| 9 | 9 | Texas | 9 - 2 | 0.838 |
| 10 | 8 | Alabama | 9 - 3 | 0.824 |
| 11 | 15 | Penn State | 9 - 3 | 0.816 |
| 12 | 14 | Michigan | 9 - 3 | 0.802 |
| 13 | 13 | Florida St. | 8 - 4 | 0.794 |
| 14 | 12 | Washington St. | 9 - 2 | 0.779 |
| 15 | 20 | Boise State | 11 - 1 | 0.778 |
| 16 | 11 | Maryland | 9 - 3 | 0.777 |
| 17 | 16 | Arkansas | 8 - 3 | 0.771 |
| 18 | 18 | Colorado | 8 - 3 | 0.765 |
| 19 | 19 | Florida | 8 - 3 | 0.762 |
| 20 | 27 | North Carolina St. | 10 - 3 | 0.756 |
| 21 | 29 | Auburn | 8 - 4 | 0.753 |
| 22 | 22 | Colorado St. | 10 - 2 | 0.747 |
| 23 | 17 | Virginia Tech | 8 - 3 | 0.745 |
| 24 | 25 | South Florida | 9 - 2 | 0.743 |
| 25 | 24 | Louisiana St. | 8 - 3 | 0.743 |
| 26 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 8 - 3 | 0.731 |
| 27 | 21 | UCLA | 7 - 4 | 0.728 |
| 28 | 30 | Oregon St. | 8 - 4 | 0.726 |
| 29 | 32 | West Virginia | 8 - 3 | 0.724 |
| 30 | 40 | Virginia | 8 - 4 | 0.699 |
| 31 | 28 | Texas Tech | 8 - 5 | 0.692 |
| 32 | 35 | Boston College | 7 - 4 | 0.692 |
| 33 | 36 | Tennessee | 7 - 4 | 0.685 |
| 34 | 33 | Georgia Tech | 7 - 4 | 0.683 |
| 35 | 34 | California | 7 - 5 | 0.682 |
| 36 | 26 | Texas Christian | 8 - 2 | 0.671 |
| 37 | 43 | Washington | 7 - 5 | 0.668 |
| 38 | 39 | Bowling Green | 9 - 2 | 0.652 |
| 39 | 37 | Kentucky | 7 - 4 | 0.651 |
| 40 | 46 | Wisconsin | 7 - 6 | 0.648 |
| 41 | 31 | Iowa St. | 7 - 6 | 0.642 |
| 42 | 50 | Clemson | 7 - 5 | 0.635 |
| 43 | 41 | Louisville | 7 - 4 | 0.634 |
| 44 | 53 | Toledo | 8 - 3 | 0.630 |
| 45 | 47 | Purdue | 6 - 6 | 0.629 |
| 46 | 45 | Nebraska | 7 - 5 | 0.620 |
| 47 | 44 | Texas A&M | 6 - 5 | 0.620 |
| 48 | 52 | Arizona St. | 7 - 5 | 0.618 |
| 49 | 42 | Oregon | 7 - 5 | 0.613 |
| 50 | 38 | Air Force | 8 - 4 | 0.602 |
| 51 | 57 | Wake Forest | 6 - 5 | 0.589 |
| 52 | 51 | Cincinnati | 5 - 6 | 0.583 |
| 53 | 49 | Minnesota | 7 - 5 | 0.583 |
| 54 | 61 | Hawaii | 9 - 2 | 0.573 |
| 55 | 55 | Northern Illinois | 8 - 4 | 0.572 |
| 56 | 58 | Mississippi | 5 - 6 | 0.569 |
| 57 | 59 | Marshall | 8 - 2 | 0.564 |
| 58 | 56 | Missouri | 5 - 7 | 0.561 |
| 59 | 63 | Oklahoma St. | 6 - 5 | 0.559 |
| 60 | 60 | Illinois | 5 - 7 | 0.558 |
| 61 | 54 | Miami, Ohio | 7 - 5 | 0.557 |
| 62 | 48 | Southern Mississippi | 6 - 5 | 0.554 |
| 63 | 64 | North Texas | 7 - 5 | 0.538 |
| 64 | 62 | South Carolina | 5 - 7 | 0.534 |
| 65 | 67 | Central Florida | 6 - 5 | 0.497 |
| 66 | 70 | Connecticut | 6 - 6 | 0.490 |
| 67 | 69 | Tulane | 7 - 5 | 0.482 |
| 68 | 68 | Fresno St. | 7 - 5 | 0.465 |
| 69 | 66 | Utah | 5 - 6 | 0.460 |
| 70 | 73 | Syracuse | 4 - 7 | 0.435 |
| 71 | 71 | Arizona | 4 - 7 | 0.434 |
| 72 | 65 | Michigan St. | 4 - 8 | 0.431 |
| 73 | 72 | New Mexico | 6 - 6 | 0.429 |
| 74 | 81 | East Carolina | 4 - 6 | 0.427 |
| 75 | 74 | New Mexico St. | 7 - 5 | 0.424 |
| 76 | 77 | Ball St. | 6 - 5 | 0.402 |
| 77 | 76 | Temple | 4 - 8 | 0.391 |
| 78 | 75 | Stanford | 2 - 9 | 0.383 |
| 79 | 78 | San Jose St. | 6 - 7 | 0.371 |
| 80 | 79 | Brigham Young | 5 - 7 | 0.371 |
| 81 | 82 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 8 | 0.367 |
| 82 | 80 | Nevada | 5 - 7 | 0.362 |
| 83 | 89 | Western Michigan | 4 - 8 | 0.360 |
| 84 | 86 | North Carolina | 3 - 9 | 0.358 |
| 85 | 97 | San Diego St. | 4 - 8 | 0.345 |
| 86 | 83 | AL-Birmingham | 5 - 6 | 0.343 |
| 87 | 90 | Louisiana Tech | 4 - 7 | 0.336 |
| 88 | 87 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 4 - 7 | 0.329 |
| 89 | 84 | Houston | 4 - 7 | 0.329 |
| 90 | 88 | Utah St. | 4 - 6 | 0.325 |
| 91 | 96 | Memphis | 3 - 8 | 0.322 |
| 92 | 100 | Akron | 4 - 8 | 0.314 |
| 93 | 92 | Troy St. | 4 - 8 | 0.312 |
| 94 | 85 | Northwestern | 3 - 9 | 0.311 |
| 95 | 94 | Ohio | 4 - 7 | 0.307 |
| 96 | 91 | Indiana | 3 - 9 | 0.307 |
| 97 | 93 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 10 | 0.299 |
| 98 | 95 | Duke | 2 - 10 | 0.296 |
| 99 | 99 | Middle Tennessee St. | 3 - 8 | 0.272 |
| 100 | 98 | Central Michigan | 4 - 8 | 0.263 |
| 101 | 103 | Rice | 4 - 7 | 0.261 |
| 102 | 102 | Arkansas St. | 6 - 7 | 0.255 |
| 103 | 105 | Wyoming | 2 - 9 | 0.253 |
| 104 | 101 | Baylor | 3 - 9 | 0.250 |
| 105 | 104 | LA-Lafayette | 3 - 9 | 0.217 |
| 106 | 107 | Idaho | 2 - 10 | 0.199 |
| 107 | 108 | Kansas | 2 - 10 | 0.194 |
| 108 | 113 | LA-Monroe | 3 - 9 | 0.183 |
| 109 | 106 | Kent | 3 - 9 | 0.180 |
| 110 | 110 | Navy | 1 - 10 | 0.176 |
| 111 | 109 | Eastern Michigan | 3 - 9 | 0.176 |
| 112 | 111 | Southern Methodist | 3 - 9 | 0.173 |
| 113 | 112 | Rutgers | 1 - 10 | 0.156 |
| 114 | 116 | Wild Card U. | 8 - 57 | 0.133 |
| 115 | 115 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 10 | 0.132 |
| 116 | 114 | Army | 1 - 10 | 0.123 |
| 117 | 117 | Tulsa | 1 - 11 | 0.117 |
| 118 | 118 | Buffalo | 1 - 11 | 0.106 |
The following are the power ratings and non-conference records for the various conferences:
| Conference | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Pac-10 | 29-10 | .651 |
| SEC | 35-11 | .651 |
| Big Ten | 33-13 | .625 |
| Big Twelve | 36-15 | .624 |
| ACC | 25-12 | .621 |
| Big East | 25-14 | .599 |
| Independents | 31-30 | .484 |
| Conference USA | 15-24 | .447 |
| Mountain West | 18-23 | .442 |
| MAC | 22-33 | .399 |
| WAC | 13-27 | .357 |
| Sun Belt | 10-32 | .298 |