The following are the ARGH power ratings for the 117 Division 1-A teams as of December 8, 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 4.30 points for an average game.
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| This Week | Last Week | Team | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Ohio St. | 13 - 0 | 0.922 |
| 2 | 1 | Miami, Florida | 12 - 0 | 0.920 |
| 3 | 3 | Southern California | 10 - 2 | 0.897 |
| 4 | 4 | Georgia | 12 - 1 | 0.894 |
| 5 | 6 | Oklahoma | 11 - 2 | 0.877 |
| 6 | 5 | Iowa | 11 - 1 | 0.863 |
| 7 | 7 | Kansas St. | 10 - 2 | 0.855 |
| 8 | 8 | Texas | 10 - 2 | 0.851 |
| 9 | 9 | Alabama | 10 - 3 | 0.834 |
| 10 | 10 | Notre Dame | 10 - 2 | 0.818 |
| 11 | 11 | Penn State | 9 - 3 | 0.812 |
| 12 | 15 | Washington St. | 10 - 2 | 0.803 |
| 13 | 12 | Michigan | 9 - 3 | 0.798 |
| 14 | 13 | Florida St. | 9 - 4 | 0.797 |
| 15 | 16 | Maryland | 10 - 3 | 0.780 |
| 16 | 18 | Boise State | 11 - 1 | 0.776 |
| 17 | 14 | Arkansas | 9 - 4 | 0.762 |
| 18 | 17 | Colorado | 9 - 4 | 0.758 |
| 19 | 20 | Auburn | 8 - 4 | 0.756 |
| 20 | 22 | North Carolina St. | 10 - 3 | 0.750 |
| 21 | 21 | West Virginia | 9 - 3 | 0.747 |
| 22 | 19 | Virginia Tech | 9 - 4 | 0.743 |
| 23 | 24 | Florida | 8 - 4 | 0.740 |
| 24 | 23 | South Florida | 9 - 2 | 0.739 |
| 25 | 25 | Oregon St. | 8 - 4 | 0.731 |
| 26 | 27 | Louisiana St. | 8 - 4 | 0.725 |
| 27 | 28 | Tennessee | 8 - 4 | 0.722 |
| 28 | 26 | UCLA | 7 - 5 | 0.699 |
| 29 | 29 | Pittsburgh | 8 - 4 | 0.698 |
| 30 | 31 | Texas Tech | 8 - 5 | 0.693 |
| 31 | 30 | Colorado St. | 10 - 3 | 0.691 |
| 32 | 32 | Boston College | 8 - 4 | 0.691 |
| 33 | 33 | California | 7 - 5 | 0.684 |
| 34 | 35 | Washington | 7 - 5 | 0.669 |
| 35 | 36 | Virginia | 8 - 5 | 0.668 |
| 36 | 34 | Texas Christian | 9 - 2 | 0.667 |
| 37 | 38 | Wisconsin | 7 - 6 | 0.650 |
| 38 | 39 | Iowa St. | 7 - 6 | 0.637 |
| 39 | 40 | Arizona St. | 8 - 5 | 0.636 |
| 40 | 41 | Georgia Tech | 7 - 5 | 0.633 |
| 41 | 42 | Kentucky | 7 - 5 | 0.625 |
| 42 | 43 | Purdue | 6 - 6 | 0.624 |
| 43 | 44 | Clemson | 7 - 5 | 0.623 |
| 44 | 37 | Toledo | 9 - 4 | 0.623 |
| 45 | 45 | Oregon | 7 - 5 | 0.617 |
| 46 | 46 | Bowling Green | 9 - 3 | 0.607 |
| 47 | 52 | Marshall | 10 - 2 | 0.605 |
| 48 | 51 | Cincinnati | 7 - 6 | 0.602 |
| 49 | 47 | Oklahoma St. | 7 - 5 | 0.601 |
| 50 | 48 | Nebraska | 7 - 6 | 0.599 |
| 51 | 50 | Air Force | 8 - 4 | 0.595 |
| 52 | 49 | Texas A&M | 6 - 6 | 0.594 |
| 53 | 53 | Minnesota | 7 - 5 | 0.580 |
| 54 | 54 | Mississippi | 6 - 6 | 0.579 |
| 55 | 55 | Louisville | 7 - 5 | 0.573 |
| 56 | 57 | Hawaii | 10 - 3 | 0.568 |
| 57 | 56 | Southern Mississippi | 7 - 5 | 0.567 |
| 58 | 58 | Northern Illinois | 8 - 4 | 0.561 |
| 59 | 59 | Wake Forest | 6 - 6 | 0.560 |
| 60 | 60 | Miami, Ohio | 7 - 5 | 0.556 |
| 61 | 61 | Illinois | 5 - 7 | 0.556 |
| 62 | 62 | Missouri | 5 - 7 | 0.548 |
| 63 | 63 | North Texas | 7 - 5 | 0.542 |
| 64 | 64 | South Carolina | 5 - 7 | 0.529 |
| 65 | 65 | Central Florida | 7 - 5 | 0.505 |
| 66 | 68 | Fresno St. | 8 - 5 | 0.493 |
| 67 | 67 | Connecticut | 6 - 6 | 0.484 |
| 68 | 66 | Tulane | 7 - 5 | 0.482 |
| 69 | 69 | Utah | 5 - 6 | 0.451 |
| 70 | 70 | New Mexico | 7 - 6 | 0.446 |
| 71 | 71 | New Mexico St. | 7 - 5 | 0.430 |
| 72 | 72 | Michigan St. | 4 - 8 | 0.423 |
| 73 | 73 | Syracuse | 4 - 8 | 0.421 |
| 74 | 74 | Arizona | 4 - 8 | 0.414 |
| 75 | 76 | Temple | 4 - 8 | 0.390 |
| 76 | 77 | Stanford | 2 - 9 | 0.381 |
| 77 | 75 | East Carolina | 4 - 8 | 0.378 |
| 78 | 78 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 5 - 7 | 0.376 |
| 79 | 79 | Ball St. | 6 - 6 | 0.373 |
| 80 | 80 | San Jose St. | 6 - 7 | 0.370 |
| 81 | 81 | Houston | 5 - 7 | 0.364 |
| 82 | 83 | Nevada | 5 - 7 | 0.362 |
| 83 | 82 | Brigham Young | 5 - 7 | 0.361 |
| 84 | 84 | Western Michigan | 4 - 8 | 0.352 |
| 85 | 85 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 9 | 0.351 |
| 86 | 86 | North Carolina | 3 - 9 | 0.347 |
| 87 | 87 | San Diego St. | 4 - 9 | 0.343 |
| 88 | 89 | AL-Birmingham | 5 - 7 | 0.328 |
| 89 | 90 | Memphis | 3 - 9 | 0.319 |
| 90 | 91 | Akron | 4 - 8 | 0.312 |
| 91 | 93 | Northwestern | 3 - 9 | 0.307 |
| 92 | 88 | Louisiana Tech | 4 - 8 | 0.305 |
| 93 | 94 | Middle Tennessee St. | 4 - 8 | 0.304 |
| 94 | 92 | Troy St. | 4 - 8 | 0.303 |
| 95 | 95 | Indiana | 3 - 9 | 0.301 |
| 96 | 96 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 10 | 0.300 |
| 97 | 98 | Ohio | 4 - 8 | 0.295 |
| 98 | 97 | Utah St. | 4 - 7 | 0.293 |
| 99 | 99 | Duke | 2 - 10 | 0.280 |
| 100 | 100 | Rice | 4 - 7 | 0.264 |
| 101 | 101 | Arkansas St. | 6 - 7 | 0.258 |
| 102 | 102 | Central Michigan | 4 - 8 | 0.256 |
| 103 | 103 | Baylor | 3 - 9 | 0.250 |
| 104 | 104 | Wyoming | 2 - 10 | 0.233 |
| 105 | 105 | LA-Lafayette | 3 - 9 | 0.217 |
| 106 | 112 | Navy | 2 - 10 | 0.216 |
| 107 | 106 | Idaho | 2 - 10 | 0.202 |
| 108 | 107 | Kansas | 2 - 10 | 0.191 |
| 109 | 108 | LA-Monroe | 3 - 9 | 0.184 |
| 110 | 109 | Kent | 3 - 9 | 0.178 |
| 111 | 110 | Southern Methodist | 3 - 9 | 0.175 |
| 112 | 111 | Eastern Michigan | 3 - 9 | 0.170 |
| 113 | 113 | Rutgers | 1 - 11 | 0.151 |
| 114 | 114 | Wild Card U. | 8 - 57 | 0.130 |
| 115 | 115 | Texas-El Paso | 2 - 10 | 0.128 |
| 116 | 117 | Tulsa | 1 - 11 | 0.115 |
| 117 | 118 | Buffalo | 1 - 11 | 0.105 |
| 118 | 116 | Army | 1 - 11 | 0.101 |
The following are the power ratings and non-conference records for the various conferences:
| Conference | Record | Power Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Pac-10 | 30-10 | .653 |
| SEC | 37-12 | .651 |
| Big Ten | 33-13 | .622 |
| Big Twelve | 36-15 | .621 |
| ACC | 26-14 | .605 |
| Big East | 27-14 | .595 |
| Independents | 32-32 | .475 |
| Conference USA | 15-25 | .438 |
| Mountain West | 18-24 | .437 |
| MAC | 22-33 | .393 |
| WAC | 14-28 | .356 |
| Sun Belt | 11-32 | .305 |