The following are the Final ARGH power ratings for the 2004 season. Teams included are the 117 Division 1-A teams, the two teams in the process of moving to Division 1-A (Florida Atlantic and Florida International), and Florida A&M, who plays more than half their schedule against rated teams.
The estimated home field advantage is .618, or about 6.18 points for an average game. The power ratings represent the chance that the team in question has of beating an average Division 1-A team without regard to location.
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This Week | Last Week | Team | 2004 Record | Power Rating |
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1 | 1 | Southern California | 13 - 0 | 0.954 |
2 | 3 | Auburn | 13 - 0 | 0.935 |
3 | 2 | Oklahoma | 12 - 1 | 0.906 |
4 | 6 | Utah | 12 - 0 | 0.892 |
5 | 5 | Texas | 11 - 1 | 0.890 |
6 | 4 | California | 10 - 2 | 0.867 |
7 | 8 | Louisville | 11 - 1 | 0.856 |
8 | 7 | Virginia Tech | 10 - 3 | 0.844 |
9 | 10 | Miami, Florida | 9 - 3 | 0.842 |
10 | 12 | Georgia | 10 - 2 | 0.823 |
11 | 14 | Iowa | 10 - 2 | 0.818 |
12 | 9 | Boise State | 11 - 1 | 0.809 |
13 | 13 | Florida St. | 9 - 3 | 0.807 |
14 | 16 | Arizona St. | 9 - 3 | 0.791 |
15 | 11 | Louisiana St. | 9 - 3 | 0.789 |
16 | 15 | Virginia | 8 - 4 | 0.767 |
17 | 23 | Tennessee | 10 - 3 | 0.763 |
18 | 18 | Michigan | 9 - 3 | 0.762 |
19 | 21 | Texas Tech | 8 - 4 | 0.760 |
20 | 19 | Purdue | 7 - 5 | 0.739 |
21 | 25 | Ohio St. | 8 - 4 | 0.737 |
22 | 17 | Texas A&M | 7 - 5 | 0.736 |
23 | 22 | Wisconsin | 9 - 3 | 0.722 |
24 | 20 | Oklahoma St. | 7 - 5 | 0.706 |
25 | 27 | Fresno St. | 9 - 3 | 0.706 |
26 | 26 | Oregon St. | 7 - 5 | 0.704 |
27 | 24 | Florida | 7 - 5 | 0.691 |
28 | 31 | Boston College | 9 - 3 | 0.666 |
29 | 40 | Georgia Tech | 7 - 5 | 0.666 |
30 | 35 | Colorado | 8 - 5 | 0.641 |
31 | 37 | Bowling Green | 9 - 3 | 0.636 |
32 | 28 | Notre Dame | 6 - 6 | 0.634 |
33 | 41 | Minnesota | 7 - 5 | 0.630 |
34 | 30 | West Virginia | 8 - 4 | 0.629 |
35 | 34 | Arkansas | 5 - 6 | 0.625 |
36 | 32 | Texas-El Paso | 8 - 4 | 0.624 |
37 | 29 | UCLA | 6 - 6 | 0.619 |
38 | 38 | Clemson | 6 - 5 | 0.618 |
39 | 36 | Alabama | 6 - 6 | 0.614 |
40 | 43 | North Carolina St. | 5 - 6 | 0.606 |
41 | 33 | New Mexico | 7 - 5 | 0.604 |
42 | 39 | North Carolina | 6 - 6 | 0.601 |
43 | 49 | Navy | 10 - 2 | 0.597 |
44 | 45 | South Carolina | 6 - 5 | 0.582 |
45 | 42 | Pittsburgh | 8 - 4 | 0.577 |
46 | 46 | Kansas | 4 - 7 | 0.570 |
47 | 52 | Iowa St. | 7 - 5 | 0.564 |
48 | 64 | Connecticut | 8 - 4 | 0.560 |
49 | 50 | Northwestern | 6 - 6 | 0.557 |
50 | 48 | Stanford | 4 - 7 | 0.550 |
51 | 63 | Cincinnati | 7 - 5 | 0.546 |
52 | 54 | Brigham Young | 5 - 6 | 0.542 |
53 | 44 | Troy St. | 7 - 5 | 0.540 |
54 | 53 | Oregon | 5 - 6 | 0.539 |
55 | 69 | Northern Illinois | 9 - 3 | 0.536 |
56 | 65 | Wyoming | 7 - 5 | 0.536 |
57 | 58 | Maryland | 5 - 6 | 0.536 |
58 | 47 | Memphis | 8 - 4 | 0.535 |
59 | 60 | Michigan St. | 5 - 7 | 0.530 |
60 | 55 | Missouri | 5 - 6 | 0.530 |
61 | 68 | Southern Mississippi | 7 - 5 | 0.527 |
62 | 59 | Washington St. | 5 - 6 | 0.527 |
63 | 62 | Penn State | 4 - 7 | 0.525 |
64 | 66 | Louisiana Tech | 6 - 6 | 0.516 |
65 | 51 | Syracuse | 6 - 6 | 0.513 |
66 | 56 | Toledo | 9 - 4 | 0.506 |
67 | 57 | AL-Birmingham | 7 - 5 | 0.504 |
68 | 67 | Nebraska | 5 - 6 | 0.503 |
69 | 61 | Miami, Ohio | 8 - 5 | 0.498 |
70 | 70 | Kansas St. | 4 - 7 | 0.481 |
71 | 75 | Hawaii | 8 - 5 | 0.472 |
72 | 71 | Florida Atlantic* | 9 - 3 | 0.472 |
73 | 73 | Wake Forest | 4 - 7 | 0.468 |
74 | 74 | Air Force | 5 - 6 | 0.447 |
75 | 72 | Marshall | 6 - 6 | 0.442 |
76 | 77 | Texas Christian | 5 - 6 | 0.441 |
77 | 78 | Mississippi | 4 - 7 | 0.432 |
78 | 79 | Colorado St. | 4 - 7 | 0.425 |
79 | 76 | North Texas | 7 - 5 | 0.403 |
80 | 80 | San Diego St. | 4 - 7 | 0.395 |
81 | 82 | Arizona | 3 - 8 | 0.384 |
82 | 81 | New Mexico St. | 5 - 6 | 0.373 |
83 | 84 | Indiana | 3 - 8 | 0.365 |
84 | 85 | Kent | 5 - 6 | 0.351 |
85 | 86 | Tulane | 5 - 6 | 0.349 |
86 | 83 | Baylor | 3 - 8 | 0.347 |
87 | 87 | Illinois | 3 - 8 | 0.344 |
88 | 89 | Tulsa | 4 - 8 | 0.344 |
89 | 91 | Rutgers | 4 - 7 | 0.335 |
90 | 90 | Akron | 6 - 5 | 0.334 |
91 | 92 | South Florida | 4 - 7 | 0.332 |
92 | 88 | Middle Tennessee St. | 5 - 6 | 0.328 |
93 | 93 | Houston | 3 - 8 | 0.318 |
94 | 94 | Rice | 3 - 8 | 0.315 |
95 | 96 | Nevada | 5 - 7 | 0.307 |
96 | 97 | Duke | 2 - 9 | 0.305 |
97 | 95 | LA-Monroe | 5 - 6 | 0.301 |
98 | 98 | Vanderbilt | 2 - 9 | 0.295 |
99 | 99 | Mississippi St. | 3 - 8 | 0.287 |
100 | 100 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 - 9 | 0.276 |
101 | 102 | Kentucky | 2 - 9 | 0.270 |
102 | 101 | Ohio | 4 - 7 | 0.261 |
103 | 104 | Southern Methodist | 3 - 8 | 0.257 |
104 | 103 | LA-Lafayette | 4 - 7 | 0.252 |
105 | 105 | Temple | 2 - 9 | 0.247 |
106 | 106 | Army | 2 - 9 | 0.239 |
107 | 107 | Utah St. | 3 - 8 | 0.221 |
108 | 108 | Arkansas St. | 3 - 8 | 0.218 |
109 | 109 | Washington | 1 - 10 | 0.217 |
110 | 111 | San Jose St. | 2 - 9 | 0.212 |
111 | 110 | Central Michigan | 4 - 7 | 0.211 |
112 | 113 | East Carolina | 2 - 9 | 0.210 |
113 | 112 | Eastern Michigan | 4 - 7 | 0.207 |
114 | 114 | Idaho | 3 - 9 | 0.184 |
115 | 115 | Ball St. | 2 - 9 | 0.166 |
116 | 117 | Wild Card U. | 8 - 49 | 0.142 |
117 | 116 | Florida International* | 3 - 7 | 0.141 |
118 | 118 | Florida A&M* | 3 - 8 | 0.141 |
119 | 120 | Western Michigan | 1 - 10 | 0.136 |
120 | 119 | Buffalo | 2 - 9 | 0.134 |
121 | 121 | Central Florida | 0 - 11 | 0.087 |
2004 conference power ratings:
Conference | Record | Power Rating |
---|---|---|
ACC | 27-13 | .642 |
Big Twelve | 32-11 | .636 |
Independents | 15-7 | .616 |
Pac-10 | 23-13 | .615 |
Big Ten | 27-14 | .612 |
SEC | 28-14 | .592 |
Mountain West | 18-17 | .515 |
Big East | 24-17 | .504 |
WAC | 19-19 | .456 |
Conference USA | 17-21 | .442 |
MAC | 12-35 | .322 |
Sun Belt | 15-31 | .312 |